cgraham

I got my new recirc door today. The A/C works great now. They even managed to reflash the ECM, although I now have a blinking red light in my dash. I guess I'll have to take it to a different dealer to have that fixed.

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2006 - 3500 Mega Cab 4x4 6 speed
Road Armor, Leveling Kit, Bilsteins, Pro Comp Forged Wheels, 325/60 18 Nittos
1987 Ford F350 CC 4x4 - 7.3 IDI Banks Turbo, C6, 6" lift & 35's

MRoman

That blinking red light is a theft deterrent. It was always there, maybe you just haven't noticed it. I didn't notice mine for a while.

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2006 Ram 3500 Quad Cab SRW 4x4 Big Horn Edition - AFE Stage 2 - Edge Juice w/Attiude - MBRP Exhaust - Oilguard Bypass Filter - GDP MK-2 Fuel Filter - Autometer Fuel Pressure Gauge in SRT Pillar - H2's with Toyo AT 285/75/17 E - Centramatic Balancers

MIA - Kitty, Silencer Ring and Recirc Door!

tennman

If it is blinking all the time instead of just when the truck is locked you need to lock and then unlock your truck using the key fob .

Mine did the same thing when a new ECM was installed until I ran a lock/unlock cycle.

Should blink only when the truck is locked. It is a visible signal that the alarm system is armed.

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2006 Dodge Quad 2500
5.9I, Auto, SLT
Atlantic Blue
Loaded

cgraham

When I started the truck this morning it fired for about 2 seconds, then suddenly died. Immediately tried to restart and it just cranked and cranked and wouldn't start. Turned the key off and waited about 10 seconds then it fired up and ran fine. Hopefully I don't have any more problems. Also, the light is no longer blinking.

tennman

Thats pretty much what mine did also.

I think it should be OK now. Mine was last week and has been fine since.

wreedCTD

what do you mean after you got your truck back from the dealer it didnt start a couple times? thats scary.

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WAITING FOR A DIESEL 1/2 TON!
2007 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4x4
2006 Ram 2500 CTD, 4x4, 48RE, SMARTY #3, 305 BFG ATs, WeatherTech FloorLiners, RAQ Radio with Alpine Type-Rs and 4GB iPod <---- Gone but not forgotten
2005 Mercedes CLK-320
2007 Honda CR-V EL-X 4WD
2004 Chevy 3500 Duramax Dually 4x4
1997 Chevy Suburban 5.7L 2WD <-- 200K+ miles

tennman

My ECM was replaced. The first time I started it I noticed the red security light was on while running.
This light is normally on when the truck is off and locked.
I activated the lock with the remote and then unlocked.
This time it did start and then die, just like cgrahm's truck.
The next start it ran normally and has ever since.
There must be some relearning between the ECM and the security system whenever the computer has been reprogrammed or replaced.
Could be others who have not experienced this because the dealer might have already ran it through a few key cycles before customer received.

nokaoiken

I was having problem with defrost not working. I took to dealer as it is still under factory warranty. The dealer told me it was a blend door issue. They have had truck for 4 days and are having a hard time with it. Service adviser told me that dash is pulled out and big guy cannot fit in space. I'm only thankful that I don't need truck at this time as I have been working on Oahu for 2 months. I will be putting some pressure on them soon as I will be coming home the 25th.

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2nd RAM: 03 4 door CTD/6 speed 4X4

Brock

then tell the numb nuts to get the skinny kid in back pushing a broom to crawl in there with his supervision.....sounds like BS to me. I bet they messed up dash or broke something else and waiting on parts.

