I bought my truck used and when I changed the filter the first time I found the paper element had started to degrade on an aftermarket, cheap filter. The OEM are way better and actually are the 1st defense to control moisture.
I had the 2nd recall flash on my'16 Ram done a few weeks ago and I'm still having the hesitation issue. I just called the stealer to add it to the list of issues that their supposed to be taking care of tomorrow. After the original AEM flash, I had all the hesitation problems like everyone else...