What's the most annoying thing about your truck?
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Joined: Sep 2008
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engine knock, erratic idle, pwr steering leak and noise, excessive oil consumption 1 litre/tank of gas, excessive fuel consumption about 9mpg, bad tires from factory goodyear wrangler hp 20" will not stay together till the end of the tread life (belts inside tire break and slip causing vibration and shimmy) ,weak front end parts (ball joints and cv joints (expect replacement around 80000km), exaggerated horsepower ratings i think they claim 345hp and at best on the dyno maybe 275rwhp with mods, failling electronic door locks and window motors, i suspect bad cat convertors same as with previous gen ones, noisy shifts in tranny under full acceleration and i am sure i can keep going just give me more time with my truck ha ha ha . i guess that is the result of building cars and using the lowest bidders for vendor supplied build parts !!!
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Joined: Sep 2005
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engine knock, erratic idle, pwr steering leak and noise, excessive oil consumption 1 litre/tank of gas, excessive fuel consumption about 9mpg, bad tires from factory goodyear wrangler hp 20" will not stay together till the end of the tread life (belts inside tire break and slip causing vibration and shimmy) ,weak front end parts (ball joints and cv joints (expect replacement around 80000km), exaggerated horsepower ratings i think they claim 345hp and at best on the dyno maybe 275rwhp with mods, failling electronic door locks and window motors, i suspect bad cat convertors same as with previous gen ones, noisy shifts in tranny under full acceleration and i am sure i can keep going just give me more time with my truck ha ha ha . i guess that is the result of building cars and using the lowest bidders for vendor supplied build parts !!!
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Joined: Sep 2008
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the only thing i find annoying so far is the gas pedal on my 04, you have to be so gental or bam your up to speed quicker then you think (not a good thing when driving curtiously for gas mileage) and my truck is in MPH and i live in canada, mine takes FOR EVER to warm up, seriously...ill let it warm up for 2-3 minutes and the temp guage wont move, then ill drive to the highway (which is about 2 miles down a 35 mph road) and by the time im on the on ramp its just barely on the scale...OH and when im on the highway it wont shift into 5th it will stay in 4th...im assuming so it can warm up faster but i dont go as fast ill stay at like 50 mph until it finally shifts
Record Breaker
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: NH
that it doesnt have a 1000000 hp/tq stock ( even though id still want more),the damn wind noise in the doors all the damn time. the part throttle shift points that shift to the highest gear even when not needed and the drivetrain in these rams really rob way too much power. one last thing thats really really annoying me is my drivers seat is really in need of some help (the foam is soo compressed and getting hard and i only weigh 190) thats it. i still love her though. she my baby and always will be.......
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: GA
The stock 20" Wrangler HPs on my truck suck. Odd shift pattern when in low speed. The LSD seems a little too eager sometimes, but I guess that's the point.
Since the tires are Goodyears, I can't blame the truck - just the engineers who specified them for our trucks!!
Since the tires are Goodyears, I can't blame the truck - just the engineers who specified them for our trucks!!
Record Breaker
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Dayton, Ohio
Like mentioned, the lag when acclerating. I push down the pedal then after a few seconds it begins to go. Future mods will hopefully increase my throttle response.
Also, i don't think it's been mentioned, but my truck doesn't have a single locking compartment. Why on earth would they not put a locking compartment on a vehicle that is relatively easy to break into?
Also, i don't think it's been mentioned, but my truck doesn't have a single locking compartment. Why on earth would they not put a locking compartment on a vehicle that is relatively easy to break into?
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 48
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From: Gaspe, Quebec
I haven't driven mine enough to have alot of complaints. I find it seems like you have to push the gas peddle alot to get it going, takes a bit to get used to. Other than that i like the truck, actually find the gas mileage very reasonable, the ride pretty good even with the winter tires, and i really love the room since having my son three months ago. The zr2 just wasn't cutting it anymore, although i still love that truck. No matter what vehicle we buy we will find faults. My friend is driving a new tundra, fully equiped and i honestly like the truck alot but it is only getting like 11.5 mpg and he really finds it low and easy to get stuck. I parked mine alongside it and it is alot higher. I have never had a vehicle that i have never had something i didn't like about it in my 19 years driving. Guess we have to live with that.
