Dodge red lightening bolt dash warning light
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- How to fix lightening bolt light...This video briefly demonstrates how to repair the "lightening bolt" warning light on the dash of your dodge ram. This likely applies to several, if not all, Chrysler and Dodge vehicles. The vehicle in this video is an 04 Dodge Ram 1500 with the 5.7 Hemi engine.
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I’ve taken my truck to the snow twice and in both occasions had that issue, truck lost power and won’t accelerate, RPMs won’t go up. It seems like cold temperature causes this issue with my 2003. Thank you for all the info, you are saving me a visit to the mechanic
before spending $450 on a new unit: try cleaning it with carb and intake cleaner! it made all the difference in my 07 charger. also, your cabin air filter being clogged can cause this light to come on too. go to the easy fix first.
Where is the cabin filter on the early 3rd gen RAMs?
Rite I replace my throttle body but the light still on and my truck will not start
@@Later2u I have a 2010 ram 1500 and I replace my throttle body and my truck still will not start
@@Later2u behind the glovebox
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I’ve had to do the TPS reset a handful of times this last week so I’ll be replacing the TB once I get the new one. Our regular shop made the “relearn” process sound daunting. But if it’s just a matter of letting it run for a while I don’t see why I can’t just do it myself. They also emphasized to have the battery disconnected and not hit the gas at first start up. This was the best video I’ve found for this replacement. Fingers crossed.
The “do not clean” refers to the electrical components housing. I cleaned mine with throttle body cleaner and toothbrush being careful not to spray the plastic housing and NOT moving the butterfly. Runs smooth as glass.
Same thing I did with the cleaning, but I also kept opening the butterfly to get is completely cleaned. No issues at all. It's ok to clean them.
I have a 2007 dodge ram with a 5.7 liter hemi and I have had nothing but trouble since March. I've had EVERYTHING related to the ignition or fuel replaced and nothing changes. After watching your video, I believe that the problem is that throttle body.
Did the throttle body fix your issue? Having similar problems. Thanks.
Did you clean it? Did it work?
Cleaned the TB on my 07 2500 It cleared up the lightening bolt and the check engine light cleared also Thanks
That’s great! Thanks!
Ya, I think cleaning that thing would have cleared the problem. That valve was nasty. It’s been a while, but I believe turning the ignition on and waiting ten seconds before starting, recalibrates the TB.
Thanks I think mine has been screwed up for a while but my light just came on today.Big help tanks man!
I cleaned mine with electrical contact cleaner and it works great. You should not move the throttle plate when cleaning it as that is what breaks it.
I would suggest installing an oil catch can between the PCV and the intake manifold. It would help keep the throttle body and intake manifold clean
Just what I need to see, thank God for guys like you that take the extra time and effort to make these videos - thanks buddy!
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I have a 44 chevy with a steel rod going to the carb. 80 years old and no throttle problems . Drive by wire sucks!
thanks! fixed my problem in an hour or so, worked great for an 03 dodge
Good to know, my truck is currently at my mechanic's shop. I was driving to work this morning and it is a pretty cold day for Texas, I have to drive through the country some of the way to get to work, and I noticed it seemed like my truck was more "bounc" if they makes sense. Lol anyways, then I looked and noticed the lightening bolt and it was flashing. Well, I get into town with stop lights and such and it acted like it was going to die out, then when I go to take off, I was hitting the gas pedal and it wasn't wanting to go. It was also jerking. I thought, crap, I am having transmission issues. Once I got to work, I googled the red flashing lightening bolt, and it said the same thing you are talking about, electronic throttle control. I called my mechanic and took it in, when I drove to his shop, the light didn't come on and my truck drove with ease. I have an 04 Ram 1500. I told my mechanic about the light, and how it drove and he said it may need a good cleaning(throttle body). Well, after watching your video, and seeing the do not clean. Lol. I am not sure that is a good idea. I trust my mechanic though. He has done all of the work on this truck for years now. I enjoyed your video and being that I know nothing about cars, I liked learning this and found it very interesting! Thank you!
@Muzik Michael I ended up getting it changed out. My mechanic said it was too bad off. Thank you for your advice!
@@kellyhodgen7951 did that fix it ?
I agree with you, the fly by wire has been a problem on at least 3 of my vehicles including my 2018 RAM; problems that would not otherwise exist if there was regular old throttle cable... Furthermore it seems to be a common weak point on modern vehicles and they don't engineer or manufacture the parts to last.
No, they sure don’t. I don’t remember having issues with the old school throttle cables!
@@Tomsfoolery.
