UPDATE:
My uncle and grandpa had a look at the jeep and fixed it! AFTER i remembered that the Radiator fan relay switch went bad two summers ago and had to be replaced...and my uncle tested the circuit to see if it was connecting...and it wasn't. "We" as in "they" put on a new switch (but had to...
Thanks for the timely-mannered response!
The coolant level is consistently OK, maybe one of these other things will do the trick ;)
I will definitely pass this info onto the bf who will be doing said diagnostics and repairs.
Thanks again!
Les
I have a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee...bought it in 05 and it has never given me any problems...except I had to have the radiator fan relay switch replaced about 2 summers ago: the fan was stuck on then it turned off and the jeep kept overheating quickly...
anyway no issues since then except this...