2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE Engine Problems

1ST THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD DISASSEMBLED AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE, THE VALVE COVER HAD MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED GM CHARGED ME FOR THIS UNDER WARRANTY PART. THEN, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OIL WAS IN THE ANTI FREEZE FILL TANK, I CALLED GM THEY SENT A TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THE RESULT; GM TOLD DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE ENGINE, CALLED BACK AND SAID DON'T REPLACE TRY TO FIX IT. THEY REPLACED THE TURBO CHARGER, TURBO COOLER, AND OIL COOLER, ONLY TO HAVE ME BACK 5-6 TIMES WITH COOLING PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE STILL HAS COOLING ISSUES, AND GOES BACK FOR SERVICE EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO. THE VEHICLE WAS...

WHEN ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT RESPOND FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN WHEN IT DOES RESPOND THE WHOLE CAR JERKS WHEN IT GOES INTO GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE 40000 PLUS MILES AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE 2011 CRUZE SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. THIS CAR HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST CRASH 10 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH THAT I HAVE HAD IT. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. WHEN I MERGE ON TO THE INTERSTATE AND TRY AND SPEED UP THE CAR STALLS OUT AND HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING. THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A HAZARD TO VEHICHLE OWNERS AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORIST. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS? GM SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THESE UNITS. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2011/CHEVROLET/CRUZE/POWER_TRAIN/PROBLEM.ASPX. *TR

CAR OVERHEATED ON DRIVE HOME. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. SINCE THAT TIME CAN CONTINUALLY SMELL ANTIFREEZE INSIDE CAR. ALSO HAVE FOUND PUDDLES UNDER CAR SEVERAL TIMES. HAVE TAKEN CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO LEAK. THEY STATED THE SURGE TANK CAP WAS LOOSE AND THAT THEY REFILLED TANK. BUT IT STILL SMELLS. IT IS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP ONLY. SO WHY ARE THEY HAVING TO TIGHTEN THE CAP? AND ARE THEY HAVING TO FILL THE SURGE TANK REPEATEDLY? *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2011 CHEVY CRUZE WITH APPROX 55 K. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR AT THE LOT EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THE NEXT DAY I KEPT HEARING A SURGE LIKE SOUND IN THE ENGINE AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED THE CAR WOULD NOT GAIN ANY SPEED OR POWER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN THE CHEVY CRUZES BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE SIZE AND THAT WHY THE CAR IS ABLE TO GET SUCH GREAT GAS MILEAGE. I COULD NOT STAND THE NOISE ANY LONGER MARCH 19, 2014 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING WITH THE SURGING SOUND AND THE LOSS OF SPEED & POWER. THE NEXT DAY INFORMED ME THEY COULD NOT HEAR ANY...

PROBLEM STARTED CLOSE TO WINTER,OCTOBER 2013. COOLANT LEVEL SLOWLY DECREASED, NOT CONCERNED AT THE TIME, JUST TOPPED OFF DURING OIL CHANGES. FAST FORWARD TO APRIL 2014, REFILL OF COOLANT NEEDED DAILY IF HEAT IS USED. COOLANT TANK IS COMPLETELY EMPTY AFTER CAR IS OFF AND SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS! LARGE PUDDLE OF COOLANT UNDER ENGINE, NOT THE RADIATOR. REMAINS TO BE A SLOW LEAK. WHEN HEAT IS ON, COOLANT BEGINS TO SLOWLY LEAK UNDERNEATH ENGINE. TEMP GAUGE IS ALWAYS NORMAL. NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, NO EXCESS COOLANT IN ENGINE BAY. ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED BY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS. DEX (GM SPECIFIC COOLANT, ORANGE IN COLOR) COOLANT USED EXCLUSIVELY. EVERY TIME HEAT IS TURN ON, AT ANY TEMP, AT ANY FAN SPEED, AT ANY SETTING (DEFROST, FLOOR, ETC.) THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING/HOT COOLANT. I AM UNABLE TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN VEHICLE!, WHEN HEAT IS NEEDED IN VEHICLE....