I'm having the same issue the red lightning bolt keeps flashes I replaced the throttle body but I'm not getting any throttle when I hit the peddle any ideas on what to do
Lightening Bolt is flashing when ignition is on
Thanks for your help. My 2003 dodge ram 1500 5.7 hemi is currently stranded on the side of the road. Same lighting bolt. I'm going to clean the throttle body in the morning and hope it works.
Did it ever work after cleaning?
Yes the lighting bolt went away after cleaning the throttle body. It has ran smoothly since then.
I've also cleaned my throttle body on my 2004 Hemi. No issues.. just a cleaned throttle body.
Trying it now, fingers crossed!!
You just replaced it in less than 15 minutes ... I'm assuming it takes just as long for the 2014 Jeep compass; so why the HECK did the shop I end up taking it to for an emergency repair take 4 hours?! (That what they charged me for besides parts). I know I didnt have the luxery of being picky since at the time I was on my way to a funeral when the throttle decided to die (lots of jerking when accelerating from a stop) and the place was able to fit me in but still...
Actually slowly over time I've been trying to learn how to work on my vehicle myself so I can avoid those costly bills. Thanks for putting out these vids so people like me can learn what to do.
I’m sorry to hear they charged you so much! Maybe half of that time was a diag fee. Anyway, good for you trying to learn! Watch lots of videos and do be afraid to ask questions. Knowledge IS power. Thanks for watching!
Dodge charger would show this when the abs is plugged in and it might click on the starter rarely once but if i unplugged the abs module the car would start fine with no lighting indicator
Interesting
I have a jeep compass it did the light last wknd. I cleaned it ran great all week. Now it back on
Drive by wife enabled any other technologies at once. Cruise control, rev limiter, traction control and maybe others. It is a logical progression to make implementing all of these things together. Yes they can be done individually bit with a higher parts count.
I have the same light in my truck with needs resolution. Thx for the video.
This happen to me as I was heading out of town about to drive around 45 miles and I was driving 70 miles per hour just on the egde of town when that light came on and my throttle pedal was completely unresponsive it was around 25°F so yeah it was cold but I've driven in 13°F no problem so I didn't think anything of it I just thought I was using to much electronics at the time so something lost power but I pulled over, shut off my truck and turned it back on sure enough it was all good the thunder bolt light went away and I drove the 45 miles home just really carefully and keeping my eye on the light if it comes on again
ionics378 How did you fix this
@@carmenes5571 I took the throttle body out and cleaned it with carberater cleaner (I know they aren't supposed to be cleaned but its worked for alot of people and I've had no problem it's been 1 and a half months already)
Thank you it was real helpful. My car is a Nitro Dodge hopefully it has the throttle control in the same spot as the truck. I will keep doing my research thank you very helpful.
Hazel Kirschbauer my etc light is on my nitro to what was your problem
Davyy Rowe and mine won’t turn on but that light still on idk what it is 🤦🏽♀️😭
if it has a computer attached to it (sensors) you can bet your beehive it can be programmed to fail after the warrant expires.
Just cleaned mine on my Charger R/T, made sure not to get electronics wet, runs great, more responsive, filter is clean, all connected properly. Yet two days later when the car got hot and started overheating from a cracked tee connector on the heater hose, the lightening bolt came on the last 100’ as I pulled into my driveway, then I shut the car off and restarted couple hours later after ensuring I had coolant, light is gone, though check engine light is on and I suspect it’s due to light coming on for a bit, runs fine now, just gotta fix that heater hose now.
I fixed heater hose changed thermostat and burped the system but engine light stays on and temperature gauge wont work
DWN4MYN2 Regarding engine light, did you try to disconnect the negative terminal on the battery for 10 minutes, will reset engine light, might help reset gauge too.
@@straightto8 yes I did that. Well maybe not 10min. Maybe I'll try a full 10 and see. Thanks
@@DWN4MYN2 The car has been parked for most of covid. I recall the lightning bolt coming on a few times after it had rained and was cold, but it always went away. Now it's crazy hot weather, and I just replaced the battery. Now the lightning bolt comes on every time after I start her up. My temp gauge stopped working. Sometimes if I turn the fob to the on position after I shut off the engine, the temp gauge will work. I heard a rattle as I was pulling up to the house. Scared me thinking I got her too hot. I'm going to clean the throttle body and go from there. I can't afford to buy a new one. Curious if dwn4myn2 correlated the throttle body with the temp gauge or whatnot.
I’ve had my 06 ram go limp twice now after hitting bumps in the road. I stop turn it off and restart it. It works fine after that.
Thanks for adding your thoughts on the lack of throttle cable and "Do not clean" warning
Same problem with mine I change the TCM and problem solved check fuses in tipm also
Great video! You make it look so easy. About to change mine out now! Thanks!
