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Ok so I needed a new car and went and ended up at a nice looking used car lot and financed a 2013 Chevy Cruze lt. Since purchasing the car. (at this moment I've only had the car for 23 days) I had the car looked over by my mechanic and everything looked good and fine. And since day 1 these are the recalls that have been made on this vehicle but not for my VIN but is happening with the car in order from when first noticed. First I was stopped at a red light and the car jerked forward and honestly scared me as it felt like I had just been hit by the car behind me. ( which wasnt the case as I got out to check). Well then after a few days im on the interstata and decided to use the speed control, at first it was just like you would expect it to be but after not even 5 minutes the car starts acting like in tapping and releasing the gas and will not stop unless speed control is turned off or stopped. So then I run over a nail and go to replace the tire and the mechanic looks over the car again and bring an oil leak to my atttention from the oil pan and shown visible oil on the gasket. (already under my limited dealer warranty). So since then I have checked the oil every day just to be sure im not running low and it wasnt low. Well like a week later I make a drive I have actually made in this car about 6 times already to have lunch with a friend and when I get there turn the car off and then the friend is 10 min away so I restart the car for the ac. Didnt have the car back on for 2 min and the car started beeping with engine overheat warning. Turned the car off and popped hood to check and from the overheating I guess there was pressure on the hose it just popped the hose from the clamp and coolant went every where. Had been away from the car and car was cooled and added more coolant to it. And everything is fine. Well then the next night out of no where the head gasket blew
The vehicle has been going to anti theft mode and took it in they found coolant reservoir leaking thermostat leaking along with the drive belt has coolant on it causing it to squeak according to Chevrolet car seems like when I'm driving it it feels like its moving fwd on it's on when I have my foot on brake at a complete stop. My car is at 143,000 miles on
Car shuts off completely.after 10 minutes will restart.steering locks up while drivng.stabli control comes on.loss of almost al L power.happen in driveway.while driving turning.loss of power so that car wont move.
I went to the dealership service center where I bought my car because my stabilitrak was turning on and off on their self si I report it and when I was there they told me my coolant had a leaking and need to be replaced as long some hose and other parts as water pump that a was also under a recall to but they charged me $ $697.95 where they shouldn't cuz I was a recall cover under special warranty my car have so I report it to GM where an investigation is being done to they can refund my money and I have proof of all was done to my car because I feel is an abused toward Chevrolet jersey city, NJ doingvthis to me and imagine how many they already had done it. Something need to be done immediately... if paperwork need to be provide I have it to be fax.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle restarted itself immediately. In addition, the electronic stability and traction control warning indicators displayed temporarily. Pellegrino Chevrolet in westville, New Jersey was made aware of the failure and stated that the failure was no longer under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000.
- Mantua Township, NJ, USA
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Power steering went out while making a turn in a parking lot and both power steering light, and stabili trak light came on. I could barely control the steering wheel. Later that day car was back to normal.
Hello, this Sunday my 2013 Chevy Cruze while driving an alert came up saying that engine power reduced and other notices. The result was that the car lost power. Thankfully I was on a side street at the time at a slow speed. Most of my driving is on the highway and if this would have occurred at highway speeds which did occur to some people who posted on Chevy forums it could be fatal. GM will not acknowledge this issue and would not cover the cost to repair it. There are many discussions about this issue at this google search https://www.google.com/search?Q=Chevy+Cruze+throttle+body+reduced+power&oq=Chevy+Cruze+throttle+body&aqs=chrome.1.69I57J69I59J0L4.5323J0J7&sourceid=chrome&ie=utf-8 I feel like GM should take care of this and a recall should be issued so that this does not cause serious accidents for others. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
I was driving my car on city street when all of a sudden, it lost all power. The car slowed down and I was stuck in a turning lane at a busy intersection.
I am writing asking for you to look into what I call endangering to motorist in our state, more so of a danger to me. I am forced to drive w/ something connected to my body, vehicle, or anything they can possibly connect to a tool utilized by our law enforcement agencies. The tool is used to do undercover work/investigations which I was told it's used by special investigations for the police department. As I am driving, I have to tell them while driving not to put that on my car, move that off my brakes (which sometimes my vehicle wouldn't stop I had to press down all the way to the floor for it to stop and my brakes aren't bad, they even have something setup to when I am breaking, slowing down and about to turn that it locks up my breaks and causes the care to do something like a jerk thing or instant stop, they have moved it to the back of my car which moves the opposite way my vehicle is being steered and it spins out only on one tire). They have created an illegal setup which has damaged my vehicle that's being repaired today. When driving they place it my brakes which sometimes don't stop, they have others driving at the same time as I am and it effects the driving of others, they move my vehicle which is steered the opposite direction I am controlling it, it can cause you to crash, it's huge distraction. The other motorist on the road as I am have tried helping some have admitted to driving w/ this connected to them purposely and are to intentionally cause an accident, they said it's a "game". with the help of some from the little rock police department, and fbi they are given the where about of certain individuals and they are to cause an accident. The setup alone can cause you to crash. I have motorist who spoke up and tried helping me as I am on the highway and those who are controlling it, which are individuals who work for our local law enforcement.
