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- 2018 Ram Express Quad Cab
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- Hemi 5.7
I decided to remove the towing mirrors and replace them with regular rear view mirrors. My truck is a 2013 2500. I bought a pair of mirrors off a guy who had a 2012 2500...everything fit perfectly.
A coupe of says later, the check engine light came on and the temperature display said minus forty degrees. The tranny started shifting funny, slaming into second, and hard down shifting at a stop. I was sure the computer was going bad at 3500 miles!
Took it to the dealer who said the mirror swap caused the problems, because the temperature sensors for my truck are in the mirrors. Ugh....
I swapped the mirrors back, disconnected the battery to clear the check engine light, and all is back to normal....
By the way, I did pay a diagnostic fee of $125.....ouch
Who would have thought????
A coupe of says later, the check engine light came on and the temperature display said minus forty degrees. The tranny started shifting funny, slaming into second, and hard down shifting at a stop. I was sure the computer was going bad at 3500 miles!
Took it to the dealer who said the mirror swap caused the problems, because the temperature sensors for my truck are in the mirrors. Ugh....
I swapped the mirrors back, disconnected the battery to clear the check engine light, and all is back to normal....
By the way, I did pay a diagnostic fee of $125.....ouch
Who would have thought????