2013 Chevrolet Cruze

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING AT THE WATER PUMP. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE ISSUE PERSISTED AND THE HEATER AND DEFOGGER WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED WITH NO COOLANT AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A LEAK WAS FOUND AT THE WATER PUMP. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND A P0411 CODE WAS FOUND. THIS TIME, THE AIR CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE COOLANT AND FOUND NO COOLANT IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,592.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER GASKETS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-239-8773645. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,252.

"SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM" ERROR MESSAGES - 2 BODY MODULES BAD AND ALREADY REPLACED ONCE. MODULE FAILURE CAUSES ADDITIONAL CASCADING FAILURES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SYSTEM AND AFFECTS DASH CONTROLS/TURN-SIGNALS, MPG, FUEL CALCULATIONS & NOW "MY LINK" SCREEN BLANK WITH "SERVICE PARKING ASST MESSAGE ON DASH. SINCE MYLINK SCREEN DEAD, RADIO DIALS/CONTROLS DO NOT WORK AND CANNOT SEE/CONTROL HEATING CONTROLS AND NAVIGATION SCREEN DEAD AS WELL. THESE SAME TWO SIDE MODULES WERE ALREADY REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE VEHICLE IS NOW OVER ON MILEAGE, I AM LEFT ON MY OWN TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. MODULES GET BASICALLY ONE WINTER SEASON HERE IN THE NORTHEAST AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. MALFUNCTIONS CAUSE CASCADING FAILURES THROUGHOUT REST OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MAKE CERTAIN VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND SAFETY FUNCTIONS INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER CARE AND BASICALLY THEY SAID THERE IS NO ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT IS "NOT A KNOWN CONCERN" ON THIS VEHICLE. MODULE LOCATION IS BEHIND REAR WHEELS IN BUMPER COVER AREA, AND ARE OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS AND POORLY SEALED. WATER/SALT WATER SEEMINGLY EASILY PENETRATES THESE MODULES AND CAUSES THEM TO FAIL. BECAUSE THEY ARE DIRECTLY TIED INTO THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEN THEY DO FAIL IT CAUSES CASCADING FAILURES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SYSTEM SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM. (SOME OF THE SYSTEMS ARE CRITICAL TO VEHICLE SAFETY AND OPERATION.

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.

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE RESERVOIR THAT HOLDS THE COOLANT THAT MAKES IT UNABLE TO BREATH. THE COOLANT IS BUBBLING INSIDE THE RESERVOIR BECAUSE IT ISN'T ABLE TO RELEASE THE PRESSURE WHICH IN TURN IS MAKING THE CARS OVERHEAT. THE MANUFACTURE JUST SEES THIS NORMAL BUT THERE ARE MANY VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET OFF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING.

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.

HI THERE, I PURCHASED A CRUZE 3.5 YEARS AGO IN CANADA BECAUSE I AM A CANADIAN CITIZEN. I HAVE MOVED TO THE USA (NJ) TO LIVE WITH MY WIFE. SHE IS A US CITIZEN. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT GETTING A LETTER OF CONFORMITY WHICH THEY DID SUPPLY US WITH. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS STANDARDS. THE LETTER DOES NOT INCLUDE WHICH STANDARDS ARE NOT MET AND GM DOES NOT HAVE RECORD OF WHAT DOESN'T COMPLY. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR IMPORTED TO THE USA BUT WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION, I DON'T KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL RI'S THROUGHOUT NY, 1 IN NJ AND 1 IN PA AND NONE OF THEM ARE WILLING TO DO THE WORK (I ASSUME THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET BACK TO ME ON SCHEDULING IT IN). PLEASE HELP ME FIND OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED ON MY CAR SO I CAN IMPORT IT TO THE USA AND REGISTER IT HERE. THANK YOU! THE CAR IS US EPA CERTIFIED, AND CMVSS CERTIFIED (WITH STAMPS). I ENTERED THE USA ON A TEMPORARY DRIVING BASIS FOR 1 YEAR.