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Does ne one have a problem w/ the coolant light (the one with the yellow fan in the box) staying on occasionally? What happend was one day after i started it the light stayed on so I shut it off and started again and it was fine. That is usually the fix and it usually doesn't happen when the enigine is warm. One time however i had to shut i off twice to get it to go off. Ne ideas?

level low, add 6 to 8 oz of 70% coolant 30% water mixture.

If I remember right I had the coolant sensor fail on my '98 but can remember if it was a recall or just fixed on warrenty

Read the FAQ. This is a very common question.

Our cars like to have the coolant bottle at or slightly above the MAX line. Bring the level up to about 1/2" above the MAX line.

I've been having the same problem with that collant light turning on when the level is in between min and max.

I bet ya it is the sensor...only costs a couple of bucks...

mine does it all the time, and has done so since it was brand new. i got the complaint logged during my warranty, and they promised to fix it for me "sometime."
then again, i have had the car 2 years (exactly) and have never even opened the coolant reservoir cap.