I Have a 2014 ram with air ride. I have replaced front and rear bags, pump and manifold, As soon as the temp drops to 35 it shows the message. I added air break Antifreeze. I added four caps to the pump air intake which is behind the right tail light. Remove the intake filter and add. It worked for me
After just traded in my 2017 GMC 1500 to 2021 Ram 1500 I feel sorry for the people who drives stone age 2014-2018 GM trucks or Fords. Mine was driving like a pile of crap over the road. Ram is like driving on clouds, with standard suspension and Laramie trim level
Now the new gen F-150 (2021+) is out..RAM may have a slightly better suspension still but the interior fit and finish even in an XLT sport 302 gets you 12” screen and everything is refined. Also MPG is better with 2.7/3.5 Ecoboost and maybe even the 5.0. That 5.7 RAM is horrible on gas. Does sound good thou
The air ride is amazing in the summer but it it atrocious in the winter. It just snowed heavily this morning and i wake up to my truck's air bags dropped all the way. Absolutely zero help from engineering to fix this issue and if you do end up "fixing" (which means an expensive replacement) anything, it just fails again and you have to spend even more money. I will be pulling out my air suspension and putting in the standard coil overs in.
2019 big horn black appearance group e-torque 5.7L crew cab- 4x4 with 8.4" nav and 3.92 gears lvl2 tech . limited slip diff with about 9k miles and 1 year ownership in North Florida. I love this truck with 1 drawback. When using it as daily driver work to home, i'm unloaded, I think the amount of deceleration jolt when downshifting, which is one of the ways the truck sends power to etorque batteries(braking and downshift regen) is alittle too strong in these conditions in my opinion..It takes more effort for driver to slow down smoothly, if you apply 20% brake and e-torque bites a downshift at 20mph. 4th to 3rd, or 3rd to 2nd its kinda like dumping the clutch after putting it in 3rd on a 5 speed car while hitting the brakes. It definitely isn't as noticeable if towing or loaded down FYI. and probably why its set to where its at. But I think being the 3.92 and slightly lighter than higher end trims, I feel the most effect from it. I've heard the feeling is similiar to jake brake on semi. I personally can live with it. I'm knit picking it. Pros are I should get twice the life on my brake pads lol and when you don't need to blast a/c in the summer, you can save decent amount of fuel, with engine off where you would have been idling. smooths the shifts on acceleration nicely, and this thing moves for being around 5400lbs. It ROASTS the tires from a dig w/o traction control in 2wd if you stomp it, yet 100% traction in rain on a dirt road flooring it with 4wd auto on... crazy... E-torque mostly boosts distance you could go per tank with realworld stuff like stoplights and drive-thrus and helps the MPG # you see on dash by eliminating the idle MPG, which is 0mpg! Decided a loaded big horn was more practical than a limited.. I actually use this truck for truck shit and it performs and looks good doing it..
The air suspension is great when it works, but after 4 years, it begins to fail. When it fails, you have NO suspension and feel every bump. I would never buy this again, and am asking everyone with bad air suspension RAM trucks to file a complaint with NHTSA to let them know the depth of the problem. Maybe they will order a recall.
A. Swap for coil springs. Cheap. B. Learn to service and maintain the system yourself. C. Pay the dealer to service your luxury suspension. I went with B. The nitrogen, vacuum pump, and WiTech programmer cost about $300. Brakes need maintenance, engines need maintenance, bearings need maintenance, tires need replacing. What made you think a luxury air suspension system wouldn't need maintenance? Quit your whining.
Jeremy Schoeder looking to buy a brand new 2019 ram rebel with the air suspension. I’m down to maintain it shit I like being hands on, so you enjoy servicing it past warranty?
Cheyenne Obregon my 2007 Chevy avalanche has air suspension ride. My rear shocks wouldn’t stay aired up. I removed the shocks and the air pump. I got to farting around with the air lines and the o-rings. Come to find out the o-rings were not cooperating with normal applications. So I found some tiny o-rings and put those one the line too. Long story shortened when I installed the o-rings I was able to push on the o-ring I put on and use it to go deeper in the hole and I have not had another problem with it.
I almost bought a Rebel and changed my mind because of that AirBag crap. Same 5.7 Running gear as My Express and weighed more? Less power to weight ratio ! I just bought 2019 BH Sport 4x4 OR , very happy with it just wish it had Rambox .
