Used 2019 Ram 1500 Consumer Reviews
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Early days but, WOW!!!!
Lyle, 05/07/2019
updated 08/31/2021
2019 Ram 1500 Limited 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 5.6 ft SB (3.6L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid 8A)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
I just bought my new Hemi powered 4x4 towing capable limousine yesterday and I love it. I've driven all the competing products and this is the best driving full sized pickup on the market. Driver assistance tech provides useful help without being painful to use. My daily commute is 104 miles and I've done that for the last four years in a 2015 Silverado LTZ Z71. At zero dark thirty, this thing lights and unbends the country roads where I start with an extremely satisfying competence. By the time the sun finally starts to do some work and I'm in the highway rush with rock haulers and school buses, I'm relaxed and perfectly happy to let the adaptive cruise control do most of the work in maintaining spacing. There is no useful comparison between this new RAM, my 4 year old chevy, or the competition's current model year trucks in terms of performance or comfort. This RAM is head and shoulders above them all in those fields. I really liked my Chevy when I bought it, but the new ones are ugly, ride exactly the same as my old one, and still have that off-center steering wheel that ensures an off-centered driving experience that translates into actual pain for me these days. I could spend $10,000 more on a similarly equipped High Country, Denali, or F-150 Platinum, but there isn't any compelling reason to do so. If this truck provides me with 4 years of reliable commuting, it will have been an awesome purchase. If not, I'll update this review. In the meantime, "WOW!!!". Update - I waited until May of 2019 to buy my 2019 1500 Limited purposely to give FCA time to work bugs out of their production and parts lines. I didn't buy the E-torque as it seemed an unnecessary complication in what WAS a pretty reliable drive train, so I prepared for crappy Hemi gas mileage with the 33 gallon gas tank instead. What I got was a ready to road trip high end luxury vehicle with 4 wheel drive and the ability to tow over 12,000 pounds. My wife and I commute together and she just bought a loaded Genesis G80 a couple of weeks ago. That car is ALMOST as nice as my truck. After letting her chauffeur me for the last two weeks in her new G80, I have seriously missed driving my 1500 to work and today's commute with it led to this update. My sole issues with this vehicle to date are the occasional need to restart infotainment system. I believe I have had to do this 3 or 4 times to date to fix audio or phone connectivity issues. I'm an IT guy and a computer that you've only had to restart 4 times in six months of daily use seems reasonable to me, but other folk will have other viewpoints. Anyway, FCA has hit this one out of the park as far as I'm concerned. My 2015 Silverado and it's 2019 GMC contemporaries could not compare, Ford's all aluminum body + new drive train every year + sky high prices don't get a passing look, while Toyota's handling sucks and Nissan's cabins sound like a hurricane on the highway. Anyway, I've put a lot of miles on this thing in a short time, but I have loved every minute that I have spent driving it and regularly make excuses to take it for errands or whatever. Sometimes, I drive it 30 miles just to wash it. I'll usually pick up some groceries or whatever too, but I really just took it to wash it. UPDATE: 30K and I'm still loving this truck. My wife bought a 2019 G80 with all the bells and whistles and my truck is still way more luxurious than her luxury sedan. UPDATE: 40K and I'm still in love. Added an AMP Research bumper bed step and now my overweight and disabled old tail can clamber in and out of the bed without hurting myself. Since Covid, I've been working from home and pretty much make excuses to drive my truck for any minor errands between medical appointments. My wife hit a deer and drove it home. After repairs, she traded her 2019 Genesis G80 for a new 2021 Ram 1500 Limited. Another awesome truck that I love borrowing from time to time.
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Major issues and terrible customer service
Susanne, 09/24/2020
updated 03/27/2023
2019 Ram 1500 Big Horn/Lone Star 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 5.6 ft SB (3.6L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Looked for over a year for a truck that I wanted to purchase. Was excited when I finally picked the brand new 2019 Dodge Ram. Qiuckly my excitement was burst within the first month electrical control panel fired and truck would not work. Had to have towed to dealership. Have check engine light come on. Intermittent issues with bluetooth, radio, backup cameras. Numerous water leaks which could be causing all the other issues. Have called every time to mopar when these issues arose to have documented. Called about buy back since so many issues. The customer service agent real piece of work. What a let down. Will never buy a dodge product again. Ended up getting hit by a semi and none of my airbags delpoyed, Ram totaled. Ram sucks!
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Pretty with personality issues
Tom, 09/17/2019
2019 Ram 1500 Laramie 4dr Crew Cab 6.3 ft SB (3.6L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I've owned 4 Rams over the last 12 years. This is the first one I've had with the 8 speed transmission. The Hemi and transmission are great. 20% improvement on fuel over my 2010. I didn't waste my time with that etorque. The extra cost wouldn't be justified, also thinking it would have problems. The inside of this Laramie is up there with anything Mercedes could put out. Absolutely beautiful.......Now for all the bad. Brakes have been squealing for six months. They replaced the rear ones 4 months ago, and now they are ordering an entire new set of brakes all the way around. My passenger side power mirror motor went haywire and couldn't figure out when to shut off or start. My audio volume doesn't work at least once a week. Sometimes the Uconnect send out a loud beep that won't go away. The glove box lights that should or shouldn't be on have been twice to get flipped off. Right now, all of those things I mentioned except the glove box are on backorder, if that tells you anything about the breadth of these problems.
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After six Rams this is the best
Ralph Livingston, 12/15/2018
2019 Ram 1500 Laramie 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 5.6 ft SB (3.6L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This is a luxury sedan that just happens to have a truck bed in the rear. On long trips the ride and comfort of the 2019 Ram is superb. On a recent 1400 mile trip, mostly at interstate highway speed, I averaged 20.5 mpg, and this with the truck fully loaded. The new 12 inch navigation screen and the Ram boxes are worthwhile options. I'm glad that Ram doesn't place the highest concern on bed load and towing capacity. My Ram has all I will ever need. Let Ford and Chevy have the highest numbers and the stiff and bumpy ride. Hey! If you need higher numbers you get a 2500, right! My Chrysler dealers and service has been top notch for over 12 years. If there ever was a year to Switch to Ram, 2019 is it.
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Owned (3) F150s..Ram wins this time
SM, 01/26/2019
2019 Ram 1500 Longhorn 4dr Crew Cab 5.6 ft SB (3.6L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid 8A)
11 of 14 people found this review helpful
I love this truck... the comfort level is fantastic...5.7L engine is great, more than enough power... (came from a 2017 Ecoboost 3.5L)..The 8 speed transmission is so much smoother than the F150 was, and never has issues knowing which gear to be in, so much better than the Ford 10 speed that I had in my last F150...The handling is the best in any truck I have owned. I swapped out the stock rear sway bar for a Hellwig and the difference is well worth it, corners so flat.....I have the North Edition package which combines the best features of the sport and the offroad package combined into one..Extra heavy duty shocks, factory one inch lift, Falken off road tires, hill descent control, electronic locking rear end, etc.. Build quality is there, it's tight truck and no rattles over really bad New England pot hole roads..I know some people are having some issues, but overall most people are not..I'm on 2 Ram forums and by far most all are very happy owners, including me... Go to the F150 forums and you'll see all kinds of complaints. I had my share of issues with my last 2017 F150. Glad I made the jump..Bottom line is that it's a killer looking truck, that handles superb, is quiet, has great power, great sounding exhaust, super comfortable and fun to be in.. and you get a bit more for your money!!!!
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