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Sep 07, 2009 by Mark | Posted in Safety

I have a Ford Focus ZX3 2003 and I noticed that the car was overheating. The antifreeze was low so I got some and filled the car. The car was still overheating after few days so I went to a mechanic and he told me that the Coolant Container is leaking and it needs to be replaced along with T-State & Gasket. The antifreeze was exacty on the same level as few days ago and I told him that but he was somewhat sure about it so he just did that and charged me $296.

On the first longer trip the car started overheating again, but it seemed like it was worst then before. There was also a scent of burning rubber coming from under the hood. I live in Las Vegas, NV and it was in the middle of the summer time when it was genuinely hot. I went back to him and told him all that, he checked the car and told me that AC Compressor and Reciver Drier need to be replaced in discipline for the car to work properly. He quoted a really high price for that $1300, then went down to $900, but I found several places in $500 - $600 cover, but thats not really important.

I did not want to spend the money so I was just driving with AC and the fan inside the car off and I did not have a dilemma with overheating at all. As long as AC was off everything was fine.

I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH DOES THE AC KIT HAVE TO DO WITH OVERHEATING? WAS THAT PERSON RIGHT ABOUT IT? WOULD THAT SOLVE THE Emotionally upset? HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE EITHER SO I DONT KNOW...

There is more about it and it gets more complicated...

About 2 months later from that convenience life (6 weeks maybe) my car would not start in the morning (I have 81000 miles on it). I took it to a different seek and they had replaced timing belt and also did some rewiring on the fans, because I mentioned that it was overheating before to them etc...

On the first longer trip the yellow "!" smear came on on the dashboard and the engine did not work right for 3 seconds or so. It was just like when the car is running out of gas and it is about to stop, like something would be blocking its action. It only lasted about 3 seconds and then I was able to drive for a while on the next day. They did not know what it was at the shop so I just continued driving and I noticed more symptoms about it.

After making about 12-15 miles there were 3 things incident at the same time: yellow "!" mark would come on on the dashboard, the overheating gauge would move from the 50% (where it large is) towards the hot section, it was about at 3/4 of the scale, and also RPM gauge would go up and down quickly below 2 and then went back to normal and up depending on how I was pressing the gas pedal. The whole affair lasted only about 5-8 seconds, maybe 10 and it was going on every 10 minutes on average.

I went back to the betray and told them that. They told me that the computer needs to be raplaced and thats what the problem is with that.
The point is that I did not have that problem before they have done that rewiring affair etc (I have some fuses under the hood etc). They have actually rewired the car again (I did not want to spend no money for a $700 repair etc) in reserve to have 2 fans working at the same time, but the car stopped completly and I have it parked somewhere in the middle of the city now. They actually warned me about it and told me it might chance and it did.

They had replaced the timing belt because the car would not start and thats ok but that whole rewiring thing caused more problems than it really solved so it cant stay like that. I did not need to replace the ECU before I came to this shop so why would I need to do it now? I dont recognize... It all just seems like somebody is messing something up or trying to screw me over. Can you give me some ideas on how to deal with this now.

1) I necessity to have the 2nd shop wire the car the way it originally was before I gave it to them and just drive with AC and Fans off for now. I also want to get a credit for that, since it did not occupation and caused problems.
2) What can I do about the first mechanic? He did not fix my problem either. What would you do about all that?

Thanks

Would somebody be able to tell me what do do with my car?

Sep 07, 2009 by Mark | Posted in Ford

I have a Ford Focus ZX3 2003 and I noticed that the car was overheating. The antifreeze was low so I got some and filled the car. The car was still overheating after few days so I went to a mechanic and he told me that the Coolant Keep in check is leaking and it needs to be replaced along with T-State & Gasket. The antifreeze was exacty on the same level as few days ago and I told him that but he was extremely sure about it so he just did that and charged me $296.

On the first longer trip the car started overheating again, but it seemed like it was worst then before. There was also a perfume of burning rubber coming from under the hood. I live in Las Vegas, NV and it was in the middle of the summer time when it was quite hot. I went back to him and told him all that, he checked the car and told me that AC Compressor and Reciver Drier need to be replaced in organization for the car to work properly. He quoted a really high price for that $1300, then went down to $900, but I found several places in $500 - $600 stretch, but thats not really important.

I did not want to spend the money so I was just driving with AC and the fan inside the car off and I did not have a riddle with overheating at all. As long as AC was off everything was fine.

I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH DOES THE AC KIT HAVE TO DO WITH OVERHEATING? WAS THAT PERSON RIGHT ABOUT IT? WOULD THAT SOLVE THE Hard? HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE EITHER SO I DONT KNOW...

There is more about it and it gets more complicated...

About 2 months later from that continually (6 weeks maybe) my car would not start in the morning (I have 81000 miles on it). I took it to a different betray and they had replaced timing belt and also did some rewiring on the fans, because I mentioned that it was overheating before to them etc...

