Guest Jksbrri Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Hello! We have a 2013 Chevy Spark that we bought used from the Chevy dealer barely 5 months ago. We don't drive long distances...just around town. We live in Florida, so AC is almost always on. We haven't had any issues until about 2 weeks ago, when my mother used the car to a Dr appt. On the way home, the Coolant Light came on and the sirens were blaring...scaring her obviously! She called me and we figured out the coolant she needed to buy at the auto store. She told me the coolant tank was BONE DRY....which is strange because I've had it in for It to be fully maintained and as far as I knew all fluids were good. Everything was fine until one week ago when I turned the car on, got a phone call and sat in the car for about 2 minutes with the car ON, then hung up, pulled out and the coolant light turned on and the sirens went crazy for about a minute and then stopped before I could even pull over! I had no problem getting to the store after that. We made an appt for that day at our Chevy dealer and they said they couldn't find any electronic record of EITHER EVENT in the computer system! They were trying to save us money, which right now is of utmost importance, by avoiding the expensive diagnostic test that would probably not show much because nothing was going wrong at the time and there were no lights on or even any record of the problems. But, then today, my mother and I were coming home from her heart surgeons office and the same Coolant Light and siren started but turned off even before we pulled over. We turned the car off. When we turned it on to make it home, the Malfunction Indicator Light came on! I'm so frustrated and worried because this could not have happened at a worse time! I also noticed that when we turn the car off, there's a knocking noise that comes from the glove box area....does anyone have any info to offer? Thanks ahead of time for your help! Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.tozzi 66 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Well. If your coolant is low you have a leak somewhere, probably the coolant tank leaking which is an easy fix, just need a new coolant tank. Now if you keep getting low on coolant you need to address it yourself or have someone fix it before you overheat the engine and cause bigger issues. Retired old Gearhead 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Retired old Gearhead 201 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Coolant tank leaks are a known issue on some of the smaller Chevy's including the spark. Look for coolant around tank, but have it checked out for that issue. Coolant tank is a fairly cheap fix both parts and labor. Knocking sound on engine turn off sometimes indicated a hot engine...Have that resolved ASAP and keep checking the coolant tank and top off if required until you have that fixed. Tozzi has some xtra details that are to listen to as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Dockrey 97 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) If I remember right some of the 13's had issues with the re-circulation flap opening and closing repeatedly making a knocking sound. That flap sits right behind the glovebox. As far as the coolant loss I agree with Tozzi that its probably the coolant tank. Edited May 23, 2017 by Ray Dockrey Retired old Gearhead 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ChevMan 0 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Thanks for sharing your feedback, everyone! A friend of mine is having the same problem with his ride. I'll let him know of the insights. Link to post Share on other sites
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