What 864 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COOLING FAN WAS ACTIVATED AND THE THERMOSTAT GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. UPON FURTHER NOTICE, THE CONTACT NOTICED LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP, WATER PUMP HOUSING, AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ *CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE HEADLAMPS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE KEY FAILING TO DISLODGE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

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WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSES POWER AND COMES BACK. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED OR EVEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCISIONS

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WE PURCHASED THE CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER IN 2012 AND MADE THE DECISION BASED ON ALL OF THE SAFETY FEATURES AND SUPPOSEDLY WARANTIES THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CAR, WHICH SHE LOVED. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS OVER THE 4 YEARS, BUT NOW THE CAR IS FAILING TO BRAKE WHEN SHE IS PRESSING THE PEDAL AND AFTER SHE PUMPS IT, IT FINALLY COMES TO A STOP, BUT OF COURSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE. TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC THINKING MAYBE IT WAS BRAKE FLUID, BUT THEN HE FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE THE RECALL #12213 THAT GM HAD FROM 2013 DESCRIBING THIS VERY ISSUE. HE SUGGESTED CALLING THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER THE RECALL AND WHEN I DID, THEY ARE TELLING ME IT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED ON HER CAR (WHICH I AM NOT SURE I BELIEVE BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SO MANY BAD EXPERIENCES WITH THIS DEALER & RECALLS THAT I DON'T THINK IT WAS EVER REPAIRED!) THEY TELL ME WE WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER THE RECALL. I CALLED GM TO QUESTION WHY THEY WOULDN'T REPAIR A "KNOWN" ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES AND SHE TELLS ME THAT THE RECALL ITSELF HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED DOWN, SO IT MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE CAR! I GUESS THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE A CRASH ON THEIR HANDS THEN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE AFTER READING THIS WEBSITE, MY DAUGHTER IS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. WHAT TERRIBLE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BLATANT DISREGARD FOR SOMEONE'S LIFE THAN TO JUST IGNORE AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY ASKED OUR MECHANIC TO FIX HER BRAKES SO THAT SHE IS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH, BUT THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. I FEEL LIKE SOME OF THE OTHERS ON THIS SITE, THAT I'M NOT EVEN SURE WE GOT A NOTICE ON THIS ISSUE OR WE FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS. LAST USA CAR FOR US-THEY REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT CUSTOMERS! I CAN'T PUT MY CHILD'S LIFE INTO THEIR HANDS ANY LONGER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS STRONG ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO COOLER LINE, THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE LINE AND THE OIL SEAL GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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CHEVROLET CRUZE RECALL MY 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE WAS RECALLED TWICE, ONCE OF OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING, AND ONCE FOR BRAKE FAILURE WHEN CRAWLING, SUCH A PARKING. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS, BUT THE BRAKES STILL FAIL, AND NOW THE USES 1 QUART EVERY WEEK. THE BRAKE FAILURE RECENTLY REOCCURRED WHEN MY SPOUSE WAS PARKING AND SHE HIT A WALL AND DAMAGES THE CAR. THE DEALER HAS SINCE TOLD ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THE CAR IS CONSUMING OIL, SO I HAVE ELEVATED THE ISSUE TO GM I THINK THAT THE NTSB HAS TO FURTHER MONITOR THIS PROBLEM TO ASCERTAIN WHY THE RECALLED ITEMS ARE STILL FAILING.

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AC OFF DUE TO HIGH TEMP, THERMOSTAT REPLACED 2014. AC OFF DUE TO HIGH TEMP AGAIN, THERMOSTAT REPLACED MAY 20, 2015.. DEC 27TH, 2015 AC OFF DUE TO HIGH TEMP AGAIN- CAR OVERHEATED IN 10 DEGRE WEATHER. THERMOSTAT BEING REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME!! *JS

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WHEN CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK, AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF THE DIC STATES "SHIFT CAR INTO PARK". I PUSH UP ON THE GEAR SHIFTER THEN THE DIC SCREEN WILL GO OFF AND CAR SEEM TO BE INTO PARK.

