# 2003 Chevy Impala

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevy-impala/78515>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, impala\
**Created:** [April 6, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevy-impala/78515 "2013-04-06T22:50:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Junior88fan2013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@Junior88fan2013](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Junior88fan2013)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevy-impala/78515/1 "2013-04-06T22:50:01Z")

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When i’m sitting still in traffic or going up a hill the temp gauge will go up. But it goes up real slow. You can set and watch temp gauge and it will just jump up every minute or so. And it has 2 fans on it but they won’t kick on till temp gauge gets up over the half way mark. But when temp goes up i can raise the hood and the motor does not feel hot at all. Any ideas on what could cause this

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevy-impala/78515/2 "2013-04-07T03:26:32Z")

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As long as the coolant temperature gauge doesn’t go into the red zone the engine is operating in the normal operating temperature range. Nothing to worry about.

Tester