Hurricane Owners, Anyone Experience This

[pensfan]

This was posted on another Ram forum. I have not seen this anywhere else but in this posting that appears in the last few days. I sure hope it isn't a common problem.
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And so it begins. The first (unverified) commentary from a guy who claims to be a dealer mechanic, replacing 11 hurricane engines so far. All bearing failures.

Some quotes to save you the effort of clicking:

If you're changing the oil yourself you better save the receipt for the oil and filter your going to need it to prove you changed it when it fails. I have replaced 9 of those engines so far and I'm waiting for 2 more to come in they are on restriction.

All fairly low miles and all had bearing failure except one it was overheated none were locked up mostly engine noise and oil pressure fault codes.

 

[fishslayer]

My local dealer said hes seeing bearing failures on Hurricanes that tow regularly..everyone here has at least 2 boats. I have 3 and 6 other trailers I tow...
.I would not buy one
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[BowDown]

If this is the dealer service guy from reddit, I wouldn't trust a word he says. Mark, whos arguably the highest volume dealer in the country isn't seeing these issues

 

[pensfan]

Hope it is fake info about the failures. That would mean you have the Hurricane with bearing failures and the Hemi with the eTorque failures and backorders. Makes me want to keep my current 10 years old truck.

 

[BowDown]

You have a 10 year 100K warranty, it's a none worry

 

[fishslayer]

Hope it is fake info about the failures. That would mean you have the Hurricane with bearing failures and the Hemi with the eTorque failures and backorders. Makes me want to keep my current 10 years old truck.

The e torgue gen failures are quite real..when mine died, there were 3 others in the dealers shop that day.all for MGU s..all waiting on backorder parts

 

[pensfan]

The e torgue gen failures are quite real..when mine died, there were 3 others in the dealers shop that day.all for MGU s..all waiting on backorder parts

How long did you wait for a new unit or are you still waiting?
The eTorque is driving me away from the Hemi.

 

[NorskieRider]

You have a 10 year 100K warranty, it's a none worry

Financially at least. It's still a PITA to have to deal with the failure and the time to fix it.

I wonder of how much of this is due to tighter oil clearances and running thin (0W20) viscosities?

It is tempting to increase the viscosity, but a) warranty and b) will thicker oil get properly into the tight spots like bearings?

 

[tinfoil_hat]

This was posted on another Ram forum. I have not seen this anywhere else but in this posting that appears in the last few days. I sure hope it isn't a common problem.
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And so it begins. The first (unverified) commentary from a guy who claims to be a dealer mechanic, replacing 11 hurricane engines so far. All bearing failures.

Some quotes to save you the effort of clicking:

Post a link to the other forum. Personally, I don't believe it.
I follow 4-5 Ram forums and probably a half dozen Facebook groups. I see electrical problems all the time. eTorque problems some of the time. Almost zero Hurricane problems. The most common problem seems to be random misfires, fixed by software update.

 

[pensfan]

Post a link to the other forum. Personally, I don't believe it.
I follow 4-5 Ram forums and probably a half dozen Facebook groups. I see electrical problems all the time. eTorque problems some of the time. Almost zero Hurricane problems. The most common problem seems to be random misfires, fixed by software update.

Here is the entire thread.

https://www.ramforum.com/threads/these-hurricanes-chewing-up-bearings.221896/