What 698 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

ON THE ELECTRICAL PART ..MY CAR TRIES TO START IT I REPORTED THIS BEFORE AND NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND OFF. *TR

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MY CAR CONTINUOUSLY LOSES COOLANT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. IT BEGINS TO SMOKE AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS MAKING A 30 MINUTE TRIP ACROSS TOWN. I WAS ON A CITY STREET NOT EXCEEDING MORE THAN 50 MPH. I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON AND I HAD ALL OF MY FLUIDS FILLED A FEW DAYS PRIOR. *TR

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THE RADIO GOES OFF AND ON AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

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THE SHIFTER WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 56TH AND A MANUAL ON THE AUTOMATIC

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WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SAY STEERING AND TRACTION LIGHT AND SAID SERVICE STEERING AND MY ENGINE COME ON CODE WAS O2 AND 01 I HAD ALOT PROBLEMS WITH SENSOR THE CAR WAS IN REPAIR SHOP 11 TIME THE FIRST 3 YEAR I MAKE COMPLAINTS TRY TO GET NEW CAR FROM GM THEY SAID NO

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF ANTI FREEZE ON THE GROUND. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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CAR WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT S FULL ENGINE AND POWER FAILURE AND SOMETIMES IT IS JUST ENGINE FAILURE AND ACCESSORIES STILL STAY ON . THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND HAS BEEN LOOKED INTO BY SEVERAL CHEVY DEALERS IN MY AREA. AUTONATION TOLD ME HE HAD SEVERAL OTHER CHEVYS THAT DID THE SAME THING.

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MY STABILY TRACK LIGHTS ARE ON DURING MOTION

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CHEVY CRUZE 2014 WILL TURN OFF WHEN I TURN ON THE AC. THE CAR ALWAYS THINKS IT IS OVERHEATING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW NO MILES ON IT IN 2014. I ALWAYS HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. ALREADY HAD THE BATTERY CHANGE THREE TIMES. I HAD TO CHANGE THE THERMOSTAT RECENTLY. THE FRONT WINDOWS MOTOR STOP WORKING.

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WITH THIS CONDITION,THE RADIO/HVAC DISPLAY TURNS OFF AND ON; THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM, SERVICE STABILITRAC AND STEERING VEHICLE MESSAGES MAY COME ON AND OFF; THE TURN SIGNAL SOUND MAY NOT BE HEARD; 'BATTERY SAVER ACTIVE' AND 'SERVICE STEERING' WERE DISPLAYED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC); AND THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKERED. RECENTLY POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS ALSO LOST, AND GREATER EFFORT MAY BE NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED.

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THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. WHY AM I HAVING TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON THIS VEHICLE?!! I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR JERKING AND RIDING ROUGH FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP (SUPERIOR CHEVROLET IN DECATUR, GA) SWEARS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY, I NEED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START UP, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A MESSAGE DISPLAYED WHICH STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITION WAS OFF DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO KLIK LEWIS LOCATED AT (720 E MAIN ST, PALMYRA, PA 17078, 717-838-1353) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK STARTED TO MELT WHICH CAUSED THE HOSES TO BE FUSED TO THE TANK AND CAUSED THE SENSOR TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,557.

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WHEN I DRIVE MY VEHICLE MY BRAKES WORK FINE MOST OF THE TIME. FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I'M AT A RED LIGHT THE PEDAL WILL SLOWLY START TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND CAR WILL START MOVING FORWARD. I HAVE TO RELEASE IT AND QUICKLY PUMP THE BRAKE AGAIN TO STOP IT. THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN JUST A FEW TIMES; WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ON REVERSE MY BRAKES WON'T RESPOND AND THE CAR WILL JUST GO BACKWARDS AND I HAVE TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY OF STOPING IT. NOW I DO NOT WANT TO HIT ANY VEHICLE OR PERSON!!!! I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO SHOPS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT NO ONE SEAMS TO FIND THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE BREAKERS HAVE NO VISIBLE ISSUES. ALSO ONE REVERSE LIGHT IF NOT BOTH AT TIMES, WILL STAY ON WHILE DRIVING.

