Q: 2004 kia sedona keeps overheating

asked by on February 06, 2018

My vehicle keeps overheating fan won't kick on. And it turns itself off when it's not overheating. Replaced a bad relay fuse and that wasn't the issue

My car has 186000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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