Q: My Honda overheats than starts to die.
Idk if my thermostat is stuck or my cooling fan is bad...my car overheats daily and I have to put coolant in it after about a hour of run time...the cooling fan comes on every now and then(mostly after its over heated and the car is off)..is my radiator going out??....also when I press the gas my car dies out unless I give it a little more..it will sit idle but will also over heat much faster.... I've replaced my thermostat sensor...I don't know where to start...PLEASE HELP!!!
My car has 146000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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