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[pjstar35]

Owner of a 2013 Chevy Sonic LT Hatchback w/1.4l engine

 

[pjstar35]

Why has GM continued using plastic components to run hot coolant through?

 

[pjstar35]

My 1991 Firebird has a plastic coolant valve that continuously cracks.

 

[pjstar35]

GM thought "Hey, lets keep putting plastic components that will get brittle with age and heat on our cars!" !??!

 

[pjstar35]

My car has just under 65k miles on it and I'm working on a 2nd coolant leak already

 

[pjstar35]

I'm so excited to see what I'm going to have to fix in the future

 

[pjstar35]

I bought my 2000 Chevy Cavalier with 92k miles on it.... 10 years and over 60k additional miles later I still had only ever replaced the battery once and alternator once

 

[pjstar35]

I guess eventually everything on the Sonic will be replaced with lifetime warranty parts

 

[pjstar35]

But who the heck wants to deal with the labor involved every time something goes wrong?

 

[pjstar35]

IDK about other people here but I work 2 jobs and have very little time to work on cars these days.... ironically even with 2 jobs I have no money to let someone else do it either.