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My Honda accord over heats when stuck in mid to heavy traffic This started not too long ago but now its very consistent i.e. everytime i am stuck in traffic it starts to over heat and the heat gauge in the dash rises all the way to the top which is critical. i have replaced the coolant in the are and the radiator is not leaking. The funny aspect of this is when the car starts to overheat and i turn on the air conditioner it stops over heating and the gauge goes down....this is weird and i can explain it....can someone help!!!

Your primary Cooling fan is not working. You need to check the fuse/ fan relay and if they are ok, you need to test the fan motor. The reason it is cooling down with the A/C on is cause the secondary A/C fan is kicking on. Don't get them confused.

Your primary Cooling fan is not working. You need to check the fuse/ fan relay and if they are ok, you need to test the fan motor. The reason it is cooling down with the A/C on is cause the secondary A/C fan is kicking on. Don't get them confused.

my dads ooooooooooold ford taurus did that too! but wat i had to do was put the car on neutral n gas the car n rev >.

Have you checked your cooling fans? If they don't run check your relay switches. Then check your water pump, could be it? Good luck