What 585 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V151000 (POWER TRAIN), AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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I WAS AT A VERY BUSY FOUR WAY STOP INTERSECTION, WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOP SIGN, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND HAD NO POWER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND STILL CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I HAD A VERY LONG LINE OF CARS IN BACK OF ME AS IT WAS 8:00 IN THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. I HAD NO CONTROL AND HAD TO TRY TO PUSH THE CAR (BY MYSELF) TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS HORRIFIED AS THIS HAPPENED WITH MY BRAND NEW CAR. I HAD TO WAIT OVER AN HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY TO SAY THAT MY RIGHT FRONT AXEL IS BROKEN AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR. THE DEALER THEN EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND I COULD BE IN A RENTAL FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN IT WHILE GM KNEW ABOUT THIS FOR MONTHS. HOW IS THIS SAFE? I CAN'T PUT INTO WORDS HOW MAD I AM THAT GM PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I'M GLAD THAT MY KIDS WERE NOT WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT MY FEARS ARE THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THEM IN THE BACK SEAT. I AM CONTACTING GM, BUT I WON'T STOP UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. I AM TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW AND SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE CRUZE RECALL AND THAT IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

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I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE. WHILE DRIVING I GET A VERY STRONG ODOR OF ANTI-FREEZE OR MOTOR FUMES THAT ARE INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE HEATER FAN IS ON OR OFF, THE ODOR STILL GETS INSIDE THE CAR. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND WAS FIRST TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE INSIDE CAB FILTER, WHICH ISN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, AND IT STILL SMELLS. MY COMMUTE TO WORK IS 1 HOUR AND WITHIN 10 MILES I HAVE BEEN GETTING SICK TO MY STOMACH AND HEADACHES. THE CAR IS GOING BACK TO GARAGE AGAIN TODAY FOR THE 3RD TIME AND I AM PREDICTING THEY WILL AGAIN CHARGE US TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM OR SIMPLY TELL US THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. *JS

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WHEN CAR WARMS UP. SITTING AT LIGHT STOPPED CAR FEELS LIKE ITS STILL MOVING FORWARD .DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL. FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS MOVING FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT. DEALER DID NOTICE PROBLEM & SAID IT IS NORMAL. I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

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LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2013 CHEVY CRUZE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS VERY LITTLE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED, AND THE WINDOWS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FOG UP. *JB UPDATED 04/28/14 *JB

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FOR GM RECALL 2014079, REGARDING A POTENTIAL FRONT AXLE RIGHT HALF FRACTURE, HOW CAN DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD BE CERTAIN THAT A ONE-TIME POINT-IN-TIME INSPECTION GUARANTEES THAT THIS FRACTURE WILL NEVER OCCUR? I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT NHTSA REQUIRE GM TO PERFORM PERIOD FREE INSPECTIONS FOR THIS RECALL (E.G., EVERY 5,000 MILES) TO ENSURE ONGOING SAFETY. *TT

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I RENTED A CHEVY CRUZ FROM AVIS FOR A VACATION TRIP. I NOTICED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND AS I APPLIED PRESSURE TO CORRECT FOR THE DRIFT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RELEASE SUDDENLY AND THE CAR WOULD TRACK NORMALLY FOR A SHORT TIME THEY REPEAT. ONLY AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH DID I NOTICE THE PROBLEM. I WAS CALLED BY AVIS TELLING ME THE CAR WAS BEING RECALLED BUT THE RECALL DIDN'T DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE RETURN. *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3200. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ UPDATED 8/17/17*CN

