Chemical smell when heater on.

- West Farmington, OH, USA

Sickening coolant smell when heater is on hot position. This occurs regularly. It is an awful sickening smell coming from the heating vents. The higher the fan speed the worse it gets. It does not occur if heat control is not on hotter settings which are necessary in winter. Although not an immediate safety issue I believe it to be a health concern as the fumes are strong.

- Ringtown, PA, USA

Upon vehicle being warmed up there is a coolant smell from the heating system. This is a common occurrence with Chevrolet Cruze and is a health hazard. I cannot keep the heat on without the windows down. This seems to occur only when vehicle is fully warmed up and only seems to come out of the leftmost duct.

- Canton, CT, USA

There is a small of antifreeze in my car that has been making me sick since three months after I purchased car and GM or the dealer has no way of fixing it doing all kinds of other things and telling me that they cant smell it. Also I have been having brake problems as well and finally on Feb 1, 2014 they decided to replaced brakes and rotors on my car.

- Mckeesport, PA, USA

Coolant odor in passenger compartment from day one. Water pump replaced twice in the previous 8 months. Still leaks coolant. Vehicle is unsafe because you never know when or where you will become disabled and need to be towed ie: Highway location, night, bad neighborhood etc.. my wife no longer wants to drive this vehicle. Also have had the braking recall done twice now, so far so good, but for how long?

- Methuen, MA, USA

To begin with, I have had several problems with my 2012 Chevy Cruze and have been given the runaround. My first concern is that I bought my 2012 Chevy Cruze on 09/18/2012 and was notified days later of a major safety recall about the possibility of engine fires from fluid spills. I find out that this recall was announced on 06/22/12.(NHTSA campaign #:12V288000) why was I sold a vehicle that was under recall for 3 months" and was never even mentioned prior or post sale. Onstar had to notify me and then I had to get it fixed. My second concern is that there is an coolant smell in the cab of the vehicle and although not always noticeable, it is more noticeable in colder weather. Took vehicle to dealer and they played stupid and said they don't smell anything and that the smell could be a "dirty cabin air-filter"" nobody wants to smell coolant when driving!! my third concern is that when taking off from a dead stop or accelerating after letting off the gas for a second the vehicle almost always shifts roughly. Took to dealer and was told that its probably just the "turbo kicking in". my fourth concern is about the recall (NHTSA campaign #:12V288000) my vehicle(where the engine shield was) is already rusting and is a very big concern with the future of my vehicle(even after warranty period) rust never goes well with a vehicle! I'm concerned that parts will wear prematurely because of this! not to mention that I am getting less mpg since the shields been removed. Now today I get another major safety recall about my brakes.(NHTSA campaign #:13V360000) which would explain why my brakes sometimes require me to press them really hard all the way down to stop it. It currently sits at around 26,000 miles, I am thus far very dissatisfied with the vehicle. I don't know my options but know that if things don't start looking better, I will never buy Chevy or recommend Chevy again.

- Midwest City, OK, USA

Heat radiates from left side of center console into drivers side passenger compartment onto drivers right leg. Vehicle was under warranty and taken to dealership for warranty repairs. GM declined to fix problem and offered no written reason. This vehicle was subjected to a earlier recall involving part of the engine heat shield being removed. The recall occurred when the vehicle had about 500 miles on it. I am claiming warranty fraud on the part of GM. I am considering litigation under the magnuson - moss warranty act.

- Rochester, IL, USA

In may of 2013, our 2012 Chevy Cruze air conditioner stopped flowing cold air and would blow only hot air. After being diagnosed by dealer GM mechanic it was found that the condenser had been hit by foreign material (rock) creating a hole in the condenser and letting all of the freon out. It cost about $600-700 to fix. On my own I found that there were numerous other reports of condensers being damaged by rocks, and that through a GM technical service bulletin (tsb pi0461B) issued in the summer of 2012 the proper repair for this was replacing the condenser and installing a condenser protective screen. Since the tsb includes adding a protective screen as a design modification it is apparent that GM/Chevy acknowledges that there is a design defect in the Cruze, and that the placement of the condenser makes it susceptible to damage from rocks. This was the point that I attempted to argue with GM with no avail, that since this defect was identified prior to my purchase of the car, they should be responsible. Although, I was unsuccessful in getting GM to take responsibility for their product, I hope to help anyone that is thinking about buying a Cruze or has a Cruze still under warranty. For those of you with Cruze still under factory warranty and have a damaged condenser make sure they install the condenser screen. For prospective buyers I would advise you to insist that your Cruze have the condenser screen installed prior to purchase.

