Watch This Before Buying the 1st Gen Chevy Cruze and Sonic 2011-2016 

No fifteen hundred = $1,500

Free for me

Mahn😂😂😂

What are the "must dos" on a 2011 Chevy Cruze (with the 1.8L non turbo) to ensure longevity?

Agreed....they just run way too hot for the cheap plastic cooling system pieces. if you fix those things along with the intake "nipple" issue then you've covered 80-90% of the problems that arise. Of course I've replaced my coolant overflow tank like 3-4 times...but they are cheap and easy to do.

@@craigbrown5510 in 2011 the Cruze looked better than anything in Honda or Toyota’s lineup. I kinda liked the idea of an upgraded Cobalt 4 door that could compete with JDM and the ‘Murica pride got the better of me. In 2023, I’d take anything Honda/Toyota makes over a Cruze 😂 Also I’ve probably been breathing in burning coolant for the last decade every time I drove it so that’s great 😅

Yoooo

True,,,the belt tensioner assembly is weak too, design is horrible

@@LOLONO666 yea I think mine has an issue. Rarely but I've every once in a while while idling ill here it 'sound off'.. first couple times I thought it was a lifter or something :( I finally caught it one day I seen the spring for the belt tensioner was just compressing and relaxing repeating really really fast lmao idk what's up with it XD

Good luck getting reimbursed. I even received official letters from GM that said past repairs were covered and over 2 months of going through customer service, they paid me like $176 of the $550 repair bill.

Would they still fix my 2015 chevy cruze 1.4?

The Eco was notoriously worse than the standard 1.4T in all fairness

I have a 2012 with the same engine. Currently has 135k miles and I bought it with about 115k for 4 grand. Haven’t had any mechanical issues yet besides a small transmission leak lol

Honestly, it is a great car after you workout all the kinks. Thanks for stopping by Prince 🙏

What do you think of the Chevy cruz? I want to buy a 2015 but not sure

@@AutoMotivate​​⁠ I got a choice of a 2014 Chevy Cruze 1.4 turbo 105,000 miles or a 2007 Toyota Corolla 1.8 185,000 miles. Both cars look great. Which car is probably going to be the most maintenance in the next 75,000 miles?

What kind of issues?

RS package comes with 18 inch wheels

Most likely one of your pulleys aren’t aligned properly. Maybe one of the pulleys are sliding off or something was installed slightly crooked. Those are my two immediate assumptions, could be wrong

@@AutoMotivate thank you,,i will need to get that inspected, this is what i think ,i don't hear any noise on the pulleys

Why do you say this about the 1.8l?

@@user-kk4su9el7f less known problems.

No it's apiece of $hit car

Turbo is crap. Standard trans better to

All turbo setups will make an engine less reliable, just because these are parts that get extreme heats and pressures and become wear/leak points that an N/A engine doesn't have to deal with. Even the best turbo setup requires more care and maintenance to last, they can't be mistreated without major consequences. However, the 1.4L in the Cruze/Sonic is full of cost cutting decisions that do hamper their reliability even further. The actual engine block, internals and cylinder head on both the 1.4 and 1.8L are great, but everything bolted to the outside of them is plastic or shitty.

He probably meant $1,500.00🤷‍♂️

That’s the only problem you had with the 1.8L?

Yes, that's the only major problem I've had. The 1.8's are good, I've had this one for nearly a year. The only thing I've done with it is routinely maintenance. The 1.4's have too many problems because of its turbo and coolant lines being so enclosed. Chevy isn't really good with making turbocharged engines in general. Each 1.4 turbo I see on the road, marketplace, or dealership has issues. Especially the automatics (which are the majority, and I'm excluding the diesels. Those diesel varients are really good). If you find an NA 1.8L, especially in 6-speed, get one. Reliability is a 7-8.5 out of 10 for me. Those turbo 1.4's don't last long...

Not to mention the extreme turbo lag they have

Hmm, thanks I’m gonna do more research on the 1.8 I want this car for my first car, but want to make sure I’m not gonna have to deal with these issues as the 1.4 has.

They say the 1.8 has oil leak into the coolant or something I don’t know

It's diesel

Because 1.8 has no turbo so less problems.. The turbo in the 1.4 causes more problems..

@@RandoManFPV I. 8 is not diesel.. Only 2.0 is diesel

@@christianarthur3828 ah thas wild, I read on Google about 1.8 diesel but now i cannot find anything but 1.6 and 2.0 being diesel

Less things to break

Yes they do, they are not GM but you can get both the thermostat and (most recently) the coolant water outlet neck in aluminum. I have a 1.4 Sonic

@@0000Otto0000 where can you get a metal thermostat for the 1.4 ecotec turbo?

