High Engine Temp/overheat Poll And Log

[Gunnys GXP]

For the data consolidation and collection regarding the high temp/overheating issue, Please copy and paste these below questions to a new post and answer as briefly as possible.

Also, Please answer these questions only to minimize the difficulty of weeding through non-pertinant information while trying to consolidate the data. If you have been watching your temp on the DIC and have not noticed this spike Please answer questions 1 and 2 only. N/A the rest. Please only post once unless the problem does occur after you have answered no and identify that it has changed.

Thank you. I will try to keep this updated as best and as often as I can until I feel the need has reached it's intent.

COPY FROM BELOW THIS LINE.........................

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.)

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.)

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.)

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.)

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.)

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.)

Q.7. What did they replace? = A.)

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.)

COPY TO ABOVE THIS LINE.........................


CONSOLIDATION

Q.1. TOTAL 2.0L - 15
TOTAL 2.4L - 1

Q.2. TOTAL YES - 16
TOTAL NO - 25
TOTAL NOT SURE -

Q.3. HIGHEST TEMP OF ALL - 272
AVERAGE HIGH TEMP SEEN- 258

Q.4. # FULLY OVERHEATED - 3
# DID NOT OVERHEAT - 12

Q.5. MOST TIMES SEEN - 20 plus

Q.6. YES - FORUM ID -
kwayne
shabby
walsh.travis
MEGAS
pj-33
nasos
Ihanks
NO - NUMBER - 8

Q.7. MOST COMMON REPLACED ITEM - Thermostat
OTHER - Coolant Temp Sensor, head gasket

Q.8. RE-OCCURANCE AFTER REPLACEMENT ITEM?
TOTAL YES - 2
TOTAL NO - 4

MEMBER ID LIST:
GUNNYS GXP, RichSol, WWI Flying Ace, kwayne, shabby, chuckdoc, walsh.travis, MEGAS, Thomas, Pokerman, pj-33, cincat12, Lucy'sDaddy, nasos, lhanks

[Gunnys GXP]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.) 2.0L

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.) YES

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.) 258

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.) BACK TO NORMAL

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.) 20 PLUS

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.) NO

Q.7. What did they replace? = A.) N/A

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.) N/A

[RichSol]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = 2.0

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = 240+
Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = 240+

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = ??? 240+ was the highest. Overheat would be over 260. I shut it down in the garage. The fan were going strong when I left it. The next day I could not duplicate the problem.

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once ? No
Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? No, I drove there the next day and found they had closed the dealership (after 20 or 30 years of business!)

Q.8. Has it happened since the repair? N/A

[WWI Flying Ace]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.) 2.0 (2007 GXP)

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.) Yes

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.) 265

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.) Went back to normal

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.) Yes, 3

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.) No, "could not replicate".

Q.7. What did they replace? = A.) N/A

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.) N/A

[kwayne]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.) 2.0

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.) yes

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.) 200/254/after repair ~190

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.) back to normal

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.) 6

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.) yes

Q.7. What did they replace? = A.) thermostat

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.) no

Just to add, they gave me the data logger to catch it-when I saw 254 it only logged ~220-230

[shabby]

1. 2L
2. yes
3. 255
4. dropped to normal
5. dozen times
6. yes
7. t-stat
8. no

Btw this only happened when the car was warming up for me, once it was warmed up it never overheated.

[chuckdoc]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = 2.0

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = yes

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = 260

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = back to normal

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = no

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = no

Q.7. What did they replace? = N/A

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = N/A


Chuck

[walsh.travis]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.) 2.0

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.) Many times

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.) 272

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.) fully overheat

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.) 10

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.) possibly, dealer installed a new thermostat

Q.7. What did they replace? = A.)thermostat

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.)n/a, but I will definitely let you know

[MEGAS]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.)2.0
Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.)YES

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.)255

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.)FULLY OVERHEAT&BACK TO NORMAL
Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.)YES abt 10TIMES
Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.)YES

Q.7. What did they replace? = A.)THERMOSTAT & ENGINE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.)NO

[Thomas]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.) 2.0 turbo

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.) yes but never seen higher than 243.. yet

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.) 243

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.) no CEL, cooled back down after a few minutes... only happens when near freezing temp outside and during warmup.. once warmed up and t-stat starts working it doesnt overheat... suspect t-stat sticking maybe from dex-cool residue.

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.) a bunch... about 7-10 maybe more that I have not noticed.... noticed low coolant from boiling, coolant dripping out of reservor

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.) no

Q.7. What did they replace? = A.) na

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.) na

[pokerman]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.) 2.4

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.) yes

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.) 240

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.) didnt oh , but didnt go normal

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.)4

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.)no

Q.7. What did they replace? = A.)thermostat

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.)

[Fformula88]

Originally Posted by pokerman Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.) 2.4 Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.) yes Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.) 240 Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.) didnt oh , but didnt go normal Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.)4 Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.)no Q.7. What did they replace? = A.)thermostat Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.)

Sorry to see you are having some trouble Pokerman, but welcome to the forum!

[pj-33]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = 2.0

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = YES

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = 251

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = Back to normal

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = 10

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = YES

Q.7. What did they replace? = Thermostat

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = No - but if I have the heat on 100% or nearly, it runs a good 10-20 degrees hotter than if the heat is at 50% or less.

[cincat12]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = A.) 2.0

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = A.) once...then came to the forum for info

Q.3. Highest temp you saw on the DIC (normaly/during the occurance? = A.) 260

Q.4. Did it fully over heat or just go back to normal? = A.) back to normal after 15 minutes

Q.5. Has the occurance happened more than once (# of times recall seeing)? = A.) no

Q.6. Have you been successful with a dealership in getting it fixed? = A.) have not tried

Q.7. What did they replace? = A.)

Q.8. Has it happened since? (if Q.6 & Q.7 are NO, answer N/A) = A.) 1st time was last week. keeping watch for repeat

[Deep-GXP]

Q.1. 2.0 or 2.4 Liter model? = 2.0 Liter

Q.2. Have you had the high temps issue? (over 230 or higher) = No, but my temp goes about 5 degrees higher now that i have a CAI.