TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MORE THAN TWO OCCASIONS, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER (THORNTON CHEVROLET, 180 S MAIN ST, MANCHESTER, PA 17345, (717) 266-8800) WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PLANNED ON TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTING TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
2014 Chevrolet Cruze complaints
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CAR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND JUST STARTED DOING THIS 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, TWICE IN TOWN IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT ALSO HAS HAPPENED TURNING ONTO HIGWAY WITH OTHER CARS BEHIND ME I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND ME CAUSE THE CAR LOST POWER! IT HAS ALSO TURN ITSELF OFF AND ON IN PARK. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE THERE IS A MAJOR ACCIDENT THAT CAUSES BODLY HARM!!! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARRD!!! I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS CAR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP JULY 31ST TO FIND THE ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE CONTACTED GM. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IGNITION PROBLEMS CONCERNING THIS VEHILCE IN 2014, WHEN YOU PULL UP MY VIN THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFTY IN THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD A FRIEND THAT HAS A CODE READER LOOK AND IT SAID THERE IS AN ENGINE ISSUE???? I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO GET AN ATTORNEY INVOLVED BUT I WILL IF THIS BECOMES AN ISSUE. THIS IS VERY SCARY!!!!
CAR WAS STOLEN LEFT FRONT END WAS DAMAGE. PAID 2500 FOR REPAIR. PICK UP CAR 07/27/2018. THE WAS IN THE SHOP 03/2018. THEY THE CAR BACK TO ME NO AIR BAGS. NO FRONT FOR COVER ON THE STERRING WHEEL. THEY WANT TO PAY ANOTHER 279.00 FOR AIR BAGS. NOW THEIR A SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. I JUST DON'T HAVE EXTRA MONEY INSURANCE DID PAY OFF BECAUSE I WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR DO DRIVE THE SAME IT KEEP CUTTING OFF. THE SPEED IS 20 TO 40 IT WONTT GO ANY HIGHER AND THE ENGINE IS NOT SHUTTING OFF. THE IS TRYING TO ZOOM FAST ON ITS ON. IAM REALLY SCARE.
IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO TURNING OFF WHILE BRAKING AND THE RADIO CONTINUED TO GO OFF AND ON I CONTACTED GM WHO CLAIMS IT'S NOT AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT? FIRST ISSUE THE CAR CAN BE OFF KEYS OUT OF IGNITION AND YOU CAN PRESS THE ON BUTTON FOR THE RADIO AND IT PLAYS? NOW IT'S STARTING TO DRIVE FUNNY AND MOST RECENTLY IT STARTS WITH THE REMOTE START EVERY TIME BUT WHEN I USE THE KEY IT DOESN'T ALWAYS START? THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE!
WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE ENGINE SPEEDS UP TO 7000 RPM BUT THE CAR ONLY GETS UP TO ABOUT 28 MPH. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. ALSO I TRIED TO PASS OTHER CARS AT FIRST THE CAR SEEMED AS IT HAD THE POWER TO PASS BUT AS I GOT AT THE SIDE OF THE CAR I WAS PASSING WITH PEDAL ON FLOOR THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND DOG DOWN. ALMOST CAUSING ME A HEAD ON COLLISION . ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE THE POWER TO PASS CARS UNLESS GOING DOWN HILL. THE CARS ENGINE SPEEDS UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION DO NOT SPEED UP SO IT JUST BURNS MORE GAS. THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD ON DISABILITY.ON JUNE 8 2018 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO WEIMER CHEVROLET IN MOOREFIELD, WV, THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE GAVE ME A COPY OF THE VEHICLE INSPECTION THEY DONE. OTHER CRUZE OWNERS SAID THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I TOLD THEM TO CALL GM THEMSELVES TO LET THEM KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO A MIGUEL AT GM AT CUSTOMER SERVICE, HE TOLD ME THAT A MANAGER WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME .ON JUNE 26 2018, A GM MANAGER CALLED MY CELL PHONE AND ASKED FOR MY ADDRESS , AND A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE CARS ISSUES E-MAIL ADDRESS AND THE DEALER INFO. I THEN ON JUNE 28 I GOT A EMAIL FROM A COURTNEY AT GM STATING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT ME. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE MY HOME / CELL NUMBERS. AND THAT IF THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED DO NOTHING BUT IF NOT TO CALL THEM, I TRIED TO AND GOT NO ANSWER SO ALSO SENT A REPLY TO THEIR E-MAIL, STATING THAT THIS MATTER HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND
WHEN HOT, THE ENGINE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. WE LIVE IN A METROPOLITAN AREA AND WHEN ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY THE CAR HESITATES WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION! THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. THE GM SERVICE TECH'S SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. GRANT YOU SOMETHINGS WRONG!
FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE RADIO SHUTTING OFF AND ON, STABILITRAK SHOWING AS NEEDING SERVICE, THE CAR SHUDDERING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A MECHANIC 3 TIMES TO DETERMINE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND 3 TIMES THE COMPUTER SAYS AIR INTAKE. I HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING CHANGED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF, I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, AND IT COMES BACK ON. OVER $700.00 IN REPLACEMENT PARTS AND LABOR, AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. TODAY 7/1/2018, I DROVE DOWN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON, BUT NOW THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START AND SOUNDS LIKE THE STARTER OR THE BATTERY IS DYING. THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MOST FRUSTRATING CAR PROBLEM I HAVE EVERY HAD, AND I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYONE CAPABLE OF ANSWERING THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SPRING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, AND IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS IF YOU MESS WITH THE BATTERY CABLES, BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK!!!
2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAGS BEING DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT IMPACT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THE VEHICLE INVESTIGATION.*JS
WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN AT ROUGHLY 40MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE WIPER STILL WORKS. UPON RESEARCHING IT APPEARS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE.
FUEL PRESSURE, LEAKING . VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 4/19/2018 AND IS STILL THERE WAITING ON PART, TODAY'S DATE IS 6/19/2018 . I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS PART IS LEAKING, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS NO ONE HAS THE CORRECT PART ( EVEN THOUGH I FOUND ONE ONLINE FOR 17.00)
I HAVE HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO SHUTTING ON & OFF ON ITS OWN. THEN THE STABILITRACK STARTED FLASHING ON. THE FIRST FEW TIMES THAT WAS ALL IT WAS, BUT IN THE FALL OF 2017, THAT SENSOR WOULD COME ON & MY BRAKES & STEERING WERE AFFECTED. IN ADDITION, THE CAR WILL HAVE MOMENTS WHERE IT BLANKS OUT JUST BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY NOTICED BY THE RADIO GOING OFF & ON. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE KEY GET LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. YESTERDAY, 6/17/18, I WENT TO START MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT & SEVERAL SENSORS CAME UP, BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM, STABILITRACK, & POWER STEERING. CAR WOULD NOT START, I KEPT SHUTTING OFF THE RADIO, & IT WOULD COME BACK ON. CAR RESTED FOR 2 HOURS & THEN STARTED AGAIN. ONCE DRIVING, THE STEERING WAS NOT RIGHT. TOOK A QUARTER OF A MILE OF DRIVING BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT PULL 1/4 OF THE WAY TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR INTO THE DEALER WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS EXCEPT THE INCIDENT YESTERDAY. THEIR SOLUTION HAS BEEN NEW BATTERY AND NEW BATTERY CABLES-TWICE. IN THE FALL OF 2017, I MENTIONED SEEING SIMILAR ISSUES ONLINE & THEY DISMISSED IT. I JUST CALLED ABOUT THE 6/17/18 ISSUE & I AM GETTING THE RUN-AROUND FROM THEM.
