2009 Aveo, overheated, oil light came on

[longtermproject]

I have noticed this as well, oil these days seems to "eat" rubber...not likely the oil is to blame, a cheaper rubber is. Thats too bad though need to fix it first before you can determine what else was cooked. Sometimes thermostats stay wide open when they are heated...not sure on the Aveo's...I just had that hose off mine yesterday, not hard for you to change, fill it with coolant and determine source of ps leak, might just be a clamp...they do make a PS additive that will swell seals...but not something I would use....and you might want to check the ps oil lid, it's vented and if it's plugged may push oil out the seal...if someone has overfilled it in the past....vent maybe plugged.

Well I bought the car with 14k on the clock, my friends dealership said that the original owner had the extended warranty on it, wish that would carry over. The ps pump always looked dirty, not leaky though. I take good care of my cars, and wouldn't have let something leak on me if I saw any sign of it. Car never felt like it lacked power steering, so I know I wasn't losing fluid fast if at all.... Plus normally the pump will make noise when its low... So this story about the ps pump causing the hose to soften just seems weird. I am deeply concerned with the thought that I will get the car fixed and something else will be hurt.... If thats the case I will be dropping it off for actual powertrain fixes

[tacomafitch]

like i said my upper radiator hose on my 2009 leaked at the clamp on the thermostat. the clamp basically seemed to have cut the hose. the dealer does not like the oem type clamp and put the old style on.

[AveoJunk]

My first question or suspicion is why did someone trade it in at 14K? Must have had problems as you will take a bath trading in a new car with 14K on it. A bath!


Did the dealer give you any warranty? Obviously GM is not honoring the 5yr/100K since you are not the original owner.

You probably should have shut it down the first time and not tried to drive it home. Guess you don't have any roadside assistance?

I would never trust a car that has been cooked, so my advice, fix it and trade it in..to the same dealer, make it his problem

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