JANUARY order updates!

[RAM-Ranch-MT]

I’d be super pissed about the gash in that rear door after a 11mo wait!








Made you look!
Truck looks amazing, man! Can’t wait to hear your report on it!

you gave me a Fkn heart attack bro Thank you!!!! I cant wait. I am feeling like a kid on Christmas again just like the day i placed the order.

 

[Mpjhockey27]

you gave me a Fkn heart attack bro Thank you!!!! I cant wait. I am feeling like a kid on Christmas again just like the day i placed the order.

I was looking at the pictures like wtf you talking about... you got me too

 

[bw21]

She’s finally here! Picked her up this Saturday! Going from my Charger to this behemoth of truck so I’m still getting used to it, hence the shoddy parking . But it literally just sat in Michigan for 33 days, (for absolutely no reason), until I was finally able to get in touch with an employee at the Stellantis plant in Sterling, Michigan. About 5 days after he looked into it, I had it in hand

How did you get in touch with someone at the Sterling Heights plant?

• My dealership told me on 4/2/25 that my truck was getting painted and it would be here before May.
  • I found this kind of odd at the time considering my truck went into production on 2/2/25 according to the order tracker.
  • And anytime I've ever been on a tour through an automotive plant or seen videos of the assembly lines, everything is already painted before assembly starts...

• I got a call from my dealership yesterday (4/16/25) and they said they don't know what plant the truck is at but they do know whatever plant it's at is shutdown...
  • They even mentioned the truck may be up in Canada getting painted.
  • I couldn't find news articles or posts for any Stellantis plants being shutdown besides a plant in Canada and one in Mexico. The article stated the Windsor Assembly plant in Ontario, Canada was temporarily pausing production for 2 weeks starting on April 7th... However, I don't think that Canadian plant has anything to do with the RHO's or any RAM trucks at all unless I'm wrong.

• I didn't find any news articles or posts about the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) being shutdown... As far as I understand (or thought I understood), Stellantis sources parts from MX & CAN but the truck is always physically assembled and shipped from the SHAP. And it just gets even better - now the dealership is trying to offer other trucks on their lot to me... I custom built and ordered this truck for a reason. They have 0 answers to any of my questions and now I don't believe anything they say. I asked my dealership to help me get in touch with anyone at the SHAP but they are no help at all.

Here are a couple sources where I got some info...

CNBC Article:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/stellantis-idles-plants-in-mexico-and-canada-due-to-tariffs.html

Detroit Channel 7 News Clip:

Has anyone experienced anything similar? Any Stellantis contact info or general advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[eltaco]

you gave me a Fkn heart attack bro Thank you!!!! I cant wait. I am feeling like a kid on Christmas again just like the day i placed the order.

Those were evil shenanigans. That for sure just caused me another couple of months delay on my order…

 

[RAM-Ranch-MT]

Those were evil shenanigans. That for sure just caused me another couple of months delay on my order…

The Stellantis gods frown upon you

 

[Mikey Swift]

It's finally at the dealership...after sitting in the railyard with a dead battery for a month, then off to nearby dealership for a fix, and back to the railyard before heading to my dealership. I'm picking up in a couple hours, but...it arrived with a 1 inch scratch in the paint above the gas door. They said they will cover the cost to fix it. Unfortunate, but I'm not about to go through this shit for another 4 months.

 

[SATX]

It's finally at the dealership...after sitting in the railyard with a dead battery for a month, then off to nearby dealership for a fix, and back to the railyard before heading to my dealership. I'm picking up in a couple hours, but...it arrived with a 1 inch scratch in the paint above the gas door. They said they will cover the cost to fix it. Unfortunate, but I'm not about to go through this shit for another 4 months.

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The Bag of Dicks that is the Ram ordering experience....

 

[Mikey Swift]

The Bag of Dicks that is the Ram ordering experience....

You ain't lyin'!!
Arrived with 2 scratches, which have been fixed...and 2 gouges on the driver door sill which will be fixed later, gotta set an appointment. Other than that, it's pretty badass, and it looks WAYYYYY better in person...pics absolutely DO NOT do it justice. Leisurely drive home, very smooth, and dead quiet at 70mph. Took an hour to go through every setting and screen, get it setup the way I like. Overall, very pleased.

 

[Mpjhockey27]

You ain't lyin'!!
Arrived with 2 scratches, which have been fixed...and 2 gouges on the driver door sill which will be fixed later, gotta set an appointment. Other than that, it's pretty badass, and it looks WAYYYYY better in person...pics absolutely DO NOT do it justice. Leisurely drive home, very smooth, and dead quiet at 70mph. Took an hour to go through every setting and screen, get it setup the way I like. Overall, very pleased.

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Same I have a ram now but ordered the RHO off specs videos and had good luck with my current one. Haven't seen one in person yet but when I finally get it I'm ready to be blown away!

 

[Jsix]

Still waiting on mine. Dealer says it's at final port but can't locate it and possibly has a dead battery. Been a week with no update. Ordered from Mark Dodge.

 

[Dan G]

Still waiting on mine. Dealer says it's at final port but can't locate it and possibly has a dead battery. Been a week with no update. Ordered from Mark Dodge.

What was or is your delivery ETA?

 

[Jsix]

What was or is your delivery ETA?

It was April 5 now April 28

 

[tchokaeewe]

I’ve got a Canyonlands trip this week that’s been planned for a year and my Jan 4 order has been in paint status for over two months now. Dealership still has no update. For what it’s worth comparing Ram’s shit show, I also have a Raptor R on order that zipped through production in early March but has been in a QA hold for 4 weeks now. Ford has at least tried to escalate this to meet my trip deadline but the R still hasn’t shipped

Lost my patience with both orders as neither will be here in time. Picked up a Raptor 37 last Wednesday. It’s amazing and I’ll cancel my RHO and Raptor R orders. Really wanted the RHO but I have no regrets now with the 37.

