4.0
definitely annoying- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 95,400 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace thermostat (1 reports)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
4.0
definitely annoyingThis problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
Purchased my 07 Fusion 2.3i4 with 95k about. Within the first week of ownership, I noticed that on the dash the engine coolant temperature gauge was not reaching its normal zone. Normal meaning about half way.
Then another week or two went by before I decided to spend $200 on a OBD 2 scanner to see the engine coolant temp in real time. So the only test I did with the scanner was drive to a desired destination (work, across town), and see the coolant temp in real time. There is a zone for the engine coolant temp (I forget, its been almost a year), and the number I saw was lower than the desired zone specified.
This diagnosis was easy, which pointed to a poor performing "engine coolant thermostat".
With this evidence, I then realized that the vehicle had "Powertrain Warranty" as listed on the purchase agreement. So I called the dealer back, explained what I did, and arranged a time to bring the vehicle back to have the thermostat replaced.
The day I got the vehicle back, on the drive home, I noticed the MPG on the dash display go up from 15 to 22 over a 30 min drive.
Before I brought the car back to the dealer, I was thinking that having replaced a thermostat on a 03' expedition, I thought this might be easy as well. NOT TRUE. I obtained step by step material, and examined the thermostat location under the hood and realized it was not an easy DIY project.
In July 2016, I found a youtube video on how to replace the thermostat, and watched parts of it. It's not an easy fix, is it a possible DIY project, maybe? IDK. Here's a link to that video.
Overall, I wasn't too upset of this. Just annoying
- aludnatesk, Simsbury, CT, US