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Hey guys, my FiST has about 56k miles on it now, so I'm well out of warranty, but I've got a problem that I'm not sure how to solve.
Last summer, my car overheated a couple of times while driving home from work (freeway driving at 70-80mph for a long time, but no aggressive acceleration). I checked the coolant, and it was slightly low but not excessively so. I topped off the fluid and brought it in (still under warranty then) and they checked but could not find any leaks. Now, a year later and driving home yesterday I nearly overheated again (temp gauge maxed out, warning light on) when trying to pass (accelerating from 50 to 60 mph). I live in Utah, so temperature get pretty high, but these overheatings happened when it was 90-100° outside. My commute is an hour long, so is that what's getting things so hot, or does it sound like there's additional issues? I'm not sure what could be causing this outside of a coolant leak, which if I have one is extremely slow.
Last summer, my car overheated a couple of times while driving home from work (freeway driving at 70-80mph for a long time, but no aggressive acceleration). I checked the coolant, and it was slightly low but not excessively so. I topped off the fluid and brought it in (still under warranty then) and they checked but could not find any leaks. Now, a year later and driving home yesterday I nearly overheated again (temp gauge maxed out, warning light on) when trying to pass (accelerating from 50 to 60 mph). I live in Utah, so temperature get pretty high, but these overheatings happened when it was 90-100° outside. My commute is an hour long, so is that what's getting things so hot, or does it sound like there's additional issues? I'm not sure what could be causing this outside of a coolant leak, which if I have one is extremely slow.