- Fortson, GA, USA

Coolant smell in cabin. Many other Cruze owners noticing same thing. GM has yet to correct the issue. Only happens once car is at operating temperature. Dealerships won't fix it or don't know how and Chevy refuses to even diagnose my car as it's outside of the 36,000 bumper to bumper coverage.

- Lancaster, OH, USA

Cruze has a coolant smell both inside and outside of the car. Apparently this is an extremely common issue with the Cruze vehicles. GM has yet to fix the issue with these vehicles.

- Plano, TX, USA

2012 Chevy Cruze. Consumer writes in regards to a distinctive burning odor coming from under the vehicle. The consumer stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer five times for the burning odor. From the first day of purchase, the consumer noticed a burning smell coming from outside of the vehicle. The smell became progressively stronger and stronger. The further the vehicle was driven, the stronger the burning odor became. The consumer has since traded the vehicle, for a different year.

- Colchester, CT, USA

After having the underbelly shield modified on my sister's 2012 Chevrolet Cruze eco per the recall (NHTSA campaign number 12V288000) I noticed an increase in buffeting and highway speed wandering in the handling of her car.this is most noticeable at speeds of approx 75 mph and higher. The car felt less stable than it did prior to the recall service being performed on the vehicle. Because of this, I purchased a replacement underbody shield from a dealer and re-installed it. The result of this re-installation was noise back to normal, handling back to normal.

- Washington, DC, USA

2012 Chevrolet Cruze. Consumer writes in regards to engine shield modification the consumer stated after the recall was performed, all the lights on the dashboard illuminated, power was reduced and the word engine power reduced appeared illuminated as well. The consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer. After checking all the wiring near the locations of the cuts of the shield, the dealer tested other possibilities and informed the consumer, that cause was a bad potentiometer on the gas throttle.

- Goleta, CA, USA

Purchased 4/25/2012. After driving a little, noticed lack of power, easily stalls, something rolling around in the trunk lid, console piece gaped out, passenger side tail lamp inside trunk bent, engine shutters (after 500 miles it started) when turned on and off. The lack of power and engine stalling are the major safety concerns. When in a stopped position, the car will stall when the clutch is operated correctly. While making a right hand turn from a stop sign, onto route 30, at a blind intersection, the car would not move, once I let the clutch out and was in 1st gear, the car just did not move, I had the gas pushed to the floor and I was only moving inches forward. I was scared, I had my child in the car with me, a tractor trailer could have come up on me 50+ mph hit me or swerved to miss me and hit someone else. The car finally moved after about 45 sec. I then got up to speed in 6th gear. The car then again lost power, I had to down shift from 6th gear to 4th gear to get speed built back up. I got home, about 2 miles, was upset and scared, called apple Chevrolet, the car sat until I drove it to the dealership 35 mins from my home the next morning. I told them that it does not happen every day so the chances of it happening again are slim. This would be the 3rd visit to the service dept for the lack of power complaint. I drove with the tech anyway knowing that it was not going to be duplicated. I told the service rep that I wanted a turbo boost gauge put on it because it does not seem to be boosting all the time. When I was called that my car was done and nothing was duplicated, I was told that it was boosting in range. When I picked my car up the next day, there was nothing on my bill that stated that the turbo was even checked. I was told that they cannot put every piece of equipment that they use on each car on every bill. Etc...

- Abbottstown, PA, USA

2012 Chevrolet Cruze. Consumer writes in regards safety recall the consumer stated his wife saw a news report, where 30 vehicles had problems with oil in the bellypan. There was sufficient danger to initiate a recall. When the consumer went to have the oil change at the dealer, he brought up the recall. However, the dealer claimed to know nothing about it. The dealer then checked online and received a diagram as to how to fix the problem. The oil changed revealed and excessive amount of oil in the bellypan. The consumer also stated it was difficult to change a flat tire, due to the poorly designed jack.

- Brenham, TX, USA

Vehicle make / model: Model year(s): Chevrolet / Cruze 2011-2012 manufacturer: General Motors llcmfr's report date: June 21, 2012 NHTSA campaign id number: 12V288000nhtsa action number: PE12010 component: Engine and engine cooling potential number of units affected: 413,148 I am very disappointed in the fix for this issue. They have completely removed the whole center section of this shield so now my engine is exposed to road spray. This was a selling point on this vehicle and I feel we have been cheated out of this feature. They should have offered to replace it with a non combustible unit.

- Wasilla, AK, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact was traveling 30 mph when the vehicle jerked while changing from first to second gear. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 760 and the current mileage was 1,300. Updated 8/23/12

- Evansville, IN, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. While traveling 45 mph the contact noticed flames coming from the front of the vehicle without warning of a problem. The fire department was called to exstingusih the fire and no one was injured. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were 17,000.

- Surf Side Beach, SC, USA