Exhaust bolts broken

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chrism1367

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Wish me luck I scheduled an appointment with the dealer to have it looked at. They couldn't confirm that it was covered under power train warranty, but from this forum I'm not too worried. Any tips before I go? I'd love to bring in a set of good bolts and have them put them on I'm sure they wouldn't rho
 

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Mine were covered by the powertrain warranty last month. Took them 3 weeks as they had to send it to the shop to get it machined and bolts extracted. They also provide free rental, ask them for it just in case

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chrism1367

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Yeah I asked them, they have loaner cars that are on a first come first serve basis, if they don't have one at that time I will come back when they do, or just go somewhere else
 

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Loaner cars? Chrysler corporate pays $35 per day for you to get a regular car rental. My dealership is working with local enterprise rental place and got me a voucher which pays for the car. Should be same for your dealership
 

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Wish me luck I scheduled an appointment with the dealer to have it looked at. They couldn't confirm that it was covered under power train warranty, but from this forum I'm not too worried. Any tips before I go? I'd love to bring in a set of good bolts and have them put them on I'm sure they wouldn't rho

Hi chrism1367,

We recognize you're just reaching out to other forum members for tips at this time. However, if you would like an additional layer of assistance while you are working with your dealer, please feel free to send us a private message with your VIN and servicing dealership.

Julie
Ram Social Care Specialist
 
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chrism1367

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Thank you Julie I will do that if needed
 
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chrism1367

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Well update I took it in yesterday they said yes it's broken bolts, covered under warranty no problem, got a loaner car. They called me back today and said you can pick it up it's done, holy cow 1 day they fixed it. All new bolts, gasket, and brand new exhaust manifold. All in one day, I'm pretty impressed. Runs super quiet now. Also, anyone know if they updated bolts/manifold to a newer better part that won't have this problem in the future? Mine is 2013. Thanks glad this forum is here!
 

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Congrats! That was fast. I haven't seen any better bolts. From what I understand, there bolts are just too thin...

I've heard that aftermarket shortys can help with this problem, but my local mechanic who knows hemi said that they won't. So I'm not sure.
 

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Shorties should help because its the cast iron manifolds that warp and cause the bolts to snap off.
 

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A couple bolts were broken and covered under the power train warranty around 12k miles ago. They only replaced the broken bolts, none that were not broke and no other parts. I'm very close to the 100k mark and out of my warranty. Hopefully the rest of the bolts break in the next 5k miles. Lol
 
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