What 864 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

I WHEN TO THE DEALER TO GET A NEW OIL DRAIN PLUG I GIVE THEN MY VIN AND THEY TELL ME MY OIL BRAIN PLUG PART NUMBERS WAS 55568037 WHEN I INSTALL THE OIL PLUG BACK I DAMAGE MY OIL PAN BECAUSE THE IS THE WRONG PART MY CAR HAS THE OIL PLUG PART NUMBER 96041864 BUT WHEN THEY CHECK ON THE COMPUTER IT SHOWS A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER NOW I MY TO REPLACE MY OIL PAN. *TR

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THE TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH THAT IS LOCATED ON THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE TRUNK IS BY USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE. THOUGH THIS DOES NOT POSE A DIRECT THREAT TO SAFETY IT IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT DUE TO THE NEED FOR THE KEY JUST TO OPEN AN UNLOCKED VEHICLES TRUNK. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONLY BEING ONE YEAR OLD WITH 50,000 MILES (SO THE WARRANTY IS OUT) AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS I PAY FULL PRICE. *TR

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I OWN A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE LTZ. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW IN MARCH 2012. RECENTLY, THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM HAS STARTED TO OCCUR WITH SOME FREQUENCY. WHILE BACKUP UP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL. AFTER PUSHING THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS. THE BRAKES FUNCTION FINE WHEN DRIVING FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL MINUTES, OR EVEN LONGER SUCH AS OVERNIGHT. TODAY, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS UNABLE TO REPEAT THE BRAKING PROBLEM. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THEY WOULD RESEARCH ANY RECENT BULLETINS AND CALL ME BACK. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIR NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM PROVIDED FAILED AND WOULD PROVIDE ERRONEOUS DIRECTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON FEATURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD BE STARTED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF BEING PARKED WITHOUT THE KEY BEING USED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH-TO-START FEATURE COULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY WHILE IT WAS IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM CHIP NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PUSH-TO-START FEATURE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT READ THE KEY WHILE IT WAS IN THE TRUNK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE ONSTAR SYSTEM THAT WAS ABLE TO PERFORM THAT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500.

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I BOUGHT A 2012 CHEVY CRUZE ECO THAT HAS 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES ON JULY 12, 2013. I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM MY PARENTS HOUSE APPROXIMATLEY 30 MILES AWAY. I GOT ABOUT 4 MILES OUT OF TOWN AND MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE SCREEN ON THE DASH AND I WAS SLOWLY LOSING TIRE PRESSURE. I MADE IT BACK HOME WITH 6 PSI OF AIR IN MY TIRE. (IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE 35 PSI.) I GOT HOME AND LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND IT HAS ABOUT A 3/4" CRACK ON THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. I PUT AIR BACK IN IT AND IT DEFLATED AGAIN PRETTY QUICK. *TR

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DRIVING BACK HOME CAR STARTED TO JERK AND ALL LIGHTS ON DASH BEGAN TO FLICKER. PULLED OVER AND WITHIN A MINUTE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD THEN BEHIND DASH. STATE TROOPER PULLED BEHIND ME AND ASSISTED SEE WHAT WAS THE TROUBLE. LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND SAW ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AT THE REAR OF ENGINE. TROOPER BEGAN TO HELP REMOVE PERSONAL ITEMS BUT CAR WAS IN FLAMES VERY QUICKLY FROM AROUND REAR OF ENGINE. CONTACTED THE CHEVY DEALER IN VIRGINIA BEACH FROM WHICH THE CRUZE WAS PURCHASE. NEVER GOT A RETURN CALL. CONTACTED THEIR FINANCE MANAGER ONCE A WEEK. NO REPLY. CONTACTED MAIN MANAGER LEFT MESSAGE. AGAIN NO REPLY. THE ONLY CALL I GOT FROM CHEVY WAS THEIR GM FINANCIAL WHERE THE LOAN IS.. THEY WANTED THE PAYOFF QUICK AND VERY LITTLE ASSISTANCE IN HELPING TO GET INFO ON WHAT TO DO NEXT.. WOULD HAVE LEFT IT ALONE BUT SON IS IN NAVY AND NEEDS A CAR. THE ONLY HELP WE GOT WAS FROM THE TROOPERS THAT REFER US TO THIS SITE. ALSO SAW THAT THE CRUSE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE FIRES AND DASH FIRES. WANT SOMETHING DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FROM THIS. MY SON RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM AND PULLED OVER. SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY.

