2025 Ram 1500 RHO 15k Mile Owner Update: Battery Failure, Fit-and-Finish Woes Emerge

[testerdahl]

After 15k miles with the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO, I’ve started seeing some issues with our long-term review truck that I wasn’t expecting. Dead Truck? A fan asked me how it was holding up, so I decided to do a video updating the experience. I thought the video would be about how much fun I’ve had. Turns out, at that exact moment, I discovered the battery was completely dead. And I’m not talking just needing a jump. To my surprise, both key fobs unresponsive and the doors were locked tight. This forced me to use the hidden mechanical key to […] (read full article...)

 

[Fightnfire]

This comment isn't related to this post specifically but I watched your video about the gas mileage in the tradesman RAM and your comments after about how accurate the computers are. Then I swear YouTube played its algorithm game and gave me TRDJons long-term review of his RHO which has been nothing but problems and his miles per gallon computer is constantly three to five MPGs off.

It's weird how ownership experiences can be so varied from one person to the next. I think it's why hardline stances just don't play anymore.

 

[testerdahl]

This comment isn't related to this post specifically but I watched your video about the gas mileage in the tradesman RAM and your comments after about how accurate the computers are. Then I swear YouTube played its algorithm game and gave me TRDJons long-term review of his RHO which has been nothing but problems and his miles per gallon computer is constantly three to five MPGs off.

It's weird how ownership experiences can be so varied from one person to the next. I think it's why hardline stances just don't play anymore.

Funny enough, I spent the day with Jon at a Toyota event and we talked a lot about this and our RHO experiences. We text a lot over it. Like you said, it shows how things can vary.

Reminds me. I need to do a 100 mile loop with the RHO for MPG. I’m curious if I’m off as much as he is with his truck. The Tradesman was off .7 which is nothing.