How many miles...?
Legend
Joined: May 2005
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From: Central Oklahoma
Veteran
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230,000 miles give or take 1000 (damn speedo is off).
I think the transmission is a replacement. Rear end makes a bit of noise, motor is about to let go at any time.
Properly maintained (read: if they had dealt with the plenum and cat) my motor could have lived longer.
I think the transmission is a replacement. Rear end makes a bit of noise, motor is about to let go at any time.
Properly maintained (read: if they had dealt with the plenum and cat) my motor could have lived longer.
Legend
Joined: May 2005
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From: Central Oklahoma
Rookie
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From: Michigan
I should have been more clear. Somewhere around the 200,000 mile mark it started to burn oil. It is still his every day driver and we stopped counting on blowing up. my brother and I have the good parts on his truck spoken for if the dumb thing ever quits.
Champion
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Western NY,
lol After I bought my truck, It was it was like every member here was pissed off at their truck because it was breaking, and it had me worried. I've had mine since April of 09 and the only things I've had to replace has been the brake lines, Tranny Fluid, Oil, spark plugs, and plug wires. Routine maintenance stuff. I know nothing of this "Ram Karma" which is good, because I'm mechanically challenged. I couldn't of asked for a better truck so far, then again, I'm really not very hard on it, generally only take it off roading once in the summer on the 4th of July every year I've had it, and During the winter when it snows, at least once a winter.
mines at almost 150,000.... it had 139,000 when I bought it and SINCE then the rearend bearings had to be replaced along with clutchpack for LSD, the transmission died (being rebuilt now with new torque converter and OD unit ), I've replaced the steering shaft and added aftermarket braces to help with slop, track bar and steering stabilizer were shot and needed replacement along with a wheel bearing, thermostat stuck, softplug between tranny and engine developed a leak, brake line needed replacement, electrical random short wore down the battery which had to be replaced, The exhaust developed a hole which has been patched and awaiting replacement....
hmm oh yeah cap and rotor (and a new zip tie to hold cap in place since the PO broke the screw off in the distributor.... the rest was cosmetic work....
But she does run like a champ and doesnt really burn any oil! and the transfer case was replaced along with the tires and rims right before I bought it...
I realize this is probably not the norm but its what I dealt with none the less...
BTW tranny shop told me Chrysler transmissions havent changed much over the years and have always been the most common ones they see in the shop needing rebuild. This of course was just the owners opinion but he said they are terribly unreliable compared to other makes.
Last edited by Augiedoggy; Dec 14, 2011 at 04:00 PM.
Champion
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Western NY,
ah..didnt read that far back..It looked like you forgot to include it.