HESITANT ACCELERATION ISSUE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP. I PUT MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT GO FORWARD AT FIRST. THEN ENGINE REV UP BUT VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE SLOWLY. WHEN IT DID I COULD ONLY GO 27 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ON TO A HIGHWAY. WENT TO TWO AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALERS ON 12/02/13 AND 4/02/14. BOTH DEALERS STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND ALL TROUBLE CODES INDICATED EVERYTHING IS OK. WHICH IT IS NOT. THIS IS A 1.4 TURBO 4 ENGINE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY 2011 CRUZE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED HESITATIONS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR (APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH). IN THE LAST MONTH, THE HESITATIONS HAPPEN EVERY TIME I START FROM A STATIONARY POSITION. SOME OF THE HESITATIONS ARE MORE PRONOUNCED (I.E., AN ACTUAL LURCHING OF THE VEHICLE). THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN OCCURRENCES OF THE CAR NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY TO PRESSING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. I FOUND THIS VERY ALARMING, AS IT HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

6 TO 8 RECALLS...AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SINCE DAY ONE. KEEP TAKING TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIM TO NOT FIND ANYTHING. (1/17/2011-NOW) THE BRAKE PEDDLE SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. (1/2014) THE SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SPARK PLUG BEING TIGHTENED TO TIGHT FROM THE FACTORY! ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATED THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. (3/12/2014) WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AS ALWAYS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED THAT THE AC CUT OFF DUE TO ENGINE OVER HEATING. (3/21/2014) THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM DAY ONE. IT STAYS IN THE DEALER SERVICE MORE THAT WE DRIVE IT... *TR

ON 12/12/13 MY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2011 CHEVY CRUZE BEGAN. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A HUMMING NOISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, IT BEGAN TO RANDOMLY LOSE POWER AND OVERHEAT. ON 12/20/13 3-WAY CHEVROLET REPLACED THE CAM PHASE AND WATER PUMP. ON 01/01/14, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING THE SAME HUMMING NOISE BUT LOUDER AND HAD A CONSISTENT LOSS OF POWER. ON 01/08/14, 3-WAY REPLACED THE TURBO CHARGER. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON 01/09/14 AND WITHIN 1 HOUR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO 3-WAY ON 01/10/2014 AND DID NOT GET THE VEHICLE BACK UNTIL 02/20/2014. DURING THAT TIME, THE CYLINDER HEAD AND VALVES WERE REPLACED, PISTONS AND RINGS WERE REPLACED, INJECTORS AND COILS WERE SWAPPED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE CAR STILL HAD MISFIRE. A GM ENGINEER WAS BROUGHT IN AND THE TURBO CHARGER WAS REPLACED AGAIN AND THE...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY "ENGINE POWER REDUCED","SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL", AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK" WARNING NOTICES APPEARED. FRANTICALLY I PULLED OVER ON THE UP COMING EXIT RAMP, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH WITH MY GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE HIT WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH , I TURNED OFF THE CAR LET IT REST AND CONTINUED DRIVING ONLY FOR IT TO HAPPEN 4 MORE TIMES WITH IN 25 MINUTES. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK! THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ANSWER FROM THE DEALERSHIP EVEN THOUGH I TOOK PICTURES OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND PROVIDED MANY OTHER EXACTLY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY! I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AND ESPECIALLY NOT WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT I HAVE JUST WASTED 16K OF MY...

TURNED ON CAR IN THE MORNING AND RECEIVED 2 MESSAGES OF "ENGINE POWER REDUCED", "SERVICE STABILI-TRAC", SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AS WELL AS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ENGINE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1500 RPM'S. TOOK IT INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK AND BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME THEY WANTED ME TO RESCHEDULE FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND ON MY WAY IN TO WORK ON 02/11/14 THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN THE MORNING AND WAS FORCED TO PUT CAR IN PARK TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THEN HAPPENS 3 TIMES ONCE ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY INTO DOWNTOWN DENVER AND TWICE IN DOWNTOWN. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IT IN. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY" WHICH IS A $450.00 FIX NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY . WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS...

WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WAITING FOR THE SNOWY CONDITIONS TO SLOW DOWN, I WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES WITH MY CAR ON IDLE. I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT TO GO TO MY DESTINATION. AS I WAS ON DRIVE, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MPH AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE, MESSAGE PULLED UP ON MY SCREEN SAYING "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND QUOTED ME $500 TO FIX THE VALVE BODY SYSTEM. I'VE READ ON A FORUM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. *TR

MY 2011 CHEVY CRUZE LTZ WENT IN TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE AND SAID TO SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH FROZEN PRECIPITATION ON THE GROUND. RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY CRUZE VEHICLES. THE CAR WAS DRIVE ABLE AFTER POWERING DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS, BUT A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT WOULD GO INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEK. LIKELY THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. *TR

MY CHILDREN & I ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT HOME! WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE HEAT NOT HEATING UP THE CAR ON TUESDAY AND ON YESTERDAY, I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON THE 394 EXPRESSWAY AND RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD OF "A/C SHUT OFF DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES" SO I TURNED THE HEAT OFF AND THE GAUGE SLOWED MOVED BACK DOWN. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE FURTHER THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD MOVED ALL THE WAY TO THE "RED" LINE AND I RECEIVE THE ERROR MESSAGE TO "SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN" BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED AND SLOWLY THE GAUGE MOVED BACK TO THE NORMAL POSITION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT WORKED ON MY CAR LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AGO AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT IT MAY BE ANOTHER GLITCH BUT HE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF MY FLUIDS WERE FINE AND SINCE I WASN'T...

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON BUSY TOLLWAY,AFTER IT SNOWED ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SERVICE STABILITRAK-REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR CUT TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.I COULDN'T GO ANY FASTER AND NOWHERE TO PULL OVER SINCE THE TOLLWAY WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.GOT OFF THE TOLLWAY CALLED THE DEALER TO TAKE IT IN.THE CHEVY DEALER TOLD ME TO SHUT THE CAR OFF WAIT 5 MIN. IT WILL RESET. OK IT DID,TOOK IT THE NEXT DAY TO CHEVY, THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, TOOK IT HOME. WENT TO WORK 3 DAYS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO CHEVY STILL CANT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG.THIS CAR HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS 15 MORE TIMES.THE REASON WHY I AM TELLING YOU THIS IS BECAUSE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THERE HAVE BEEN MORE CHEVY CRUZES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR...

THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN IT SAID POWER REDUCED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. IF I LET THE CAR SET FOR A BIT, IT WILL START AND RUN OK. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY IN THE WINTER WHEN IT'S DAMP OR FOGGY AND THE TEMPERATURE IS AT FREEZING. IN THE WINTER OF 2013, IT HAPPENED TWICE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 01/07/14. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THE CAR'S COMPUTER TOLD HIM WHEN IT HAPPENED, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHY IT HAPPENED. WHEN IT IS WARMER OUTSIDE, IT RAN FINE AND PROBABLY WILL UNTIL IT GETS COLDER AGAIN! I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM ANYONE ELSE WAS EXPERIENCING AND WAS TOLD NO. BASED ON WHAT I SEE FROM POSTINGS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, I AM NOT ALONE! THE THROTTLE BODY APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS A FACTORY...

SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED EXITING A FAST MOVING EXPRESSWAY. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED POWER AND THE CAR WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR. THE CAR WAS PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF. EVENTUALLY AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE ENGINE WENT TO FULL POWER AND THE CAR REACHED ITS DESTINATION. THERE WAS SOME LUCK INVOLVED AS TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. SINCE, THE LOSS OF POWER HAS HAPPENED FIVE MORE TIMES. AT LEAST ONE OCCURRENCE WAS VERY DANGEROUS - PULLING FROM A STOP SIGN ONTO A BUSY ROAD. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE MAKES THE CRUZE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CARS ON THE ROAD. THE ISSUE HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAN HAPPEN AT 65 MILES AN HOUR OR FROM A STOP. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE AND I AM UPSET THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED...

