Coolant Temp Warning Light

[Sharondippity]

How likely that I got a false positive on this warning light? The actual guage said normal (centered) and I heard the electric fan come on while I was driving maybe 25mph. I had been driving approx 10 minutes when this happened.

The light went out by itself, no further issues on the ride home for another 15 minutes.

Is it probably a sensor giving a bad signal?

Oh yes, I have a 2006 V6 Mountaineer AWD and it has less than 30k on it.

 

[midiout]

I had the same problem - light did not come on, but was losing antifreeze. The dealer has to replace the radiator - the upper hose housing was cracked. Hope this helps

 

[Sharondippity]

I had the same problem - light did not come on, but was losing antifreeze. The dealer has to replace the radiator - the upper hose housing was cracked. Hope this helps

How many miles did you have when that happened?

 

[Sharondippity]

I'm getting a new radiator for XMAS

and it's covered by warranty. God bless us every one. LOL

 

[midiout]

It started last December around 20,000 miles. The plastic sides disconnect from the fins, causing leaks. This is a common problem with these Explorer - bad design or metal dissociation ?

 

[96eb96]

It started last December around 20,000 miles. The plastic sides disconnect from the fins, causing leaks. This is a common problem with these Explorer - bad design or metal dissociation ?

Heh...This was also an issue on my 96. The seal goes bad and it leaks. There was a TSB on it long ago. I talked to the OEM(Visteon- they are ford supplier and who I got the aftermarket one from) about this and they said all plastic/aluminum radiators may have this issue,especially ford ones.