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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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ok so i have an 05 and its been actin really funny the last month like i could be stoped at a red light and the RPM drops from normal to almost to the point where it stalls out and a couple of weeks ago the abs and brake like came on and so i turned the truck off and turned it back on and the checkengine light stayed on well i took it to the dealership and they put it on the computer and told me that it was a stored code and that if it happend again to bring it right back ......well it happend again and only this time the airbag light came on ...lol...i have no clue what to do and because its sunday no one is open..what should i do guys ??
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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ok so i have an 05 and its been actin really funny the last month like i could be stoped at a red light and the RPM drops from normal to almost to the point where it stalls out and a couple of weeks ago the abs and brake like came on and so i turned the truck off and turned it back on and the checkengine light stayed on well i took it to the dealership and they put it on the computer and told me that it was a stored code and that if it happend again to bring it right back ......well it happend again and only this time the airbag light came on ...lol...i have no clue what to do and because its sunday no one is open..what should i do guys ??
Dealership should have all the diagnostic equipment on hand to figure out your problem. Take it back.The problem is probably with the on-board computer.

These damned computer controlled vehicles are gettin' too complicated for an ordinary Joe to work on.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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yeah im going to have to take it back cuz im at a lost .. but they said they would do tons of test and hopefully they dont have to keep my truck cuz thats gong to tick me off big time but if they have to ill let them do what they have to do hopefully they will let me drive something fun if they have to keep it over night heheh [sm=lildevil.gif]
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 01:20 PM
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Sounds similar to the problem I had a while back. I was driving, and suddenly all the warning lights came on, none of the guages, windoes, anything with power, worked. I took the truck home, shut it off and then turned it back on and everything was ok again, except my passanger window only worked about half the time. I took it in, and my dealership told me that my window switch on the passnager side was sending bad codes to my comp. so they replaced the switch, cleared the codes and everything has been fine since
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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It sounds similer to the issue I had when I had my '06. It was the PCM that was bad.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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yeah i mean i should have put this in the first post but ive had the truck shut off on me a couple of times luckly it hasnt been when ive been on the Highway or a buisy road lol. but imma take it up there tomarrow and see what they say ...by the way how hard is it to change the plugs to the 9323's ??
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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yeah i mean i should have put this in the first post but ive had the truck shut off on me a couple of times luckly it hasnt been when ive been on the Highway or a buisy road lol. but imma take it up there tomarrow and see what they say ...by the way how hard is it to change the plugs to the 9323's ??

Its 3923's, lol. Not hard, just a little time consuming. You will need to remove the stock air hat, then have a 10mm socket and ratchet to remove the coil from each of the plugs, then an 8-10" extension and 5/8" plug socket to get the plugs out.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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for gods sake becareful not to drop a spark plug under the intake. it sounds impossible, but it is not. just impossible to get the bas#$@% out.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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lol thanks guys
 
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