taurus coolant pressure cap keeps getting loose

[blkmonday]

this is odd. the other day my 95 taurus wagon overheated when i pulled in my driveway. i figured there was a bad hose or something. come to find out the coolant pressure cap on the coolant tank was loose. i refilled the coolant and tightened the cap and it ran fine for a few days untill today. same problem. is my car possessed? has anyone else ever heard of this? is the cap shot? its fairly new i replaced the coolant tank about a year ago.

[TaurusKing]

Are you sure the cap was properly installed??? I know on my 94, the cap is a b#$%h to fully seat.. make sure it's all the way to the lock..

[TaurusKing]

Oh yeah, don't overheat the engine, that gauge starts climbing, stop and push it,, it's probably the worst thing that can happen to an engine nowadays, they're not tanks like the olden days..

[Huney1]

"its fairly new i replaced the coolant tank about a year ago."
The gasket in the cap is shot and replacing it is a heck of a lot cheaper than new head gaskets. Listen to Taurus King, if it even thinks about overheating find a safe place quick stop the engine immediately. Overheating is the number one cause of blown head gaskets so get a new cap and until you do keep a close watch on the coolant level in the reservoir.

[blkmonday]

im gonna do just that...better safe than sorry