What 698 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HURD AUTO MALL - CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1705 HARTFORD AVE, JOHNSTON, RI 02919, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND SERVICED THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT RECENTLY THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND TURN BACK OFF AND FLASH 'SERVICE AIRBAG' MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT IN MY CAR TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR AND I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN.

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COMMON ISSUE WHERE AN UNDERBOOST EVEN HAPPENS DUE TO CRACK IN TURBO OR FAILED WASTEGATE, WHEN ON HIGHWAY CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN SUDDENLY UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ALSO NEGATIBE BATTERY CABLE HAS COMMON ISSUE WHICH REDUCES VOLTAGE PASS THROUGH CAUSING TRACTION CONTROL AND STABIL-TRACK ISSUES WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

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I HAVE A WATER PUMP LEAK I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP ADDING WATER SO MY VEHICLE WON'T RUN HOT AND MY OXYGEN SENSORS ARE BAD IT DOESN'T IN MOTION AND STATIONARY

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THIS CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS. I AM SURPRISED IT HAS NO RECALLS. THE PROBLEMS START TWO YEARS AGO. THE VALVE COVER STARTED LEAKING. OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. GOT THAT REPLACED BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. APPARENTLY THE PCV VALVE IS BUILT INTO THE VALVE COVER. WE ARE ABOUT TO BE ON OUR 4TH VALVE COVER. IT'S CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE WHOLE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A MONEY PIT, AND ANYONE WHO HAS EVER BOUGHT IT SHOULD BE REFUNDED FOR REAL. IT'S A PIECE OF CRAP AND HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, AND CAUSES NOTHING BUT STRESS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY EVER AGAIN.

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TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND RANDOMLY AT 70 MPH.

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THE ENGINE WAS ACTING UP. IT FELT LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING THE GAS TO SHIFT GEARS. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE KNOCK SENSOR AND DID A TUNE UP. THE ISSUE CONTINUED SO WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN. WE WAS TOLD THE PISTON MELTED AND PUT A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW, HAVE TAKEN IT FOR ALL REPAIRS AND OIL CHANGES, THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES. WE ARE BEING TOLD THESE CARS HAVE THESE ISSUES AND TO JOIN IN A LAWSUIT BECAUSE THE MOTOR NEEDS REPLACED.

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VEHICLE IS OVERDRAWING BATTERY CURRENT WHEN MOTOR IS RUNNING CAUSING ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS AT ENGINE IDLE. LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL WHILE IN TRAVEL LANES. ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY ARE VERIFIED FUNCTIONAL.

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CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. THIS MAKES FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH HIGH SPEED LIMITS SUCH AS THE HIGHWAY.

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WHILE ENGAGING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE BREAK FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SO OFTEN. ONLY HAPPENS IN REVERSE GEAR. THE CAR KEEP ROLLING BACK UNTIL GEAR IS CHANGED TO DRIVE.

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HAD TO CHANGE DEF RESERVOIR AND ENGINE OIL PSI SOLENOID VALVE AND MY SIDE SERIVCE ALERT IN BROKEN TOO AND AT 26000 MILES I ASK FOR NEW CAR BECAUSE I HAD 7 REPLACEMENT PART PUT ON CAR I WAS DEINED NEW CAR

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HAVING A COOLANT LEAK AND CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE ..HAD DYE PUT IN BY MECHANIC TOLD TO DRIVE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS ..WENT BACK AND EVERYTHING IS DRY NO LEAK DETECTED BUT LOOSING COOLANT ..FAN COMES ON AC SHUT OFF DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEATING..SITTING AND OR DRIVING

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. OURISMAN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF ALEXANDRIA (1800 OLD RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303, 571-366-8047 WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS NOT SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

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I HAVE A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE LT. ON MAY 20TH 2020 MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. TOOK CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS LATER ON JULY 9TH 2020 THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OUT AGAIN.

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NOT SURE WHAT'S WRONG. I'VE FIXED THINGS ALREADY LIKE MASS FLOW SENSOR, AIR FILTER, MOTOR MOUNTS A VALVE LEAK. CARS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE MECHANICS FOR MONTHS. CARS ENGINE SHUT OFF 2-3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR!!!!!. ANOTHER TIME IT TURNED OFF RIGHT AFTER I STARTED IT UP. THE CAR IS UNSAFE!!!!!! I'VE HAD IT HAD 2-3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS. AND THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE CAR NEVER TURNS OFF FOR ANYONE BUT ME. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP MY CAR FROM ONE SHOP TO TAKE TO ANOTHER AND IT WOULDN'T START. THIS SHOP HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND A HALF AND IT NEVER TURNED OFF UNTIL I WENT TO PICK IT UP. NOW THEY STILL CAN'T FIND WHAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I'VE SPENT 2 GRAND IN LABOR AND TOWS IN JUST THE LAST 3-4 MONTHS. I CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS!!!!!! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT!!!!!! *TR

