Four problems related to radiator have been reported for the 2016 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2016 Jeep Wrangler jku with 60119 miles at discovery of issues by dealership. Chrysler was to cover maintenance on blown head engine head gaskets following inspection. On 23feb20 I noticed excessive vapor coming out of my exhaust on my way home, I checked my coolant and oil to see if there were any problems finding low coolant levels however it was still within normal range. It was determined my head gasket was damaged and a repair was necessary. The dealership recommended the additional replacement of the radiator which Chrysler was informed of given terms for covering the repair of the vehicle as the failure occurred right at warranty. I found the engine was still having a problem with air in the radiator/coolant line and immediately took my vehicle back to the dealership for a coolant purge. During inspection the Chrysler master mechanic noticed the main coolant fan was not operating as expected. The main coolant fan operation was intermittent which would have caused a long term overheating as the root cause failure of the head gasket which was to determined by the Chrysler facility to have been failing over the last 10,000 miles. Chrysler was contacted and approved maintenance as with the other failed items. I contacted world Jeep again and was able to start my vehicle and drive it to the dealership for maintenance inspection. Dealership found gasket installed was defective, the heater core was clogged unable to provide heat in the cab and the engine had a knocking noise. Chrysler was contacted to recommend course of action which is the replacement of the engine. Chrysler has changed case managers 4 times and has been difficult to receive a response back by myself or the Jeep dealership. Chrysler is now refusing to cover any of the work they had previously agreed to help cover and are only willing to assist with 50% of the repair costs of the engine replacement.
After driving for about 20 mins the radiator fan would run at full speed to cool the engine. Took it to the shop 12/31/2019 and the diagnosis was that the radiator was leaking with no warning. The service advisor claimed that running the heat too high inside the vehicle probably caused the radiator to crack and leak. . . The vehicle only had 40k miles on it when the radiator was replaced and was not covered under factory warranty.
Tl the contact owns a 2016 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the radiator was leaking without warning. The vehicle was taken to fort collins Dodge Chrysler Jeep (3835 s college Ave, fort collins, CO 80525, (970) 372-0621) where it was diagnosed that a new radiator needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 36,600. The VIN was unknown.
My son came home from school to get his wallet to go fill up his Jeep when he came out back outside the front of his Jeep was smoking, when he opened the hood he found the radiator fan on fire. He quickly ran and got the hose and put out the fire but it continued to smoke for about 5 mins. The Jeep was running parked in the driveway the Jeep only has about 4000 miles on it the air-conditioning was on. He only drove it from school about 1 mile away. We have not taken it to the dealer yet. The fans currently are not working the rest of the vehicle seems to be fine. I have picture and a video I can try to up load.