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THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY WILL NOT STOP DESPITE FLOORING THE BRAKE WHILE IN REVERSE. MOST RECENTLY, I PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN BACK INTO REVERSE GEAR. THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF.

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MY 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE STARTING IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR 2015 THE CAR HAD 75,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED WITH THE DASH LIGHTS, FAN, RADIO AND DISPLAY ALL RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING ON. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STABILITRACK DISPLAY WILL COME ON AND THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME BUT USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS GOING SLOW OR STOPPED, I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN APPLYING THE BREAKS. THIS HOWEVER IS NOT THE EXTENT OF IT AS NOW WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT HAS KEPT MY KEYS AND WOULD NOT START EITHER. EVENTUALLY WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED FORTUNATELY IT CAME BACK TO LIFE AND DISPLAYED A THEFT PROTECTION DISPLAY. I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER WHO SERVICES MY CAR AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM HOWEVER WHEN I GO ONLINE THERE ARE DOZENS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED DIRECTLY TO THESE TYPE OF ISSUES WITH THE CHEVROLET CRUZE. I ALSO POSTED A COMPLAINT ON A CAR WEBSITE TO TRY TO HELP COMMUNICATE THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER CHEVROLET CRUZE OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES.

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WE HAD 6 RECALLS WE NEVER NEW ABOUT TURN OUT THE CAR BROKE DOWN CALL DEALER AND SAID WE RECEIVE THAT DAY A RECALL CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE CALL POWER TRAIN THEY SENT A WREAKER RECALL WERE FIX NOW THEIR CHARGING 2,200 FOR A ECOTEC TURBOCHARGER THAT'S CRACK IN A GM WEB SITE WHERES THEIR IS A RECALL BUT YET HAVE NOT RECEIVE ONE THIS IS A SINGLE MOM OF 4 KIDS WE NEED CAR FIX ASAP HELP PLEASE MY BROTHER HAS A WRECKER SERVICE ITS IN FORT STOCKTON TX NOT DRIVABLE BAD LOAD NOSE JUST STARTED IN MOTION THIS CAR 3YRS OLD VERY UPSET.

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SMELLS LIKE BURNING OIL TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND SAID THERE IS SOME OIL SPILLING ON SIDE OF ENGINE.

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MY RADIO FLICKERS ON AND OFF, MY ABS LLIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON REAL FAST AND ON MY ODOMETER I GET A READING "TRACTION CONTROL" AND SOMETHING ABOUT STABILITRAK CONTROL. EVERYTHING FLICKERS SO FAST IT'S HARD TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT LIGHTS UP. APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A STRONG OIL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT MADE A SPUTTERING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT POWER OFF. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO POWER THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND KEPT THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES UNTIL THE SHAKING AND SPUTTERING CEASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

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WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT CONTINUOUSLY JERK FORWARD, AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, THE CAR IS IN MOTION , ON A REGULAR STREET. IT'S UNKNOWN WHY THE CAR IS DOING THIS.

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WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS SUCH AS RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL START TO FLASH ON AND OFF WITH THE RADIO DISPLAY REBOOTING AT INTERMITTENT TIMES, AND SOMETIMES CONSTANTLY. POWER HAS ON OCCASION BEEN LOST COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE SYMPTOMS ARE ONLY THE RADIO AND CONSOLE BELOW IT LOSING POWER, BUT WHEN IT GETS REALLY FREQUENT, A COUPLE OF THE INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS REGARDING ABS AND ANOTHER ONE I CANNOT REMEMBER OFF HAND FLASH, AND THE STABILITRAC WARNING IS DISPLAYING "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL". THIS CAN LAST FOR 5 MINUTES OR AS LONG AS A DAY OR MORE. I NOTICED ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, THE PROBLEMS STARTED ON VERY HUMID DAYS AT BOTH EARLY MORNING AND EVENING TIME FRAMES, AND NECESSARILY WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. WHEN PROBLEM GETS EXTREMELY BAD, I USUALLY PULL OVER SOMEWHERE AND TAKE OFF THE "NEGATIVE" BATTERY CABLE FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS USING A WRENCH I MUST CARRY IN THE VEHICLE, FORCING THE CONTROL MODULE OF THE VEHICLE TO RESET. THIS TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING NOR HAVE THEY EVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONERY. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS ON EXPRESSWAYS OR CITY STREETS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED IN MULTIPLE STATES(NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE COAST AND IN CHICAGO AREA. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS . THE LAST TIME WAS ON SEPT. 30, 2015. I DO HAVE VIDEOS THAT I CAPTURED WITH MY PHONE BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT YOUR WEBSITE CAN SUPPORT THEM.