Is a great truck but those suspension test @5:20 are good and necessary but it is not the same like real life, I mean the distance test are good but all machine that run the whole time are always greater the one that stays from time to time. So I drive Offroad come home and use for 2weeks my smaller everyday car, during this time stuff on the truck can react.... you know what I mean. Those simulation never can reproduce real life. But the truck is great
Kind of a not fair test ? The bushings would actually cool down to ambient temp after a shutdown period! Guess you will know what ones will fail first after tear down!
Just to add more pressure, I've also had big problems with my air suspension on my 2015 Rebel. At first it was only doing it in winter but now I'm starting to get the "Immediate pneumatic maintenance required" warning soon followed by empty bags even in summer. How the hell am I suppose to tow my vacation trailer with air suspension failing on me randomly? This is unacceptable!
Please file a complaint with NHTSA and request a recall investigation. Mine failed when I was 2,000 miles from home with a camper. Could not get a dealer to even look at it because their shop is full of them. Please file the complaint and help us all.
I think air ride is a good idea. Semi trucks use it all the time. Ram just doesn't have it figured out yet... You know these guys are full of crap if you pay attention too. For instance, how could their special load simulator really shake a truck down as though it was on the road? There are no temperature variations, which is a serious problem if you are trying to tune an air ride system or shocks, both of which are going to change their characteristics when the viscosity and / or density of the fluids that they use to carry a load or dampen vibration change due to temperature. Plus, if you are trying to shake down a new frame made out of a new kind of steel, it is probably smart to see if it 1) becomes brittle in the cold (it does, the real question is how much), and 2) whether some other part of the truck is going to open up a slight clearance due to thermal contraction and start impact loading something else. The other thing that comes to mind immediately is that there is no lateral loading on the truck's suspension in their fancy simulator. Without some amount of lateral G-force loading, as in an actual corner, there is no way to really know if things are going to wear or hold stable. And there is no way to evaluate some basic stuff, like what the camber curves are going to do around a corner as things start to wear and loosen up, or whether the sway-bars are going to control body roll. They could perhaps remedy this by mounting the whole test mechanism in a frame, and rotating the whole mess partially sideways as it runs. But obviously, they aren't worried about it. Two parting shots: 1) They sure are proud of their upper control arm, which contains "structural plastic." I don't trust plastic in the cold, don't trust it not to cause the metal around it to corrode by wicking in moisture, and don't like the idea that the first time someone puts a torch on an upper ball joint to try to get it separated from the aluminum spindle, it's going to melt a structural part of the upper control arm. 2) Look at that piece of junk running on their test machine - the bumper looks like it's going to shake off, and gap between the bed and cab is all over the place. Maybe that's just their hydraulic cab mounts giving a little extra suspension to the cab. Hell, maybe it's even a good thing, because the chassis is remaining very rigid and holding the bumpers and bed tight, while the cab floats a little bit. But I would sure want to explain that on my video if that's what is really going on. Since they didn't mention it, I'm guessing their new truck is just so sloppy and loose that they couldn't edit it out of their own promotional video.
On a standard RAM 1500 Limited with the auto-leveling feature. When set at the lowest height for entry, what is the measurement from the seat to the ground?
I HAVE A 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH 65K AND IT HAS THE ORIGINAL REAR AIR BAGS AND AIR COMPRESSOR WITH NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER ! I HAVE A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII WITH 146K AND IT JUST STARTED HAVING SUSPENSION AIR LOSS ISSUES AFTER SITTING A DAY OR SO. I HAVE 2 NEW AIR BAGS FOR THE REAR THAT COST ME $80 AND A NEW COMPRESSOR THAT COST ME $67-YES $67 !!! AND 2 NEW FRONT AIR STRUTS THAT COST $250 !!! GONNA INSTALL THEM IN THE SPRING AND SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AWHILE !!! I HAVE A NEW 2019 BIGHORN CREW 4X4 I BOUGHT IN JULY 2019 WITH THE SPRING SUSPENSION AND I'M GLAD IT DOESN'T HAVE AIR RIDE ! MY POINT IS THAT AUTOMAKERS HAVE BEEN DOING AIR SUSPENSION FOR DECADES...WHY DOES SOME OLDER VEHICLES STILL HAVE THEIRS FUNCTIONING, YET A 2 YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY CAN'T ??? PRETTY SHITTY IF YOU ASK ME ! FCA SHOULD REMEDY THIS ISSUE, ALONG WITH THE MALFUNCTIONING 12" INFOTAINMENT ISSUES I READ CONSTANTLY ABOUT !!!
