AC OFF Due to High Engine Temp
August 17th, 2020, 7:25 PM
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We have been having this same problem for at least 2 years on and off. My husband is a mechanic and has replaced every sensor and anything that could be causing the problem and it still keeps happening!! I am so frustrated. This is the WORST car we have ever owned, every few weeks it seems there is something going wrong with it. DO NOT buy 2014 Chevy Cruze🤬🤬 Trust me I'm spreading the word to my friends and family.
same thing happened to me. Make sure you call gm and make a complaint about this! A month and a half ago, i just had my water pump, water outlet and thermostat changed in my coolant. I am currently at a Chevy dealership getting my reservoir replaced bc that is leaking now. It’s def not an cheap fix, and Chevy will only pay for the pump. This is a common thing to happen in Chevys, and it def needs looked into. It seems to happen a lot more right after the warranty is up, almost like a set up. Gm had told me the more people who call about this, the better the chance they will do a recall.
Than lower the coolant level in the surge tank to halfway or lower to reduce the system pressure. Pretty much make the car run like every other car does.
It won't hurt anything and was made to run hotter for emissions but they didn't beef up the cooling system to handle the stress.
or pay someone who tunes cars like at a dyno to adjust your operating temperature
August 17th, 2020, 7:55 PM
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October 25th, 2021, 9:01 AM
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AC off Temp gauge cold Fan wants to takeoff
As I was driving to work this morning (in my 2013 Cruze) I got this nice message on my dash screen stating "AC OFF Due to High Engine Temp". Its currently 61 degrees outside and my engine gauge was reading cold. I checked my coolant and the car has coolant in it. The dealerships are closed today as it is July 4th. What the heck can I do? Is my car safe to drive?
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Yathome (February 20th, 2022)
January 14th, 2022, 6:00 PM
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My Buick had this problem. It's a known issue with ~2008-2017 Regals/Malibus/LeCross'/Cruzes that the temperature sensor pigtail connectors can go bad prematurely, triggering the message as well as the running the cooling fans at 100%.
If it happens intermittently, and resolves randomly (even when driving), accompanied by a zero temp readout (slack gauge), this is characteristic of an electric fault (open circuit) in either the connector or, less likely, the sensor itself. If you replace the sensor, you might as well replace the connector, too. It's a quick $10 replacement to do both, even faster if you replace together as a unit (solder/heat shrink the connector last).
If it happens intermittently, and resolves randomly (even when driving), accompanied by a zero temp readout (slack gauge), this is characteristic of an electric fault (open circuit) in either the connector or, less likely, the sensor itself. If you replace the sensor, you might as well replace the connector, too. It's a quick $10 replacement to do both, even faster if you replace together as a unit (solder/heat shrink the connector last).
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channy (December 13th, 2022)
February 20th, 2022, 1:18 AM
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Send in a complaint to GM so they can issue a recall. I am having the same problem with my Cruze 2014 and it is apparently a known issue with this and other models. We are paying thousands of dollars to deal with this when the problem is a manufacturer defect that we the consumer are paying for. Unacceptable and it needs to be exposed.
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channy (December 13th, 2022)
February 20th, 2022, 1:21 AM
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My 2014 Chevy Cruze started with this crap today and it is a known defect in this model. People paying thousands of dollars in unnecessary repairs to fix a manufacturer defect is ridiculous.
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September 12th, 2022, 9:16 AM
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I am having same problem. Had the car for only two months. Been in shop more than out. Been in shop three times. They have replaced the thermostat and the second sensor twice. The other sensor is built in the thermostat. Still doing it and only had it out of the shop one day. Don't know what to do please help!!?!
December 13th, 2022, 10:49 PM
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Same with me!
this is crazy! I have a 2014 chevy cruise sport model and I’m ever since I bought the car I’ve been going back and forth fixing it ! I fixed everything mentioned in this thread! The sensors, thermostat, water gushed or whatever, just about everything! My car is parked in my garage and I’m so upset and frustrated. I spent a lot of money and nobody seem to know what the problem really is to fix it. I called chevy dealership and they said the car have no recall on it! They’re such a waste of time! And they’re scammers and need to be sued!
December 13th, 2022, 10:52 PM
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