Why is my car overheating after a winter Storm?

ERICAGEE

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2010 DODGE AVENGER
AUTOMATIC
14,648 MILES

So we had a winter storm a couple day ago and when I turned on my car, it made a weird noise. I then tried again and it did start. So I drove it to work but when I got to work it turned off on me when I was trying to park. I turned it back on to try to park correctly. It turned on after 3 or 4 tries and I parked it and turned it off. An hour later I tried to turn it on because they sent everyone home and it turned on but kept wanting to shut off. However, when I was down the street from my house my car started overheating and it has been doing that ever since. I’m not sure what to do from here. Help please.

Friday, February 19th, 2021 AT 7:47 PM

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KEN L

MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
54,144 POSTS

It sounds like you are low on coolant. To be sure let's check out these guides to see what you can find:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-overheating-or-running-hot

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

Please run down these guides and report back. Can you please shoot a quick video with your phone so we can hear the noise? that would be great. You can upload it here with your response.

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Sunday, February 21st, 2021 AT 9:27 AM