Why is my car overheating, shaking and cutting off
ESHA23
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2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA
14,900 MILES
My 2000 Chevy impala started overheating and smoking from under the hood, It's also leaking coolant, it cuts off as well, when it cooled down I Tryed to crank it up but it would start unless I had my foot on the gas, when I pressed the brakes to change gears it would cut off again. Finally I got it to stay crunk but it's shaking and making some type of noise please tell me the problems
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 AT 1:11 AM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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THINGS DON'T SOUND WONDERFUL THERE
HOW LONG AND FAR WAS IT DRIVEN WHILE IT WAS OVERHEATING/ WITH LACK OF COOLANT?
NOT TRYING TO BE A PAIN---BUT USUALLY THE ANSWER I GET IS MODIFIED, WE CAN'T DIAGNOSE WELL, UNLESS WE KNOW THE REAL DEAL
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 AT 1:22 AM
ESHA23
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The car was driven for about 30 mins before it hit the red line on The temperature gage I pulled over. It all started today my car has never done this before
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 AT 1:27 AM
CJ MEDEVAC
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WHERE WAS IT LEAKING COOLANT FROM?
A PIC OF YOU POINTING MIGHT HELP
DID YOU REFILL THE RADIATOR?
HOW MUCH DID YOU HAVE TO PUT IN?
WAS/IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON?
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 AT 2:22 AM
ESHA23
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Yes the check engine light is on, I'm not exactly sure where the coolant leak is coming from, Yes I refilled the radiator, low coolant temp light came back on as well as hot coolant temp light
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 AT 2:26 AM
CJ MEDEVAC
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WELL...........
HOW MUCH DID IT TAKE TO REFILL IT?
CHECK ENGINE MIGHT BE THE 1ST STEP....IF YOU CAN'T GET IT THERE, THE SCANNER MUST COME TO YOU---RENT/BORROW/BUY?.......HERE'S SORTA A GUIDELINE