On the first longer trip the yellow "!" importance came on on the dashboard and the engine did not work right for 3 seconds or so. It was just like when the car is running out of gas and it is about to stop, like something would be blocking its moving. It only lasted about 3 seconds and then I was able to drive for a while on the next day. They did not know what it was at the shop so I just continued driving and I noticed more symptoms about it.

After making about 12-15 miles there were 3 things phenomenon at the same time: yellow "!" mark would come on on the dashboard, the overheating gauge would move from the 50% (where it regularly is) towards the hot section, it was about at 3/4 of the scale, and also RPM gauge would go up and down quickly below 2 and then went back to normal and up depending on how I was pressing the gas pedal. The whole subject lasted only about 5-8 seconds, maybe 10 and it was going on every 10 minutes on average.

I went back to the against and told them that. They told me that the computer needs to be raplaced and thats what the problem is with that.
The point is that I did not have that problem before they have done that rewiring id etc (I have some fuses under the hood etc). They have actually rewired the car again (I did not want to spend no money for a $700 repair etc) in required to have 2 fans working at the same time, but the car stopped completly and I have it parked somewhere in the middle of the city now. They actually warned me about it and told me it might betide and it did.

They had replaced the timing belt because the car would not start and thats ok but that whole rewiring thing caused more problems than it truly solved so it cant stay like that. I did not need to replace the ECU before I came to this shop so why would I need to do it now? I dont be sure... It all just seems like somebody is messing something up or trying to screw me over. Can you give me some ideas on how to deal with this now.

1) I have a yen for to have the 2nd shop wire the car the way it originally was before I gave it to them and just drive with AC and Fans off for now. I also want to get a credit for that, since it did not toil and caused problems.
2) What can I do about the first mechanic? He did not fix my problem either. What would you do about all that?

Thanks

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Sep 06, 2009 by Matt | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

Ac, Overheating; Ford Focus ZX3 2003?

Sep 06, 2009 by Mark | Posted in Ford

I have a Ford Focus ZX3 2003 and I noticed that the car was overheating. The antifreeze was low so I got some and filled the car. The car was still overheating after few days so I went to a mechanic and he told me that the Coolant Booze is leaking and it needs to be replaced along with T-State & Gasket. The antifreeze was exacty on the same level as few days ago and I told him that but he was attractive sure about it so he just did that and charged me $296.

On the first longer trip the car started overheating again, but it seemed like it was worst then before. There was also a bouquet of burning rubber coming from under the hood. I live in Las Vegas, NV and it was in the middle of the summer time when it was extremely hot. I went back to him and told him all that, he checked the car and told me that AC Compressor and Reciver Drier need to be replaced in straighten out for the car to work properly. He quoted a really high price for that $1300, then went down to $900, but I found several places in $500 - $600 cooking- stove, but thats not really important.

I did not want to spend the money so I was just driving with AC and the fan inside the car off and I did not have a mess with overheating at all. As long as AC was off everything was fine.

I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH DOES THE AC KIT HAVE TO DO WITH OVERHEATING? WAS THAT PERSON RIGHT ABOUT IT? WOULD THAT SOLVE THE PROBLEM? HE DID NOT Remember WHAT WAS WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE EITHER SO I DONT KNOW...

There is more about it and it gets more complicated...

About 2 months later from that time (6 weeks perhaps) my car would not start in the morning (I have 81000 miles on it). I took it to a different shop and they had replaced timing loudly and also did some rewiring on the fans, because I mentioned that it was overheating before to them etc...

On the first longer trip the yellow "!" object came on on the dashboard and the engine did not work right for 3 seconds or so. It was just like when the car is running out of gas and it is about to stop, like something would be blocking its shift. It only lasted about 3 seconds and then I was able to drive for a while on the next day. They did not know what it was at the shop so I just continued driving and I noticed more symptoms about it.

After making about 12-15 miles there were 3 things chance at the same time: yellow "!" mark would come on on the dashboard, the overheating gauge would move from the 50% (where it mostly is) towards the hot section, it was about at 3/4 of the scale, and also RPM gauge would go up and down quickly below 2 and then went back to normal and up depending on how I was pressing the gas pedal. The whole constituent lasted only about 5-8 seconds, maybe 10 and it was going on every 10 minutes on average.

I went back to the blow the whistle on buy and told them that. They told me that the computer needs to be raplaced and thats what the problem is with that.
The point is that I did not have that problem before they have done that rewiring matter etc (I have some fuses under the hood etc). They have actually rewired the car again (I did not want to spend no money for a $700 repair etc) in apply for to have 2 fans working at the same time, but the car stopped completly and I have it parked somewhere in the middle of the city now. They actually warned me about it and told me it might cook and it did.

They had replaced the timing belt because the car would not start and thats ok but that whole rewiring thing caused more problems than it in reality solved so it cant stay like that. I did not need to replace the ECU before I came to this shop so why would I need to do it now? I dont advised of... It all just seems like somebody is messing something up or trying to screw me over. Can you give me some ideas on how to deal with this now.

