2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE Complaints

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, RADIO, POWER STEERING, STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY . I SLOWED DOWN RECENTLY TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND I HIT THE CURB. I HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC TIGHTEN CABLES TO BATTERY WHICH WORKED FOR MONTHS BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK.

I WAS TRAVELING APP. 60 MPH DOWN I26 WHEN MY BRAKES COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING A TRANSFER TRUCK DUE TO THE INABILITY TO BRAKE. I'VE SOUGHT RESOLUTION FROM CORPORATE CHEVY ALONG WITH MY LOCAL DEALER WHO SIMPLY TESTED THE BRAKES TO TELL ME THEY ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I DO NOT FEEL SALE IN THE CRUZE. I HAVE CONSTANT ANXIETY WHILE DRIVING. WHO KNOWS WHEN THEY WILL MALFUNCTION AGAIN AND KILL ME AND MY PRECIOUS CHILDREN.

STRONG SICKENING COOLANT SMELL INSIDE CAR WHILE HEATER SYSTEM IS ON. MAY 7,2015 DEALER PRESSURE CHECKED FOUND NO LEAKS. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. NO LEAKS VISIBLE. SMELL STILL EXISTS WHILE HEATER IS ON.

THE ELECTRICAL PAD THAT YOU PUSH TO OPEN THE TRUNK IS FAULTY AND DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. ONLY WAY TO GET INTO TRUNK IS TO PUSH KEY FOB. IF A CHILD OR ADULT GOT TRAPPED INSIDE IT COULD BE HARMFUL DUE TO FACT THAT THE PUSH PAD FOR THE TRUNK OPEN IS FAULTY.

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A 4 LINE ROAD WITH NORMAL TRAFFIC, A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES T BONING HER IN HER RIGHT DOOR HITTING MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME...!!!! I'M REPORTING THIS MATTER AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT? WITNESS STAYED TALKING TO THE POLICE SAYING SHE WAS AT FAULT.

I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES ON MY 2012 CHEVY CRUZE. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE I AM HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE STOPPED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY LURCH FORWARD AN INCH. THEN, THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. THIS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE NUMEROUS TIMES. EVENTUALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FAULT SAID THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. I HAD THAT REPLACED. NOW, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT COME ALL THE WAY UP WHEN IT IS LIGHTLY DEPRESSED (LIKE WHEN SLOWING DOWN JUST A LITTLE OR CANCELING THE CRUISE). THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS EITHER HIT THE BRAKES HARD OR PULL THE PEDAL BACK UP. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TSB #PI0928/NHTSA ID #10052020 DISCUSSES THE "LURCHING". TSB #PIC-5862/NHTSA ID #10053904 DOESN'T SAY IT'S FOR CRUZES, BUT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO APPLY FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V288000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH MY SUNROOF RAISED I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND FELT PIECES OF GLASS FALLING. WHEN I PULLED OVER I NOTICED MY SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. NOTHING HIT MY CAR. I DID NOT HEAR A THUD OR SEE ANYTHING ROLL OFF MY CAR. THERE IS NO DENT. JUST A HOLE WHERE THE GLASS EXPLODED.

MY CAR STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY ON SATURDAY APRIL 25 2015. A FEW HOURS LATER THE CAR STALLED THEN MADE A LOUD NOISE AND RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVING. ITS BEEN HAPPENING 5 DAYS NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY DRIVE WISE INSURANCE TRACKER THAT WAS MAKING THE CAR JERK SO IT WAS REMOVED.THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. IT JERKS WHEN I STOP AND GO BUT ITS FINE WHEN I'M AT A STEADY SPEED. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN CAR WAS OFF AND SITTING STILL. I REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND IT SEEMED TO STOP. NOW, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOESN'T COME BACK UP ALL OF THE WAY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS KEEPS THE BRAKE LIGHT ON AND THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY APPLIED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT ALL THE WAY UP IS TO PULL IT FROM BEHIND WITH YOUR FOOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE PART OF THE BRAKE PUSHROD AND BRAKE ASSIST ISSUE THEY ARE HAVING, BUT HAVEN'T DONE A RECALL. *TR