SRT serviced and a new problem arises
My SRT warranty is about to expire. She has just over 35,000 miles. I have had the SRT serviced regularly and took it in last week for oil and fluid changes.( $550 later) The radiator light came on so I stopped by the dealer yesterday for them to top it off. No problem.
I drove to the back and the service mgr came out to say hello. They quickly grabbed the antifreeze and topped it off.
While I was talking to the svc mgr I told him my shifter was moving slightly when I accelerated hard. It was not as pronounced a movement as when the motor mounts broke, but still enoungh of a movement that I thought it might be the tranmission mounts. I asked the SM if he had time for a quick ride. Initially he said no. I told him we could just run the driveway pass the work bays. He jumped in the car and I screamed down the runway with his hand on the shiter. After the 1/16 mile full out run he said he thought it was the rear end. (Whatever that means). Ok I thought and left to return when my new window moldings came in.(That's another story)
Back to today. On my way home tonight the radiator light came on again?????????? When I drove in my complex the light blinked on and off as I made a few turns (which made since if the coolant level was still low) and when I drove in the driveway the temp gauge spiked up to over 3/4. I shut the car down and restarted it after opening the hood and ever so slowly removed the cap to the reservoir.
No overflow anywhere. No strange noises. Belt ok. I called the dealer and said I would have her towed in in the morning.
Started the car back up and took a little ride. Hmmmmmmmmm. The temperature was fine. No sensor lights. '
Go figure. Could the water pump be going? It was replaced a couple of months ago. A GREMLIN.
Good thing I have an extended warranty.