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2013 CHEVY CRUZE 1LT WITH THE 1.4 TURBO ENGINE. I HAVE ACTUALLY OWNED TWO OF THESE CARS, THE FIRST WAS A 2011. THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT BOTH AND I SUSPECT IS THE SAME IN EVERY ONE OF THESE CARS THAT HAVE THE 1.4 TURBO. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A POSSIBLE HEALTH HAZARD WITH THESE VEHICLES. THEY EMIT ANTIFREEZE FUMES CONSTANTLY AND GM IS NOW CLAIMING THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE 2011 MODEL I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SMELL OF HOT ANTIFREEZE EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE, I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO FIX IT WITH NO LUCK. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS OF DEALING WITH THIS I GOT TIRED OF IT AND TRADED IT OFF FOR A 2013 SAME MODEL. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS STUPID AND WAS BUT MY REASONING WAS THAT I LOVED THE CAR AND THOUGHT THAT SURELY GM HAD CORRECTED THIS ISSUE BY NOW(I WAS VERY WRONG). SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE OF THE 2013 I BEGAN TO SMELL THE ANTIFREEZE AGAIN AND AGAIN BEGAN THE PROCESS WITH GM TO GET IT FIXED BUT AS BEFORE, NO LUCK. FINALLY AFTER FIGHTING WITH IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS GM HAS CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT THE SMELL IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THIS VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THEM THE WATER PUMP IS DESIGNED TO LEAK A SMALL AMOUNT AND THE LEAKAGE IS CAUGHT IN A RETENTION CHAMBER BUILT INTO THE WATER PUMP THEM EVAPORATED OUT VIA THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CONSTANT SMELL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SNIFFING THESE HOT ANTIFREEZE FUMES ALL THE TIME CAN'T BE GOOD FOR YOU AND WILL IN THE LONG TERM CAUSE HEALTH ISSUES. WITH THIS ANSWER I ASK GM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK OR AT LEAST LET ME TRADE IT FOR ANOTHER MODEL BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP ME ANY MORE. I KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD, NOT JUST WITH MY VEHICLE. IF YOU GO TO CRUZETALK.COM AND RESEARCH THIS YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR US. *TR

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ALMOST FROM THE DAY I LEASED MY MANUAL CRUZE I HAD ENGINE DYING PROBLEMS. IT HAPPENS WHEN I DOWNSHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, WHEN I STOP AND WHEN I STOP SUDDENLY. IT HAPPENS PERHAPS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. TESTED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. IT WAS SUGGESTED, TACTFULLY, THAT PERHAPS I WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY. I AM ALMOST 66 YEARS OLD I LEARNED TO DRIVE A CAR ON A THREE-THE-TREE FORD. I HAVE OWNED ONLY ONE AUTOMATIC CAR IN MY LIFE, AND THAT WAS FOR FOUR YEARS. I REALLY DON'T THINK I AM TO BLAME. AS THE GM IGNITION SWITCH CAME TO LIGHT I BEGAN TO WONDER. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS GM HAS EXPANDED ITS RECALL INTO MORE RECENT MODEL YEARS. TO ME, IT IS SIMPLY THE GM CULTURE WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING CARS. THE SAME MENTALITY ABOUT USING BAD PARTS WAS PROBABLY PASSED ON THE 2013 MODELS. *TR

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WHEN MY HUSBAND AND DRIVE THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF THE CAR TRIES TO RE-CRANK ON ITS OWN. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO, MY COUSIN WITNESS IT ONE DAY AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE IGNITION OR WHAT. WE WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM SOONER BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO UNTIL I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET. IT'S SCARY TO SEE SUCH VEHICLE TRYING TO RE-START ITSELF. *TR

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VEHICLE WAS BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. DRIVER SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. CAR MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 20 FEET AND SUDDENLY SLOWED TO A STOP. ENGINE POWER REMAINED ON. CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. CLICKING NOISE CONTINUED IN REVERSE, DRIVE, OR PARK SHIFTER POSITIONS. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER IN EITHER DIRECTION. WE PUSHED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD IN NEUTRAL AND CALLED ONSTAR THIS IS THE DRIVESHAFT RECALL ISSUE ON 2013-14 CRUZE WITH 1.4 TURBO ENGINES. I WRITE BECAUSE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DIRE. THIS CAR IS ALMOST 1 YEAR OLD AND HAS ONLY 3000 MILES ON IT. THIS DEFECT IS AS SERIOUS AS THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. THERE ARE 170000 OF THESE CARS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME POTENTIAL ISSUE. WHEN I SPOKE WITH GM THEY INITIALLY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE. WHEN I INSISTED THAT THERE WAS A POWER TRAIN RELATED RECALL ON THE CAR THEY THEN SAID THAT INDEED THERE WAS A RECALL AND THAT I COULD GET IT TOWED TO A GM DEALER. MY ONLY REASON FOR WRITING NHTSA IS TO HOPEFULLY ELEVATE THIS ISSUE TO ONE OF MORE IMMEDIATE IMPORTANCE. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE WOULD PROBABLY STILL NOT KNOW OF THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