Would it not be effective and economical to clean and reinstall original TB? You have cleaned so many but not this one.
2008 JEEP GC 4.7L.... AWESOME, I have had so much stress because of this, I HLF knew what it was but could not find the throttle body except to order one so I was with out a truck for a few days. My worry was if I would have to somehow trick my PUTER, looks pretty simple. Mine should be here from Amazon tomorrow, Thanks for the VISUAL!!!! But I changed the plugs and cleaned up a bunch of other crap while it was down, Maybe Ill get another 20,000 on it. It owes me nothing at 165,000 miles. Peace.
Thanks for watching and good luck with your Jeep!
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Thanks man!
ej plays fortnite and vlogs did you find the issue? Mine been doing the same, also sometimes idle rpm are higher than normal, today I'm cleaning the throttle body and check loose connections also posible vacuum leaks
Thanks for this video now I can fix my Dodge Ram !
Totally agree think I actually need a relearn or a pcm tho on my third throttlebody 05 300c 5.7 oem is 300 $ nowadays amazon states it's oem then it's made in China lol
Thanks buddy, appreciate you taking the time to make this video.
Thanks! This gave me a little better overview of the throttle body system than I had before.
My 04 Ray evernham 1500 Ram 4x4 screws up with lightning bolt only when i get on it hard so no passing on Dangerous two lane roads. I just ordered a 90mm throttle body. 🤞
Think you so much
I need one new..
my Dodge RAM 2004 V8 5.7L
Where can I buy one?
removed & cleaned my throttle body two years ago....perfect
So mine is a Dodge journey 2012 exact same issue. last winter replaced the throttle body and the sensors just to be safe and this winter same crap. it's also -15 plus wind chill factor making it more technically - 25 with wind chill
car won't turn over for days now but as soon as it gets nice out again everything will work properly again 🤔🤔
I just replaced my throttle body cleaned mass air flow too and a few weeks later it's still throwing red lightning bolt when it did do it only when cold with oem one
Seriously you saved me with this video
Good deal!
Thanks to your help. Nice video
Thanks!
What happens if you run it with this issue going on?
I'm having a simular problem with my 5.7 Hemi Challenger. The only thing is It's a 2022 R/T and an after market BBK 8.5mm Throttle Body. It's been great since I bought the car back in 22. I tried to remote start the car after work, It started and shut down after 10 seconds. Lightning bolt came on. Now I can't get it to run right.
Sorry to hear that! Did you get it sorted out?
My dodge is a 2010 dokota, can I follow this guide to replace my electronic throttle
You have saved me some money sir thank you
nice video they told me to take it to the dealer to get it program
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Cleaned my throttle body with the cleaner they sell for it. I also sprayed it into the intake and stuck my hand in with a rag and was able to clean it from black to yellow. Its all combustible so when you start truck it burns right away. My truck runs like new again
I agree with you a 100 percent, I have a dodge journey 2.4 litre engine. I had this problem so I replaced the throttle body, now I have another problem...the car now starts up fine and runs but at random times the red lighning bolt comes back on after I stop to get lunch. This has happened twice now and both times I had to get towed home. Most recently last night....car drove fine all day, came home took a nap, started car up no problem, went to gas up and the lightning bolt came back and would not start. Had to get another tow, took 4 hours for the tow truck to get me. Is it a heat issue or wiring issue. What would cause this to happen. Any help would be great.
Fly by wire TB are garbage. I never replaced the TB on my 1995 Saturn SC1 and I drove it till 2007. My 2007 Saturn Ion is now on it's 3rd TB. Original lasted 240,000 km 10 years, dealer replacement lasted 100,000 km 5 years. I just changed it out. Problem with TB is when they start to act up you dont want to be dtuck far from home with a CEL and reduced engine power.
My truck doesnt even turn on at all and Im having that same light? Any help?
Edit: Turned out one of the poles to my battery was not working and this light was on just because. Changed the battery and it went away.
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Thank thank so much dude. Turn out it was my cables also
Octavio Escobedo which cables? I’ve changed the throttle and battery but red bolt still comes on
My car want even start red lightning bolt
Do not clean the gizmos inside the plastic cover. For sure . But the butterfly is cleanable. I wish they still had the throttle cable like the old days. They went and changed something that was too reliable
Hey guys I've been having a few lights on check engine and the red lighting bolt and my hub on the inside roof I found out what the problem was the ambient temperature sensor replaced and everything is okay now
Thanks for the vid. I like how you explain and teach.
