HELP! 2001 Dodge Neon, Radiator Fan WILL NOT COME ON when car is off

Other than the guage reading “hot”, exactly what is the problem. After turning off the car it won’t restart? Or, when it restarts the guage reads almost all the way to the top? Are hoses bursting?

After you stop for gas or an interstate rest stop; start the car put in gear and get it moving. All it takes is a little air moving by the radiator to cool it and then in turn cool the motor. You don’t need to wait to start the car and go. On some really hot days on long trips I’d open the hood when I stopped at a rest stop to allow more heat to escape the engine compartment. But when its time to go you close the hood fire it up and go. No need to wait until the motor cools down.

If you can’t live with this aspect of your current car, then perhaps you need to get a different car. They all do what you are describing, just some show it more than others.