Cooling fan failed off road

[dsn112]

Fun time yesterday! Was on the beach, driving in some soft sand, got the check engine, then overheating warning light. Parked the truck and truck was smoking, and coolant pouring out all over the beach. code says cooling fan control circuit failed. Luckily I had enough water to get fill the tank and get off the beach an back home! Def was not a good feeling on a fairly new truck, especially when a beach tow is big $$$.

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[RamCares]

Fun time yesterday! Was on the beach, driving in some soft sand, got the check engine, then overheating warning light. Parked the truck and truck was smoking, and coolant pouring out all over the beach. code says cooling fan control circuit failed. Luckily I had enough water to get fill the tank and get off the beach an back home! Def was not a good feeling on a fairly new truck, especially when a beach tow is big $$$.

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I sincerely apologize that this happened to you, @dsn112. If you work with your dealer to address this, please do not hesitate to follow up with us via private message for an additional layer of support for that process.

Mark
RamCares

 

[dsn112]

I sincerely apologize that this happened to you, @dsn112. If you work with your dealer to address this, please do not hesitate to follow up with us via private message for an additional layer of support for that process.

Mark
RamCares

Thanks, I’ll hope they find something. I actually pulled the battery negative terminal for 15 minutes and now it’s working. Makes no sense


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[RamCares]

Thanks, I’ll hope they find something. I actually pulled the battery negative terminal for 15 minutes and now it’s working. Makes no sense


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I certainly understand your sentiments. Please be sure to keep us posted!

Mark
RamCares

 

[Ramtrx]

Where was the coolent pouring out of? I’d be pissed too being a new truck.

 

[Jtr]

Please let us know what you find out. Did you have any heater hose mods done?

 

[dsn112]

It seems like it boiled up and came out the overflow. Not sure how much I lost honestly because the sand absorbed it.

I was pissed. They are doing a PCM update and a coolant flush right now.

No heater hose mod/ AC hack done.

 

[Jtr]

Sucks man. Hopefully everything checks out ok after the flush.

 

[dsn112]

Post update all seems good. Back to the beach Saturday and no problem.

 

[RamCares]

Post update all seems good. Back to the beach Saturday and no problem.

Thank you for sharing, @dsn112. Glad to hear this update!!

Mark
RamCares

 

[Aseras]

It's nice to know the PCM will turn off the cooling fan and commit suicide without a patch. That's some quality programming there.

 

[Neurobit]

It's nice to know the PCM will turn off the cooling fan and commit suicide without a patch. That's some quality programming there.

It’s a feature, not a bug...

 

[dsn112]

It's completely absurd, but hopefully I am good now. Gonna roll with a gallon of water in the truck on any road trip from now on like its the 60s.