I have a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, 4.7 V8. A couple weeks ago, I was coming home from my sister's, with my daughter in the truck, and the oil pressure guage bottomed out. The engine had plenty of oil. Not being a mechanic, I figured if the engine wasn't getting any oil, it would overheat, and since the temp guage was fine, I assumed the problem was in the sensor or something. So I tried to make it the rest of the way home. The engine started knocking, and as soon as I could find a wide enough shoulder to safely pull over, I did. We had the truck towed to a mechanic, who said the engine needed to be re-manufactured. Since it's only 3 years old, I figured it should be covered under warranty. It has a 7 year - 70,000 mile warranty on the drive train, or power train, or whatever. So, I had it towed to the local dealer, who said the problems were due to improper maintenance, and they wouldn't be covered under warranty. In 29 years of driving, I've had approx 19 vehicles, and I've never had one blow an engine after 3 years, regardless of how well or poorly they were maintained.
I can't get a phone number for the local warranty rep from the dealer, or from Chrysler.
Does anyone have any ideas of how to pursue this further? It seems to me that Dodge should honor their warranty. It's not like I'm 3 miles or 3 days past the warranty, I'm well within the coverage period whether by miles or years.
Thanks