1.4 LITER 2011 CRUZE HEATER BLOWING COOL AIR. GM INSPECTION DONE ON 10/17/13 AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. WE ADDED A ALMOST A QUART OF COOLANT FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. NOW A MONTH LATER IT IS A QUART LOW AGAIN BLOWING COOL AIR FROM THE HEATER AND A STRONG SWEET SMELL PERMEATES THE CAR. THE CAR ALSO FAILS TO PROPERLY BRAKE AT TIMES AND GAIN SPEED AT TIMES. IT HAS STALLED WHILE IDLING AT STOPLIGHTS. THERE IS A OILY RESIDUE ON THE PLASTIC SHIELD LOCATED NEAR THE OIL PAN. *TR

2011 4DR ECO.VEHICLE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, STRONG SMELL OF COOLANT AND RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 12V288 GM 12081 OIL ON ENGINE SHIELD, REPAIR DONE 11/7/2013 WHILE VISITING COLORADO SPRINGS, CO... DEALER INVO CLAIMS THERMOSTAT HOUSING LEAKING, REPLACED PART...CRUISE CONTROL NOT HOLDING. ..NOT ADDRESS...11-12-2013 2ND FAILURE COOLANT LEAK AND OIL MILEAGE AT FAILURE 93513 DEALER FOUND LEAK AT THE CORNER OF WATER OUTLET ON REAR CYLINDER HEAD, AND REPLACED OUTLET TUBE..11-23-13 WENT TO START MY CAR FOUND ANTIFREEZE AND OIL LEAKING ON THE GROUND....CALLING DEALER IN COLORADO SPRINGS AGAIN...THIS IS [XXX]...SOMETHING WHEN ITS COLD IS CAUSING COOLANT AND OIL TO LEAK...FOUND MANY SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THESE ITEMS AND 2 RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE COOLING FLUID AND OIL TO MIX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,263.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FOR IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THE RPM'S GO SO HIGH THE CAR ACCELERATES AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO BLOW UP... AT THE SAME TIME THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS AND I LOOSE ALL ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE ALSO TRY TO LOCK. MAKING THE CAR FEEL LIKE I RAN SOMETHING OVER AND IT STUCK UNDER THE CAR.... PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL HELP BRING IT TO A STOP- *TR

MY 2011 CHEVY CRUZE HAS AN ACCELERATION HESITATION. STARTING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2010 THE ISSUE BEGAN. WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS SUCH AS PULLING OUT ON A ROAD, PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, ACCELERATING AFTER REDUCING SPEED, ETC. ETC. THE CAR LOSES POWER WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS FOR THREE-FIVE SECONDS BEFORE SLOWLY RESPONDING AND ACCELERATING TO WHERE I NEED IT TO BE. IT'S AS IF THE CAR DIES FOR A FEW SECONDS. THOSE FEW SECONDS ARE ALWAYS IN SITUATIONS WHEN I NEED TO BE MOVING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL.THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE SO I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.MY CAR WAS IN FOR OTHER RECALLS AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER 2013 CRUZE TO DRIVE. THE NEWER CRUZE DID NOT...

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN EDEN PRAIRIE, MN. AFTER ONLY 2 MTHS, IT BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY HESITATING, LURCHING FORWARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE (WHILE SOMETIMES BLOWING HOT AIR FROM THE AC) & REFUSING TO ACCELERATE. MULTIPLE TIMES IT HAS COMPLETELY STALLED OUT (WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH ON A HIGHWAY & WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON A HILL RESULTING IN ROLLING BACKWARD). IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 4TH TIME FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, BUT DOES NOT SHOW ANY CODES (NO SES LIGHT). THEY HAVE MADE MANY REPAIRS IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS ISSUE (LEAKING WATER PUMP, REPROGRAMS, WASTEGATE SOLENOID REPLACEMENT, ETC), BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WILL STALL WHILE ON A HIGHWAY OR PASSING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHICH WOULD POSE A HUGE SAFETY THREAT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS & WOULD LIKE GM TO ACCEPT...

