2011 Chevrolet Cruze complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER CONTINUALLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

AFTER HAVING OTHER RECALLS WITH THIS VEHICLE, NOW THERE IS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK DIRECTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON DUE TO EVAP VENT VALVE NEEDING REPLACED. SHOTTENKIRK CHEVROLET STATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK REPAIR WILL COST $1,380.00

THE CHROME PLATING ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES STARTED TO PEEL OFF WHICH CREATED SHARP EDGES ON THE HANDLES IN WHICH I AND OTHERS HAVE CUT OURSELVES ON. I HAD TO CHIP SOME OF THE CHROME PLATING OFF AND WRAP THE HANDLES WITH TAPE TO PREVENT MYSELF AND MY KIDS FROM GETTING CUT ON THE PEELING CHROME FINISH.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUIZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM SIXTH GEAR TO FIRST. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY AFTER 20 MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND WENT INTO FIRST GEAR. UPDATED 08/15/16.*JB

LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING DRIVING, RADIO FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PRESSING BRAKE WHILE STOPPED THE CAR CONTINUES TO JUMP FORWARD - CITY DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS. BEGAN HAPPENING ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED CAR ON 4/3/2016.

WHEN AT A STOP AND WHEN I GO TO TAKE OFF CAR ROLLS BACKWARD. THIS CAR HAS A AUTOMATIC TRANS, BUT ACT LIKE A STICK TRANS, I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW OFF LOT. AND FIRST BRAKES KEEP LOCKING UP LIKE SOMETHING IS IN IT. BUT IF I ROLL BACKWARD IT DISENGAGES . I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THEY ALSO HEARD IT BUT NEVER COULD FIND ANYTHING. I REALLY LIKE THIS CAR BUT IT FALLING APART FROM DAY ONE.. I KEEP IT SERVICED LIKE I AM SUPPOSE TO.

THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. THE PART NUMBER OF THE FUEL LINE IS 13269487 AS SHOWN IN ONE OF THE PHOTOS. THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION IS LISTED IN COMPLAINT, NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10871417

FUEL LINE CONNECTION LEAKS GASOLINE UNDER RIGHT REAR OF CAR EVERY TIME IGNITION KEY IS TURNED ON AND WILL CONTINUE TO LEAK WHEN CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. FAILURE CAN OCCUR FOR NO REASON AT ANY TIME. THE LOCATION OF THE CONNECTOR IS HIGHLY SUSCEPTABLE TO BEING DAMAGED AS IT IS UNPROTECTED AND EXPOSED EXTENDING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NO GM RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY TURNED, THE RADIO WORKED, AND THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATOR MOVED UP AND DOWN THE SCALE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PRINDEL SHIFT LEVELER WAS NOT REFLECTING THE POSITION OF THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT CRUISING SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER (TRANSMISSION LINKAGE) SEPARATED AT ONE OF THE BALL/CUP JOINTS CAUSING MY WIPER TO UNCONTROLLABLY FLY BACK AND CONTACT MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. LEAVING ME WITHOUT AN OPERABLE WIPER SYSTEM AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE AS THE SAME ISSUE WAS REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. OBVIOUSLY, A SAFETY CONCERN DEPENDING ON THE DRIVING AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCV AIR CHARGE BYPASS TUBE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INCREASE IN RPMS WHILE IDLING ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A VACUUM LEAK AND THE DIAPHRAGM AND VALVE COVER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,064.

I WAS STRANDED FOR 4 HOURS IN THE RAIN WITH MY GROCERIES LOCKED IN MY TRUNK AT WAL-MART WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CHEVY CRUZ THE STABLI TRACK LIGHT CAME ON MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK AND MY KEYS WAS ALSO LOCK ON THE IGNITION ON MAY 3 2016

THE INTERIOR CROME OVERLAYS OF THE DOOR HANDLES AT THE SEAM OVERLAY IS PEELING BACK ACUSING A SHARP AND A CUTTING HAZARD. EVERYTIME YOUOPEN THE DOOR IT POSES A THREAT TO GET CUT DEEPLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES, SIZE P215/55R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATING FROM THE RIM AND LEAKING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

