2012 Chevrolet Cruze: Temperature Gauge stays on cold even after driving. Getting "A/C off due to high engine temp" message as well

Asked by GymBro14 Jan 16, 2019 at 01:17 PM about the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Last night, I got an message on the dash saying "A/C" off due to high engine
temperature." Today, I noticed that the temperature gauge stays on cold
even after driving for some time.

When I checked the Vehicle information system on the dash it said
"Coolant Temperature
-- Fahrenheit"

I popped the hood and notice the coolant was low, so I bought the kind
recommended in the vehicle book and filled it up.

Its still giving the same message of "A/C off due to high engine temp," the
temperature gauge isn't moving, and the coolant temperature is still listed at
--.

Any ideas about what could be going on? Its been really cold here recently,
but that probably doesn't have anything to do with it.

5 Answers

27,570

Maybe air in cooling system? The text below is cooling system air bleed. See if it helps?

490

i have bleed mine replace the coolant sensor changed thermostat 3 times in 3 years since owning this car, it still does the same thing if i dnt warm my car up the ac off due to high engine heat comes on and then it doesnt read my antifreeze temp at all but if i let it sit for bout 20 min its fine u ntil i do straight driving in the winter then the guage goes back to cold i have replaced everything i can think of and nothing is helping

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Mine is doing the same thing and my fan runs as long as my engine runs My dash says A/C shut down due to high engine temp. It is not hot and my gauge inside is buried on cold. I have changed thermostat three times and one sensor for temp. Now what?? Junk car!!

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Did anybody find an answer for this? Having the same problem.

2 people found this helpful.
50

I changed my thermostat one more time and haven’t had any trouble since so got me thinking a bunch of bad thermostats. Idk

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