Radiator Problems of Chevrolet Cruze

It keep saying a/c off due to high engine temp but it stay in cold n I got coolant sensor radiator sensor all fixed n it keep sayin the same stuff it's giving me a head ache wen I go for long drives to mall or store it pops on.

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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.

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Tl the contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that the vehicle was overheating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that oil and coolant were mixing in the engine and that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the radiator, water pump, the thermostat housing and coolant reservoir were replaced. Sir walter Chevrolet (8501 glenwood Ave, raleigh, nc 27612), was contacted and informed of the failure and an appointment was scheduled. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v288000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

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The 2011 chevy Cruze eco has been having a couple issues from there being a small oil leak coming from the engine it drips more after driving and also another little leak toward the back of the car then also my stablitrak and traction control issues kept me from getting out of an accident because my wheels didn't move the way I planned too, the radiator fan also has been working harder then usually it non stop is blowing very hard to keep the car cool. Last under the car the bottom trays have some oil building up and building up.

The �ac off due to high engine temp� warning keeps coming on, the ac won't work and the temp gauge goes back to zero. We have had the engine coolant temp sensor replaced and the radiator temp sensor replaced also and we are still having this issue! along with the dash and power steering goes out randomly while driving.

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.

Radiator, thermostat.

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A few weeks ago, I experienced an alert regarding my engine overheating (ac off due to engine over heat, engine overheat idle engine). I turned my car off and allowed it to cool down before continuing my travels home. Once I reached my home, I scheduled an appointment at grand prize Chevrolet in nanuet, NY for Thursday, June 27. The mechanics at this dealership found that my water pump and hoses needed to be replaced. This is a $1600 job, and I paid to have this work done, I was not able to pick my car up from the dealer until June 29. About two weeks later on Friday, July 12, I received the engine overheating alert once again. I promptly called grand prize again, and scheduled the earliest appointment I could. I was not able to bring my car in to be looked at until Tuesday, July 16. Again, the mechanics at this dealership found a different problem with my car. They informed me that the coolant tank needed to be replaced along with the radiator cap. I had both of these items replaced at no cost. I asked them to test the engine once again to be sure that the problem had been resolved. Upon checking the engine, they found that my engine was damaged and I would either need a new engine head or a completely new engine. I was informed that a new engine head would cost about $4200 and a new engine would cost about $8000.

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I have been battling my cooling system for the last year radiator keep running hot I have gotten my thermostat done and other things also. I have been on the road and it will run hot, more than once.

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.

*engine fire* 4/10/19. . . Esperanza hathaway was in the car and it was idling at the sandy, utah mcdonalds parking lot when smoke and smell came from engine. She put out fire with water. I arrived 15-20 minutes later to help. I inspected engine compartment and did a visual check only to find burnt wiring. There was no other known issues and verified no fluids spilled. I called the insurance company and they had towed to riverton Chevrolet to work with Chevrolet and have known engine fire risks. 2014 Chevrolet cruise case# 95243938936 (gm) VIN: 1g1pa5sh4e7460393 4/11/19 insurance company towed to riverton motors. Riverton motors invoice# 6209533 / 6206861/1 4/11/19 the day after the engine fire, I received a call from fred uribe (service rep. ) from the riverton motors service center. He stated that there was oil all over and it needed repair. I told him that the car was in for an engine fire and I never had an oil or any car leaks. He told me it would be ~$600 to repair the oil cooler leak and it needed to be repaired before the engine fire issue. A few days later fred called and said it was actually a transmission fluid leak. They diagnosed the fire as being started from the transmission fluid leak? the invoice wrongly stated that I reported a leak needing repair and not the fire I reported!!! I informed riverton motors that there was an engine fire and not any leaks. Invoice incorrectly stated: customer stated vehicle has a coolant leak, later stated the customer stated vehicle has an oil leak. And then vehicle found the radiator leaking. The invoice did not state the actual reason for the service was an engine fire!!!! state farm insurance claim: 44-8388-q93 amount:  $148. 78 comprehensive - fire 5/20/19 reported to gm/machella engine fire 2014 Chevrolet cruise case# 95243938936 6/10/19 reported to NHTSA.

I had the car for almost 4 years and some warranty has expired. Now I'm experiencing lots of problems. First it was coolant leak, radiator, water pump, thermostat and now the head gasket are out called dealership & gm and they say the can't do nothing about it. Currently still paying for a for the car and have not received no help for either parties mention above. I will like to know if this car is in the lemon law or if someone can help me. Thank you.

