 Engine Overheating
Well I have a 2001 Focus SE. There are a couple of questions. First I wanted to know if this car was common to have a bit of feedback, well vibration in the steering wheel, mostly while idling. Its definately not one of the quitest cars, want to know if its mine though, or just something about Focus' in general
Second is the more concerning one for now. I drove it quite a few days and everything was fine but tonight my engine showed that it was overheating. The needle pretty much maxed out. I made it back home, about 5-10 miles from where I first noticed it without any issue. My roommate whos pretty good with cars popped the hood. The engine did not feel overly hot at all. There was no smoke while driving, no smells when we popped the hood immediately after parking.
I started the car back up after about 10 minutes and it read its normal just under about a half level. Just idling it for no more then a minute or too it slowly started climbing and within 5 minutes was back in the red.
What could this be? Is it odd to have those readings and not smell or feel anything close to out of the normal as far as heat is concerned from the engine? The hoses from what I believe is the housing, the plastic tub looking thing to the left of the engine while looking at it from the front with the hood popped, were not overly hot. Neither was the housing itself. | 
