Recent Content by Troubleshooter

Received an email from Customer Support that Stellantis has approved my claim and will be refunding the repair cost from the November incident. So that's good.

I have a fob which has to be inserted into the ignition. I leave that fancy stuff for you rich folks. I sometimes get odd little things like the outside temperature reading being way off. Happened the other day; mid 60's when I parked and an hour or so later when I started back up it read...

Continental. Tradesman. Options? 4x4; Tradesman Package 2FA (Uconnect 3 radio; power tow mirrors w/ manual foldaway; power remote entry group; snowplow prep group that will never be used; 68RFE trans). Also spray-in bedliner and L/S diff but I doubt that will affect the battery function.

I am waiting for the reimbursement. What the service manager is saying is get the HCU reimbursed under warranty in addition to reimbursement for the HCU replacement which was already performed. Doesn't make much sense to me, but I don't work for Ram.

Replaced the OEM batteries in my 2018 Ram last month. As I recall, the old ones were dated from October 2017 and April 2018, so not quite 7 years of service. No battery maintainer / battery minder, and depending on my schedule the truck might be driven daily or might sit for three weeks at a...

Well, I finally joined the ranks of the ABS light / annoying dinging back in November. Drove the truck to the dealership and of course, the light/message/dinging was no longer taking place, but fortunately they were able to pull the code. A couple of weeks later they installed a new HCU at my...

Behind the seats of my '18 Regular Cab is a plastic storage tray which runs the width of the cab. I'm considering mounting a secure storage container to the center of that tray, and bolting it through to the frame underneath. Just wanted to know if there are any electrical wires, etc...

Thank you.

Thanks that's a great idea (building the truck and then emailing it out for bid). I'm quite a ways out of the city, and there are literally no new vehicle dealers (of any type) in the county. Some used dealers but most of their trucks have been "rode hard and put up wet." Did visit a Ram...

Wiredawg: No, I really hadn't considered eBay. Was just looking at the bank's vehicle locator (TrueCar) which appears to search nationwide. Have also started searching on the Ram website based on OldJoe's and Timd32's comments. OldJoe: I had the search area on the Ram website set to its...

Thanks, gents. I looked at the websites for Dillon and Dave Smith; nice trucks but all they have listed are the higher-end models which are priced way above what I am willing to spend. Too many bells and whistles that I neither need nor want. Not planning to do a trade-in, so those...

AH64ID: Thanks, that is how it was explained to me also. jhenderson: I went to that site. The "Inventory" page has headers for 1500, 2500, and 3500 series trucks. I click on them and they do nothing. Not sure whether those are dead links or if something else is going on. JimW: Thanks...

So after the "4th Gen Thoughts" thread and the continuing problems with my '01 I'm seriously considering purchase of a lightly-used 2018. Went to a couple of online sites and found a candidate within an hour or so of me. Also looked at the buyer's service website through my bank and found what...

Thanks, RVTRKN.

So if I understand correctly (and disregarding the outliers on either side of the equation) the new trucks are relatively problem-free, I don't need gauges because they self-monitor, and I should just get in and drive. But also to get the MaxCare extended warranty because if the ever do break...