After replacing throttle body truck will not start

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Asked by Durishm5 May 05, 2018 at 05:46 PM about the 2005 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT Quad Cab LB 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2005 ram 1500 5.7 hemi.
I was driving and the the
electronic throttle control light
came on (the lighting bolt) and it
started sputtering and stalled. I
replaced the trottle body and still
can not ot get to start. Any ideas.

2 Answers

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i"m having the same problem with the exact same truck. ever figure it out? im about to spend a lot of money on a new transmission...

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I am going to replace the throttle body again. I was told that if you touch the flapper it could mess up the calabration. luckly the store were I got from will return it and say it was defective. I will update when I get the new part.

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