2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE Complaints
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- HARKER HEIGHTS, TX
MOST OTHER GMC AND CHEVY MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS, BUT NOT THIS ONE. IT CLEARLY IS AN ISSUE HERE AS WELL. THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK JAMMED. THE KEY WAS STUCK INSIDE AND UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY, LEAVING IT ON BATTERY MODE.
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- FORT WORTH, TX
THE CAR ONLY HAS 123K AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT SINCE DAY ONE THIS CAR HAS HAD ISSUES, INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED TWICE
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- DURAND, MI
ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN MY CAR DECIDED TO SHIFT SUPER HARD AND MY RPM WAS JUMPING UP SCARY HIGH THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND NOW IT WON'T SHIFT RIGHT OR MY RPM GOES UP REALLY HIGH THE CODE THAT POPPED UP WAS P0700
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- STACY, MN
WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE LT WHEN IT GETS T0 BETWEEN 30-40 MPH THE RPMS WILL GO EXTREMELY HIGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN AS IT IS SLOWING DOWN IT WILL JERK INTO THE LOWER GEARS IF I DON'T PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. SINCE I DON'T HAVE A READER FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND DISCONNECT MY BATTERY TO GET THAT TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE TO LET MY CAR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COOL DOWN BEFORE DRIVING AGAIN OTHERWISE I WILL ONLY MAKE IT EIGHTH OF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I OFFICIALLY HATE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. MAKES ME NEVER WANT TO BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN MAY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS YEAR OF CAR. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED FREE OF CHARGE.
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- JEFFERSON CITY, MO
TAKATA RECALL PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN: 1. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE LOOSES ANTIFREEZE, THE CASING GETS HOT AND ACTS AS THO ITS OVERHEATING TRIGGERING THE FAN TO COME ON AND STAY ON. THERE ARE NO NOTICEABLE LEAKS; IT HAS BEEN AT HE CHEVY DEALER AND SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS WHO CAN FIND NO RADIATOR LEAKS. THE ENGINE COIL, HOSES, AND HEATING COIL HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND IT CONTINUES TO GET HOT. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING WHEN THESE ISSUES OCCUR. 2. THE TRACKING SYSTEM LIGHTS STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. NO RECORD OF A PROBLEM BY CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER OR ANY OTHER SERVICE CENTER WHO HAS USED DIAGNOSTICS TO DETERMINE WHY THE LIGHT STAYS ON. 3. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THE ENGINE COIL HAS BEEN REPLACED; NO OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS ARE IDENTIFIED WITH DIAGNOSTICS.
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- NORFOLK, VA
THE ENGINE STARTS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS AND HAS A STRONG OIL SMELL.
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- CLAREMORE, OK
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WILL SLOW DOWN AND BARELY TAKE OFF. ENGINE IS RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL BUT NO POWER IN LOW GEAR SO TAKES OFF VERY SLOW NEARLY RESULTING IN WRECK. TWO SHOPS, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION SHOP, STATE ITS ELECTRONIC PROBLEM INCLUDING 'LACK OF COMMUNICATION'. IT HAPPENS FROM BEING STATIONARY OR IN PROCESS OF DRIVING WHEN IT LOSES POWER SUDDENLY. WHEN ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF IT RUNS OK. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'LL ACT UP. STARTED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, AND IS INTERMITTENT.
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- YORBA LINDA, CA
HAVE A 2011 CHEVY CRUZE THAT I BOUGHT A FEW YEARS AGO, FROM CARMAX. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW YEARS AGO, MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY WARM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FOOT AREA, AND WHERE MY LEG RESTS THERE IS A PANEL ON THE RIGHT OF THE GAS PEDDLE THAT IS WHERE THE HEAT COMES FROM. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR A FEW TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER I NOTICED HOW HOT IT GOT IN THAT AREA. OVER 130F! (I GAVE UP AT THIS TIME,) LAST WEEK, MY WIFE HAD A SMALL REAR END CRASH ON MY CAR. NOTHING MAJOR BUT WE TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP TO GET WORK ON. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THEM, I ASKED THEM IF THEY CAN PUT SOME NEW INSULATION PIPE ON MY CAR HEAT PIPES, BECAUSE THE OLD ONES WERE PROBABLY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE REPLACED IT AND MY CAR WAS READY FOR PICK UP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY PUT THE NEW INSULATION ON IT, BUT THEY SHOWED ME THE OLD ONE. THE OLD ONE WAS BURNT AND THEY SAID COULD HAVE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE THOSE PIPES. ALONG WITH THE SIDE PANEL WAS WARPING DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF HEAT COMING OUT OF THERE. I TOLD THEM AT THE TIME, THAT ITS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THEY SAID BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED FROM YEARS AGO, THEY HAVE TO CHARGE ME FOR INSPECTING IT, FROM THERE IF THEY FIND A ISSUE THEN WE CAN DISCUSS WITH GM WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE TO REPAIRS AND COSTS. (I TOLD THEM I WOULD GET BACK TO THEM ABOUT THAT.)
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- FREMONT, OH
MY CAR NEEDS 4 FUEL INJECTORS AND GAGE WAS STUCK OPEN A DRIVING HAZARD. OIL HAS NEEN LEAKING AROUND VALVE COVERS AMD REPLACED BUT DO SMELL BURNING TIME TO TIME GOT COOLAMT LEAK FIXED LAST YEAR.
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2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE- MADISONVILLE, KY
ME AND MY KIDS WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY 2011 CHEVY CRUISE JUST LOST POWER AND MY ENGINE STOPPED WORKING... IT WILL NOT START UP AT ALL. MECHANIC CANT FIGURE OUT WHY. I'VE GOT TONS OF SENSORS GOING OUT EVERYTIME I TURN AROUND AND I AM A MOTHER OF A DISABLED SON. WE WERE ON AT PARKWAY GOING 65 TO 60 MPH. IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. IT HAPPENED ED IN MADISON VILLE KY
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