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2018 JL 2dr sport coolant leak.

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I thought I had one of the "good ones" as I've had no issues until today. 8600 miles. I noticed I've had to add a little coolant a couple times. Not too much, a couple ounces here and there. Well today I was draining out the bonus quart of oil the dealer gave me and I found coolant residue under the engine. See pics. Looks like it's leaking out the front of the engine somewhere.

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Found the leak. From under the hood it looks like it's leaking under the alternator where a tube is pressed in. See pics.

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yup, mine is too and has only 12 miles where it's leaking as I call it the thermostat bypass the sad part is it's on back order .Personally I think it's a very poor design but what do I know . You might get lucky enough your Dealer has it in stock mine didn't I found 2 Dealership with it in stock but they wouldn't give it up do to being so scarce . Good Luck is all I can say !
 
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yup, mine is too and has only 12 miles where it's leaking as I call it the thermostat bypass the sad part is it's on back order .Personally I think it's a very poor design but what do I know . You might get lucky enough your Dealer has it in stock mine didn't I found 2 Dealership with it in stock but they wouldn't give it up do to being so scarce . Good Luck is all I can say !
They wouldn’t give it up? What, are they worried they won’t be able to fix another Jeep so they don’t fix yours instead? Dealers are so full of shit.
 

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They wouldn’t give it up? What, are they worried they won’t be able to fix another Jeep so they don’t fix yours instead? Dealers are so full of shit.
I don't have a clue but to purchase another FCA down the road I really would have to think hard on that one. I've had 26 new GM vehicles and one new Ford never had anything major where they were out service. This is a supplier issue not the UAW Assembly Workers they did a great job building my Rubi craftmanship is awesome and I personally thank them for a job well done !
 

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Jeep Informant did a video on the same leak:

 
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Update: Took my Jeep to the dealer yesterday. They ordered parts to fix the coolant leak and a steering damper. Parts should be in Thursday. I'll post after the repairs are done.
 

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Any update? Im dealing with a coolant leak now. Just wondering what the fix was and how it is going now.
 

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Also had this problem. The dealership ordered a new pump for me. If the problem is what the guy in the video said then its going to be a reoccuring problem. But yeah have white stuff all over the bottom of my car and crazy amount of red coolant from the pump
 
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Yes everything is fixed now. The parts took longer than expected. I took my Jeep in Monday and picked it up yesterday morning. The replaced the steering damper and the leaking parts. The dealer was great and didn't hassle me at all.
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