They was invalid with lifted trucks and not applicable. The dealer also has free lifetime limited warranty on power train. That pissed me off and I then looked into other possible issues. I decided not worth the hassle of having future issues and maybe running into that issue again with any repairs or computer updates. They told me this is basically all a cash grab by corporate. They found out the dealer had to pay corporate Ram $100 to unlock the ability to adjust tire size with their own flash instead of the Hyper tech. It was tuned with the Hyper tech, but as mentioned broke the parking sense. Ram updated the software this year and it messes with aftermarket tuners. But for others who have issues here is what I found. So ditched the truck and just gave it back to them and got a 2021 limited with normal size tires. I am not an expert by any means but $150 for a properly calibrated truck seems like a good idea, and other forum members have said the same. Best to find a dealer that knows what they are doing to, because a 35" tire is not really a 35" tire when it rolls, its more like 34.4". I guess some DIY attempts don't work so well with the sensors, like the Tazer if the tire size is too much. As far as having the body control module updated I also heard about that in this forum as well. So you might have to call around a little. My local one would not do it when I asked but the one I am getting the truck from was all over it. I would just call your local service department and ask. That is so you can't come back next year and ask them to do a different size without paying again. I think it opens some kind of work order/ticket. I have seen the same price quoted elsewhere in this forum. No icons re-appeared at any time up to and including the date of the accident.I am having 34" tires put on my truck, I asked them to calibrate the speedo, they said no problem it's $150. When the engine was started after refueling, all instruments appeared normal with no icons present. The driver continued driving to a gas station and refueled. Shortly thereafter, a "wrench" icon appeared momentarily on the display. Simultaneously, the speedometer and tachometer both failed to 0 and the dashboard display went blank. Several weeks prior to the accident, the driver experienced an event at moderate speed which was described as feeling though the vehicle was hit from behind at slow speed although there was no one behind the truck. Five to ten minutes prior to the loss of control, the driver noticed a fluctuation in the speedometer from approximately 65 mph to 50 mph with no change in vehicle speed, engine rpm or performance. The vehicle was towed to a local Ford dealer for investigation. The officer said he was responding to an accident that was reported. Approximately 10 minutes passed before the California highway patrol responded to the accident site. The truck entered the landscape median and came to rest facing south, parallel to the freeway. Just prior to departing the roadway, enough control was regained to avoid hitting a freeway directional sign in the landscape median. Without warning, and simultaneously with the sound of a skidding tire, the vehicle pulled violently and abruptly to the right, out of control, and crossed all traffic lanes of the freeway and the shoulder of the freeway. Traffic was moderate with all lanes moving at freeway speed. Speed at the time of the incident was approximately 65 mph and the cruise control was engaged. The vehicle was in the fast lane or the lane adjacent to the fast lane. The subject pick up truck was southbound on i405 between orange Ave and cherry Ave in long beach California.
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