Did y'all see this?

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...-duramax-i6-and-v8-diesel-engines-242827.html

 

Everyone is having issues with engines nowadays..

 

Rear wheels locking up at speed is scary as hell. I think id rather have a dead stick than an unexpected lockup.

 

Ouch. That's a lot of trucks.

 

Speaking from experience, a dead stick is just as scary as wheels locking up, since you get no warning whatsoever. Locking of the wheels at least sorta warns drivers around you via them skid marks behind you. My SC400 dies sometimes below 40mph if I'm not paying attention to the tach. I've stalled out on the freeway and in the far-left lane at full stops when I get distracted and let off the gas.

 

It's interesting to me that the issue is described as a "transmission valve" but the recall is specific to two engines that have different transmissions.

 

https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-...duty-treatment-and-9900-pound-towing-capacity
Gonna be badass

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/KSyqePTbHco?si=pC24eqOxUMZMnke3

 

Send it! YOLO!

 

I don't think they know what hot is so they just run it till they get a warning

 

I would buy this for a reasonable price... This is cool. But I would put it on my homestead Ranger and not my Tundra.

 

Seems like a real good way to screw up a frame.

 

For sure. But we are on a lot of sand down here and the ranger is worth the risk.

 

I've been saying it for years. They are pricing themselves out of business. Anyone else think Toyota should scoop up Nissan?

 

Why would they buy their competitors problems? Let Nissan go the way of Dodge.

 

Both CEO's have led both, Dodge and Nissan, down the nose diving path...

 

Same reason ford has Mazda, just for sales to brand loyalists

 

https://www.slashgear.com/1720982/2026-ford-falcon-real-or-fake/

A new falcon would be cool as hell.

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/lKTO-YbfW78?si=YXK887UvSDLzfcRb

My tundra should be doing this. I think we all agree

 

https://tfltruck.com/2024/12/tim-kuniskis-returns-as-rams-new-ceo-after-stellantis-tavares-resigns/

They're trying, but it'll still fail

 

IMO, all the big ones are in trouble these days. Between the EPA, Green BS and pricing; we will continue to see shake ups in the industry...

That said, I would still buy a Ram without hesitation.

 

Meh, been down the Dodge / Ram road. Pretty, but generally poorly engineered and executed vehicles. My buddies haven’t had great luck either.

 

I'm on the fence with a ram 2500. I don't want GM trans problems or fords fuel problems.
Thinking about boxing the frame on the tundra, throwing some ridiculous leaf packs and an older Toyota 1 ton (dana 60 front axle) under it
I'll build the damn HD tundra that Toyota refuses to sell me.

 

Regardless of how I feel about their products, (not a fan) I would truly hate to see RAM, Jeep, Chrysler fail, but with Stellantis at the helm, it would not surprise me.

 

My three previous trucks were all rams and all over 90k miles when I sold them or totaled it. No issues, all different trims from the 4th gen. The forums looked a lot like this one, besides the Eco Diesel I had. That was more like the 3rd gen threads. But all in all, I had zero complaints or issues.

I have heard some did, but never directly in my circle. Of course, my circle also includes some of the hardest up Ford guys I have met...

To each their own. For me, I just hope nothing happens to this Tundra as I dont want to shop for trucks again. I do miss those actual cooled seats the most though.

 

I truly agree with the back half of your statement. The same for Ford and GM. I hope they all pull their heads out sooner than later.

 

Yeah, my buddy is on his second Eco diesel (hard headed). First one was a disaster, current one is going strong. Transmission. in the Ram is a good one, the 8 speed ZF is world class. You can get cooled seats in a Tundra, the platinum and 1794 models had them in the 2.5.

 

https://www.torquenews.com/1084/you...-thats-another-dead-2024-toyota-tundra-owners

Dammit, though 2024 was good to go.