I;ve got A 2003 ram 1500 4x4 quad cab with 26k miles on it. Last friday I was driving down the road and the motor lost power , started knocking , and then it totally locked up.
The local dealer says that the problem was A broken valve spring , however they are putting A new motor in it. Has anyone heard of this problem before?

 

Bummer, sorry to hear that. Haven't heard of any others.

Glad your getting a new motor!

X

By the way, welcome to the board.

 

only other time I've heard of the new hemi blowing is when someone went offroad and found out the hard way the stock air intake is level with the bumper

 

HAHAHA, I know its mean but i found that last bit incredibly funny

 

sh*t happens,

 

hey costellt its still under warranty right you didnt do anything before this to void it right

 

Hi Todd -

Sorry to hear about your motor. The more I hang around these forums, the more I hear about broken valve springs. This is a common problem with certain VIN's on 03 Hemi's. Has to do with green and brown coded valve springs during manufacture. But even the correct one's are breaking too. Consider yourself one of the lucky one's, your getting a new motor. Most folks just get the affected spring repaired and Dodge hopes another one doesn't break.

 

no the only thing not stock is a tru-flo air intake