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What is the general opinion of the 2017 Dodge Trucks?

Bought a 2017 power wagon in February. Good so far

I have a '14, it's petty much the same. I'll have to eat a lot of crow, but it's been a great truck. I have 99k mikes on it. So far I've had to replace a left wheel bearing at 96k. It was still under warranty so it didn't cost me anything. I have the big horn edition, which has a ton more options than I'm used to, but I like them now!

I've always had fords and one chevy (never again), but the Ram was $7k less.

I have a '16 Power Wagon and it's been good. I did have to do a rear axle bearing but under warranty. This is my first Ram and I'm impressed. Always been a Chevy/GM guy but won't go back.

Dodge Trucks have a negative stigma about them......the reason for the opening question. I would like to know how the bodies hold up compared to their counterparts.

My Dodge is 11 years old with 110k miles and the body is in very good shape except for man made dings in the bed. Granted, we don't get road salt here so rust is minimal.

If exposed to salt they rot out very fast.

FWIW my dad has a 2011 ram 2500 regular cab with the 5.7 L hemi. He hates the way it rides and has had some other minor issues with the truck.

I have had several but none of the newer ones. Mine have held up well and the 4x4 was better than my Jeep. Last one had a lower gear ratio and wouldn't tow as well as a Chevy but could be due to high mileage some 300K. The game wardens here drive them not sure if this was price or performance driven but mine had the same paint job and people doing illegal fishing or hunting would scatter when I drove up.

Funny chit,try again..I live in michigan and they salt the piss out of the roads.Both of my Ram trucks 2016-2004 were and are rust free..

I bought a 2016 Ram 2500 crew cab 4X4 with 6.4 hemi last year.So far 17,000 problem free miles.My last dodge 2004 club cab 4X4 with 5.9 diesel auto tranny was also a great truck.Sold that on with 90,000 miles after 8 years of use.

My 98 is still solid frame wise. Tracking bar, steering problems and brakes torment me

My '08 has something underneath that bangs over really rough roads. I haven't been able to find anything loose but most things are too heavy for me to wiggle. I also get a little gear slap in the rear end when I get on or off the throttle. I don't know if it's a U-joint or if the pinion needs to be adjusted. Both problems are common to all makes, though, not just Dodge.

In chukar country if I see/find a body part it is always off a Dodge.

That's because Dodge and Polaris are the only ones capable of getting to chukkar country.

Not mine. and you won't find more heavy use of salt than MN/WI.

I have a 2012 Laramie 2500 HD with the 5.7 hemi. It is the nicest truck I have ever owned. I did put the Spyntek front hubs on it as I did not want the front spinning full time.

I absolutely love my '12 Power Wagon. That being said, if I hadn't got the lifetime warranty when I bought it from Dave Smith I'd have traded it off long ago. 2 front ends, myriad of small stuff. Just replaced a universal joint on the front axle, and cardan joint on front drive shaft. It's at 100 k now.

I've got a '16 2500 w/ Cummins. I've had it just a touch over 12 months and have 15k on it (almost all highway and pulling trailers). I love it (except for changing the dang oil filter). Very comfortable, pulls our 5th wheel like it's nothing. Engine braking is awesome. Not a single issue so far. I had a trouble free '05 2500 Cummins that I traded on this one.

Each generation of Dodge trucks had their problems unique to that generation. First generation bodies were crap. Second generation with the 12 valve cummins was probably the least troublesome but the automatic transmissions were crap and the five speeds would loose 5th gear. Third generation injection pump would burn out and the blower motor resistor would go out. Fourth generation injectors would go out about 150K mile. All my experience has been with the diesels. Don't have any personal experience with the gas engines. My son has a 2011 with the hemi engine and has had good service with it.
I think all the 4wd trucks have had problems with track bars, front driveline and the electric engagement mechanism. In 2007 they abandoned the 5.9 cummins and went to a slightly larger cummins diesel, 6.5 I think. Dodge went to the def system in 2011 if I rember correctly. There is lots of information online about the problems associated with each generation. The 2017 model has been out long enough to start finding out about it as well. Most of the engine problems associated with the diesels were attempts to comply with EPA requirements for new vehicles.
As complicated and expensive as new vehicles are an extended or lifetime warranty deserves consideration. Not unusual to get over 250K miles from a diesel truck. Lots of gasoline trucks are getting 200K miles.