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Battery light on, loss of power steering (temporarily), hot coolant temp light came on.

Tiny
MA1WIFE
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  • 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA
  • 3.4L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 115,000 MILES
I have a 2005 chevy impala. The battery light came on and loss of power steering for a few seconds. Then I got my power steering back, but the HOT COOLANT LIGHT came on. I turned the car off for a bit to let it cool off and drove it a short distance home. I checked the coolant level in the reservoir and it was low. Refilled it and I haven't driven it again. Today (a couple of days later) I checked the reservoir and it had gone down some, but not anywhere near empty. Any idea what could be going on?
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 AT 1:31 PM

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Tiny
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This can happens when the water pump goes out and covers the serpentine belt with coolant which makes it slip. It is an easy job on this car. Here is how to change the pump out and fix the problem. Check out the images (below). Let us know how it goes
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