Actually, if your truck is running hot it's just because of record weather temps.Yesterday my wife and son come home and my son informs me that the truck is making a weird whooshing sound and that he thinks it is dripping coolant. Says the temperature gauge was still fine though and there were no warning lights.
I come outside, apparently she only drove it a couple blocks after it started making the noise, as she wasn't far from the house. Slide under the truck, signs of coolant down the front of the engine, it's dripping off the trans cooler lines. Wife wants to drive it up to the dealer, I tell her to hold on, it's not going anywhere until I'm able to determine how severe the situation is.
Grab a gallon jug of 50/50 Mopar coolant from the basement, whole thing goes in the rad, still can't see the coolant.
That's not good.
Then my son advises me that it's dripping. I look back under the truck, it appears to be coming out from behind the water pump pulley and flowing down the trans lines, dripping right at the bellhousing, and at a pretty decent rate.
Call my insurance for Roadside, discover I only have it on the JeepSay it's $150 to tow it.
Call FCA roadside, they tell me the warranty expired in February, ask if I want a price, I say yes, it's $100. Agree to that, wait for the tow truck.
Tow truck driver gets in the truck and lights up the bloody tires!Wife is (understandably) livid.
Meet them at the dealership, ask my buddy if he can see if Stellantis will goodwill it, he tells me no problem. He puts my wife in his GC Overland 4xe.
Get a call back from Service later that afternoon, Stellantis is covering it, but I have to pay for a hose. I'm fine with that. She picked it up this afternoon.
I know the 5.7L HEMI's are somewhat notorious for water pumps, but 60,000 miles surprised me. At least they covered it however.
Yes, I thought so as well.
Sounds like a Goodwill repair - so Stellantis gets to pick and choose what gets covered.
Understood; I should've clarified my clarification question further. Why did a hose need to be replaced? Is it one-time use or was it damaged?
It’s probably one of those hoses that can’t be replaced without removing the water pump.
Dunno, was the upper rad hose.
Must have had to tug really hard to get it off and didn’t want to chance it leaking.
And it cost $687.25 Cdn
"Major" meaning anything more than tires and brakes (and the truck still has its original brakes actually).
I agree. A water pump is potentially a "show stopper" and not easily swapped on the side of the road so I'd say it's major.
Wow only $100 for a tow? I think I paid that rate two years ago and that was using someone who gave me a discount because I helped them out. How do gaskets fail with such frw miles on them or is this a one off?Yesterday my wife and son come home and my son informs me that the truck is making a weird whooshing sound and that he thinks it is dripping coolant. Says the temperature gauge was still fine though and there were no warning lights.
I come outside, apparently she only drove it a couple blocks after it started making the noise, as she wasn't far from the house. Slide under the truck, signs of coolant down the front of the engine, it's dripping off the trans cooler lines. Wife wants to drive it up to the dealer, I tell her to hold on, it's not going anywhere until I'm able to determine how severe the situation is.
Grab a gallon jug of 50/50 Mopar coolant from the basement, whole thing goes in the rad, still can't see the coolant.
That's not good.
Then my son advises me that it's dripping. I look back under the truck, it appears to be coming out from behind the water pump pulley and flowing down the trans lines, dripping right at the bellhousing, and at a pretty decent rate.
Call my insurance for Roadside, discover I only have it on the Jeep
Call FCA roadside, they tell me the warranty expired in February, ask if I want a price, I say yes, it's $100. Agree to that, wait for the tow truck.
Tow truck driver gets in the truck and lights up the bloody tires!
Meet them at the dealership, ask my buddy if he can see if Stellantis will goodwill it, he tells me no problem. He puts my wife in his GC Overland 4xe.
Get a call back from Service later that afternoon, Stellantis is covering it, but I have to pay for a hose. I'm fine with that. She picked it up this afternoon.
I know the 5.7L HEMI's are somewhat notorious for water pumps, but 60,000 miles surprised me. At least they covered it however.
I dont think i would have been able to say no in your shoes lol
A Crown Vic is the worst car I ever owned.
Ive had brakes and oil changes and 3rd brake light twice in 123k miles and 6 years with mine! Rams are great imo
