Q: I was driving to work and I saw on my dashboard that my car is over heating i drove it a little bit and stop open the hood and I

asked by on July 13, 2017

2013 Chevy Cruze over heated,coolant bubbling engine belt broke coolant tank empty and car will not start nor move.

My car has 66000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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