Falling out of love with Duramax
 

After 4 years off really liking these trucks I have grown to hate them. In stuck in warhton tx with it telling me I'm out a def fluid and it is completely full and I'm stuck a 55 mph. Garbage. Not to mention all the times I had to tow it with its stupid " engine power reduced " thing. New diesels are complete trash.


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Dude we were having this exact covi over dinner tonight... My buddy has a brand new ford with 2900 Miles, already had to put it in a tow truck 4 times. He told the dealership today they can keep it!

We used to shut down a union paying job for half a day waiting on the new trucks to re-gen. Stopped work dead in its tracks because of these new "green Eco-friendly" diesels.

They all trash. I know plenty of people with 6.7 fords that love them and have had few issues but we got Chevys and dodge and post 08 they are both trash.i am a ford man and own a Ecoboost which I love but these new diesels can suck it.


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I know a few fords that messed up too. All these new emissions garbage.


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if you idle alot or drive slow in plants. the regen is horrible but on the road the dodge diesil was fine as long as you could get the rpms up. I got a 7.3 for my fence company and im dredding when it goes out i don't want to deal with a new one almost enough to go to a gas one ton.


anytime you are rerunning sut back through your engine its not a good thing. you can always delete but when something goes wrong your on your own

It voids warranty but you can take DPF off. Just keep the housing on.

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In Crowley. That's a long 400 miles at 55 mph. Thoughts of sac a lait is what's driving me. Oh yeah any truck I drive never slows down. The re gen never gave me issues. The duramax just goes into limp mode whenever it feels like it. You go from 75 to 0 in about 20 secs. When the light comes on you better get over. I have took it to dealer it would say " engine power reduced " " change fuel filter" Bring to Chevy they clear it and change filter. Get out the parking lot get on hwy and pull right back over. Garbage. Give me that 7.3 any day. Hell give me a 6.0 as long as the injectors head studs/gaskets injector pump and egr are not factory.


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I can't wait to get in that ecobeast and put the hammer down.


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i had a 06 Dodge with the 5.9 and loved it till i got ahold of a bad tank of gas which cost $6000 in damages but lucky for me my insurance covered it. I sold my truck since I dont need the diesel and went back to a gasser and now I am looking at the ecoboost... I feel bad for all yall that need the diesel trucks but I cant understand these guys that buy them just to cruise the road.

I recommend the Eco. I love mine. I heave heard of the 2011 -2012 having a small issue building condensation in inter cooler at low speeds in moist air. Mine acted up one time after driving through about 2' of water for a mile or so. Punched it a few times and it cleared up. It's not great on fuel like ford claims but its still pretty good for a 4 door 4x4 with 3:73. The duramax pre 08 is a Beast Dodge too but after the partial filters they all suck.


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Bone stock I got 16 and 20 on hwy. with 305 cooper zeons I get 14.8 and 18


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Buddy has a '13 he bought with zero miles, he just hit 13,000 miles and has 12 reports on his carfax. On his second motor and has been left numerous times, it was still acting up the other day when I saw him.

Poor guy got the bad apple!

I'm pretty sure that I must have passed you on my way home from luling tonight.

I know your pain on that though. My old 6.7 dodge always decided to regen while i was pulling the horse trailer or a trailer of hay. I sure miss the old 7.3 power strokes or the 5.9 cummins.

Don't worry I have has same problem with my F-250. I have less than 40k miles. Other day a message pops up for me to pull over safely or some crap and it kills in the middle of the driveway of CVS. Had to get my wife to pull me into the parking lot while I held up the entrance to CVS for about 20 minutes. And a tow truck to come get me. Then I'm on my way back from big lake about 3 weeks later and I feel like I'm losing power. Just like you I went 55 mph back to Lafayette. Both issues had to do with DEF sensors and dryers and crap. If the new 2500 Silverados were available right now, I would be in one. But they don't come out until beginning of 2014.

I have a 05 F150 4x4 5.4 that I am lucky to see 14mpg hwy and it actually stays around 13 most of the time.... I would love to get the mileage you are getting

I wish I could find the guy who thought of that stupid def and slap the crap out of him.


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sure it was a democrat.... please dont give them somthing else to protest:smokin:

I have an F250 King Ranch and love the truck but needing DEF fluid and having to deal with it is beyond frustrating not to mention the hit you take in fuel mileage. I have around 40K on my truck as well so when it gets another year or two older I might have it taken out and get a chip in it. Not for power more for fuel mileage. I had a 2008 F250 and had the exhaust work and chip installed and it made a huge difference in fuel mileage and power went up significantly. Unfortunately it would shift really hard.

My dads got an '01 7.3 stroke and that thing don't miss a beat. Probably one of the best engines ever made. Once again the government gets involved and produces sh!+

Went from a 2011 dodge diesel to an ECOBEAST and have no regrets. It pulls my 38 ft fifth wheel like a champ. And I have 25000 miles with no issues. And fuel mileage is decent.

Clampy, If it makes you feel better my friend limped home from colorado last week. It is still in the shop. 50k miles

Disconnect the battery and reset everything, the fault will go away long enough for you to get where you gotta go. I had an f-150 that kept limping and this worked for me.

