Car over heating.

Asked by PiPER123 Aug 01, 2012 at 03:44 PM about the 1999 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SW1 Wagon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Had thermostst replaced. Fan motor switch replaced. Still over heats when idle. Mechanic says the dealer needs to replace the computer? Is it worth doing? 137000 miles.

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Thanks Mark. Seen a lot of chatter on this issue. Your probably right. The car never steamed up and there was no (boiling) sounds from the radiator. Will loet you know what happens.

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Define what overheating is. Is the needle on the temp gauge getting into the red zone?

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Had the code checked at aamco and they told me it was coolant temp sensor and autozone sells them for around $10 and easy to change.

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