Radiator problems of the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze

Purchased this vehicle in 2017. Since then, I have had nothing but problems with it. I have needed to replace the radiator, fan, coolant system, and turbo. Now, there is an oil leak in the engine. This car is truly a lemon. I purchased the chevy Cruze based on its reputation. I am beyond disappointed and will not be purchasing a chevy vehicle in the future.

The car overheats whenever the air is turned on. Replaced thermostat and had the radiator replaced. No resolution.

Purchased vehicle used 8/2017. 5/2018 car smoking and overheating while driving. Water pump replaced. Still having issues with car overheating while driving, I was replacing coolant about once a month. Twice the thermostat housing was replaced, 8/2018 and 11/2018. Car had issues again overheating while driving in 4/2019. An intercooler pipe, pvc pipe, water pipe, and water hose were replaced. My check engine light came on again in 9/2019, many issues were found but I only had enough money to repair the catalytic converters. At this point I was replacing coolant every two weeks to avoid the engine overheating and at times it was a visible puddle coming from under the car. 11/20/2019 I returned to get a sensor and another thermostat housing replaced. 11/27/2019 I had the car towed to the shop after my vehicle began smoking while driving. I pulled over and coolant was quickly dripping out from under the car. The radiator was cracked and needed to be replaced. When the car was returned to me I noticed that the engine was noisy and there was a screechy sound upon acceleration. I had trouble picking up speed. I got to the gas station about a mile away and turned off the car to get gas. When I turn the vehicle back on the engine began to shake, rev up and down on its own, and then cut off. I tried a few times to start the car up and it happened every time. I immediately called the repair shop and had the car towed back the same night. They were able to look at it on 11/29/2019 and reported that they saw no issues. In disbelief, I picked up the car, and I drove around for almost a week. I ended up coming back to ride along while a technician test drove the car. He saw and heard the same issues that I clearly had with the vehicle. We returned back to the shop and he did a diagnostic test that showed there was an issue with the turbocharger.

My chevy Cruze lt will show a message on the dash reading ac off due to high engine temp. And another message saying engine overheating idle engine. No mechanic can figure out the issue and this problem has been happening the last two years 2018 and this year 2019. My ac is not turned on when this message appears. It takes all my radiator fluid from the reservoir leaving my fluid empty. There are many complaints online through forums regarding the same problem other chevy Cruze owners are having as well. Hundreds of thousands of people are having the same problem I have.

Cruze has coolant odor outside car and has loss of coolant at every oil change. Dealer does not write this down on service records. This is similar problem as 2012 Cruze eco I had to trade in because gm/dealer could not fix the problem of antifreeze loss. Under some conditions coolant temperature gets up to 236 deg f before radiator fan comes on and this gets worse in winter. This high temperature seems to align with problem but the analog gauge stops at about 3/8 and will not go further even when digital temperature registers 190deg f or 240 deg f. ( they said gauge is designed this way) gm and dealer say system is working as designed but haven't explained fan operation or why temperature gets to 236 deg f when normal temperature is 221 deg f. They cannot explain odor or loss of coolant. This could be problem in any chevy Cruze eco and if driver does not watch coolant level the car could overheat.