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It just happened tonight, I am going to call them tomorrow.

I travel a ton for work, usually 1000-1500 miles a week. I can't afford to have doubts about my truck not working.

I will post back what they day.

Tom

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Range, Diablo, Edge and Superchips (and a couple more) are all the same company -> Powerteq The parent company is Holley.   Jay

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My replacement unit came in and its installed.  So far it works perfectly.  Throttle sensitivity adjustments DO work on the fly and make a dramatic difference in pedal feel.  As long as everything kee

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I had a few days of no problems then...
I was driving from Minneapolis to Kansas City today. My truck started throwing up tons of error codes and wouldn't restart after turning it off. It wouldn't even crank. 
I unplugged the Pulsar and took it out of the system, everything fired up.
I am going to ship it back, not sure it is fully developed yet.
Tom


That’s what mine did. Powerteq has my device and will be testing it out along with my first device that also failed.

At the very least you should call them and tell them about your issues so they don’t think I’m the only one.




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TNTSierra Senior Enthusiast

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Just another reason why I’ll wait and have all the bugs worked out of this thing. Too many issues right now.  Hopefully by spring they will have kinks worked out. 

 

Who knows, maybe the tuning industry will drop their prices by then??‍♂️??

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23 minutes ago, Jav_eee said:

 


That’s what mine did. Powerteq has my device and will be testing it out along with my first device that also failed.

At the very least you should call them and tell them about your issues so they don’t think I’m the only one.




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You had 2 fail on you?

Jav_eee Enthusiast

Jav_eee

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You had 2 fail on you?


First one was a bad unit all the way around.

Second one worked like it should for about 7 days then I had the same issues you did out of nowhere.

Call them!


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SILVER SLED Senior Enthusiast

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The under hood connector these things plug into is prone to failure. I’ve seen them replaced on about 5 trucks for strange electrical issues similar to what was mentioned above.  So it makes me wonder how the failed units were installed.  For instance any difficulty getting the connector apart initially and/or any difficulty installing the unit maybe damaging the connector/connector pins inside the factory connector or the device connector and causing some issues.  

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The under hood connector these things plug into is prone to failure. I’ve seen them replaced on about 5 trucks for strange electrical issues similar to what was mentioned above.  So it makes me wonder how the failed units were installed.  For instance any difficulty getting the connector apart initially and/or any difficulty installing the unit maybe damaging the connector/connector pins inside the factory connector or the device connector and causing some issues.  


Aside from some tabs that were a bit too long on the pulsar connectors causing a slight torment issue, the original connector was easy-off and the new one was easy-on. They are the same brand (Delphi) as the factory connectors.


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46 minutes ago, SILVER SLED said:

The under hood connector these things plug into is prone to failure. I’ve seen them replaced on about 5 trucks for strange electrical issues similar to what was mentioned above.  So it makes me wonder how the failed units were installed.  For instance any difficulty getting the connector apart initially and/or any difficulty installing the unit maybe damaging the connector/connector pins inside the factory connector or the device connector and causing some issues.  

What exactly fails on the connector? I had to file down those grey tabs as well. Once they were filed down the module engaged perfectly. It seems like a great design to prevent the plug from coming loose. If the cam is fully rotated and the red lock seated all the way in, I dont know how it could come loose.

It's Tim Senior Enthusiast

It's Tim

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On 11/6/2020 at 7:22 PM, Jav_eee said:

Filed down these two tabs a bit and all is well. Install, my issues aside, is easy. Fifteen minutes tops!

 

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If GM ever has a question as to whether or not you modded this vehicle... you just answered it, permanently. LOL

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Jav_eee

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If GM ever has a question as to whether or not you modded this vehicle... you just answered it, permanently. LOL

 Yeah you’re right! Except if they ask I didn’t touch a thing. Must’ve come from the factory like that. Also after cleaning it up you can’t tell it was modified. Bottom line: I’m not worried about it.

 

 

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It's Tim Senior Enthusiast

It's Tim

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1 hour ago, Jav_eee said:

Bottom line: I’m not worried about it.

 

 

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You really shouldn't be. If you read the range warranty you are on your own dime regardless.

 

"The SELLER disclaims any warranty and expressly disclaims any liability for personal injury or damages. The BUYER acknowledges and agrees that the disclaimer of any liability for personal injury is a material term for this agreement and the BUYER agrees to indemnify the SELLER and to hold the SELLER harmless from any claim related to the item of the equipment purchased. Under no circumstances will the SELLER be liable for any damages or expenses by reason of use or sale of any such equipment."

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SILVER SLED Senior Enthusiast

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10 hours ago, Firehawk T/A said:

What exactly fails on the connector? I had to file down those grey tabs as well. Once they were filed down the module engaged perfectly. It seems like a great design to prevent the plug from coming loose. If the cam is fully rotated and the red lock seated all the way in, I dont know how it could come loose.

What fails is the connector is the connection of the pins in the connector.  That connector design doesn't make a good connection for all the pins in the connector.   So if and install didn't go smooth, it may have worsened the condition of the connector.  

 

I'd recommend to those having problems, apply some dialectic grease to the connectors and see what happens.  Maybe I'm wrong, but like I said, I've seen too many issues with these connectors with out being tampered with.

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