2011 Chevrolet Cruze Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT OIL AND COOLANT WERE MIXING IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND COOLANT RESERVOIR WERE REPLACED. SIR WALTER CHEVROLET (8501 GLENWOOD AVE, RALEIGH, NC 27612), WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V288000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH PCV SYSTEM CAUSING CAR TO RUN ROUGH. THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AFFECTING ALMOST ALL CRUZES WORLDWIDE THAT GM REFUSES TO FIX. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO COSTS. THIS ALSO CAN CAUSE OIL LEAKS WHICH CAN START A FIRE.

THERE IS AN OIL LEAK THE IS DROPPING ON, POSSIBLY THE EXHAUST, AND THE FUMES FROM BURNT OIL IS COMING IN THROUGH THE VENTS. BREATHING THAT IN IS NOT SAFE.

TURBO GATE WENT OUT AT 74K MILES, LIKE THE FLIP OF A SWITCH. RUNNING FINE IN THE MORNING THEN WENT TO LEAVE WORK THE AFTERNOON AND GAVE IT GAS AND STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE. SHOP I TOOK IT TO SO IT COULD BE LOOKED AT SAID IT WAS THE 3RD ONE HE SAW THIS YEAR.

ENGINE LOSSES POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST STUMBLING AROUND TO GET POWER BACK. HAVE TO ADD MULTIPLE PINTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.

BEEN IN AND OUT OF SHOPS TRYING TO FIX A COOLANT LEAKS. I'M NO MECHANIC OR ANYTHING SO I DON'T THINK MUCH OF WEIRD NOISES OR SMELLS BUT I HAVE BECOME HIGHLY ACCUSTOMED TO THE SMELL OF BURNING COOLANT. A WARNING WILL FREQUENTLY COME ON NOTING THE AC WAS TURNED OFF DUE TO HIGH ENGINE HEAT BUT ONLY A COUPLE TIMES IT COMPLETELY OVERHEATED AND FORCED ME TO STOP DRIVING. ANY FIX SEEMS TO JUST SLOW DOWN THE LEAK FOR A LITTLE BIT TO WHERE YOU DON'T NEED ANY MAJOR REPAIRS FOR A WHILE.

VEHICLE STALLS SOMETIMES AT LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. ONLY HAPPENS AFTER WE'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30+ MILES OR MORE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S HIGHWAY OR CITY. WHEN IT STALLS, NO DASH LIGHTS COME ON, IT DOESN'T IDLE IMPROPERLY AND THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO STALL. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AT IDLE AND APPLY IT TO THE GAS TO MOVE THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AFTER STOPPING IS WHEN IT STALLS. I HAVE REPLACED THE VALVE COVER AND INTAKE (TWO WEEKS AGO) AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. IDLE DOES GET A LITTLE WORSE WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON. I'VE PUT $2000.00 INTO THIS CAR THIS YEAR FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I'VE VISITED THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS. NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING UNPREDICTABLY SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2016.

I HAVE BEEN BATTLING MY COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE LAST YEAR RADIATOR KEEP RUNNING HOT I HAVE GOTTEN MY THERMOSTAT DONE AND OTHER THINGS ALSO. I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD AND IT WILL RUN HOT, MORE THAN ONCE

ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN MY CAR DECIDED TO SHIFT SUPER HARD AND MY RPM WAS JUMPING UP SCARY HIGH THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND NOW IT WON'T SHIFT RIGHT OR MY RPM GOES UP REALLY HIGH THE CODE THAT POPPED UP WAS P0700

I JUST BOUGHT MY CRUZE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON DUE TO NEEDING A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE ENGINE WAS HESITATING ON PULLING OUT FROM RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, AND GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO A FASTER SPEED. SO I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT.

COOLANT LEAK FROM THERMOSTAT HOUSING OCCURING SLOWLY OVER TIME. DEPLETED COOLANT RESERVOIR CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PULLED OVER ON THE FREEWAY SHOULDER AND THE COOLANT ADDED. MESSAGES SUCH AS "AC OFF DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMP" "HIGH COOLANT TEMP" "ENGINE TEMP HIGH-IDLE ENGINE" APPEARED WITH NO RESOLUTION. THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS NOT CONNECTED AND SPEWING COOLANT ONTO OVERHEATING ENGINE CAUSING SMOKE/STEAM. VEHICLE WAS REQUIRED TO BE TOWED FROM THE LOCATION.

MY CAR IS ONLY AT 91K MILES, AND MY CYLINDER 3 IS NOT COMPRESSING ANYMORE, MORE THAN LIKELY DUE TO PISTON RING FAILURE.

THE ENGINE STARTS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS AND HAS A STRONG OIL SMELL.

MY CAR IS LEAKING OIL AND COOLANT. I HAVE GOTTEN AN OIL CHANGE AND PUT COOLANT IN MY CAR BUT WITHIN THREE DAYS, MY CAR WAS TELLING ME THAT IT WAS TIME FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. THEN MY CAR STARTED SMOKING BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT IT WAS OVERHEATING. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2011/2012 REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO GM MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN CLOSED SO UNFORTUNATELY, IF I WANT IT TO BE FIXED, IT HAS TO COME OUT OF POCKET. I DID BUY MY CAR PRE-OWNED SO I AM NOT AWARE OF WHAT TOOK PLACE BEFORE I GOT IT BUT I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM TO TRANSPIRE.

THE CHEVROLET CRUZE'S WATER COOLANT OUTLET HAS CRACKED THREE TIMES NOW. THIS IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT CRACKS UNDER HEAT AND LEAKS RADIATOR FLUID.