Nice man,.. so no flyby reset ? Don’t you have to turn the key on standby or run mode then hold the gas pedal down for 20sec till you get an indication then turn key off then push the brake pedal as you start the truck ?
Yeah, you do have to. If you connect a code reader to it that shows realtime statistics, you'll see that the throttle position isn't resting at zero. The relearning is to teach the ECU what this particular rheostat (not a potentiometer as stated in the video) reads when it is resting. This calibrated the system and ensures that you don't have misfiring issues in the future.
It’s for emission controls and using a drive by wire allows them to eliminate the EGR valve on most engines and still have the same results
hi,ihave a 2007 jeep wrangler and we change it ,but the light still,what is the problem?
Great video! I just cleaned my knn air filter with the cleaning kit they have. Let the oil set up for an hour but I guess I oiled it to much. Trucks idle was going haywire and the ETC light stays on. I rechecked all connections, took off the oily air filter and my.m trucks idle is still messed up. It’ll bounce between 1.5 and 2 about 5 times then drop below 1 and almost cut off. It does that for minutes at a time. My next step is to replace the air sensor to see if that may help. Any tips I would greatly appreciate it!!!! The exhaust is also spitting out a cleaner oil smelling fluid. Changed my oil the day before and had no problems.
I had the KNN. The filter oil fouled the IAT sensor. Cleaned sensor and put back stock filter. No issues.....
Clean sensor. The k&n oil got on it. They sell a cleaner for it
The mechanic shop put a new Throttle Body on my 2004 Dodge Ram 5.7 the lightning bolt went away and ran great until the next morning, it came back on again. What next replace the accelerator pedal. Is is starting to become costly and I really think they don't know what else to do. Please respond thanks.
Did that fix your problem after you fix the pedal sensor ?
@@tavontobin3929 the shop put two more Mopar throttle body’s then ithe problem stop. I think they did something else but wouldn’t admit it. All the work was under warranty and don’t cost anymore so I didn’t push the issue. They still said it was the throttle body and nothing else.
It's not always this simple. There could be tons of things that cause the lightening bolt but do all revolve around ETC throttle controls or circuit.
Seven four-wheel drive Dodge with the 4.7 in it the last two days it's been real hard starting it's been real cold out do you think that throttle body is where I had to start at
Very helpful. Thank you!
Thanks!
My piece o shit Dodge had that light come on a couple days ago. Runs ok however computer limits throttle advance. If you stomp accelerator to the floor the truck will slowly accelerate however you can still do 60 mph. I’m going to clean the do not clean just to see if it works. Why? It’s about cash flow. LOL
Thank you , Very Very Helpful. My light came on this morning. Did not know what it meant and now I know everything and everything happened to my car just the way that you said the RPM pressure would not go up but I didn't slow down but the pressure mark would not go up.and then the red light disappeared I was just trying to keep riding my car until it gives out look like it may be getting ready to give out soon thank you is a Dodge caliber 2007
How do you get it to relearn
can this throttle body also cause problems in accel, it starts and idles, have the red lightning bolt, and won't go faster than 35 mph, slow accel, have codes for tps...
My truck is an 05 hemi. While im driving, the lightning bolt light will flash, not stay constand like yours and keeps my rpm at a constant 1500 rpm. I can only go 25. When put in neutral or park, my rpms go up to around 2k rpm and hold there. Shut the truck off and after about 5 minutes, it will start and run just fine. Would you think my problem would be the throttle pedal?
I find ,that resistance of potentiometers went to Hi due to wear
Thank you for the video, you saved me a lot of time and money.
My truck truck just took a crap on the way home. Was on an onramp and hit the gas to get around a slow poke and all od a sudden i lost power and the red lightling bolt was flashing. I wasnt totally stranded though, the truck went into some tupe of limp mode and wouldnt go ovef 25 and throttle had no response. At least i got home. Off to the store for a new throttle body i guess.
check engine light on after start up. Related to TB issue?
My son's charger just back from shop 3 days...replaced alternator..temp below freezing and now car's running rough..lightening bolt warning..so thx this did info us
Okay, I've replaced my etc and the light wont go off and I'm still having throttle issues and I dont know why
same happend to me i change fiter sparplugs ignition cables and still there i hope somebody his expererience
Camshaft position sensor
Ended up resetting it with a scanner
@@JT-cw8tk did it work ?
@@louindorato6855 after I replace my etc and reset it with a scanner yes. But I also replaced spark plugs, crankshaft position sensor and the truck ran pretty well after that until I caught the infamous lifter tap oh, so now I'm about to draw a pair of Edelbrock completed heads on it that are ported, and then after that I'm also doing a cam and lifter kit and a little bit of some bottom in work and some reseal and doing a ported intake cold air oh, and then I'mma go ahead and get it tuned
If this doesn't work and you are still getting the lightning bolt after driving 25 miles or so...save your money on sensors and reprogramming your PCM...I had this problem going on for 4 months and spent 1,900.00... trottle body...sensors...catalytic converter...but the actual problem was the spark plugs...change all 16 of them...should solve lightning bolt problem.
