just thought id ask your advice, the wifes 2010 ford ka has started acting up on her, the heater seems to take ages to warm up and then not very warm, and when getting out if the car the fans are running for a while, and finally tonight it told her to stop the engine and the temp gauge was at the top, any ideas what could be wrong before i take it to the garage, i might just trade it in if its an expensive fix.

 

Possible water pump failure.

 

Could be a faulty thermostat. Simple job to fit a new one.As 3i Jim has said could be the water pump although you usually get noise from it if it is on its way out.

 

those 2 things came to mind but i never drive it so the noise thing she would probs not even notice, she only just told me tonight about the fans, would any of these affect the heater? she wants to use my focus till hers is fixed and im worried about my alloys now 😳