And here I am, driving my 2nd Cummins powered 2500, my 5th Dodge/Ram truck in a row since 1996. All have been auto transmission trucks, all except the current 2014 with well over 100k miles on each, and no transmission failures, except my 2003 Cummins. It broke the reverse gear piston actuator lever while backing a loaded trailer up a steep driveway. Freak occurrence, even Garmon Diesel Performance hadn’t seen it before. Still allowed me to drive it in 3rd gear to him for repair. Took the opportunity to beef it up as I had done a few engine upgrades. This was at around 60k miles. The truck dynoed 503 hp and 1060 ft/lb to the wheels after the build and was problem free until I sold it at 297k miles.
So yeah, I would avoid them like the plague. Terrible trucks, not sure how they have survived in the current market, with all those flawless competitors out there........ cough, cough.
