FLRyan23
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- July 11, 2019
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- City, State
- Houston, TX
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2003, Ford Explorer NBX
Hey guys, I have a 2003 XLT NBX, 4.0.
A couple days ago I was driving, heard a ding, looked down and saw a light that came on saying "check gauges" I noticed that the temperature gauge needle was all the way to the H.
When I would let off the gas peddle, it would go lower, when I'd accelerate, it would go to 3/4. I let it cool down in my driveway, then took it around the neighborhood, let it warm up, and it never went more than halfway.
Yesterday, I went to the store, then was waiting in line at the drive thru at Whataburger and noticed that it would creep from 1/2 to 3/4, then cycle back to 1/2, it would do it over and over, while I sat there, in drive idling, then after driving off, it went back down to 1/2.
Today, I had to run a quick errand and pick up some food for my wife, I noticed that when I was sitting, idled in drive, it would go from 1/2 to 3/4 and back, over and over, but when I idled in park, it stayed at 1/2.
I've been trying to find the cause and/or solution by doing google searches, but haven't found any with my exact symptoms.
Is the most likely problem the thermostat? Could it be something else?
A couple days ago I was driving, heard a ding, looked down and saw a light that came on saying "check gauges" I noticed that the temperature gauge needle was all the way to the H.
When I would let off the gas peddle, it would go lower, when I'd accelerate, it would go to 3/4. I let it cool down in my driveway, then took it around the neighborhood, let it warm up, and it never went more than halfway.
Yesterday, I went to the store, then was waiting in line at the drive thru at Whataburger and noticed that it would creep from 1/2 to 3/4, then cycle back to 1/2, it would do it over and over, while I sat there, in drive idling, then after driving off, it went back down to 1/2.
Today, I had to run a quick errand and pick up some food for my wife, I noticed that when I was sitting, idled in drive, it would go from 1/2 to 3/4 and back, over and over, but when I idled in park, it stayed at 1/2.
I've been trying to find the cause and/or solution by doing google searches, but haven't found any with my exact symptoms.
Is the most likely problem the thermostat? Could it be something else?