I have a 2011 Cruze LS with 53k miles on it and up until yesterday hadn't had many complaints about it, with the exception of the number of recalls. Although the fan has been quite loud for a while now, every shop I take it into says they can't find anything wrong and that I shouldn't worry about it because the engine light isn't on. Well, yesterday I was driving on the beltway when my engine light pops on and all of the sudden the car loses acceleration while the rpms rev into the 5000 range, I went from 65 to 20 without the ability to accelerate to move over to the shoulder. It was pretty scary to be honest. I make it over to the shoulder and turn my car off, let it sit for a few minutes, and turn it back on. While I still didn't have normal acceleration, I was able to hobble the car back home in the right lane, with my flashers on, but the car never made it above 45mph and the rpms kept jumping all around. I actually went through 1/8 of a tank of gas on a 10 mile drive. I am planning on taking the car in first thing tomorrow to a dealership in hopes that whatever it is will be covered under the drivetrain warranty *fingers crossed*, although I'm not holding my breath. Any ideas as to what would cause the car to lose power and acceleration like that so suddenly? Thanks in advance!
loss of acceleration and power while RPMs rev and a loud fan
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This is a tough one without seeing it. Have you checked your a/c turn it off while driving is you have not already to see if it changes it. They kick out at wot throttle but if the bearings or clutches are in a bind maybe it cannot. Also tensioner pulley. See if the spring is tight, pulley spins freely but not loose? If its not that maybe a timing chain issue. Would be my next thought because of chewing the belt up. However, if the belt was bad and you just didn't find out till it was too late maybe that was the full issue.
These turbos are known to crack the seal face on the waste gate. Which would definitely give poor performance and may not throw a code initially, but the belt issue is weird.
These turbos are known to crack the seal face on the waste gate. Which would definitely give poor performance and may not throw a code initially, but the belt issue is weird.
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