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Old 10-25-2015, 12:20 PM
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My '07 Grand Cherokee is indicating via temperature gauge that it is overheating, pegged on H. Multifunction indicator said "check gauges," for a second or so. In addition, "transmission over temp" fired on, only briefly. I checked the expansion tank, and it was bone dry this morning. Filled it close to 7/8'ths full with a 50/50 mix of coolant, and it still overheats. For the record, this is all occurring at idle. Upper and lower radiator hoses are hot, I get heat, no visible leaks, oil doesn't look like a milkshake. Engine is the 3.7 litre as well and it has slightly over 92K on the clock.

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Originally Posted by ghostriderI
My '07 Grand Cherokee is indicating via temperature gauge that it is overheating, pegged on H. Multifunction indicator said "check gauges," for a second or so. In addition, "transmission over temp" fired on, only briefly. I checked the expansion tank, and it was bone dry this morning. Filled it close to 7/8'ths full with a 50/50 mix of coolant, and it still overheats. For the record, this is all occurring at idle. Upper and lower radiator hoses are hot, I get heat, no visible leaks, oil doesn't look like a milkshake. Engine is the 3.7 litre as well and it has slightly over 92K on the clock.

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You say the radiator hoses are hot, but can you feel the coolant flowing through them? If not, you could have a faulty thermostat and the existing coolant is boiling over.
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Is the cooling fan running? Obviously it should be!
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