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MY WIFE PULLED INTO MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVEWAY TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND WAS GOING TO PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO MY DAUGHTER'S SUV, MY WIFE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT SHE COULD NOT FEEL IT, SHE LOOK DOWN AND FOUND THE GAS PEDAL AND ABOUT 4 INCHES OF THE STEM ON THE FLOOR COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF

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THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RESERVOIR HOSE HAS COME LOSE AND IS LEAKING 95% OF THE WASHER FLUID INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IS NOT CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT HARD TO SEE ON PARTIALLY RAINY OR DUSTY DAYS HERE IN TEXAS. NOT TO MENTION I DO NOT KNOW WHAT PROBLEMS COULD BE CAUSED FROM THE EXCESS WASHER FLUID SPRAYING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CHEVY WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

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DRIVING THE RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT MEANWHILE SERVICE STABILITRAC WARNING COMES ON. DOES THIS AROUND 6-12 TIMES IN A 30 MINUTE DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK. ON A FEW INSTANCES THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURES ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND AT A STAND STILL. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON NUMEROUS TIMES. IT IS A P0597 CODE STATING TEMP SENSOR IS INOPERABLE. NON OF THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE GOING ON IN A 2012 WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT.

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TWICE I HAVE WALKED BACK TO MY CAR & FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAS REMAINED ON. AFTER PARKING, I PRESS THE ENGINE ON/OFF BUTTON, EXIT THE CAR, LOCK ALL DOORS WITH THE FOB AND WALK AWAY. THIS TIME, I PARKED IN A VERY LARGE, CROWDED PUBLIC PARKING LOT. I WAS AT LEAST 6 BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE CAR FOR 2 HOURS. THANKFULLY, THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR IS OUTSIDE, NOT IN MY GARAGE. IN RECENT LIGHT OF PEOPLE SUCCUMBING TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING DUE TO THIS VERY SITUATION OCCURRING WITH CARS IN CLOSED GARAGES, I WOULD EXPECT A VOLUNTARY OR FORCED RECALL TO REMEDY THIS GM ADMITTED DESIGN DECISION.

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A SEATBELT GOT WRAPPED AROUND MY 2 YEAR OLDS NECK AND WOULD NOT LOOSEN AND WE HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT BECAUSE IT WAS CHOKING HER... IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LUCKILY MY AUNTS HOUSE WAS CLOSE AND I WAS ABLE TO RUN IN THE HOUSE AND GET SCISSORS TO CUT IT OFF HER.

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MY NIECE GOT IN CAR AND TRIED PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. RIGHT REAR WHEEL DID NOT SPIN AS IF PARKING PRAKE WAS PULLED HARD BUT THE PARKING BRAKE WASN'T ENGAGED. DASH SHOWED SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL . TRIED REVERSE WITH NO LUCK. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL. WHEELS FREED UP BUT THE LIGHT WITH TWO SQUIGGLY ARROWS WAS STILL LIT ON DASH. DROVE AROUND BLOCK AND ALL REVERTED TO BEING FINE. AM VERY CONCERNED SEEING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM ON CHEVY CRUZE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I GUESS I WILL BE CALLING AN ATTORNEY.

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