@@0000Otto0000 where can I find it

@@0000Otto0000 I'll take the no reply as you didn't find a metal thermostat for the 1.4 ecotec cause there isn't one lol

@@eddie3500 Dorman - OE Solutions Integrated Thermostat Housing Assembly

Naw my sonic is faster its lighter same engine an they dont make a 6 speed yours is a 5 like mine

@@klankrank187 yes they do make 6 speed my Cruze is a 6 speed

@@braxtonfps3580 yea i looked it up after i made that comment i am very sorry i was wrong im glad you commented so i could apologize

@@klankrank187 I've never shifted into 6th from the true top of 5th gear(high rpms) I'd have to be going 110+ atleast to get 5rpms in 5th gear. I'm not saying I get there super quick, and I'm not saying your car doesn't go fast and quicker. Just sharing some info. I got the 1.4l

​@@klankrank187my 2011 has a 6 speed std. 🤗Plus a reverse🤣🤣🤣

I say wrong thing sometimes. $1,500

I feel ya. I was really hopeful when the Cruze came out because it was their entry into the Honda/Toyota category at the time. Everyone said why buy an unknown vehicle when Honda and Toyota have a proven track record, but I didn’t listen because the Cruze looked better than a Civic or Corolla in 2012 and it seemed like a good purchase at the time. Nowadays there are so many better and more reliable options in this category that I completely regret buying it. All because I wanted to buy a US made car instead of Japanese… GM has become the 2001 Hyundai of the modern world.

still going strong? have you made any modifications along the way?

@@asthmanaut3430 Yes still going strong and no modifications made. Does not use any oil between changes.

@@asthmanaut3430 I'm only at 130k but if you take care of everything explained in the video you'll have a pretty solid car. I havnt replaced all the things he mentioned. And like another commenter said he left out the pcv system, if you have or are getting a cruze look into it. Install the pcv fix kit and save yourself in the long run

What motor?

1500

He said 15,000 USD$ But that's new. Really you could get a good condition one with like 100k on it for 4000-8000. I agreed to pay 4000 for mine making weekly oayments but a family member was cool and told me to stop paying them once I got up to 2k

@@RandoManFPV hes talking about fixing the turbo at a mech shop

@@RyanREAX oh yea I see now. That's a huge ripoff lol please do it yourself 🤣 For real you don't even have to take anything else off to replace the turbo, 1000$ for an hour of labor is disgusting 🤮

@@RandoManFPV my turbo is messed up so i drive slow.. 50-60.. check engine light comes on if i rev it.. then it goes off later in the day.. drives normal unless i floor-it lol.. cant really afford to fix it now.. 2014 cruze 85k miles

No way it should cost that much

What happened to yours? I drove mine for a year 15kmiles without changing the oil and never had a real issue.

@@RandoManFPV A year and 15k miles without changing the oil? Wow good luck driving much farther than that even if you do plan on changing the oil soon.

@@rustyboltz2820 that was the first year bro. I've owned this car for almost 3 years and put another 25k on it since that first year. (First year no oil change miles 90k-105k.) 2nd year till now it has been oil changes on time everytime and I've done a bunch of upgrades. I don't have any issues outside of the stock pcv being trash and I havnt installed the fix kit sitting in my closet.

@@RandoManFPV I thought it was common sense to change oil every 3k miles?

@@luxurybuzz3681 lol well yea it is. When I purchased my car it was via PayPal to a family friend in Virginia. I was living in Arkansas at the time but only getting home for a few days about every 3 or 4 months cuz I was working and staying on the road all over the place. Since I didn't have time to leave work and retrieve the vehicle my dad offered to go pick it up in Virginia for me since he also lived in Arkansas near my home and would be able to drop it off before I even returned from work. My dad took it to a shop before leaving Virginia and asked them to change the oil and put new tires on and jus make sure it was ready to take the 12hour trip since it had been just sitting for a couple years. The shop did everything but chage the oil, claiming that they couldn't because something was damaged or stripped. So they just topped it off with some fresh oil since it was a bit low and my dad drove it home. Before i returned home to my new car covid struck and got me laid off. I was stuck in Virginia visiting with my girlfriends family when it happened. What was supposed to be a few days or week break from work and a chill little time away from home; turned into 3months of hearing "yea we should be ale to start back up in a few days" Needless to say by the time I did find my way home I was dead broke still tryna keep my gf and dogs fed and rent paid. I knew I needed to change my oil real bad the entire time but gone stay could not afford it until I did nearly a year later, plus I was ignorant for taking that one shop's opinion and thinking it was gunna be harder than normal or any extra money to try to change the oil with the elleged damages. But when I did finally change it we couldn't find any reason that the shop didnt do it in the first place. Anywho car still runs great and yes I am a bit of a dummy

I hear the opposite. really I think their both fine if you replace/ fix the handful of notorious issues and design flaws