What 698 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRIST, ELBOW, AND NOSE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COLLISION KING OF HOUSTON, TEXAS. IT WAS NOT YET DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL THE POWER WENT OFF AND THE STEERING SEIZED FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND THEN CAME BACK ON AND RESET ITSELF. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHERE ALL POWER WAS LOST AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED UNTIL IT CAME BACK ON AND RESET ITSELF. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE LIVES ARE AT STAKE AND FIND IT APPAULING THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT RATHER ISSUING A SERVICE BULLETIN? THESE COMPLAINTS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET . . . OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR MANY CONSUMERS.

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TRANSMISSION FAILED (3RD GEAR NOT WORKING) ON APRIL 7,2017. CAR HAD 70,384 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. CAR HAS A TRANSFERABLE 5YR/100,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. BECAUSE THE INITIAL FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY MY LOCAL LICENSED REPAIR FACILITY, GM WILL NOT HONOR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY UNTIL IT WAS VERIFIED BY A AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THAT VERIFICATION WAS PERFORMED TODAY, MAY 30, 2017... VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 74,000+/- MILES. WHEN I SPOKE BY PHONE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ON APRIL 24,2017, GM ASSIGNED A CHASE FILE AND SAID THAT UPON VERIFICATION OF THE FAILURE BY AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY (GM) WOULD WORK WITH ME TO DETERMINE A LEVEL OF MONETARY PARTICIPATION FOR THE REPAIR. I CALLED GM TODAY, UPON WORD FROM THE CHEVY DEALER THAT THEY DID INDEED VERIFY THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSIONS 3RD GEAR. NOW, GM INFORMS ME THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AND ALL COSTS MUST BE COVERED BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I AM ATTACHING A FILE OF THE RECEIPT FROM THE INITIAL EVALUATION PERFORMED AT MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP.

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THE ELECTRICAL SCREEN PORTION OF THE CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF AND BLINKS BACK ON. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I'M UTILIZING THE SCREEN GPS. THE ENTIRE SCREEN WILL TURN OFF WITH NO WARNING. IT APPEARS TO RESET ITSELF. AS THE SCREEN TURNS BACK ON WITH THE "CHEVY" HOME SCREEN. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY (IE. JUST TURNED ON,) AS WELL AS WHEN I AM IN MOTION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT HAS RECENTLY BECOME MORE FREQUENT- HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.

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THE SUNROOF GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. GLASS RAINED DOWN ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE EXPLOSIVE SOUND ALMOST MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL ON THE 2014 CRUZE FOR THE SUNROOF GLASS. THE RECALL SAYS THE GLASS THAT WAS INSTALLED IS SUPPOSEDLY TOO THIN AND MAY FAIL. THE DEALER SAYS THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED BECAUSE MY GLASS FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER TO THOSE UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILED GLASS WAS BOWED UPWARD INDICATING THAT IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE NOT A ROCK HITTING IT.

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SATURDAY MAY 13 2017, 10:45 AM CLEAR, SUNNY SKIES, DRY ROAD. A VEHICLE THREE CARS AHEAD OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES,AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED AND I ENDED UP RAMMING THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AND WAS A CAR -LENGTH FROM THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. ALL VEHICLES WERE GOING STRAIGHT.

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CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM 3 FAILURE DATE: 05/09/2017 THE RADIO DASHBOARD POWERS ON AND OFF (FREQUENTLY AT TIMES). IT APPEARED TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. IT DIDN'T OCCUR OFTEN WHEN THE CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL. TWICE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE MAIN DASHBOARD WOULD DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "SERVICE STABILITRAK" THIS BEGIN HAPPENING ON JANUARY 29, 2017, AND IT HAS HAPPENED DAILY (AT LEAST ONCE) SINCE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,868.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING AND IMPAIRED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *AS

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ALL OF THE SUDDEN, ALL DASH LIGHTS BECOME ON AND OFF THEN SHOT OFF CAR COMPLETELY. THEN HAVE TROUBLE TO START CAR WITH NO POWER WHATSOEVER.

