Ford KA thermostat light goes on car shudders, light off car's fine
Model Year: 1996
Categories:
Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
Hi All,
Got a bizarre problem. I can be driving along quite happily when the thermostat light goes on. The car shudders (feels like I instantly lose power and the car's trying to brake). This lasts for about a second. then the light goes off and the car's fine. This will happen every couple of minutes or so.
Oddly though, it can also happen to a cold engine when I just pull away first thing in the morning. Just so you know, I've stopped using the car for now so I don't do any more damage to it.
Any ideas?
Got a bizarre problem. I can be driving along quite happily when the thermostat light goes on. The car shudders (feels like I instantly lose power and the car's trying to brake). This lasts for about a second. then the light goes off and the car's fine. This will happen every couple of minutes or so.
Oddly though, it can also happen to a cold engine when I just pull away first thing in the morning. Just so you know, I've stopped using the car for now so I don't do any more damage to it.
Any ideas?
Posted: Jan 4, 2011 (13 years ago)
If no sign of overheating / coolant loss , might just be faulty engine temp coolant sensor .
Posted Jan 4, 2011 (13 years ago)
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