Q: Relay keeps getting hot and turning truck off
My relay keeps getting hot turning truck off
My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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Hello. Your vehicle has over ten identical relays in the vehicle. You will need to be more specific with what relay is overheating. The most likely cause of an overheating relay would be afuel pump relaygetting hot from a fuel pump drawing too many amperes. You should have the vehicle checked to see exactly what relay is overheating and if it is the fuel pump relay thenreplace the fuel pumpandrelayto fix the problem.
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