First order of business EcoDieselFire is to say - sorry for your luck guy. I hope you get everything sorted out. If I were in your position, I would try to contact the guy who's videos I posted originally of his truck spontaneously catching fire in the middle of the night. He responded to...
I asked this guy if they ever figured out what happened, and here's his reply.
"Unfortunately not. The invitation was inconclusive, however they were able determine that it was not arson. At the end of the day it took almost 3 months to determine that and Chrysler treated me like piece of shit...
I traded my diesels off yesterday for a new LongHorn Hemi. It was a matter of budget economics for me and I never had a single problem with my Eco or my Cummins. Each will make a great truck for the next owner.
This forum has a great bunch of users and I've enjoyed the conversations and...
Prior to Scott Pruitt being appointed to head the EPA, I would agree with your logic. I think now that all bets are off given his pro-energy - to hell with the environment mantra. It will be interesting to see how that all plays out. I personally felt like the EPA was a bit too aggressive...
I had actually ordered one - can't recall which one - it was about $1200 and promised all sorts of performance and mileage gains. I called the guy and cancelled the order the next day because of concerns about it voiding my warranty.
As a 2016 LongHorn Hemi owner last year, I know you'll be happy with it your Hemi. It's a pleasure to listen to and fun to drive. The GO of the Hemi compared to the turbo lag of the Eco is remarkable. Mileage with the Hemi will be the part you'll wish was just a little better. Mine normally...
Here are the Youtube videos - during and after.
during
after
I feel for the guy and the despair in his voice is notable. The point of this is that this is a 2016 Laramie (according to the wheels) and it's 4x4 so the earlier post about a recall for a wiring harness routing for...
I stopped at my servicing dealer yesterday afternoon and asked about the R43 recall concerning possible fire issues on 4x2 trucks. They weren't busy and got right onto looking it up. They told me that it applies to 4x2 trucks with a G in the VIN, indicating that they were made in Saltillo...
I just ran onto this a minute ago when looking up something on my 2015 EcoD. May be relevant!
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESELRecall Date: 08/13/2015
Summary: Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ram 1500 diesel 4x2 trucks manufactured August 8, 2013, to July...
there was a post on Ramforumz.com or Youtube? about a guy with a EcoD that caught fire while sitting in the driveway of his in-laws over thanksgiving holiday or something. It caught fire in the middle of the night after sitting untouched for 2 days and burned to the ground. Hard to feature how...
That's good to know, and i will do that at the 20k change. I thought the TCM remap was an important part of trying to make the engines last longer? Not sure I've heard anything about an ECM flash, but it would make sense.
I have a 2015 EdoDiesel and have been waiting to get switched over to the 5/40 oil. A small-town nearby dealer had a special for $119.00 for an Eco oil change and I was at 30% oil life remaining. I figured it was as good a time as any to get the update done, so I called and visited with the...
congrats on your new (to you) EcoDiesel. I also bought a used 2015 this past summer and like it very much. I hope you have many pleasant trouble free miles! Welcome to the forum.
Hey BoostN, thanks for posting this. It's always better to have a reference from a publication than rely on the rumor-mill. I still have my '15 EcoDiesel but bought a '16 2500 LongHorn Cummins on Saturday. I was trying to learn what the dealers had to say about when they'd have any '17...
If you went to Ks from NM via highway 54, you came by my house. For what it's worth, it seems that there's a southwesterly wind about 80 % of the time and highway 54 lines up perfectly to take advantage of that, if you're headed to Kansas. Reverse that going southwest. If you just got yours...
congrats on your new truck! Welcome the forum. I love my diesel and I do take comfort in the fact that it's got the 5 year 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. Mine has been trouble free.
that's a really tough question. The HEMI has a sunroof and the air suspension and I like those options. The driving dynamics are identical as you'd expect, so deciding which truck to drive usually boils down to "am in in a hurry and want to hear the Hemi?" or "do I want to go for an easy...
Hello everyone,
I've seen a lot of posts where numbers are tossed about to compare the Hemi and the EcoDiesel trying to project the cost savings between the two over time. I am in a unique position to offer some real world numbers because I actually own one of each. Before I go further...