Originally Posted by
RavenMirage2015
...I have a 2015 Mirage and I've been having overheating issues when idling as well as a slow coolant leak.
The water pump wouldn't cause an overheating condition unless the impeller isn't turning or the vanes have corroded and completely disintegrated (both extremely unlikely).
It sounds like your car overheated because it was low on coolant. These things only have a coolant capacity of around 1 gallon...so even a small leak could cause problems.
I'm assuming they are condemning the water pump because that's where the leak is coming from?
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