2011 GT Overheating
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2011 GT Overheating
I bought the 2011 GT used about 3 months ago with 15k miles on it, so far it has overheated 3 times, the first time the Ford dealer put a water pump in it under warranty, the warranty expired and it overheated on two more occasions, Ford can't figure out whats wrong with it. The first time it overheated was at idle, the second time was coasting, and the third was on the highway. My thought is its the thermostat, but Ford checked and said it was fine. Has anyone else had a similar issue? Car has 19k on it now
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This will sound dumb but might be worth a try. I had a similar issue when I owned a 300zx. I changed everything in the cooling system and kept overheating. A guy at a bar overheard me talking about the issue and said to change my radiator cap. Lol, it worked and my car was a champ after that.
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This will sound dumb but might be worth a try. I had a similar issue when I owned a 300zx. I changed everything in the cooling system and kept overheating. A guy at a bar overheard me talking about the issue and said to change my radiator cap. Lol, it worked and my car was a champ after that.
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown
That's the first thing I always check when there's over heating issues that aren't obvious. A weak radiator cap lets the pressure in the system drop, which lowers the boiling point of the coolant.
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Could be the temperature sensor that tells 'when' the electric radiator cooling fans should kick on. I would change the radiator cap and thermostat first.
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Ok, replaced the thermostat Wednesday. But like I said earlier, each time was about a month apart, so I guess I'll be back if it does it again. Thank You
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The car is overheating again, water pump, thermostat, and fan assembly have been replaced with OEM parts. Only seems to do it when it's hot out and the A/C is on and vehicle is not moving. Once I get moving it cools down. Any ideas?
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welcome to the forum
this is an old thread, no activity since 2016, so you probably won't get a response from the OP
but this is a fairly common issue and we probably can help -- I guess you already searched the old threads to find this one; I'd suggest you do that again because there are more (use the forum search, top right)
one basic troubleshooting suggestion: If the car overheats when sitting still but not while it is moving, that is a giveaway that the fan is not working -- fan is needed to keep air flowing across the radiator when the car is sitting still, but generally not needed when the car is moving because the air flows across the radiator without the fan
I'd suggest you might want to start your own new thread on this; or maybe find a more recent existing thread to join
this is an old thread, no activity since 2016, so you probably won't get a response from the OP
but this is a fairly common issue and we probably can help -- I guess you already searched the old threads to find this one; I'd suggest you do that again because there are more (use the forum search, top right)
one basic troubleshooting suggestion: If the car overheats when sitting still but not while it is moving, that is a giveaway that the fan is not working -- fan is needed to keep air flowing across the radiator when the car is sitting still, but generally not needed when the car is moving because the air flows across the radiator without the fan
I'd suggest you might want to start your own new thread on this; or maybe find a more recent existing thread to join
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