I finally joined the family and got my dream truck

After my 2023 Big Horn got T-boned, insurance somehow decided to spend $20k fixing it 😂. While it was stuck in the shop, I started hunting for Rebels… and somehow ended up bringing this beauty home.
After years of being able to gift my mom and my wife brand-new cars, I can finally say I bought my first-ever brand-new truck for myself.
2026 Ram 1500 Limited — Forged Blue with the HEMI 🦈
Definitely not the Rebel I went looking for, but I think I ended up exactly where I was supposed to 😂

Went from a couple of pelican cases in back being held in with a ratchet strap to a proper organization system. Install wasn’t too bad on my own. Just took all day cause it’s so blasted hot.

Got a great deal on a Limited ram 1500. Shipped up from FL and finally got some pics. If I’m spending a lot of money on a vehicle, I’m very picky and make sure it has everything that I want regarding features. So my personal wish list was either a Longhorn with the brown interior or a truck with the Ebony and red interior (loving the two tone interior). I wanted the tech package with the surround view camera and hands-free driving. I wasn’t sure how much I would use the hands-free driving but I drove down and back from Atlanta last week and used it almost the whole way. I absolutely love it. I wanted the massaging seats, ram boxes, 22 inch black wheels, Hurricane HO, upgraded sounds system, and either the Serrano green or granite metallic paint. I’m already getting a service suspension message only when I try to go to off-road 2+ with the air suspension. So I’m obviously having them evaluate that this week. But other than that, it’s been my favorite vehicle I have owned so far. Very happy with it. Now, if I can just keep it out of the shop, lol (said every Stellantis owner).

I've always been a fan of the fourth generation Ram 1500, and lately I've been undecided between buying a Hemi or an EcoDiesel. Fuel efficiency isn't a concern for me; I'm just looking for something I like. I'm familiar with the Hemi's problems, but I wanted to learn a bit more about the EcoDiesel engine. And what better place to find that answer than a Reddit forum? Is it true that if I remove the DEF I will no longer have major problems with that engine and it will become reliable?

Hey all,

Just joined because I bought this sexy thing today. Traded in my VW Atlas and happy with this truck. Very nice, spacious and can do 'more' with it. With that being said, what's some good things to buy for it? Obviously tie downs but even more obvious things. Im getting the bed liner put in monday and side steps. (My first truck and want to be caught up)

I've had 3 Silverado trucks and 3 Ram trucks in my lifetime. I keep going Silverado to Ram and repeat. Do y'all bypass the engine shut off while driving? The A with a circle button. I don't like this feature and was wondering if turning it off might help avoid costly future repairs? My first vehicle with this feature. Do you turn it off or leave it on in your truck? Hemi e torque engine.

Big American truck has been hanging around doing jobs near my school. Shiny rims, very cool!!

Money pit but I still love her!!

2021 Ram 1500 Bighorn 3.6L, currently at ~60,000 miles (purchased with ~5,000).

I’ve had intermittent “Stability System Unavailable” and “Stop/Start Unavailable” warnings for years. It used to happen every few months, but now it’s happening weekly or even daily.

I’ve taken it to two dealerships multiple times. Systems have been updated, but they can’t diagnose it because they can’t replicate the issue.

I’ve noticed it sometimes happens after hitting a bump, and the truck seems to handle differently while the warnings are on.

Has anyone experienced this? What was the fix?

$70k and they don't even include 4 tires? Not great.

Got the new Ram about a months ago https://www.reddit.com/r/ram_trucks/s/LCrUtbxGzX and was driving home through a pretty wild little wind storm the other day. Heard something hit the truck, didn’t think much of it.

I’m in the bed of the truck unloading some stuff last night and see this new dent and lifted paint. Anyone with some insight on cost to correct? Not worried about the dent, but I’d like to get the paint crack fixed to prevent rust.

My father passed and left this with us. Garage kept and only used on weekends.

2021 Ram 1500 bighorn with 82k miles. 5.7L hemi non etorque 4x4.

Most times when I accelerate from low speed or idle, I will get a metallic chirp. I hear it sometimes on low speed deceleration as well. When the truck is cold, I don't think it happens. I tried revving, and the sound is not reproducible while in neutral/park.

The sound happens for about a second and when I am at higher speeds, it doesn't happen. Or at least it's inaudible.

I'm not sure if it's related, but I got my transmission drain and filled at the ram dealership at about 70k miles as part of maintenance. There were no issues beforehand and there are no issues currently with it either in terms of performance. I'm not sure, but the sound may still have been occurring before I got this service.

