# Running hot and turning off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/running-hot-and-turning-off/79420>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 20, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/running-hot-and-turning-off/79420 "2013-05-20T18:16:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MaddyJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@MaddyJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MaddyJ)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/running-hot-and-turning-off/79420/1 "2013-05-20T18:16:14Z")

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I have a 2002 Pontiac Grand AM for about 4 days now the car has been running hot. When it gets too hot the car dies and I have to jump the battery. Could this be more then a simple thermostat problem?

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/running-hot-and-turning-off/79420/2 "2013-05-20T20:00:18Z")

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It could be a number of things. I’ll let the experts here give you a list.

However, I need to point out that if you’ve overheated the engine to the point where it died, especially more than once, then you’ve probably done some serious damage to the engine.