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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Mileage unknown · Feb 7, 2017

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MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AFTER BUYING MY CAR THERE WAS A PROBLEM TAKING THE OIL PLUG OUT. I TOOK IT TO LAKE CHEVROLET IN DEVILS LAKE ND THEY PUT IN A NEW PLUG. NOW WHEN I HAD A OIL CHANGE THEY DETECTED A HAIRLINE CRACK I HAVE A APPOINTMENT TODAY TO FIX THIS.

NHTSA ODI #10949969

86,000 miles · Dec 17, 2016

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THE CAR WAS PARKED. I STARTED IT AND 2 MINUTES LATER I GOT 3 MESSAGES "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" "SERVICE STABILI TRAK" AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT WOULDN'T GO MORE THAN 5MPH. SO THEN I PARKED AGAIN, THANK GOD I DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE THE PARKING LOT OF THAT BUILDING. SO THEN I TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT REST FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN STARTED IT BACK ON AND THE MESSAGES DISAPPEARED AND IT WAS RUNNING "FINE" THE GAS PEDAL FELT A LITTLE HARD WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. NEXT DAY SAME THING BUT THIS TIME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY, I USE I-88 TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, GOING FROM 65-70 MPH TO 10 MPH AND IF SOMEONE WOULD'VE BEEN BEHIND ME THEY COULD'VE HIT ME. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND SOMETIMES I WORK LATE SHIFTS AND WITH THIS COLD WEATHER HAVING TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR IT TO "RUN" AGAIN IS HORRIBLE. I WAS FREEZING TO DEATH. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME CODES, AND I THINK GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS, BECAUSE IT'S A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT. TODAY I AM TAKING IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS TO HAVE ENOUGH PROOF OF THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI #10935944

5 miles · Nov 19, 2016

EngineFuel/propulsion SystemUnknown Or Other

TAKATA RECALL SMOKING IN MOTION.ALTERNATOR AND GENERATOR AND TURNING.

NHTSA ODI #10927081

Mileage unknown · Sep 5, 2016

Service BrakesUnknown Or Other

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OWNER DRIVES THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MILES OR GREATER AND AFTER PARKING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE VEHICLE HAS A BURNING SMELL INSIDE. IT REMAINS FOR DAYS AT A TIME EVEN IF THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE OWNERSHIP. SECOND PROBLEM; BRAKES LOCK UP AFTER THE CAR IS WASHED AND PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. REMEDY IS TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR WITH THE VEHICLE IN GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERSE) AND PREPARE TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY. IT TOOK 1000 RPM'S TO GET THE BRAKES RELEASED THIS TIME. IT HAPPENS EACH TIME THE CAR IS WASHED IN A STATIONARY POSITION. MILEAGE IS 27,000.

NHTSA ODI #10903643

79,000 miles · Aug 22, 2016

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I NOTICED MY CAR WAS "SPUTTERING". AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH NO ATTEMPTS ALL IT DID WAS GET WORSE. IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS SUFFOCATING. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS CHUGGING THE WHOLE WAY HOME FROM MY EMPLOYMENT. OPENED THE HOOD WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND IT APPEARED A SPARK PLUG WAS ARCHING. AFTER REMOVING THE COIL PACK TO GET TO THE SPARK PLUGS ONE OF THE BOOTS COMPLETELY FELL APART WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT. IT WAS THEN THE COILS WERE LOOKED AT, 3 OUT OF 4 WERE CORROSION AND SO WE'RE THERE CASINGS. THE WHOLE SECTION NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES.

NHTSA ODI #10897816

22,000 miles · Aug 16, 2016

Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

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LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE WINDOW REGULATOR CENTER PIECE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE WHEN USING THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS PART TO FAIL BESIDES IT BEING A FAULTY PART. THE WINDOW IS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE PART HAS TO BE ORDERED FROM OUT OF STATE. THE REPAIR COST IS IN EXCESS OF $300 WHICH I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI #10896305

