Overheating w/the AC on full blast in stop and go traffic

[USMCvxOFFROAD]

this my have nothing to do with this but I just got a new job and moved my family to Pittsburgh from Lancaster county PA where i had been run nothing but pure non ethenal 89 gas now where i'm living i cant get that and i now have started having issues in traffic with the ac on and my check engine light has been on since the pure gas dried up maybe related or not i just thought i'd give my two bits

[tomdietrying]

My VX started running hot this summer too. It only happens if it's about 100 and I'm in stop and go traffic. When it happens, I turn on the heat, roll the windows down and it goes back to just below the half way mark very quickly. If I get on the highway afterwards, I cannot get it to raise up. It only happens in stop and go traffic when it's about 100 degrees.

I took into the shop a couple of weeks ago to fix the issue (also to fix my windows) it sticks. They replaced the hoses and a gasket. They said it was fixed. I noticed when I pick up my VX the fozzel on the door handle was a little different looking. I reached down to check it out and they had broke it. They didn't even get to my window either. Anyhow, they bought me another fozzel from St. Charles, but it's going to take 6- 8 weeks to get here. In the meantime, someone threw the old fozzel away and I have to drive around with a naked looking door handle.

Oh yeah, my over heating issue wasn't fixed. I took it back in and they replaced the thermostat. Long story short....it's still not fixed. They said the fan was working fine so they don't have an answer yet.

I'm going to drop it back off when my fozzel comes in.

Peace.
Tom

[CrnCnn]

I put new hoses and water pump on when I did my timing belt over Memorial day weekend.

I noticed the first summer I moved back to AZ that it will get real hot and the AC will not blow nearly as cold in stop and go traffic or when I am driving uphill a lot. Even the Moab trip in '08 we had to roll down the windows for the hills.