Chevrolet Cruze Complaints (2014)

703 consumer complaints on file.

#11253619September 6, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATION NOTABLY SLUGGISH, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR CONCERN 3 YEARS AGO WITH COMPLAINTS AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ISSUES. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP THIS YEAR DUE TO CHECK ENGINE CODE. TURBO ENGINE DEFECTIVE, GOING TO COST $2200 TO REPAIR. UNDER $60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN BUT JUST HIT THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY 2 DAYS PRIOR TO CALLING DEALERSHIP AND GM. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DUE TO MISSING PROBLEM DURING ORIGINAL COMPLAINTS 3 YEARS AGO. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHICH FOUND ADDITIONAL $2000 IN REPAIRS THAT WOULD NEED TO TAKE PLACE IN ORDER FOR TURBO REPAIR TO BE EFFECTIVE. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, WITH LIKELIHOOD IT WOULD BREAK DOWN IN 10 MIN TO MULTIPLE LEAKS AND BROKEN PARTS ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP MISSED AND FAILED TO DISCUSS. CAR NOW COSTS $3400 TO REPAIR , GM ONLY WILLING TO HELP WITH $600. CAR TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252966September 3, 2019
ENGINE
CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT CAUSED BY WATER PUMP FAILING AT ONLY 67K MILES. FAILING PUMP CAUSED COOLANT LEAK IN CAR WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252442August 30, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
"TAKATA RECALL" CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION HEADING SOUTH BOUND ON HWY 167.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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
#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
#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
#11240212July 28, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSTANT ANTI FREEZE LEAKING. REPLACED THE WATER PUMP TWICE, THE COOLANT RESERVOIR, THE THERMOSTAT, FLUSH THE SYSTEM,. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER OUR YEAR AND HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS AMOUNTS MONEY ON REPAIRS. NO MATTER WHAT I DO KNOW THE PROBLEM IS NEVER SOLVED. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MAKE AND MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233806July 22, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CRASHED INTO AN ABANDONED VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE REAR, LIFTING IT UP ON A BARRIER WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAD BRUISES ON HER CHEST, WAIST, AND LEG FROM THE SEAT BELT. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE CUTS ON HER HAND. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE FOR THE INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11233468July 19, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I'VE HAD MY 2014 CHEVY CRUZE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. BACK IN DECEMBER 2018 IT STARTED HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES. ANTIFREEZE WAS POURING OUT, IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING, ROUGH IDLE,AND OVERHEATING, MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD MY CAR ABOUT A WEEK. THE SAID WATER PUMP WAS FAILING,THERMOSTAT WAS OUT, COOLER OUTLET HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOT EVEN 12 HOURS LATER I WAS TAKING IT BACK IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. ENGINE LIGHTS WERE STILL COMING ON. THIS TIME THEY FIXED THE OIL COOLER LINE, AND CRANKSHAFT. A FEW DAYS PASSED AND AGAIN I WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. TOOK IT BACK, AND THEY FIXED THE CRANKCASE VENTALATION, CAMSHAFT COVER, INTAKE MANIFOLDINTAKE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR. MAYBE 2 WEEKS PASSED AND I FINALLY GOT UPSET AND TOOK IT 45 MINS TO ANOTHER SHOP, WITHIN A FEW HOURS I GOT A CALL THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. I WAS STILL HAVING ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS I DID WHEN IT FIRST MESSED UP. I ENDED UP HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE OTHER DEALERSHIP WHO HAD BEEN WORKING ON IT. THEY KEPT ME CAR FOR 29 DAYS WHILE FIXING MY BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THEY RESURFACED IT AND FIXED CLAMPS. WELL, THURSDAY JULY 11 I WAS AT MY BOSSES HOUSE TRYING TO BACK UP UNDER A SHADE TREE. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, IT SOUNDED HORRIBLE. IT WAS JUST SPITTING AND SPUTTERING. I OUT IT IN REVERSE AND HIT THE GAS. MY CAR STARTED ROLLING TOWARD! IT WOULD NOT BACK IT. I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKE AND IT DID NOTHING. I HAD TO PULL MY EMERGANCY BREAK BEFORE I RAN INTO HER FENSE.I IMMEDIATELY GOT ON THE PHONE WITH THE DEALERSHIP 45 MINS AWAY. SET MY APPOINTMENT UP. LATER THAT NIGHT ON THE WAY TO TAKE MY KIDS TO VBS, WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHILE TRYING TO CROSS OVER A MAIN HIGHWAY THE CAR JUST STARTED SPITTING AND SPUTTERING. IT WAS BARELY MOVING EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. GOT IT TO DEALERSHIP 45 MINS AWAY FRIDAY 12TH. ANOTHE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THAT CAR IS NOT SAFE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232220July 16, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND "STABILIZER", "TRACTION CONTROL", AND A WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE OTHER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KELLEY CHEVROLET (5220 VALUE AVE, FORT WAYNE, IN 46805) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231738July 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAD STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR MY RADIO WOULD SOMETIMES TAKE A LONG TIME TO COME ON. EVENTUALLY WOKE UP ONE DAY TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD. USED MY PORTABLE JUMPER TO CHARGER AND TOOK IT TO GET READ AND IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL DRAIN THAT WAS STILL CHARGING MY BATTERY EVEN AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF. THE SECOND ISSUE IS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND GO TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE CAUSING TO ME TO ALMOST BE HIT TWICE. I HAD TO GIVE IT GAS A SECOND TIME IN ORDER FOR IT TO ACCELERATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231613July 13, 2019
ENGINE
I RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY TURBO BECOMING DEFECTIVE THAT I LATER FOUND OUT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNEW THAT IT HAD A MANUFACTURING FLAW CAUSING MULTIPLE TURBOS TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A COSTLY PART TO REPLACE AND WITH IT BEING ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER HAS CAUSED A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE THAT HAS ALSO TRIGGERED MULTIPLE PARTS TO GO OUT LIKE MY IGNITION COIL AS WELL AS MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED MY CAR TO OVERHEAT. AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE IS STILL NO NEWS ON WHEN THIS PART IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, WE ARE ONLY TOLD THAT THE PART IS BEING REMADE TO SUSTAIN THE STRESS OF THE EXTRA WORK THAT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR OUR ORIGINAL PART TO SUSTAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231224July 12, 2019
ENGINE
THE CAR STARTED MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF AT STOPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231065July 11, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING HOME AT 9PM ON A HIGH SPEED/TRAFFIC HIGHWAY, WE HAD ALL ELECTRICITY/STEERING SUDDENLY GO OUT, THEN WHEN IT CAME BACK ON POPPED UP WITH A "SERVICE STABILITRAK " MESSAGE. LUCKILY, IT CAME BACK ON BEFORE A WRECK BUT SCARED ALL OF US TO PIECES. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THE POSTED 70MPH SPEED LIMIT, BUT STARTED TO DECELERATE WHEN POWER WAS LOST. THIS HAPPENED ON 07/08/19. TODAY, 07/11/19 WE HAD TO JUMP THE CAR AND THE TURN SIGNALS NO LONGER DO THE LITTLE "CLICK" NOISE, AND THE DASH SCREEN/BACKUP CAMERA WON'T COME ON, ALTHOUGH THE RADIO STILL SOMEHOW WORKS. ALSO ON LUNCH BREAK TODAY, CAR WAS DEAD, KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION TILL THE CAR WAS JUMP STARTED. AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE CAR, WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230213July 8, 2019
ENGINE
TURBOCHARGER IS FAULTY AND CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. CHEVROLET IS TELLING ME I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 2-3 MONTHS BEFORE THE PART WILL BE IN BECAUSE THOUSANDS ARE WAITING ON THIS SAME PART FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR CAR. I'VE PUT IN A CASE WITH THEM AND THEY SEEM TO BE IN NO HURRY TO GIVE ME ANSWERS ON HOW LONG THIS WILL ACTUALLY TAKE AND WHEN I CAN EXPECT MY CAR TO BE SAFE AGAIN. WITHOUT A LONER CAR, I FEEL VERY UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING MY BROKEN VEHICLE AND THEY ARE ACTING LIKE THIS IS NO BIG DEAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229801July 6, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR LOST POWER AND DOES NOT GET UP TO SPEED AS IT SHOULD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229325July 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SIDE DETECTION WENT OUT AND THEY FIXED IT THEN I HAD TO HAVE IT CHANGED AGAIN IM GOING TO START A LAW SUIT BECAUSE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT KEEPS BLOWING OUT IVE TALKED TO A LAWYER AND THEY SAID I HAVE A GOOD CASE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228605July 1, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER COOLANT OUTLET FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222790June 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HOW THE CAR IS COMMUNICATING WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I AM SUSPECTING. RANDOMLY, WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON, THE RADIO, AND EVERYTHING ELSE EXCEPT THE ENGINE WON'T EVEN CRANK. I'VE HAD THE BASICS CHECKED (BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, STARTER) AND ALL IS WELL. WHILE IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MANY TIMES. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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