My 2015 Ford Focus is overheating when the A/C is on and randomly when driving
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I drive a 2015 Ford Focus with a manual transmission. When the A/C is on it was only blowing extremely hot air, I realized the car was over heating which I thought was why it was accelerating slowly. I had the clutch and gas both down in first gear trying to move and my RPMs were rising but I wasn't moving forward. My emergency brake wasn't on. After I turn the A/C off the gauge went down from "H" to the middle and the car drove normal. From there only at random did it over heat and not accelerate from a stop(the A/C was off) .
My husband called the mechanic but I'm hoping to get some info to avoid getting ripped off at the mechanics.
What makes this problem better or worse?
It’s worse when the A/C is on and when I stop/try to shift in first second or third gear
How long has your 2015 Ford Focus had this problem?
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Sounds like a problem with the cooling fan. Does the car have active grille shudders? Could maybe be a problem with those as well. Hard to say with random overheating. Could be something simple too like a bad cap or small leak.
