Car running hot engine light on

2007 DODGE CALIBER
154,000 MILES • 2.0L • AUTOMATIC
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KATHY VEGA
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Car running hot engine light on (noticed after the car got hot). The cap to radiator was lose put in antifreeze tightened up radiator cap took for test drive still registering hot engine light stayed on.
Nov 19, 2016 at 8:25 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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Is your radiator fan working ? Also, are your upper and lower radiator hoses getting too hot to hold when it warms up?
Nov 19, 2016 at 9:25 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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Is radiator cap good and your not loosing coolant through that when the engine warms up a little?
Nov 19, 2016 at 9:26 AM
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