Used 2017 Ram 1500 Consumer Reviews
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Falling In Love Again
Marc, 11/30/2017
updated 12/01/2019
2017 Ram 1500 Longhorn 4dr Crew Cab 5.6 ft SB (5.7L 8cyl 8A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
For years I missed my 1999 Silverado extended cab 4x4 even though I went through a series of BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Acura and Infinity. I had some great cars but living in North Texas with the traffic here, I always felt like a little guy amid giants. I would arrive white knuckled and tense. Now, the ride is great, the leather very nice, the amenities are great and I feel relaxed and comfortable at the end of my drive. Bonus is I can carry stuff and have a ridiculous amount of storage with the Ramboxes and tonneau cover. With the 4 corner air suspension, it has a great drive. I'm all over this thing. It was expensive, but it was worth it. UPDATE: After two years of owning this truck nothing has changed. I love it. My only regret is that my garage won't hold it and I wind up bringing it in as far as I can and throw a moving blanket over the tailgate during severe storms. But that's it. I added a Pedal Commander as the only performance enhancer. It does help the "lag" you feel when pushing the accelerator and has several levels to choose from. I've actually thought about upgrading next year to another Laramie-Longhorn but I am not sure I can part with this one!
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Tried the rest, Bought the BEST
G. Marsh, 07/30/2017
2017 Ram 1500 Big Horn 4dr Quad Cab SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Test drive the other manufactures 1500 (half ton). You'll notice the difference! Absolutely this is the BEST all around!
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TSB8C, 05/31/2017
2017 Ram 1500 Laramie 4dr Quad Cab 4WD SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
35 of 59 people found this review helpful
Ripped off by dealer on upholstery color and then 3rd party after-market replacement used. Start/stop button stuck (can't start engine). Driver visor won't stay up. Center console lid won't latch. Rear passenger window won't roll up. Paint peeling on lower body seam under driver door. Rack & pinion stripped gears. Rear diff pinion seal leaking. Radio acts up when hot. Driver door lock button requires multiple presses to work. Alignment off, found rear axle thrust angle is off (meaning rear axle is mounted crooked) with no adjustment points to correct. Dealer where purchased refuses to fix. Ram refuses to buy back or repair the issues. Still under factory warranty but can't get repaired.
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Quality control, paging quality control!
Cooper, 05/20/2017
2017 Ram 1500 Express 4dr Crew Cab 5.6 ft SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
I have had this truck for a month. I test drove it a couple of times. I switched up from an '03 GMC. There is a world of difference, and this Ram is in a different solar system then the old trucks, it rides better than most cars I've owned, lane changes are great, the V6 with the 8 speed is amazing, very road travel friendly! Seats are for a little skinnier person than I am, I'm a 6'1" 260lb furniture mover, but aside from my issue of being wider than the seat by an inch, they cup and hold me in great. My complaints are the quality control, or lack thereof. There is a sandy substance UNDERNEATH the paint in the door jambs of the front passenger and driver side rear door, right where you see it every time you open the door. There is what may be a small fuzz ball stuck UNDER THE PAINT on the bed side. The "cup", which is the little plastic area behind the door handle, doesn't fit in the top correctly on the passenger side, I fiddled and fixed the front passenger door, but the rear door has a sold 1/4" gap all across the top. STAY AT A COMPLETE STOP while changing gears, if you don't, the lights flash on the dash and on the rotor gear selector (which is in a terrible place, considering all I do is turn my fan speed up and down instead of getting into Drive or Park) until you stop again. Kind of annoying. While on the transmission, if you're not at a dead stop, the transmission feels like its fluttering a little while it's engaging from Park to Drive, but if you're on the brakes until it's engaged, you'll not notice. The truck really is great, but the quality control must've been off the day this one was built, and the rotory knob is weird. The stereo however, is nothing short of amazing. If the window is half up(or down for you pessimists), they rattle with bass, and I've got the bass on 3, and the volume on 20. The thing rocks. Gas mileage has been between 22 and 22.6 on the highway, and pretty solid average of 13.8 in town, a little town, lots of stop and go, like every 300ft. Our city blocks are small. Really like the display in the dash, kind of like the stereo display, but I got the little one, the bigger one may be better, but I'm pretty satisfied, aside of the fact I bought the cheapest one and it's still 40k, for that price, I'd prefer more quality.
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Basic Ram with awsome features!
No Way, 07/28/2018
updated 02/03/2021
2017 Ram 1500 Tradesman 2dr Regular Cab SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Has spray in bed liner from factory no extra charge, has cruise control standard at no extra charge! Rubber floors and plenty of room behind the seats. Very fast for a 6 with 300 plus horsepower! If I drive my truck easy I can get 30 plus mpgs driving back roads around 55 mph. I drove from Jacksonville to DeLand about two hours away hauling a 700lbs utility trailer on back roads and averaged 26mpg. Not bad! I drove a fully loaded trailer 2500lbs around town in heavy traffic and averaged 18mpg for the entire tank. I always use synthetic oil and a synthetic filter. Update: I traded my 17 Ram 1500 for an all new 2019 Ram 1500 and that was a big mistake. The all new Ram 1500 is a lemon. Only had the new truck for one year and had to get a classic 2020 Ram 1500. I needed a reliable truck for work. Oh well, the new Ram looks nice just is a pile of junk underneath.
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