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my ford taurus is overheating but only when iam at a stop light for a longtime with my foot on the breaks or bascically whenever i put my foot on the breaks and when it gets hot the engine starts to shake and my ac starts blowing hot air whats wrong?

2006-08-05 04:06:42 · 8 answers · asked by mikakub 1 in Cars & Transportation Car Makes Ford

8 answers

might be the heater core

2006-08-05 04:11:58 · answer #1 · answered by LifeSux 3 · 0 0

Check the coolent level first. If its ok then the cooling fans may not be working. Under the hood is a fuse box, check all fuses to see if they are blown. If they are ok them I recommend finding a good mechniac to look into this. A engine can take so much overheating before damage will occur. You will be money ahead to find someone to fix the little thing before the big thing happens.

2006-08-05 11:30:18 · answer #2 · answered by Josh S 7 · 0 0

there is a proublem with flow through the colling system first check with the engine cold the level of fluid in the radiator also in the overflow second if the fluid is low fill it as it running (not when it is hot ) watch to see if the fluid start to circulate( move) when it comes up to tempature (watch the gage ) if applipicale . ther emaybe something i missed sorry if the fluid level is good check to see if the elecric fan is working you cando this by turning on the defrost or air check that the fan is coming on locacted between engine and radiator? budmanss396@yahoo.com

2006-08-05 12:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

it sounds like from what you have said that the cooling fan for the air conditioner isn't working,,this will cause it to do this at any stop,,because the car isn't moving,,the air does not circulate as good as if it were moving,,while driving your forcing air through the radiator,,but when sitting it does not ,,you need to check the fuses and make sure that the one for the fan is good,,if that checks good it probably has a bad relay for the cooling fan,you need to take it and let a shop check it,,just to be sure,,too much heat can cause some serious damage to the engine,,i mechanic for a living,,so i see this kind of thing,,every day,,i hope this help,s.

2006-08-05 11:25:41 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0 0

MIGHT BE SATAN HIMSELF SITTING UNDER THE HOOD TOO, BUT I DOUBT IT!!!
sounds to me like maybe the coolant fans are not working...so the only cooling air it gets is when it is moving...that will make the ac blow hot at stops because the air is not blowing across the condenser so the ac quits till you start moving again also, when you stop, up goes the temperture but soon as you start moveing the temp comes back down. no other problem will allow the engine to cool down when you start moving again....good luck

2006-08-05 11:16:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Probably a thermostat. If this fails, coolant can't flow through the engine at proper quantities, causing your car to overheat.

2006-08-05 11:10:51 · answer #6 · answered by Greg 5 · 0 0

I had the same problem,did everything I thought possible,to fix.Six months down the road,it turn out to be the radiator.Cooling system,could a different problem.

2006-08-05 11:20:09 · answer #7 · answered by Rather be dead than red... 6 · 0 0

could be the thermostat, but check to see if the fan works, with the a/c on.

2006-08-05 12:17:33 · answer #8 · answered by kayef57 5 · 0 0

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