NTSB: 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE: CONSUMER STATED THE CAR GOES FROM NORMAL DRIVING SPEED, AND IT WILL IMMEDIATELY DROP TO 2-5 MPH WITH A MESSAGE STATING "LOW ENGINE MODE, SERICE STABILITRACK" SEE 10839439 *SS

MY A/C CONDENSER WAS HIT BY A ROCK AND THE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BUT I KNOW THERE IS A TSB #10461 ABOUT THE A/C CONDENSER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS INCREASED. LATER, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V273000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/22/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REACH HIGHWAY SPEED. UPDATED 07/28/16.*JB

THE VEHICLE HAS NO OPEN RECALLS, AND THE RECALL ADDRESSING THE BRAKE PRESSURE, (MICRO SWITCH PROBLEM) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. ON OCCASIONS INCLUDING THIS MORNING, WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE, THAT IS YOU CAN PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE, AND THE VEHICLE BARELY STOPS. I FIRST NOTICED IT BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AND COMING TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN AT THE END OF OUR SIDE STREET. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND AFTER AT LEAST ONE ATTEMPTED STOP, THE PRESSURE GOES TO NORMAL. NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL OF THIS HAPPENING, I NOTICED EVEN WITH THE CAR IS STATIONARY BEFORE BACKING OUT, THE BRAKE PRESSURE IS LOW. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS EXPERIENCE.

DROVE ABOUT 45 MILES AND PARKED VEHICLE. NOTICED ENGINE FAN RUNNING HARD, SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND WENT INTO STORE. RETURNED TO VEHICLE TWENTY MINUTES LATER TURNED ON CAR, FAN STILL RUNNING HARD. PUSHED ONSTAR BUTTON TO GET DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ENGINE ERROR CODE FOUND, ADVISED TO TAKE TO DEALER TO INVESTIGATE. STARTED VEHICLE ABOUT TEN MINUTES INTO DRIVE, COULD SMELL COOLANT FROM ENGINE AND VEHICLE SLOWED AND CHIMES CAME ON WITH DASH READING: ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP CAR AND TURN OFF ENGINE. HAD TOWED TO DEALER, THEY SAY A PORT IS CRACKED IN CYLINDER HEAD AND COOLANT LEAKING. WILL COST $500 TO FIX. VEHICLE HAS 59,000 MILES. ALSO ENGINE MAKES POPPING NOISES AFTER RUNNING ON HIGHWAY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SITTING AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND IT POPS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. DON'T HEAR IT WHEN I'M DRIVING. THESE CARS ARE LEMONS, GM NEEDS TO RECALL THEM AND GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK!

THE OUTER RIM OF THE WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM THE INNER 'STAR' OF THE WHEEL LEAVING THE INNER PART OF THE RIM AND THE LUG NUTS ATTACHED TO THE CAR. THE TIRE AND OUTER RIM DETACHED FROM THE CAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR'S BODY. THE CAR FELL TO THE PAVEMENT WHEN THE OUTER RIM BROKE AWAY CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED AROUND 7:30PM ON 2/29/2016. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY, CLEAR AND FREE OF DEBRIS.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.THEN AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED .THIS WAS ON A CITY STREET.I MANAGED TO ROLL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.AFTER THAT I PUT IT IN PARK THEN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T GRAB. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND IT WAS FINE FOR THE MOMENT BUT SLIPPED ON MY TWICE AFTER THAT BUT MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME A MILE AWAY.TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY,WHO TOWED IT TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST,WHO TELLS ME I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PUT IN