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TRUNK OPENS ON ITS OWN.... THE REMOTES ARE ON THE TABLE.. IT JUST STARTED DOING IT TODAY AND HAS DONE IT 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 HRS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. THE COOLANT SURGE TANK WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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SEAL IN SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT OF TRUNK NOT WELDED PROPERLY DURING MANUFACTURING CAUSING WATER LEAKAGE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER WHILE REPAIRING A DIFFERENT ISSUE.

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THE RADIO DASHBOARD POWERS ON AND OFF (FREQUENTLY AT TIMES). IT APPEARED TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. IT DIDN'T OCCUR OFTEN WHEN THE CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL. TWICE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE MAIN DASHBOARD WOULD DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "SERVICE STABILITRAK" THIS BEGIN HAPPENING ON JANUARY 29, 2017, AND IT HAS HAPPENED DAILY (AT LEAST ONCE) SINCE.

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ON 7/28/16 THIS MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SHIFT CABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON 9/28/16, THE CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER, NO REVERSE. WHEN CHECKED OUT AGAIN, REVERSE WORKED! NOW THIS PAST WEEK, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 3RD, 4TH, OR 5TH GEARS WHILE DRIVING. WHILE IN 3RD, 4TH OR 5TH GEAR, THE TACH RPM WAS JUMPING ALL OVER THE DIAL.THE CAR COULD ONLY BE DRIVEN IN 2ND GEAR DOING 15MPH ON A 50MPH ROAD. IT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED OUT. A DAY LATER IT DID NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR.CAR BACK AT DEALERSHIP. PHONE CALL REFERENCE # 1068173.

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RADIO GOES OFF AND COMES BACK ON,WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND HEAT CONTROLS DON'T WORK. THIS IS WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. THE RADIO WENT OFF 16 TIMES IN A 15 MINUTE RIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR MONTH'S.

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I PURCHASED MY CAR IN APRIL 2016 WITH APPROX 22,000. ON THE SECOND DAY THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOOD WHICH IT SOUNDED VERY CLOSE TOWARDS THE ENGINE, EXHAUST PART OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIDN'T STATE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS THEY JUST TOLD ME THEY HAD FIXED IT. THE NOISE WENT AWAY. 3 MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. I WAS AT A BIG INTERSECTION WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME AND MY ENTIRE LIGHTS INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD WENT OUT. I COULDN'T MOVE MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND LUCKILY THERE WASN'T CARS COMING TOWARDS ME. IT TOOK ABOUT 10-20 SECONDS TO COME BACK ON. WHEN IT DID COME BACK ON THERE WAS A LOT OF LIGHTS POPPING UP AND THEN THERE WAS A "STABILI TRAK" LIGHT ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE BECAUSE I KNEW I COULDN'T DRIVE IT ANYMORE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND I TOOK IT IN THAT SAME DAY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A WIRE THAT WAS LOOSE AND THEY HAD FIXED IT. WELL THEY DID NOT, 3 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON THEN. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND NOW I AM BACK TO THE SAME THING EXCEPT SOMETHING NEW. NOT ONLY DOES MY LIGHT COME UP AND MY STEERING WHEEL STILL LOCKS ON ME BUT MY CAR BEGAN SHAKING LAST NIGHT AND WHEN I WOULD DRIVE IT IT WOULD MAKE THE SAME LOUD NOISE FROM THE BEGINNING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE CAR TOWARDS THE ENGINE, AND IT WOULD HESITATE ON GOING WHEN I WOULD MAKE A STOP. LIKE IF IT WAS ABOUT TO FULLY TURN OFF SO MY CAR GOT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP LAST NIGHT. THE ISSUES WERE NOT FIXED AND THEY ARE ONLY GETTING WORSE.THESE ISSUES SHOULD'VE BEEN TAKEN CARE THE FIRST TIME I HAD GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW IT'S THE 4TH TIME I HAVE GONE TO A DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING IS BEING RESOLVED AND I PRETTY SURE NOW THERE IS A BIG ISSUE WITH MY ENGINE WITH SO LITTLE MILES!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL CAP HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RESERVOIR AND THE COOLANT VALVE HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE WATER PUMP AND THE THERMOSTAT WERE ALL REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WANDERS IN THE LANE AND WHEN YOU TRY TO CORRECT THE STEERING IT SEEMS TO LAG OR STICK AND YOU NEED TO PUT EXTRA PRESSURE ON STEERING TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAPPENS OVER AND OVER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WITH THE LAG OR STICKING DURING THE CORRECTION THE CAR MOVES QUICKLY FOR A SECOND IN THE DIRECTION YOU ARE STEERING. SO WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WANDERS IN THE LANE AND EVERY CORRECTION YOU GET THIS LAG OF STICKING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