Mileage unknown · Aug 1, 2016

Unknown Or Other

THE TURBO STARTED GIVING PROBLEMS AT UNDER 40,000 MILES LIGHT CAME ON ON THE HIGHWAY

NHTSA ODI #10892314

4,000 miles · Jul 21, 2016

Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

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WHEN STARTING MY CAR FROM ANY STATIONARY POSITION, 0 MPH (FLAT PARKING, ON A HILL OR AT AN ANGLE) THE STARTER WILL ENGAGE AND CONTINUE TO RUN AND RUN WITHOUT STARTING THE ENGINE. IN ORDER TO START THE CAR, I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND TRY AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WILL START (SO FAR). ALSO, WHEN I USE THE AIR CONDITIONER (CAR IN MOTION, ANY SPEED 0-65MPH, ON CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAYS) THERE IS A COOLANT SMELL THAT COMES OUT OR THE VENTS. IT IS A STRONG SMELL AND I CANNOT FIGURE OUT A PATTERN FOR WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE THE CAR RUNNING, SOMETIMES WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THEM IT WILL HAPPEN RANDOMLY AS I AM DRIVING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. I HAVE NEVER TRIED TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS WHEN I DON'T HAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING (DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR CONDITIONER CAN RUN WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING).

NHTSA ODI #10887437

21,000 miles · Jul 16, 2016

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ABOUT A YEAR AFTER BUYING MY 2013 CHEVY CRUZE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN AND OUT OF THE TRACK. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANNTY. NOW MY CRUZE IS 3 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS OLD WITH 21,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME THING. MY WARRANTY RAN OUT 2 MONTHS AGO EVEN THOUGHT THERE ARE ONLY 21,000 MILES ON IT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED WE WERE GETTING IN THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE DOOR, ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND WONT GO UP.

NHTSA ODI #10885276

45,000 miles · May 4, 2016

Unknown Or Other

2013 CEVY CRUZE RECEIVING "SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM" MESSAGE WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO FAULTY MODULE DESIGN WATER GETS INTO MODULE ANS SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM WILL NO LONGER WORKED DUE TO THE FACT CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY WAS QUOTED $700+ TO FIX.

NHTSA ODI #10863156

Official recalls

16V502000 · Electrical System:ignition; Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Jul 5, 2016

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.

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Electrical System:ignition

Consequence: If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.

Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Consequence: If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.

14V417000 · Equipment:electrical

Jul 2, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore all-wheel-drive vehicles manufactured August 23, 2012, to September 9, 2013; Verano vehicles manufactured August 8, 2012, to June 20, 2013; Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured August 7, 2012, to August 16, 2013, and 2012-2014 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured May 10, 2011, to August 16, 2012 equipped with a Calix oil pan/block heater. In cold temperatures, the insulation on the engine block heater cord can become damaged, allowing the wires to be exposed.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Exposed wires increase the risk of electrical shock and personal injury if the cord is handled while it is plugged in.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine oil pan/block heater cord with a new cord that is rated for temperatures of minus 40 degree Celsius. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14257.

14V372000 · Air Bags

Jun 26, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the driver's front air bag inflator may have been manufactured with an incorrect part.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's air bag, the air bag's inflator may rupture and the air bag may not inflate. The rupture could cause metal fragments to strike and potentially seriously injure the vehicle occupants. Additionally, if the air bag does not inflate, the driver is at an increased risk of injury.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side air bag, free of charge. The recall began on June 28, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14305.

14V151000 · Power Train:axle Assembly:axle Shaft

Mar 31, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles equipped with a 1.4L turbo engine, and manufactured between November 28, 2012, and March 7, 2014. On the affected vehicles, the right front half shaft may fracture and separate.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the half shaft fractures and separates while driving, the vehicle would lose power and coast to a stop. If a vehicle with a fractured half shaft is parked without the parking brake applied, the vehicle could move unexpectedly. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the right half shaft, as needed, free of charge. Parts for the remedy are not currently available. GM will send an interim letter to owners in May 2014. A second owner letter will be mailed when parts are available. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-866-694-6546. GM's number for this recall is 14079. This is an expansion of recall 13V-452. NOTE: Some vehicles subject to this recall were subject to the recall campaign initiated in 2013. Some of those vehicles were repaired using defective parts. Those owners will be advised that they must have their vehicles remedied again under this campaign and that having the earlier recall completed did not remedy their vehicles.

13V452000 · Power Train:axle Assembly:axle Shaft

Sep 23, 2013

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles equipped with manual transmissions (MF3/MR5) and manufactured January 24, 2013, through August 1, 2013. On the affected vehicles, the right front half shaft may fracture and separate.

Consequence & remedy

Remedy: General Motors has notified owners. Dealers will replace the half shaft assembly, free of charge. The safety recall began on October 15, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300. This is General Motors campaign number 13276.

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NHTSA investigations

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