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AFTER CAR RAN, THEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF, THEN STARTED UP AGAIN THE POWER BRAKES FAILED FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS. IN MY OPINION THE CAR WAS WARM/HOT, THE WEATHER WAS WARM/HOT, AND THE TEMPERATURE AFFECTED THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN STARTED IN THE HEAT. HAVING THE A/C ON MAY HAVE ROBBED SOME POWER AS WELL. PROBLEM IS NOW MORE FREQUENT DURING WARM WEATHER, TO THE POINT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF ANY OTHER DRIVER WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING ON ORTEGA HIGHWAY WHICH IS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND IS A CONNECTOR ROAD FROM INLAND EMPIRE TO ORANGE COUNTY WITH NARROW LANES RUNNING THRU CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST, I WAS DRIVING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, VARIOUS COMPUTER PANEL LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE TO THE POINT WHERE IT ALMOST WENT OVER CLIFF. THIS WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE AND LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND WILL CONTACT THE MEDIA IN THE EVENT I RECEIVE NO RESOLUTION. THE CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AT THIS POINT AND NOT DRIVABLE. SADLY I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. I REFUSE TO BE STUCK WITH THIS CAR THAT I COMPLETELY LOST TRUST TO DRIVE WITH MYSELF LET ALONE WITH MY CHILDREN. *TR

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TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED A MOMENTARY TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURS SOMETIMES. I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ON AN INCLINE , BRAKED AND THE PEDAL WAS FIRM, NO BRAKES AT ALL, PUMPED THE BRAKE , PEDAL SLOWLY GOES TO THE FLOOR, ANOTHER PUMP AND BRAKING IS OK.THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ON FOUR OTHER OCCASIONS IN A PARKING LOT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPEN AND CORRECTS ITSELF VERY QUICKLY, AT LEAST FOR NOW. DEALER HAS BEE NO HELP.I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND I AM NOT ALONE , NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME CONDITION. *TR

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LAST NIGHT MY WIFE AND I (WHO IS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT) GOT INTO OUR 2012 CHEVY CRUZE AND WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. WHEN BACKING OUT THE CAR STARTED SHAKING REALLY WEIRD AS I RELEASED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I RELEASED FULL AND CONTINUED TO BACKUP AS I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN ALL THE WAY AND THE CAR BARELY STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE MULTIPLE CARS BEHIND MY VEHICLE.I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PULLED FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SPOT AND AS I WENT TO STOP AGAIN IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR WOULD NOT FULLY STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LUCKILY, I WAS THE ONE DRIVING AND WE WEREN'T UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS YET OR IT COULD'VE RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE. *TR

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I JUST STARTED BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT THE GROCERY STORE, AND WHEN I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDLY MOVED AND THE CAR KEPT ROLLING. I APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR. IT EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP JUST INCHES FROM THE OTHER CAR. THEN WHEN I LEFT THE PARKING LOT I PROCEEDED TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHICH WAS RED AT THE TIME, I APPLIED THE BRAKE, AND IT DID THE SAME THING! I ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME! I FINALLY GOT THE CAR HOME, BUT I KEPT GREAT DISTANCES BETWEEN OUR CAR AND THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I MADE IT HOME SAFE! LATER IN THE DAY, I TESTED THE BRAKES AGAIN, BY BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN! MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS! THIS CAR IS GOING TO THE GM DEALER TO GET FIXED! HOPEFULLY I DON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON MY WAY THERE! GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED!!! *TR

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I PURCHASE THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER 3 WKS AGO. DROVE OK AT DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM: I PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND STILL HAD FOOT ON BRAKES FELT CAR MOVE. DID THIS A COUPLE MORE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY.. WAS IN PARKING LOT BACKING OUT PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND STILL FELT MOVEMENT. TOOK CAR INTO SHOP THEY SAID BRAKES NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THEY SAID THEY FIXED AND TOLD ME I WAS ALL SET. STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND IT HAS DONE IT ONCE WHILE IN DRIVE. CAR KIND ROLLS AND BRAKE PEDAL IS GOES TO FLOOR BUT DOESN'T GRIP. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED AND IT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN INSPECTED. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON THE 3RD DAY I HAD IT. SO ONCE AGAIN I AM GOING BACK TO THE SHOP TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. IT'S A VERY BAD FEELING WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON BRAKE AND CAR STILL MOVES-- BUT IT STOPS FINE ACTUALLY DRIVING. THIS BASICALLY HAPPENS WHEN MOVING FROM PARK. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING MY NEW CHEVY CRUZE I HAVE NOTICED THAT ONCE IN A WHILE I WILL GO TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO. I'LL GET TO ABOUT 20MPH AND IT'S LIKE THE CAR DOESN'T KNOW I'M PUSHING THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. I CAN TELL THAT IS GETTING GAS AND THAT IT'S NOT THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE A SOUND. IT JUST STOPS AT ABOUT 20MPH AND DOESN'T GO ANY FURTHER UNTIL I PUT THE PEDAL DOWN FURTHER, DOESN'T GO, THEN A LITTLE MORE THEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND JERKS BECAUSE I HAVE THE PEDAL DOWN SO FAR. I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE AND I BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY TSP SENSOR. MY DEALER CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT MAKE IT REOCCUR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT GO ON. THE LAST INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS MERGING ON TO I-55 SOUTH AND AS I WAS MERGING MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITH A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME AND A LINE OF CARS ON MY LEFT. VERY SCARY. WHEN I ASKED MY DEALER WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS I WAS JUST TOLD I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AND WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND EMITTED HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE CONDENSER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800. *TR

