I would have to buy a whole new wiring system and I'm trading this car in but continue to have 1 costly issue after another. I've had to pull side of bumper leaving off pins to hold it due to repeatedly jiggling wires to get my headlights to work. Mechanic may have lost it n forgot it bc that light worked before. Also found one fuse missing on headlight. Took it to Advance with no help but after taking off front bumper found a tiny spray coming from bottom of radiator which I hadn't seen this leak which was very obvious coming out if the front. After installing alternator n ready to head home 30 Mike's away n been stuck here for day's due to car issues. Changed the alternator and ordered a new transmission control module. I've had to change the map sensor, throttle body, had paid s mechanic to relearn the idle, car still a mess. Baffled as to where it came from n it was a puddle under driver door area. I am so pissed at this company that we bailed out and they to us dirty!!!! I flushed mine then found coolant leaked out the next day. I read Chevy let cars come off the assembly lines full of problems and now we have to deal with them and the piling of repairs and costs. My 2009 Malibu has had one issue after another. Very very tiny leak is enough to steam out when driving. Don't waste your money and don't overlook a small hose leak. All Malibu owners, please check your hose connections with soapy water before you do any parts buying. Now the correct coolant pressure builds up and the overheating has disappeared. I changed the original hose clip to a proper screwed down type and the leak disappeared. It was the small hose leading to the expansion tank from the top of the radiator. One day I got some soapy water and sprayed it over all the hose connections and found one seeped bubbles from. My Malibu 2002 overheated every time used for 4 years. However, if this does not work, or if anyone has any Ideas as to why this is happening, I would really appreciate your opinion.Īs of now, if this flush does not work, my next option is to take it to get back flushed, so if someone can tell me if this is the right method or not, please do so. In a day or 2 we are going to complete the flush and fill it back up with anti freeze. I also notice if it does not come out of the hose automatically,when you start to take the reservoir cap off, after a few turns the pressure will blow the water (or coolant) out of the hose. No coolant, as per instructions of the flush cleaner) drained right out of the reservoir hose. However, as soon as I turned off the car, within a few minutes, the water( since it was only $6 and seemed pretty easy, I chose to do this first.Īfter draining the coolant out ( the drain plug has actually been broke off, so my dad, who knows alot more about cars than I do, pulled off one of the radiator hoses, and drained the coolant out), we put the solution in, following the instructions.It recommends driving the car for 3-6 hours before flushing the chemical out with water.Īnyway after draining the old coolant out, and putting the solution in, I wasĪble to drive it for an hour straight,and then let it run for another hour, without overheating.I drove it again to day for about an hour, without it overheating. He recommended I get it back flushed, and go from there.ĭoing a little research, I read about using a flushing solution. We noticed that it would spit all of the coolant out of the reservoir hose. Thinking I had a leak, I noticed I could feel it up, and it would be full, but after driving it, it would be empty. The problem seems to be that it would not hold any coolant. However we noticed that it would still overheat, giving enough time. We noticed one again the fans were not kicking on, so a bought a new fuse for it, and it seem to fix the problem. He put in a new thermostat, just in case. I had a friend of my moms who is a mechanic look at it, and try to fix it.įirst thing he did was eliminate that it was something such as a blown head gasket or anything very serious. After fixing these issues, everything seemed okay.Ī few months later, it started overheating just driving it for 10 minutes or so. The radiator (reservoir cap) was bad, as well as the fuse that works the fan had blown. Eventually we got it to a mechanic who fixed it. After paying some back yard mechanics to put in a thermostat for us, we drove about 15 miles when it overheated again. There was very little trouble with the car until late last year when,on a long trip, it overheated. My grandma bought it in used in 2001, and I have had it since 2009.
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