AC died for 15 min, turned car off. Now check engine light on, TRC off, AC came back on after 5 min.

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I havent done anything different. I clicked on the touch screen climate controls to turn on and off ac button, to see if that did anything other that briefly turn off car for 5 seconds.
AC is back on, just not as cold. Now i have a check engine lighht and TRC Off that i cant turn back on.
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Just saw that the engine temp was at max. I stopped inmediately. Now its falling like a rock to the other side. Its on C now 15 seconds later while i type this.
Turned car off, waited a minute, now oil temp is back to H max.
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Car is off im sitting by the side of the road. I hear some fluids or something bubbly. Opened hood and it smells overheated.
Topped off radiator fluids, radiator fan is working. Dont know what else to check.
 
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Check your belt tensions. Alternator not charging also can cause Christmas lights to come one. Also affects AC operation.
 
Just saw that the engine temp was at max. I stopped inmediately. Now its falling like a rock to the other side. Its on C now 15 seconds later while i type this.
Turned car off, waited a minute, now oil temp is back to H max.
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Car is off im sitting by the side of the road. I hear some fluids or something bubbly. Opened hood and it smells overheated.
Topped off radiator fluids, radiator fan is working. Dont know what else to check.
How low was the fluid? A leak (valley plate?) will not allow pressure, and make it overheat. Look underneath, can you see where any pink crusty coolant leaks are?
 
How low was the fluid? A leak (valley plate?) will not allow pressure, and make it overheat. Look underneath, can you see where any pink crusty coolant leaks are?
Fluid in resevoir was about halfway between E and F. Nothing crusty on the bottom that i can see with a flash light.
Would a faulty water pump do this? Funny thing that I noticed the AC go first, the overheating was found out after I begun investigating. I can run the car fine without going anywhere, AC comes and goes. Only overheats rapidly on the guage when I put it in drive and drive for 30 seconds.
 
Fluid in resevoir was about halfway between E and F. Nothing crusty on the bottom that i can see with a flash light.
Would a faulty water pump do this? Funny thing that I noticed the AC go first, the overheating was found out after I begun investigating. I can run the car fine without going anywhere, AC comes and goes. Only overheats rapidly on the guage when I put it in drive and drive for 30 seconds.
Are you home now? I'd shut it down and let it cool completely, then see what your coolant level looks like in your radiator. Your t stat may not be opening. After first starting, check temp differences between upper and lower radiator hoses. Overheating will kill your engine quick. Get that sorted first.
 
Are you home now? I'd shut it down and let it cool completely, then see what your coolant level looks like in your radiator. Your t stat may not be opening. After first starting, check temp differences between upper and lower radiator hoses. Overheating will kill your engine quick. Get that sorted first.
Agree with above, start it and just let it sit for about 5 or 10 minutes to see if the temp rises while idling.
If you have an infrared thermometer even better. After letting it sit a while idling, start pointing that thermometer around looking for abnormally hot spots.
 

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