Bought car from private owner with 9000 miles. It had been parked in a garage and had very little use. After I had possession of the car, I noticed the anti-freeze was boiling in the coolant tank. Car then overheated and all the coolant in the tank was gone due to a cracked coolant tank. Had coolant tank, thermostat, and anti-freeze replaced at a cost of $507 by a local mechanic. However, the coolant continued to boil in coolant tank, so I took the car to the dealer (Mark Casa Chevrolet), where the car was purchased by the original owner. Dealer has now changed it's name to: Larry H. Miller Casa Chevrolet.
They couldn't duplicate the problem, said it was fine and didn't charge me anything. That was in February/20 with 9612 miles on the car. By May/20, the boiling still continued, so I took it back to the dealer. They kept it for 2 days and still couldn't find the cause, but this time charged me $140. The problem was still there. I have driven it on and off, sparingly, thru early Oct/20. The car does not overheat but the boiling in the coolant tank still persists. I googled the cause and it said the head gasket needed changed.
So, I took it back to the dealer on October 5, 2020 and told them to change the head gasket. They did the work, had the car for 5 weeks and charged $2194, which I did okay before hand, since I new it was going to be expensive. However, it did NOT change the overcome. The anti-freeze still boils in the coolant tank. I took my car back to the dealer the next day and complained about it again and the service rep saw it boiling in the coolant tank. The starter also started to act up by not cutting out after the engine started. My wife and I love the car, but are afraid to take it on a trip, for fear it might overheat. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER CRUZE OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM; AND IF SO, WHAT WAS THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM?
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Bought car from private owner with 9000 miles. It had been parked in a garage and had very little use. After I had possession of the car, I noticed the anti-freeze was boiling in the coolant tank. Car then overheated and all the coolant in the tank was gone due to a cracked coolant tank. Had coolant tank, thermostat, and anti-freeze replaced at a cost of $507 by a local mechanic. However, the coolant continued to boil in coolant tank, so I took the car to the dealer (Mark Casa Chevrolet), where the car was purchased by the original owner. Dealer has now changed it's name to: Larry H. Miller Casa Chevrolet.
They couldn't duplicate the problem, said it was fine and didn't charge me anything. That was in February/20 with 9612 miles on the car. By May/20, the boiling still continued, so I took it back to the dealer. They kept it for 2 days and still couldn't find the cause, but this time charged me $140. The problem was still there. I have driven it on and off, sparingly, thru early Oct/20. The car does not overheat but the boiling in the coolant tank still persists. I googled the cause and it said the head gasket needed changed.
So, I took it back to the dealer on October 5, 2020 and told them to change the head gasket. They did the work, had the car for 5 weeks and charged $2194, which I did okay before hand, since I new it was going to be expensive. However, it did NOT change the overcome. The anti-freeze still boils in the coolant tank. I took my car back to the dealer the next day and complained about it again and the service rep saw it boiling in the coolant tank. The starter also started to act up by not cutting out after the engine started. My wife and I love the car, but are afraid to take it on a trip, for fear it might overheat. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER CRUZE OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM; AND IF SO, WHAT WAS THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM?
- Theodore S., Albuquerque, US