low coolant warning light

[4hisglory]

I own a 2001 Taurus SEL, it has 42k (+/-). The "low coolant" warning light keep poping up every time we drive it. Coolant level is fine, is there anything I can check or do before I'm force to take it to the dealer and pay them for something I could possibly do? My wife is the primary driver and is driving her crazy. Thanks for any help

[KimMG]

Sounds like the sensor in the resorvoir is hanging up or is cracked and full of coolant.

[sfontain]

Originally Posted by 4hisglory

I own a 2001 Taurus SEL, it has 42k (+/-). The "low coolant" warning light keep poping up every time we drive it. Coolant level is fine, is there anything I can check or do before I'm force to take it to the dealer and pay them for something I could possibly do? My wife is the primary driver and is driving her crazy. Thanks for any help

You might try adding a little coolant to see if it stops happening. I recently had a Ford car in which the coolant light came on even though the level in the tank appeared to be okay. I presume I had a small leak in the system somewhere. But after I added around a pint to the tank, the light would stay off for several months.

[denisb]

If you just want to get rid of the light you can dissconnect the sensor (it's located under the coolant reservoir). If you want it fixed, you will need to replace the entire reservoir. Common problem and you can't buy just the sensor at the dealer.