According to the EVIC, my truck averages anywhere from 15.x to 23.x litres per 100 Kmh.
Now, I know what you're all thinking. They guy must have a lead foot. Well... I don't. Not always. There are days I drive the truck like an old man. A very old man! My brother has a 2011 SLT (HEMI) and he averages around 12.x in the city.
So, that's my first question: Anyone experiencing poor fuel economy?
Now here's something a bit embarrassing that happened this past weekend:
Part 2:
My wife, daughter, and I were out driving Friday evening, and I noticed a tiny, red blinking light in the dash. I really didn't pay too much attention to it as I thought it was caused by my HIDs. I swear this light is in the SAME location as my TPMS. Turns out it was my Park Brake light. The owners manual shows the light not as a symbol but as the word "BRAKE". Swear to god.
Anyway... back to the story... I am still thinking it's the TPMS going off. Light stopped blinking in N or P, and chimed every time I accelerated from a stop. This was driving me nuts.
At one point - while driving - the truck felt like the tires were going to fall off. The shake inside the truck was so bad. I felt it up through and into my chest.
I started to tell my wife about the TIPM replacement I read here. She flipped out at the cost!!
Realizing my Saturday was going to be spent at the dealer, I started devising a plan. I knew I needed to remove the HIDs and put in the stock lights. My Saturday morning was looking bleak.
Just as I was nearing my house, something (not sure what) made me grab the park brake release handle. As soon as I did, the truck came back to life. No more shimmy, etc. I couldn't believe that the park brake was engaged. Like I mentioned earlier, I looked at the owner's manual and located on the dash what I thought was the TPMS light. The owner's manual says the park brake is in the dash, and says "BRAKE". Considering the TPMS symbol looks an awful lot like the park brake symbol. I believe the TPMS light is orange in the dash (?).
This was a bit embarrassing to me. But I'm glad I figured it out before taking it to the dealership.
I'm still a bit puzzled as to how the park brake was engaged. It was down only ONE CLICK. Applying the brake again, I was able to engage the brake down to one click WITHOUT the cluster light coming on.
Turns out the ABS was working overtime. I hope the rotors didn't warp. Good thing I only travelled a short distance to and from my destination.
As per my owner's manual, Dodge saysthe brake light indicator can be identified by the word BRAKE in the cluster, yet it's a circle with an exclamation mark thru it. The TPMS is almost the same as it too has an exclamation mark thru it in the cluster. And they are located right next to one another. Reading the owner's manual, it says the TPMS light will blink, but only for 1 minute or so and then glow solid. All that time I was thinking TPMS and HID = Disaster. Turns out, Park Brake = ABS X Disaster.
Has anyone else encountered either:
1.) Bad fuel economy (What kind of averages are my Canadian counterparts getting?),
2.) Brake engaged without knowing
Now, I know what you're all thinking. They guy must have a lead foot. Well... I don't. Not always. There are days I drive the truck like an old man. A very old man! My brother has a 2011 SLT (HEMI) and he averages around 12.x in the city.
So, that's my first question: Anyone experiencing poor fuel economy?
Now here's something a bit embarrassing that happened this past weekend:
Part 2:
My wife, daughter, and I were out driving Friday evening, and I noticed a tiny, red blinking light in the dash. I really didn't pay too much attention to it as I thought it was caused by my HIDs. I swear this light is in the SAME location as my TPMS. Turns out it was my Park Brake light. The owners manual shows the light not as a symbol but as the word "BRAKE". Swear to god.
Anyway... back to the story... I am still thinking it's the TPMS going off. Light stopped blinking in N or P, and chimed every time I accelerated from a stop. This was driving me nuts.
At one point - while driving - the truck felt like the tires were going to fall off. The shake inside the truck was so bad. I felt it up through and into my chest.
I started to tell my wife about the TIPM replacement I read here. She flipped out at the cost!!
Realizing my Saturday was going to be spent at the dealer, I started devising a plan. I knew I needed to remove the HIDs and put in the stock lights. My Saturday morning was looking bleak.
Just as I was nearing my house, something (not sure what) made me grab the park brake release handle. As soon as I did, the truck came back to life. No more shimmy, etc. I couldn't believe that the park brake was engaged. Like I mentioned earlier, I looked at the owner's manual and located on the dash what I thought was the TPMS light. The owner's manual says the park brake is in the dash, and says "BRAKE". Considering the TPMS symbol looks an awful lot like the park brake symbol. I believe the TPMS light is orange in the dash (?).
This was a bit embarrassing to me. But I'm glad I figured it out before taking it to the dealership.
I'm still a bit puzzled as to how the park brake was engaged. It was down only ONE CLICK. Applying the brake again, I was able to engage the brake down to one click WITHOUT the cluster light coming on.
Turns out the ABS was working overtime. I hope the rotors didn't warp. Good thing I only travelled a short distance to and from my destination.
As per my owner's manual, Dodge saysthe brake light indicator can be identified by the word BRAKE in the cluster, yet it's a circle with an exclamation mark thru it. The TPMS is almost the same as it too has an exclamation mark thru it in the cluster. And they are located right next to one another. Reading the owner's manual, it says the TPMS light will blink, but only for 1 minute or so and then glow solid. All that time I was thinking TPMS and HID = Disaster. Turns out, Park Brake = ABS X Disaster.
Has anyone else encountered either:
1.) Bad fuel economy (What kind of averages are my Canadian counterparts getting?),
2.) Brake engaged without knowing