# 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 has lost some power

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-ram-1500-has-lost-some-power/173863>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ram1500, dodge\
**Created:** [January 5, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-ram-1500-has-lost-some-power/173863 "2021-01-05T01:50:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![frogman04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@frogman04](https://community.cartalk.com/u/frogman04)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-ram-1500-has-lost-some-power/173863/1 "2021-01-05T01:50:07Z")

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it dont have the power it once had

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-ram-1500-has-lost-some-power/173863/2 "2021-01-05T12:15:19Z")

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And? What do you plan to do?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-ram-1500-has-lost-some-power/173863/3 "2021-01-06T02:22:51Z")

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I assume you want to know why. Try cleaning the throttle body.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-dodge-ram-1500-has-lost-some-power/173863/4 "2021-01-06T20:30:41Z")

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Neither do I