99Mounty
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I got my Apten chip from the most recent group buy. I installed it and I put maybe 10 total miles on my car with the Apten chip.
I followed the directions carefully -- I cleaned the connections very well as to see the copper. However, the first time I put the chip in, I had vehicle starting problems. My truck would start, and then die. So just to be safe, I took the chip out again, and recleaned the connections. The truck started. Then, I was driving on the road with the chip. Seemed fine... and then, the engine just turns off in the middle of the road, while I'm going 55 mph. My steering wheel locks up, and all power's gone. So I restart my truck, and it works. I drive for maybe 2 seconds, and then, the truck dies again. After being quite frustrated, I took the Apten chip out of my truck. And everything is fine. The truck drives fine now.
It's been quite a hassle in using this Apten chip... I don't know about anyone else.. maybe it's just me.
Does anyone have any recommendations in what I should do? If I could, I'd like to return the chip and get my money back.... When I drove for maybe 5-10 miles with the Apten, the truck did feel like it had a little more ponies under the hood. Only problem is, ... it kills my engine in the middle of the road when I'm driving at high speeds. Dangerous.
I followed the directions carefully -- I cleaned the connections very well as to see the copper. However, the first time I put the chip in, I had vehicle starting problems. My truck would start, and then die. So just to be safe, I took the chip out again, and recleaned the connections. The truck started. Then, I was driving on the road with the chip. Seemed fine... and then, the engine just turns off in the middle of the road, while I'm going 55 mph. My steering wheel locks up, and all power's gone. So I restart my truck, and it works. I drive for maybe 2 seconds, and then, the truck dies again. After being quite frustrated, I took the Apten chip out of my truck. And everything is fine. The truck drives fine now.
It's been quite a hassle in using this Apten chip... I don't know about anyone else.. maybe it's just me.
Does anyone have any recommendations in what I should do? If I could, I'd like to return the chip and get my money back.... When I drove for maybe 5-10 miles with the Apten, the truck did feel like it had a little more ponies under the hood. Only problem is, ... it kills my engine in the middle of the road when I'm driving at high speeds. Dangerous.