VEHICLE IS GRADUALLY LOSING(NOT LEAKING) ANTIFREEZE AND DEALERS NOT COMING CLEAN WITH THE TRUTH THEY KNOW. OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC(25YRS) HAS GONE OVER THE ENGINE/CAR AND NO VISIBLE OR VIA TESTING ,SHOWS A LEAK. LATEST ANTIFREEZE FILL NEEDED APPROX 1/2 TO 3/4GAL OF ANTIFREEZE. FAILED ON INSPECTION FOR LOW COOLANT *TR

AFTER ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE CAR HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED. AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WHEN NEEDING TO SPEED UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL THE TRANSMISSION WILL THEN KICK IN WITH NOISE. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC IN CITIES. I HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC WITH MULTIPLE LANES AND WANTING TO PASS SOMEONE. WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS THE CAR JUST SITS THERE! THEN AFTER A HESITATION THE CAR WILL POP THEN FINALLY MOVE. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATE NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I EVEN HAD ONE OF THE MECHANICS TELL ME THAT FOR THESE TYPES OF TRANSMISSIONS IT IS NORMAL! HOW CAN THIS BE SAFE! IF I WASN'T AWARE OF MY DRIVING AND A VERY GOOD DRIVER I WOULD HAVE HAD MULTIPLE WRECKS WITH THIS ISSUE. LUCKILY I HAVE...

VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OFF OF THE ON RAMP ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD REVVING UP, BUT DID NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY, I PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. EVEN IN MANUAL MODE THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A FORWARD MOVING DRIVER. *TR

ON 10/11/2012, AND 10/18/2012, AND 11/20/2012 I EXPERIENCED "DRAGGING" WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR. EVENTUALLY IT DID, BUT NOT BEFORE STRUGGLING TO DO SO. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ALL 3 TIMES AT THEIR EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN COMPLETELY RESOLVED. 90% OF THE TIME THERE IS STILL SOME HESITATION SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 13 TO 45 MPH. SO MUCH SO THAT EVEN A PASSENGER HAS FELT IT UPON OCCASION. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES AND I'M WORRIED THAT I'LL EVENTUALLY BE STRANDED AGAIN. EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES I STILL HAVE NO PEACE ABOUT THE SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING GREAT AND ON SUNDAY I NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING AWAY WITH ITSELF AND SOUNDED LIKE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON WHEN IT WAS NOT. TOOK IT TO A SHOP HERE WITH STANLEY AUTO GROUPS PERMISSION , THEY HAD THE MECHANIC PUT A MACHINE ON IT AND IT CAME UP WITH A CODE AND THE STANLEY AUTO GROUP PERSON TOLD HIM IT WAS A THERMOSTAT PROBLEM. I WORK AT A CHURCH AND MY PASTOR LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FROM THE NHTSA. I THEN CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALER AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I THINK THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT THE AUTO IN SPETEMBER OF 2012 AND HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT FROM NORMAL TO EXTREMELY HOT IN MATTERS OF SECONDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COOLANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *TR

I HAVE A CHEVROLET CRUZE, I BOUGHT IT IN JULY 2011 AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS I DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR WAS SHIFTING ROUGHLY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED AT A NORMAL RATE. MY VEHICLE HESITATES ON ACCELERATION AND DID SINCE RIGHT AFTER MY PURCHASE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG ACCORDING TO THEIR DIAGNOSIS "CUSTOMER CONCERN NOT DUPLICATED". NUMEROUS OTHER 2011 CHEVY CRUZE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL VISITS TO DEALER SERVICE. THIS IS A VERY UNEASY FEELING TO HAVE. WHEN I SIT AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR JERKS AND I IMMIDATELY THINK I GOT REAR- ENDED BUT IT IS JUST THE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON JULY 2012 FOR OIL SPILLS/LEAKS ONTO HOT SURFACES. I TOOK MY CAR INTO ROBBINS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK UP IMMEDIATELY ON JULY 23, 2012 AND THEY MODIFIED THE ENGINE SHIELD. ALSO, THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY, CABLES AND FUSE, BLOCK-CLEANED. *TR

THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK INTO THE ROBBINS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR A CHECK UP AND I TOLD THE ADVISOR THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING SLUGGISH AND GEARS WERE SLOW INTERACTING. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINE THE PROBLEM(S). THE CAUSE WAS A THERMOSTAT HEATER FAILED, SO THEY REPLACED THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND PULL VACUUM ON CODING SYSTEM TO REFILL COOLANT AND LEAK TEST. THEY ROAD TESTED IT AND STATED IT WAS REPAIRED. *TR

I HAVE A CHEVROLET CRUZE, I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER OF 2010; AFTER A FEW MONTHS I DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR WAS SHIFTING ROUGHLY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED AT A NORMAL RATE. I HAVE FOUGHT FOR 2 YEARS TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED AND REPAIRS TO BE DONE; NOTHING HAS COME OF IT YET. I NOTIFIED GM WITH THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALSO NOTIFIED THAT THE ISSUE WOULD PERSIST, IT IS THE WAY MY MODEL TRANSMISSION WORKS. I KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, MY CAR HAS ALREADY LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE. I BELIEVE THAT GM IS GOING UNDER THE RADAR AND JUST TRYING TO APPEASE ME WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT MORE CAN BE DONE FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT PERSIST IN MY CAR AND GM IS REFUSING FOR IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT FILED THAT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE CHROME COATING ON THE INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE IS FAILING. THE EDGES OF THE CHROME WHERE IT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE PLASTIC ARE RAZOR SHARP AND HAVE CAUSED MULTIPLE FAIRLY DEEP LACERATIONS TO MY FINGERS WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. I INQUIRED AT THE DEALER ABOUT THEM REPLACING THE PART UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS CAUSING ME INJURY DESPITE MY CAUTIOUSNESS WHILE OPENING THE HANDLE, THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED AND WOULD BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX DUE TO THE LABOR INVOLVED. MY SECOND COMPLAINT IS THE HEAT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID I HAD A CRACKED THERMOSTAT HOUSING WHICH WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT FIX IT HOWEVER AND SIMPLY REFILLED MY ANTIFREEZE AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME TO HAVE IT FIXED WHEN THE PART CAME IN....THAT WAS ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V288000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN HEATER IS IN USE GET A STRONG ANTIFREEZE SMELL IN THE CAR. ALSO GET A FILM ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS. HAD BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. WE HAVE A 5 MONTH OLD THAT RIDES IN THE CAR, NOT SURE IF IT IS SAFE FOR HIM WITH THE COOLANT SMELL IN THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO WASH IN SIDE OF WINDOWS WEEKLY SO YOU CAN SEE AT NIGHT. *TR

WE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE JUST 8 MONTHS AGO, WAS NOT PURCHASED NEW, BUT WAS NEW USED..STILL UNDER WARRANTY..WE RECEIVED THE RECALL. HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND DETAIL TO DO ANYHOW, SO TOOK IT IN TO WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE, SUPPOSED RECALL FIX AND SUPPOSED DETAIL. OUR VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF THE OIL CHANGE. 36000. AS WE DROVE, STARTED SMELLING BURNING OIL...NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED AN OIL LEAK BELOW THE VEHICLE INTO THE ENGINE SHIELD. BEING OUT OF WARRANTY BY THAT TIME, WE DID NOTHING. JUST FIGURED THEY DID AN IMPROPER OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS LEAKING. TODAY, WE DISCOVERED WHILE CHECKING THE OIL THAT IT HAD GAS IN THE OIL CHAMBER. IN PULLING THE DIP STICK OUT, IT LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE..I QUICKLY SMELLED OF IT, SMELLED LIKE GAS. MY HUSBAND DRAINED IT, AS...

