I bought a used Chevy Cruze in December of 2021. By January of 2023, I had under 100K miles and the StabliTrack light came on. I took it to PepBoys where they recommended I get a fuel injector replaced. That solved the problem for about 2 weeks. The StabiliTrak returned and so did my check engine light. I took it to a different mechanic the news was devastating. Chevy and GM intentionally overinflated the PSI in all the cylinders to compensate for the Turbo Charged engine. This resulted in a cracked piston and leaking PSI in cylinder 1. It was recommended to replace the entire engine. I managed to purchase a used engine and had a mechanic put it in for 2400. However, my main issue was dealing with Chevy and GM. They are aware of how poor their engines are that they only cover repairs up to 60K miles for the powertrain. I will NEVER buy another Chevy again. I wont buy a pen let alone another vehicle from Chevy.

This would not be a problem, or so I thought, had I not read many other complaints about the same issues. Now to add insult to injury, the same problem again. First time was cylinder #1, this time #4. First time, all warranty and no charge. This time they say it's due to carbon buildup and even with my 100K Platinum warranty, they are trying to tell me not covered. They replaced all 4 pistons rings etc. the first time, 1-1/2 years 30k miles ago, but say to the tune of $5,400 it's my responsibility???

Having to have my pistons replaced on my new car was just the beginning. They failed while I was driving down the freeway at 65 mph. The force was so great it blew engine oil into my break system, so I lost my breaks and almost wrecked. The whole experience was devastating. The icing on the cake was the mechanic telling me that its a known design flaw. Seriously!

And Chevrolet didn't think to tell me this when I bought the car or send out a warning. Obviously there's no recall. I'm worried now that my warranty is expired it will happen again and I don't even want to think of what its gonna cost me. I'm thankful no one got hurt, but I'm concerned I won't be so lucky next time.

I submitted a complaint prior regarding the 2017 Cruze we purchased used in April 2018. Brought to the shop in November 2019 because of cracked piston #1 that was replaced under warranty.

Having to put in separate complaints per incident, this new complaint involves the same issue - cracked piston(s). The car is back in the shop. Brought it in August 5 at 36k miles. There were no warning lights, etc. that came on as I see from other complaints that people saw come on in their vehicle.

Waiting on repair work to be completed while fortunately still under warranty. This issue now has happened twice that WE KNOW OF in this used car.

Bought a used 2017 Cruze in April of 2018. Good gas mileage. At 31k miles, had to bring to the shop and found out cracked piston #1. There were no light indicators of a problem, but it did shake in rough idle when in gear. Took several months for repair. May have to put another complaint in separately, but FYI, had to bring the car in again last week (beginning of August) at 36k miles, and they said it was cracked piston!! Don't know when the issue will be taken care of. It is still under warranty, for now...but if this crap happens again, it may be on our own dime!! This is outrageous. Any suggestions on how to see about what GM can do to rectify this type of what appears to be a common occurrence (after reading other complaints)? P.S. The 2016 Malibu cars also had this problem I just found out.

Last week just out of the blue the engine started shaking. We had no CEL's but it was apparent that there was an issue. We have taken it in and are currently waiting for the exact cause but was told that we lacked the required update to prevent which is likely a cracked piston. I was assured it would be repaired swiftly and correctly however I am now worried about the future. Why was I not notified of the potential issue and needed software update. And what is being done to assure this issue is corrected as it seems this is a common issue. I have always been a mopar fan but chose to go with with a chevrolet due to fit and finish. Its very discouraging, I would prefer a new motor but stuck with what is going to be a rebuilt one. Looks like this will be the first and last Chevrolet I purchase.

Purchased a 2017 Cruze in Jan 2017.

First failure was slave cylinder. Dealer fixed

No problem no complaints covered under powertrain. That was Dec 2018. Now Cracked piston #4 Dealer replaced all 4 pistons under warranty no complaints all good. My question is... What the hell is going on at a design and fabrication level? Cost cutting? Cutting corners? These are two major failures under 60,000 miles. If I can't get any answers from somebody that knows what's being done to correct this problem, a Honda or Toyota may be in my future. C'mon Chevy.. You got an opportunity to keep a customer loyal since 1997...Maybe throw me a bone? Free oil changes for a year? If I'm just left in the lurch here I may switch over to the dreaded competition....Your move GM.

I have had a 2017 Chevy Cruze since February of 2017. The piston cracked at 33000 miles around December of 2017. This shouldn't be happening to a new car but it was fixed by warranty. Well now I'm at 69000 miles and engine light comes. I take it to Chevy dealership and they say your engine is misfiring. They wanna charge me $3500 to once again replace all pistons. I'm hoping that Chevy will do the right thing and replace motor even tho its not under warranty. If your pistons cracked once don't be surprised if happens again. Has anyone had the 2017 Chevy Cruze have piston failure twice?

This is not my first new car, but is my first Chevrolet. What I can't imagine is that a 2017 with 25,000 miles is at the dealer with pistons problems. The problem started on 8/2 getting out work with the service stabilitrak message and the check engine light. The car started trembling and hardly accelerating at traffic lights. Next day I took it to the dealer. As I was getting to the dealer I definitely made an entrance with the all the white smoke coming out of the car. 5 days later I still don't have my car. I had to call multiple times to find out what was going on. At least apparently it's cover under the insurance.

Engine light came on today. Will go to Autozone tomorrow to find out the code. Then back to dealer.

Update from Jul 22, 2018: after going to auto zone and getting codes... I precededed to pop hood and when dealership did my oil change they never plugged the plug back in on top after changing air filter. I called I explain and they apologize and was going to speak to the person. I would of been leary of bringing it back to them for something so simple and might have gotten charged for something else. So my soloution is fixed.