I have a ’19. I prefer the 17-19 trucks. I bought it with 81k on the clock at the end of last summer and I’m at 87k now. When I bought it I got an extended warranty that covers me to 129k miles because I heard all the horror stories of the $15,000 fuel system repairs. The dealer I bought it from had just finished one of those on a truck for another guy actually.
What has been repaired so far on my truck:
- Steering wheel buttons replaced
- Engine oil pan leak repaired
- BCM replaced and reprogrammed (my extended warranty saved my *** on this)
- Lower intermediate steering shaft replaced
What I’ve done myself because I felt like it needed to be done:
- Shocks and steering stabilizer replaced
- Drag link and tie rod ends and track bar replaced
- Transmission filter replaced, along with t-case fluid and both differentials drained/refilled. I retrofitted the 2017 trans pan onto my truck so I have a drain bolt now.
- Primary thermostat replaced because I thought maybe that’s why it takes 3 business days for the truck to reach operating temp on a cold morning….it wasn’t.
- Trailer wiring connection at the 7-pin needed to be disassembled and greased. It doesn’t work well with all trailers.
- Both front doors sound like a haunted house when I open/close them. I’ve lubed the slides multiple times, the shrill noise always comes back. Sounds like a 40 year old truck door.
Overall I feel like the 17-19 is the best Super Duty ever for reliability. But I have to be honest, I’ve had 3 Ram trucks that were flawless for years. That will spoil a guy. For my next truck I’ll probably go back to Ram.
