My 2006 rendezvous the needle showed it hot but it didn't over heat. Hose collapsed and my husband changed the hose today and when I went to drive it today the needle said it was hot again but it wasn

Asked by GuruXK51 Apr 08, 2017 at 02:09 PM about the 2006 Buick Rendezvous CXL FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Says it hot but it isn't? Hose collapsed,  replaced,
but when I went to drive it , showed it was hot but it
wasn't

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did he get all the air out of the system?? recheck wire on temp sending unit ..replace sending unit and add a small bottle of WATER WETTER...

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I have a 2006 and had a very similar thing happen. Upon starting, the needle would indicate hot and other warning lights would come on and then as quickly as it happened it went back to normal. Never got hot. It turned out to be low on antifreeze.

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