vinkodex.
Known fault

Weak heating: thermostat and a blocked cooling circuit

It does not show up on every car. Check before you buy.

cheap repair

severity

not available

mileage

1

sources

1 source next to the write-up.

The fault

How you spot it

The heating warms up slowly or unevenly, and the temperature gauge behaves unusually. The cause is a stuck thermostat or old, deposit laden coolant. The water pump module often leaks as well.

Which model

Who it affects

The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.

Generations and models

2 generations.

Checklist

Weak heating: thermostat and a blocked cooling circuit

What you would check for this fault. Take it to the car.

Before you buy

Checklist

What you tick stays on this device only.

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Sources

How we know

Information, not an expert opinion

We write the descriptions, and we put the source next to them. A person reviews them before they go out. They are still information, not a technical expert opinion.

  • A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
  • A fault missing from the list does not mean the model is fault-free. Write-ups are made model by model. Not all of them are done.
  • You decide whether to buy. This is no substitute for an inspection. That needs a workshop and a history check.
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