Problem no. 1, my Cruze has lost power, the heater puts out cold air, the radiator is losing fluid, the engine has started to over heat, and there is wet spot under the exhaust pipe when I idle the engine! that means my car has ether a blowen head gasket or cracked head! the car has less then 85,000 miles and if the head is cracked, I think I know why because gm decked the block the short-way center out to the ends! witch can leave a valley in the center of the block! they made the same mistake with the grand am quad-4! the head all cracked between cylinders 2 and 3 because the block wasn't decked square! I have to take it to the dealer on sat 12/29/18 wish someone would check the block, I know the dealer will try to blame my and to make me pay for some or all of it, even though it is sill under warranty! problem no. 2, I purchased a new chevy Cruze eco with a manual transmission 4 years ago, I got it because I wanted a high mpg car and I have been driving standard transmission since I started driving and I knew I could better mileage then rated (65. 5 mpg my best score!), but the shifter has to much slop in it, I had a cutlass with a hurst shifter that was 16 inches tall and used that had less slop! I have complained to dealer about it since the day I got car! three times I have put the transmission in both first and third gear at the same time! I can't tell you how many time I have missed the shift while still holding all the way in position! if I am in a hurry I can't find the gear at all! problem no. 3, the hydraulic throw-out bearing is slushy and slow. Because the master-cylinder and feed-line is to small! I am a fast shifter, and I can out shift the clutch! that is bad because the pressure plate doesn't close fast enough it causes excess ware and burning of the clutch!.

This vehicle (chevy Cruze 2012) is the worst vehicle made possible. There is oil leaks that have been fixed that occur again . There is a coolant leak that was fixed by the radiator connector. 15 minutes later of driving the vehicle 2 more hoses popped and caused the coolant to leak again. The radiator went bad and was changed the vehicle still over heated . The thermostat was changed and the vehicle was fine for 2 days. I go to start the vehicle and it doesn't want to turn over . Come to find out at the same mechanic that I had the thermostat changed apparently said the head gasket was blown . Then says there's something wrong with the cylinder heads . So all in all . This vehicle has had oil leaks , coolant leaks , engine lights , radiator issues , cylinderr head problems , misfiring and now a head gasket problem . This brings a safety issue to me that while I am driving my car is misfiring on me in the middle of the road while there is traffic going on and tons of people on the road . I could potentially be driving this vehicle and because of all of this electrical issues that gm is not capable of manufacturing correctly on these vehicles (chevy Cruze) my car could of blew up while driving it. I have my nieces and nephews in the car while the car shakes out of nowhere which could of put there life in danger . Chevy is no help what so ever they only want to charge to even look at a car they manufactured!!!! I ask for help from them and they seem so carefree . My life is in danger and no one cares!! someone will die by gm hands if this issue cannot be correctly fixed on these vehicles . You guys are selling cars that can kill someone and once you guys are notified of this no one cares . Once there is a lawsuit under your company then maybe you guys will take this serious .

Vehicle was on highway going to lexington ky from louisville ky. Car begin to smoke. Hose that was supposedly fixed on radiator was rigged and oil spilled from the hose causing it to go into engine. Engine overheated while driving on highway. Engine died. Had to get car towed from one city to the next. Got stranded in another town because could not obtain a rental car because they were closed. Since 2016 I have spent over $7000 on getting the same issues or related issues fixed. I have spent over $5000 in rental cars and I still owe $9000 on my car which I purchased from bales automall/bachman in jeffersonville indiana in 2014 with on 28,000 miles. I have kept my services up to date on the vehicle and have documentation for that. It seems once I begin to get oil changes at this location my car begin to decline. I would be told that I had one problem, they would fix it, and then something else would happen. In addition, I have a witness who is a family member who is experiencing the same problems with the same year and model car that she owns. I see her going through the same down spiral steps with her car as I did. It is almost like clockwork. I have read consumer reports about these vehicles and none have been positive. In fact, many who have a turbo engine will or have experienced this same issue. The car is a lemon. . . It needs to be recalled!! it is unfair that I purchased a car that was no good and that only ran good for two years before having to replace the turbo twice and the engine. Let me reiterate. . I still owe $9000 on this car. At this point I am clueless and I feel as if I was taken advantage of. When I reported this to the bbb;GMC and other sources they led me on for weeks knowing that they would not assist in the matter. Because of this whole fiasco I have anxiety in which I am taking medication. Please help dont know what to do.

My vehicle repeatedly ran hot everytime I would drive it over a mile on the road. My husband changed the thermostat, always made sure it had coolant, checked my hoses, and replaced the water pump. But eventually it blew a head gasket. We noticed it did so when we seen water had mixed into the oil. Supreme Chevrolet replaced the engine at 96,000 miles in November 2016 under warranty. I drove the car about 54,000 miles with the replaced engine and it too started running hot everytime I would drive it about a mile down the road. The dash light would say turn a/c off and idle engine or turn off engine due to high temperature. We changed the radiator, the hoses, the water pump, and the thermostat on the car and it remained running hot with high temperatures until that engine too blew a head gasket. The dealership will not warranty the second engine although it only has 67,000 miles on the new engine. And now I am left with no vehicle and still owe $6700. 00 on the Chevrolet Cruze due to the faulty coolant system.

