Problem free at 2500 miles!

[NPloysa]

Man, can you believe these guys! Every post I find the mileage is less and less for boasting about.



Pretty soon it will be, "Just drove 8 miles from the dealer and I am problem free!"



Or, "Just turned over 10 miles and Torqshift is shifting normally!"



http://forums.thedieselstop.com/ubb...53554&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=1



Then, there is the "Coloskier" dude who doesn't research and buys a used 03. It's back at the dealer for a reason!



I mean for Holy Crap sake, they are boasting about problem-free mileage and they still have the dealer tags on!



http://photos.thedieselstop.com/showphoto.php?photo=23699&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500



You know, I am hard on these 6. 0s owners, but just like people love to watch Rain Man or Forrest Gump, it's so sad, but so fun!



Nick

 

[mattymac]

I think if I had a 6. 0 (which I never could bring myself to stooping that low) and I got 2500 miles without problems I would brag on it too! It would definetly be one of the better ones.

 

[NPloysa]

I think if I had a 6. 0 (which I never could bring myself to stooping that low) and I got 2500 miles without problems I would brag on it too! It would definetly be one of the better ones.

You're right, it's all relative. For us, a Cummins with one lift pump in 50,000 miles is good, for them, a problem-free truck in 20x less time is great!

 

[mattymac]

It will be interesting to see if the new 6. 4 common rail powerstroke will pan out. I just talked to a ford tech the other day and he said that a change will be good (so he might catch up in the service dept. ) but the 6. 4 is more technical. So how come they cant get the 6. 0 to run but going to a more complex motor? The tech also said that he had a class on the motor and rumor has it to be around the 400 HP mark.

 

[hammersley]

How about this coment

at that site... ...



As for the mighty Cummins, it's got it's own problems. Ask my buddy about his fried fuel pump, the $1400 injection pump that died at 100k, his leaking head gasket... not to mention all the issues with the Dodge part of the truck. Only thing I see different on the Dodge site is that the owners have a different attitude towards problems - just as many problem posts as here.

 

[mattymac]

at that site... ...



As for the mighty Cummins, it's got it's own problems. Ask my buddy about his fried fuel pump, the $1400 injection pump that died at 100k, his leaking head gasket... not to mention all the issues with the Dodge part of the truck. Only thing I see different on the Dodge site is that the owners have a different attitude towards problems - just as many problem posts as here.

At least it made it to 100K!

 

[amillstream]

I agree with hammersley, our dodges have problems too! Mine is a pile of junk! I've got 125,000 mile on mine and had to put ball joints on it once and a new set of batterys! What a pile of crap! I'm just not sure I want another dodge and take a chance on these kind of problems again!

 

[redram]

But was your buddy's truck with the fried components 'stock' or was it 'owner' tweaked?



I have 170K without any engine problems. Sure, I've replaced a shutdown solenoid and throttle cables, but have yet to touch the engine.

A friend drove his 96 375K on the original pump, injectors, turbo etc and only had a clutch, starter, and alternator. No engine.



The B Series is a very durable engine and outshines the Duramax and Powerstroke in reliability.

 

[redram]

I agree with hammersley, our dodges have problems too! Mine is a pile of junk! I've got 125,000 mile on mine and had to put ball joints on it once and a new set of batterys! What a pile of crap! I'm just not sure I want another dodge and take a chance on these kind of problems again!

A battery that last 3 years is a lot now a days. It has to due with warping of th eplastic cases shorting out the cells. Big Deal. You think this is going to be different jsut because you buy a Ford or GM?



Ball joints I'm with you but not if you've changed to bigger tires than stock.



Parts are not as durable as what I remember in the past but I've had my truck 9 1/2 years and would not hestitate going cross country - that's a good feeling. The Cummins is a rock - oops, that's the other guys. Oo.

 

[kbond]

I think if I had a 6. 0 (which I never could bring myself to stooping that low) and I got 2500 miles without problems I would brag on it too! It would definetly be one of the better ones.

My wife's 04 6. 0 excursion has close to 40k on it with a programmer installed from day 1. no problems thus far. Been to the dealer 1 time for a warped interior panel. 10k miles where with a 12k tag in tow.



On another note, had a buddy of mine buy a new 600 cummins and threw a rod through the block in the first 1k miles.

 

[amillstream]

A battery that last 3 years is a lot now a days. It has to due with warping of th eplastic cases shorting out the cells. Big Deal. You think this is going to be different jsut because you buy a Ford or GM?



Ball joints I'm with you but not if you've changed to bigger tires than stock.



Parts are not as durable as what I remember in the past but I've had my truck 9 1/2 years and would not hestitate going cross country - that's a good feeling. The Cummins is a rock - oops, that's the other guys. Oo.

I guess I should have put the little snicker icon ( :-laf )in there because the way I treat those batterys they should have went bad a lot sooner! I don't have bigger tires but ball joints to me is a major wear item and was to be expected. (although they should have grease fitting on the lower ones). As good a truck as this one has been, there is no way I'd consider a Ford and their problems! I'm not that easy on trucks and this one should have had more problems than it has (don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining). I can't speak for the new one but I have a lot of friends and family driving 2nd gen cummins, and hardly ever hear of problems. Thats why we have them! PROBLEM FREE TRUCKS!! I was just being alittle sarcastic in the above post.