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2003 Ford Focus Repair Question


Topics covered: Coolant, Cooling fan, Smell.
Mileage: 107,000 miles.

Asked on July 4, 2012

Lots of symptoms

2003 Ford Focus SE, 107000 miles. Trouble accelerating, then car surges; lost A/C briefly, then came back; last time started car there was a brief burning smell; needle on temperature gauge close to red. Any indication of what could be causing this?
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Replied on July 4, 2012

Check for over heating problems, coolant loss, thermostat, cooling fans start here.

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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