Bought a used 2006 dodge ram 2500 5.9 diesel from this... - matthewjacobs61
Bought a used 2006 dodge ram 2500 5.9 diesel from this used car lot. Ed (salesman/xxxxxxx) told me "a mechanic" and quickly changed that to "our mechanic" has gone over this truck from top to bottom and end to end and its ready to roll. I flew into Albuquerque after multiple phone calls to purchase this vehicle. Ryan (flunky) picked me up at the airport and it was obvious he had been smoking in the truck on the way to the airport. He drove like he had the devil himself in pursuit 45 miles back to the sales office, the reason for this was to hide the shifting issues with the transmission and to distract me from any other issues. The lot was like most failing used car lots, no vehicles, no customers mixed with the smell of cold coffee and stale cigarettes. After a long flight and an 800 mile drive ahead of me, where I had to be back to work in 24 hours I signed the paper work and left at approx 5:00pm (it was friday and they were now closed) In the first 100 miles I noticed the first of many warning lights. "Service 4x4 system" came on first followed by a blinking "4x4 low" light then followed by the "check engine" light. I stopped in the middle of the New Mexico desert in the dark with no tools (airplane) and tried with my cell flashlight to check the issues. There was a large amount of cussing as I noticed the smell of radiator coolant. I decided to find a motel for the night and a mechanic in the morning, when I left the side of the road the truck hopped like it was in four wheel drive, it was but the selector switch said 2 wheel drive, every time I was able to get it back to 2 wheel drive it would change back to 4x4 on it own. I took it to a dealership in the AM where they told me the truck was in sorry mechanical shape and unplugged the transfer case so I could drive it home. 100 miles from home and driving in the dark the charging system failed, my lights finally dimmed to the point of being unable to see and I rolled into my driveway with the the engine threatening to die (8 volts).
Ok....the transmission is shot, the transfer case is shot, the electrical system has major trouble, the limited slip rear end needs a rebuild, the charging system had two batteries, one for a truck and one for a honda civic (yes a honda civic), both back tires are completely bald and the right front had a slow leak, the spare tire is for a 2009 ford F250 not a 2006 dodge 2500 and on and on and on......I'll have 30,000 into this truck before its road worthy. For small town folks that seemed so honest they were quite dishonest......really dishonest. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT DO BUSINESS with these xxxxxxxx.
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