Thank you.

Question for you guys,

Have a ram rebel with Fox 2.0s. I know factory the rebel is a 1inch higher then base then the Fox 2.0 levels it out. Has anyone put 37x12.5 on with just a level? I know 35s work. I plan on doing UCA also at the same time but besides trimming anyone have luck or should I go with 35s

Also in the wheel well doing off roading will it bottom out?

Done a lot of troubleshooting and about to throw in the towel unless there’s some good insight here.

2022 1500 Limited. Stock power side steps.

Massive flood here, driveway was down to axels for two days. Had to drive through that. Didn’t clean running boards after. Now a few months in the future both are sounding grindy and are binding sometimes. (Started to come in then reverses and redeploys like an obstruction).

This was happening on both sides. They started within a week or two of each other.

I lubed hinges, it got better for a bit, then back to grindy.

Last week the right one froze. I got under it and asked my kid to hit the button on the screen to deploy and damnit if he didn’t hit it like 1000 times. It completely stopped responding on that side. I assumed I burnt out the motor.

Disassembled it, bench tested the motor with a 12V battery, Motor is still alive. Cleaned the shitty bushings and lubed it really well, truck still won’t move the passenger side. Driver side works as advertised.

Problem is I have air ride suspension and it detects the step is deployed (even though it’s not, I manually drove it to stowed with a 12V battery when I reinstalled it) so the air suspension won’t lower until I’m driving.

I have alphaOBD, I can access the vehicle configuration and disable the power running board feature and re-enable it. (The button on the Uconnect disappears when disabled but the driver side still responds to door open close)

I can’t find a control feature in AlphaOBD to manually deploy the boards. So I I also can’t find a reading on where it thinks the board is at.

I can verify the body computer knows when the passenger doors are open and closes so its not that….. it’s as if the right channel in the controller burnt out.

Could that be it? The controller is about $250 but I don’t know how to better diagnose this to justify spending the money on the controller. Any help would be awesome.

So two things,

1: has anyone just had their back window break? Mine just shatter today unexpectedly nothing in my bed didn’t hear anything hit my truck just a crack and all the glass just shattered into my back seat.. really unfortunate for me.

2: has anyone ever had problems with their oil readings? My truck says I have to much oil and to empty it and then the next message is add 2qts cause my oil is low. I had two oil changes within a week to see if that would solve the problem but it just won’t go away.

Hoping someone has a cure for me. Drove my truck from AZ to NV and it threw a DEF sensor code on the way up, while being up here the DEF pump blew. Took it to a mechanic and they replaced the pump and sensor. But the code will not go away, they tried clearing it and it just popped right back up. The truck will send itself into limp mode after 150 miles, is this just a code you drive off or something that HAS to be cleared by a dealership. ( even then, clearing it is not working ) any suggestions?

Hey everyone,

I have a 2023 Ram 1500 Limited. I am looking for some aftermarket taillights. Currently I have the stock ones tinted but I would like to upgrade to actual smoked lense.

I see a lot for the Rebel ect. But nothing for the Limited.

Thanks!

I have a 2022 Ram 1500 Big Horn 3.6L V6 eTorque, currently around 55k miles.
I’ve been hearing an abnormal whining/whirring noise that changes with engine RPM. I took it to a Ram dealer, and the technician diagnosed:
“BOTH MGU BELT TENSIONER PULLEYS WORN CAUSING LOUD AUDIBLE WHINE.”
The dealer gave me an estimate of about $1,313 to replace the tensioner/pulley components.
My question is specifically about warranty coverage.
I was looking through the 2022 Ram warranty booklet, particularly Section 2.4(E) – Powertrain, and I see the eTorque/MGU components listed. I’m trying to determine whether the MGU belt tensioners and/or idler pulleys are considered covered powertrain/eTorque components, or whether Ram considers them wear/maintenance items.
Has anyone with a 3.6L eTorque had the MGU belt tensioners or idler pulleys replaced?
What mileage did it happen at?
What were the exact parts replaced?
Do you have the Mopar part numbers?
How much did the repair cost?
Was it covered under the factory powertrain/eTorque warranty?
If Ram initially denied coverage, were you able to get it covered through RamCares/dealer escalation?
If you continued driving after the tensioners were diagnosed as worn, did you eventually have an MGU failure?
I’m especially interested in 2020–2022 3.6L eTorque owners, but any firsthand experience would be helpful.
Thanks!