BrianS Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 2015 DJ w/V6 5000km I'm noticing an occasional pronounced miss when sitting at a light in gear. Anyone else experience this? Doesn't seem to affect drivability or engine power. Making arrangements to take it into dealer to have them look at it, just curious if anyone else has experienced this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Not sure what you mean. Do the RPMs change? Mine stay very constant during idle as far as I know. I think a dealer check is definitely needed. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 No RPM fluctuation... it's just as if there is a plug not firing and the engine is running very rough. Then it's gone and the engine is just purring away like it's supposed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Try to figure out how to reproduce the miss and take it to the dealer for diagnosis. Maybe vacuum? Maybe computer? Maybe a/c compressor? With these DJs, there is so much going on. The electronics are mind boggling. Good luck. Peace. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 If no check engine light is on, it will be very difficult for the dealer to diagnose unless, as stated, you can reproduce it and actually show them. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Official Dodge Support DodgeCACares Posted July 23, 2015 Official Dodge Support Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 2015 DJ w/V6 5000km I'm noticing an occasional pronounced miss when sitting at a light in gear. Anyone else experience this? Doesn't seem to affect drivability or engine power. Making arrangements to take it into dealer to have them look at it, just curious if anyone else has experienced this. BrianS, It could be something as simple as poor quality fuel. As stated above, try to determine when it happens in order to demonstrate it for your dealer. Please post up the fix if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Possibly the VVT adjusting the timing for the situation. I have felt it on occasion, but it is not enough for me to be concerned about. Edited July 23, 2015 by dhh3 Trains123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 No check engine light. And yes, totally intermittent so the odds of finding the problem, if there is one, is probably impossible. Not sure I can reproduce it as it probably only happens about 1% of the engine run time, but we shall see what happens. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probak118 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Noticed the same stumble / slight hesitation on occasion during accelerations. Happens then it is gone, with no constant for reference other than I notice during accelerating. So infrequent that I assumed some adjustment happening like was previously mentioned. No warning light etc... Just letting you know it happens to other DJs also. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 This may not be the solution for the "stumble". When I bought my 2007 Caliber SXT 2.0L in 2006 I would notice that on acceleration from a stop there a "stumble/pause" on initial application of the gas pedal. Talking to a number of others on the Caliber forum many noticed the same thing. I found on the net an article regarding the "fly by wire throttle" setup associated with the Caliber and it stated you could re-calibrate the throttle to eliminate this problem , since I believe the DJ also is fly by wire this help. 1.Turn/set ignition to "RUN" but do not start. 2.Depress gas pedal slowly to floor while counting to 15. 3.Release gas pedal to full up/released position while counting to 15. 4.Turn the ignition to "OFF". 5.After waiting 5-10 minutes restart and see if "stumble/pause" is gone. Didn't work in all cases but a number of members said that it did make a difference. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Same thing in the Nitro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_puck Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 I stumble a bit after 4 (Canadian) beers! H.P. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 I stumble a bit after 4 (Canadian) beers! H.P. Weak Canadian beer.....Moosehead, EH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_puck Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Weak Canadian beer.....Moosehead, EH? Moosehead? That's horsepi$$! We have a local beer called Fort Garry Dark Ale. Yum. HP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS Posted September 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Finally got into the dealer to have them look at this. August was too busy for me. Another "it ain't broke, so we can't fix it" situation... which was what I expected as it never did throw a code of any kind. A very occasional and intermittent thing, so probably just my imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Finally got into the dealer to have them look at this. August was too busy for me. Another "it ain't broke, so we can't fix it" situation... which was what I expected as it never did throw a code of any kind. A very occasional and intermittent thing, so probably just my imagination. In this day and age, if there is no check engine light or code, dealers really can't do much besides charging you $100 and stating "cannot duplicate problem". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddyRT Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 As a mechanic and have friends in the motor machine shop business. He told me the 3.6 engines had problems with the rollers in the cylinder heads to the values.the bearings in the rollers fail due to poor design. Symptoms include miss fire feeling at idle. But drives ok with. I misfire or lack of problem issue. I have 2014 rt and I feel the same slight miss at lights or while warm up.food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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