Most common Chevy Cruze coolant system leaks! - Malibu/Impala as well

Chevrolet should be liable for making such s pos vehicle like the Cruze it's not even funny anymore i have one im hoping to trade it in this time next year because sll the horror stories I've heard about this car its truly a pos. Im hoping this time next year to trade mine in for a Toyota Corolla thinking about just going ahead and having my buddy change all the hoses thermostat and reservoir every other year that's how scared i sm of this pos vehicle honestly they should have made this vehicle more durable or domeone needs to just make some bad ass after market parts its crazy how billion dollar companies can keep pumping out complete trash without being held accountable for anything its just retarded smh

Thank you!

LOATH this car

I have some bubble in the actual reservoir tank, & coolant is lacking from the left as soon as you put it in I have check the reservoir tank no leaks. I have replaced the radiator and the fan three months ago. But it shows no signs of overheating just smoking and bubbling in the tank it self. Now soon as you put any antifreeze in it runs right out on the left side any suggestions.

Can bad thermostat lead to the car doesn't catch speed and doesn't shift automatically as the RPM is very low and if I keep pushing gas the engine dies

Great, thank you for this video. I think I may have a bad water pump. Its super we in that area and the car dumps a half a reservoir after a day or two of driving. Going to look at it tomorrow and try and figure it out.

What’s the big hose called connected to the coolant reservoir under the small one

No nonsense well organized video. I appreciate particularly the knowledge of areas of probability of failure. “customers have experienced failures here…” nice work thank you

I’m getting a leak somewhere close to my passenger headlight under my bleeder at the bottom by the hose but it’s not coolant that’s leaking it’s oil. I get white smoke out the tailpipe on startup. And when I pull the dipstick out it’s hissing. You have any idea what it could be? I thought it was the valve cover and I changed it but I’m still getting a leak and the smoke out my tailpipe.

My cruze experiencing coolant loss but no leak and running fine..what would be the common problem for this ?

GM has and always will design and build components that are meant to fail , It is the nature of the beast and also meant to help many other multi billion $ industries .

I bought my 2013 Chevy Cruze LT back in 2018 and now over the past two years I’ve had non stop coolant leak and issues. I wish I’d known about this when I first got the car. :(

Constantly working on this car

Just replaced water pump and it’s still leaking coolant under the passenger side and running hot now

Well I've replaced the first 3 hoses you started out with and the reservoir I've got the front of the car about halfway off trying to replace the radiator hose. Smh I've yet to find a video on it I've looked everywhere.

good info, thanks

Can I change engine oil cooler by myself ?

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What do you recommend for cleaning coolant and oil off of an engine? It’s looking pretty bad inside my engine. I’m doing some work on it soon. Would like to clean it up at the same time.

So is any of those leaks expensive fix?

This is by far the worst car I’ve ever owned. Had it since about 15,000 miles and nothing but problems and I’m only at 129,000 miles.

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I don’t have a lot of issues with mine, but today I finally did - just age related, and this was incredibly helpful.

My mother inlaws has antifreeze leaking from around the rear driver side of the car, we noticed a large puddle forming around the tire while parked in the garage. Could it be traveling from somewhere in the engine compartment?

I have a 2014 cruze diesel don't know if it's different but my coolant reservoir is empty and when I fill and drove it it drained fast but I don't have milky oil I'm so confused as to where it would go

noooo thank youuuuu !!!

Great video! Straight and to the point. Love your Chevy Cruze videos, you have helped me so much with fixing mine.

This will be the third time fixing a coolant issue with my Cruze 2015. My coolant bypass hose from outlet to the reservoir tank completely came off on one side. Thanks for these videos and I’m definitely getting a new reservoir tank

Mike, great videos as always. My 2013 1.4 just sprung a coolant leak in the pipe/hose that exits under the heat shield and exhaust manifold, below the oil cap. The leak is at the crimp where the pipe meets the hose. Ever see that, and if so, do you know any fixes aside from taking it into the dealership? Thanks in advance!

I've so far experienced most of these failures

Thank you! I just saw the bubbling this morning.

Bro thank you.i didn't know what the part was named, but the water outlet valve is leaking down where it connects to the engine

I found a leak in mine and I am having a hard time find a replacement hose. It is a hose that comes off of the water outflow valve and has the covering around it to protect it from the heat. Do you know the name of that hose so I can find a replacement?

You forgot the turbo coolant hose behind the manifolds, very common because it's exposed to lots of heat

My car has major leakage yet the temperature isn't overheating? I looked inside and it looks like its coming out of the water outflow valve. Is that a diy project? Or do I need to see a professional?

Excuse me I have to replace everything on this car I swear man it's like garbage the car is a piece of junk simple

Thank you so much for explaining all the parts of my cooling system in such detail, possibly you can help me answer a question? I know your video is a few years old but I’m hoping somehow you’ll find my comments. I have a spraying leak that gets worse the lower my coolant is falling and more pressure is flowing. The leak is in the thicker hose directly under the water outflow valve. Would you advise using some silicone tape to seal until I can get into the shop for repair? Or anything that could seal/slow the leak for just a few days until I can get into the shop?

hi thank you micheal borders for reading my comment ,so glad you listen to my problem about 2016 chev curze the dealer and gm did not listen to me went the car was under warranty went it started to in 2017 29.000 km so low mileage, said to me never heard of curze having the problem ,,still there today 2022 thank you micheal ps i dont drive it too much because of problem

very good info

What’s the name of the bottom coolant reservoir hose and can I find it on Amazon

Very good video but needs to be specific. These are generation 1 not 2

Just installed my new coolant reservoir. Feels good. Only problem is when I filled it up, it continues to leak somewhere (just as the old one did) it’s disappearing in less than a minute. Only reason I replaced it is because a friend of mine, who has more experience than I do, took a look at the old one and suggested that that’s what it was. I seen a leak from somewhere under the old coolant tank but couldn’t point out exactly where it was, which is why I was quite sure it was the coolant tank itself.

My problem is that it keeps saying “AC off due to high engine temp”. Had my thermostat and radiator replaced last year. Water pump replaced at the end of July.

I wish you gave GM part numbers to order each hose

Such a GREAT walk through! I'm pretty sure the bottom of my thermostat is leaking!

I leek exacly here how much cost for repair ? 3.35sec i leek middle of the part i dont know if it a seal or whatever

thanks for the video, i had a new housing and thermastat still loosing coolant so i think its the coolant tank itself, i need to find a good mechanic.

Great vid. This car giving me nothing but trouble

My Chevy is leaking exactly where you showed where it usually leaks at the bottom. I already replaced it months ago. Could it need to be replaced again ?