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recently after a concert I drove a few blocks and the car started smoking I pulled over to park it and found that the antifreeze was on the ground a gentleman came over to help me and told me it had overheated so my housing that covers my thermostat had busted I replaced it.Now there is still oil on my engine it's been for a while the mechanics say wait until something happens but IA NOTICE WHEN my AC is on the drive is harder.There is a website that people connect to to discuss their car problems and there are hundred of people with the same make and model with this problem it sounds like it should be recall. after paying two years I still owe 7,000. HELP
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Actually I had that happen to me 2 years ago...the thermostat was replaced and then they wiped off the excess Anti-Freeze from the top of the engine. That was what you smelled as the car was smoking. That was the same smell I smelled when it did that to me. It cost me $400 with one gallon of anti-freeze they had to replace and it works fine now. Also it should not have cost you $7,000 for that...that is crazy. If I were you, please take it to a mechanic who could do that for cheaper price. You definitely got ripped off. There is NO recall for the problem you had. I had the same problem, and it is called WEAR and TEAR on the car, and also weather can play a part as well and how old the parts are for the car too. You should not have replaced the thermostat yourself...you should have taken it to the dealership or gas station who knows what your car is and how it runs. There were 2 parts that had to be replaced, the thermostat itself and the covering for it as well as the tubes that lead from the anti-freeze to the car's engine. What you did...that will cost you more than $7,000 for sure. You really ruined your car. I wish you luck to get it either replaced with a new one or to get it done right by a mechanic. Never repair cars yourself unless you are a licensed mechanic or you love to work on cars.