2006 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 Consumer Discussions

Dodge Ram Transmission Problems

Re: 2007 Dodge Ram diesel auto transmission [mikeyjohn]

Written by: kcram on Oct 08, 2007 05:44 PM

Yep, the "alarm" was made a recall for 2003-2005 and is standard on 2006-2008 trucks. If your shifter is indeed getting stuck in R, you definitely want to get the linkage checked. I've not had that happen with my 2005 3500 in 50,000 miles. kcram - Pickups Host Read More...

Diesel Fuel Economy and chips

Re: Help w/ poor fuel economy 2006 cummins diesel [jim314]

Written by: kcram on Aug 20, 2006 05:13 PM

dwd has a Dodge Ram - only brand that offers the Cummins diesel. No truck with a GVWR over 8500 pounds is rated by the EPA. dwd, you're probably not going to get much better mileage than you have achieved. My 05 Cummins is consistently 10-15% worse than my 96 Cummins was. Plus, those 315s have raised your unsprung weight and rolling resistance substantially and you're ... Read More...