2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE Complaints

SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST YEAR, IT HAS SHIFTED HARD EITHER IN AUTO OR MANUAL. MOSTLY AUTO. HOWEVER, WHEN IT SHIFTS DOWN TO FIRST GEAR IN MANUAL, IT JERKS ME FORWARD. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND NO REAL DATE TO BE ASSOCIATED TO. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT THE 'COMPUATER' SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. AFTER MUCH FRUSTRATION AND BEING HONKED AT WHEN I CAN'T ACCELERATE QUICK ENOUGH AT A LIGHT, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS LAST WEEK. THEY RESPONDED QUICKLY BUT TODAY I FIND OUT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT WORK WITH ME ON GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. IT'S BASICALLY ABOUT PAYING MORE TO GET IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS FINE, SO IT'S FINE. IF I HAD A SMALL CHILD, I WOULD NOT WANT THEM IN THIS CAR! I WILL NOT BE DRIVING MY GRANDSON IN THIS CAR. THIS IS ABSOLUTE INSANITY TO COMPLETELY IGNORE A COMMON ISSUE. I GOOGLED AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE VERY THING ON THE LS MODEL. EVEN A SALESPERSON TOLD ME HE DOESN'T NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE! *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. FIRST OF ALL JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ON A COLD START FOR THE VEHICLE. I AM AT AN INCLINE, IT MAY EVEN BE A SLIGHT INCLINE, I GO TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, AND I LOSE MY BREAKS. THIS SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT I AM REPORTING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS LEAVING A MALL PARKING LOT, AND I WENT TO STOP AT A LIGHT, AND MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED ON THE BREAKS. ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. UPON THAT HAPPENING I MADE A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK THE CAR IN THE SAME DAY. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR SEVEN DAYS, AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICTOR LIGHT DID NOT ALWAYS FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

SEVERE DRIVE TRAIN DECOUPLING, AND HOOK UP DELAY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC AND SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE LANES IN TRAFFIC. CLOSE CALLS NUMEROUS!!!! ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS INEVITABLE!!!!!!! FURTHER ASSESSMENT HAS SHOWN THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IS TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION TO MANUAL MODE AND KEEPING ENGINE SPEED ABOVE 2500RPM. THEREBY REDUCING TURBO LAG AND DISABLING MAJOR COMPUTER CONTROL OVER TRANSMISSION SHIFT FUNCTION. THIS TYPE OF ENGINEERING IS UNACCEPTABLE IN ANY MODERN PRODUCTION AUTOMOBILE AND SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS SHOULD BE BROUGHT FORTH BY THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. IS THIS THE REAL REASON THIS VEHICLE BOASTS SO MANY AIRBAGS??? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A STRANGE ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SAFELY MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. UPON EXITING, A BALL OF FIRE FORMED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR BURNS TO THE FACE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED NOT TOO LONG AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. AFTER THE FIRE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 12V288000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,017....UPDATED 02-13-13 *BF UPDATED 02/19/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V288000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE REPAIRS STATED THE ENGINE SHIELD WOULD BE MODIFIED ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER REMOVED A PORTION OF THE SHIELD THAT WAS TWENTY INCHES BY TWENTY INCHES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS WERE NO LONGER PROTECTED AGAINST WATER, MUD, OR ANY OTHER ROAD CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 24,421.

I TOOK MY 2011 CRUZE TO MY NEAREST CHEVY DEALER FOR SAFETY RECALL 1208 ("ENGINE FLAMBE"). I WAS CHARGED $2.66. THE CASHIER MUMBLED SOMETHING ABOUT A FEE IMPOSED BY THE STATE OF DELAWARE FOR EITHER RECYCLING OR DISPOSAL. I ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FULL COST OF A SAFETY RECALL MUST TO BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURER. I'D LIKE A REFUND OF THAT $2.66. OTHER AFFECTED OWNERS--(WHEREVER)--SHOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED. IF THE FEE WAS FORCED AS THE RESULT OF GM POLICY, THEN GM DESERVES TO BE FINED. 9 AM APPOINTMENT ON 25 JULY 2012. LEWES AUTOMALL 17861 COASTAL HIGHWAY (STATE ROUTE 1) LEWES DE 19958. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE THE SERVICE LIGHTS FOR ABS AND STABILITRAK BEGIN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING AT THE SAME TIME, REMAINING ON FOR RANDOM PERIODS OF TIME. *TR

I BROUGHT MY NEW CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE ON 5-15-12, THEY FORGOT TO PUT THE OIL CAP BACK ON AND I HAD OIL EVERYWHERE INSIDE MY CAR IT WAS A COMPLETE MESS, I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS SMOKING BECAUSE IT WAS A RAINY AND FOGGY NIGHT. BY THE TIME WE PARKED IT WE THOUGHT IT WAS ON FIRE, MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS EMPTY, WE GOT TOWED BACK TO CHEVY OF MILFORD TO BE FIXED AND CLEANED, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS OIL IN IT AND ONLY A LITTLE CAME OUT.[NOT TRUE] I DON'T REALLY THINK THE CAR RUNS THE SAME AFTER THAT, IT SPITS AND SPUDDERS ALOT. ON JULY 23RD 2012 I BRING IT BACK TO THEM FOR A RECALL # 12081. AND ASKED THEM TO ALSO CHECK WHY MY CAR SPUDDERS AND TO CHECK FOR A SLOW LEAK IN THE BACK TIRE. THEY GOT BACK TO ME LATER THAT MORNING AND SAID, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WAY IT DRIVES, AND MY TIRE CANT BE FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER FOR $125.00 BECAUSE OF WHERE THE HOLE WAS IT COULD NOT BE PATCHED. I TOLD THEM NO ON THE TIRE AND TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE, TOWNFAIR TIRE TOOK THE SCREW OUT OF IT WITCH THEY DIDN'T FIND [CHEVY OF MILFORD] AND PATCHED IT FROM THE INSIDE AT N/C. ON 7-24-2012. I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR ANYMORE AFTER CHEVY OF MILFORD LOOKED AT IT TWICE AND CAME BACK WITH 2 LIES. I DON'T EVEN TRUST THAT THEY DID THE RECALL FOR ALL I KNOW. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? PLEASE HELP, I HAVE 2 SMALL GRANDCHILDREN I DRIVE AROUND IN THIS CAR. *TR

THE SENSOR TO TURN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN ON THE AIRBAG WHEN MY WIFE SITS DOWN. SHE WEIGHS 115 LBS.. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I FIRST REPORTED IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER CALLED CHEVROLET AND CHANGED THE SEAT SENSOR. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL JUST THIS DATE, JULY 24, 2012. I JUST RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH MY WIFE IN THE SEAT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATING THE BAG WAS OFF AND NO ONE WAS IN THE SEAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND I THINK CHEVROLET OR THE NHTSA SHOULD ORDER A RECALL. THEY SAID IT WAS A WEIGHT PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT WILL BE DONE. THEY ALSO INDICATED IT WAS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AND WAS OCCURRING IN OTHER PRODUCTS. I NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM FIXED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR