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2018 service/lack of knowledge problem

trorabaugh

New Member
Sep 6, 2021
3
0
Truck Year
2018
My 2018 truck has caused me more frustrations than ant vehicle I have ever owned.
The last 3 months it has been in the shop most of the time . It keeps giving me the message "Service electronic throttle system" and loses power.
I have had it supposedly fixed 3 or 4 times (each time has taken 2-3 weeks) and within 24 hrs. in reoccurs. The dealer can't do anything without the consent of the engineers who obviously can't figure it out. This ifs the latest of problems that have surfaced. Can't seem to get any solution.
 

Dream Big

Member
Feb 1, 2017
37
18
Truck Year
2015
Check all of your harness connections.
 

JohnnyMac

Member
May 19, 2019
75
23
Truck Year
2018
Do you have a way to read the actual code(s) thrown. Service Electronic Throttle is a fairly generic error that could be a number of things and by reading the code you can drill down a little better.
 

trorabaugh

New Member
Sep 6, 2021
3
0
Truck Year
2018
Do you have a way to read the actual code(s) thrown. Service Electronic Throttle is a fairly generic error that could be a number of things and by reading the code you can drill down a little better.
I don't know the code it is still under warranty thru December but Ram engineers have been working with the dealer but everything they have tried (like 4 different things) has not been successful.
 

JohnnyMac

Member
May 19, 2019
75
23
Truck Year
2018
I don't know the code it is still under warranty thru December but Ram engineers have been working with the dealer but everything they have tried (like 4 different things) has not been successful.
It seems the techs at your dealership don't know what they are doing. I would definitely consider taking it to another dealership. My 18 (knock on wood) has been pretty much flawless other than recalls so I hope you get it figured out.
 

Augiedoggy

Active Member
Aug 18, 2021
138
36
Truck Year
2015
Ive seen mention of the throttle errors in other threads here as well as on other forums, sometimes accompanied by engine fires so not to make you panic, but it could be serious so hopefully they get it sorted out for you.
 

Dream Big

Member
Feb 1, 2017
37
18
Truck Year
2015
My 2018 truck has caused me more frustrations than ant vehicle I have ever owned.
The last 3 months it has been in the shop most of the time . It keeps giving me the message "Service electronic throttle system" and loses power.
I have had it supposedly fixed 3 or 4 times (each time has taken 2-3 weeks) and within 24 hrs. in reoccurs. The dealer can't do anything without the consent of the engineers who obviously can't figure it out. This ifs the latest of problems that have surfaced. Can't seem to get any solution.
I know this seems like a rudimentary solution, but do you have aftermarket floor mats?
 
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