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THE STEERING WHEEL/RACK HAS KNOWN ISSUES ALREADY DOCUMENTED BY THE NHTSA. WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS > 50MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL "LOCK UP" OR FEEL "NOTCHY" WITHOUT CONSTANT DRIVER INPUT. WHEN PERFORMING INTERSTATE DRIVING YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE STEERING CONSTANTLY FEELING LIKE ITS LOCKING UP UNTIL EXCESSIVE FORCE IS USED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL (MORE THEN A FEW FINGERS WORTH OF STRENGTH). DEFINITELY UNNATURAL AND DEFINITELY AN ISSUE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR. STARTED SINCE 5K MILES, VEHICLE HAS APPRXOIMATELY 15K MILES NOW AND THE ISSUE IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DOCUMENTED ONLINE IS THAT THE STEERING RACK HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH ALLOWS AIR INSIDE THE STEERING RACK, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO FEEL NOTCHY OR LIKE IT IS LOCKING UP. BEING THAT THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE, I EXPECT THERE TO BE A MAJOR FAILURE AT SOME POINT AND WANTED THIS DOCUMENTED. ONLINE ON CHEVROLET CRUZE FORUMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ISSUES SIMILAR TO MY OWN AND I BELIEVE A TSB IN CHEVROLET'S DATABASE. I AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO BRING THE ISSUE TO LIGHT AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP NOW THAT I HAVE THE TIME TO ACTUALLY DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION (DUE TO MILITARY/GOVERNMENT WORK CONFLICTS). I PURCHASED A FULL PREMIUM WARRANTY WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN I BOUGHT IT THAT COVERS EVERYTHING FOR 100K MILES/7 YEARS, SO THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUES WITH THIS REQUEST OF FIXING/REPLACING THE ISSUE.

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THE STEERING DOES NOT FEEL STABLE. AT VARIOUS TIMES MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING FEELS AS THOUGH THERE IS NO CONNECTION FOR A SPLIT SECOND WITH THE TIE ROD THAT CONTROLS THE STEERING. THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY PULL SLIGHTLY AND REQUIRE CORRECTION FROM TIME TO TIME. THE PULL CAN BE EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AND NOT RELATED TO ANY POSSIBLE WIND. THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER MARCH 14, 2013, WITH NO CHANGE IN THIS SITUATION. THE FEELING IS SIMILAR TO DRIVING SOME OF THE OLD JUNKS FROM DAYS GONE BY BACK IN THE 60'S WHERE THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AND REQUIRED BOTH HANDS FIRMLY ON THE WHEEL AND CONSTANT CORRECTION GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

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THE COMPLAINT IS 1)VEHICLE SURGES WHEN STOPPED AT A SIGNAL OR STOPPED WHILE IN GEAR. EXTRA PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL OUT OF FEAR IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. 2)INTERMITTENTLY SURGES DRASTICALLY WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM BRAKES. 3)INTERMITTENT HIGH REVVING AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PERFORMED IN WHICH REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THESE REPAIRS INCREASED THE SYMPTOMS AND MADE IT THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. GM ENGINEERS STATE THE CAR IS OK. DOES SOMEONE HAVE DO DIE BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE COMPLAINT ON THE EDMONDS.COM WEBSITE. SOMEONE NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AND TO AVOID HITTING THEM I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. IT TOOK 4-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE BRAKES RESPONDED AFTER PRESSING ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE PEDAL BASICALLY STANDING ON THE PEDAL. I HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN THE OTHER LANE AT THE TIME.. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND TO BRING THE CAR IN. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I TRIED IT OUT IN MY HOUSING COMPLEX AND ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING WHEN DRIVING 25MPH AND SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND I WILL BE LOOKING INTO REPLACING IT WITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN CHEVY.. *TR

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FRONT AXLE BROKE IN THE CENTER OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ALL FORWARD MOTION QUIT. UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE, YET, WHEN GEAR SHIFT IN PARK, VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. CAR IS TEN MONTHS OLD. *TR

