# 2004 Pontiac Grand Am temp gauge stays cold, but engine revs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-temp-gauge-stays-cold-but-engine-revs/120334>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, grandam\
**Created:** [July 3, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-temp-gauge-stays-cold-but-engine-revs/120334 "2018-07-03T21:41:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Tom55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@Tom55](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom55)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-temp-gauge-stays-cold-but-engine-revs/120334/1 "2018-07-03T21:41:57Z")

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2004 Pontiac grand am temp gauge stays at cold , but engine revs up , even more when put in park . Upon restarting engine idles fine?? At a lose ?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-temp-gauge-stays-cold-but-engine-revs/120334/2 "2018-07-03T21:42:34Z")

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> [@Tom55](#):
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> temp gauge stays at cold

Bad thermostat.