2013 Died while driving, won't stay running now.

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I'm very sorry to hear this OP :(

Ironically I had something similar happen to my 2002 Grand Cherokee Overland 4.7H.O. I was under cruise, hit the brakes harder than usual to slow down for a stop sign approaching (winter time) and the jeep instantly started stumbling. The CEL came on immediately and it ran rough all the way home. I got home, read the codes and it was a missfire. Long story short, one of of the valves dropped in the head causing 0 compression in cyl. #7. Since parts were basically nowhere to be found for the H.O. 4.7 I ended up trading in the Jeep.

I was doing about 105 km/hr prior to braking. Was my valve problem related to aggressive braking??? Who knows. Its just a story and I thought I'd share. I miss that Jeep.
 
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I keep second guessing myself and just checked again on the maintenance schedule. The only thing I haven't done up to date is change the spark plugs. Hoping the 2'nd mechanic will pull a rabbit out of his hat and find something the first guy missed. If not, I guess the kids are getting a new engine for Christmas, LOL.
 
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I had a similar (sort of) incident....I was rear ended. Drove away later on and about 30 mins later, engine starts chugging and farting.... would restart but was just chugging hard. I could smell gas too. Ended up being a cracked valve spring on cylinder 1. After the diagnostics etc, it was about two grand. Previous to that never had any issues.

BTW it's a 2014 Hemi, and at that time had about 126K on the odometer. Ran perfectly before that, ans has ran perfectly ever since.
 
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Mine did the same thing as the up... i dropped a valve seat. Motor had to be replaced... for the ops sake I hope it not that.
 
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Zenfish said:
I keep second guessing myself and just checked again on the maintenance schedule. The only thing I haven't done up to date is change the spark plugs. Hoping the 2'nd mechanic will pull a rabbit out of his hat and find something the first guy missed. If not, I guess the kids are getting a new engine for Christmas, LOL.
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I would think if it was the plugs, you would have some warning, ie. Rough running, lower mpg ECT...
 
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2'nd mechanic confirmed something is "hammering" in the bottom end. Used engine going in tomorrow. 2014 with 11,000 miles. $3,700 installed. Could be worse.
 
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$3,700 is hard to swallow, but it sounds like a decent deal for a relatively barely worn in engine. Good luck and let us know how she runs once she's repaired.
 
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Zenfish said:
2'nd mechanic confirmed something is "hammering" in the bottom end. Used engine going in tomorrow. 2014 with 11,000 miles. $3,700 installed. Could be worse.
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Will they open up the bottom and tell you what's down there after they pulled it?
 
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Only if I pay for his labor to tear it apart.
 
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Wow this is horrible! I dunno that I've read of many/any issues with Hemi 5.7 bottom ends? So curious to know what it could be.

I'm not sure what I'd do in this situation having to put ~$4K into a ~5yr/old truck. Me, I'd probably try to finagle a trade in as-is. Obviously you're not going to get a great trade-in allowance, but it *might* be worth a shot. This shouldn't happen to a well maintained 5yr/old truck with not that many miles on it. That's the card I'd play with a Ram dealer.
 
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Zenfish said:
I owe way too much to move it. Ended up finding a slightly cheaper engine. $3045 installed.
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No rabbits I guess. Did anyone venture a guess as to what happened ?
 
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