Not a recall but almost

[unclelala]

I received this letter from Stellantis through my dealer. It states that because of chip shortages I did not receive a HD emissions chip. Well that was back in Sept and I have not received an update or a proper recall.
Has anyone received this letter ?

 

[jadmt]

seems you got lucky. Probably better off without and the related software update...Just don't let Greta know she will have a global melt down.

 

[unclelala]

seems you got lucky. Probably better off without and the related software update...Just don't let Greta know she will have a global melt down.

Nobody sent that kid to her room yet ?

 

[wjcook68]

How dare you!!!!! Lol Sorry. I couldn't resist.

 

[elephantrider]

 

[PGHChris81]

Do a full delete and tell everyone that it came like that due to the chip shortage. :-D

 

[Will_T]

I received this letter from Stellantis through my dealer. It states that because of chip shortages I did not receive a HD emissions chip. Well that was back in Sept and I have not received an update or a proper recall.
Has anyone received this letter ?

Looks like in order to sell the trucks they had to agree that, once the fix is available, dealers will not be able to do anything to the ECM unless they first install the chip. As long as things are working well with the rest of the truck, I would be happy without this chip, I think. One less thing to go wrong and threaten to or put you in limp mode while 150 miles from the nearest town. People in the eastern 1/2 of the country may not get that concern, but here in the west it is common to be camping that far or further from the nearest dealer. What a nightmare it is to think about an emissions code when in the middle of the remote desert. I understand you want to know if there is an issue, and I would get it fixed, but it is the limp mode part of it that is scary.

 

[jadmt]

 

[gimmie11s]

I wonder if this is why my DPF % always reads 0 lol

 

[Will_T]

I wonder if this is why my DPF % always reads 0 lol

That is actually a really good question. Mine has also never been over 0%.

 

[Brewbud]

Mine has never read above 0. But it is an early 2020 built before the chip fiasco.

 

[unclelala]

Mine is on zero most of the time but twice during its 1300 miles it has gone to just below 50% then done a regen and returned to zero.

 

[Brutal_HO]

Mine has never read above 0. But it is an early 2020 built before the chip fiasco.

I've busted mine reporting other than 0% a few times.

 

[elephantrider]

I kept the evic on that screen, and for the 10k miles it was relevant, it showed nothing but zero. I was it's biggest fan to see something. even just prior to regens, goose egg!

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

In 41,000km i have only once seen it go to 1/8 then promptly went back to 0 when i hammered the throttle a few times… i always kept it on that screen hoping to see something to know it worked now i keep it on the multi info page for the 4 temp/pressure sensors

 

[elephantrider]

I do have a heavy foot. I love the insta-torque.. what can I say. that may have certainly been a part of it never showing anything.

 

[Brewbud]

I do have a heavy foot. I love the insta-torque.. what can I say. that may have certainly been a part of it never showing anything.

I think that is why I don't see anything either.

 

[Will_T]

I do have a heavy foot. I love the insta-torque.. what can I say. that may have certainly been a part of it never showing anything.

And I probably have the opposite of a heavy foot. Sometimes when towing our TT, I have to remind myself to give it a good nudge on an on ramp or up a hill just to keep the engine happy. I have checked mine many times, including right before a couple of regens and always zero.

 

[unclelala]

And I probably have the opposite of a heavy foot. Sometimes when towing our TT, I have to remind myself to give it a good nudge on an on ramp or up a hill just to keep the engine happy. I have checked mine many times, including right before a couple of regens and always zero.

I'm wondering if I'm getting the higher reading (near 50%) because Im missing the chip. No one else seems to have received this PDF from Ram and no one seems to be getting the same higher percent number on their gauge

 

[elephantrider]

I dony think so. if you look back on the '19 and '20 threads across forums, its a toss up on who sees what. there's actually quite a bit of rhetoric around the underlying dummy intelligence that manages regen activities.