Q: Radiator blown vehicle shuts off immediatly

asked by on October 10, 2017

I have been running my 04 Jeep Grand Cherokee all day. End of the day, I realized the engine was not as loud as it usually is. Turns out radiator fan was not working. Me being the dumbass I am and not turning it off right away, I left it running to fix another problem not thinking anything of it because my engine was not overheating. Not 5 minutes leaving it running, poof. Coolent goes flying everywhere, and the jeep dies within a couple seconds. No real loud bang or nocking when it shut off, just hissing from coolent spraying everywhere. I just wanted to see if an auto shut off of the engine is common after a radiator blows, or do i have bigger problems, like a head gasket?

My car has 100000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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