In park at random times the service traction control and service stabilitrak light will come on. The car is real sluggish at take of, I can not leave a stop sign with a car any less than 40-50 car links away without fear of getting hit. When the speed finally starts to pick up it shifts rough at times. The car also feels like it is jumping when in drive and holding the brake.
I have taken my car in with the check engine light. They said it was due to a oil cap. I called and they informed me that they could not find anything wrong. Since then the engine light has been on and off and now the traction control light is on and the engine revs very high.
My Chevy Cruze stability track control system malfunctions and my car loses power and I lose steering control and must pull over on the freeway. It has happened 5 times. Plus my stereo goes out. My Chevy dealer said it is not covered because my warranty has expired. Must pay over $400 to repair the faulty indicator. This is a huge safety problem because it can happen when I am on the freeway going 65 mph and my car decelerates down to 40 mph and I could crash? it has happened twice on the freeway and three times on the city street.
Since purchasing my car it has done strange things with what I thought was the breaks. When stopping at a light etc.. the car will jump forward.. sometimes only once and others it does it over and over until I accelerate again. I took it to the dealership where I purchased it. David maus in sandford fl. The service tech took a ride with me.. he stated that he's heard this from other Chevy Cruze owners and it's just what these cars do. It did demonstrate the jumping, thrusting forward while the service tech was driving. I was not happy with this answer but believed he knew what he was talking about. Yesterday I get in my car and it will hardly go. The service stabiltack light was on. Then every light on the dash came on. Obviously I understand things go bad on cars as it's 4 years old. But after reading hundreds of these complaints online I believe this is a problem with these cars that can be dangerous. And it's unbelievable to me that there is no recall after all the reports and complaints. When it jumps hops thrust forward you never know if it's going to be a little or a lot. This problem has been ongoing with no help from the certified mechanics. I put the date as 2013 because as I said it's been on going and now it's completely broken. Which could have been prevented had the mechanics helped me in 2013
While driving, power steering locked up, car turned off and then back on. The radio turned off and then back on and close driver window lit up. This has happened on 4 different occasions now. Steering locked up while on I-95. Radio on and off while turning onto highway and window message while car was stationary.
While driving to work on the highway my radio will turn off and on multiple times and my stability control will turn off and it will be hard to turn the vehical. A warning comes on the information screen saying check stability control and also check power steering. It has happened multiple times it have happened today as well as I was driving on the feeder
3/22 -- on my way to work (a brief 5-mile drive), the 'check engine' light came on and a warning about the stabilitrak system appeared on my dashboard display screen. The engine power was automatically reduced, and my car would not go beyond 25-30 miles per hour. Fortunately, I had exited the highway and had just turned left onto a surface street. At the time, it was raining, but not heavily. This was the first time that I had started my car that day, so the engine was fresh. I was able to make it to work; however, when I left work a couple of hours later, the 'check engine' light and stabilitrak warning were still displayed. I drove straight home. 3/23 -- when I started my car, the 'check engine' light and stabilitrak warning were still displayed. I ran a couple of errands around town, and nothing changed. I decided to 'rest' my car for a day or two while I researched the situation and figured out a plan. 3/25 -- when I started my car, the check engine light was still on, but the stabilitrak warning was gone (I.e., my dashboard display appeared as it normally would, except for the 'check engine' light). After I had driven my car to make a couple of stops around town, the stabilitrak light came back on. 3/26 -- there were no warning lights displayed at all when I started my car; I was able to drive my car around town during the morning with no warning lights coming back on. 3/27 -- when I drove to work, the 'check engine' light and stabilitrak warning were not on when I started my car; however, they did came back on just as I arrived at work (about 5 minutes after I had started my car). For safety reasons, regardless of whether the warning lights are displayed or not, I have taken care to drive only when I absolutely need to, only on surface streets, and with my speed at or below 25 mph. This is obviously not sustainable long-term.
I have two complaints on my vehicle, 1.several times the vehicle went into a loss of engine power mode where it was in an idle position with no ability to accelerate, the display showed loss of engine power, no stabiltrack and check engine light. The vehicle would transition to a loss of power mode on the main road, I had to turn the engine off, wait about 60 seconds and restart, my power was restored, this happened on 3 occasions. 2. the second complaint is regarding the low coolant level, I brought the vehicle to a certified dealer and they put the coolant system under pressure and detected no leak, they added coolant since it was very low and asked me to leave the car with them for a day or two and suggested it may be the radiator. I refused and asked them to add a dye to the system that would indicate the leak path and I would return the next day, they refused.
While driving radio cuts in and out for 5-10 seconds, the infotainment screen goes blank, the service stabilitrak light flashes, other warning lights flash, and you have to raise the driver's window down and back up for the information screen to show your speed and mileage when starting the car. Apparently this is a common problem with this vehicle and its ashamed that GM has not recalled this vehicle to fix these issues. Hopefully they will soon before something awful happens to innocent people. Bought the car used from a car dealership at a good deal, guess I know why now.
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- Connelly Springs, NC, USA