Air suspension is crap. I paid 77000 for a pile of crap. Never buy a ram again. Ram should recall these trucks. Very unsafe driving down the highway when your truck is on tilt. Can't handle the cold at all. Why sell this crap in Canada. Go job Ram. NOT....
Vinmango B I’m with you. I Paid 65665 for PURE JUNK!!! Knocking noise under CAB while driving. Water Leaking. Into cab. Terrible Vibration at 70 MPH.. Very loud Cab wind noise.. AND the best of all Surround sound inop in XM mode... Never again!!!! You have screwed me for the last time!!! Toyota ONLY!!!
To bad that Ram doesn't admit that the air ride system is the worst system in the market!! Useless for winter months dropps and blows fuses as soon as the temps drop below 30. Thank you Ram for no help with this garbage system and the no help at all!! Stay away from the air ride !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
michael tsampis it’s actually pretty good, there was a couple updates for the switch block, some RV antifreeze in with the nitrogen charge and it’s pretty reliable.
@@airratchetjockey7605 Hey there, interesting comment. I service my own air suspension and would like to know more about the RV antifreeze charge. Do you happen to have any links? Thanks!
Jeremy Schoeder no links sorry, the dealer here in town puts some RV antifreeze in the system because they like to freeze up in our cold climate. Not sure oh how much they use either.
@@airratchetjockey7605 I live in Minnesota, and have started vacuuming and recharging the nitrogen every fall, to remove any moisture buildup. The valve block freezing up is the main issue, so antifreeze could prevent that. Adding a little during recharge would be easy enough.
We were told to park our truck during the cold months. LMAO yes of course because my motorcycle will be quite comfortable in these winter months...F'ing air suspension is crap...No solution to the problem....
I had a 2015 Outdoorsman with Air and live in western Quebec. I loved the air ride so much, that I got it with my new 2019 Rebel again. It's really not uncommon for us to have -30 Celcius here - in fact it's been a steady -25 Celcius for the last 3 days and expected to stay the same for the next few days... I have heard of some people having issues with the first generation of the Air Susp. but I never had an issue - where are the statistics regarding "high failure"?. Every manufacturer has it's share of weaknesses - no vehicle is perfect. My 2017 GMC Sierra was a complete dud where the transmission always kicked like a mule. I can tell you with certainty, that the new air suspension for the 2019 has improved. It is faster for up and down, and it is stiffer than the previous generations. I really love my new RAM - what was a good truck, is now a fantastic truck.
It's typical physics that the compressor running seals that are made out of plastic will have some memory effect if they are cooled down. It needs some running time to temper all the way, than for sure internal leakage will reduce a lot and efficiency will rise. No matter what system you will buy on the market, this will almost be unavoidable.
I have owned a lot of rams. Current ride is 2016 rebel. The air suspension is absolutely junk. Never by one. Owners all over Canada and USA getting screwed. One guy in Canada went to dealer. For 3 rd time to get this shit system worked on. They couldn’t fit him in. 12 others ahead of him with air suspension issues. Calls FAC. They say “ sorry we are not aware of any air suspension problems “ This is not he same company since FAC bought it. They are crooks. Never buy from them. I have owned a lot of dodge 1/2 tons. 3 new 3 used. This is my last one. Never buy a ram with air suspension NEVER.
All 1st generation of new technologies will have problems , series 2 better then series 3. I have found..by 2021 the air suspension should be wonderful by then , once they iron out the kinks. No matter what brand , the early addaptors are bata testers...even plasma tv's were plagued with problems when they were 1st released. You only need look at tesla problems to know what I mean.This is why I rather the last of the old model , than the first of the new one. But most people just want the new "improved" model......idiots!