I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION PUSHING ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON 06-06-18. THE HEADLINER AND DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE, FILLING THE CAR. THE SMOKE WAS WHITE, GREY, AND SMELLED OF SULPHUR. IN ADDITION, THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY, THE FLASHERS/HAZARDS, CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING, ALMOST TO A STOP BEFORE BEING HIT. OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL ACCIDENT # 67-0834-67 5 VEHICLES INVOLVED. UNABLE TO UPLOAD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY OUT. ALSO, WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE MODULE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. SOUTHFIELD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (28100 TELEGRAPH RD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034, (248) 354-2950) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS SWAYING AND WOBBLING ... I HAD GOT 4 BRAND NEW TIRES ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO SO I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT. THE NEXT DAY, SAME THING DRIVING TO WORK BUT THIS TIME IN ADDITION TO SWAYING, IT WAS JERKING AND LOOSING POWER OR PUNCH AT TIMES WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT CHECK STABILITY TRAK, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I ALSO NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. IT ALSO BEGAN JERKING EVEN MORE AND WHEN I PARKED IT, THE FAN WAS VERY LOUD AND RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATED. WHEN DRIVING HOME AND STOPPING AT LIGHTS, MY CAR JERKED MORE AND ONLY STOPPED TEMPORARILY WHE N IN PARKED OR IF I PRESSED ON THE GAS. I AM CONCERNED THE RECALLS FOR MY CAR WAS NEVER ADDRESSED, EVEN THOUGH IT IS "SAYING" NO RECALLS FOR MY VIN. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I AM NOT SURE I SHOULD DRIVE IT FAR BASED ON WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID HAPPENED TO THEM WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR LOOSING CONTROL THRU AN INTERSECTION.
2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE IS FLASHING TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND RADIO IS TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN MOTION. THIS STARTED AROUND MAY 1, 2018 AND NOW HAS OCCURRED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH GENERAL MOTORS.
THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON AND WHEN IT TURNS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE ENTERING VEHICLE, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GILCHRIST CHEVROLET BUICK GMC TACOMA (6014 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA 98409, (253) 777-3085) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.
I'VE NOTICED A PROBLEM ELECTRICAL BECAUSE BLUETOOTH PAUSES DURING USE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLUID NOT REACHING WINDSHIELD. HORN STOPPED WORKING. KEY LOCK CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. ALL HAS TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL. NOTICED BROWN RUST ON INSIDE OF DRIVER SIDE BACK WHEEL. PASSENGER FRONT TIRE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE.
THERE ARE GAS AND EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN. THE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT AND SUBTLE. THREE DIFFERENT GM SHOPS HAVE EXAMINED THE CAR IN 2018. ONE HAS WITNESSED THE GAS SMELL BUT NOTED THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE. THE OTHER TWO STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FUMES. WE FIRST NOTED ODORS WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2014 BUT WE DID NOT REALIZE WHAT THEY WERE. THE CONDITION HAS INTENSIFIED RAISING OUR CONCERNS. WE HAVE ALSO BEGAN TO MAKE CONNECTION TO HEALTH ISSUES. OUR FAMILY'S HEALTH HAS BEEN AFFECTED.
DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN HIGHWAY,TURN TURN SIGNAL ON TO CHANGE LANES AND, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, RADIO SHUTS OFF AND SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON. ALL HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE 1ST TIME I NEARLY RAN INTO A PARKED VEHICLE WHILE TURNING INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD.
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50MPH POWER STEERING QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING
AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED, I PUT THE CAR INTO 1ST GEAR IT LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT AN INCH AND NOW IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. I CAN LET THE CLUTCH OUT COMPLETELY WHILE IN GEAR AND LET OFF THE BREAK AND THERE SEEMS TO BE ALMOST A GRINDING WHILE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THEN I HAVE THE CLUTCH FULLY LET OUT AND THE CAR GOES NOWHERE.
POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD, LIMITED STEERING
2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO O2 SENSOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT HE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DRIVEABILITY, SHIFTING, AND FUEL MILEAGE ISSUES.*JS
EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING AIR VENTS. TAKEN IN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN SICK AND WE KEEP EXPLAINING TO THE THAT FUMES HAVE CAUSED HER TO HAVE PNEUMONIA, SINUS ISSUES, DRY EYES, SORE THROAT, MIGRAINE HEADACHES, SLEEPY DRIVING AND HOURS AFTER DRIVING, CONFUSION, ANXIETY, NAUSEA. THE DEALERS MECHANIC SOLUTION IS NOT TO USE AC OR HEAT AND KEEP WINDOWS OPEN. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT 20 MINUTES IN TRAFFIC AND GOT SICK WHEN HE REACH THE DEALER FOR 3RD REPAIR REQUEST IN 2 MONTHS. ENGINEER FROM GM IS LOOKING AT CAR MAY 2018. MY DAUGHTERS HEALTH IS CONTINUING TO IMPROVE NOT DRIVING THE CRUZE. NOT ONE PERSON SHOULD BE SICK OR DIE FROM A CAR THAT HAS A DEFECT THAT CANT BE RESOLVED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE AND SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE DEALER (TIM SHORT CHEVROLET, 500 THOMPSON HOLLOW, WILLIAMSON, KY 41503, (606) 237-1220) WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE FAILURE HAD PROGRESSED WITHIN A WEEK OF OWNERSHIP; HOWEVER, NO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GOING ABOUT 50-60 MPH. IT STARED DOWN POURING RAIN. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION. SINCE MY SAFETY WAS INVOLVED, I HAD TO LOOK OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SO I COULD SEE. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO MOVE IT BACK INTO POSITION, BUT IT HAD ZERO TENSION AND JUST FREELY MOVED. MY SAFETY WAS JEOPARDIZED AND NOW I HAVE TO GOTO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY OUT OF POCKET. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED! THIS IS CRAZY.
I OWN A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BY CONNECTING TO A CODE READER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GIVE DIAGNOSES CODE. THE MANUFACTURE WASN'T INFORMED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY MAKE A NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 68,678.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP 27 DAYS AGO. TWO DAYS AGO I WENT TO RESTART CAR AFTER A SHORT DRIVE AND THE CAR DID NOT CRANK, DASH REMAINED BLACK, KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION. MY DAUGHTER IN LAW TOLD ME TO POP THE HOOD AND UPON WIGGLING BATTERY CABLES FREED THE KEY FROM STUCK POSITION AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME. THIS IS WHEN I LEARNED THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME OF OCCURRENCE. I WAS HOSPITALIZED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER PURCHASE AND MY KIDS USED THE CAR. THEY NEGLECTED TO TELL ME TWICE THEY LOST POWER WHILE IN MOTION AND CAR SHUT OFF. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHILE EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY. THE SECOND WAS WHILE MAKING TURN AFTER IDLING AT A RED LIGHT SEVERAL MINUTES. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING CEASED AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THEY EXPERIENCED A NO START SIMILAR TO MINE, A SHORT DRIVE, THEN CAR WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR A SHORT TIME , NO CRANK AT RESTART, BLACK DASH, STUCK KEY. I HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TO DEALER TECH THAT CAR FAILS TO KEEP CURRENT DATE AND TIME. EACH DAY I NOTE IT HAS REVERTED BACK AGAIN TO THE YEAR 2010 AND AN INCORRECT TIME. A RESET LIKE CLICK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE IS FREQUENTLY HEARD. RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS HAVE FLASHED WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW.
HIT A DEER HEAD ON AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED BUT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON
UNABLE TO LATCH SEATBELT DRIVERS SIDE FOR THE MECHANISM THE CHARGE IS 200.00 WHAT A RIP OFF THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE COVERED DO TO SAFETY. IF I AM IN A WRECK AND MY SEATBELT DOESN'T LATCH HOW SAFE AM I. NO ACCIDENTS JUST QUIT WORKING
CHEVY 2014 CRUZE HAS MALFUNCTIONING SENSORS IN THE BUMPER OF THE CAR.THE CAR GETS WET.THE SENSORS SHUT DOWN AND THE BATTERY WON'T CHARGE AND THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SOLUTION FROM G:M IS TO REPLACE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND THE SENSORS AND WIRE HARNESS . HOW EVER THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY DAUGHTERS BATTERY WENT DEAD ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER RESEARCH BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND NEGATIVE CABLE REPLACED BUT G:M WANTS $2800.00 TO REPLACE SENSORS..THIS CAR HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND IT'S NOT SAFE..G:M ADMITS THEY UPGRADED THE SENSORS AND HARNESS SO IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AGAIN.WON'T STAND BEHIND THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT. THESE VEHICLES ARE IN DANGER OF SHUTTING DOWN AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANYTIME. AT LEAST THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE NOT A SERVICE BULLETIN #314...
