1999 Pontiac Grand Am Car Overheating

Tiny
SHANEEKAMSTOWE
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  • 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 105,000 MILES
My car begins to overheat when I'm sitting still for too long, but while I'm driving it, it will be fine. Not only that the smoke comes from the mufflers. I just got a radiator flush on it about three months ago and now it's doing the same things all over again. What could the problem be?
Thursday, September 11th, 2008 AT 8:39 AM

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Tiny
MMPRINCE4000
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Make sure the cooling fans are working. If not, the the fan motor is bad, fan relay, or fan switch.

You can check the fans by disconnecting the connector and apply 12V to the fan motor, if they run then the relay, or switch.
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Friday, September 12th, 2008 AT 5:38 AM

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