Chevrolet Cruze Complaints

3,726 consumer complaints on file.

#10936102December 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS LEAVING WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 0600HRS, I ONLY WARMED THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE TEMPERATURE WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW 0. THE BACK ROADS ARE PACKED SNOW, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS THERE IS A RIGHT TURN, I TRIED HITTING THE BRAKES AS I WAS COMING UP TO THE TURN, THE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO PUSH. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES. I COULD NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE SLOWING UNTIL I HIT A SNOWBANK ALSO HITTING A TREE. IMPACTING THE NOSE DEAD CENTER. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936075December 18, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER IS NOW INOPERABLE. IT HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE MOTOR AND IS NOW FREE ROAMING ON MY WINDSHIELD. CRUZETALK.COM FORUM STATES THAT THERE A LOT OF THESE ISSUES WITH THE CHEVY CRUZE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM WHEN IT STOPPED OPERATION. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO GET ME. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 3 HOURS IN A SNOW STORM WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935944December 17, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR WAS PARKED. I STARTED IT AND 2 MINUTES LATER I GOT 3 MESSAGES "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" "SERVICE STABILI TRAK" AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT WOULDN'T GO MORE THAN 5MPH. SO THEN I PARKED AGAIN, THANK GOD I DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE THE PARKING LOT OF THAT BUILDING. SO THEN I TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT REST FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN STARTED IT BACK ON AND THE MESSAGES DISAPPEARED AND IT WAS RUNNING "FINE" THE GAS PEDAL FELT A LITTLE HARD WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. NEXT DAY SAME THING BUT THIS TIME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY, I USE I-88 TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, GOING FROM 65-70 MPH TO 10 MPH AND IF SOMEONE WOULD'VE BEEN BEHIND ME THEY COULD'VE HIT ME. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND SOMETIMES I WORK LATE SHIFTS AND WITH THIS COLD WEATHER HAVING TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR IT TO "RUN" AGAIN IS HORRIBLE. I WAS FREEZING TO DEATH. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME CODES, AND I THINK GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS, BECAUSE IT'S A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT. TODAY I AM TAKING IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS TO HAVE ENOUGH PROOF OF THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935998December 17, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF DOWN A BUSY ROAD, LUCKILY NOT TOO BUSY WITH TRAFFIC AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON WITH COMMENT STABILITY TRACTION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED OUR CHEVY DEALER. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE THE CAR OFF A FEW MINUTES THEN TURN IT BACK ON WHICH I DID. ALL THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS LATER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED. THE CAR WAS FINE THE REST OF THE DAY. THE NEXT DAY AROUND 3 PM I WAS LEAVING WORK THE STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE REDUCED ENGINE SPEED LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR DROPPED TO 10 MILES AN HOUR I WAS ABOUT REAR ENDED. I TURNED ON HAZARDS. I RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION, I STARTED BLOWING MY HORN CAUSE THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN. THE GUY ON THE PHONE STATED TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT DID RESET. HE SAID I SEE YOU HAVE AN UPCOMING APPOINTMENT. I SAID YES BUT I AM DROPPING THE CAR OFF TONIGHT AND HE STATED OKAY. NEXT DAY THEY PHONE ME AND THE"THROTTLE BODY" WAS BAD. MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS. HE STATED HE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE OUTLET HOUSING, SOMETHING TO DO WITH OIL. THIS WAS JUST RE-PLACED 15 MONTHS AGO BUT WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. A DAY LATER I WAS OUT $1,053.99. LUCKILY I HAD THE MONEY! MY POINT IS NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT OTHERS, MANY OTHERS ALL OVER THE INTERNET HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS THROTTLE BODY. WHY NOT RECALL IT? DO YOU REALIZE WHAT DANGER I WAS IN??? THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935496December 15, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. IT MOVED A QUARTER UP THE WINDSHIELD AND STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935260December 14, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTER NOT SHIFTING AND THE VEHICLE NOT DECELERATING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935326December 14, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK THAT SATURATED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE FLOORING, THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, AND CAUSED VARIOUS SHORTS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE'S INNER COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935032December 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT LOOP LOW RESISTANCE HAD A POOR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SIR COIL AND STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG. THE SIR COIL AND STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V300000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 01/23/2017*CT UPDATED 03/17/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934761December 12, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934445December 10, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. JUST AS IT WAS ABOUT TO MOVE FORWARD AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, IT WENT INTO ENGINE POWER REDUCED MODE AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED. THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. THE CONDITIONS WERE COLD (ABOUT 20 DEGREES), WITH NO ICE. FURTHER WARNINGS INCLUDED TRACTION CONTROL SERVICING, BUT THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. MECHANIC IS SAYING IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933978December 8, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STEERING GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930344December 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING DIMMED. DURING THE FAILURES, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RESEATED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SERVICED THE FUEL INJECTOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930299December 6, 2016
