Luckily I was alone on a city road but lost all control and felt I was barley braking and steering was near impossible. While paying a car payment for another that I can't even drive. I did not have any warning that something was wrong and there the car only had 120,000 miles on it. I love my car but I can't even afford to get it back to having one car to use. So I towed it to Dodge and they tell me 2 days later that my 4th valve seat dropped and shot metal throughout my engine. Based on my research I believe to be a suspension defect.
Will do it at any speed. The car is in Brentwood and the technician said they are used to working on high end scale vehicles and does not know enough about the hemi engine. Basically, the aluminum expands faster than steel - allowing a looser fit for the valve seat. So the gist of it is they think the system that disables 4 of the 8 cylinders is malfunctioning and causing the miss and the noise? I do believe the dealer was using 10W30 but will have to call and hope they tell me the truth. I checked all the fuses and they appear secure. I took it to the dealership a year ago to replace a part on the front end.
While at home enjoying my weekend and wondering about my car I stumbled upon this. Sincerely, one pissed off Dodge owner. Also passenger side shock is leaking. Mine likes Amsoil synthetic 5W-20 very well. I called a police officer because I thought I might get rear-ended.
I believe this is the answer,as I am going to have my dealer check on this Monday morning. I did not have any warning that something was wrong and there the car only had 120,000 miles on it. I'm a single woman, 41 years old and need help figuring this all out. Ownergard said it would have been covered if the motor cause the seat guide to fail but since it was diagnosed the other way around it isn't covered. Got the truck back from the dealer after the last repair and parked it. There are more issues as well.
Well when I purchased the vehicle I was talked into getting an extended warranty. The reason for my complaint has nothing to do with the cost involved to replace my transportation. The manufacturer needs issue a recall, or be liable for any lawsuits resulting from accidents caused by defective fuel systems in these vehicles. Simply put - this is a chronic issue from a poorly designed aluminum head. I believe I have a cracked head or blown gasket.
He replaced the valves for 5 cylinder and all the seals and reseated all the valves. It only does it when the engine is cold. Since your problem appears to be mechanical, simply making the system not work any more would not help, in my opinion. After many tries it finally does only to sound like its blending rocks. Dodge knows that this problem exists and has done nothing I may well lose my car because of this. Charger tech training…the 57l hemi® v8 hendon publishing article images.
Took to dealership could not find anything. I have to switch gears from drive to park and then turn the car off and then on again in hopes it will start. It may be worth getting a second opinion from another dealer or shop familiar with the hemi. If this happens on the highway going 60+ miles per hour, or turning into oncoming traffic, there is a guaranteed accident, possibly resulting in serious injury or death. All oil change intervals affected, i.
Went out and started it about a week later and a very loud and noise started banging and popping from the left side of engine. However, a strong engine with an older transmission and an impatient driver. This car should not be malfunctioning like this within 3 years. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. I suspect the compression will tell a lot.