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40 Pickup Trucks Drivers Avoid At All Costs

31: 2005 Dodge Power Wagon

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via: Truck Trend

The modern Dodge Power Wagon was a big hit when it was released to the market in 2005. At this point, the Ram was experiencing a sales surge like never before. The modern exterior and interior were stylistic successes for Chrysler and pickup truck business in general. The 345hp 5.7L Hemi V-8 engine coupled with the bright red paint job made the truck a hit success and a blast to drive. But as the years have piled on these trucks are generally unreliable and the engines have a lot of issues with cooling and electrical.

Dodge Power Wagon
via: Truck Trend

You’ll expect the Dodge Power Wagon to handle the off-road trails well, and the built-in wench is a nice touch rated at 12,000 Lbs. Unless you can find a Power Wagon with low mileage this truck would generally be worth avoiding. There were updated versions of the Power Wagon on this platform that took care of some reliability issues.

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