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06 SLT QC 4x4 THUNDER ROAD 610CTD
Inferno Red Pearl Metallic and chrome
SB/3.73/Tow Package/Sirius :)
....and loving every freaking minute of it!
Mods:
Westin w2w nerf bars; Line-X; Rokktech; Nitto Terra Grapplers 295x70x17, ARE Tonneau , Megs Stainless Exhaust tip
Future Mods:
air intake, lose muffler and CAT, double gauges(EGT,Boost), Superchip or SMARTY
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2002 Indian Chief

Mule Man

Mine broke yesterday. Any downside to just removing the broken door? I have
a gauge in the a pillar and dont want them to mess it up. I suppose I could just take it off ( the a pillar ) before I take it in, By the way, my tech at the dealer said it was going to break eventually. He has done so many he can do it in about 45 minutes.

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06 3500 4x4 Mega Cab Laramie, CFM+, Afe Stage 2, MBRP, Centerlines, 35 12.50 17 Toyo MT's, Kore Chase, 3.73 Auto, Power Wagon Flares. DTR MegaCab Club #11

jrussell

I have the same question since mine just started making random noises and isn't blowing where it's set to. I've heard of people just removing the door altogether and they seemed happy, but what happens then (ie. Does the air come from recirc or fresh and where does it blow)??

Mule Man

They fixed it in 45 minutes and all is well. Some way or another, unhooking the dash reset the ecm though. I no longer have the fogs on with the hi beams, etc.

Vinceg99

Depends on which door is bad there is the recirculate door that people remove themselves and then all is well however you will ONLY have fresh air no more recirculated air.

Now the other door (the blend door) I have no idea if you can just remove that yourself or not?? I am having issues with my blend door it will be on vents just fine but when I put it on just floor it comes out of my defroster and just slightly on the floor which was horrible end of winter when I would have hot air blowing in my face when all I wanted to do was warm up my feet

Mine is out of warranty so either i have to pay out of pocket or do it myself but not sure how bad it is??

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2004.5 3500 QC DRW NV5600 3.73 2WD 372k miles and counting!
Volant Intake, Silencer Ring Pulled, 4" all the way back, Brakesmart Brake Controller, and thats about it......

tcr

Had all blend doors and housing replaced at 94000 miles. My truck will never be the same.
-dash rattles
-brake lights stayed on
-A/C controls light bulbs burned out.
-ALL my aftermarket gauges didn't work after dash came out(I had to fix, dealer couldn't seem to figure it out since it wasn't in their manuals)
-My Quad Race was all "f"ed up, again wasn't in their manual.
-my gd lamp out light keeps going on and off, all of a sudden.
Needless to say the dealer will not touch my truck again. In their defense the A/C works great!

If you have an 03 OR 04, follow the advice of not switching the modes w/ fan on high, I would hate for your trucks to end up like mine. Also, since the dealer ended up doing all this work for FREE, I won't even tell you what that took , I will not mention who they are.

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Tom

2003 QCSB 305/555 4X4,SUNCOAST 48RE,SMARTY(2) BETA 4.2/4.3 & PoD,/QUAD ADRENALINE/PULSE,DDP 90s,HTT,AFE STG2,ATS MANIFOLD,'06 P/P HEAD O'RINGED,STUDS,HAMILTON SPRINGS,WALBRO W/FIL & BL,SS 5" EX,WICKED CP3 w/II DUAL FEED,HTT Intercooler,NITTO Trail MT35s on 20s,
2007 5.9L QCSB 6spd, 2WD, SMARTY, AFE STG 2, MBRP, CUSTOM OIL FILTRATION,TOYO 285/75/17s
2001 HD DEUCE
2007 KUBOTA 4WD
1983 SKEETER
2006 Yamaha Grizzly 660 Hunter's ED.
2009 Ram Crew Cab 1500 Laramie HEMI

race8082

My recirculation door just broke, I bought the new housing but it looks the same to me with a different door. I'm going to try changing the door only, looks like it will work.I don't even want the hacker mechanic ripping the dash out of my truck. I'll let you know how it goes.

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2010 Ram 3500 4x4,at,lb,quad cab, BigHorn

2008 Sandstorm toy hauler 29' bumper pull, w/prodigy control.
2008 700r raptor

previous truck:2004.5 CTD (stolen and totalled)
previous truck:1997 CTD (should have kept it)