ENGINE
FIRST, I RECEIVE A WARNING ABOUT ENGINE TEMP SO I PUT SOME COOLANT IN AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T COME UP AGAIN FOR A WEEK. BETWEEN THAT TIME, THE TIRE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS AND THE CAR IS AT ONLY 40,000 MILES SO IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME I GET THE TEMP WARNING I'M ON THE WAY TO WORK RIDING ALONG A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LOSES MOMENTUM AND LED ADVISES THAT CAR IS LOWERING POWER TO PROTECT ENGINE. MIND YOU, THIS IS AFTER I'VE ALREADY SPENT $400 ON NEW TIRES AND CHANGED THE OIL. A MINUTE AFTER THE LED ON, THE CAR WAS TRYING TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT THIS POINT AND I PULLED OVER. WHEN I GET TO A COMPLETE STOP, STEAM JUST ENGULFS MY HOOD. THE CAR WENT FROM DRIVING WITH NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE TO A COMPLETE DISASTER IN A MATTER OF ONE AND A HALF MINUTES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND LATER ON BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC. CHEVROLET ADVISES THAT THE ENGINE IS BAD. MY FOUR YEAR OLD CAR WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES NEEDS A $7,000 ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND I'VE NEVER HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE ON A CAR THAT HASN'T EVEN HIT HALF A 100K. THESE PROBLEMS DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH A 1999 MODEL I HAD FOR MUCH LONGER THAN THIS AND THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 120,000 WHEN THE CAR STARTED GIVING UP. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND THESE PEOPLE INVESTED IN A VEHICLE THAT WE EXPECTED TO SERVE US FOR THE PRICE WE PAID. I BOUGHT AMERICAN BECAUSE I WANTED TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY IN OUR COUNTRY. CHEVY LAUDS ITSELF AS A TOP-TIER COMPANY RANKED AT HIGHLY WITH MULTIPLE AUTO MAGAZINES EVERY YEAR. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN VERY LOW, THOUGH AND THIS HAS CAUSED ME SEVERE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR A VEHICLE I PAID IN FULL PRICE BRAND NEW. ENGINE REPLACEMENTS DO NOT HAPPEN AT 40,000 MILES ON A BRAND NEW CAR WITH A TOP-TIER AUTO MAKER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929875December 5, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT PLACED FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT A TWO MINUTE DELAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE OR MORE MINUTES, IT WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ALL THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930038December 5, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND DIESEL EXHAUST LEVEL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NITROGEN OXIDE SENSOR #2 WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE ISSUE RECURRED AND A RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER GM RECALL NOTIFICATION NUMBER: 15594 (EMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,719.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929771December 4, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ALWAYS PUTTING AIR IN MY TIRES AND FINALLY I JUST HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BECAUSE I GOT TIRED OF PUTTING AIR IN TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929746December 3, 2016
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TIRES WERE ALWAYS NEEDING AIR AND KEPT ME FROM DRIVING LIKE I SHOULD BE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929617December 2, 2016
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE "START, STOP" FEATURE WAS ACTIVATED WHEN THE CONTACT APPROACHED A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928936December 1, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I RECEIVED THE TURN OFF AC ENGINE TO HOT WARNING.THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS IN THE 50'S. PULLED OVER AND SAW THE COOLANT WAS LOW,ADDED COOLANT BUT IT WOULDN'T STAY IN THE TANK. TOOK THE CAR TO ARROWHEAD CHEVROLET IN PEORIA,AZ AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WATER OUTLET HOUSING LEAKING AND COST TO REPLACE WAS $490.00, THE CAR HAS 69,000 AND SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS ISSUE,THE DEALERSHIP COULD CARE LESS,CALLED GM WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD BASICALLY TOO BAD AND WE ARE SORRY BUT IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WE WILL NOT PROVIDE COST ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR. CURRENTLY THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE COOLANT LEAKING AT THE WATER PUMP,BUT GM FEELS IT SHOULDN'T COVER THE WATER OUTLET HOUSING. I'M SURE IT'S LEAKING FROM THE WATER PUMP BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER JUST WANTED TO MAKE A DOLLAR OFF A POOR SINGLE MOM. SHAME ON GM FOR KNOWING THE ISSUE WITH THE COOLANT LEAKING ISN'T JUST RELATED TO THE WATER PUMP BUT THE WHOLE COOLING SYSTEM!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928715November 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED, THE RADIO SHORTED, AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED EACH TIME THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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