H all,
So, my company/fleet vehicle is a 2018 Ford Fusion 1.5. Once in a while, I get the "wrench" light on my dashboard. Usually, when I turn car off and back on, it goes away. Sometimes it comes on two or three days in a row, sometimes maybe once a week or once a month. Very erratic. I have an appointment at FORD in about three weeks. Took it to a different one and the car sat for two days and they never even looked at it. That's a whole other thread in itself.
So, yesterday, driving home, had a little bit of heat on (it was chilly in Charlotte) and then, all of a sudden, the air started blowing cold. Very odd, then, I got a warning light that said high coolant temperature. Glanced at temp gauge and it was pegged. Immediately pulled car over (I was on the highway....) and turned it off. Put hazards on. Popped hood. Expected to hear hissing or something. Got out, looked around, nothing. Coolant level was perfect. I could grab the hoses. NO issues. Looked underneath car, nothing. So, waited a few minutes, started car, temp gauge went to normal, and heat was working.....drove to gas station where it was lit up. Climbed under car, looked in engine bay, hoses were normal tempo, coolant fine.
So, I don't think I really had a high coolant temperature. Bad sensor or something? I know very little about Fords to be honest. This morning, I started car, and temp gauge kind of "hunted" around up and down, until it stabilized at the normal area. So, not sure what it is?
Any idea?
Thanks!
So, my company/fleet vehicle is a 2018 Ford Fusion 1.5. Once in a while, I get the "wrench" light on my dashboard. Usually, when I turn car off and back on, it goes away. Sometimes it comes on two or three days in a row, sometimes maybe once a week or once a month. Very erratic. I have an appointment at FORD in about three weeks. Took it to a different one and the car sat for two days and they never even looked at it. That's a whole other thread in itself.
So, yesterday, driving home, had a little bit of heat on (it was chilly in Charlotte) and then, all of a sudden, the air started blowing cold. Very odd, then, I got a warning light that said high coolant temperature. Glanced at temp gauge and it was pegged. Immediately pulled car over (I was on the highway....) and turned it off. Put hazards on. Popped hood. Expected to hear hissing or something. Got out, looked around, nothing. Coolant level was perfect. I could grab the hoses. NO issues. Looked underneath car, nothing. So, waited a few minutes, started car, temp gauge went to normal, and heat was working.....drove to gas station where it was lit up. Climbed under car, looked in engine bay, hoses were normal tempo, coolant fine.
So, I don't think I really had a high coolant temperature. Bad sensor or something? I know very little about Fords to be honest. This morning, I started car, and temp gauge kind of "hunted" around up and down, until it stabilized at the normal area. So, not sure what it is?
Any idea?
Thanks!