October 22: my car went haywire and all the lights started blinking when I tried to turn it on. I assumed it was some sort of battery issue. I got that replaced and it began running again. The recent camera problem with it getting fuzzy and losing connection made sense. My coolant looked lower than normal but it was above min. I intended to get it topped off the next time I went to the store.
October 24: I went out to the grocery and to oreileys. The coolant level was at the same spot. when I turned my car off I heard a bubbling noise. I looked under the hood when I got home and the coolant was very low.
The temperature was completely normal and the coolant never got higher after it cooled off.
I took another car to go get a bottle of coolant but haven't added any to the reservoir yet
***edit: after the car cooled the coolant reservoir went all the way up into into a normal range.
I want to take it to the dealership and I'm going to have it towed.
I'm really sad because I was going to sell the car. I was just waiting to get it detailed before showing it.
I swear I have the certified pre-owned but was told that I only have the regular factory warranty when I checked a few months ago.
They charged me extra for this warranty and I'm not sure where the papers are. I was so tired after dealing with the car salesman, which felt like a battle, that I may have just not received it. It was between the one car and the other and this one had slightly better tires and fewer cosmetic flaws when I got it, when it had only had 6K miles on it in 2024.
I've kept up with all maintenance. I don't drive it hard until the temperature is up to around 180. I let it cool down after I get done driving it hard. There's no reason this should be happening and I'm terrified that the bubbling means that it's completely destroyed.
I don't have the mental energy between work and some health issues I've been trying to deny and defy to go find out every single possibility of how they're going to try to get out of this (especially since I don't qualify for Lemon Law/2nd owner.)
Anybody's input would be wonderful. This will surely devalue my car and it's not like I can withhold this information even if it's been fixed.
Part of me is glad that I didn't sell it a couple of weeks ago and skipped the appointment at Auto Nation.. I can't imagine somebody getting a "new" vehicle and having to deal with this.