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 18*** MILES ON THE ODOMETER. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY WHEN DRIVING IN CITY CONDITIONS. PROBLEM MAY CAUSE STALLING OF VEHICLE AT LOWER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO SLIP AT SLOW SPEEDS. BEFORE SHIFTING, VEHICLE REGULARLY HITS MAXIMUM (RED LINE) RPM. POOR DOWNSHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD AT LOWER SPEEDS. MOST NOTABLY FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ON ICY ROADS, THE HARD SHIFTING MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE TRACTION, RESULTING IN A CRASH, CAUSING FATALITIES OR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. CURRENT MILEAGE 28***. *TR

HESITATION AT ANY SPEED, HAD TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME THING AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE, TOOK TO DEALER ON OCT 4TH AND DEALER SAID THAT IT NEEDED A NEW CYLINDER HEAD, GOT CAR BACK AND NOTHING WAS DONE, STILL DOING THE SAME THING AND CALLED TO COMPLAIN TO CHEVY WHICH CAN'T DO ANYTHING EITHER. *TR

ONCE AGAIN MY CAR HAS AN ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE FIRST WAS ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE FAN WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE I CALLED ONSTAR ASAP THEY VERIFIED I WAS CORRECT AND SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP MY CAR. I SMELL ANTIFREEZE ALL THE TIME IN THE CAR AND THEY ANTIFREEZE JUST DISAPPEARS THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING. I'M SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT TRADING IN MY CRUZE BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS, WHICH NEVER GET FIXED. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A PRESENT FOR MY FATHER. AFTER GETTING IT HOME, (DRIVING IT HOME WAS ALL HIGHWAY), HE DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND NOTICED IT HAD A LAG IN THE VEHICLE SPEED. IT ALMOST FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I DROVE IT HOME THAT NIGHT AND NOTICED THE SAME FEELING. IT'S ALMOST AS THOUGH IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT OUT OFTHE CAR TO KEEP DRIVING. IT DOWNSHIFTS BEFORE ITS SUPPOSED TO WHEN DRIVING AND AS A RESULTS ISN'T GETTING THE GAS MILEAGE ITS SUPPOSED TOO. DRIVING CITY, IT WAS ONLY GETTING 18-19MPG FOR ME. IT DOES MUCH BETTER ON THE HIGHWAY, OVER 55MPH, THEN WITH CITY DRIVING. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO TOOK IT TO A BIGGER CHEVY DEALER AND THEY STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. GOT IT BACK AND ITS THE SAME WAY. WE LOVE THE CAR BUT WILL NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V288000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE REPAIRS STATED THE ENGINE SHIELD WOULD BE MODIFIED ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER REMOVED A PORTION OF THE SHIELD THAT WAS TWENTY INCHES BY TWENTY INCHES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS WERE NO LONGER PROTECTED AGAINST WATER, MUD, OR ANY OTHER ROAD CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 24,421.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A STRANGE ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SAFELY MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. UPON EXITING, A BALL OF FIRE FORMED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR BURNS TO THE FACE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED NOT TOO LONG AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. AFTER THE FIRE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 12V288000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,017....UPDATED 02-13-13 *BF UPDATED 02/19/2013 *JS

I TOOK MY 2011 CRUZE TO MY NEAREST CHEVY DEALER FOR SAFETY RECALL 1208 ("ENGINE FLAMBE"). I WAS CHARGED $2.66. THE CASHIER MUMBLED SOMETHING ABOUT A FEE IMPOSED BY THE STATE OF DELAWARE FOR EITHER RECYCLING OR DISPOSAL. I ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FULL COST OF A SAFETY RECALL MUST TO BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURER. I'D LIKE A REFUND OF THAT $2.66. OTHER AFFECTED OWNERS--(WHEREVER)--SHOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED. IF THE FEE WAS FORCED AS THE RESULT OF GM POLICY, THEN GM DESERVES TO BE FINED. 9 AM APPOINTMENT ON 25 JULY 2012. LEWES AUTOMALL 17861 COASTAL HIGHWAY (STATE ROUTE 1) LEWES DE 19958. *TR

