2002 Kia Sportage Hot engine while idling

Tiny
BRITTMANY
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  • 2002 KIA SPORTAGE
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 45,000 MILES
Whenever my Kia is idle say at a drive through or just doing a lot of in town driving I notice that the temperature gauge for the engine gets quite hot, but once I start picking up the speed after a few minutes it goes down. My check engine light has been recently going on and off and I was wondering what the problem might be.
Thursday, April 8th, 2010 AT 8:52 PM

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Tiny
VAJACKSON
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When this happened to my 2001 sportage - the fan that cools the engine was not working right all the time. If it is the fan and it doesn't get fixed it can kill your engine.
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010 AT 7:17 AM

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