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WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL OFTEN "STICKS" IN ONE POSITION. IF I'M STEERED JUST SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, IT'LL STICK GOING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND IT TAKES A BIT MORE EFFORT TO "BUST IT" LOOSE TO CORRECT YOUR DIRECTION. SAME IS TRUE IF EXACTLY STRAIGHT OR SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. IT DOESN'T FEEL DANGEROUS, BUT IS LESS THAN TOTALLY SAFE AS THE WHEEL TYPICALLY OVERSTEERS THE OTHER DIRECTION WHEN USING ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO CORRECT MY DRIFTING. THIS OCCURS USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DOESN'T NECESSARILY REQUIRE GOING IN THE SAME STRAIGHT DIRECTION FOR A LONG TIME. I ENTERED TODAY'S DATE AS A SINGLE DATE IS REQUIRED BUT IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

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I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN JULY OF 2015 FROM THE CHEVROLET SCHUMACHER DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA I CURRENTLY HAVE 61,939MI. MY LAST OIL CHANGE WAS IN 12/2016 AND IS DUE AT 64,000MI. TO DATE I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM INSTALLING NEW SPARK PLUGS, BRAKES THAT SOUND LIKE AN AMTRAK TRAIN, AND NOW MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY IS ALREADY EXPIRED AT LIKE 33,000MI. SO NOW I FALL UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WHICH COVERS YOUR ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO PAY $160.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEN HAVE TO PAY ON TOP OF THAT $800 FOR AN ISSUE WITH MY ENGINE. I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WILL MARK MY 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY HAVING THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2017.I AM VERY DISPLEASED RIGHT NOW AND WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND THAT SOMEONE FROM THIS GOVERNMENT AGENCY CONTACT THE DEALER LOCATED IN NORTH PALM BEACH SO THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO CARS THAT ARE 5 YEARS OLD NOT 1 1/2 YEARS OLD. *TR

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YABBA DABBA DOO IS WHAT YOU'LL BE SAYING AFTER YOU ATTEMPT TO FLINTSTONE THIS HUNK OF JUNK FROM GM. SUCH A WASTE OF METAL. I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMEONE FROM CORPORATE ATTEMPT TO TAKE THEIR FAMILY WHO IS RECENTLY PARALYZED & A 13 YR OLD WHOSE HAD 4 OPEN HEART SURGERIES TRY TO PEDAL OFF THE FREEWAY BC IT SHUT OFF & ON WHILE OVERHEATING & TRYING TO PRY THE KEY OUT THE IGNITIIN. I'VE TOWED IT TO AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO SPEND MONEY I PRACTICALLY COUNTED IN CHANGE BECAUSE I LOST MY JOB DUE TO NO DEPENDABLE RIDE. STILL PAYING NOTES ON A CAR & MECHANIC FEES HAS TRULY SHOWN ME HOW SELFISH & GREEDY SOME CAN BE. I'M PASSED TO THE NEXT PERSON WHO KEEPS ME ON HOLD TO INFORM ME OF HOW TRULY SORRY THEY ARE THAT THEY CAN'T HELP. APPARENTLY GM FEELS IT'S SAFE SO HOW ABOUT COME SAVE ME FROM THIS HEADACHE, I'LL GLADLY LET YOU TEST DRIVE. MY FAVORITE SONG IS "EVERY LIGHT IN THE CAR IS IN"

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MULTI-AXIS ACCELERATION SENSOR/YAW RATE SENSOR- DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP. CAR'S DASH HAS GONE OUT AND READ LOW RAM. SERVICE STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGES. CAR STALLED WHEN RUNNING AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. CAR HAS ALSO STALLED AT OTHER TIMES WHEN ENGINE WAS RUNNING.

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DRIVERSIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING

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