There are Ram 2500s still running strong at half a million miles and others that destroy an engine before 100,000, and the difference almost always comes down to the model year. This video walks through every major Ram 2500 era from the 2003–2007 5.9 Cummins through the redesigned 2025–2026 6.7, explaining exactly what fails, why it fails, and what the repair bill looks like when it does. Topics covered include the CP3 versus CP4 high pressure fuel pump disaster affecting 2019 and 2020 trucks, the infamous grid heater bolt that has destroyed complete engines, death wobble and the steering recall on 2008–2011 trucks, the roller lifter failures introduced in 2019, the 68RFE transmission's documented weak points, and the 6.4 Hemi gas engine as a legitimate alternative. The video also covers the 1.675 billion dollar Cummins EPA settlement, what the emissions software recall actually does to your diesel exhaust fluid consumption, and a step-by-step procedure for vetting any used Ram 2500 before you buy.

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