# 2015 Chevrolet Trax - Coil pack trouble **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [April 25, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270 "2023-04-25T16:33:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tina07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9f8e36/32.png) [@Tina07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tina07)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/1 "2023-04-25T16:33:09Z")
How many times does the coil pack need to change? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/2 "2023-04-25T20:31:42Z")
Any time they don’t work which can be sooner or later. My olds northstar used to eat coils, other cars never had a bad one. I replaced a dead one on my mower after about 400 hours. Clerk said normally they are lifetime parts. Replaced it again with no spark only to find a pinched ground wire. $80 wasted but into the spare parts box. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/3 "2023-04-25T20:48:23Z")
If it’s the first replacement, then 8 years isn’t too bad for replacement. If you have replaced it more often, then something is probably amiss. Electronics often fails when it is overheated. Is there any reason to believe that the engine overheated? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/4 "2023-04-27T01:20:19Z")
Make sure the coil packs are mounted according to the manufacturer’s spec. For example, there might be a requirement to apply some sort of thermal-transfer product. The proper mounting method assists to keep the coils cool. The other common reason to have to replace coil packs many times is b/c the replacement packs are not oem parts. Likely from a retail parts store. Next time, buy oem replacement coil packs at a Chevy Dealership. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/5 "2023-04-27T13:38:07Z")
We’ve had to replace 1 coil on my wife’s 2007 ES-350. I’ve yet to replace one on my 2014 Highlander. Never had to replace one on my 2005 Toyota Highlander which gave away in 2014 with over 300k miles when I bought my 2014 Highlander. > [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > Next time, buy oem replacement coil packs at a Chevy Dealership. Chevrolet doesn’t make coil packs. They are made for them. Probably Delphi. You can buy Delphi coil packs almost anywhere, and cheaper than the chevy dealer. I also wouldn’t hesitate to replace the coil pack made by NGK. NGK has been making extremely high-quality ignition parts for decades. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/6 "2023-04-27T23:28:02Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > Chevrolet doesn’t make coil packs. They are made for them. Probably Delphi. You can buy Delphi coil packs almost anywhere, and cheaper than the chevy dealer. I grant I know next to nothing about Delphi parts; but w/some name-brand part manufacturers , they have more than one line of the same part. The premium line might only be available at a dealership. Even the premium line part might not be as robustly constructed as the part that came w/the vehicle new. Generally I get good results w/NGK and Denso parts on my Corolla. Other brands, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/7 "2023-04-28T02:01:17Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > Generally I get good results w/NGK and Denso parts on my Corolla. Other brands, not so much. Of course you do. You never drive the Corolla. 😏 ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/8 "2023-04-28T13:15:03Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > I grant I know next to nothing about Delphi parts; but w/some name-brand part manufacturers AC Delco is more of the Marketing company that sells parts. Delphi was spun off from GM. They are the manufacturer of many AC Delco parts. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/9 "2023-04-28T17:26:38Z")
I think the point was that there are many knock off parts out there that look the same as oem and sometimes even in oem packaging, but are junk. How would you determine if a part from Amazon or eBay is a quality part or not? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-trax-coil-pack-trouble/190270/10 "2023-04-28T21:40:27Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > Of course you [use NGK and Denso products on the Corolla]. You never drive the Corolla. No need to drive to crank the engine with the Denso starter & spark the NGK spark plugs. 😉