Hey gang! Bought a 05 stratus for my daughter bout a month ago and starting to have over heat problems.

I have flushed and filled and replace thermostat so far
but it still over heats at slow speeds like bumper to bumper traffic for example. I have searched the forum and it seems nobody jumps back on to fill in what the exact problem was. can anyone help me get to the bottom of this issue? just want her driving a reliable car...thanks for any input!

 

both radiator hoses get warm to hot at normal operating temp. the fan comes on after about 5 or 10 minutes after warm up, runs a minute or two then shuts off. the fan stops spinning right away so the fan clutch should be good. the only place that i notice any evidence of anitfreeze leakage is at the cap of the over flow which is full of antifreeze. any help would be appreciated!

 

so you are demanding someone to tell you an exact answer? without being able to inspect your car and perform a proper diagnostic routine?

well I could throw a series of guesses at it but unfortunately, it would only be speculative since I would be unable to use my testing equipment and diagnostic knowledge to apply directly to your car.

guess include: plugged radiator, something blocking airflow through the radiator, failing water pump, minor head gasket leakage, new thermostat is defective, thermostat installed backwards, air lock in cooling system, defective gauge, defective gauge sending unit. fans actually not working properly (blades slipping on shaft --- BTW there is no fan clutch) defective radiator cap.

 

cmon sap, nobody demanded anything. you see alot of times , somebody somewhere has had this issue with their vehicle and at which point they may decide to share their experience with someone with the same problem and help the other person troubleshoot their way through to a solution. However, thanks for being D!ck about it. oh..if your highlighting in red is your b!tch.. I simply noticed on existing threads, that after coming here for some advice on their vehicle and people helping them to solve their issue..most did not jump back on to verify what the problem was.

 

i know exactly what is causing your problem and how to fix it.

 

like I said...thanks for being a D!ck about it.

 

I know. Most people don't come back to "return the favor" Hell, they may not even come back to see replies...lol. I wish more people would because no matter how "smart" some people think they are, there are always things to be learned.

 

besides what I already stated, this is where Im at with this issue, I started the vehicle and ran it for 30min. to bleed out any air in the system and replaced the radiator cap. drove it to work today and I had a code light come on and the temp gauge started rising(took about 25 minutes in slower freeway driving to start rising) hooked up the hand held computer to check the code and it said " small coolant leak". Can anyone help point me in the right direction to figuring out this issue? Thanks!

 

even the 'chrysler tech' doesn't give you an answer to the problem.

 

anyone? anyone?