2007 Dodger Charger R/T, my dream car (or so I thought). Loved the car, it was fast & ran great with no problems. Changed oil regularly & on time. Bought it used 7 months ago with only 66,289 miles on it and only has 72,000 on it now. I was driving around town (small town top speed 35mph on one road, all others 30mph) pulled into DQ to ordered some food, pulled up to window and car dies, no lights or codes. Try to start it and a terrible noise came from engine and a sh*t load of smoke from exhaust & it would start but ran like sh*t, was barley able to get it out of the drive through into a spot.

So I towed it to a small local shop and they put a camera through spark plug hole in cylinder 5 (as a light finally came on to show cylinder 5 misfire) only to find catastrophic failure, cylinder 5 spark plug contacts were smashed together and cylinder was destroyed, you could even see the piston rings, vacuum pressure through oil fill cap with oil coming out the exhaust. Now I only have two choices, rebuild engine or buy a new engine. I'm not rich by any means, I'm just a small town fisherman that does security at a local night club just to get by & I am still making payments on car and overwhelmed with all this and just stuck on what my next move is.

Any advise, help, or a kick in the right direction would more than appreciated

One heartbroken dodge owner, Joshua G

Update from Apr 9, 2015: Complete failure, pistons destroyed, result $3,500 for a used engine and $1,300 to install. Dodge only sells short blocks so you have to buy all parts separate, which ends up as more mechanic cost in time and labor (a lot more). Why would they NOT sell a long block already assembled on a P.O.S engine that always fails.

THANKS DODGE.

I Bought This Used Because I heard It Was A Good Car To Have. This Car Has Been In And Out The Shop Since Day 1. I Have Asked Meador Chrysler Dodge Jeep Used Car Manager About This And All His Was Responds Was We Can Not Do Anything About That Problem. I have Not Even Had This Car 5 months And This Happens. After Hearing Good Things About The 5.7 Hemi I WILL NOT BUY ONE ANYMORE UNLESS IT'S THE 6.1 HEMI. I Am Still Paying A Car Note Each Month And Now I Have To Find $5,000 To Replace The Motor. I'm VERY Upset With Dodge And I Will Not Ever Buy Anything From Them. Meador Used Cars Are Not Any Good. I Paid $16,500 For This Car. I'm Very Pissed Off. And They Have The Nerve To Ask Me If I Wanted A Warranty And It Was Damn Near $8,000 Which is Very Unforgivable.