+1 on Schoeder's comment. Also, air ride has been the predominant suspension in semi-trucks for fifty years or so. Firestone, and some other companies have made air ride conversions for medium and light pickups for years that work reliably; Audi builds air-ride cars that run great for years before they start to have problems (although admittedly, at that point, they become really hard to fix and maintain); and even Chevy managed to figure out a pretty good system for the rear of their top-end Suburbans (if you can keep the compressors from rusting out). I don't know if Ram is going with cheap parts, or whether their testing/quality control/engineering is bad, or all of the above. But there is no reason they can't make a reliable air suspension in 2019. The technology is very simple, and has been ironed out for years.
Ram air ride is Good For Nothing!!!! Ram have to refund all money for customers that spend thousands dollars for repair air suspension!!! You would never spend so much on regular suspension!!
Air suspension is piece of crap and not for cold climates. On Monday I’m getting third replacement air compressor under warranty. Kept blowing 40 amp fuse and doesn’t work with front wheel almost sitting on wheel well and rear jacked up way too high. Fca should be reported to nhtsa for safety issues. Nice video though but they need to re engineer their air suspension so it is relevant to al climates.
I Have a 2014 ram with air ride. I have replaced front and rear bags, pump and manifold, As soon as the temp drops to 35 it shows the message. I added air break Antifreeze. I added four caps to the pump air intake which is behind the right tail light. Remove the intake filter and add. It worked for me
After just traded in my 2017 GMC 1500 to 2021 Ram 1500 I feel sorry for the people who drives stone age 2014-2018 GM trucks or Fords. Mine was driving like a pile of crap over the road. Ram is like driving on clouds, with standard suspension and Laramie trim level
Now the new gen F-150 (2021+) is out..RAM may have a slightly better suspension still but the interior fit and finish even in an XLT sport 302 gets you 12” screen and everything is refined. Also MPG is better with 2.7/3.5 Ecoboost and maybe even the 5.0. That 5.7 RAM is horrible on gas. Does sound good thou
The air ride is amazing in the summer but it it atrocious in the winter. It just snowed heavily this morning and i wake up to my truck's air bags dropped all the way. Absolutely zero help from engineering to fix this issue and if you do end up "fixing" (which means an expensive replacement) anything, it just fails again and you have to spend even more money. I will be pulling out my air suspension and putting in the standard coil overs in.
I didn't even know the air suspension units could be replaced with coil overs. I'm assuming the coil overs are obviously aftermarket, right?
2019 big horn black appearance group e-torque 5.7L crew cab- 4x4 with 8.4" nav and 3.92 gears lvl2 tech . limited slip diff with about 9k miles and 1 year ownership in North Florida. I love this truck with 1 drawback. When using it as daily driver work to home, i'm unloaded, I think the amount of deceleration jolt when downshifting, which is one of the ways the truck sends power to etorque batteries(braking and downshift regen) is alittle too strong in these conditions in my opinion..It takes more effort for driver to slow down smoothly, if you apply 20% brake and e-torque bites a downshift at 20mph. 4th to 3rd, or 3rd to 2nd its kinda like dumping the clutch after putting it in 3rd on a 5 speed car while hitting the brakes. It definitely isn't as noticeable if towing or loaded down FYI. and probably why its set to where its at. But I think being the 3.92 and slightly lighter than higher end trims, I feel the most effect from it. I've heard the feeling is similiar to jake brake on semi. I personally can live with it. I'm knit picking it. Pros are I should get twice the life on my brake pads lol and when you don't need to blast a/c in the summer, you can save decent amount of fuel, with engine off where you would have been idling. smooths the shifts on acceleration nicely, and this thing moves for being around 5400lbs. It ROASTS the tires from a dig w/o traction control in 2wd if you stomp it, yet 100% traction in rain on a dirt road flooring it with 4wd auto on... crazy... E-torque mostly boosts distance you could go per tank with realworld stuff like stoplights and drive-thrus and helps the MPG # you see on dash by eliminating the idle MPG, which is 0mpg! Decided a loaded big horn was more practical than a limited.. I actually use this truck for truck shit and it performs and looks good doing it..
The air suspension is great when it works, but after 4 years, it begins to fail. When it fails, you have NO suspension and feel every bump. I would never buy this again, and am asking everyone with bad air suspension RAM trucks to file a complaint with NHTSA to let them know the depth of the problem. Maybe they will order a recall.
