Q: Thermostat not working
My temperature indicator in the IP suddenly quit working. It went from normal to zero. Then in nothing flat the display on my IP read “engine too hot A/C off.” This will even happen in the morning after the engine has been off for approximately 10 hours. After the car is warming up from driving the thermostat comes back to life and works fine. I took it to the dealer and they changed the solenoid. It helped for a while but the problem came back after a couple of weeks. Do you have any ideas about what could be wrong?
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