pacofortacos
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I think you may be reading more into it than there is.
He may have felt "something" and wanted to check it against other trucks, just means he wants to see if what he feels is different or if he is chasing his tail on nothing. Not that there is a design issue and he is working with FCA to find a fix for every 4th gen made.
My 2016 doesn't allow the pedal to go the whole way to the floor. At least not to the limit stop.
I have had a couple of times when I had a hard time stoping - and literally mean a couple.
1. Cold wet brakes from sitting and first application of brakes - going down a steep hill.
2 when towing the boat, but the trailer brakes hadn't been warmed up and dried out yet and weren't up to par.
I haven't tried to lock them up, but to be honest, ever since they removed the asbestos from brake pads they just don't seem to work as well to me - could also be newer ABS systems for the feeling though.
ABS today and ABS from years ago just feels totally different to me. I am not a fan of either, but I guess on paper at least they do stop quicker and of course you still have steering vs. locking them up.
At least they are taking their time and going over it, I am surprised though that they haven't tried replacing the pads and rotors - glazed pads and rotors will act like what you describe as can other pads that might perform better when really hot but not so much when cool.
He may have felt "something" and wanted to check it against other trucks, just means he wants to see if what he feels is different or if he is chasing his tail on nothing. Not that there is a design issue and he is working with FCA to find a fix for every 4th gen made.
My 2016 doesn't allow the pedal to go the whole way to the floor. At least not to the limit stop.
I have had a couple of times when I had a hard time stoping - and literally mean a couple.
1. Cold wet brakes from sitting and first application of brakes - going down a steep hill.
2 when towing the boat, but the trailer brakes hadn't been warmed up and dried out yet and weren't up to par.
I haven't tried to lock them up, but to be honest, ever since they removed the asbestos from brake pads they just don't seem to work as well to me - could also be newer ABS systems for the feeling though.
ABS today and ABS from years ago just feels totally different to me. I am not a fan of either, but I guess on paper at least they do stop quicker and of course you still have steering vs. locking them up.
At least they are taking their time and going over it, I am surprised though that they haven't tried replacing the pads and rotors - glazed pads and rotors will act like what you describe as can other pads that might perform better when really hot but not so much when cool.