Chevrolet Cruze Complaints

3,726 consumer complaints on file.

#11246707August 27, 2019
ENGINE
I WAS SITTING IN MY VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, SINCE IT IS AUGUST AND VERY HOT IN LAS VEGAS. I HAD BEEN IN MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES ABOUT TO LEAVE WHEN MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I SMELT AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THEN MY CAR SHUT OFF AND SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I QUICKLY EXITED MY VEHICLE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WAS IN ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAVE NOT DONE ANY MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE OR WORK TO MY VEHICLE RECENTLY. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AGO. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAUGHT ON FIRE SPONTANEOUSLY AND RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246556August 26, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE RIDING ON THEE FREEWAY IN GEORGIA YESTERDAY THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER STOPPED. I TURNED THEE WIPERS OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AFTER I PUSHED IT BACK DOWN. AND NOW IT'S STOPPING A QUARTER OF THEE WAY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246224August 24, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE ON OCCASION. FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE HAS A LOSS OF THE POWER ASSIST. AFTER STARTING THE CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE, RELEASE THE BRAKE, VEHICLE BEGINS TO MOVE, APPLY BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL BECOME VERY HARD WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245406August 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL I HEAR A DRIPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY A SOUND LIKE THE DRIPPING IS HITTING SOMETHING HOT. ELECTRONICS SUCH AS THE RADIO, SIGNALS, AND THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SCREEN IS OUT. THE CAR IS AT THE AUTONATION SERVICE CENTER ON SECURITY BLVD. IN BALTIMORE AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO PROFIT FROM THESE DEFECTS. IT'S SAD...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245474August 21, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED, AND LOST POWER WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED OR WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET OF PALATINE (151 E LAKE COOK RD, PALATINE, IL 60074, (847) 359-7700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TURBO LAG. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS RESET AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, THE PROBLEM NEVER STOPPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,148. *TT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOW BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AS OF 8-21-19. I WAS ADVISED BY LU (A WOMAN), THAT A SENIOR ADVISER WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE AS OF YET. FYI I ENCOUNTERED SOMEONE AT A GAS STATION THAT ADVISED ME THAT HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS CAR (SAME MAKE & MODEL), WHEN HIS AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. HE GAVE ME HIS CONTACT INFO: FERNANDO GARCIA - PH#: (773)949-0922.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245331August 20, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED, AND LOST POWER. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW OF ALEXANDRIA (499 S PICKETT ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304, (703) 684-8500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V044000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245349August 20, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE PURCHASED UNDER 1 MONTH AGO WITH 15K MILES ON IT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT WITH AUTO STOP ENGAGED, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AS LIGHT TURNED GREEN; AUTO STOP ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON, THEN SEEMINGLY FAILED AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. REQUIRED ME TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN TURN KEY SO IGNITION WAS OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN, VEHICLE CAME BACK ON WITH NO ISSUES AND I DROVE AWAY. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 109 F, AND THIS OCCURED AT THE END OF MY 25 MILE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK USING MOSTLY SURFACE STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244899August 19, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
OUR CHEVY CRUZE HAD STARTED SHIFTING STRANGE WHILE DRIVING, LOSING POWER AND IT WOULD START TO IDLE ROUGH, AND JUST SHUT OFF, A DAY LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE RAN A CODE SCANNER ON IT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. 7 ERROR CODES CAME UP AND IT ALL LED TO A FAILED PCV VALVE. TWO DAYS LATER IT WAS IN THE SHOP AND WE ARE NOW FACED WITH A MAJOR REPAIR COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244975August 19, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
