well, check your oil, engine coolant, and your radiator.
The engine is overheating - see a mechanic for a professional diagnosis .
autozone.com is a great sight for repair guides and online manuals.
You have to disconnect the battery for couple minutes.
The check engine light on a Mazda Tribute gives warning of potential problems. It can signal overheating, low oil, or engine misfires.
The engine is overheating. The check engine light is not on because you have no problem with the emissions system which this light monitors.
My 2001 Nissan frontier 3.3 v6 engine is overheating. I changed the thermostat but it still overheats.
Overheating an engine can seriously damage the heads. Check for water in the oil. It may look milky.
Look at your thermometer. Or you can check for steam or smoke coming from the engine. Look and see how much coolant you have. And basically you can tell if it is overheating just by putting your hand by the engine after you drive it for a while. if it is abnormally hot, pretty good chance it is overheating.
Is it overheating? If it is check the coolant level, waterpump, fan, etc. If not overheating check the wiring, temp sesnor, pcm, etc.
Check coolant level Check the operation of the cooling fan
Check the thermostat first. I had an intermittent overheating problem on my 02 for almost a year, changed the thermostat and it never happened again. If that doesn't work, secondly I would check the water pump.