I've made a habit of checking coolant level and the area around the water pump for wetness whenever I pop the hood on my Cruze. That happens about every few weeks. The engine has a water pump that's known to be flaky, and the car's on its third water pump. Sure enough, the latest check reveals wetness around the pump impeller shaft, and the coolant is down 1/2". Back to the dealer it goes. I'm hoping that visiting the dealer a third time for this issue in 10 months will get me a pump that lasts. The first one lasted 78k miles, while the two replacements haven't fared anywhere near as well. Here's hoping that a third visit, and fourth pump, fixes the issue.
Cost-wise, GM keeps footing the bill and the dealer's willing to shuttle me to/from work, so I'll keep playing this game until the 150k mile warranty on the pump is up. By then odds are it should have a pump good enough to take the car past 200k miles.
Cost-wise, GM keeps footing the bill and the dealer's willing to shuttle me to/from work, so I'll keep playing this game until the 150k mile warranty on the pump is up. By then odds are it should have a pump good enough to take the car past 200k miles.