Anybody Have Any Issues with the new HD's yet?

[Great White North Eh]

Ya I had to elongate the adjustment slot on my ram box lid latch to get the one to close properly. Anouther prodject was to remove the striker stud on one side of the tailgate and space it out with a big washer so the tailgate will close without a clunk

 

[Deleted member 80]

Still gotta go a long ways to catch up to my Ford experiences, such as when they forgot to torque the motor mounts in one of my F-250s. Went around a corner, grabbed a downshift, and when I got on the gas the engine rocked in the mounts and the fan buzzed the shroud. One nut had left the scene, and the other was on by a few threads. That same truck had been on hold for an NP435 transmission, but after a bit, without asking, they went ahead and built it with a Warner T18, which I specifically did not want because they shifted like crap. I foolishly accepted the truck. Should have walked. I could write a book on Ford's junk.

 

[Rich]

Well mine is all most 1wk old and I've got 350 miles on her. Haven't romped on her yet. Seams like I've acquired a bit of a dead pedal sometimes. A brief stutter in take off after i first leave the house. I'm hoping after Ive surpassed the 500 mile mark and i start to break in the responsiveness that will go away, when I'm not babying it anymore. She is meant to put the tq down on the ground. Anybody else go through this and it go away or get worse

 

[Deleted member 80]

Well mine is all most 1wk old and I've got 350 miles on her. Haven't romped on her yet. Seams like I've acquired a bit of a dead pedal sometimes. A brief stutter in take off after i first leave the house. I'm hoping after Ive surpassed the 500 mile mark and i start to break in the responsiveness that will go away, when I'm not babying it anymore. She is meant to put the tq down on the ground. Anybody else go through this and it go away or get worse

Mine has had that intermittent stumble off idle since day one. Actually, today for the first time I started to get the little surge some have talked about. Never did it before.

 

[Rich]

Any comments on what may or may not help. Obviously I will always believe not driving it Like an old man helps these issues work them selves out. An yes I know the age old 500 mile break in debate, I know it's not for the motor and more for the gears meshing together, but we don't need to get off track onto that. I normally like to let it warm up for 30-60 seconds then ease out of the neighborhood, drive normally untill I get on the interstate and that's were I put the pedal down and open her up to breath. After it gets warmed up and motivating there's no problem. It's on that first few minutes of leaving the neighborhood of stopping and starting that it will occasionally not slip but almost like it spooled up. I know that you don't have to let these warm up at idle for long periods before you start driving like the older models. Anymore comments or suggestions.

 

[Burn'n Oil]

No stumbles, surges, rattles etc. And it idles real nice - even cold. HVAC? Appears to be working fine. Knocking on wood. Cab/bed relationship is skewed but not too worried about that - it's cosmetic. Concerned about the flimsy hood, though and to date, still VB6less. I really don't wanna bite the bullet...

 

[Brutal_HO]

I checked my hood today for the wiggle, and while not as bad as the video (yet) I can see where this might go.

RAM needs to step up and fix this. That while hinge attachment area needs to be stiffer.

 

[Rich]

I checked my hood today for the wiggle, and while not as bad as the video (yet) I can see where this might go.

RAM needs to step up and fix this. That while hinge attachment area needs to be stiffer.

Ive not noticed any hood vibration yet but I've not gone over 60 mph yet. What conditions are you operating in for this to occur

 

[Allrider]

I installed a BD Power throttle sensitivity booster right after 500 miles. It is much more responsive on the pedal feel and there is no lag at all anymore. It does not add power, but it changes the throttle feel. You don't have to apply as much pedal to get the same result. I love it.

BD-Power 1057732 Throttle Sensitivity Booster

Check out the deal on BD-Power 1057732 Throttle Sensitivity Booster at Xtreme Diesel Performance

www.xtremediesel.com

 

[Rich]

I installed a BD Power throttle sensitivity booster right after 500 miles. It is much more responsive on the pedal feel and there is no lag at all anymore. It does not add power, but it changes the throttle feel. You don't have to apply as much pedal to get the same result. I love it.

BD-Power 1057732 Throttle Sensitivity Booster

Check out the deal on BD-Power 1057732 Throttle Sensitivity Booster at Xtreme Diesel Performance

www.xtremediesel.com

That sounds awesome from the right up. I'll probably wait until I get to a couple thousand Mile's to see if it resolves itself after I've been getting more aggressive with it. I'm not normally the kind of guy who does any tuning on his vehicle while still under warranty. Normally like to keep everything tuning wise per factory specs so nothing can ever be said. What do they say as far as how this affects your factory warranty and also if its no problem to use why does the factory not program these to act that way in the vsim. Sorry I'm so apprehensive, I must like to have all my bases covered. There's no dought in my mind that it works, but is there a cosy per say

 

[Allrider]

This is actually not a tune, but a plug and play. It connects inline to the the throttle pedal sensor. It can easily be removed anytime. All is does is makes the throttle position sensor think that the pedal is further down than it actually is. It makes a huge difference in the overall driving experience of the truck.

 

[Rich]

This is actually not a tune, but a plug and play. It connects inline to the the throttle pedal sensor. It can easily be removed anytime. All is does is makes the throttle position sensor think that the pedal is further down than it actually is. It makes a huge difference in the overall driving experience of the truck.

