Electronic Throttle Control Issue

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BinaryData

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Hemi 5.7
Alright. So, my truck is pretty much dead. I drove to work just fine, no issues with acceleration, shifting, etc. I drove to get lunch, shut my truck off, and it turned on when I went to leave.

Now, the ETC light is on, truck turns over but feels like it isnt getting any gas. Most of my colleagues have left for the weekend. I'm lost as to what I can do. I want to disconnect the battery to reset the computer but I'm not sure if itll work.

I'm calling my extended warranty while I wait for advice. I'm at the point of selling this truck, I got screwed with it.

Nvm. This is sorted now. I'll walk to work until I can do the repair.
 
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BinaryData

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Hemi 5.7
Those of you who might wonder what happened.

From what I understand, and my knowledge of mechanical work is about as good as my love life. It's non-existent.

The Dodge dealerships' mechanic said that;

The sudden drop in cold weather fried the battery to throw LV alerts (dunno what tests they ran, Les Schwab said it was fine?). The LV caused some electrical issue or low power to the fuel pump, which then burned it out, and the cold weather finally made it snap.

Long story short, fuel pump broke, extended warranty replaced it, and now I've got it back. On the other hand, I've now got a missing handgun...
 

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