WHEN PURCHASING MY AUTO 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THIS 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE HAD A COOLANT LEAK THAT THE COMPANY COULD NOT REPAIR. BEFORE I PURCHASED MY 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE A GUARDER PLATE WAS INSTALLED TOO KEEP THE LEAK FROM BURNING OFF OF THE MOTOR AND NO REPAIR TO STOP THE COOLANT LEAK. MY 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE OVER HEATED AND I WAS SENT A LETTER THAT CHEVROLET COMPANY WOULD REPLACE THE COOLANT ONCE IT GET LOW. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS COOLANT IS ALSO INSIDE THE CAB OF MY 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED TO HAVE MY 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE CHECKED FOR REASON OF LEAK BUT ONCE COOLANT IS LEAKED OUT OR LOW THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. THIS CHEMICAL IS A LABELED 'A' POISON FOR HUMANS WITHIN IT'S LABEL. WHICH I HAVE HAD THOSE AFFECTS FROM IT'S RELEASE AT THIS POINT. I CANNOT GET CHEVROLET TO FIX THIS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY'LL NOT FIX IT JUST REPLACE COOLANT JUST FOR 2016 AFTER THEN THEY'LL NOT REPLACE LEAKED COOLANT. I ASKED THEM IF I COULD HAVE THE 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE CHECKED WITHOUT HAVING A SERVICE CHARGE AND I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT THAT I'LL BE CHARGED A FEE. I WAS OFFERED A $2000.00 VOUCHER TO PURCHASE ANOTHER AUTO. BEING ONCE STRESS OF OVER HEATING OR CORRECT LEVELS OF COOLANT WITHING VEHICLE COOLANT FUNCTIONING COMPONENTS CANNOT OPERATE NORMALLY I'D HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE COMPONENTS AND IF NOT UNDER COMPONENTS WARRANTY I'LL BE CHARGED SERVICE VISIT AND PARTS AND LABOR RENDERED. I MENTIONED THAT THIS COOLANT CHEMICAL BURN OFF IS CAUSING SIGHT EF

EXISTING RECALL RECALL NUMBER: 12V288000 APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE DESPITE MY VIN NOT QUALIFYING FOR THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL PARTS RELATING TO ENGINE COOLING INCLUDING A WATER PUMP ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 9 MONTHS. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH MY GM SERVICE CENTER (BERGSTROM GM OF NEENAH, WI 920.722.1111) AND OTHER CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT OIL HAS BEEN FOUND AND CLEANED OUT OF SEVERAL AREAS OF MY ENGINE INCLUDING: THE TURBO CHARGER, INTAKE MANIFOLD, THROTTLE BODY, CHARGE AIR COOLER AND ITS INLET AND OUTLET PIPES, AND CYLINDERS. IN ADDITION, MY THERMOSTAT HAS FAILED AND DOES NOT NOTIFY ME OF AN OVER-HEATING ISSUE. AN OVERHEATING ENGINE THAT LEAKS OIL THROUGHOUT WITH NO WARNING FROM THE THERMOSTAT IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

THE RADIO/HVAC DISPLAY TURNS OFF AND ON; THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM, SERVICE STABILITRAC AND STEERING VEHICLE MESSAGES COMES ON AND OFF; THE TURN SIGNAL SOUND MAY NOT BE HEARD; 'BATTERY SAVER ACTIVE' AND 'SERVICE STEERING' DISPLAYS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC); AND THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING MAY FLICKER. POWER STEERING ASSIST IS ALSO LOST, AND GREATER EFFORT MAY BE NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN THE SUMMER. DOING SPEEDS OF 65MPH. THE CAR LOSES POWER AND THEN THE DASH BOARD AND RADION FLICKERS ON AND OFF. THE CARS SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF AND I WILL HAVE TO PUT MY HAZARDS MARKER ON THE LET THE CAR PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AND IM NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION. THE KEY WILL GET STUCK AND ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER I TRYING AGAIN AND THE KEY WILL COME OUT. I TRY TO START IT UP AGAIN AND THE CAR WILL START UP. THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP WHILE IM TRYING TO TURN OR IS TURNING THE IT WILL GO BACK TO REGULAR STATE. IT ONLY DOES THIS IN THE SUMMER OR WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT. SO I TOOK I TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. THIS IS UNSAFE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A 1 YEAR IT STARTS AND STOPS WHEN IT WANTS TOO. ALSO WHEN IM STOPPED OR SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE MATTERS ARE EVEN WORSER

