No, it didn't overheat...the low coolant light was just on for a little bit of time, but the farthest I drove with the light on was about 5 or 10 miles...because I was on a delivery (I deliver pizzas), so I had to get back to the shop before I could check it out...bought some coolant on the way back, and filled it up, and it was fine, til I noticed it was all coming out on the parking lot... But no, the temperature gauge didn't rise very much in all that time. If it overheated, I don't know.
Anyway, now to this problem: There is news: The dealership decided that it was the fuel pump...how they arrived at that diagnosis I don't know... they didn't tell me, and I had to get to work, so I just was like, where's my rental car, because they actually agreed to let us rent a car this time so I could work... I'm sure there's all kinds of red flags for an insurance company when one uses a rental car to deliver pizzas...
They said I should have it back by midday Monday, which, seeing their previous record for keeping within time estimates...it'll be Tuesday or Wednesday... I mean, it is just a fuel pump...but still...
I'm not sure how the engine could be flooded...I mean, I realize that I had my foot all the way on the throttle, and it could've been an airflow issue and the throttle being down could've just kept squirting fuel into the cylinders...but I let it sit for a while (a bit more than an hour) and then tried starting it, to no avail. And I guess the techs couldn't get it started, either... but the guy working there said they diagnosed the problem as a bad fuel pump...which, I guess, can burn out with as many miles as are on this car, and the heat that the car was subjected to that day...
But seriously, this is ridiculous... There are lemon laws, right? Everybody I've talked to about this seems to think I've got a lemon...and I don't want a legal confrontation about it, since I'm sure the dealership has better lawyers...I just want to be like, hey, I'm sorry, I just want a car that won't break every week (it's been in their shop every week I've had it so far), and I'd like it if you took the car back and gave me my money back, or at least minus the $1000 deposit... and then you can resell the car or whatever... I don't think they'd do it...but I dunno... cause seriously, I don't have the time or resources to work on it myself, and I don't have the energy or patience to deal with dealership technicians or salesmen... not to mention I have to have my car in my driveway most of the week, not in their bay...
I'm sure they're not enjoying the hassle either, and I appreciate that they're doing what they can to help me, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm not sure if it's going to break from week to week... and with the weather being up in the 90 degree heat range, I'm sure something else will go wrong, more than likely while I'm working.
But any comments about the original problem at the beginning of this thread, or any comments about anything else I've talked about...are appreciated.
