1999 Freightliner Century S60 12.7
-just replaced all injectors, injector harness, ECM, TPS sensor.
Truck before Freightliner repairs had top speed 72 now after repairs, only goes 67 mph AND THEN after 15 minutes of driving goes 72 mph while bobtail.
Truck occasionally will go 72 mph while loaded, but it’s rare.
If you guys have any ideas of what it could be, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
Truck top speed 72 now 67 after new ECM
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by RepoweredRookie, Oct 5, 2025.
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Yeah, so I wonder why I can only go 67 MPH right after starting truck, but occasionally 72 MPH after a bit. I changed TPS, didn’t help.
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I believe it's a parameter in the ECM the shop neglected to reprogram back into the new ECM.
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Sounds like maybe they turned on "fuel economy incentive", a setting that awarded a set MPH by reaching a predetermined MPG goal programmed into the ECM.
I used it a lot at the dealership to sneak in extra MPH on neutered company trucks.BoxCarKidd, MAMservices, blairandgretchen and 2 others Thank this. -
That’s what I was thinking, but it only gets to 72 when bobtail or rarely loaded. Seems like if it was missed programming, it wouldn’t get back to 72.
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This could be it, even though the MPG is about the same as before when I was doing 72 constantly loaded/empty. 6.3 mpg previously / 6.5 now.Big Road Skateboard Thanks this.
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I can't remember how long it took to activate, but 15 miles or 15 minutes sounds right. That was long ago.
Obviously, bobtail you'd reach a higher MPG. I always programmed the goal MPG to 4, and set the awarded MPH to 6.
So, that goal was achieved easily and quickly, driver got 6 mph extra, and if questioned, the computer still showed the original max speed. Meaning, if top speed limit was 72, the 4 MPG goal was achieved, and truck would run 78. And nobody was ever the wiser. -
That sounds almost exactly what’s going on. I typically run 2 roads from Shreveport, LA to Lubbock, TX. The truck starts at 67 mph, after 15-20 minutes, then allows me to set cruise at 72 but on a hill it may drop the cruise down to 67 again, until I set it back to 72. I’m going to see if I can get someone to look at the parameters in DDDL and see if “Efficiency Mode” or something is on. Thanks for the idea Big Road Skateboard.
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It allows you a limited time for passing, programing issues.
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