I OWN A 2011 CRUZE IT HAS HAD A SLEW OF PROBLEMS, TRANS CELL BLOWN, WATER PUMPS REPLACED, TRANS REPROGRAMED, TURBO REPLACED AND MUCH MORE, NOW THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANS IS BAD CAR HAS LESS THAN 60K AND I HAVE MENTIONED THE TRANS ISSUE SINCE 20K IN WHICH I WAS TOLD I WAS CRAZY BY DEALERSHIP AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS. I DO NOT THINK GM SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SELL THE CRUZE ANYMORE THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN JUST LIKE THE COBALT. I AM FUSTRATED AND FED UP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS A JOKE. AND THE CRUZE HAS OVER 24,000 COMPLAINTS REGARDING ALL THE SAME ISSUES AND NOTHING IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THE TRANS ISSUE. DEALER OPENED UP MY TRANS TODAY AND FOUND CLOGGED 1 AND 2 CELLINOID AND CLOGGED SCREEN AS WELL AS BROKEN CLIP CAUSING HESITATION, HARD SHIFTING AND VALVE BODY MOVEMENT. I THINK THIS MATTER SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED.

MY CAR HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND I TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CODE IS, ITS P057C AND I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 70 AND CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSES POWER WENT FROM 70MPH TO 5MPH IN A SPLIT SECOND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR MY SAFETY. DEALER WANTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO TRY AND FIGRE OUT THE ISSUE BUT AFTER DIAGNOSTIC THEY STILL HAVE NO CLUE. SO THIR PLAN WAS TO DISSECT MY CAR LIKE A SCIENCE PROJECT AND MAYBE FIX IT. THEY WANT THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND DO NOT OFFER ANY LOANER CARS. CHEVROLET NORTHRIDGE DEALERSHIP CALIFORNIA. TODAY 03/04/16 DRIVING TO WORK GOING 40MPH AND GET TO A RED LIGHT, IT TURNED GREEN I HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR JUST REVS AND WONT GO MORE THAN 5PMH . I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR ON AND OFF 2 TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET TO WORK. AND GOT THERE LATE BECAUSE OF THIS. AND AGAIN ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR REVS AS IF IT IS IDLING. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL AND HELP GET THIS FIXED. ITS GOING TO BE A REASON WHY A DRIVER LOSES THEIR LIFE. THIS IS A TRUE EMERGENCY SINCE IT JUST FEELS LIKE THE CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. AND DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!

CAR WILL SLOW TO 2 MPH WITH THE WARNINGS "LOW ENGINE MODE" AND "SERVICE STABILITRACK". CAN BE GOING ANY SPEED AND THIS HAPPENS. HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED 3 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY TELL US IT IS ANOTHER PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE. WE HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $2,000 ON REPAIRS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT MY [XXX] YEAR OLD SON WHO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. IF THIS HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY WITH A SEMI BEHIND HIM, THE SEMI WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO THAT SPEED THAT FAST AND WILL RUN RIGHT OVER HIM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON 2011-2015 CRUZE VEHICLES THAT YOU CAN FIND ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET (EVEN ON GM FORUM). I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FROM THIS ISSUE BEFORE A RECALL IS MADE ON THESE VEHICLES? *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

MY 2011 CHEVY CRUZE IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY WHILE ACCELERATING. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE ACCELERATING RAPIDLY ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP, IT JERKS AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. IT MAKES YOU WANDER IF IT IS GOING TO STOP WORKING. I HAVE ALSO HAD A LAG IN REGULAR SHIFTING. THESE PROBLEMS WERE ADDRESSED BY MY LOCAL CHEVY THREE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND IT RESULTED IN REBUILDING MY TRANSMISSION. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT IT TOOK THEM THREE TIMES TO FIX. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR AT THE DEALER TO OFTEN SINCE PURCHASING IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND FAN REPLACED AND ALL RECALLS PERFORMED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY CRUZE. I DO HAVE RECORDS OF MY REPAIRS.

