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2007 HEMI IN GEAR IDLING ISSUE

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Old 03-21-2007 | 08:12 PM
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MY NEW TRUCK HAS 4000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE GET GO IT HAS HAD A ROUGH IN GEAR IDLE. WHENVER I AM AT A STOP LIGHT OR IN DRIVE AND NOT MOVING THE ENGINE VIBRATES QUITE A BIT. NOW THE FUNNY PART IS IF I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, OR KICK ON THE AC THE IDLE BUMPS UP TO 600 FROM 500 AND IT PURRS LIKE A KITTEN. IT SEEMS THAT ALL HAVE TO DO IS PUT ON A BRIEF LOAD AND IT KICKS BACK UP. ITS IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME ITS NORMAL AND THE HEMI IDLES ROUGH BECAUSE IT HAS SO MUCH POWER. I THINK THATS A LOAD OF CRAP BEACUSE ASSOON AS IT KICKS UP TO 600 ITS PERFECT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY INPUT? ISN'T THIS ALL PROGRAMMABLE?
 
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Old 03-21-2007 | 08:24 PM
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hmmm, you think that they could bump up your idle to 600rpm and it would be fine????
 
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Old 03-21-2007 | 08:26 PM
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I KNOW, I WOULDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THAT BIG OF A DEAL. WHAT ARE OTHER PEOPLES TRUCK'SWITH THE SAME ENGINE IDLEING AT. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE IN GEAR SPEC?
 
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Old 03-21-2007 | 09:23 PM
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ITS IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME ITS NORMAL AND THE HEMI IDLES ROUGH BECAUSE IT HAS SO MUCH POWER. I THINK THATS A LOAD OF CRAP BEACUSE ASSOON AS IT KICKS UP TO 600 ITS PERFECT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY INPUT? ISN'T THIS ALL PROGRAMMABLE?
Sounds like the time the Jeep Dealer told me the back fire through the carb, black smoke out the tail pipe, and the engine hesitation whilereving it upfrom idle was "normal, they all do that".
 
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Old 03-21-2007 | 09:28 PM
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I have an 05 and in gear when warm it idles at around 500rpm. it is smooth though.
 
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Old 03-22-2007 | 10:43 AM
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Just curious, have you changed the oil yet? All three of my cars will "let me know"when they want an oil change because they'll idle rough at idle.
 
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Old 03-22-2007 | 02:30 PM
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MY NEW TRUCK HAS 4000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE GET GO IT HAS HAD A ROUGH IN GEAR IDLE. WHENVER I AM AT A STOP LIGHT OR IN DRIVE AND NOT MOVING THE ENGINE VIBRATES QUITE A BIT. NOW THE FUNNY PART IS IF I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, OR KICK ON THE AC THE IDLE BUMPS UP TO 600 FROM 500 AND IT PURRS LIKE A KITTEN. IT SEEMS THAT ALL HAVE TO DO IS PUT ON A BRIEF LOAD AND IT KICKS BACK UP. ITS IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME ITS NORMAL AND THE HEMI IDLES ROUGH BECAUSE IT HAS SO MUCH POWER. I THINK THATS A LOAD OF CRAP BEACUSE ASSOON AS IT KICKS UP TO 600 ITS PERFECT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY INPUT? ISN'T THIS ALL PROGRAMMABLE?


Mine does it aswell, I have 1500 miles on mine and it idles at 500, it kinda sounds like the MDS is still engaged it has that kinda muffled sputter sound to it
 
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Old 03-22-2007 | 04:48 PM
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Nice truck Sharpshooter!! Those wheels look good on that truck. We just picked our 07 4x bighorn up last Friday. It does seem to stumble a little if you sit for a while at a long stoplight. I'm not real worried about it since it seems to run fine otherwise, and it won't stall or anything. Probably something to just be aware of though.
 
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Old 03-22-2007 | 05:19 PM
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I did the oil change at 3000 miles. Switched to mobil 1 synthetic. It has done it sinceI got it. I'm not worried, its just anoyying. Especially when I can make it go away but putting a slight load on the eninge.
 
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Old 03-22-2007 | 05:27 PM
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Ok, Stevie B, I did the exact same as you inmy PW and afterwards couldn't tell if it was running, a first for any Dodge I've owned. Now, it'll "waffle" a little when it's been working hard or really warm, but that's it. Ihave no more ideas.
 


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