JEEPGirlGT
New member
Hi there, first post!
For the passed 2 wks my 02 Jeep GC Special Edition has been running hot when in park or idling. People kept saying "your coolant is probably low" or "your radiator is done"...well my coolant was actually a little above the "full" mark and I was thinking a radiator problem would be a little worse.
I started thinking it must be something wrong with the fan. My uncle, who used to be a mechanic full time always has the answers. I called him and ran down a list of details and he said there was something wrong with the fan or a fan censor or something along those lines. Two summers ago, the temp would go up and "check gages" light would come on when at idle or parked. Then, sitting it traffic one day I heard a loud crash and it felt like something in the car just stopped. The fan had basically cracked in half.
This time it was the same thing...when at idle or in slow traffic the temp would go up, but when I got some speed going or in the evenings, when it's cool, I was having no problems. I hadn't taken it into the shop yet just because of lack of time & $$$.
Last night, I went to Publix and while I was inside, my sis & dog waited in the car. I told her if she saw the temp moniter moving to turn it off. She says it never moved, steam and water (or some liquid) just started pouring out of it. She turned it off when she saw the steam/smoke.
There were several guys outside offering explanations. One guy said he had had the same thing happen 4 times with Jeeps...he ran down my list of what had been happening with mine exactly. He said that pressure had built up in a radiator hose and it popped off. I'm guessing the fan thing is still an issue too as it's clearly not cooling anything when the car is at idle or parked. My Jeep's temp usually runs at or just below 210 and it had been going up to 260, but would usually come back down within a minute and I'd try to go park it and let it cool off.
I'm wondering if anyone else has had this issue and if I should be worried about anything else being wrong with it?
After the hose popped off (or whatever happened), I didn't turn it back on at all. It was towed to a nearby Jeep service center. I really hate taking it to dealership service dept's because it seems that something I didn't even know was wrong with it suddenly pops up when it goes into one, if you know what I mean.
Just hoping someone can give me some insight into what to ask and what to expect. Thanks so much!
For the passed 2 wks my 02 Jeep GC Special Edition has been running hot when in park or idling. People kept saying "your coolant is probably low" or "your radiator is done"...well my coolant was actually a little above the "full" mark and I was thinking a radiator problem would be a little worse.
I started thinking it must be something wrong with the fan. My uncle, who used to be a mechanic full time always has the answers. I called him and ran down a list of details and he said there was something wrong with the fan or a fan censor or something along those lines. Two summers ago, the temp would go up and "check gages" light would come on when at idle or parked. Then, sitting it traffic one day I heard a loud crash and it felt like something in the car just stopped. The fan had basically cracked in half.
This time it was the same thing...when at idle or in slow traffic the temp would go up, but when I got some speed going or in the evenings, when it's cool, I was having no problems. I hadn't taken it into the shop yet just because of lack of time & $$$.
Last night, I went to Publix and while I was inside, my sis & dog waited in the car. I told her if she saw the temp moniter moving to turn it off. She says it never moved, steam and water (or some liquid) just started pouring out of it. She turned it off when she saw the steam/smoke.
There were several guys outside offering explanations. One guy said he had had the same thing happen 4 times with Jeeps...he ran down my list of what had been happening with mine exactly. He said that pressure had built up in a radiator hose and it popped off. I'm guessing the fan thing is still an issue too as it's clearly not cooling anything when the car is at idle or parked. My Jeep's temp usually runs at or just below 210 and it had been going up to 260, but would usually come back down within a minute and I'd try to go park it and let it cool off.
I'm wondering if anyone else has had this issue and if I should be worried about anything else being wrong with it?
After the hose popped off (or whatever happened), I didn't turn it back on at all. It was towed to a nearby Jeep service center. I really hate taking it to dealership service dept's because it seems that something I didn't even know was wrong with it suddenly pops up when it goes into one, if you know what I mean.
Just hoping someone can give me some insight into what to ask and what to expect. Thanks so much!