Anyone interested in off roading anround Utah, HMU.

 

[RAM-Ranch-MT]

I’ve got a Canyonlands trip this week that’s been planned for a year and my Jan 4 order has been in paint status for over two months now. Dealership still has no update. For what it’s worth comparing Ram’s shit show, I also have a Raptor R on order that zipped through production in early March but has been in a QA hold for 4 weeks now. Ford has at least tried to escalate this to meet my trip deadline but the R still hasn’t shipped

Lost my patience with both orders as neither will be here in time. Picked up a Raptor 37 last Wednesday. It’s amazing and I’ll cancel my RHO and Raptor R orders. Really wanted the RHO but I have no regrets now with the 37.

Anyone interested in off roading anround Utah, HMU.

Oh heck yeah man, Sorry for the ordering misfortune! Maybe its the earths way of telling you the raptor 37 is the move! Thankfully between the raptor, rho and raptor r there is not a bad choice!

As far as off-roading Utah, I'm down there all the time and will hit you up! i know they are doing raptors on the rocks soon which id love to do. I have off-roaded canyonlands and Moab pretty extensively in rock crawlers, my old raptor and dirtbikes for my whole life. What sections of canyonlands are you planning on hitting?

 

[bw21]

How did you get in touch with someone at the Sterling Heights plant?

• My dealership told me on 4/2/25 that my truck was getting painted and it would be here before May.
  • I found this kind of odd at the time considering my truck went into production on 2/2/25 according to the order tracker.
  • And anytime I've ever been on a tour through an automotive plant or seen videos of the assembly lines, everything is already painted before assembly starts...

• I got a call from my dealership yesterday (4/16/25) and they said they don't know what plant the truck is at but they do know whatever plant it's at is shutdown...
  • They even mentioned the truck may be up in Canada getting painted.
  • I couldn't find news articles or posts for any Stellantis plants being shutdown besides a plant in Canada and one in Mexico. The article stated the Windsor Assembly plant in Ontario, Canada was temporarily pausing production for 2 weeks starting on April 7th... However, I don't think that Canadian plant has anything to do with the RHO's or any RAM trucks at all unless I'm wrong.

• I didn't find any news articles or posts about the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) being shutdown... As far as I understand (or thought I understood), Stellantis sources parts from MX & CAN but the truck is always physically assembled and shipped from the SHAP. And it just gets even better - now the dealership is trying to offer other trucks on their lot to me... I custom built and ordered this truck for a reason. They have 0 answers to any of my questions and now I don't believe anything they say. I asked my dealership to help me get in touch with anyone at the SHAP but they are no help at all.

Here are a couple sources where I got some info...

CNBC Article:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/stellantis-idles-plants-in-mexico-and-canada-due-to-tariffs.html

Detroit Channel 7 News Clip:

Has anyone experienced anything similar? Any Stellantis contact info or general advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Just thought I'd post an update in case anyone is curious or runs into something similar. I spoke with the GM at my local dealership and they had no idea why I was told all that. Order is on track as scheduled. And now the order tracker shows the truck has shipped.

 

[tchokaeewe]

Oh heck yeah man, Sorry for the ordering misfortune! Maybe its the earths way of telling you the raptor 37 is the move! Thankfully between the raptor, rho and raptor r there is not a bad choice!

As far as off-roading Utah, I'm down there all the time and will hit you up! i know they are doing raptors on the rocks soon which id love to do. I have off-roaded canyonlands and Moab pretty extensively in rock crawlers, my old raptor and dirtbikes for my whole life. What sections of canyonlands are you planning on hitting?

That's definitely how it feels with the RHO/Raptor R delays. First of all glad I have a vehicle again for this trip as I've been looking forward to it for nearly a year.

We'll be doing the Maze District over 3 days so we'll be way remote.

 

[RAM-Ranch-MT]

That's definitely how it feels with the RHO/Raptor R delays. First of all glad I have a vehicle again for this trip as I've been looking forward to it for nearly a year.

We'll be doing the Maze District over 3 days so we'll be way remote.

The raptor is badass so im sure you will enjoy it until you decide to find something new again.

That so sweet man, that area is uneatable. i Haven't done the maze district but would love to! Its on our itinerary for next time. please post pics! What are you using for a camping set up?

Oh yeah avoid elephant hill over in the needles, not wide body friendly. LOL

 

[tchokaeewe]

The raptor is badass so im sure you will enjoy it until you decide to find something new again.

That so sweet man, that area is uneatable. i Haven't done the maze district but would love to! Its on our itinerary for next time. please post pics! What are you using for a camping set up?

Oh yeah avoid elephant hill over in the needles, not wide body friendly. LOL

I usually hold onto vehicles for 3-6 years so I imagine I’ll have this Raptor for a while.

Maze District is awesome and I’ve been in the area twice before. It’s a completely different part of the park that’s 130+ miles by road from Moab so we’ll be far from Needles.

We just do basic car camping with some nice ground tents and portable stoves. Can’t burn wood fires so everything has to be propane. Pack out 100% of what you pack in, like EVERYTHING

Prior trips we’ve camped up on the rim but this time we are dropping down into the Maze

 

[Mikey Swift]

Little sneak peek...

 

[ah64aviator]

Found out my truck made it to Pearland 3 days ago. Shouldn't be long now. Batteries don't fail me now!