Yes a bad thermostat would cause overheating in any car. A thermostat regulates the temperature.
A bad thermostat can cause overheating in a Nissan Frontier when the air conditioning is turned on. A bad compressor can also cause this.
There are many reasons why a Jeep Wrangler is overheating. A leak in the radiator system will cause overheating. Too much pressure in the engine can cause overheating. A bad water pump or thermostat could cause overheating. The transmission can also cause overheating if it is leaking.
Yes a thermostat will cause any vehicle to over heat, just go to local parts dealer and get thermostat and replace it and if that does not work take to SAE trained professional techination.
overheating, or running too cold
Bad thermostat?
Mine isn't but if yours is, you may have bad coolant, a bad thermostat, a bad water pump. There are several things that can cause over heating.
By finding the cause of the overheating. It is normally, bad thermostat, bad water pump, clogged radiator, either internally or externally, a defective cooling fan, or defective cooling fan relay.
A bad water pump or thermostat can cause an engine to overheat. A plugged (clogged) radiator or heater core may also cause an engine to overheat.
What hose ? Generally no .
The most common problems that would cause these symptoms are a bad thermostat or a bad water pump, to check you water pump allow your car come to operating temp with the radiator cap off and look inside to see if water is moving, if it is then your thermostat is probably bad, if it isn't then your pump is the problem
could be several things. 1st is the car actually overheating. If so then it could be a stuck thermostat or a bad water pump. If it is not really overheating my bet would be a falty temp sensor. The temp sensor is what actually tells the light to turn on.