Radiator fan

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Asked by GuruD123W Sep 23, 2017 at 05:22 PM about the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2011 Chevy Cruze fan won't come on unless the
AC is on but only runs in short cycles about every 5
seconds not showing hot but is over heating
blowing water out the Reservoir no check engine
lights nothing could it be a relay you can pull them
stick back in and sometimes fan will kick on but
run constant till you shut car off then won't come
back on  don't know what to do any suggestions

5 Answers

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I had a Dodge Stealth that I let someone service, not certified, and I found out later after my ac stopped working that he straight wired my fan to my compressor, so obviously burned out my compressor since it was running all the time. Don't know if you had work done on that or not?

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No I bought the car about a year and a half ago haven't had no problems until last week or so the thing that bothers me the most is that it's not showing hot can't trust my temp gauge I don't think it's the fan it's self cause I can mess with the relays it will come on but not just fan relays I can pull the ignition main relay plug back in and fan will kick on maybe something in the fuse box it's self hell idk like I said won't kick no check lights

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Did you ever find the problem? I have a 2012 cruze doing the same exact thing

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@bigboy619 I have a 2013 Buick regal. Not the same but close. I recently had some problems with coolant boiling when I shut the vehicle off. I think I fixed my problem with a coolant reservoir. However I have been more keen to radiator fans working. Definitely Think they should be running more often at a lower speed. I bought a temperature gun from Harbor freight for 20 bucks. Not sure how reliable they are, but seems close to work dash gauge reads. Coolant temperature sensor is 10 bucks worth swapping out just to verify things. A peace of mind if you will. The fans kicking on high speed for air conditioner makes sense it needs to pull more air to cool condenser and doesn’t have to Stay on the whole time for this to happen. It is normal for it to cycle though. Hope this helps you and anyone else.

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It turned out to be a bad coolant reservoir cap, I got one from Chevy and everything is working perfect now

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