[redsoxwonit]

I was wondering if anyone knows at what point the radiator cooling fans are supppose to come on, How hot does the engine have to get and/or where abouts does the temp gauge needle in dash temp gauge need to be at, when the fans will come on? I know the fans will come on almost always when AC is turned on, but, I had car running for about 10-15 minutes idling in driveway, and Cooling fans never seemed to come on, till I turned AC on, I'M thinking maybe they are not working properly, and also noticed engine, around engine, and radiator hoses...seem to get hotter than most other cars I have ever owned.

 

[Crash459]

Mine used to do the same thing all of the time. I believe this could be a normal thing. I have had my intrepid on idle for a while and heard nothing. It only came on when it was really hot.