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Unless you really love the car... I'd cut your losses. Mine has been one nightmare after another. It's obvious this car was poorly engineered and is prone to an abnormal amount of failure.

Here is an update. We still have it. The car now has done 11k miles under our ownership. We just ignore the stupid light now for the most part. I'll put a scanner on it to see if P0011 is the code. And if it is I just reset it and wait a few weeks for it to come back. After an Oil Change...

Alright now the AC compressor needs to be replaced as well as the plugs and coil packs. Arggghhh. This car just falls apart at 90k miles.

P0011 again... this is getting worrying. VVT solenoids couldn't possibly be bad again.

The pulley noise was the alternator so that had to be replaced. Then the battery is bad so that had to be replaced. I drove it 50 miles and now the check engine light is on again. I can't win.

Nope now I have a noise coming from one of the pulleys. Luckily its the water pump, so it looks like I'm doing the Timing belt early. FML. Does anyone know how to determine if the engine in the car is original. I'm beginning to guess it is not. For Mercedes there is a website you can go to...

-Compression is 200 in all cylinders. -Oil came back negative for coolant. -Followed proper coolant top off procedure -replaced both VVT oil solenoids. -Fingers crossed.

I have no idea why but I bought a 2015 Chevy Sonic LT HB from a private party without doing research. I figured newer American car with lowish/appropriate mileage 87k small 4 cylinder same engine as the Cruze, should be cheap to run, in need a simple commuter car. Man, I have never had so many...