A little over a week ago. I was driving home on a 250 mile trip from Virginia. There were no signs this was coming. The car always started awesome, ran awesome and arrived originally at the destination with no problems whatsoever.
Then while I was following a buddy home. The car just suddenly lost power, I thought it didn't kick into gear for a moment. Then quickly realized it was more than that. The temp on the oil suddenly started rising and falling as I was finding somewhere to pull over. Once I did the car wouldn't start right. It would eventually turn, but it was running rough and would stall. There was a sort of banging clanking sound. Like something was banging against metal upder the cylinder head.
The car is still at the garage it was towed to. They haven't officially looked at it but when the guy came to tow it, he said it was dead and needed a new engine.
That was what happened. My main concern is what an engine (2.2L, V4) would cost. Even moreso, my warranty. It covers all kinds of "engine components". Sounds like one of these failed. But there's little weaseling out of things they put in it like failure must be due to the problem, must have been "properly maintained", etc.
Has anyone had an experience with things like that? How many labor hours is an engine replacement supossed to take by book? I want to make sure this warranty company doesn't screw me. They've been sued in the past by the state.