A. Swap for coil springs. Cheap.
B. Learn to service and maintain the system yourself.
C. Pay the dealer to service your luxury suspension.
I went with B. The nitrogen, vacuum pump, and WiTech programmer cost about $300.
Brakes need maintenance, engines need maintenance, bearings need maintenance, tires need replacing. What made you think a luxury air suspension system wouldn't need maintenance? Quit your whining.
Jeremy Schoeder looking to buy a brand new 2019 ram rebel with the air suspension. I’m down to maintain it shit I like being hands on, so you enjoy servicing it past warranty?
How you know after 4 years it’s going to fail when the truck was redesigned just last year?
Bob Hambuchen Probably no recall on comfort
Cheyenne Obregon my 2007 Chevy avalanche has air suspension ride. My rear shocks wouldn’t stay aired up. I removed the shocks and the air pump. I got to farting around with the air lines and the o-rings. Come to find out the o-rings were not cooperating with normal applications. So I found some tiny o-rings and put those one the line too.
Long story shortened when I installed the o-rings I was able to push on the o-ring I put on and use it to go deeper in the hole and I have not had another problem with it.
I almost bought a Rebel and changed my mind because of that AirBag crap. Same 5.7 Running gear as My Express and weighed more? Less power to weight ratio ! I just bought 2019 BH Sport 4x4 OR , very happy with it just wish it had Rambox .
Wait so it has independent front suspension?
Is a great truck but those suspension test @5:20 are good and necessary but it is not the same like real life, I mean the distance test are good but all machine that run the whole time are always greater the one that stays from time to time. So I drive Offroad come home and use for 2weeks my smaller everyday car, during this time stuff on the truck can react.... you know what I mean. Those simulation never can reproduce real life. But the truck is great
Kind of a not fair test ? The bushings would actually cool down to ambient temp after a shutdown period! Guess you will know what ones will fail first after tear down!
Just to add more pressure, I've also had big problems with my air suspension on my 2015 Rebel. At first it was only doing it in winter but now I'm starting to get the "Immediate pneumatic maintenance required" warning soon followed by empty bags even in summer. How the hell am I suppose to tow my vacation trailer with air suspension failing on me randomly?
This is unacceptable!
Please file a complaint with NHTSA and request a recall investigation. Mine failed when I was 2,000 miles from home with a camper. Could not get a dealer to even look at it because their shop is full of them. Please file the complaint and help us all.
I think air ride is a good idea. Semi trucks use it all the time. Ram just doesn't have it figured out yet... You know these guys are full of crap if you pay attention too. For instance, how could their special load simulator really shake a truck down as though it was on the road? There are no temperature variations, which is a serious problem if you are trying to tune an air ride system or shocks, both of which are going to change their characteristics when the viscosity and / or density of the fluids that they use to carry a load or dampen vibration change due to temperature. Plus, if you are trying to shake down a new frame made out of a new kind of steel, it is probably smart to see if it 1) becomes brittle in the cold (it does, the real question is how much), and 2) whether some other part of the truck is going to open up a slight clearance due to thermal contraction and start impact loading something else.
The other thing that comes to mind immediately is that there is no lateral loading on the truck's suspension in their fancy simulator. Without some amount of lateral G-force loading, as in an actual corner, there is no way to really know if things are going to wear or hold stable. And there is no way to evaluate some basic stuff, like what the camber curves are going to do around a corner as things start to wear and loosen up, or whether the sway-bars are going to control body roll. They could perhaps remedy this by mounting the whole test mechanism in a frame, and rotating the whole mess partially sideways as it runs. But obviously, they aren't worried about it.
Two parting shots: 1) They sure are proud of their upper control arm, which contains "structural plastic." I don't trust plastic in the cold, don't trust it not to cause the metal around it to corrode by wicking in moisture, and don't like the idea that the first time someone puts a torch on an upper ball joint to try to get it separated from the aluminum spindle, it's going to melt a structural part of the upper control arm. 2) Look at that piece of junk running on their test machine - the bumper looks like it's going to shake off, and gap between the bed and cab is all over the place. Maybe that's just their hydraulic cab mounts giving a little extra suspension to the cab. Hell, maybe it's even a good thing, because the chassis is remaining very rigid and holding the bumpers and bed tight, while the cab floats a little bit. But I would sure want to explain that on my video if that's what is really going on. Since they didn't mention it, I'm guessing their new truck is just so sloppy and loose that they couldn't edit it out of their own promotional video.
