Flow of viscoelastic dielectric liquid due to horizontal stretching sheet is studied. The problem is investigated with all mathematical backgrounds and is solved numerically using Runge–Kutta-based shooting strategy to illuminate the system incorporating nonlinear ordinary differential equations describing the system's equations. The impact of physical parameters Prandtl number, dielectric interaction parameter, and viscoelastic parameter on velocity and temperature is discussed and illustrated through graphs. For different values of non-dimensional parameters, local Nusselt number and skin friction are tabulated. The current findings using previously published works in a restricted number of cases are validated.