Jakeryan
Member
Hi everyone, I am hoping to get some input on a situation that just occurred on a trip with my 2015 LR4 HSE Lux.
The vehicle has ~113k on it and has been mostly highway driven along the east coast from FL to NJ it’s entire life, 42 service records that were all completed at the dealer. We just got the car back from a service at our local shop where they changed the spark plugs and the cylinder 4 coil due to the P0304 code that it threw a couple days ago. A few months ago we had a warning of ‘low coolant’, so we took it in and they said it had a small leak at the water pump, crossover pipe, and inlet neck. We had all of these items replaced along with all other hoses and associated bits and pieces.
Fast forward to yesterday... driving down the highway and the warning of high engine temp came up, a few seconds later the engine began to stumble (similar to when the coil pack went bad), and then a few seconds after that the car was engulfed in steam/smoke as it shut itself off and I coasted the the side of the road. Upon lifting the hood, the entire engine bay was covered in coolant and engine oil. I mean everything from the air cleaner boxes and down. All of this happened in a matter of about 30 seconds and had zero indication of poor driving manners before it occurred.
Any ideas of what this could be? Obviously overheating, but why all of a sudden and why so dramatic of a failure???
All of the previous work that was done is covered by a 3 year warranty, and the shop has been great to work with. Is there reason to think that any of that work could have led to this?
Any input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
The vehicle has ~113k on it and has been mostly highway driven along the east coast from FL to NJ it’s entire life, 42 service records that were all completed at the dealer. We just got the car back from a service at our local shop where they changed the spark plugs and the cylinder 4 coil due to the P0304 code that it threw a couple days ago. A few months ago we had a warning of ‘low coolant’, so we took it in and they said it had a small leak at the water pump, crossover pipe, and inlet neck. We had all of these items replaced along with all other hoses and associated bits and pieces.
Fast forward to yesterday... driving down the highway and the warning of high engine temp came up, a few seconds later the engine began to stumble (similar to when the coil pack went bad), and then a few seconds after that the car was engulfed in steam/smoke as it shut itself off and I coasted the the side of the road. Upon lifting the hood, the entire engine bay was covered in coolant and engine oil. I mean everything from the air cleaner boxes and down. All of this happened in a matter of about 30 seconds and had zero indication of poor driving manners before it occurred.
Any ideas of what this could be? Obviously overheating, but why all of a sudden and why so dramatic of a failure???
All of the previous work that was done is covered by a 3 year warranty, and the shop has been great to work with. Is there reason to think that any of that work could have led to this?
Any input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!