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We have a 2006 Commander V8 4.7 with almost 200,000 miles.
The more work we have done, the more the worse it gets. The mechanics we have taken to say they can't figure it out, but I don't know if I believe that. I think they just didn't try hard because they knew we had spent most of our money already.
Anyway, it started with a leaking radiator and an ignition switch problem. We had a shop replace the radiator. It was fine at that point except for intermittent heat and some noise that we suspected was the water pump. We decided to go ahead and have the water pump done just in case.
When we got it back from the shop, there was no heat and it was overheating. We took it back to them. They put in a new thermostat and temperature sensor and flushed the system. They said they couldn't figure out the problem. When we picked it up again, it was shaking, and misfiring. Then, the the brake pedal got hard.
We then had it towed to a different shop. They said they looked at it and couldn't figure it out. They said there were no exhaust gases in the coolant so they didn't think it was the head gasket.
We started with a car that ran fine with a leaky radiator. Now, we can't even drive it. Any ideas?
The more work we have done, the more the worse it gets. The mechanics we have taken to say they can't figure it out, but I don't know if I believe that. I think they just didn't try hard because they knew we had spent most of our money already.
Anyway, it started with a leaking radiator and an ignition switch problem. We had a shop replace the radiator. It was fine at that point except for intermittent heat and some noise that we suspected was the water pump. We decided to go ahead and have the water pump done just in case.
When we got it back from the shop, there was no heat and it was overheating. We took it back to them. They put in a new thermostat and temperature sensor and flushed the system. They said they couldn't figure out the problem. When we picked it up again, it was shaking, and misfiring. Then, the the brake pedal got hard.
We then had it towed to a different shop. They said they looked at it and couldn't figure it out. They said there were no exhaust gases in the coolant so they didn't think it was the head gasket.
We started with a car that ran fine with a leaky radiator. Now, we can't even drive it. Any ideas?
. Work the burp yourself, and you can do it without the bleeder port if necessary just takes a little longer. run it for 20ish min, let it cool off for about 30+min, it'll drain the coolant from overflow. Fill the overflow tank up again and run for 20ish and let cool again. Rinse and repeat until overflow doesn't empty once cool. Will help if you rev it.