Great video thank you 👍
Great video. That light came on today and quickly went off. What does that light exactly mean? Also my Check Gauges light comes on went at idle and my oil pressure gauge goes down like I'm loosing pressure. I ran a flush thru it yesterday because my mechanic said it sounds like a clogged oil screen. It didn't help. When I'm at a red light I try to keep my truck at about 900 or more rpm and it will go off most of the time. This lightening bolt light just came on today. Do you think that light coming on has anything to do with me keeping the engine rpm higher at red lights? I saw that bolt light once at least today while stopped at red light while peddling the rpms up a little.
I got a 2008 Dodge Avenger and the red lightning bolt is on along with the check engine too, was running fine in the summer but now that it started snowing my car shows that it’s “overheating” and the light turns on.
Great Video.....I replaced a tps on a 2008 dodge grand caravan 4.0L and it's having trouble relearning. Is there a relearn procedure?
I have an 07 Dodge Dakota with the 3.7 L engine in it. The lightning bolt is displaying here and there, and of course it runs like crap when it does. Stupid question but do you think this will work for me?
I have replaced mine and still get the lighting bolts and code p2173 also did a vacuum leak done what else should I try
Mine flashes when I drive it for like two hours on a trip would I have to change my throttlebody???
Find someone to scan it. It could be many things. The sensors in both the throttle body as well as the pedal need to correlate. If they don’t, it will set a code. Vacuum leaks can also cause the light to come on. A quick scan would point you in the correct direction.
I have the same problem, took it to the dealer, I paid $2 300 dls.
they replaced the accelerator switch, throttle body and still does the same thing after 1 month.
I don't know the solution
After spending over 3000 I found the solution. Changed gaskets, throttle control, spark plugs and wires. Red lightening bolt still came up. Wasted 200 having a tech reprogram ecu. After more research found out it was the pcv valve. My 2003 dodge ram 1500 hemi running great. . Thank me later. Cash app $smartguy369
My 2003 1500 did this yesterday coming from a trip to Atlanta. Was half way home when I lost acceleration and red bolt came on. I turned the car off for 20 mins watched this video then started and drove the hour &1/2 home. Also I noticed a month ago my truck at stop lights would idle down. Almost like it was cutting off??? It would get very quite. Where can I get this checked at? And what’s your opinion on the problem???
Awesome !! Thank you so much sir.
I'm trying to figure out if the positioning sensor and throttle body go together and if they make each other malfunction. My car tells me it's the crank position sensor when I diagnose it but today its had the throttle body trouble shoot light. Is there a correlation? Also when j shut my car off after it finally warmed up the bolt light went out, car started quickly and it's not accelerating slow
So I work for this company the dodge van say service ETC system and I felt it,tell the supervisor he tells me I was driving to fast.I was like oh hell naw the van is unsafe..So I see where this going go..
Excellent video and thank you. On my 08 Ram 1500 Hemi it also displays the anti-skid lamp on the dash and went into limp mode. Question, when you were diagnosing this, how did you check the APP sensor sweep voltage? Any way to do this check at home without special scan tool?
I suppose you could use a DVOM to test the resistance across the sweep but the easiest way is by using live data on a scan tool.
Would this sensor keep the truck from starting
Awesome video! Subscribed! Was this associated with any engine codes? I don't have money for a new throttle body if I can avoid it. My cat is bad too. Fingers crossed.
My light only turns on for a sec when the car is turned on but not running. What could that mean?
2005 dodge ram 1500 big horn edition 5.7 V8 hemi clicks but won't start. Help! The lighting bolt looking light stays on
It’s normal for it to be on until the engine starts. If it clicks but doesn’t start it sounds like your starter may have failed.
They mean do not clean inside the plastic cover because of the electronics but the body can be clean inside and out.
I changed out mine but still have the red bolt when I'm stopped and the take off in a turn
How did you fix
@@rebuiltnotbought1669 i replaced my abs sensor and my 02 sensors and never had that problem again until my fuel pump started going bad
I changed mine out. Ran for a while now it's still won't crank. The lightning bolt signal is bk on. Replaced fuel pump, wires and plugs. Truck still won't turn over.
You should always have a code reader before buying parts
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great video thanks
Good job
Thanks man. Be blessed, that was helpful
About how much does it cost