I have a 7.3 with 280000 miles not internal engine work. the company 7.3 has over 400000 with just injector sleeves changed in it about 20000 mile back and getting 19.5 to 21 mpg on interstate. newer is not always better.

lmao!

I know where there is an F-250 with the 7.3 for sale right now. The body is a little rough from a few blowouts and, I think it has 295k on it but, he only wants $4500 for it with 4 brand new tires. That was the best Ford diesel ever made, by a long shot! My mechanic bought a newer 6.0 that was blown(of course) and, bought a wrecked 7.3 just so he could put the motor in the newer truck.

Luling Tx ? Then prolly so. Everyone passed me. Now I know how they feel. ;)


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i just got rid of my 07 dodge with the 6.7 cummins, it was a great truck when it ran. when i traded it in, it has less then 20,000 miles on it. i had it in the shop 3 times a year for work. i believe it was the first year for the dpf and egr system. maybe if i bought one the year before i would still have it.

I have a 2007 Toyota Tundra. 5.7L Supercharged. Eat EcoBeasts for breakfast. Love this truck. Third tundra I have owned. I've never put one in the shop. First two trucks went 250k miles before I traded them in for a newer model. My current has 89k and hasn't missed a beat. https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...86217214_o.jpg

MPG please.

14.0 AVG

im sure your 500 hp supercharged v8 can run a my little 3.5 . stock on stock i will run a yota. Only other truck that comes close. Stock on Stock. It may get 14 with a blower. I had a tundra stampede Hell of a truck. Terrible on fuel. The thing I hated about the tundra was the back of the truck was so light it bounced a lot on the highway but hell I'm grabbing straws here. I like em all as long as it don't leave me on the side of the road.


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Me too... I have a Toyota so I don't have to worry about being left on the side of the road

My other truck is a Dodge 1 ton with a 5.9 so no worries there either

I couldn't get over about 11-12 with my tundra. I'm sure the blower helped a lot. I had a regular cab 5.4 v8 98 ford 150 with a vortech v1 9lb centrifugal blower. 4:56 gears built trans headers true dual 3" exhaust. It ran 15 flat with 35" tires. Top end was slower with 4:56 but 0-60 It would scare you. Trans go stage 3 sift kit it would smoke the tires on a rolling launch when it hit second. Man I miss that truck. 8 mpg but fun as hell.


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Love my Toyota.

My next truck will be a tundra....my uncle has one really like them. Biggest backseat in a crew cab hands down.

The new silverado's will have just as much or more sensors and emmision BS on them....

After having "the last straw" with diesels when my Chevy Duramax did the "reduced engine power" thing, only to start the "water in fuel" thing a week later, then get it out the shop after dropping the fuel tank and finding no water at all, only to have the "reduced engine power" thing again - I was done!

I went to a Dodge with Hemi and loved it, but found it liked the gas pump (because of my driving habits) only to have the rear end lock up with 80K miles. After fighting Dodge over warranty issues and $8k in repair bills, which they finally covered, I traded it on the Ford F-150 Ecoboost. I only wish I read the fine print on fuel mileage. Again, with my driving habits, I average 16mpg all the time, but cover mostly highway miles. Nice truck, rides great, but I was sure dreamin of 20mpg. Not sure what the next one will be. I may go with a Ford with V-8.

I have the F-150 with the 5.0 V8 and I wouldn't recommend it. Weak engine and drinks gas, 13.8 mpg average.

Yeh EcoBoost mileage sucks. And I need a 3/4 ton. My buddy has a brand new tricked out Tundra. It's sweet, just not enough truck for me.

I'm not one to complain about mileage on a 4x4 truck. It's only the last few years where they have gotten decent. Like I said almost 15 in town and 17 -18 hwy depending on how I'm acting. I have a intake on it but that's it. The cylinder deactivation on the Chevys and stuff make it good on the hwy but average everywhere else. The back seat in a tundra is just barley bigger than ford and I don't ride back there. The front leg room on the f 150 is bigger. The tundra has a riveted together frame which is scary sounding but I haven't heard any problems.


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Calvin's in sulphur= reprogram and remove DEF

I have a 2011 F-150 with the 5.0, getting around 16 everyday and 19-19.5 on the hwy.

How often you reset your meter?

at least every time I go to work. 3 weeks or so.

1999 F250 SD 7.3L 190k miles. Runs perfect.

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what package is your truck? you have to watch the lots because theres alot of 3.31 rear gear trucks which get better milege but not as good to tow a load.... I want a 4x4, 3.73, ecoboost with the max tow package and 6.5 bed which I would expect around 14 town and 18 hwy but its rated at 11, 100 towing capacity

I have the ecoboost, 4x4, 3.73 gears, 6.5' bed, can tow 11,300lbs! If I keep my foot out of it I get 16mpg in town 18-20 mpg on highway. Last trip was to Florida, 19mpg. The torque on this truck is unbelievable, really fun to drive. Like any half ton the mpg goes way down while towing. There is 2trip meters on the display. One I have been running since the beginning of the year, 15.8 mpg 380 gallons used, I do a good bit of towing. The other I reset every tank, currently 19.8 mpg 7.1 gallons used. I have checked the meters on occasion and the most they have been off is +\-.5mpg.