I drive a 2012 Sonic 1.4 liter turbo.
Sunday night i was driving and i noticed the heat wasn't working in the cabin, i start up a hill and the overheating light comes on and i pull over and get towed by triple A home, the next day we figured it was the thermostat so we bought a $80 replacement and put it in. The car seemed to run better but still no heat, i got up this morning and was driving and the check engine light came back on followed by a overheating warning so I pulled over and parked.
We ran a diagnostic before we replaced the thermostat and it said low coolant levels. We filled it back up after replacing the thermostat.
I have not done another run on the check engine light yet but I noticed on my Chevrolet that i had a limited water pump warranty, could that be the problem? I may take it to a Chevrolet dealer soon if i can determine this is a possible cause.
Sunday night i was driving and i noticed the heat wasn't working in the cabin, i start up a hill and the overheating light comes on and i pull over and get towed by triple A home, the next day we figured it was the thermostat so we bought a $80 replacement and put it in. The car seemed to run better but still no heat, i got up this morning and was driving and the check engine light came back on followed by a overheating warning so I pulled over and parked.
We ran a diagnostic before we replaced the thermostat and it said low coolant levels. We filled it back up after replacing the thermostat.
I have not done another run on the check engine light yet but I noticed on my Chevrolet that i had a limited water pump warranty, could that be the problem? I may take it to a Chevrolet dealer soon if i can determine this is a possible cause.