Q: Cooling fans is not working. Replaced the temperature sensor and the fan is still not working. Disconnect the sensor harness and the fans works.
Also when the car is hot, the engine stalls when accelerator is pressed. This only occurs when motor is hot. When it cools it runs great.
My car has 167486 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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