walc Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Just bought a new 2008 GT500, at Frederick Ford, in Seaford, DE, today. :happy feet: Got about 5 miles, down the road, and the check engine light came on, the heater was blowing cold air, the temp gauge redlined and it went into limp home mode. :huh: So, back to the dealer to await opening of the service department, tomorrow. WTF? Lee Clarke Salisbury, MD, USA 2008 GT500 vapor/black stripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr ford Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Just bought a new 2008 GT 500, at Frederick Ford, in Seaford, DE, today. :happy feet: Got about 5 miles, down the road, and the check engine light came on, the heater was blowing cold air, the temp gauge redlined and it went into limp home mode. :huh: So, back to the dealer to await opening of the service department, tomorrow. WTF? Lee Clarke Salisbury, MD, USA 2008 GT 500 vapor/black stripe Sorry to hear your delema , Hopefully will be something simple... I bet they would not let the prep mechanic drive it for pre delivery inspection. Or this would have been found before you took delivery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bacon Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Sorry to hear your delema , Hopefully will be something simple... I bet they would not let the prep mechanic drive it for pre delivery inspection. Or this would have been found before you took delivery... +1 Welcome to the board, lot's of great info. Hopefully they will find something simple that had been overlooked. Let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frydguy79 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Just bought a new 2008 GT500, at Frederick Ford, in Seaford, DE, today. :happy feet: Got about 5 miles, down the road, and the check engine light came on, the heater was blowing cold air, the temp gauge redlined and it went into limp home mode. :huh: So, back to the dealer to await opening of the service department, tomorrow. WTF? Lee Clarke Salisbury, MD, USA 2008 GT500 vapor/black stripe i feel for you hope is simple and quick :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua484 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 From the description of the problem, obviously the engine lost antifreeze/coolant. Probably a loose hose clamp, but there has to be a leak. The question will be how long you drove on it when the temp gauge pegged out. That will determine the extent of the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker45 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Ouch! Hope it is a simple and easy fix with no long lasting problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walc Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Good news. The problem will be fixed tomorrow, as soon as parts are overnighted to my dealer. The hose connection to one, of the two, coolant reservoirs was leaking. Due to their being two reservoirs, I had some coolant circulating and the limp-home mode prevented any damage to the engine. I'm really looking forward to driving my car, more than a few miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YZD263 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Good news.The problem will be fixed tomorrow, as soon as parts are overnighted to my dealer. The hose connection to one, of the two, coolant reservoirs was leaking. Due to their being two reservoirs, I had some coolant circulating and the limp-home mode prevented any damage to the engine. I'm really looking forward to driving my car, more than a few miles. Glad to see that your car did not suffer any significant damage. I'm sure you will love the car once you have a chance to drive it extensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang crazy Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Glad to see that your car did not suffer any significant damage. I'm sure you will love the car once you have a chance to drive it extensively.Hi there Happy to see your machine is ok enjoy this awesome car and be careful!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud9 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 From the description of the problem, obviously the engine lost antifreeze/coolant. Probably a loose hose clamp, but there has to be a leak. The question will be how long you drove on it when the temp gauge pegged out. That will determine the extent of the damage. Good diagnosis Josh! No wonder I don't have any "whine" in my 3.73 gears you guys installed! Congrats on your new car walc, and glad it's nothing major! Great color combo! :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 We haven't seen any real catastrophic engine failures regarding Shelby products, so this is good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walc Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Got my GT500 back, today. Everything seems A-OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandros Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Glad to hear everything went well. Now sit back and enjoy the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captdave Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Good to hear there was no major problem. CaptDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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