Broken Motor Mount
Just thought I'd put this out here and see if anyone might have ideas of what kind of problems
I might want to keep an eye out for, after having broken a motor mount.
Took the SRT-6 into the Dealer service center for a double wrench service and to have
them take a look at the front end and the air intake. Front end had gotten a little loose and
would pull either direction when hitting road bumps (depending on which tire took the bump
and how). And I wanted them to make sure there were no leaks in the boost system.
So, needs a steering dampener and injector cleaning (75K miles on the clock). Since they
have to wait on the dampener, I pick the car up Saturday afternoon and drive it the 6 miles
back home. Leave it in the garage until Monday when I drive to work. No problem, seen, driving
conditions were heavy rush hour traffic (Atlanta).
On the way home, I go to pass a guy moving 5mph below the speed limit in the lane, and
drop down a gear. Stepping on the gas, I feel the gear selector nearly jump out of my hand.
Whoooh, never felt that before. Don't like it. So I limp the rest of the way home and take it
to the service center the next morning. Was taking it anyway to have the dampener installed.
So, they check it out and tell me that a motor mount collapsed. My concern now, since this is
evidently covered by warranty, is what problems could this cause? When the gear selector
jumped, it moved quite a bit. Could this weaken the other motor mount? How about the
tranny? Any possibility of doing damage there? Would the motor move enough to cause
damage to other systems in the engine compartment?
Your thoughts would be most appreciated, as always...
Coyote