2014 CHEVROLET CRUZ. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OX/NOX SENSOR ISSUES THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, SOFTWARE ISSUES, THE HEATING MECHANISM FAILED, IGNITION MALFUNCTIONED. *JS
WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO A STOP EITHER AT A STOP LIGHT, SIGN, OR YIELDING OFF THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR BEGINS TO IDLE VERY HARD SHAKING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH. THEN IT SHUTS OFF WHILE THE IGNITION IS STILL RUNNING. YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, TURN IF OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I STILL DO NOT HAVE A ENGINE LIGHT SHOWING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE.
TURBO/ SUPER CHARGER FOR 2014 CRUZE LT GASOLINE ENGINE HAS CAUSED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS FOR THE 2014 CRUZE LT THAT THE SUPER CHARGER CRACKS AND LEAKS EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE TURBO CHARGER WHICH RESTRICTS THE TURBINE FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND NORMAL COST JUST TO BUY THE PART IS 800 USD TO 1200 USD TO PURCHASE EXCLUDING INSTALL COST. THE ISSUE IS INTERNAL WHICH COULD ONLY BE CLASSIFIED AS A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH.
CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM FAILURE DATE:2/27/18 THE RADIO DASHBOARD POWERS ON AND OFF (FREQUENTLY AT TIMES). IT APPEARED TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE DASHBOARD WOULD DISPLAY: "SERVICE STABILITRAK" THIS BEGIN HAPPENING ON 2/27/18 AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE.
HEAT WONT WORK IN COLD WEATHER. LOOKED UP AND SEEN TONS OF THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE WITH A RECALL FOR HEAT BLOCK. ALSO FRONT END AXEL SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO SNAP. I CONTACTED CHEVY THEY WERE NO HELP. ITS OUR ONLY CAR RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE A CHILD. NOT SAFE AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED.
MY DISPLAY AND RADIO BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING OFF AND ON. THEN MY STABILITRAK SERVICE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON. I HAVE LOSS OF POWER AND AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY TRYING TO DRIVE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I AM CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER WHO SHOULD WARRANTY THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE CHEVY FORUM WEBSITE. WE DESERVE SOME SORT OF HELP WITH THIS AND NOT AT OUR EXPENSE. THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION BUT THE LOSS OF POWER IS WHILE DRIVING. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING HIT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE HELP. [XXX] 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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PREMATURELY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED 34 TSBS ON THE FUEL SYSTEM AND 153 TSBS ON THE ENGINE, BUT NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED. THE DEALER (GUSTMAN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 1450 DELANGLADE ST, KAUKAUNA, WI 54130, (920) 766-3581) WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,883.
