2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE Complaints

I HAVE ALWAYS SMELLED SOMETHING STRANGE CIRCULATING IN MY CAR EVER SINCE I FIRST DROVE IT. .MY MOTHER (WHO HAS A 2012 CHEVY CRUISE) WAS RIDING IN MY CAR AND ASKED ME WHAT THE SMELL WAS AND I TOLD HER THAT IT HAS ALWAYS SMELLED LIKE THAT. I REALIZED THAT IT ISN'T A NORMAL SMELL AND REALIZED THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY A ENGINE COOLANT SMELL AND MY BE UNHEALTHY TO BE BREATHING. BROTHER HAS A 2014 CHEVY CRUISE , WE ARE BIG FANS OF THE CRUISE AND I AM DISAPPOINTED TO BE REPORTING THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GAUGES AND THE METERS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING ASSIST, SERVICE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH SIDE OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING THE FRONT END TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A THIRD VEHICLE. NEXT, A FOURTH VEHICLE MADE CONTACT WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING THE FRONT END TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT SECURE THE OCCUPANTS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND WAS DESTROYED. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND A STRANGE ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, HEAD, NECK, AND UPPER TORSO INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH AND TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO STOP. ALL THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

THE CAR JERKS CONTINOUSLY WHOLE SITTING AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. IT'S SO BAD THAT IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IF I DON'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR

2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF MOMENTARILY, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET. *SMD

VEHICLE BEGAN WITH SQUEAKING NOISE AS I DROVE HOME AND WHEN HAVING IT CHECKED OUT, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW STRUTS AND THE TIRES HAD WORN OUT DUE TO STRUTS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE LT WITH GOOD DRIVING AND 37,000-40,000 HIGHWAY MILES. NEVER HAD STRUTS WEAR OUT ON A VEHICLE THIS EARLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SECOND GENERATION TRANSMISSION WHICH EXHIBITED THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WERE NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A WARRANTY LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DEFROSTER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLEND DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,300. UPDATED 4/16/15*CN UPDATED 04/21/15*JB