Well said. My air suspension gets confused all the time. Thinks it’s in off road when it’s in entry/ exit. Nice write up
On a standard RAM 1500 Limited with the auto-leveling feature. When set at the lowest height for entry, what is the measurement from the seat to the ground?
So if I dont have airsuspsion I should be able to install air suspension and run with it
I'd much prefer steel control arms instead of aluminium.
glad I bought a 2018 before all this new crap... and had my other RAM since 2002
Wait wtf happened to leaf springs? Did they just get rid of em?
Yes, coil springs front and rear. Much better ride than leafs, they do squat a little more under heavy loading.
Better option if you aren’t going to tow, which a lot of people out there are buying trucks without needing to really tow or haul.
I HAVE A 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH 65K AND IT HAS THE ORIGINAL REAR AIR BAGS AND AIR COMPRESSOR WITH NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER !
I HAVE A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII WITH 146K AND IT JUST STARTED HAVING SUSPENSION AIR LOSS ISSUES AFTER SITTING A DAY OR SO. I HAVE 2 NEW AIR BAGS FOR THE REAR THAT COST ME $80 AND A NEW COMPRESSOR THAT COST ME $67-YES $67 !!! AND 2 NEW FRONT AIR STRUTS THAT COST $250 !!! GONNA INSTALL THEM IN THE SPRING AND SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AWHILE !!!
I HAVE A NEW 2019 BIGHORN CREW 4X4 I BOUGHT IN JULY 2019 WITH THE SPRING SUSPENSION AND I'M GLAD IT DOESN'T HAVE AIR RIDE !
MY POINT IS THAT AUTOMAKERS HAVE BEEN DOING AIR SUSPENSION FOR DECADES...WHY DOES SOME OLDER VEHICLES STILL HAVE THEIRS FUNCTIONING, YET A 2 YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY CAN'T ??? PRETTY SHITTY IF YOU ASK ME !
FCA SHOULD REMEDY THIS ISSUE, ALONG WITH THE MALFUNCTIONING 12" INFOTAINMENT ISSUES I READ CONSTANTLY ABOUT !!!
Warranty ends, sell it !!
the worse part of the whole new pickup market is they weigh so much less, get so much less when you scrap them out.
Air suspension is HORRENDOUS do not get it
I want a 2018 Classic Ram 1500. Does anyone know if it has air suspension, or not? I hope it doesn't.
some of the 2018 have air suspension, but I will rather buy the 2019, cause the suspension system got a big upgrade itself
Wtf. STAY bars? SWAY bars! And my 2012 even had aluminum lower control arms and knuckles.
Air suspension is crap. I paid 77000 for a pile of crap. Never buy a ram again. Ram should recall these trucks. Very unsafe driving down the highway when your truck is on tilt. Can't handle the cold at all. Why sell this crap in Canada. Go job Ram. NOT....
Vinmango B I’m with you. I Paid 65665 for PURE JUNK!!! Knocking noise under CAB while driving. Water Leaking. Into cab. Terrible Vibration at 70 MPH.. Very loud Cab wind noise.. AND the best of all Surround sound inop in XM mode... Never again!!!! You have screwed me for the last time!!! Toyota ONLY!!!
For all the ones complaining just lower your pos
Check your back window frame and your Sun roof 😡😡😡😡 .. I should have bought a boat it's got so many leaks
my old square body chevy still going strong, would trade it for a brand new piece of crap.
To bad that Ram doesn't admit that the air ride system is the worst system in the market!! Useless for winter months dropps and blows fuses as soon as the temps drop below 30. Thank you Ram for no help with this garbage system and the no help at all!! Stay away from the air ride !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
michael tsampis it’s actually pretty good, there was a couple updates for the switch block, some RV antifreeze in with the nitrogen charge and it’s pretty reliable.
@@airratchetjockey7605 Hey there, interesting comment. I service my own air suspension and would like to know more about the RV antifreeze charge. Do you happen to have any links? Thanks!
Jeremy Schoeder no links sorry, the dealer here in town puts some RV antifreeze in the system because they like to freeze up in our cold climate. Not sure oh how much they use either.