NOTCHY OR STICK/SLIP FEELING OF STEERING WHEEL NEAR THE CENTER POSITION AT OR ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR, CONDITION IS CONSTANT, NOT INTERMITTENT! CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE TELLS ME THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER IS NOT AFFECTED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED DECELERATION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND EVEN WHEN SHIFTED TO A DIFFERENT GEAR. LANDERS CHEVROLET OF NORMAN (1221 ED NOBLE PKWY, NORMAN, OK) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CAN NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK. ITS LOCKED IN PLACE
NOTORIOUS GM ISSUE - TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. THIRD TIME MINE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ARE NOW LEAKING AGAIN - SUSPECT IN COLDER CLIMATES THE PART IS NOT HOLDING UP AND ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DEFECTS. FLUID LEAKS OUT AND CAUSES BUILD UP ON THE LINE, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY BE A FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CRUZE. THE DEALER IS ASKING $400+ TO REPAIR WHAT I VIEW IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND DESIGN. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THIS IS ANOTHER PROBLEM I AM FACED TO COVER THE REPAIR BILL FOR A FAULTY DESIGN/PRODUCT. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
OVER MY ENTIRE DRIVE HOME TONIGHT, I HAD MY STEERING WHEEL "STICK" WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT AREAS OF ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE DID THIS MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES AND IN ORDER TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE VEHICLE IN TERMS OF STEERING, I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL (LESS THAN 1/10TH OF TURN) TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO FEEL THE VEHICLE HAD CONTROL. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY, THE CAR WOULD JERK AS IT REGAINED CONTROL. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON ICY ROADS, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SEVERE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AS IT IS RIGHT NOW. I HAVE HEARD AND READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE. IT'S INTERMITTENT, SO IT IS HARD TO DIAGNOSE, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU, YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DRIVING THE CAR, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S DRIVING YOU!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO AND BACK UP CAMERA FAILED TO DISPLAY INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANDOVAL BUICK GMC (300 N HAMILTON RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43213) WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY WARNING ERROR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO SANDOVAL BUICK GMC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVY CRUZE . CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD AND STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND STAY IN LANE. CONTACT SPOKE WITH CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN NORTH CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA (JOSH). CHEVY STATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE. VEHICLES ARE BEING FIXED AS THEY EXPERIENCE THE STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING WHEEL OVER CORRECTS ITSELF AFTER LOCKING INTO STRAIGHT POSITION.CONTACT STATED SHE SPOKE WITH CHEVY HQ OFFICE - HQ OFFICE SAID TO CALL NHTSA. 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN.
THE POWER TO THE RADIO SCREEN CONSTANTLY CUTS OUT. MANY TIMES THE SCREEN GETS STUCK IN THE BACK UP CAMERA MODE. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING. IT HAPPENS IN PARK AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
TURN SIGNAL REFLECTOR CLIPS ON BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE BROKEN OFF INSIDE THE DOME COVER FOR THE LIGHTS.
ENGINE OIL COOLER FAILURE. HOUSING IS LEAKING ON OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK THAT PART IS BOLTED TO. NOT SURE WHEN LEAK STARTED AND IF THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING OR STATIONARY. THIS PART WAS COVERED ON 2011 AND 2012 MODEL BUT WRITTEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR 2013 AND LATER MODELS. DEALERSHIP KEEP INVENTORY ON THIS PART DUE TO FREQUENT REPLACEMENT NEEDS. CHEVROLET KNEW THE PART HAS PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF REPAIRING THE ISSUE WITH THE PART THEY HAVE REMOVED IT FROM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS PART OF THE POWERTRAIN. THIS REPAIR COST OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ON VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE WATER PUMP HAS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ( HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM507379/SB-10057265-3557.PDF). I BELIEVE THE ISSUE WITH THE OIL COOLER IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE WATER PUMP ISSUE. GOING THROUGH CHEVROLET CRUZE TALK FORUM AND READING ISSUE AFTER ISSUE ONLINE FURTHER SHOWS MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
FOR THE PAST YEAR I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH MY CAR OVERHEATING. THE SCREEN WILL DISPLAY AC OFF DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE, FROM THEN THE SCREEN WILL GO TO ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE, EVERY TIME I DRIVE THESE SIGNALS COME ON, IF I STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT COLD AIR AUTOMATICALLY STARS TO KICK OUT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERSHIPS ALONG WITH TWO OTHER REPAIR SHOPS, I'VE HAD A NEW WATER PUMP, NEW THERMOSTAT, TIMING HOUSE SENSOR CHANGED AND RADIATOR FLUSH DONE OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR IN A HALF AND STILL TO THIS DAY NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX IT.
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