DRIVING AT 25MPH AND SLOW DOWN TO GO OVER A SPEED BUMP AROUND 5MPH WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP TRYING TO PICK A GEAR HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICE FLUID WAS BLACK NOT RED

I FIRST TOOK MY CRUZE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM A DEFECTIVE SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION BOX. THEY ALSO SAID THE BATTERY WAS CRACKED. TRANSMISSION WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. REALLY? AFTER THAT WORK BEING DONE, I NOTICED THE SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE. DEALER SAID A HOSE WAS SPLIT, BUT WHEN I ASKED TO SEE THE HOSE, THEY SAID THE END BROKE OFF WHEN THEY WERE REPLACING A CLIP BLAMED ON THE ANTI FREEZE LEAK. I HAD TO BUY A NEW HOSE. SAID THEY CHECKED THE SYSTEM FOR LEAKS AND THERE WEREN'T ANY. THE CAR STOPPED LEAKING FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW I HAVE PUDDLES OF ANTI FREEZE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND A NAUSEATING SMELL AROUND THE CAR. I AM GOING TO GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION, BUT I FEAR I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT IS COMMON WITH THIS CAR AND GM HASN'T DONE MUCH TO HELP THE CONSUMER. I BELIEVED IN BUYING AMERICAN, BUT IT WON'T BE ANOTHER CHEVY.

TAKATA RECALL. I DRIVE A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE WITH APPROXIMATELY 57000 MILES. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. ON MY DASHBOARD NOTICE CENTER THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" FLASHED. THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I WAS SURROUNDED BY TRAFFIC AND VERY LUCKY I DID NOT GET HIT AS I MANAGED TO GET IT TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. UNFORTUNATELY IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE 50,000 MILE MARK ON THESE VEHICLES AND USUALLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES

I AM A FIRE INVESTIGATOR I WORK FOR THE LOS ALAMOS COUNTY FIRE DEPT. I INVESTIGATED A VEHICLE FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND HAD JUST BEEN DRIVEN APPROX.. 1 HR. THE VEHICLE IS LISTED AS HAVING A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V288000. IT APPEARS THAT EVEN THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE RECALL THE SAME PROBLEM AND RESULTING FIRE HAPPENED. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AFTER BEING PARKED AND FIRE WAS WITN

WHILE DRIVING POWER REDUCTION MESSAGE FLASHED,SERVICE ESP FLASHED..POWER WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED..HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD,SHUT OFF VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND RESTART.HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.HIGHLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM

FROM A STOPPED POSITION, I WOULD ACCELERATE THROUGH 1ST GEAR, JUST BEFORE I CHANGE GEARS TO 2ND. THE WHOLE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES HAYWIRE. ALL SYSTEMS RESET, MOST OF THE TIME THIS MEANS I CAN A VERY BAD JERK IN BETWEEN GEARS 1 AND 2. A FEW TIMES THE CAR TURNED OFF. IF THE CAR DOES DIE, I AM UNABLE TO START THE CAR OR JUMP IT FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. THE LONGEST I HAD TO SIT WAS OVER 30 MINUTES. CHEVY'S DIC SYSTEM TELLS ME TO CHECK A VARIETY OF THINGS, NOT ALWAYS ALL OF THEM. BUT USUALLY CHECK POWER STEERING AND AIRBAG SYSTEMS. A FEW TIMES IT TOLD ME TO CHECK TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON IN ANY OF THESE INSTANCES. CHEVY SAYS THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY GROUND WIRE, WHICH THEY REPLACED AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHERE IF I WAS IN A BUSY INTERSECTION I COULD EASILY BE CAUGHT IN AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, THIS HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

INTERMITTENT SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK WHILE AT A STOP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AFTER THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER AND HIGH TEMP FAN TURN ON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE SERVICE LOCK WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL ON OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES SUCH AS THE EQUINOX.

THE BRAKE IS HARD TO PUSH DOWN , BUT IF YOU TAP IT AGAIN IT WILL WORK. IT DOES NOT DO THIS AT LOW SPEED.

MY CAR FROM TIME TO TIME SHOWS AN ERROR SAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE WHOLE CAR KICKS DOWN AND UNABLE TO GO OVER 10 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR AWHILE BUT THEN AGAIN TODAY IT DID IT. I HAVE READ A FEW BLOGS THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY CRUZ AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANY. THIS COULD BE A DEADLY FAULT WITH THIS CAR. YOU GET NO NOTIFICATION THAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

I'VE OWNED MY 2011 CHEVY CRUZE FOR 4 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD ON-GOING ISSUES WITH A VERY DISTINCT SMOKE/COOLANT SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. IN DOING RESEARCH, THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE ISSUE - IT KEEPS COMING BACK. I REACHED OUT TO CHEVY TO FILE A COMPLAINT BUT I AM NOT GETTING HELP FROM THEM. THE ODOR THAT IS COMING FROM THE CAR IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS IN THE WINTER. IT IS EITHER NO HEAT, OR HEAT AND WINDOWS DOWN. I KNOW CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE - IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET - HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT DOING THEIR PART TO FIX THE ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY HEALTH - WHATEVER I AM INHALING IS NOT HEALTHY. IT GIVES ME HEADACHES AND MAKES ME FEEL ILL. PLEASE HELP.

