Temperature gauge is reading cold and hasn't moved at all...
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JOHN aka Eauto
359 days ago
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JOHN aka Eauto
359 days ago
Any luck ? I would scan for codes first It could be a coolant temp sensor failure or a bad steeper motor in the instrument cluster
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