FAQ & CEL Codes! NOW with CEL Codes - Problems

[Sunny315]

You know how usually would start a car up and once the car is warmed up the gauge dial usually goes to the middle. Well mine never moves from the start postion. Also is it common for the steering wheel to shake when braking? For example when im on the highway and im getting off, the steering wheel would start to shake. It usually only happens when im slowing down from highway driving. It doesnt happen when im driving on the streets.

Thanks for the welcome. I just cant wait to get my cougar in the condition that some of the people have on here.

[BBF2530]

Hi Sunny315. Welcome to the boards. As an FYI, you should probably post your questions as separate threads in the "Problems" forum, instead of at the tail end of this thread, you will get a better response. I'll answer it now since it is here, and before you catch hell.
Your steering wheel shake is most likely caused by a warped front brake rotor. If the steering wheel shook during normal driving (without the brakes being applied) you would be looking at wheels that need balancing, out of round or flat spotted tires, or possibly bad front wheel alignment. But a steering wheel shake during braking is a sure sign of a warped front rotor. You can have it fixed by having the rotors resurfaced (hopefully the rotors are within tolerances to be resurfaced).
As to the temperature gauge problem, that is a little tougher to pin down. Could be a defective temp gauge, defective temperature sensor sending unit, blown fuse, wiring problem, etc.
Good luck.

[Sunny315]

Thanks for your help and the tip about posting. I will check into that this weekend.