car over heating at idle

[luvmystratus]

I have had my 2001 Stratus for a year and love it- a problem that just came up is that it is over heating when it idles for a while. When I go again, the temperature goes down. Any ideas what is wrong? Any advise is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[StratusDude]

Originally Posted by luvmystratus

I have had my 2001 Stratus for a year and love it- a problem that just came up is that it is over heating when it idles for a while. When I go again, the temperature goes down. Any ideas what is wrong? Any advise is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I just purchased a 2001 R/t and it had a problem with heat cooling down when at idle. Some on this forum had the same issue took it to the dealer and they replaced the Tstat. The used dealer I purchase from said this model if known for air bubbles because the radiator sits low. I took it back and they purged the air and it works like new. You might try that before you change the stat or worse. Good Luck.

[papi62596]

Make sure that your cooling fan is coming on. Went you are driving your pulling air across the radiator and that is what is cooling your temperature down. Good Luck.