DarthVoita
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Here’s a fun one.
I was out driving yesterday in the Arizona heat. You know, a casual 116°, so of course I waited until the sun went down to run errands. I get in my 2021 RAM 1500 (just under 50k miles), and right off the bat, Apple CarPlay isn’t working. The truck’s not recognizing my device, which happens from time to time. No big deal.
I go about my errands, make a quick stop, and start heading home. About half a mile from the house, I get an error on the dash: “Service Electronic Stability Control.” Not ideal. Then, as I pull up to a light to make a left, I can feel the transmission hesitating, like it’s struggling to shift properly.
I make it onto my street and begin to back into my driveway. I shift into reverse... and nothing happens. The same warning flashes again. I try to throw it into drive, and instead, I get a message saying the truck is overriding my input and automatically shifting into park. Awesome. Now I’m sitting diagonally in the middle of the street, half-backed in.
At that point, the truck won’t shift out of park, and I keep getting that same “Service Electronic Stability Control” message. Even worse? It won’t shut off completely—it’s stuck in ACC mode. Eventually, I figure out how to get it into neutral, roll it to the curb, and disconnect the battery to keep it from draining overnight.
So here’s my question: what am I dealing with here?
Could this be electrical, considering the funky behavior with CarPlay earlier? A dying battery? Or worst case... something transmission-related?
Appreciate any insight or guidance from anyone who’s dealt with something similar.
UPDATE: Reconnected the battery, and no error messages occurred. Drove it around the block a couple of times. No issues. Which is terrifying. Now I have to wonder if this is going to happen again? What the heck happened?
I was out driving yesterday in the Arizona heat. You know, a casual 116°, so of course I waited until the sun went down to run errands. I get in my 2021 RAM 1500 (just under 50k miles), and right off the bat, Apple CarPlay isn’t working. The truck’s not recognizing my device, which happens from time to time. No big deal.
I go about my errands, make a quick stop, and start heading home. About half a mile from the house, I get an error on the dash: “Service Electronic Stability Control.” Not ideal. Then, as I pull up to a light to make a left, I can feel the transmission hesitating, like it’s struggling to shift properly.
I make it onto my street and begin to back into my driveway. I shift into reverse... and nothing happens. The same warning flashes again. I try to throw it into drive, and instead, I get a message saying the truck is overriding my input and automatically shifting into park. Awesome. Now I’m sitting diagonally in the middle of the street, half-backed in.
At that point, the truck won’t shift out of park, and I keep getting that same “Service Electronic Stability Control” message. Even worse? It won’t shut off completely—it’s stuck in ACC mode. Eventually, I figure out how to get it into neutral, roll it to the curb, and disconnect the battery to keep it from draining overnight.
So here’s my question: what am I dealing with here?
Could this be electrical, considering the funky behavior with CarPlay earlier? A dying battery? Or worst case... something transmission-related?
Appreciate any insight or guidance from anyone who’s dealt with something similar.
UPDATE: Reconnected the battery, and no error messages occurred. Drove it around the block a couple of times. No issues. Which is terrifying. Now I have to wonder if this is going to happen again? What the heck happened?