1) I impecuniousness to have the 2nd shop wire the car the way it originally was before I gave it to them and just drive with AC and Fans off for now. I also want to get a credit for that, since it did not industry and caused problems.
2) What can I do about the first mechanic? He did not fix my problem either. What would you do about all that?

Thanks

Ac, Overheating. Focus ZX3 2003?

Sep 06, 2009 by Mark | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a Ford Focus ZX3 2003 and I noticed that the car was overheating. The antifreeze was low so I got some and filled the car. The car was still overheating after few days so I went to a mechanic and he told me that the Coolant Fiasco is leaking and it needs to be replaced along with T-State & Gasket. The antifreeze was exacty on the same level as few days ago and I told him that but he was attractive sure about it so he just did that and charged me $296.

On the first longer trip the car started overheating again, but it seemed like it was worst then before. There was also a reek of burning rubber coming from under the hood. I live in Las Vegas, NV and it was in the middle of the summer time when it was in actuality hot. I went back to him and told him all that, he checked the car and told me that AC Compressor and Reciver Drier need to be replaced in directive for the car to work properly. He quoted a really high price for that $1300, then went down to $900, but I found several places in $500 - $600 drift, but thats not really important.

I did not want to spend the money so I was just driving with AC and the fan inside the car off and I did not have a complication with overheating at all. As long as AC was off everything was fine.

I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH DOES THE AC KIT HAVE TO DO WITH OVERHEATING? WAS THAT PERSON RIGHT ABOUT IT? WOULD THAT SOLVE THE Puzzle? HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE EITHER SO I DONT KNOW...

There is more about it and it gets more complicated...

About 2 months later from that constantly (6 weeks maybe) my car would not start in the morning (I have 81000 miles on it). I took it to a different seek and they had replaced timing belt and also did some rewiring on the fans, because I mentioned that it was overheating before to them etc...

On the first longer trip the yellow "!" have an effect came on on the dashboard and the engine did not work right for 3 seconds or so. It was just like when the car is running out of gas and it is about to stop, like something would be blocking its shift. It only lasted about 3 seconds and then I was able to drive for a while on the next day. They did not know what it was at the shop so I just continued driving and I noticed more symptoms about it.

After making about 12-15 miles there were 3 things circumstance at the same time: yellow "!" mark would come on on the dashboard, the overheating gauge would move from the 50% (where it normally is) towards the hot section, it was about at 3/4 of the scale, and also RPM gauge would go up and down quickly below 2 and then went back to normal and up depending on how I was pressing the gas pedal. The whole fashion lasted only about 5-8 seconds, maybe 10 and it was going on every 10 minutes on average.

I went back to the look for and told them that. They told me that the computer needs to be raplaced and thats what the problem is with that.
The point is that I did not have that problem before they have done that rewiring reaction etc (I have some fuses under the hood etc). They have actually rewired the car again (I did not want to spend no money for a $700 repair etc) in arranged b fitting to have 2 fans working at the same time, but the car stopped completly and I have it parked somewhere in the middle of the city now. They actually warned me about it and told me it might occur and it did.

They had replaced the timing belt because the car would not start and thats ok but that whole rewiring thing caused more problems than it in fact solved so it cant stay like that. I did not need to replace the ECU before I came to this shop so why would I need to do it now? I dont recognize... It all just seems like somebody is messing something up or trying to screw me over. Can you give me some ideas on how to deal with this now.

1) I have a yen for to have the 2nd shop wire the car the way it originally was before I gave it to them and just drive with AC and Fans off for now. I also want to get a credit for that, since it did not industry and caused problems.
2) What can I do about the first mechanic? He did not fix my problem either. What would you do about all that?

Thanks
Thank you for your answers and thanks for responding to my e-send.

(Overheating) Does that mechanic know what he is doing?

Sep 06, 2009 by Mark | Posted in Other - Cars & Transportation

I have a Ford Focus ZX3 2003 and the engine was overheating. I went to a mechanic and he told me that the Coolant Backbone, T-State & Gasket need to be replaced because the Coolant Bottle was leaking. I was pretty sure it was not because I filled it with antifreeze few days ealier when I noticed that something is current on and it was full when he was checking it, so I was pretty sure it was ok. He was pretty sure about it so I just replaced all that and he charged me $ 296.

After about a week or less the car started overheating again, but it seemed like it was worst than before. There was also a smell of fervid rubber coming from under the hood. It was in the middle of the summer time and I live in Las Vegas, NV and it gets uncommonly hot outside if that might be a factor. I went back and the guy told me that i need to replace AC Compressor and Reciver Drier - he told me that he can do it for $1300 but then went down to $900. I asked around and I found few places in $500 - $600 spread. But thats not the most important thing.
I am wondering if replacing AC Kit has something to do with actual overheating problem. Is this something that is connected or not. I am asking because I had another mind-boggler with my car now and I was at a different shop and they are telling me completly something else. I dont want to get into too many details about it because it is even more complicated, but I am trying to work out b decipher out what is what. He charged me for diagnostics, replaced parts that did not need to be replaced and told me to fix AC in order to prevent the car from overheating. Does that gain any sense? Thank you.

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