Engine over heating in short distance.... - Cars & Trucks

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Hi,
You need to have your engine temperature sensor tested, this tells the computer if the engine is hot or cold and allows the ECU to calibrate fuel delivery.
When the engine over heated this may have damaged this sensor.
Have it checked and let me know for further information.
Thanks
Jason

sun has nothing to do with it but heat may cooling system may not be working 100% hot days may over heat the oil and oil pressure drops,oil pump may be worn you need an accurate temp guage & oil pressure guage and monitor them next time it happens some engines have oil pressure watch dog that kills engine if oil pressure drops

low transmission fluid level

lol..buy a new car! are you dting someone?

You can get a summer thermostat fitted which opens around 60% this will leave your engine running cooler but your heater won't be as warm. Cheer's

check the water level. or the engin might be blocked inside

This really sounds like your radiator fan is working. Slow speeds under 20MPH the fan is needed badly. Over 20MPH there is enough ram air to sufficiently cool down the radiator. You should find a fuse for it in the Power Distribution Center under the hood. Check big and small. If the fuses are good and you're convinced the radiator fan isn't coming on, try swaping the rad fan relay with another in the PDC. As far as the "Check engine" lite goes, a transmission fault can turn on the lite. However if your radiator fan is not working that will also turn on the "Check engine" lite.
Good luck with that and let me know if you still have issues.

HI
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