THE CAR ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF TWICE IN 2 WEEKS WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON AN INCLINE. I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN/CURVE AND THEN STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR DIED. THE DASH AND RADIO STAY ON, BUT NO POWER TO ENGINE. NO SERVICE LIGHTS STAY LITE ON THE DASH. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY OFF, PUT IN PARK, OPEN DOOR SO RADIO TURNS OFF, GIVE A MIN AND RESTART. THE FIRST TIME I WAS PULLING OFF A SIDE ROAD ONTO A BUSY ROAD, BUT I DIDN'T DO A COMPLETE STOP BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR. I WAS GOING 10-15MPH. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON A SIDE ROAD GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. IT WAS JUST A MILDLY SHARP CURVE.

NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAME ISSUE, SAME ERROR CODE. IF I'M BEING TOLD BY DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS THAT THEY CONTINUALLY SEE THE SAME ISSUE WITH CHEVY CRUZE'S, BEING THE LOSS OF TURBO BOOST. SHOULDN'T IT BE A PART OF THE RECALL FOR 2013&14 OR AT LEAST BE MADE A RECALL ITSELF. MINE IS A 2011 WITH THE SAME ERROR CODE READ AS THE RECALL WITH 2013'S. MY TURBO WAS REPLACED RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING. HAPPY HOLIDAYS SMH!

LOOSING ANTIFREEZE, CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING AND MAY HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKET IN MOTION AND SITTING STILL. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR! IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AND VERY COSTLY BUYING ANTIFREEZE ONCE A WEEK AT $20.00 A JUG FOR HALF AND HALF. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS ENGINE WILL BE RECALLED!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY CHEVROLET (1233 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, (602) 457-3232) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS AND PCV VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE FOR THIS FAILURE WITHIN A 45,000 TO 50,000 MILE RANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

WE HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH A CHEMICAL SMELL WHEN THE DEFROST IS ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2015. WHEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON FOR THE SMELL. IT FOGS THE WINDSHIELD WITH A FILM, CAUSES HEADACHES AND LIGHT HEADEDNESS. IT IS WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE SMELL OF COOLANT BURNING, BUT NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND SO WE JUST CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. ON 8/15/2018, THE FAN KICKED ON VERY HIGH, WE RECEIVED THE AC WAS BEING SHUT OFF ERROR DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VERY ODD THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE TEMPERATURE NEVER SHOWED IT WAS HIGH. THE GAUGE SHOWED 1 LINE OVER HALF TOWARDS THE HOT SIDE. GOT IT HOME AND LET IT COOL DOWN AND REALIZED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. I REFILLED IT AND THE FAN WENT BACK TO RUNNING AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. I DECIDED TO CHECK IT AGAIN TODAY AND THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. I HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT AGAIN YET, BUT I THINK MAYBE THE INITIAL COOLANT ISSUE JUST BECAME A LARGER ONE. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF BOTH OF THESE ISSUES. HAS THERE NOT BEEN ANY RECALL FOR THIS? I AM GOING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN BUT I FEEL LIKE FOR THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THESE ISSUES WITH THIS YEAR OF CRUZE SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY NOW TO RESOLVE THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SPEED DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (MIKE ANDERSON CHEVROLET, 119 E MAIN ST, GAS CITY, IN 46933, (765) 327-7326) SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT AND REPLACED THE PCV VALVE UNDER A WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO SOUTHWORTH FORD (1430 N BALDWIN AVE, MARION, IN 46952, (765) 662-2561) WHERE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOUND THE SAME FAILURE CODES AS THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS AND THAT THE PCV VALVE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

THE OIL FILTER HAUSING IS LIQUIDATING OIL EVERY TIME THAT I MAKE A OIL CHANGE

I PUT $20 IN GAS IN THE VEHICLE ON MY WAY TO WORK. WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY, THEN PROCEEDED TO BUCK AND IDLE FUNNY ALL THE WAY TILL I GOT TO WORK. FROM THAT DAY TILL NOW, EVERYTIME I STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, IT STALLS UNLESS I KEEP GAS PETAL PRESSED DOWN.

GOT THE CAR FROM DRIVETIME ON 04/25/16 FROM DRIVETIME IN HIGHLAND INDIANA. NOT EVEN 30 DAYS WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO GO TO WORK SOMETHING POPPED UP ON MY SCREEN SAYING A/C CUTTING OFF DUE TO ENGINE OVER HEATING. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED AEVEREX AND PEPBOYS AND WAS TOLD TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR. AEVEREE DONEX HAD TO HAVE A TOW COMPANY COME AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED WHICH MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS BECAUSE THEY DIDNT HAVE THE PART. GOT MY CAR BACK ON 5/17/16. I HAVE A LIST OF THINGS THAT HAD TO BE DONE TO THE CAR. NOW THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. A/C CUTTING OFF DUE TO OVER HEATING. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING AND THE RESERVOIR IS EMPTY. IT DIDNT GIVE OFF NO NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS CAR THE CAR. IM TAKING THIS CAR TO THE SHOP ONCE AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I LOOKED ONLINE AND COME TO FIND OUT THE 2011 CHEVY CRUZE HAS A RECALL ON THE CRUZE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING. I ALSO HAD TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WATER PUMP WHICH I ALREADY HAD IT REPLACED ONCE. I ALSO EMAILED THE GM AND EXPLAINED MY ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR WHICH I FIND TO BE UNTRUE. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I ALSO HAVE THE PAPERS FROM PEP BOYS ON WHAT WAS DONE THE 1ST TIME. ONCE I GET IT TO THE SHOP TOMMOROW I WILL UPDATE WHAT WAS DONE AGAIN.

WATERPUMP WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED