Temperature gauge not working, code p0117

2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU

88,000 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

DIONC49

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I recently had my water pump replaced and everything seemed fine. now my temperature gauge doesn’t want to read. I replaced the coolant temperature sensor and thermostat and it worked for a day then stopped working again. The code I have is p0117.

Aug 13, 2019 at 4:03 PM

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DANNY L

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Hello, I'm Danny.

The code is showing a fault in the coolant temperature circuit. Here is a tutorial showing how to test wiring:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

I've attached step-by-step instructions below on how to test and fix.Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.

Danny-

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Aug 13, 2019 at 4:23 PM