2015 Chevrolet Cruze

CAR IS IN FOR SERVICE FOR 3RD TIME -- INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING LOSS OF TRANSMISSION (I.E. REVS THEN DROPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR); DRIVER DISPLAY WARNINGS INCLUDE SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE POWER STEERING, SERVICE TRANSMISSION. POWER DOOR LOCKS ALSO OPERATE ON THEIR OWN. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES WILL DROP TOWARDS THEIR OFF POSITION, THEN RESUME NORMAL POSITION DURING THESE EVENTS. IF THE CAR IS SHUT OFF, SOMETIMES A "NO START" CONDITION WILL OCCUR WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE START POSITION, GAUGES WILL OPERATE NORMAL EVEN WITH NO START CONDITION. AFTER RAPIDLY CYCLING THE KEY OFF/ON/START POSITION FOR SOMETIMES UP TO 30 TIMES, CAR HAS ALWAYS EVENTUALLY STARTED. SOMETIMES CONDITION HAS CLEARED, OTHER TIMES TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN A GEAR (3RD FOR PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP VISIT, 4TH FOR CURRENT VISIT) BUT NOT IN A LIMP HOME MODE AS FULL ENGINE POWER IS AVAILABLE. MANUAL SHIFTING IS NOT PERMITTED, "SHIFT DENIED" APPEARING ON THE DRIVER DISPLAY. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AS DEALERSHIP CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DROP INTO LOWER GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TO SUDDENLY DROP INTO 3RD AT 75 MPH WITH NO APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, THE CAR BEHIND ME MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACT TO THE SUDDEN DROP IN MY VEHICLE'S SPEED. CONDITION HAS HAPPENED WHEN VEHICLE AND COMPONENTS ARE HOT, SUCH AS AFTER HIGHWAY/CITY DRIVING FOR 2 HOURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO THE CHEST. THE REAR PASSENGERS AND DRIVER SUSTAINED CONCUSSIONS TO THE HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RAISED HIGH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ

CRUZE HAS COOLANT ODOR OUTSIDE CAR AND HAS LOSS OF COOLANT AT EVERY OIL CHANGE. DEALER DOES NOT WRITE THIS DOWN ON SERVICE RECORDS. THIS IS SIMILAR PROBLEM AS 2012 CRUZE ECO I HAD TO TRADE IN BECAUSE GM/DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OF ANTIFREEZE LOSS. UNDER SOME CONDITIONS COOLANT TEMPERATURE GETS UP TO 236 DEG F BEFORE RADIATOR FAN COMES ON AND THIS GETS WORSE IN WINTER. THIS HIGH TEMPERATURE SEEMS TO ALIGN WITH PROBLEM BUT THE ANALOG GAUGE STOPS AT ABOUT 3/8 AND WILL NOT GO FURTHER EVEN WHEN DIGITAL TEMPERATURE REGISTERS 190DEG F OR 240 DEG F. ( THEY SAID GAUGE IS DESIGNED THIS WAY) GM AND DEALER SAY SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED BUT HAVEN'T EXPLAINED FAN OPERATION OR WHY TEMPERATURE GETS TO 236 DEG F WHEN NORMAL TEMPERATURE IS 221 DEG F. THEY CANNOT EXPLAIN ODOR OR LOSS OF COOLANT. THIS COULD BE PROBLEM IN ANY CHEVY CRUZE ECO AND IF DRIVER DOES NOT WATCH COOLANT LEVEL THE CAR COULD OVERHEAT.

ON THE SAME DAY, WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF EACH OCCURRENCE,FIRST I HAD THE KEYS IN IGNITION AND VEHICLE RUNNING, AND SHUT THE DOOR AND ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKED. THEN A FEW HOURS LATER, I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN TO DRIVE AND IT WOULD ONLY REV UP AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE D FOR DRIVE ON DASH WAS FLASHING. REVERSE WORKED FINE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. WHEN THE CAR WAS LOCKED, WE USED THE SPARE KEY TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. HAVING TROUBLE UPLOADING THE SERVICE RECEIPT, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG.

SOMETIMES WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, THE CAR ENGINE ACCELERATES. I HAVE TO STEP ON BRAKES VERY HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING FORWARD. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2015, I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED, I STEPPED ON BRAKES REALLY HARD BUT THE CAR WENT FORWARD...INTO A STONE WALL. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO I WIND UP STILL DRIVING A CAR THAT MAY DECIDE TO LURCH FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC, A WALL, ANOTHER CAR. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT THE STATUS. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE CENTER PERSON TO CALL GM AND TELL THEM THAT I HAVE A POTENTIAL PRODUCT LIABILITY CASE. I AM AT A LOSS AT WHAT TO DO.

WHEN I RUN MY HEAT FROM DAY ONE OF GETTING THE CAR THE RADIO SHUTS OFF AND THE SCREEN WILL GO BLACK AND SHUT OFF AND TURN BACK ON WITH NO SCREEN ,THE VOICE CALLING WHEN THE RADIO GETS HOT SHUTS OFF OR THE RADIO WILL BE STUCK ON THE LAST NOTE THAT WAS SAID ON THE RADIO WILL PLAY LOUD FOR MINUTES AT A TIME ,IF YOU TOUCH THE RADIO WITH YOUR HAND IT WILL BURN YOUR HAND ,THIS IS ALL WHILE DRIVING THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE RADIO FROM DOING THESE THINGS IS TO WAIT IT OUT I HOPE FOR A RECALL SOON A BRAND NEW CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE ISSUES LIKE THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, WHICH CAUSED BOTH OF THEM TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100. ...UPDATED 02/04/16 *BF *CN