[anthonysmith93]

Welcome first, and the negative battery cable is most likely an issue you're having for part of those symptoms, and is a free replacement at dealers up to 150,000 miles (even out of warranty). The smell you're having could possibly be coolant as these cars are known for that for various reasons. Keep an eye on your coolant levels. If after you have the negative cable replaced and you still have those warning lightsd come up, then I would look into the PCV system, if it isn't either of those things the "service traction & stabilitrak" warnings are a typical warning that means you're misfiring. Engine light does cause remote start to stop working, so fix that issue and remote start should function again.

Unfortunately as a new member I hate to break it to you being a new owner, but 2011 Cruzes were the worst model year for reliability and had a lot of issues that were ironed out by 2013 and 2014 model years...not to say that ALL 2011 are bad, but they are the most likely to have the most issues.

 

[anthonysmith93]

Thanks for the info (and heads up) about the issues. I have my fingers crossed, lol. Nice to know that it's a free replacement even out of warranty.

It's been so cold where I'm at lately that I haven't really looked under the hood as much as I would have liked. I noticed a bit of corrosion at the negative terminal where the cable connects to. I'll take a look soon and see if the cable has already been replaced with the newer one. I need to research the differences between the old and new cable beforehand. You'd think at 102,000 miles it would've been replaced by now, lol.

I got a Haynes Repair Manual in the mail the other day which should come in handy.

Thanks again!

Hope that helps! And the difference in battery cables is at one of or both of the connection ends, the cable itself I’m 99% sure is the same, just better connectors.