highgear2005
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2019 5.7 screw, no issues with the air conditioner and it’s been a long hot summer.
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I have a 2020 and would say the A/C is underwhelming. It cools, but on auto never reaches temp and blows at a lower level, always on full blast.
My father in law has a 2020 and says his is worse than mine. He took it to the dealer today and they told him it was a computer issue that needed an update. Well see over the next few days if he feels it is any better.
I'll keep you posted.
I couldn't handle the list of major issues with my 2019 all new Ram and no longer own it. Traded for a 2020 Ram 1500 classic and everything works great like the good old days in my 2017 and 2015 Ram oh well, lost over $10k to drive a POS for 13 months and 30k miles.
Thanks guys, got my new AC module installed this morning and they ordered a new outside sensor for me. Without this site I would not have known about this stuff. I won't be able to report back on the A/C until it gets hot here - May should do it in NC !
If you're still under warranty, get the TSB done. it makes a huge difference (for the better).My 2019 Laramie, At hot summer when the ambient temperature over 113F the ac performance is not good at all , new car with low mileage and it looks there is no technical problem with the ac system but the design, it is not designed to perform good at higher temperatures. In my opinion the car needs bigger condenser and evaporator as well as front cooling fan dedicated for ac.
If you actually do some reading on here you'll find it isn't a problem that "plagued" 2019's. There are over 300,000 on the road now and there are maybe 40-50 members that have filled the forum with complaints. Mine gets to my programmed temp just as fast as my previous Rams and Fords. Most people don't need OR want 40° air blowing on them. All they care about is does the system get to the programmed temperature in a reasonable time and maintain it. My all black in and out Ram with the panoramic roof does that. I've had plenty of different passengers and I have someone in the back seat most of the time and no one belly aches about the a/c. If you want to ride around in meatlocker conditions, maybe this truck won't meet your expectations.
It irks me when this "problem" keeps getting presented that it's a "common" complaint when looking at the hundreds of thousands out in the field don't have an issue with the a/c.
Their "spec" wasn't 45 degrees - it was much higher. If it was 45 degrees, this whole thing would be a non-issue.“I can tell you as a Dodge person my entire life, if something happens to a Dodge, the whole world hears about it. If it happens to any other brand no one hears about it! Always been that way.” – 2012RAM1500RT - (quoted without permission)
I have an early 2019 and I measured mine at 41. Will they all make that temp? Probably not. That's why the 45 degree specification, to allow for component tolerance. I would bet that measuring 10 or 20 F-150s in a row would also show a variance. Is the often quoted F-series spec of 35-40 @ 70 degrees ambient better? It is. But do we know if every single one performs the same?
I wonder if the all of the discussion around 'the problem' has led to self-fulfilling dissatisfaction.
When checking the parts from the TSB on AC performance recently (in another thread), I found that all of the new parts are in the 2021 builds and were cut in on 2020s late in the production run. Surprisingly, after talking to the parts person at my dealership, the service department had never ordered the kit from the TSB. My tech. said the same thing. So Jus Cruisin as a very valid point.
Best regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33 gallon fuel tank, factory dual exhaust, 18” wheels. Build date: 03 June 2018. Now at: 052717 miles.
It may have been a design flaw as you say, but the published specification was and always has been 45 degrees F. at 70 degrees ambient.Their "spec" wasn't 45 degrees - it was much higher. If it was 45 degrees, this whole thing would be a non-issue.
And the nature and extent of the TSB shows it was a real, serious problem. You don't do that expensive and invasive of a job for only a few problem trucks, much less turnaround and incorporate the redesign into new builds. And the redesign was implemented on all their new builds - that's a clue. It was a design flaw across the entire line.
They biffed on that AC design. Plain and simple.