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My 2021 1500 5.7 with 48K on it just developed the tick. My dealer said its most likely a cracked manifold. Can anyone tell me what causes this?
Both mine are cracked and was told there was like 6800 units backordered nationally! I'm seriously considering just putting headers on it because it doesn't sound like it'll get fixed anytime soon.
Have you started looking at which headers you might want? I don't need anything crazy and I would rather keep my exhaust stock as I pull a camper with my pup in the bed with a softopper.
Did the dealer give you any type of warranty when you bought the truck? They should've given you something even if it was for a month or 90 days. Not sure about aftermarket warranties but I believe they consider it to be part of the power train coverage. If it's under the dealer supplied warranty then get an appointment on the books as soon as you can so even if you have to wait 6 months they knew about it within the warranty time
Yes, I bought an extended warranty. Hoping it is covered but they wont know until they get the parts in which is about a month and a half and they run it through the warranty company.
Be careful with that. Sounds like they may be kicking the can down the road to avoid the warranty coverage so you're on the hook for the cost. If the manifold is bad now they should still be able to tell if it's covered under warranty regardless of the part availability. I don't know anything about the aftermarket warranty but if it's an actual ram dealership they can tell if it's covered or not. Waiting for the part to come in is irrelevant that why I said get the appointment on the books
Good. Now that it's on record and they know it will be covered it doesn't matter how long it takes to get the parts because it's on their dime anyway
So I have had the manifold bolt replaced twice on my 2019 Ram 5.7 and last week I took it in again and the issue was a cracked manifold this time. The first two repairs were done under factory warranty. The last repair was out of factory warranty but luckily the dealership had a 1 year warranty on any repairs which covered it. This is a known issue as I had it on my 2009 and 2014 Rams as well.
If you think 1 or 2 months is crazy I have been waiting since January for a gas tank for my daughter's 2014 VW Beetle. Some emissions parts failed inside the tank requiring a new tank. It takes 15 minutes to fill the tank because the valves inside are stuck closed so the pump thinks the tank is full and shuts off every 10 seconds. The Beetle is a TDI so it's covered under the extended diesel gate warranty. All VW says is sorry Global parts shortage. No tanks available anywhere in the world. I contacted the EPA who settled the lawsuit with vw because this seems like a breach of the settlement not having emissions parts available. The EPA agreed but said that nobody could have seen a global issue like covid so they won't do anything. How long are companies gonna use covid as a crutch? It's gonna be 2040 and there will still be global shortages if it suits their need.
