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Hey everyone,
New Member here and I figure this is a good place to start for my question here.
I have a 2016 Chrysler 200 Limited with the 2.4 Multi-Air, this past weekend I replaced my entire Thermostat housing because it was throwing a code for Thermostat Irregularity. During the winter months the engine temp struggled to reach 185 with the heat on.
After replacement the check engine light has not come back, I have no leaks and bled all the air out of the system right after installation. However, one issue I was having before is still rearing it's ugly head even after replacement with all new parts.
While driving the car will stay between 185-195 which seems right, but when I come to a stop in traffic the temp will start to climb, I've never let it get above 220, I'll either crank the heat all the way up or turn on the AC to get the temp to drop. But it's not always a good temp to do either of those things and I'd like to have the option to run blower only and have no heat or AC running.
It's only when I'm at a stop that the temp climbs, but yesterday even at 220 sitting in my driveway the radiator fan did not engage and I'm worried that having the temp climb over the halfway mark on the temp gauge should not be normal operation.
If anyone has an opinion on this or has dealt with this themselves I'm open to suggestions, or if this is normal in this car it'll set me at ease. I drive about an hour each way on my commute everyday so I don't want to get stranded halfway if this thing decides to bite the dust.
I did purchase this car brand new in 2016 but back then I never paid any attention to the temp of the coolant and I'm not sure what the normal operation of it was back then. I have just under 70K on the car as of today.
I appreciate any input I can get and thanks for reading through!
New Member here and I figure this is a good place to start for my question here.
I have a 2016 Chrysler 200 Limited with the 2.4 Multi-Air, this past weekend I replaced my entire Thermostat housing because it was throwing a code for Thermostat Irregularity. During the winter months the engine temp struggled to reach 185 with the heat on.
After replacement the check engine light has not come back, I have no leaks and bled all the air out of the system right after installation. However, one issue I was having before is still rearing it's ugly head even after replacement with all new parts.
While driving the car will stay between 185-195 which seems right, but when I come to a stop in traffic the temp will start to climb, I've never let it get above 220, I'll either crank the heat all the way up or turn on the AC to get the temp to drop. But it's not always a good temp to do either of those things and I'd like to have the option to run blower only and have no heat or AC running.
It's only when I'm at a stop that the temp climbs, but yesterday even at 220 sitting in my driveway the radiator fan did not engage and I'm worried that having the temp climb over the halfway mark on the temp gauge should not be normal operation.
If anyone has an opinion on this or has dealt with this themselves I'm open to suggestions, or if this is normal in this car it'll set me at ease. I drive about an hour each way on my commute everyday so I don't want to get stranded halfway if this thing decides to bite the dust.
I did purchase this car brand new in 2016 but back then I never paid any attention to the temp of the coolant and I'm not sure what the normal operation of it was back then. I have just under 70K on the car as of today.
I appreciate any input I can get and thanks for reading through!
