what causes a car to crank and run but when it gets hot it kills

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Asked by Tonya Oct 06, 2017 at 10:48 PM about the 2008 Saturn Aura XE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

it ran hot on me so we change the water pump, thermostat. but when the motor
gets hot it shuts down is there anything I'm missing.

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The engine should not be getting hot. Was the cooling system purged from the air pockets when it was refilled? If not here is a sight on how to purge air out of a cooling system.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUpXgAJ1gjU

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thank you both, I will tell my husband to check

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I was having the same problem...we changed the thermostat,starter and alternator. We even took the car to the dealership, they said it was the starter. We finally took the car to an auto electrical shop. It was the body control module (bcm). We have not had anymore problems. That was about a year ago.

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