Same thing happened to mine. I cleaned up the boot, check for rips and when I didn't find any, I injected some grease inside the boot and installed a hose clamp after removing the stock clamp.
I like washing, claying and waxing my runner myself. I would never pay someone to do it for me lol. I use meguiar's clay bar and wax with great results. I also use a Porter cable variable polisher. Makes claying and waxing a lot easier.
Where in Florida are you located? Next time, get a piece of stick and find out how deep the puddle is before going through it. I know the puddle your went through wasn't deep but checking it out first will prevent you from getting stuck.
Replaced spark plugs, spark plug wires, PCV and grommet, cleaned MAF and throttle body. I will be changing the diff, transfer case and manual tranny oils in a couple of days.
Check and make sure your spark plugs are torqued properly. Check you intake hoses and make sure the hose clamps are tight.
I just got rid of the hesitation when my truck is running due to the vacuum leak caused by the loose clamps on the intake hose to the throttle body. The dealer probably...