NHTSA Complaint #10683628 — 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE

DROVE MY CAR TO WORK WITHOUT INCIDENT HOWEVER WHEN I CAME OUT AT 4PM THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED, RADIO AND BLUE TOOTH WORKED WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON JAN 11TH TO AL SERRA DEALERSHIP. AFTER 36 HOURS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO SAY IT WAS THE BATTERY. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW THE RADIO, BLUE TOOTH PHONE POWER AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE WORKING. AFTER HAVING THE BATTERY REPLACED IT WAS CLEAR MY VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. WHEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE BATTERY VOLTAGE METER FLUCTUATED FROM 15.3 TO 12.3. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING AS IT HAD PRIOR TO THE BATTERY CHANGE. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP STATING THE CAR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY SINCE THE BATTERY CHANGE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED I WOULD NEED TO SIGN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF ~150.00 BEFORE THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT THEIR WORK. I LEFT WITH MY VEHICLE AND CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER COMPLAINT LINE TO REPORT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK UNLESS I AGREED TO PAY THEM ~150.00. ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM REGARDING A SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT THE BATTERY CABLE. I AGAIN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BATTERY CABLE CHECKED/REPLACED. AGAIN AL SERRA DEALERSHIP STATED I NEEDED SIGN THAT I WOULD PAY A $100.00 FEE IF THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY CABLE. I STATED "YOU DID NOT FIX MY PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME. I FEEL YOU REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND YOUR WORK AND NOW I HAVE A LETTER FROM GM REGARDING THE BATTERY CABLE. NOW YOU STILL WANT ME TO PAY YOU TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU DID WRONG THE FIRST TIME. I LEFT WITH MY VEHICLE - STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO STOP GM DEALERSHIPS FROM RIPPING OFF CUSTOMERS. *TR