The Chevrolet Cruze's water coolant outlet has cracked three times now. This is a plastic piece that cracks under heat and leaks radiator fluid.

For the past year I've been dealing with my car overheating. The screen will display ac off due to high engine temperature, from then the screen will go to engine overheated idle engine, every time I drive these signals come on, if I stop at a stop sign or red light cold air automatically stars to kick out. I've taken it to three different chevy dealerships along with two other repair shops, I've had a new water pump, new thermostat, timing house sensor changed and radiator flush done over the course of a year in a half and still to this day no one can seem to fix it.

Coolant leaking under pressure from water outlet & water pump. Causes check engine light to malfunction as well as engine coolant temperature sensor & radiator control temperature sensor.

I have two complaints on my vehicle, 1. Several times the vehicle went into a loss of engine power mode where it was in an idle position with no ability to accelerate, the display showed loss of engine power, no stabiltrack and check engine light. The vehicle would transition to a loss of power mode on the main road, I had to turn the engine off, wait about 60 seconds and restart, my power was restored, this happened on 3 occasions. 2. The second complaint is regarding the low coolant level, I brought the vehicle to a certified dealer and they put the coolant system under pressure and detected no leak, they added coolant since it was very low and asked me to leave the car with them for a day or two and suggested it may be the radiator. I refused and asked them to add a dye to the system that would indicate the leak path and I would return the next day, they refused.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze. While driving at an unknown speed, the check engine warning indicator illuminated continuously and caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was towed to morgan pontiac (2295 autoplex drive, bossier, la 71111) where it was diagnosed that the head gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred two weeks later. The vehicle was towed back to morgan pontiac where it was diagnosed that the radiator cap was leaking and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking and there was an anti freeze odor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer five times, but the failure was unable to be determined. The dealer replaced the thermostat, but the failure recurred. The contact mentioned that the anti freeze odor was strong, which caused headaches. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on a separate occasion where dye was added into the radiator to find a leak, but failed. On another occasion, the vehicle was taken to a dealer where a pressure test was performed but the anti freeze odor became worse. The failure mileage was 32,600.

Heater at first did not work; dealer removed air bubbles and topped off radiator. The dealer mechanics mentioned that typically the thermostsats or temperature sensors have gone in the Cruzes. 2 weeks later - sure enough, back at dealership - need 2 temperature sensors now. Based on blog activities - it seems like these warrant a recall.

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.

Problem started close to winter,October 2013. Coolant level slowly decreased, not concerned at the time, just topped off during oil changes. Fast forward to April 2014, refill of coolant needed daily if heat is used. Coolant tank is completely empty after car is off and sitting for a few hours! large puddle of coolant under engine, not the radiator. Remains to be a slow leak. When heat is on, coolant begins to slowly leak underneath engine. Temp gauge is always normal. No signs of overheating, no excess coolant in engine bay. All routine maintenance completed by Chevrolet dealerships. Dex (gm specific coolant, orange in color) coolant used exclusively. Every time heat is turn on, at any temp, at any fan speed, at any setting (defrost, floor, etc. ) there is a strong odor of burning/hot coolant. I am unable to put my children in vehicle!, when heat is needed in vehicle. Odor is too strong and children complained of nausea and lightheadedness. To many instances similar to this listed. Gm needs to provide resolution.

Most of the miles I put on a car are highway miles. I have a 90 mile round trip to get to work. The first time this happened was approximately 2 years after I bought the car and had roughly 60,000 miles on it (summer of 2013). The a/c shut off and the water temperature rose very quickly. I topped off the coolant and didn't have any more trouble for awhile. About this same time I started getting a sickly sweet burnt oil smell in the car. Very strong smell when stopped and there's no air flow to dissipate the fumes. Just recently it happened again. Same thing, a/c shut off, water temp indicator pegged out and I got a message saying "go to idle" or something to that effect. There was coolant sitting on top of the engine. With the car at idle I could only find a small leak at the radiator hose where it plugs into the water outlet. I assume the leak is much worse when the water temp goes up and the system pressurizes. Every 50 miles or so now I have to check the coolant level or risk another overtemp. Next is the transmission. I hate this transmission. It's very jerky when shifting and has been since day 1. I thought maybe as I drove the car it would smooth out eventually. No it did not. It's especially bad if you are coasting to a stop but resume acceleration before stopping. Finally, the brakes have a glitch. From my driveway I back slightly uphill and then downhill into the road. At this point I have to stand on the brake pedal or shift into drive if I expect to stop. It seems to only happen backing out of my driveway. If I back up on level ground I don't notice it happening. It may be the difference in speed. I'm not going as fast on level ground as I am coming down my driveway.