I just got an answer back from the manufacturer of that product. And they state is that your auto company has to be able to prove that the after mkt product negatively affected the vehicle , wich they said they could not. All this based on the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. 2302(C)) . I honestly don't want to get into a long drawn out back and forth with fca about it's impacts. I like it when there is no questions asked. Does anyone have any no how of long term affects of this product or products like this on there vehicle over the years and anything that negatively happened because of its use. even if you take it off before services, will the trucks computer show a code that something was plugged in? Also why does fca just not correct the problem from the floor to act like this product makes it act?

 

[Allrider]

I applaud you for your diligence, reminds me of myself! The vehicles computer literally has no way of knowing this would be installed, therefore it can not produce any codes.

 

[Brutal_HO]

I applaud you for your diligence, reminds me of myself! The vehicles computer literally has no way of knowing this would be installed, therefore it can not produce any codes.

Until it malfunctions and starts throwing throttle codes and/or freaking out the Adaptive Cruise, traction control, etc. Those are stored codes.

Pretty sure the iDrive unit I have is what caused that in my truck. It's been fine since unplugged for a week. Going to double check all the cable pin connections and plug it in again to verify.

 

[Rich]

Until it malfunctions and starts throwing throttle codes and/or freaking out the Adaptive Cruise, traction control, etc. Those are stored codes.

Pretty sure the iDrive unit I have is what caused that in my truck. It's been fine since unplugged for a week. Going to double check all the cable pin connections and plug it in again to verify.

That's exactly what I worry about. I don't dispute whatsoever that the product will help the issue I'm having. An as long as everything is functioning properly , no problem, but when codes start popping up like brutal said, I would have to believe that fca could say it was caused by such and such after mkt product. Wich is what I don't want to do is get into a back and forth over warranty claims. I'm sure you can fight it and more than likely win but I don't want or need that stress to deal with. I'm sure there is nothing out there that's a 100% guarantee, unless mopar makes a product. You would think ram would correct this issue from the ground up if its just that easy of a fix with out any repercussions. An that's what makes me wonder, what does fca know that they don't just correct the issue as easily as this device does.

 

[Brutal_HO]

That's exactly what I worry about. I don't dispute whatsoever that the product will help the issue I'm having. An as long as everything is functioning properly , no problem, but when codes start popping up like brutal said, I would have to believe that fca could say it was caused by such and such after mkt product. Wich is what I don't want to do is get into a back and forth over warranty claims. I'm sure you can fight it and more than likely win but I don't want or need that stress to deal with. I'm sure there is nothing out there that's a 100% guarantee, unless mopar makes a product. You would think ram would correct this issue from the ground up if its just that easy of a fix with out any repercussions. An that's what makes me wonder, what does fca know that they don't just correct the issue as easily as this device does.

They're not going to know what caused it, just that the codes get stored.

It's not like a tune that flashes the ECM/PCM.

The throttle boosters leave no trace, all they are doing is changing the voltage/current rise time, amplitude, etc. coming from the accelerator sensor to the ECM.

 

[thestuarts]

I just got an answer back from the manufacturer of that product. And they state is that your auto company has to be able to prove that the after mkt product negatively affected the vehicle , wich they said they could not. All this based on the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. 2302(C)) . I honestly don't want to get into a long drawn out back and forth with fca about it's impacts. I like it when there is no questions asked. Does anyone have any no how of long term affects of this product or products like this on there vehicle over the years and anything that negatively happened because of its use. even if you take it off before services, will the trucks computer show a code that something was plugged in? Also why does fca just not correct the problem from the floor to act like this product makes it act?

Magnuson only applies to the manufacturer. It doesn't apply to third-party warranties, so extended warranty claims can be denied due to after-market parts without requiring proof the product negatively affected the vehicle.

Magnuson is great, in theory, but dealerships often deny claims that shouldn't be denied under Magnuson because the average person isn't willing to fight FCA's well-funded legal machinery. FCA wins by attrition.

 

[Rich]

They're not going to know what caused it, just that the codes get stored.

It's not like a tune that flashes the ECM/PCM.

The throttle boosters leave no trace, all they are doing is changing the voltage/current rise time, amplitude, etc. coming from the accelerator sensor to the ECM.

great info, sounds like as long as I remove it before going in for service, there is no way that a code in computer can prove what caused the rise.

Magnuson only applies to the manufacturer. It doesn't apply to third-party warranties, so extended warranty claims can be denied due to after-market parts without requiring proof the product negatively affected the vehicle.

Magnuson is great, in theory, but dealerships often deny claims that shouldn't be denied under Magnuson because the average person isn't willing to fight FCA's well-funded legal machinery. FCA wins by attrition.

I will also be honest on my fight. I've got the fight in me, but this is my last vehicle and I want it to last as long as I will and i just don't want the head ache of dealing with warranty junk. There's always loop holes. I hate the unknown. I like everything in writing. Not like that means much anymore, but it helps

 

[Brutal_HO]

great info, sounds like as long as I remove it before going in for service, there is no way that a code in computer can prove what caused the rise.

I will also be honest on my fight. I've got the fight in me, but this is my last vehicle and I want it to last as long as I will and i just don't want the head ache of dealing with warranty junk. There's always loop holes. I hate the unknown. I like everything in writing. Not like that means much anymore, but it helps

You don't even have the option to sue FCA any longer. You signed that away in a forced arbitration clause when you bought the truck.

As consumers, we've allowed the big corps to get away with this and now we're stuck with it.

 

[Rich]

You don't even have the option to sue FCA any longer. You signed that away in a forced arbitration clause when you bought the truck.

As consumers, we've allowed the big corps to get away with this and now we're stuck with it.

Ahhhhh, all that fine print that they just push you through real quick. Ohh just sign here, thats nothing