Ford Vs Dodge Half Tons

[Taudisio]

Have you not seen the lifter failures, transmission failures, engine oil BS and electronic failures of the Chevy/GM trucks?


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Negative, not in person. All 4 are between 70k-90k miles. The one I drive has had the only issue, one of the pulleys started squeaking, repaired same day with a new one. Based on everyone else’s experiences, I’d say at least one is due for a major issue. I’ll be sure to vent my frustration here if it happens.

 

[ryanator86]

First off, Dodge is not the answer. Those trucks are absolute garbage (brand new ones). They are sitting on several years worth of inventory across all of Ram, which is why they are releasing the 10 year 100k mile warranty. Because if they dont do something they might be in really big trouble.

Secondly, anyone telling you to avoid Ford and go Chevy or vice versa is being dishonest for one very important reason. The current brand new truck market is all junk. The Chevys are blowing engines sub 10k miles. The Fords are losing trannys. Everything and anything is going wrong with Dodge.

That being said every F150 I have driven has rode like a dream. Every Chevy I have driven I am left wondering why some people love them so much. This is just my personal experience and opinion.

If I was in a position to buy a new truck right now id bee looking at a late teens F150 with a 5.0.

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After giving up on my POS 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie (RF Hub has failed twice), I am looking at the used market too. The Gen 4 Rams were great, but the gen 5's (2019-current) have a lot of problems and Stellantis has really good lawyers to help them wiggle out of class action lawsuits. I think there were a lot of manufacturing quality control issues post covid. So disappointing to spend money on a very unreliable truck with no support from the manufacturer. I am looking at a used Gen 2 Tundra, but I might look into the F150's.

 

[Mtank79]

After giving up on my POS 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie (RF Hub has failed twice), I am looking at the used market too. The Gen 4 Rams were great, but the gen 5's (2019-current) have a lot of problems and Stellantis has really good lawyers to help them wiggle out of class action lawsuits. I think there were a lot of manufacturing quality control issues post covid. So disappointing to spend money on a very unreliable truck with no support from the manufacturer. I am looking at a used Gen 2 Tundra, but I might look into the F150's.

I just bought my 3rd rebel today. I’ve had a 19,20 & 21 all with the 5.7s. The only issue I had out of the first two was exhaust leak on the manifold. Which is on a known issue going back a lot of years. My wife & her family are Toyota people & she almost talked me into a tundra. I drove a 23 loaded up SR5 last Saturday. It’s a super nice truck but the rebel handles better & has a much smoother ride.

 

[def90]

Have a 2023 Ford Ranger and the transmission just blew out at 70k miles. I guess that’s a fairly common issue with the 10 speed automatics.

 

[JasonT]

A buddy of mine bought a 2025 ram 1500 a month ago. The next day it started making a crazy noise then died and wouldn’t start. Dealer took it back and said it was bad battery. Two days after he got it back it did it again and it was also making a weird noise when slowing down. Dealer replaced starter and transmission. Four days later, same thing, wouldn’t start. They found the exact same truck for him at another dealer. He picked that up and a few days later the motor started making noises and they are afraid they will have to replace motor! He wasn’t the only one having trouble, there were a couple other new rams in the shop with issues.
Ram, like others, is having some serious quality issues.

 

[Jaegerr]

I'm looking at buying a new truck.

I currently have 2020 F-150 and have been an F-150 guy for 15+ years.

The smoother ride of the Dodge 1500's has me intrigued with the rear suspension not having leaf springs.

I have never had mechanical issues with my Ford's, I'm just looking for a smoother ride so my back doesn't hurt when I hit a pot hole going 50 on a dirt road.

If you have had both....give me your thoughts..

I'll echo what another guy said, depending on budget maybe a raptor in all seriousness. I would maybe take your current truck to an off-road suspension shop and see what you can do with what you for a few thousand dollars if your current truck isn't having issues and potentially paid off. Rear coil over conversion, a nice set of adjustable coil overs all the way around, and some suspension tuning for your use case might check the box for you.