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2000 Heater Core Under Right Side of Dashboard May Leak Engine Coolant

The heater core under the right side of the dashboard may leak engine coolant which can puddle on the passenger front floor. The loss of coolant may cause an engine overheating condition. Our technicians tell us that removal of the dash board is necessary to replace the heater on these vehicles.

Affected Model Years

This issue affects model years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, .

26 people reported this problem

  • 2000 129,054 Miles
    Replaced heater core - 5 hours and 100000 screws later the heater core is replaced and my fingers are bleeding engine coolant.
  • 2000 160,000 Miles
    Fluid leaking from under dashPulled the dash half out
  • 2000 78,000 Miles
    heater core leak in duct work spaying on windshield when blower engaged, leaking heater core replaced.
  • 2000 0 Miles
    coolant leaked onto passenger side floorboard.. estimate was $ 350-400. had to take apart dashboard
  • 2000 155,000 Miles
    I have to check coolant daily. The windshield has a permanent foggy, moist appearance. I am waiting for the weekend to fix it. It's Wednesday today.
  • 2000 148,000 Miles
    heater wasn't working so disconnected it for a while. after reconnected, leaked massive amounts of fluid (about 1/2" on passenger floor) so disconnected it again. need to pull dash and fix as it's winter and no heat is no fun.
  • 2000 200,000 Miles
    No heat heater core not working correctly speed one and 2 is not blowing on the heater motor.
  • 2000 124,567 Miles
    Coolant leaking on passenger side of cab
  • 2000 175,000 Miles
    Smoking from vents foggy windshield
  • 2000 180,000 Miles
    loosing coolant in front of the firewall

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