2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE Complaints

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - VANCOUVER, WA

    HELLO. OUR PROBLEM IS DEFECT CHEVROLET CRUZE 2012 . MILEAGE IS 79373. MY CAR HAS SOME RECALLS FIXING ACTIONS AND NOW "EXHAUST LEAK FROM FONT OF ENGINE..DAMAGING TURBOCHARGER..AS A RESULT -MAY CAUSE A FIRE"( ALAN WEBB CHEVROLET DILLER VANCOUVER, WA-SEE ATTACH.). TO FIX CAR WE NEED TO PAY 7650$ WHY WE MUST PAY FOR DEFECT ? COULD YOU HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM,PLEASE.THE STRANGE NOISE APPEARED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING TO HOME FROM CARSON TO VANCOUVER, WA. AFTER DIAGNOSE AT ALAN WEB (3712 NE 66 AVE VANCOUVER, WA 98661) CAR STAYS AT MY APP. PARKING LOT. THANKS. *TR

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - MILTON, FL

    TAKATA INFLATORS, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 09/30/2016, WHERE I WAS AT A DEAD STOP ON CITY STREET, REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE DRIVER WHO HIT ME WAS GOING 50-55MPH, I HIT MY HEAD AND CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG CAME ON STATING "SERVICE AIRBAG". MY CRUZE HAS HAD ALL RECALLS FIXED, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - HOUSTON, TX

    ENGINE FAN KEEPS RUNNING AND DEALERSHIP INSISTS IT'S NORMAN BUT IT WASN'T HAPPENING FROM 2012 THROUGH 2014. HAPPENS WHEN I START THE CAR AND ENGINE IS COLD, WHEN SITTING AT LIGHT A LIGHT, WITH AIR ON OR OFF. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I HAVE THE FEELING THEY'RE WAITING FOR SOMETHING MAJOR TO HAPPEN. I'M VERY CONCERNED. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED 3 TIMES. THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL, BUT IF IT WERE DOING THIS WHEN I BOUGHT IT, I DEFINITELY WOULDN'T HAVE. PLEASE HELP, I DON'T WANT TO DIE!

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - BROWNSTOWN, MI

    WHILE I'M DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 IN DETROIT, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPS WORKING AND SHOOTS ALL THE WAY UP THE OPPOSITE WAY FROM WHERE IT SITS AT REST AND STAYED STUCK THERE DURING A BAD STORM WHERE THERE WAS FLOODED ROADS. SECONDS AFTER IT MALFUNCTIONS I HIT A HUGE PUDDLE OF WATER DUE TO ME FRANTICLY TRY AND SEE OUT MY WINDSHIELD AND HYDROPLANED ALMOST INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 55-65 MPH. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SCARIEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD WIPER. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS AN ISSUE BECAUSE IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I'M VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE CRASHED MY CAR.

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - FORT MITCHELL, AL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,474.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - BALTIMORE, MD

    WHEN I START MY CAR, THE FOUR WAY FLASHERS TURN ON, MY TRUNK OPENS, WIPERS GO OFF, INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER, AND SERVE POWER STEERING APPEARS. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE FOR A SECOND TIME, AND RAN AN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY CABLE, THE ISSUES ARE STILL OCCURRING.

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - MARION, LA

    IVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS NOW. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR I BEGAN NOTICING THE ENGINE WOULD BE GOING AT A STEADY SPEED AND IF YOU BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WOULD REV OR STALL AND THE RPMS SHOOT UP. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP IT FROM PRODUCING THE ACTIONS IS TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE IS SLUGGISH AND DOES THIS WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL.. AFTER GETTING THE COMPLETE READ, IT WAS SAID THE 02 SENSORS WERE OUT. THE ENGINE IS NOW TO THE POINT IT WILL RANDOMLY BE GOING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL START FLASHING AND ALL SPEED IS REDUCED. THEY WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CAR STALLS OUT SO OFTEN I REFUSE TO TAKE IT IN TO CITIES OR ONTO THE INTERSTATE. I WILL BE GOING BACK TO A TRUCK AFTER THIS IS PAID OFF! WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK!

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - BROWNSBURG, IN

    TAKATA RECALL MY 2012 CHEVY CRUIZE ECO WILL JUST SHUT OFF DIE WHILE IAM DRIVING SOMETIMES WILL START BACK AND SOMETIME WHEN I WHEN I TRY TO START IT IT WON'T START OR EVEN TURN OVER HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC 3 TIMES HAVE NOT FIXED IT SAID WAS LOOSE WIRE AND BAD BATTERY AND GPS BUT IT WON'T START AGAIN TODAY JUST GOT IT FIXED 2 DAYS AGO IT'S GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED DIEING WHEN DRIVING G

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MI

    POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE IN MOTION. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $1,900.00 ON A $16,000 VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD

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  • 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
    - ST LOUIS, MO

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART; HOWEVER, WITHIN LESS THAN 60 DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE