Beast mode is out of commission radiator leaking.

Robfrmny21 · Dec 28, 2015

Well I've had my monster truck as my son call it , for 7,000 miles and 10months .
I have been smelling anti freeze for sometime. My wife told me hey our truck stinks like antifreeze .

So I drop her off to find out what's wrong.

They tell me it needs a radiator and it's on back order. I got a town and country as a loaner.

I miss beast mode already!!!

Robfrmny21 · Mar 10, 2016

This is the dealers story

Skippy426 · Mar 10, 2016

Robfrmny21 said:
This is the dealers story

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That's exactly what mine does, I have the heavy duty engine cooling... I think the radiator is just really good at getting the heat out of the coolant and we have sensitive sensors that show the swing more than normal cars. Never once had an overheat after they replaced my water pump. It never moved before the water pump replacement, just chalked it up to an efficient cooling system.

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Citadel Brian · Mar 10, 2016

The issue I see is that it didn't do it before, so why is it doing it now. The system may work correctly, but why is it now showing it differently??

Robfrmny21 · Mar 10, 2016

Exactly and now skippy is saying the same thing in regard to his cooling system being serviced like mine was.

Again I have never seen a car with out a issue and have the coolant temp needle swing so much.

Dealer told me the middle hash is 225 degrees I just wish who ever made that cluster would have put numbers on it.

Thanks again as some have checked there rangos for this condition for me.
I Really appreciate you guys and this site.

kristins05durango · Mar 10, 2016

Hopefully the new dealer can get you up and running correctly.

I cant stand the dealer's their techs are so lazy and act like they don't have a ounce of common sense.

Let us know what they say was causing the this issue.

Wayne M. · Mar 10, 2016

Rob, as we PM'd I guess it's the nature of the beast. And my ram, I was always able to see when the thermostat opens. The needle dips once. Then it may move a little bit.

Skippy426 · Mar 10, 2016

Alright I kept a close eye on it today, drove 40 miles round trip, parked for an hour, then left for work. Noticed that if everything gets a bit of heatsoak would cause the temps to stay pretty consistent until I did a bit of low speed driving and coasting.

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Robfrmny21 · Mar 12, 2016

Went to air port this morning , this is sitting in front of my house trying to see where the gauge would go

Wayne M. · Mar 12, 2016

Rob, did you do the 2000 rpm thing as I suggested? Mine got about that high as I was staring at it.

Robfrmny21 · Mar 12, 2016

No that was taken when I got home in my driveway.
Bx to laguardia And back. Once I pulled in I saw the needle moving up. So I was at idle in this pic

Wayne M. · Mar 12, 2016

I'm romping in joisey now, and idling in a lot. This is my view. 63* ambient.

Iowa RT · Oct 6, 2016

Wayne M. said:
I'm romping in joisey now, and idling in a lot. This is my view. 63* ambient.
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Why are you guys comparing coolant temperature (gauge on right) with oil temperature (center)? They are not equal

Your coolant temp gauge is very sensitive. On my truck, 1/8" of gauge movement = 10 degrees coolant temp movement. The center of the gauge is 210* and the start of the first mark is 150* while the end of the first mark is 160*. I only know my coolant temp because I have a scan gauge. Once I hit 203 is drops to 193 (needle moves 1/8").

Your oil temp is completely separate.

Wayne M. · Mar 12, 2016

Why do the phones rotate the pix? I apologize.

Wayne M. · Mar 12, 2016

In this short time it swung.

Wayne M. · Mar 12, 2016

It's gotta be the stat doing its job.

Robfrmny21 · Mar 13, 2016

What's funny is if I reg the engine you can see the water pump flushed cooler fluid in and the needle drops faster.

Very strange truck

Rhondadavidson · May 26, 2016

OMG!! I love you. Glad I found your post.
Thanks for the info!!

Robfrmny21 · May 27, 2016

Did you have concern with your temp
Gauge moving around

Wayne M. · May 27, 2016

I'm still getting a very light whiff of coolant, but tank really ain't dropping, and I can't see anything. Headed to Tenn in July.

Robfrmny21 · Sep 6, 2016

I got the wonderful coolant smell back guys. If I need a radiator I'm gonna push to have dodge buy this truck back

Citadel Brian · Sep 6, 2016

That's unreal!!

Robfrmny21 · Sep 6, 2016

Tell me about it, I asked my wife because I thought I was going crazy. Yup it's the same smell as before.

I'm seething inside. W

BillyNYC · Sep 7, 2016

That sucks Rob, sorry to hear it. Good luck!

Billy

Robfrmny21 · Sep 7, 2016

We shall see what happens I still have to bring in the truck for the cel so hopefully they can take care of two birds in one visit

Robfrmny21 · Oct 5, 2016

Truck is at the dealer for coolant leak , p0456 small evap leak, seat memory kicked one user off only saves one user. various updates. As I know more will keep you guys up to date .

Robfrmny21 · Oct 6, 2016

Dealer can not duplicate coolant smell. Not happy about this

My evap purge valve was leaking and it was replaced, they flashed the module that Controls the seat memory.

I haven't picked it up yet.

Iowa RT · Oct 6, 2016

Rob, I would not be concerned about the coolant temp needle moving. Coolant leaking is a different story and I'm sorry to hear about all your troubles. My build is 3/15 so I'm following this closely.

Is it possible the recent smell was because it was too full and once you were hot some purged out? Had that on another car of mine that I overfilled slightly.

And maybe you didn't notice the gauge move before because you weren't watching it closely? It would be interesting to know what temperature our coolant gauge marks correspond to.

Robfrmny21 · Oct 6, 2016

I understand what your saying ,but my radiator was changed in Jan 16, I should have had any purge happen by now .
Either way I got the ride back coolant smell could not be duplicated. I told the writer I will be back. Can't make them see a smell.

Hopefully it doesn't leave me stranded

Robfrmny21 · Nov 5, 2016

I found what the incompetent dealer techs couldn't . I hate fucking hack jobs

Tweak · Nov 5, 2016

Robfrmny21 said:
I found what the incompetent dealer techs couldn't . I hate fucking hack jobs
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Parts exchange artists. Totally know where you are coming from there, glad you found the leak! I NEVER trust those clamps, if someone over expands them while squeezing the tabs they can get weak. I use all silicone hosing with stainless steel constant torque lined hose clamps, Breeze and Norma are the only USA made clamps I'll accept at work.

Robfrmny21 · Nov 6, 2016

In all honesty I don't know if it's the clamp or the radiator, my original radiator was leaking in the same area turned out was the radiator itself leaking .

Tweak · Nov 6, 2016

Well from the picture, to me, it looks like there is an arch of coolant stain that looks to be in line with the hose, also looks like its pooling under the edge on the hose on the aluminum. Not knowing the exact orientation and such i can't say for sure but looks to be the clamp. Seems like this should be warranty based on the fact yours is a 2015. If they are charging you make sure that its within the warranty period and push the topic. Remember to remain calm and collect while sternly voicing your disappointment with the quality of the repairs. No one likes to get yelled at even when in the wrong, and it make us look like fools when we lose our cool.

Robfrmny21 · Nov 7, 2016

This is under warranty, the original radiator was leaking where the metal meets plastic , I have been smelling this since July 16 atleast. Radiator was replaced in Jan 16 . Either way I'm not happy. I assume once they inspect it further they can determine where the leak originated. Ps the dealer stated they pressure tested the cooling system multiple times and found nothing .

MWeed · Nov 6, 2016

I would always use new clamps, preferably screw stainless screw clamps, with any hose replacement. Always better safe than sorry.

Robfrmny21 · Nov 10, 2016

Ok since the master tech I am pointed out the obvious coolant leak my truck is getting another radiator.
I complained about clunking from rf, dealer determined my truck needs rf shock, control arm and sway bar link. Waiting till she's done.

Citadel Brian · Nov 10, 2016

New control arm, I'm guessing the bushings are a service item?

Tweak · Nov 11, 2016

From things I've read the control arms are consumables without changeable ball joints. This info is also stated on the rocky road lift page, they say the tie rod ends are fixed mounted to them but that has to be a typo. Sadly they don't make Arms for lowered or stock level, especially if they are beefier.

Jeep Grand Cherokee, A-arm control arm kit upgrade, 2011, 2012

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