WHEN STARTING THE CAR, A PREVIOUSLY USED 2015 CHEVY CRUZE LT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGES 'SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL' AND 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' APPEARED. WHEN DRIVING, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE REDUCTION IN ACCELERATION POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244740August 18, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS SOMETIMES AT LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. ONLY HAPPENS AFTER WE'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30+ MILES OR MORE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S HIGHWAY OR CITY. WHEN IT STALLS, NO DASH LIGHTS COME ON, IT DOESN'T IDLE IMPROPERLY AND THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO STALL. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AT IDLE AND APPLY IT TO THE GAS TO MOVE THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AFTER STOPPING IS WHEN IT STALLS. I HAVE REPLACED THE VALVE COVER AND INTAKE (TWO WEEKS AGO) AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. IDLE DOES GET A LITTLE WORSE WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON. I'VE PUT $2000.00 INTO THIS CAR THIS YEAR FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I'VE VISITED THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS. NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING UNPREDICTABLY SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244761August 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT
[XXX] OF EBARA FLUID HANDLING DIVISION WITH THE SHOP FLOOR'S PERMISSION AND WITHOUT MINE PLACE PLAY EQUIPMENT IN VEHICLE AND PASSED OUT PIECES TO SPY ON ME. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE COPS HAVE RECOVERED SOME OF THE PIECES. BUT, THE FOLLOWING INDIVUALS OF EBARA INTL CORPORATION STILL HAVE SOME OF THE PIECES THEY REFUSE TO GIVE BACK. [XXX]- HUMAN RESOURCES, [XXX]- HUMAN RESOURCES, AND [XXX] - MARKETING HAVE USED THIS EQUIPMENT TO SPY ON ME AND HARASS ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BY MAKING THERE VOICES POP UP IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF MY VEHICLE. YOU MAY CONTACT THEM AT [XXX] AND ASK FOR [XXX] FOR FURTHER DETAILS. YOU MAY FIND MY VEHICLE BY THE LICENSE PLATE [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11244486August 16, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 107000 MILES. DIAGNOSED AS CODE P0420 CATALYTIC CONVERTER EFFICIENCY LOW. REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET CATALYTIC CONVERTER MADE BY WALKER, BUT CODE DID NOT CLEAR. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER CARE, WAS SENT TO ELKINS CHEVROLET. THEY CONFIRMED SAME DIAGNOSIS AND INDICATED AFTERMARKET PARTS DO NOT PERFORM TO CAR'S ULEV SPEC. BUT GM CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY GM HAS AN ISSUE WITH PREMATURE FAILURE OF THIS PART AND DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT. GM CUSTOMER CARE WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ESTIMATE OF AVAILABILITY NOR ANY INDICATION OF WHY IT IS ON BACK ORDER FOR SO LONG. PLEASE WE NEED A RECALL ON THIS FEDERALLY MANDATED EMISSIONS PART. I CANNOT PASS NJ INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244519August 16, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OUT OF NO WHERE THE ENGINE STARTS TO SPUTTER WHILE SITTING IN IDLE ON THE 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. IT IS THE VALVE COVER, LETTING IN TOO MUCH AIR TO THE FUEL SYSTEM CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SPUTTER TO TRY TO CORRECT WHICH, IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY, CAUSES THE CRANK SHAFT TO GO BAD WHICH MAKES YOUR CAR SOUND LIKE YOU SHOULD BE ON THE JETSONS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT OVER THE INTERNET AND WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE AS I AM NOW HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244531August 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DIGITAL GAUGE CLUSTER EVENTUALLY SHORTS DUE TO FACTORY-INSTALLED WIRING BEING TOO SHORT. NEEDS A SPECIAL WIRING HARNESS TO LENGTHEN THE WIRES TO PREVENT PREMATURE WEAR. AFFECTS EVERYTHING FROM THE RADIO, TO CRITICAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SUCH AS MILEAGE, FUEL LEVEL, CURRENT SPEED, RPMS, ETC. THIS ISSUE CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING FINE IN THE MORNING, WAS SHUT OFF, AND THEN NO LONGER FUNCTIONING IN THE AFTERNOON UPON STARTING UP AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244411August 16, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COOLANT SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON MY MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A 4 YEAR PERIOD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244144August 15, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT. GOT SO HOT IT BLEW MY HEAD GASKET AS WELL AS HOSES AND CASING FOR WATER RESERVOIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243521August 13, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THORNTON CHEVROLET (180 S MAIN ST, MANCHESTER, PA 17345, (717) 266-8800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KNOCK SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOURTEEN TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 95372768444. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,039. *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243597August 13, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING FUNCTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243672August 13, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 9-542-4410467. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V304000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243750August 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONSTAR MODULE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 53,500 MILES, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT 54,542 MILES, GM PART NUMBER 84024907, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, ONSTAR SAFETY SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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