Touchy acceleration

[Damaxc]

I have a 2021 5.7 hemi. The gas pedal is super touchy when first taking off.
Is there a fix for this?

 

[Harley Harrold]

 

[Dean2]

Welcome.

Is sport or haul mode OFF. If they are both off then you need to learn how to modulate the throttle better. These motors put out a lot of horsepower and torque, if you are used to running lower powered cars it can take a while to get used to these. You can have a tuner installed and have this remapped but that is a lot of expense for a pretty minor issue and isn't warranty approved.

Your dealer may also be able to remap, I don't know that because it would never have occurred to me to ask them to make it less responsive/quick.

 

[BadHemi2014]

Enjoy it! A bunch of us use a pedal commander or similar device to increase the responsiveness of the throttle. I daresay you're the first with the opposite complaint.

 

[Rav3ncroft]

I daresay you're the first with the opposite complaint.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Sounds like moving forward RAM has a built-in Pedal Commander, nice.

I guess you could purchase something like a Pedal Commander and could run it in ECO mode.

 

[brian42]

Mine has a lag in it if nothing else.

Every now and again it is touchy at certain points and I "reset" the module:

1. Start with the truck off.
2. Get in and shut the driver's door.
3. Turn the truck ON without starting the engine (do not press the brake pedal when pushing the START button).
4. Slowly press the accelerator pedal to the floor and slowly release (should take 10-15 seconds).
5. Turn the truck OFF (push the START button once without touching the brake pedal).
6. Open driver's door to completely "turn off" everything.

It may or may not help your situation but it's free to try.

 

[grandpagman]

I have a 2021 5.7 hemi. The gas pedal is super touchy when first taking off.
Is there a fix for this?

HI did anyone ever respond. I just got back into a 2020 Ram 1500 5.7 and I have the same thing. Pedal is super touchy. My 2010 was not that way

 

[grandpagman]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Sounds like moving forward RAM has a built-in Pedal Commander, nice.

I guess you could purchase something like a Pedal Commander and could run it in ECO mode.

Hi

So i bought my 2020 used from dealer yesterday. It's possible the previous owner added pedal commander and that is why it's so touchy. Where is that installed and I'll look to see if it has it. If it does will putting it in Eco mode lighten that up. Having previously owned a 2010 Classic , it was not that way. When i jumped in at dealer for a test drive and took off it startled me a bit how light the pedal was.

 

[Rav3ncroft]

I would expect a dealership would remove anything similar to a Pedal Commander before it was sold. If not, it would be plugged in the OBD port under the dash, near the steering column.