QckSlvr
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So driving back from Miami the other day I am almost home and the check gauges light dings on and then immediately goes off
then a few miles up the road and almost home, ding comes right back on.
I look down and the temp gauge is climbing quickly
So I pull off the road (about 1/2 mile from the house) and shut her down, the temps keep climbing, I jump out of the truck and open the hood and see coolant pissing out the hood and steam from under the hood.
The damn coolant hose is not connected and steam coming out of it and the engine is making those really bad noises when metal is way to hot and expanding rapidly
sat on the side of the road, let it cool down, called dodge roadside and had then come get the truck, it wouldn't turn over at all and I was really worried
so they have to tear into the engine to even see what happened and I may be on the hook if it is not a covered warranty claim - approx. $450 in labor
well I got the call today - she dropped a couple valves (not 1 a couple) which in turn completely destroys your engine with an aluminum block
now dodge warranty is asking for a list of parts that would be required to repair the engine, and are going to compare it to the costs of a new motor.
Really kind of hoping for the new motor option as I don't ever think the motor would be right with a rebuild, but its out of my hands for now.
oh BTW - she doesn't have 60k on her yet and yeah a 2005 is a older truck and I am on my 2nd extended warranty with dodge, but I am really glad that I have that extended warranty right now, and she's covered until 2016 and 125k miles so I will have the warranty for a nice long time.
and she was just in to have the tranny rebuilt like 10 days ago!
so does the extended warranty pay, it did for me!
then a few miles up the road and almost home, ding comes right back on.
I look down and the temp gauge is climbing quickly
So I pull off the road (about 1/2 mile from the house) and shut her down, the temps keep climbing, I jump out of the truck and open the hood and see coolant pissing out the hood and steam from under the hood.
The damn coolant hose is not connected and steam coming out of it and the engine is making those really bad noises when metal is way to hot and expanding rapidly
sat on the side of the road, let it cool down, called dodge roadside and had then come get the truck, it wouldn't turn over at all and I was really worried
so they have to tear into the engine to even see what happened and I may be on the hook if it is not a covered warranty claim - approx. $450 in labor
well I got the call today - she dropped a couple valves (not 1 a couple) which in turn completely destroys your engine with an aluminum block
now dodge warranty is asking for a list of parts that would be required to repair the engine, and are going to compare it to the costs of a new motor.
Really kind of hoping for the new motor option as I don't ever think the motor would be right with a rebuild, but its out of my hands for now.
oh BTW - she doesn't have 60k on her yet and yeah a 2005 is a older truck and I am on my 2nd extended warranty with dodge, but I am really glad that I have that extended warranty right now, and she's covered until 2016 and 125k miles so I will have the warranty for a nice long time.
and she was just in to have the tranny rebuilt like 10 days ago!
so does the extended warranty pay, it did for me!