A loud reving/fan sound came on and off an hour after being driven
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It would come on suddenly like a siren, then taper down, up and down a few times. This was about an hour after I had driven it, keys out, and all locked up!?
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It was out side in the rain at midnight, an hour after being driven It came on intermittently