2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 Consumer Reviews

So far, so good

Written by: Lee on 09/24/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 Laramie 4dr Mega Cab 4WD SB DRW (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

Wanted to wait to write a review until I had owned the pickup for awhile -- I now have 3,500 miles on it. Bought a Laramie Mega Cab 3500 SRW, and had it extended to a long bed by a company Utah. They did a good job! Overall very happy, except fuel mileage could be better. I use the truck to haul my 28 foot toy- hauler. Had to upgrade due to not having enough room for an infant in my last rig. The wife loves the bench seat, because our infant son can ride up front with us. I mainly use the truck for pulling, and have averaged 17 mpg empty, and 10 mpg towing, driving fairly conservatively. If you set the cruise on 80+mph empty, your mileage will be about 12-13mpg.

Favorite Features

Room of the mega cab. Long bed conversion done by a company in Utah. Have used the 4WD several times, with good results. Quietness of the 6.7 diesel, and so far good luck with the Aisin automatic Transmission. Overall very happy. Love the Exhaust Brake.

Suggested Improvements

Exhaust brake switch on the steering wheel, a better Navigation system (ordered mine without NAV because the system is substandard compared to what is available on other Chrysler products). Wish it didn't have all of the emissions junk on it, as it adversely affects fuel economy.

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6.7 Cummins no good

Written by: pipeliner21 on 09/09/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 SLT 4dr Quad Cab 4WD SB (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

I bought this truck brand new in February 2008. This is my first diesel so I wanted a cummins. I pull a 40 foot fifth wheel camper trailer. About 2 months after I bought the truck I started having trouble with the particulate filter on the exhaust system. The dealer I took it to told me that I didn't do enough heavy pulling to keep the filter cleaned out. Not everybody buys a 1 ton to constantly pull something with. The truck gets pretty good mpg, averaging about 8 mpg loaded and about 16 empty. I am not at all impressed with the 6.7 as it has less than 32,000 miles and is currently in the shop for the 3rd time. I've had lots of issues with the exhaust and now having injectors replaced.

Favorite Features

Exhaust brake, exterior design, 6- speed transmission

Suggested Improvements

Get rid of the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter)

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Junk!

Written by: Riley K. on 08/28/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 Laramie 4dr Quad Cab 4WD SB (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

I have had my Dodge 6.7 dually for a year now. I pull a 40 ft gooseneck trailer everyday because i am a hotshot driver. I get 6-9 MPG depending on the load. Power is not near as good as the 5.9. Mine is in the shop right now for the 12th time and now they don't know what's wrong with it. My injectors already went out, wind noise is terrible and the motor light is always on. When I get it back I am going to see what they will give me on trade for a duramax. 6.7 is Junk!

Favorite Features

exhaust brake.

Suggested Improvements

entire motor. wind noise.

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My Dodge is a lemon

Written by: Paul Stenhouse on 08/22/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 SLT 4dr Quad Cab SB (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

Bought from Dave Smith (I think they're disorganized clowns) and had no troubles until I pulled one trailer (~5,000 lbs). Grinding noise in clutch. 5 star dealership replaced clutch assembly, but mis-installed some sensors, screwing up the DPF. 4 trips later, Chrysler finally took the time to fix it. Now, we are going through arbitration with Chrysler over the manual transmission in this vehicle, because it makes a horrible grinding noise (worse than any throw out bearing I've ever heard in my past 7 manual tranny vehicles). Chrysler won't fix it, told me I'm the first one to bring this problem up, but that it's normal (Chrysler's Star team). Chrsyler's service is second to all.

Favorite Features

Long bed.

Suggested Improvements

Stand by your products and honor your warranty obligations. Fix your substandard transmission and build a truck that's truly heavy-duty. Don't tell me that a heavy duty tranny has to have extra tolerance built in, which is why it's so noisy. Treat customers with the same eagerness after purchase.

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Resistol Package a head turner

Written by: jringer on 08/12/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 Laramie 4dr Mega Cab 4WD SB DRW (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

I'm really enjoying my 3500 Dually with the Resistol package. Read the manual, waited 1,000 to tow and it pulls my 3-horse 26 ft trailer like a dream. Tip out mirrors a must for towing. Exhaust break a little rough on the horses but it will whoa the truck down in a heartbeat. Only complaint so far is engine light goes on and off - apparently I don't drive it hard enough and the turbo is not able to work properly. Was told by the dealer to drive it like a race care - much to my wife's chagrin. Very comfortable. Ride a little stiff - it's a heavy duty truck so I expect that.

