Car running hot

Probably the thermostat needs to be changed, or there is a bad water pump not circulating the coolant. Those are the fist things to check.

You do not want to be driving this until it is fix, or there would be damage to the engine.

Sitting still idling it stays one temperature but once we head up the road the temp hand goes up

I'm leaning toward the water pump. The impeller on the water pump will erode away, no fins to push the coolant threw the engine. But also the thermostat should be changed out anyway. Make sure the fans on the radiator are working properly.

What does it mean when we ran water through it to flush it out and it started tapping now it has a fart smell

The smell probably is coming from the catalytic converter from burning off all the impurities collected on it threw normal driving, and when the engine got hot so did the exhaust, so it just baked the impurities in the cat. If the smell is coming from the cooling system, then that means the cooling system had not ben serviced for a long time, and definitely the water pump would be suspect to your problem.

Thank you for your help

Your welcome.

I seen some steam or smoke coming from The hood of my 2014 Chevy Malibu don’t know if it’s the radiator pimp or thermostat Need answers

Well it could be more than just that is your vehicle overheating if not probaly not the thermostat could be seal or housing do u knotice it leaking? If so than it could have a leak somwhere in the system

I was driving down the street car overheated and shut off I then stop and turn car back on Joe the little bit more then a car did the same thing and just died But now everything else turns on the car but the car won't start it clicks and then nothing happens

My chevy malibu 2011automatic 4 cil. computer its not working properly car overheats....

How can tell if my water pump is bad

I changed my water pump, and thermostat but car is still overheating...

MY CAR IS DOUN THAT TO EVERYTHING IS NEW FROM RADIATOR SPARK PLUGS TENSION ARM BELT FUSES THERMOSTAT WATER PUMP N ITS STILLLLL OVER HEATING WATS DO I DI NOW

Hello GuruR1kzl, Have you Fixed the over heating? my 2013 Malibu 2.5 eco tech had a new water pump, thermostat, coolant temp sensor and still over heats. I also flushed the cooling system found no debris, or blockages. I'm thinking the computer but not sure.

Stop buying Chevy!!