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IN MAY OF 2013, OUR 2012 CHEVY CRUZE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED FLOWING COLD AIR AND WOULD BLOW ONLY HOT AIR. AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED BY DEALER GM MECHANIC IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONDENSER HAD BEEN HIT BY FOREIGN MATERIAL (ROCK) CREATING A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER AND LETTING ALL OF THE FREON OUT. IT COST ABOUT $600-700 TO FIX. ON MY OWN I FOUND THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF CONDENSERS BEING DAMAGED BY ROCKS, AND THAT THROUGH A GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB PI0461B) ISSUED IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 THE PROPER REPAIR FOR THIS WAS REPLACING THE CONDENSER AND INSTALLING A CONDENSER PROTECTIVE SCREEN. SINCE THE TSB INCLUDES ADDING A PROTECTIVE SCREEN AS A DESIGN MODIFICATION IT IS APPARENT THAT GM/CHEVY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE CRUZE, AND THAT THE PLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER MAKES IT SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM ROCKS. THIS WAS THE POINT THAT I ATTEMPTED TO ARGUE WITH GM WITH NO AVAIL, THAT SINCE THIS DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF THE CAR, THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. ALTHOUGH, I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT, I HOPE TO HELP ANYONE THAT IS THINKING ABOUT BUYING A CRUZE OR HAS A CRUZE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH CRUZES STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND HAVE A DAMAGED CONDENSER MAKE SURE THEY INSTALL THE CONDENSER SCREEN. FOR PROSPECTIVE BUYERS I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO INSIST THAT YOUR CRUZE HAVE THE CONDENSER SCREEN INSTALLED PRIOR TO PURCHASE. *TR

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I DON'T BELIEVE THE CURRENT RESOLUTION TO GM'S RECALL ON THE CHEVY CRUZE CONCERNING THE ENGINE SPLASH PAN IS ADEQUATE AS IT ONLY ADDRESSES SAFETY AND NOT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. AS THIS PART DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE FUEL MILEAGE AS ADVERTISED AS WELL AS THE DEGRADATION OF UNDERWOOD PARTS DUE TO WATER ENCROACHMENT, I DON'T BELIEVE BUTCHERING THE EXISTING PAN IS FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. AT THE LEAST, THE REDESIGNED PAN ON THE 2013 AND ANY OR ALL UPDATES MADE TO THE 2013 MODEL REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE ARE WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT SOLUTION IN THAT I NO LONGER HAVE WHAT I PAID FOR DUE TO SAID RECALL AND ITS POOR SOLUTION. *TR

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WHEN COMING TO A STOP YOU HEAR A SQUEALING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, THEY SAY ITS NOT AN ISSUE BUT JUST A NUISANCE NOISE,, BUT AS IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE THE BRAKE IS NOW NOT RELEASING WHEN WE TRY AND GO AFTER COMING TO A STOP. WE HAVE ALSO NOTICES IT DOES THIS ALOT MORE ON HOTTER DAYS THAN IT DOES ON A COOLER DAY, I KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THESES SITES HTTP://WWW.CRUZETALK.COM/FORUM/34-1-4L-TURBO/6326-BRAKE-CATCHING-SOUND.HTML AND THIS ONE FROM CHEVY HTTP://WWW.CHEVROLETCRUZEFORUM.COM/INDEX.PHP?/TOPIC/1900-NOISE-FROM-SUSPENSION-WHEN-BRAKING/ PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MORE PEOPLE END UP GETTING HURT OR INJURED. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A BURNING ANTI-FREEZE SMELL THROUGH THE VENTS AND AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A JERKING MOTION AND A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED UPDATES TO THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE CANISTER INSIDE THE DASHBOARD TO ALLEVIATE THE BURNING SMELL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTO THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE UNKNOWN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,340. *TR

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THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TOO FAR BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE. I TOOK IT TO JIM BISHOP CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I THINK CHEVROLET IS HIDING THE FACT THERE IS AN ISSUE. I SEE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKES ON CRUZETALK.COM. MY WIFE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. IT ONLY HAS 1100 MILES ON THE CAR. I AM GOING TO TRADE THE CAR IN NEXT MONTH. I DON'T FEEL SAFE. TOO BAD, I WILL GIVE THE PROBLEM TO SOMEONE ELSE. I GUESS THAT IS THE CHEVROLET WAY. *TR

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STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT ENTERING THE INTERIOR OF CAR WHEN HEATER IS USED. BECOMES STRONGER IF WINDOW IS OPEN WHILE DRIVING . ODOR IS NOT PRESENT WHEN AT STANDSTILL. OPEN OPENING HOOD WITH ENGINE OFF ODOR CAN BE SENSED NEAR THE WATER PUMP AREA. DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP A WEEK AGO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 28 K ON IT. *TR

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SQUEAK IN LEFT REAR WHEEL AREA WHEN BRAKING AT AND UNDER 20MPH. DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM.

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COOLANT SMELL IN CABIN. MANY OTHER CRUZE OWNERS NOTICING SAME THING. GM HAS YET TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. ONLY HAPPENS ONCE CAR IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE. DEALERSHIPS WON'T FIX IT OR DON'T KNOW HOW AND CHEVY REFUSES TO EVEN DIAGNOSE MY CAR AS IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE 36,000 BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE. *TR

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