Mopar brand IACV

[hgeranium]

What are yalls opinions on dropping the ~$118 to get a Mopar IACV? (83503643). I can get a standard ignition one for just under $30 on Amazon (which is what I’ve done), or I can get it from O’Reilly for $80 with lifetime warranty. I’m about to be on my fourth IACV: original from PO, 2 that I have replaced myself, and 1 that comes in tomorrow.
 

The warranty would be nice but I hate the idea of still having to constantly troubleshoot idle issues and frequently replacing the part if it’s bad out of the box or goes out after a few weeks like it’s been. If I’m paying $80, I feel like I’d rather just pay an extra 30 to know that it’s a genuine Mopar and not need the warranty because I know it’ll be quality. For a crucial part like the IACV or the CPS, I feel like it’s totally worth it for peace of mind alone. 
 

But what’s y’all‘s mileage with it? I know some people get lucky with the aftermarket brands but I clearly have not been. It’s become a red herring. You install a new part assuming that it works, and when the problem persists you logically move to the next likely source, not really knowing that the new part either never worked, or only worked for a short time. The intermittentness and difficulty of testing the IACV specifically just exacerbates this problem. 

[Rex89]

I’m basically in the same boat as you right now. I got the $23 “A-Premium” brand IAC off Amazon just last week. I thought it had fixed my idle issues but either (1) I got what I paid for because it died after about 30 minutes of driving or (2) I have other electrical issues because I’m still fighting super high idle on cold startup. I thought it was a vacuum leak but I’ve addressed that and I believe it’s an electrical problem. 
 

I have yet to do cruiser’s tips related to some of these issues so I’m going to give that a try before I replace any more parts. I just unwrapped all the wiring harness from the sensors to the dipstick tube stud to clean up all that wiring. I’m also going to do the ECU connector refresh and see if any of that helps. 
 

All that to say, I don’t have experience with the premium sensors you’re asking about, but if the wiring/ECU isn’t the issue, I’ll probably have to go with the Mopar or whatever quality sensor.