I CAN SMELL A BURNING COOLANT TYPE SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. IT LEAVES A FILM ON THE WINDOWS. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT BURNS MY NOSE AND EYES. I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO GET FRESH AIR. I CONSIDER THIS A HEALTH ISSUE, INHALING THESE FUMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. ONCE THEY REPLACED A TRANSMISSION COOLANT CONNECTOR, THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND TWICE THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL SITUATIONS, MOVING OR STANDING STILL. THE FOLLOWING I COPIED FROM A FORUM ONLINE. THIS PERSON HAD THE SAME PROBLEM: IN THE COURSE OF THAT REPAIR THE TECHS DETECTED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF LUBRICANT ON THE INNER DASH BOX WHERE THE VENT DOORS AND CONTROLS ARE LOCATED. THE TECH REMOVED SOME OF IT AND HEATED IT UP AND IT SMELLED JUST LIKE DEXCOOL. THIS GREASE IS GLYCOL BASED HENCE THE SIMILARITY TO COOLANT WHEN HEATED. THE CONTINUOUS HEATING AND COOLING OF THE GREASE RESULTED IN A BREAKDOWN OF IT AND THE SMELL ONLY GOT WORSE. THE TECHS REMOVED ALL OF THE EXCESS GREASE AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER LUBRICANT WHICH WAS A TYPE OF BRAKE LUBE GOOD TO 400F. THEY THEN ADDED A PEPPERMINT EXTRACT TO THE COOLANT FLUID TO ENSURE THAT IF THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK OF ANY KIND THE ODOR WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY DISCERNABLE FROM ANY OTHER AUTOMOTIVE ODOR. I RAN THE HEAT AND DEFROST HEAVY WITH NO ISSUES TO REPORT. THIS FIX IS NOT EASY AS THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, BU

WHIFE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON SLOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 20 VERY DANGEROUS 4TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO HER.CHEVY DEALER FIXED IT SAID IT WAS ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DID IT AGAIN. ON THE WAY HOME AND TO WORK

ON DECEMBER 21, 2015, WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK IN DEARBORN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 7:15 A.M. , TRAVELING SOUTH ON SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY AT 65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE, AN ALARM SOUNDED AND MY RATE OF SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 10 MPH, AN EXCLAMATION SYMBOL APPEARED ON MY DISPLAY WITH THE WORDS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY HAZZARD LIGHTS. CARS TRAVELLING BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE SHOULDER WAS NOT THE ADEQUATE WIDTH TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I PULLED OFF AS MUCH AS I COULD AND SWITCHED THE CAR OFF, THIS RESET THE PROBLEM SO I DID NOT HAVE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL AND EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY SAFELY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE ROAD TO MY OFFICE COMPLEX PARKING LOT. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP. I FEEL THIS TYPE OF ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND POSES A VERY SERIOUS THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THE CAR AFFECTED BY THE MALFUNCTION AND OTHER MOTORIST THAT ARE ON THE ROAD. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ON OTHER CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RELEASE TO THE NORMAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TAKATA RECALL - MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME. I TOOK A HIT TO THE HEAD, HAVING TO HAVE STICHES, ALONG WITH BOTH EYES TURNING BLACK/BLUE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING A RAIN STORM WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER BLADE QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE MY VISION WAS BEING BLOCKED BY THE RAIN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE WIPER FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55-60 MPH AT THIS TIME.

