Car Overheats quickly- diagnostic is power to the engine fans

1997 CHRYSLER LHS
115,000 MILES • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CAROPARE
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This is son's car and he has 2 years left of grad school. He sank the last of his savings into the car in the last year-part of that on overheating issues. Car has new radiator, water pump, thermostat, and fans work when turned on by shop manually. They say they don't have expertise for electrical repair and we need to have towed to recommended shop for further evaluation on fix. They mentioned that it might be "flash-drived" or replace with non-new part but we suspect this is part of the main motherboard? which cam under discussion when we noticed the dash functions going in and out.
Tie rods were replaced in last 6 mos too. So, we are once again at this junction about repairing or replacing with very limited funds.
Any thoughts on the electrical problem and advice on whether once again to repair? We know this car was a POS new.
Mar 29, 2014 at 9:05 AM
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This isn't something that you are going to find a magic answer online. Someone knowledgeable with the right equipment is going to have to monitor the computer and see if the fan is being triggered at the right temp and if it's not, they are going to have to follow a wiring diagram to troubleshoot the reason.
Mar 29, 2014 at 10:41 AM
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Thank you for the reply. I thought maybe if it was common/notorious enough and you had seen it many times before, there would be an opinion on likely outcome of further inspection and w/n worth repairing. Will be towing it to the next shop on Monday it appears...
Mar 29, 2014 at 12:43 PM
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Just make sure you don't choose the cheapest one. That can end up being the most expensive because they likely don't have the knowledge necessary. Find a shop that is proficient in electrical diagnosis. At this point we don't even know if it may be working correctly. They are programmed at a higher temp than most people expect.
Mar 29, 2014 at 12:48 PM