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IN APRIL OF 2013 MY 2013 CHEVY CRUZE SHUT OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OFF FROM A RED LIGHT THAT JUST TURNED GREEN, AS SOON AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME SO I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON BUT I HAD TO PUT IT PARK THEN START IT AGAIN AND CONTINUED EN ROUTE AND DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THE FOURTH INCIDENT I HAD A CAR FULL OF FAMILY MEMBER AND WE WERE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY ON RAMP SLOWING TO COME TO A STOP WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO AS SOON AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND I HAD NO CONTROL AND WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE LANE OVER SO THE TRUCK BEHIND ME SWERVED INTO THE NEXT LANE AND I ONCE AGAIN PUT THE CAR IN PARK STARTED AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT A FEW WEEKS LATER THAT THEY FIGURED THE PROBLEM WAS A LOW OCTANE GAS AND I JUST NEEDED TO START USING CHEVRON ONLY AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME $250 IN CHEVRON GAS CARDS. I REFUSED TO PICK UP THE CAR BECAUSE I ALREADY ONLY USED CHEVRON GAS IN THE VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN DECEMBER 2012 WITH ONLY 3 MILES. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF ARGUING BACK IN FORTH ABOUT THEM NOT HAVING A FIX FOR THE CAR I RETURNED THE RENTAL AND PURCHASED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE ELSEWHERE AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM WHICH ALSO GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING FIXED WHEN IT WASN'T EVER WORKED ON TO THIS DAY THEY HAVE THE CAR AND I AM NOW IN COLLECTIONS AND CONTINUING THIS HEADACHE WITH GM. THEY SAID ITS NOT A RECALL BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE INCLUDING THE RENTAL COMPANY THAT HAS HAD THE CHEVY CRUZE SHUT OFF ON THEM AS WELL. *TR

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I PURCHASED A 2013 CHEVY CRUZE IN JUNE, 2013. IN NOVEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR, I STRUCK A DEER ON A RURAL STRETCH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED (70MPH). AT THIS POINT THERE WERE ROUGHLY 9,000 MILES ON IT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT I WAS UNHARMED. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DO A 180 DEGREE ROLL ONTO THE SHOULDER, AT WHICH POINT I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO SEE THE AREA NEAR THE BATTERY SMOKING WITH A SMALL FLAME COMING OUT OF IT. WITHIN MINUTES, AND BEFORE EMERGENCY VEHICLES COULD ARRIVE THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

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WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP, FELT THE VEHICLE LOSE POWER AND HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. CAME TO A FULL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. TURNED OFF THE CAR. TURNED IT BACK ON AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CAR HAD TO GET TOWED. CHEVY DEALERSHIP STATES THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE SNAPPED. IN PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. *TR

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WHEN DRIVING I KEEP SMELLING AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTING SYSTEM WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. AT TIMES THE ODOR IS STRONGER THAN OTHER TIMES, AND EVEN NAUSEATING AT TIMES. I KEEP TELLING DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A CHEMICAL SMELL. FINALLY AFTER HAVING MY CAR IN SHOP TWICE THEY SAID THAT CHEVY DID A BULLETIN ON A "HEATING BOX" AND THAT IT IS TOO HOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE WILL SEE IF THAT IS WHAT IT IS. *TR

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LIMITED VISIBILITY AT NIGHT, (SHADED WINDSHIELD) WITH NO ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING (STREET LIGHTS) ESPECIALLY BAD ON CURVES AND HILLS. SEE LINK HTTP://YOUTU.BE/BLU0J2BNG5O

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I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THERE WAS A NOISE SIMILAR TO A TIMING BELT FAILURE FROM UNDER THE ENGINE AND THE CAR APPEARED TO LOSE POWER. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF DAMAGE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE NOISE RECURRED. I DECIDED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM IN AUGUST 2013. THE DEALER FOUND A BROKEN/SEPARATED FRONT RIGHT AXLE. THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE DEALER REPLACE THE AXLE. I AM WRITING THIS TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AS THE CAR IS VIRTUALLY BRAND NEW. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALER. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL IN THE DIRECTION BEING STEERED. THERE WAS FORCE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND LUNGED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY WHEN AT A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500.

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