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MY HEAT STOPPED WORKING WHEN IT WAS 8DEGREES OUT, BY THE TIME I GOT TO WORK MY CAR SIGNALED ON SCREEN IT WAS OVER HEATING AND TO IDLE ENGINE. I PULLED INTO GAS STATION BOUGHT SOME COOLANT, LET ENGINE COOL DOWN DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK AND THEN BACK HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME ENGINE FAN BEGAN COMING (USUALLY NEVER HEAR IT) CALLED MECHANIC HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS OVER PHONE BC HE SEES THE PROBLEM ALL OF THE TIME. WATER PUMP LEAKING AND A MELTED VALVE FROM OVER HEATING ENGINE. GOT BOTH PARTS FIXED $900 LATER.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 45MPH ROAD AND THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S WENT UP TO 6000 AND THE SERVICE STABILTRAK MESAGE CAME UP. THE ENGINE FELT SHAKY AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY HEAT. I TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE COIL PACK AND PLUGS WERE BAD AND REPAIRED THEM.

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EVER SINCE OWNING THE CRUZE, WE'VE HAD NOTHING BUT ENGINE ISSUES. FIRST THE TURBO WENT OUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. TWO THERMOSTATS AND A COMPLETE OIL FLUSH. THE ENGINE BLEW AT 104,023 MILES. THE CAR WAS FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT AND STABILTRACT LIGHT. THE CAR SINCE OWNING HAS MADE A VERY LOUD TICKING NOISE. THE CAR ALSO HAD A HARD TIME MAINTAINING SPEED. ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THIS HAPPENED ANY TIME THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS OVER 30MPH.

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WHEN DRIVING THE CAR FLICKERS THE RADIO IN AND OUT AND THEN THE RADIO GOS COMPLETELY OUT AND SERVICE STABILITY TRACKER AND SERVICE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL POPS UP OR THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND SERVICE POWER STEERING POPS UP AND THE CAR SHUT OFF RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET OF WOOD RIVER LOCATED AT (1870 E EDWARDSVILLE RD, WOOD RIVER, IL 62095, (618) 259-4900) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVECTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING CEASED TO OPERATE, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO (GOSCH CHEVROLET 400 CARRIAGE CIR, HEMET, CA 92545) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE HE WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $1,700.00 FOR THE REPAIRS. UPON INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT LINKED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V442000 (STEERING) WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,847.

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DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DIESEL CRUZE THREW A CODE STATING 'DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID QUALITY POOR SEE OWNERS MANUAL 99 MILES TILL 65MPH' WE TOOK IT STRAIGHT AWAY TO THE DEALERSHIP SPENT TWO HOURS THERE FOR THEM TO SAY EVERYTHING WAS FINE THIS WAS THE END OF NOVEMBER. USED OUR OTHER VEHICLE TO GO ON VACATION FOR HALF OF DECEMBER BACK AND DRIVING THE CRUZE AGAIN IT'S NOW THROWING THE SAME EXACT CODE.. MAYBE 200 MILES ON IT SINCE THE LAST TIME IN THE SHOP... WILL BE TAKING IT BACK IN THE MORNING (THE GUY STATED LAST TIME HE DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT) HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BECAUSE I CAN'T MAKE IT TO ANY OTHER DEALERSHIP BEFORE IT SHUTS ME DOWN TO 4MPH.

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CAR SHAKES WHEN AT RED LIGHT OR JERKS WHEN PULLING OFF.THE ENGINE ALSO OVERHEATS.

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I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON JAN 2 ON A 4 LANE ROAD IN THE RAIN AT 45 MPH AND MY CAR HYDROPLANED AND HIT THE GUARD RAID HEAD-ON SEVERAL TIMES. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, BOTH FRONT TIRES CAME OFF. MY SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE FRONT AIRBAGS DINNOT DEPLOY. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAID I SHOULD REPORT THIS TO YOU, IN LOOKING AT THE TOTALED VEHICLE THEY FELT THE FRONT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

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THERE'S A COOLANT PUMP MADE OF PLASTIC THAT HAS CAUSE SERVAL LEAKS AFTER GETTING THIS LEAKED FIX 2X IT CONTINUED TO LEAK AND CAUSED A FAILED HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED HEAD

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WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS(70 MPH) THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED AND REVVED THE ENGINE VERY HIGH(6,000 RPM). THE CAR LOST SPEED AND WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT. PUNCHED THE GAS AND ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY THEREAFTER. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATE TURBOCHARGER IS BAD. THE CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT.

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NO WARNING TURBO FAILURE THAT CASES VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER SUDDENLY I WAS ON FREEWAY WHEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING CAME ON WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS A P0299 HAVE SEEN A LOT OF INFO ON THE INTERNET NET SAYING THAT THE TURBO HAS GONE OUT THIS IS BAD WHEN YOUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS

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