brandondrecksage

anyone do either with the cobalt? I have a problem that won't go away. car is eating coolant with no visible leaks and the dealer has tried to fix it 3 times. its a 06 with 24xxxk, problem sarted at 12.8k.

3fo893013L

um, I realize in order to keep compliance with your warranty you have to use Dex-cool Antifreeze but there is a known problem with the Dex-cool Antifreeze. If you replace it with conventional antifreeze it won't eat it. Also, be sure to check your gaskets. I've already had to replace some gaskets because the dex cool ate it.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/autom...m_dexcool.html

All the happy customers using dexcool...

WopOnTour

Like lemmings to the cliff they scamper...
Wop

brandondrecksage

I haven't touched it. Everytime the low coolant light comes on, i bring it to the dealership cause a car with 12k,18,22k(all the times the dic has said low coolant has come on) shouldn't have coolant problems. Also, i'm not interested in fixing it...the dealer should be. Thats why I was asking about the lemon law and breach of warranty portion of it to see if anyone has had any claims against chevy.

hatrickstu

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lemon laws are different in each state. internet is your friend

brandondrecksage

okay..i've researched it. MY MY QUESTION IS, HAS ANYBODY LEMON LAWED THEIR CAR OR HAD A RULING OF BREACH OF WARRANTY?

kapster

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wow, this is new to me.

When I bought my car it had regular green antifreeze in it. I got dex-cool put in because I thought that it would work better and is what should be in the car in the first place. I did get lower temps, 215 to around 180F now.

Now im regretting it...

chipmonk212121

haha, dex cool wont make your temps go from 215 to 180. they probably just didnt have it filled all theyway or sometime

OzzyruleZ

dex cool has been eating gaskets since they started using it. particularly the older 3.1 v6's it would eat their intake gaskets alive. it also crystallizes when it leaks out and causes really nice corrosion. i don't know why they use the stuff. they claim its good for 150,000 miles but i have yet to see an engines gaskets survive the 50k miles with that crap.

postal_ss

i have a lawyer filling for me.under th warenty clause.
i have had my breaks turned 3 time,along with 5 other warenty issues,they said i have a strong case.infact on tuesday next week ill be going back to th stealership to get th shift knob fixed(again).just search th internet and find a lawyer in your state that handles lemon laws

Mr_Slobalt

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Just switch it to Prestone Universal coolant if they won't do anything.

I had it in my older car (3800) and it never damaged my intake gaskets or leaked.

tsunam1

I wonder if it is actually losing coolant, could be bad sensor. Had a 2000 mustang gt with persistent CEL, dealer I bought it from kept telling me I was dawging the car tripping the light (I wasn't) after trip 3 I decided I wouldn't take it there again, on light #4 I took it to a different ford dealer, and they found it was a bad air diverter valve switch (whatever that is) replaced it and the light never came on again. So IMO could be crappy service department.

brandondrecksage

its physically low in the coolant overflow tank.

tiny

i had mine flushed at the dealership, and they put in the green stuff, so i cant believe they make you use dex-cool

h0l0caust

my DIC always giving me "LOW COOLANT", went to the dealer and no code. no nothing, coolant is fine, tank is full, anyone with the same problem?