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2003 VW Golf Overheats

My son's 2003 VW Golf overheated on the Interstate today. He replaced lost coolant and drove a few miles more and it overheated again. Could it be the thermostat or something else?

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  • cmeswirl Mar 19, 2009

    i have 2005 golf gls with over heating problem should i replace thermostat before getting into water pump

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The cylinder head has warped. replacement is the solution.

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