2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE Complaints

MY WIFE NOTICE THE COOLANT RESERVOIR LEVEL HAD FALLING WELL BELOW THE FULL MARK. SHE NOTIFIED ME THAT SHE NEEDED COOLANT ADDED. SO WE BOTH INSPECTED THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS SO ELECTED TO FILL THE RESERVOIR AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE WATER PUMP SEAL WAS BAD AND THAT THE COOLANT WOULD DRIP ONTO THE UNDERLYING PAN AND EVAPORATE NOT LEAVING A TRACE OF A LEAK. THIS WAS PART OF A RECALL SO THE REPAIR WAS MADE. APRIL 2014, MILEAGE 88000. ANOTHER COOLANT LEAK, OUTLET MANIFOLD AND HOSE FAILURE. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTIES DUE TO IT BEING A HOSE. SO I WAS CHARGED $243.80 FOR WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A OUTLET MANIFOLD, ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE (FAILURE). BECAUSE A HOSE WAS ATTACHED TO IT THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOT COVERED! MY INVOICE READS $180.00 LABOR, 20.60 COOLANT, OUTLET 30.08 AND HOSE 13.12. 11/18/2014, ANOTHER COOLANT LEAK. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 11/20/2014 WITH THE DEALER AND I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A REFUND DUE TO IN MY OPINION EXCESSIVE COOLANT PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THIS COULD EFFECT THE ENGINE COOLING PERFORMANCE AND DAMAGE THE ENGINE IF NOT ALREADY. I HAVE PAID FOR THE FULL WARRANTY PACKAGE WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED PLUS EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE. THE DEALER IS THE ONLY SERVICE DEPT. TO EVER TOUCH THIS CAR. *TR

BRAKE PEDDLE BECOMES VERY HARD IN FORWARD OR REVERSE AND WILL STOP THE CAR. *TR

WAS DRIVING THE CRUZE, A MESSAGE FLUSHED IN SCREEN "AC TURNED OFF DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMP" AC WAS NOT ON, HEAT WAS NOT WORKING, TURNED OFF BLOWER, THE SCREEN CHANGED TO ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE, THEN CHANGES TO PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH, I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL A SAFE PLACE WAS AVAILABLE TO PULL OFF, THEN THE REACTIONS CONTROL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND MY OIL LIFE INDICATOR TOLD ME TO CHANGE OIL BEFORE RETURNING TO THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS MESSAGE. I TOWED TO DEALER. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. WITH ALL THE FAULTY AIR BAG RECALLS--WHY ISN'T MINE BEING RECALLED? GM WANTS $700 TO REPAIR IT, AND THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE TECHNICIAN REPLENISHED THE FLUID, BUT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY THE NEXT DAY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V288000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT HE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I HAD NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES WERE SOFT WHEN STOPPING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT BUT HAD NO SUCCESS IN DETERMINING THE CAUSE. TWO TIMES NOW, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP FOR AT LEAST 3-5 SECONDS AFTER I APPLIED COMPLETE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY, I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM BEHIND ME AND THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC EITHER TIME. THE BRAKES ARE STILL SOFT ON STOPPING WHILE IN DRIVE. *TR

OIL LEAKAGE ON TOP OF ENGINE, SMELL OF BURNING OIL, LOUD SOUND OF VEHICLE, CAR MISFIRES. *TR

ENGINE SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE IDLING. STABILTRAK WARNING ON. ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. SCARED IT WOULD DIE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

I NOTICED CHEVY CRUZE FROM 2013 AND 2014 HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS VERY ITEM! THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE TO PAY $669 FOR A SENSOR? *TR