Q: Fan not working

asked by on December 27, 2017

We noticed leaking of the coolant recently after use of the car. Car has not been driven long enough too over heat. We have had it in idle for over 30 minutes and the radiator fan never turned on. Fuses were checked and we all operational

My car has 44000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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