New 1/2 ton truck

[180ls1]

Of the modern trucks its Ford or Dodge for drive train reliability. Ram likley has the edge with the better trans. Engines are a toss up with the Hemi likley the best as well since Ford added a exhaust filter like the diesels have (notorious for issues). It may not be on all their engines though.

 

[Thinkingman]

I’m sure they were a mile long. They do have problems. But to define it as “unreliable” is ludicrous besides the engine issues which I mentioned and Toyota is proactively taking care of, GM is not. That’s what I was stating. GM is handling the engine failures on an “as needed” basis along with the transmission problems.

I’d like to know what you found “interesting” on my take. I didn’t obfuscate the problems the new tundras have, only stated that a recall doesn’t make them unreliable when Toyota is proactively taking care of it and providing the customer a vehicle to drive while the recall is performed. I can promise you I didn’t mis-state anything in the above post either. I’m deeply involved in the automotive industry for 10+ years at dealerships.

The new tundras definitely don’t meet the standard of the previous model, I do believe that. From fit and finish, tailgate opening problems, to road noise, but to compare to a previous model/generation isn’t quite fair either. The industry is driven by customer demands of more tech, accessories, amenities and creature comforts in every vehicle model across all makes, and if you dive into customer reviews or forums on every one of the above trucks mentioned you’re gonna find a few people raising a fuss about things they had problems with or found unsatisfactory. This has been the case since forever with humans.

Are you saying Toyota has learned from their frame rust and leaf spring debacle?
There is an active thread on here asking about best way to address frame rust on a Tundra and I can certainly tell you Toyota hanged me out on the leaf springs.
My 2015 F150 just turned 192k on the 3.5 Eco that the 'experts' like to crap on and it has been fantastic. Same for the rest of the car including interior and accessories.
I would and will buy Ford again.

 

[lifeisgoodsteve]

Anybody liking the 3.0 Duramax? I am leaning that way for the mpg.

I've had a '25 Silverado 1500 Trail Boss for the last year and a half with about 20k miles. It's a great truck with an average city/hwy mpg of 23. On a very flat stretch of 40 miles to town, it says I get 29-30mpg. Towing my horse trailer at about 6k lbs it's about 14mpg which is fantastic. The ride is super comfortable for a truck and handles the forest roads, washboard and potholes fantastic.

I put the road active suspension on which is great for towing, but unfortunately it's not got a big enough payload to tow my 3 horse trailer with 3 big horses/mules, so I need to move up to the 2500. Otherwise, I've really loved the 3.0 so far. The power/torque is awesome when towing and if I was not going to tow over 7k lbs I'd love to stick with the 3.0 baby duramax 1500.

 

[Genophoenix]

So if reliability is a crapshoot for the big 4 half tons, anybody have opinions on which has the best interior, underseat storage, etc? Let's say current gen for all of them to keep it less complicated.

 

[WRO]

So if reliability is a crapshoot for the big 4 half tons, anybody have opinions on which has the best interior, underseat storage, etc? Let's say current gen for all of them to keep it less complicated.

Probably the f150's, we have Dodge/Chevy/Fords. They seem to be the best of the group.

 

[BuckSmasher]

Are you saying Toyota has learned from their frame rust and leaf spring debacle?
There is an active thread on here asking about best way to address frame rust on a Tundra and I can certainly tell you Toyota hanged me out on the leaf springs.
My 2015 F150 just turned 192k on the 3.5 Eco that the 'experts' like to crap on and it has been fantastic. Same for the rest of the car including interior and accessories.
I would and will buy Ford again.

I also have a 2015 F150 3.5 ECO with close to 200k on the clock. Ordered it in Jan 2015 took delivery on April Fools day 2015. Always changed the oil at 5k miles, full synthetic. Meter on the dash usually says 50% oil life around then. No rattle or other engine issues. Did replace the manifolds that were badly warped last summer. Towed heavy and often since brand new. I really like the truck.

 

[WiscoHoundsman]

I’m in a similar boat to the OP. I have a 2015 ram 3500 diesel that has been garbage with emissions issues. I bet I have over 25k in repairs and I’m nearing 200k miles. I have been debating on a 1/2 ton for daily driving and for taking out west each year. My current truck has left me stranded 2x and had the exhaust plug up 2x where the turbo was barely working and I could hardly make it up a couple hills. I was thinking of keeping the 3500 for towing large loads and hauling firewood as I can scratch that up and not even care.

The responses here don’t give me any warm and fuzzy feelings about any of the newer trucks.