# Overheating 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/overheating-2007-chevrolet-malibu-maxx/125841>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, malibumaxx\
**Created:** [September 28, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/overheating-2007-chevrolet-malibu-maxx/125841 "2018-09-28T16:48:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![LouisLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@LouisLee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LouisLee)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/overheating-2007-chevrolet-malibu-maxx/125841/1 "2018-09-28T16:48:08Z")

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car was overheating because of a crack in the radiator. Also changed the thermostat and still overheating. No heat coming from the vents.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/overheating-2007-chevrolet-malibu-maxx/125841/2 "2018-09-28T16:51:52Z")

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> [@LouisLee](#):
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> car was overheating because of a crack in the radiator. Also changed the thermostat and still overheating. No heat coming from the vents.

Ok, so you replaced the radiator and changed the thermostat. Were you able to get all of the air bled out of the system?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/overheating-2007-chevrolet-malibu-maxx/125841/3 "2018-09-28T17:46:45Z")

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> [@LouisLee](#):
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> still overheating. No heat coming from the vents.

That suggests that the cooling system is not full.

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/overheating-2007-chevrolet-malibu-maxx/125841/4 "2018-09-29T05:16:53Z")

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Are you sure the thermostat was not put in backwards.

The pellet goes toward the engine…not towards the radiator.

Yosemite