Q: Car starts overheating when I'm at a stop but cools down when I accelerate? Check engine light just came on too?

asked by on July 22, 2017

Car starts overheating when I'm at a stop but cools down when I accelerate? Check engine light just came on too?

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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