rizzosmith
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- First Name
- Rick
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- Seattle, WA
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- 2018 Wrangler Rubicon JL
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Picked up my new 2 door JL not quite 3 weeks ago, everything was mostly going well....
Last weekend I noticed the temp guage was a little over half, which is a little warmer than usual. One of those things that didn't cause me to be alarmed but concerned and curious. Today on the way home from work (in the usual stop and go afternoon traffic on the freeway), the temp gauge got up to about 75% and the engine light came on (the lit picture of the motor, not "check engine"). As I attempted to get over to the right and pull off the freeway (which took a few moments for lane changes and gaps in traffic) the temp guage was pegged and a warning beep came from the dash. I quickly found a safe place to pull onto the shoulder and parked the vehicle. I waited a few moments and popped the hood. No steam, no leaking coolant, the overflow canister for the coolant was at the proper level, and other than being extremely hot in the engine bay, everything seemed fine.
I let the engine cool for about 10 minutes and then re-started the Jeep. The temp guage was at about 30%, so I got on the road again and tried to make it home. It took about 10 minutes but the Jeep overheated again (temp gauge pegged and warning chime sounding). I pulled off the road and checked the coolant again, still fine and no leaks. I let it cool for about 10 minutes again, and was able to make it home with the temp gauge at around 75%. Now that I'm home and can safely look into what might be the problem, I still can't find anything.
I made a service appointment, and even though the vehicle is essentially "new", they can't get me in for service for another 9 days. They had to show restraint not to laugh at me over the phone when I asked about the possibility of a
loaner car to use in the meantime. In full disclosure, the dealership that is doing the service/warranty work is NOT the same dealership where I purchased the vehicle. And I only mention it because I have a few days to gather information from other members here on the forum. Has anyone else experienced this problem? I did a search on "overheating" but nothing came up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Rick
Last weekend I noticed the temp guage was a little over half, which is a little warmer than usual. One of those things that didn't cause me to be alarmed but concerned and curious. Today on the way home from work (in the usual stop and go afternoon traffic on the freeway), the temp gauge got up to about 75% and the engine light came on (the lit picture of the motor, not "check engine"). As I attempted to get over to the right and pull off the freeway (which took a few moments for lane changes and gaps in traffic) the temp guage was pegged and a warning beep came from the dash. I quickly found a safe place to pull onto the shoulder and parked the vehicle. I waited a few moments and popped the hood. No steam, no leaking coolant, the overflow canister for the coolant was at the proper level, and other than being extremely hot in the engine bay, everything seemed fine.
I let the engine cool for about 10 minutes and then re-started the Jeep. The temp guage was at about 30%, so I got on the road again and tried to make it home. It took about 10 minutes but the Jeep overheated again (temp gauge pegged and warning chime sounding). I pulled off the road and checked the coolant again, still fine and no leaks. I let it cool for about 10 minutes again, and was able to make it home with the temp gauge at around 75%. Now that I'm home and can safely look into what might be the problem, I still can't find anything.
I made a service appointment, and even though the vehicle is essentially "new", they can't get me in for service for another 9 days. They had to show restraint not to laugh at me over the phone when I asked about the possibility of a
loaner car to use in the meantime. In full disclosure, the dealership that is doing the service/warranty work is NOT the same dealership where I purchased the vehicle. And I only mention it because I have a few days to gather information from other members here on the forum. Has anyone else experienced this problem? I did a search on "overheating" but nothing came up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Rick
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