Favorite Features

Rear dually flares. Interior door handles - tough. Resistol trim, nice touches. Great exterior looks, a real head turner. Smart wheel package.

Suggested Improvements

Mud flaps!!! The front tires kick up so many rocks it's already chipped the rear flares. Built-in trailer break - duh, this truck was built for hauling.

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2008 2500 Ram 6.7

Written by: lj on 08/02/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 Laramie 4dr Quad Cab SB (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

Had a 2003 2500 SLT 5.9 turbo diesel 21 mpg and went with the 2500 Laramie 6.7 diesel 16 mpg not to good for a diesel, be nice to have the shifter button on the steering wheel also with the exhaust brake. Overall the truck is very quiet. Laramie package is a must! Dodge make better cup holders. Improve fuel economy.

Favorite Features

Suggested Improvements

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Fix your 6.7

Written by: kodiak on 07/31/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 Laramie 4dr Mega Cab SB DRW (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

I haul drilling equipment the first 10k miles my truck was in the shop about 16 to 18 times same problem all the time check motor light running out of fuel to the motor under load I got tired of it Dodge offered to give me back $30,000 of the $50,000 I paid for the truck well that was bull, a friend of mine told me of a old diesel mechanic that had a fix for it so I went to see him i left my truck there for the day he told me I would have no warranty but I feel like I have no warranty any how when I came back he had a pile of junk on the floor that looked like cats tubing and hoses and he went in to my dash and killed the red light I now have 32k miles no problems and 23 mpg on the highway its fixed

Favorite Features

Suggested Improvements

get rid of blue tec that is the best motor dodge ever had by far I'm getting 18 to 19 mpg pulling 9000 lbs and 21 to 23 empty. beat that !

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lemon

Written by: hawk on 07/30/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 SLT 4dr Quad Cab SB (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

I have only had my 6.7 diesel for a week but it has been back to the shop 4 times having fuel problems the motor light stays on on the dash and it feels like some one turns the gas valve off going up steep grades for about 2 seconds and then turns it back on I am going to give them one more try to fix it then they are going to get the truck back because I am getting tired of all this so far the best mileage I have got was 12 mpg empty with no trailer but that may be because of the problem that I am having it hard to tell hope they fix it this time

Favorite Features

is the best looking truck on the road

Suggested Improvements

It needs to be refined if I was to buy again it would not be a Dodge with the 6.7 in it I would of bought a gmc if they were not so ugly

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6.7 motor is Huge disappointment

Written by: curt strickland on 07/29/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 SLT 4dr Quad Cab SB (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

The whole idea behind having a diesel is that you get reasonable gas mileage while towing things. My old truck was a 1999 CTD 5.9 and I loved the motor. It towed things, got good gas mileage,"up to 23 mpg unloaded", it was very reliable, and I still got 16 while towing my boat or trailer. The 6.7 gets more like 15 mpg on average and drops to about 8-10 mpg when hauling things. What that means is that I cannot afford to drive this truck. I think that Dodge must have been associating a little too closely with the environmentalists. The old Cummins motor was an incredible piece of engineering, this new motor with it's clogged up exhaust and EGR junk is just a piece.

Favorite Features

New 6 speed transmission is great.

Suggested Improvements

Go back to the 2005 5.9 liter motor. The reason I gave it a "2" on fun to drive is that it is not fun to put gas in this truck at the rate that it consumes it.

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suggested improvements

Written by: harvey on 06/20/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 SXT 4dr Mega Cab 4WD SB DRW (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

I noticed that my '08 ram 3500 megacab seemed to have about half the power of my '05 3500 ram. giving it benifit of doubt because it only has 20K on it and they get stronger at 36K So far no problems used as commercial vehicle towing 30 foot goose neck. dodge has the most uncomfortable seats make with out question. engine brake should be on steering wheel not on dash. Not sure what idiot decided to put it on the dash. i would have preferred dodge leave the 5.9 in these trucks. It's bulletproof all the power in the world. the '08 is a a bluetech is a very clean burning diesel. My exhaust pipe is still as clean as if had never been started. Never smokes under any circumstance.

Favorite Features

Looks, cummings engine is the only reason to buy a dodge. You need to run you 6.7 hard some time or you will stop up the two converters and burn out your turbo. Mine is on road long haul so no problems if you run short trips or in town you will have problems

Suggested Improvements

design better seats lumbar support built in. For God's sake put exhaust brake on steering wheel where you can reach it;

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