I had a pink fluid leaking from under my car like it was a drip coffee maker. Took it to my mechanic who found a leak in the coolant line and connection point. Told me it was a common thing on these cars. He ordered the part which comes as a kit and not the individual piece. It was about $70. Parts, labor, and coolant flush was about $150. Had it in another shop over the weekend for a tire problem and asked them about it and they quoted me $285. Nope went with my trusted mechanic which took about an hour and half to fix.

From what I see there were recalls on this vehicle for this plus about engine oil leaking after changing oil. All of these things are happening now. I bought this car used and don't think the recalls have been fixed and I was told by the recall place and Chevy Dealers that the recalls are not valid now. If this car hasn't been fixed by the previous owner that shouldn't be cancelled for me to get it fixed. I bought this for my 18 yr. son and if he gets hurt or burned up in this vehicle just because the recall is null and void now there will be a lawsuit. This vehicle could be a death trap if it's not fixed. All recalls should be valid until it gets fixed!!

On my way to work one day, the car started giving me messages about engine power being reduced and an overheated engine. The thermostat started going up to the hot mark real quick, so I pulled over as soon as I could. I checked under the hood and there wasn't any coolant in the engine coolant reservoir! How could this be? I filled the car up with coolant and drove it back home.

Once I got home and the engine cooled down, I checked the coolant again and I had lost about 1/2 of the coolant. The dealer confirmed my suspicion, the car was leaking coolant. I was just over the 60,000 mile mark, so I had to pay a good $300 out of pocket for multiple repairs. After this, I started noticing deteriorated engine performance. The turbo's boost was pretty much non-existent by 65,000 miles. This car is nice, although it is a maintenance nightmare after 60,000 miles.

coolant leak - replace one the throttle body hose

Like others have reported, coolant leaked. Mileage when problems occurred between 65,000-76,000.

Replaced reservoir, since cracked. While at it, just to make sure everything was new and no problem occurred due to previous experience with other cars. Replaced upper and lower radiator hose, thermostat which had started to fail, water pump and radiator cap. Coolant still leaked, couldn't find the leak. Until finally a friend figured out where it was leaking. The leak is small, therefore hard to detect unless you know where to look. The reservoir coolant has upper and lower hose, the upper hose is connected to a smaller hose which connects to the throttle body. The small hose that connects to the throttle body is a known issue by other bloggers. The hose number is notated in the actual hose, or can take car to dealer to get help in ordering the part, which is what I did. Now I have to keep in mind to replace that hose about every 3 years. What fails, is the small plastic connection that goes into the throttle body. Car lives in AZ.

1. Water Pump replacement - was a known GM issue and covered under extended warranty

   2. Water Reservoir replacement - was not covered under warranty however is a known issue.

   3. Hose replacement - was due to wear and tear was told.

   As a result of these malfunctions my engine started to overheat and had to pull over on the side of the highway to let it cool down. Definitely a pain in the butt especially since there no early warning for this. After the engine temp light goes on it gives you a few seconds prior to prompting you to turn off the vehicle and letting it cool down.

This is a common problem (well, one of many) with the Cruze. It started leaking from the outlet/ thermostat housing when the warranty was in effect, but the hose was the only thing replaced. When I saw it was still leaking, I took it in and was told that they wouldn't cover it under warranty because the warranty had just run out and quoted me $748.92 to have it fixed. I even called GM and they said that even though the issue started while it was under warranty, they wouldn't cover it because the warranty is now expired. The leak has progressively become worse and I don't know what else to do to get GM to cover this issue.

I reported the smell of antifreeze shortly after I purchased the car ( used) in November 2014. Took it to the dealer for inspection ( this was located 50 miles one way from home. No leaks were detected and there was no odor inside the car.

The odor outside the vehicle continued until mid Sept 2016 when a puddle began to appear underneath. for two years the fluid level didn't drop very much. I took it to a local dealer instead of the 100 mile round trip to the original purchase dealer. The puddle started out small but after a week it was large and the fluid level was dropping

I have been visiting GM dealership gateway for around 6 times since I detected, popped up the coolant monitor no action. One day they decided to change the water pump, the cap of the coolant reservoir, and popped up again, result, one month later coolant level dropping again, there is not leaking. They bled the coolant , they made test presion, couldn't find the problem.Visited second dealership Frost, (GM too) I explained everything and presented all the information. They didn't read, bled the coolant, popped up, road test no fault found. This is impacting as well in my opinion in the fuel economy 10.6l/100km. Spoke to Gm customer service (ambassador) no action , bla bla . 10 business days and still I have the problem,. the car is in 13672km. jun28/2004.

Any recommendation. There is a link http://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/25-service-issues/7736-pi0762-coolant-leak-water-pump-jul-11-2012-a.html

for something very close to this issue.

I suspect and internal issue in the engine,due to the bad fuel economy. regards humberto