@@airratchetjockey7605 Which dealer, if you don't mind? I might just give them a call.
@@airratchetjockey7605 I live in Minnesota, and have started vacuuming and recharging the nitrogen every fall, to remove any moisture buildup. The valve block freezing up is the main issue, so antifreeze could prevent that. Adding a little during recharge would be easy enough.
We were told to park our truck during the cold months. LMAO yes of course because my motorcycle will be quite comfortable in these winter months...F'ing air suspension is crap...No solution to the problem....
Someone above your comment suggested replacing it with coil overs (I assume coil springs).
This guy can hardly pronounce the names of the parts. 🤣
Air ride is not worth it high failure rate in cold climate parts of the country
STEVE ORTEZ Not if you put heating coils to keep it warm, just kidding.
My sentiments exactly, I have it and never again
You would think they would of solved that by now. The rear coil springs should still offer a nice ride.
I had a 2015 Outdoorsman with Air and live in western Quebec. I loved the air ride so much, that I got it with my new 2019 Rebel again.
It's really not uncommon for us to have -30 Celcius here - in fact it's been a steady -25 Celcius for the last 3 days and expected to stay the same for the next few days... I have heard of some people having issues with the first generation of the Air Susp. but I never had an issue - where are the statistics regarding "high failure"?. Every manufacturer has it's share of weaknesses - no vehicle is perfect. My 2017 GMC Sierra was a complete dud where the transmission always kicked like a mule.
I can tell you with certainty, that the new air suspension for the 2019 has improved. It is faster for up and down, and it is stiffer than the previous generations.
I really love my new RAM - what was a good truck, is now a fantastic truck.
It's typical physics that the compressor running seals that are made out of plastic will have some memory effect if they are cooled down. It needs some running time to temper all the way, than for sure internal leakage will reduce a lot and efficiency will rise. No matter what system you will buy on the market, this will almost be unavoidable.
I have owned a lot of rams. Current ride is 2016 rebel. The air suspension is absolutely junk. Never by one. Owners all over Canada and USA getting screwed. One guy in Canada went to dealer. For 3 rd time to get this shit system worked on. They couldn’t fit him in. 12 others ahead of him with air suspension issues. Calls FAC. They say “ sorry we are not aware of any air suspension problems “
This is not he same company since FAC bought it. They are crooks. Never buy from them. I have owned a lot of dodge 1/2 tons. 3 new 3 used. This is my last one. Never buy a ram with air suspension NEVER.
I’m in the market 15,000
G wagon has better frame
All 1st generation of new technologies will have problems , series 2 better then series 3. I have found..by 2021 the air suspension should be wonderful by then , once they iron out the kinks. No matter what brand , the early addaptors are bata testers...even plasma tv's were plagued with problems when they were 1st released. You only need look at tesla problems to know what I mean.This is why I rather the last of the old model , than the first of the new one. But most people just want the new "improved" model......idiots!
This same Air ride has been available since 2013, and came standard in Limited models.
+1 on Schoeder's comment. Also, air ride has been the predominant suspension in semi-trucks for fifty years or so. Firestone, and some other companies have made air ride conversions for medium and light pickups for years that work reliably; Audi builds air-ride cars that run great for years before they start to have problems (although admittedly, at that point, they become really hard to fix and maintain); and even Chevy managed to figure out a pretty good system for the rear of their top-end Suburbans (if you can keep the compressors from rusting out). I don't know if Ram is going with cheap parts, or whether their testing/quality control/engineering is bad, or all of the above. But there is no reason they can't make a reliable air suspension in 2019. The technology is very simple, and has been ironed out for years.
The control arms are a weak point
They're stronger than the last generation trucks. I don't think they'll have issues.
Ram air ride is Good For Nothing!!!!
Ram have to refund all money for customers that spend thousands dollars for repair air suspension!!!
You would never spend so much on regular suspension!!
Air suspension is piece of crap and not for cold climates. On Monday I’m getting third replacement air compressor under warranty. Kept blowing 40 amp fuse and doesn’t work with front wheel almost sitting on wheel well and rear jacked up way too high. Fca should be reported to nhtsa for safety issues. Nice video though but they need to re engineer their air suspension so it is relevant to al climates.
Nota real world situation