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MESSAGE "A/C OFF, ENGINE TOO HOT" AND FAN RUNNING LIKE CRAZY. QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH TELLS ME THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MOST SUGGESTIONS SAID IT WOULD BE A SENSOR. CHANGING THE SENSOR WORKED FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE PROBLEM CAME BACK. JUST 6 MONTHS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING FOR AN OVERHEATING ISSUE AS WELL.

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FAULTY PARTS HAVE CAUSED ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE, SUCH AS CONSTANT ENGINE TICKING, AND SQUEAKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND BELOW 1300RPM. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS I BELIEVE ARE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO HAVE POWER LOSS AND ULTIMATELY MAKE THIS VEHICLE LESS POWERFUL AND BECOME UNDEPENDABLE. BEYOND THOSE PROBLEMS I CONSISTENTLY GET WARNINGS ABOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK. I AM DOING WHAT I CAN TO FIX THIS THING BUT BELIEVE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT THE FACTORY. *TR

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SERPENTINE BELT SHREDDED DUE YOU FAULTY VALVE COVER/GASKET

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EVERY SUMMER THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCUR. WHEN DRIVING UPWARDS ON AN INCLINE STREET THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER. PUMPING THE GAS GETS IT RESTARTED VERY SLOWLY. ALSO, IN HOT WEATHER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALER'S TECH CLAIMS IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THE DEALER CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH MY WHEEL LOCKED UP AND A MESSAGES APPEARED ON MY DASH SAYING POWER STEERING FAIL. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY WHEEL AND THAT HAPPENED TWICE IN A 5 MINUTE DRIVE. MY WHEEL NOW HAS RESISTANCE WHEN TURNING. THE NEXT DAY WHEN TRYING TO START MY CAR IT STALLED, WHEN STARTED AGAIN A MESSAGE APPEARED ABOUT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM BEING ACTIVATED- I COULDN'T DRIVE MY CAR. WHEN I RESTARTED IT AGAIN ANOTHER MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING 'ROLL DRIVER WINDOW DOWN AND BACK UP'. THE SAME NIGHT I WAS DRIVING 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING INSIDE OF MY CAR TURNED OFF- DASHBOARD, LIGHTS, RADIO, I'M PRETTY SURE MY CAR EVEN TURNED OFF FOR THAT SECOND AND THAT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE SPAN OF A 5 MINUTE DRIVE, ALL WHILE MY WHEEL IS STILL RESISTING TO TURN. ON A DIAGNOSIS NOTHING APPEARS TO BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I AM VERY CONCERNED

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I BOUGHT THE CAR TWO YEARS AGO AND TIMING BELT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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WHEN I DRIVE THE LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE WITH GO OFF AND MY CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING OR TAKING TURNS. ONE TIME I OPENED THE HOOD AND TOUCH A HOSE OR HIRE AND IT CAME BACK ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TRY AND TURN THE KEY WHILE IT STOPS WHILE DRIVING AND RESTART IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY OR TURN. *TR

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INTAKE MANIFOLD COVER AND GASKET HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE ALREADY ONCE AT 30000 AND ONCE AT 65000 MILES. PART FAILURE PRODUCES A LOUD SCREAMING NOISE AND RESTRICTS AIR INTAKE INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING VERY ROUGH IDLING AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A RECALL FOR THIS PART WAS ISSUED ON SIMILAR MODELS, BUT NOT FOR THE CRUZE ECO. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE ECO MODELS. *TR

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IT LOOSES POWER. ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING (THIS IS MAJOR AND I'VE HAD A FEW SCARY MOMENTS WHILE TURNING). AT TIMES THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND IT WILL NOT START. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE KEY OUT IS TO POP THE HOOD AND JIGGLE THE BATTERY CABLE, IT WILL THEN RELEASE THE KEY. ALL THESE ISSUES HAPPEN DAILY. I HAVE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT STAY ON CONSISTENTLY.*DT*JB

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I AM HAVE ISSUES WITH THE P0420 ERROR CODE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOT BELIEVING WHAT HE SAID DUE TO THE CAR BEING FAIRLY NEW. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE THE CODES READ AND OF COURSE THE CODE DISPLAYS WITH THE P0420 CODE. I SEE THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY 2014 PER VIN CHECK.*DT*JB

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