2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED SEVERAL FAILURE CODES AT THE IGNITION SWITCH, THROTTLE BODY POSITION, AND THE AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON APRIL 21 2015, RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS SQUEALING TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. CAR HAD 21804 MILES AT THE TIME. ON MAY 10, 2016 TOOK CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP HAD 559990 MILES THE CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT. THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND THEY REPLACED THE PUMP. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 31, 2016 57300 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND CAR HAD A MISS. IT HAD A LEADING VALVE COVER AND INTAKE MANIFOLD.

SOON AFTER PURCHASE IN 2014, MY CRUZE TURBO DIESEL STARTED HAVING MANY DIFFERENT ERRORS SHOWING ON THE DASH DISPLAY ANYWHERE FROM TRACTION CONTROL, POWER STEERING, AND OTHERS. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS THROUGH LOCAL DEALERS, GM SENT A TECHNICIAN TO ME AND REPAIRED THAT ISSUE. NOW THERE HAS BEEN MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR FLASHING ISSUES ON THE DASH ABOUT DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID POOR, PARTICULATE FILTER FULL NEED REGEN, AND FINALLY POWER DECREASED, WHICH I DID NOT HAVE HARDLY ANY ACCELERATION. I FOLLOWED EVERY PROCEDURE THE OWNERS MANUAL AND CAR TOLD ME TO DO, AND STILL DID NOT REGENERATE THE PARTICULATE FILTER. THE DEALER HAD TO FORCE A REGENERATION ON THE FILTER AND ORDER A DEF HEATER. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND ONCE ONE IS REPAIRED, ANOTHER ONE APPEARS. OTHER THAN THE ELECTRICAL / COMPUTER ISSUES WHICH IS UNPREDICTABLE, IT IS A GREAT CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V442000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THIS MORNING THAT THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS ON OUR CAR, HOWEVER THE AUTOMATED PHONES AT CENTRAL CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THERE WAS AN OPEN ISSUE AND TO CALL BACK DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THIS WAS A CINCINNATI CITY INTERSECTION ACCIDENT BOTH CARS IN MOTION AT 20-30 MPH TRAVELING AT 90 DEGREES TO EACH OTHER. OUR 2014 SILVER CHEVY CRUZE WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL (ENGINE COMPARTMENT) HARD ENOUGH TO SNAP THE LEFT FRONT AXEL AND SPIN THE CAR AROUND. WAITING TO HEAR FROM INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WHETHER OUR CAR IS TOTALED. ZERO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN OUR CHEVY CRUZE! SON WHO WAS DRIVING HAS BRUISES TO BOTH KNEES, LEFT SHOULDER, AND A KNOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. THE OTHER CHEVY CRUZE HAD FRONT END DAMAGE AND ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

CAR DOESN'T SWITCH GEARS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL NOT CHANGE INTO ITS CORRECT GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND WHILE COMING INTO A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY TIRES KEPT SPLITTING AS IF MY TIRES WERE BEING CUT. KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TIRES HAVING CUTS/SPLITS. I KEPT GETTING TIRES BALANCED THINKING TIRES WERE OFF BALANCED OR NEEDED ROTATING BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. TIRES WOULD GO DOWN AFTER BEING DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED. HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. I HAD TO CHANGE ORIGINAL TIRES TO STOP THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDALS, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TWO WHICH CAUSED THE PEDALS TO BE DEPRESSED ERRONEOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY CONCERN AND NO SOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REPAIR REMEDY TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT AXLE RIGHT HALF SHAFT FRACTURE RECALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2014. HOWEVER, THE AXLE WASN'T REPLACED UNTIL AUGUST 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SHOULDN'T HAVE ALLOWED HER TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ON OCTOBER 16, 2014 ANOTHER DEALER FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE OUTER CV BOO LEAKING, THROWING GREASE ON THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. CAUSING THE BRAKE TO BECOME CONTAMINATED AND DIFFICULT TO GRAB. THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. *JB