Common questions

What to do if your Chevy Cruze coil pack is bad?

What to do if your Chevy Cruze coil pack is bad?

There are a lot of potential symptoms related to bad coil packs in your Cruze. We always recommend using an OBDII scanner to pull your trouble codes if the service engine soon light is on. It can really narrow your search down. If you don’t have one, your local parts store can do this for you at no charge.

What’s the problem with my 2013 Chevy Cruze?

New member here. Not sure if this is the right place to post, so forgive me 2013 Cruze LT 1.4 with 114k miles. Problem started with engine running rough/misfiring Had misfire cly#1 and multi misfire codes.

Can a bad coil pack cause a misfire?

There is more to your Cruze’s ignition system than just the coil packs. There’s also spark plugs and plug wires. There are also non ignition related circumstances that can cause a misfire. That would include lack of fuel pressure, bad fuel injectors, or even a timing chain (or belt) that has jumped.

Where is the ground terminal on a Cruze?

There’s a single ground terminal that goes to the head below the valve cover, it’s solely for the coil. If this is loose, the wire frayed, or connection or wire is corroded you get coil issues with no other symptoms. Of the coil ground circuit is okay, it most likely needs a new coil connector with leads (the 7way coil plug) this was the last coil.

What should I do about my Chevy Cruze ignition coil?

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Why does my ignition coil keep burning out?

Here is why! The leading cause of premature failure of an ignition coil is due to a worn or bad spark plug ignition cable. A bad spark plug ignition cable will have a much higher than normal resistance.

There is more to your Cruze’s ignition system than just the coil packs. There’s also spark plugs and plug wires. There are also non ignition related circumstances that can cause a misfire. That would include lack of fuel pressure, bad fuel injectors, or even a timing chain (or belt) that has jumped.

New member here. Not sure if this is the right place to post, so forgive me 2013 Cruze LT 1.4 with 114k miles. Problem started with engine running rough/misfiring Had misfire cly#1 and multi misfire codes.

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