Did a brief post a month ago about my issues with a cooling fan relay in my PMC.
Here's a condensed history of this issue so far...
Engine threw a P0481 code for the cooling fan relay.
Dealer confirmed faulty relay, replaced and cleared code.
About 100 miles later van began to overheat due to the cooling fan MELTING (yes, you heard that correctly) off of it's motor.
Dealer says the fan is defective and backordered with a 3-week estimate.
Did some research and found that the same fan used in PMCs is used in the Jeep Renegade.
Couldn't find too many PMC owners with this issue but discovered MANY reports of defective Jeep Renegade fans with no apparent recall from Chrysler and owners waiting over a month to have their vehicles repaired due to back ordered fans. According to one online source the fans are apparently in high-demand due to a high rate of failure. My dealer had mentioned someone came in that day with the exact same issue.
Just wanted to share this with you guys in case you notice your PMC overheating even slightly, throwing codes, or fan acting funny. Insist that the dealer inspect your cooling fan properly as the relay swap did NOT fix my issues.
Here's a condensed history of this issue so far...
Engine threw a P0481 code for the cooling fan relay.
Dealer confirmed faulty relay, replaced and cleared code.
About 100 miles later van began to overheat due to the cooling fan MELTING (yes, you heard that correctly) off of it's motor.
Dealer says the fan is defective and backordered with a 3-week estimate.
Did some research and found that the same fan used in PMCs is used in the Jeep Renegade.
Couldn't find too many PMC owners with this issue but discovered MANY reports of defective Jeep Renegade fans with no apparent recall from Chrysler and owners waiting over a month to have their vehicles repaired due to back ordered fans. According to one online source the fans are apparently in high-demand due to a high rate of failure. My dealer had mentioned someone came in that day with the exact same issue.
Just wanted to share this with you guys in case you notice your PMC overheating even slightly, throwing codes, or fan acting funny. Insist that the dealer inspect your cooling fan properly as the relay swap did NOT fix my issues.