Fan clutch failures?

[MMeier]

Automatic or manual transmission equipped?

 

[JHardwick]

I think mine went out @ 180,000 or something like that.

 

[nickleinonen]

i had one go out at like 20,000km [i can't remember exactally] i had no symptons of it failing. i went in for another problem [iat/baro sensor failed] and there was a code for the bad fan clutch, so they changed that too...

 

[wcjp]

06' w/6spd G56. Bad at 30k.

 

[MMeier]

Oh come on now, I know there is more of you guys out there!!

 

[JHardwick]

Thanks for lunch Mark, I know you thought you'd get me to buy :-laf



I'll buy next time :{

 

[MMeier]

No problem! Glad to have met you finally, get the ol' girl off OK this morning?

 

[CSkal]

I don't know if mine could really be considered "failed", but when the dealer looked at it and ran their diagnostic checks, something came back out of range so they replaced it. I had brought it to them for a CEL which was caused by the IAT and batt. temp rationality codes. They tested and replaced the fan clutch, then later did the flash update for sensor rationality(can't recall the TSB).

 

[JHardwick]

No problem! Glad to have met you finally, get the ol' girl off OK this morning?

yup, she had her vet meet me there. He actually said given her age, the weather and the 3,300 mile trip, she was in really good shape. A little dehydrated, but thats a problem with older horses, they tend to not drink well on a trailer.

 

[MMeier]

Good deal! Where you be now, going through Reno, or somewhere close ?

 

[JHardwick]

LOL, sittin at the Petro in Sparks. Spent the night in Fresno and spent most of the day picking up 5 horses before heading east.

 

[MMeier]

Thought so, saw your mileage post in your other thread!! Drive safe, Jeff, see ya' out there somewhere soon!

 

[MMeier]

I know there is more then 11 of us that have lost fan clutches on a regular basis, come on out now!!

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Ha all mine went at 1900 mlies 07 3500 6 speed

 

[LWorthington]

gone thru four or five on the 03 race truck, the 06 is fine. They dont like dirt. I am trying to by-pass it.

 

[MMeier]

Let us know if you can figure out how!

 

[BHolm]

I have bought four third gens new, all auto's. I have run them anywhere from 40k miles to 100k miles and only lost one fan clutch. It took out the trans in my '03 QC at 67k miles. I bought my only manual truck used and haven't put that many miles on it yet. Fan works though

 

[CPittman]

Dead at 42K - caught it before it killed the trans with heat. 120,000 on the replacement though... sitting at 162,343 miles this morning.

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

I just voted under manual trans, but didn't realize I wouldn't get the opportunity to say I have had no failure with 86,000 miles.

 

[fkovalski]

I do not want to hi- jack this thread, but is there a definitive thread discussing this topic. I did not realize that there could be issues. I would like to read about this more.



Thanks,

-frank









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