I BROUGHT MY NEW CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE ON 5-15-12, THEY FORGOT TO PUT THE OIL CAP BACK ON AND I HAD OIL EVERYWHERE INSIDE MY CAR IT WAS A COMPLETE MESS, I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS SMOKING BECAUSE IT WAS A RAINY AND FOGGY NIGHT. BY THE TIME WE PARKED IT WE THOUGHT IT WAS ON FIRE, MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS EMPTY, WE GOT TOWED BACK TO CHEVY OF MILFORD TO BE FIXED AND CLEANED, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS OIL IN IT AND ONLY A LITTLE CAME OUT.[NOT TRUE] I DON'T REALLY THINK THE CAR RUNS THE SAME AFTER THAT, IT SPITS AND SPUDDERS ALOT. ON JULY 23RD 2012 I BRING IT BACK TO THEM FOR A RECALL # 12081. AND ASKED THEM TO ALSO CHECK WHY MY CAR SPUDDERS AND TO CHECK FOR A SLOW LEAK IN THE BACK TIRE....

I HAVE A 2011 CRUZ LT. I HAVE NOTICED A WEIRD SMELL WHEN USING THE AC. ONLY JULY 9TH, 2012 I HAD A WARNING THAT SAID "TURNING OF AC DUE TO OVERHEAT" THE CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING. 5 HOURS LATER I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ENGINE/FAN WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHILE RUNNING, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A HUGE FAN. I CALLED ONSTAR THEY SAID THEY LOCATED AN "ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM" TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHICH I DID. THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY CAR WAS JUST OUT OF ANTIFREEZE AND THEY ADDED MORE TO IT. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, JUST KEEP ANTIFREEZE WITH ME AT ALL TIMES? THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE FOR IT TO BE EMPTY. *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL #12081,WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN CONWAY SC FOR THE REPAIRS ,ABOUT 45 MIN. .WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED ,I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER ,HOH IT WAS REPAIRED. HE SAD IT WAS REWORKED AND MODIFIED PER CHEVROLET SPECS . LITTLE DID I KNOW. THERE REPAIRS CONSIST OF REMOVING MOST OF THE SHIELD AND LEAVING THE ENGINE AND WIRING LEFT UNPROTECTED TO THE ELEMENTS ON THE ROADS.ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS CUT A ACCESS HOLE IN THE PLATE TO GET TO THE OIL DRAIN PLUG /HONESTLY IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DONE IN SUCH A HURRY TO JUST SAVE A FEW DOLLARS . 8 CALLS LATER , THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING,THAT IS HOW THE ENGINEERS SAID TO DO THE REPAIRS. SORRY THAT ALL WE CAN DO FOR YOU,CHEVROLET THANKS YOU FOR YOUR CONCERNS. *TR

2-10-12 - 15422 MILEAGE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP - WOULD START / SHIFTER WOULD GO INTO GEAR / CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE - CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL & STABILITRAK LIGHT WERE ON. - SHAFT DETENT LEVER SWITCH REPLACED. 3-12-12 - 16471 MILEAGE - BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE FROM THE STOP POSITION TO ACCELERATION & POOR GAS MILEAGE SINCE 2-10 REPAIR - CAUSED TO ROLL INTO INTERSECTION. - CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE & TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE GAS MILEAGE PROBLEM 4-25-12 - BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR LOUD POPPING & JOLTING INTO GEAR FROM THE STOP POSITION TO ACCELERATION - DEALER SHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE/ NO REPAIR 5-5-12 17661 MILEAGE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP - DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 65MPH / BURNING SMELL COMING THROUGH A/C VENTS/ TRANSMISSION HOT (OVERHEAT) /TRACTION CONTROL & STABILITRAK LIGHT APPEARED. DEALER SHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE/ NO REPAIR ( OPENED CASE WITH GM...