Ok, so I have owned my 2015 Ram for 2 days and ECT light comes on

[mlgdave]

I have now had my 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 Ecodiesel for 2 days. (Needed a truck in a hurry, and bought this one). I drove 300 miles today on the freeway and then all of a sudden the ECT light comes on. Still able to do 80 MPH, still able to rev to 4,000 RPM but I did notice lack of power.
So, questions and looking for opinions.
I am past warranty so NP doing a delete (maybe) based on answers
#1 - is a delete and Edge tuner a recommended possible solution (I won't ever need a smog redone)
#2 - does the American Trucks pedal commander get rid of issue?
#3 - GDE is no longer, is Sofaking any good (I see they are banned on another forum), or is there any other alternative recommended tune that will eliminate it?
#4 - I will probably get a Bosch OBD and do a reset/clear error code and see what happens (get the ACTUAL error code #)

Thanks!
Dave

 

[TC Diesel]

Get Alfa-OBD for code clearing, SFK seem liked By many, GDE does offer CAA tunes, Dave in the end you will be spending about $1-3K in repairs, I am also Banned from that same forum, Its what I consider an Honor.

 

[Tremper126]

Pedal commander only tricks the truck into thinking your riding the pedal harder from what I could gather from reviews, truck is a ticking time bomb if your egr is still operational. Gdes old tunes used to stop the egr from functioning, pretty sure their new lineup doesn’t. I’ve had sofaking for just over 10k and the truck is phenomenal. Still stage 1 so truck is quiet but my egr is gone so no risk of a fire. What code did it throw?

 

[carlhenry]

go with a canadian tuner they still shut the egr down

 

[carlhenry]

i think u ment ETC

 

[mlgdave]

153k miles, will have the actual code today

 

[mlgdave]

P0299

 

[Tremper126]

P0299 T/Super Charger Underboost

Check your turbo hoses and clamps

 

[mlgdave]

Truck ran fine until I got to Socal and rush hour. About 1 hour of slow speeds, then when rush hour was over and i sped back up (within 20 minutes) is when the code came on. I am new to having a truck with DEF and I did notice that the gauge barely moved on a 350 mile trip from full. How much DEF gets used in a tank of fuel?

 

[Tremper126]

I think 2k miles roughly a tank of def should last but stop and go will load up soot quick

 

[mlgdave]

Pedal commander only tricks the truck into thinking your riding the pedal harder from what I could gather from reviews, truck is a ticking time bomb if your egr is still operational. Gdes old tunes used to stop the egr from functioning, pretty sure their new lineup doesn’t. I’ve had sofaking for just over 10k and the truck is phenomenal. Still stage 1 so truck is quiet but my egr is gone so no risk of a fire. What code did it throw?

P0299

 

[s0231198]

Usually when I get that P0299 code, its time to pull the map sensor out of back side of intake and clean it, it gets gunked up pretty good. Just use the MAF sensor cleaner to clean it, takes roughly 15 mins to pull it out and clean it and reinstall everything.

 

[mlgdave]

Usually when I get that P0299 code, its time to pull the map sensor out of back side of intake and clean it, it gets gunked up pretty good. Just use the MAF sensor cleaner to clean it, takes roughly 15 mins to pull it out and clean it and reinstall everything.

Will give it a go. Tyvm. Gonna also just bite the bullet and get the HD delete

 

[mlgdave]

Cleaned the MAP sensor and EGR valve, didnt have a way to clear the code. It didnt improve the performance. I CAN get to 77 MPH on freeway (but you can tell the turbo isnt spooling up)

Will I cause permanent damage to drive it without the turbo spooling?

It sucks on hills but does get to 77 MPH like i said

Dave

 

[TMayor]

I am having the same problem with Mine 2016 94xxx miles I bought it about 10 months ago. It was in the shop 4 times in the first two months with the po299 code. its been 7 or 8 months and having the same issue again. I replaced the map sensor and cleaned out the tube which wasn't that Dirty cleared the codes only to come back up within a mile. It sounds like this is a common issue what does it take to fix it.
I have read that alot of folks get the GDE Tune does that clear it up. It sounds like a few of you this GDE is a joke. So what are my options?

 

[mlgdave]

Cleaned MAP sensor and EGR valve. Put back together code still showed. Went to walmart, bought a $39 code reader, erased code and it has stayed off so far. Will see how many miles I get before (if) it comes back on!

Dave

 

[TMayor]

I erase mine they come back within a mile.

 

[mlgdave]

over 200 miles so far and it didnt come back on!

 

[mlgdave]

Drove 550 miles, it came on again after about 250 miles, but I cleared the code and no problem for the next 300 again.

 

[LandonLopez17]

I have had the SERVICE ELECTRIONIC THROTTLE CONTROL on going for about 9 months now. Originally would come on every few hundred kms and vanish when I shut the vehicle off. It has since become more consistent and I can not go more than 30km (if im lucky) on the highway without the SETC light coming on and losing power. Truck averages about 100 km/h on flat ground, but fluctuates about 20 km/h in either direction depending on the grade. Can usually drive city speeds for a long time without any issues. I have had it in to a local mechanic early into all of this and the code cleared before any repair was suggested. Now ive had a $550 diagnosis from the dealership to "replace exhaust temp sensor to start" and im not sure its worth following through. Truck showed codes "P0546" and "P2BA9"