New Jeep owner with coolant leak first week after purchase.

[Tylerjcloud92]

Well my wife got a call from the service department and of course they claimed no leak. She told me they pressure checked it and didn’t notice anything. Here we go‍

Yep mine isn’t nearly as bad but they told me the same thing it constantly smells like coolant and looks like this.

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[Whoffman]

We’re leaving it there over night. They said they will put a drip pan under the Jeep and see if it catches anything. They couldn’t tell me whether or not they got the vehicle to operating temperature or not ‍. I’ll keep you all posted.

 

[#1 for me]

Yep mine isn’t nearly as bad but they told me the same thing it constantly smells like coolant and looks like this.

I have 12 miles on mine same thing the leak is difficult to find check the hard line coming off the thermostat bypass it more then likely is leaking there due to not being seated properly and dripping on the pulley throwing it . My Rubi is going in next week to have the thermostat bypass replaced hopefully the new one doesn't have the same problem.

 

[#1 for me]

I'm not even so certain it's human error with a lot of these issues, but more so cheap parts sourcing. That's on FCA and with the price of new vehicles nowadays, is completely unacceptable. I completely agree with people being upset based on the amount of money they spend.

Cheap out sourcing is the problem my thermostat bypass is bad at 12 miles leaking around the hardline it's being replaced next week hopefully that cures the problem. SMH !

 

[Tom Jk to Jl]

The engine is now built in Mexico... The 3.6 was of marginal quality in the JK before being outsourced to Mexico.

My old JK constantly reeked of coolant, though the level never really seemed to drop and I could never find a leak. Must have been a pin hole somewhere.

The new JL doesn't seem to have the coolant smell, but the valve train noise is much much louder on the JL engine. It sounds like a loud sewing machine from 10feet away.

 

[BlueCruzer]

Still waiting to take delivery on a leftover 2018 with V6. I was able take the beast home over night which gave me a chance to check it over well. First thing I found after it sat for a couple hours were pink spots under the trans area. Returned it the next day and reported it. Another day goes by and the first response is the tech didn't find a tran leak. I asked them to look again. Another day goes by and a different tech finds the water pump leak. Now waiting on parts and repair to happen. Will ask for another Jeep sleepover once that repair is done to make sure all is well. Will be my first "Jep" as my daughter calls it.

 

[JeepCares]

Still waiting to take delivery on a leftover 2018 with V6. I was able take the beast home over night which gave me a chance to check it over well. First thing I found after it sat for a couple hours were pink spots under the trans area. Returned it the next day and reported it. Another day goes by and the first response is the tech didn't find a tran leak. I asked them to look again. Another day goes by and a different tech finds the water pump leak. Now waiting on parts and repair to happen. Will ask for another Jeep sleepover once that repair is done to make sure all is well. Will be my first "Jep" as my daughter calls it.

Hi BlueCruzer,
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[#1 for me]

Still waiting to take delivery on a leftover 2018 with V6. I was able take the beast home over night which gave me a chance to check it over well. First thing I found after it sat for a couple hours were pink spots under the trans area. Returned it the next day and reported it. Another day goes by and the first response is the tech didn't find a tran leak. I asked them to look again. Another day goes by and a different tech finds the water pump leak. Now waiting on parts and repair to happen. Will ask for another Jeep sleepover once that repair is done to make sure all is well. Will be my first "Jep" as my daughter calls it.

More then likely it's not the water pump I had the same problem with mine only 12miles on the clock it was the thermostat housing bypass right above the water pump where the tube is pressed in is where the leak was on mine and many others . Just so you know that bypass housing is normally on back order. Good Luck !

 

[MrG]

I have a 2022 Gladiator with the same problem- 5000 miles. The dealer close to my house said I couldn't drop it off for 2 weeks, then it would be another 2 weeks before they could look at it, and the loaner car list was 3 months long. So I took it to another dealer who said they would diagnose it in 24-48 hours. When I dropped it off on Thursday, they told me they would call me sometime next week. I should have videoed the steam coming from under the hood and the spray down the front of the radiator, because I bet they call me back and tell me they can't find anything.

 

[chicknwaffles]

Appreciate the the add to the website, this is not a first post I like to report but here it goes. Bought the wife a 2019 Jeep rubicon last week and recently noticed pink coolant puddles on the garage floor. For spending 50K on a new vehicle I am definitely not pleased. Will be taking it in for service this afternoon and keep you all posted.

- Walt

wait you spent 50k on a 2019?

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