HVAC CREATES A NOXIOUS ODOR WHEN RUNNING HEAT. NOTICE IT MOSTLY IN A FOOT/DEFROST MODE. REPORTS ARE EITHER LEAKING HEATER CORE OR HVAC SYSTEM GREASE IN MY RESEARCH. IRRITATION OF NOSE AND THROAT RESULTS, DOES NOT SEEM TO BE DEPENDENT ON SPEED. NOTICE IT MORE WHEN STARTING CAR WHEN STILL WARM, ALSO WHILE STANDING FOR SOME TIME IN GEAR THEN ACCELERATING.

ON 12-5-15 I WAS ON MY WAY TO CT FROM MASS AND WAS ON 91. ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP THE CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE STABLITRACK LIGHT CAME ON. AS SOON AS THE LIGHT CAME ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND RPM GAUGE WOULD FLING UP AND DOWN QUICKLY! I IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 30 MPH.( I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND ME) I COASTED MY WAY TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE EXIT. THE CAR TOOK ABOUT 4 HOURS TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. ( I RETURNED TO MASS, I HAD TO TAKE THE BACK WAY HOME AND AVOID THE HIGHWAY AS THE CAR STILL HAD REDUCE SPEED) THE CAR WILL RETURN TO NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. EVERYDAY NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND IT WILL SAY SERVICE STABLITRACK. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOOSES POWER AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE (SOUNDS LIKE A FAN BLOWING HARD) THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT. THE RPM WILL JUMP TO 4-5 WHILE ONLY GETTING TO A SPEED OF 35 MPH. THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT IN JANUARY OF 2015 AND HAS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENING TO THE SAME CAR I HAVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON TIME!!! PLEASE HELP ME!! I REFUSE TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.....

THE COOLING SYSTEM IN MY 2011 CHEVY CRUZE HAS FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN MY TWO YEAR OWNERSHIP. THIS IS DANGEROUS, MY CAR OVERHEATED AND WENT INTO IDLE MODE ON A 70MPH INTERSTATE(81) WITH MY FAMILY STILL INSIDE. CHEVY DENYS ANY PROBLEM! MULTIPLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN STARTED REGARDING THE FAULTY COOLING SYSTEM BUT THEY SEEM TO JUST DISAPPEAR. MY CAR CONSTANTLY SMELLS OF NAUSEATING COOLANT AND HAS BEEN "FIXED" TWICE NOW. SO WHAT GIVES? WHY IS THIS NOT BEING ADDRESSED? THE NHTSA NEEDS TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS BIGGER THAN CHEVY WILL EVER ADMIT.

IN ADDITION TO TWO COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE ALREADY. THE U.S HAS NO CONCERN FOR HUMAN LIFE IN THE U.S AND IS ALLOWING WHITE SUPREMACY TO ENDANGER MINORITY DRIVERS AND OTHER DRIVERS. THE TESTING OF SATELLITE RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSAL WEAPONS AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS INVOLVING, HACKING, BACKDOOR ACCESS, REMOTE CONTROL, SURVEILLANCE AND VEHICLE COMPROMISE PERSISTS. ON 12/10/15 AND 12/09/15 THE VEHICLE WAS HALTED BY FORCE FROM A SATELLITE TRACKING THE VEHICLE. AMPLE EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE CAR, CELLPHONE TRACKING AND HOME TRACKING IS AVAILABLE. A FEDERAL LAWSUIT WAS FILED AND DISMISSED WITHOUT REASON OF CAUSE TO FURTHER THE HATE CRIME. ON THESE TWO DAYS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ONE AGAIN, AND LOST CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE STEERING AND THROTTLE. THE ISSUE OCCURS AT STOP SIGNS TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THERE OR AT A INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE IS PURPOSELY TAMPERED WITH DURING TRANSIT TO CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE THROTTLE IS GONE, THE GAS PEDDLE GOES LIMP AND THE ENGINE STOPS THROTTLE FOR A DURATION. THE ENGINE THEN KICKS IN FULL FORCE AFTER A SERIES OF HARD SPUTTERS ON THROTTLE JERKING THE CAR FORWARD UP A HILL OR INTO TO A STOP. I WAS IN HIGHLAND NY LEAVING A PLAZA, WHERE THIS OCCURS, AND OTHER INTERSECTIONS WITH LIGHTS