Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 AT 7:17 PM
MISS_DEEZY
- MEMBER
- 2000 FORD FOCUS
- 4 CYL
- 4WD
- AUTOMATIC
- 6,000,070 MILES
I have a 2000 ford focus zx3 hatchback. The car is overheating and has like a burnt smell but there's no smoking or anything. It's not leaking anything, except for the water (I assume its from the air conditioning). It stops overheating when I'm accelerating but when I stop at a light, it's overheating again. I tried coolant but it doesn't work (It turns clear in the tank, I'm not sure if that's normal or not). I had new brake pads installed some 2 months ago, around the time this started. I also recently learned that the heat pump hose is near the tire or something, but I can't tell if that's the problem. Someone told me I may need a tune up, but the dealer said it had just got a tune up two days before I purchased it in Sept of last year and a tune up is kind of pricey. I just wanted to know if there could be another problem with it before I took it in for a tune up. The transmission is kind of off too, if that helps. Please, HELP ME.
