2012 Chevrolet Cruze Engine

MIL CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SET P0171 P0106 CODES, IDLES ROUGH. VALVE COVER CRACKED AT PCV HOUSING AND PCV VALVE STUCK OPEN RESULTING IN AIR LEAK.

IN DEC OF 2015 I HAD TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT WITH ONLY 39000 ON IT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FAN RACING. 6 MONTHS LATER IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FAN RACING NOW THERE SAYING IT MIGHT BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.I HAVE DRIVEN CHEVYS FOR 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAVE I HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE THIS WILL BE MY LAST. FROM READING THE FORUMS IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR.

ENGINE STARTS SHAKING WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND WHILE IN STOP SIGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, IT SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FIRST, I RECEIVE A WARNING ABOUT ENGINE TEMP SO I PUT SOME COOLANT IN AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T COME UP AGAIN FOR A WEEK. BETWEEN THAT TIME, THE TIRE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS AND THE CAR IS AT ONLY 40,000 MILES SO IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME I GET THE TEMP WARNING I'M ON THE WAY TO WORK RIDING ALONG A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LOSES MOMENTUM AND LED ADVISES THAT CAR IS LOWERING POWER TO PROTECT ENGINE. MIND YOU, THIS IS AFTER I'VE ALREADY SPENT $400 ON NEW TIRES AND CHANGED THE OIL. A MINUTE AFTER THE LED ON, THE CAR WAS TRYING TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT THIS POINT AND I PULLED OVER. WHEN I GET TO A COMPLETE STOP, STEAM JUST ENGULFS MY HOOD. THE CAR WENT FROM DRIVING WITH NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE TO A COMPLETE DISASTER IN A MATTER OF ONE AND A HALF MINUTES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND LATER ON BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC. CHEVROLET ADVISES THAT THE ENGINE IS BAD. MY FOUR YEAR OLD CAR WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES NEEDS A $7,000 ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND I'VE NEVER HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE ON A CAR THAT HASN'T EVEN HIT HALF A 100K. THESE PROBLEMS DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH A 1999 MODEL I HAD FOR MUCH LONGER THAN THIS AND THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 120,000 WHEN THE CAR STARTED GIVING UP. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND THESE PEOPLE INVESTED IN A VEHICLE THAT WE EXPECTED TO SERVE US FOR THE PRICE WE PAID. I BOUGHT AMERICAN BECAUSE I WANTED TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY IN OUR COUNTRY. CHEVY LAUDS ITSELF AS A TOP-TIER COMPANY RANKED AT HIGHLY WITH MULTIPLE AUTO MAGAZINES EVERY YEAR. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN VERY LOW, THOUGH AND THIS HAS CAUSED ME SEVERE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR A VEHICLE I PAID IN FULL PRICE BRAND NEW. ENGINE REPLACEMENTS DO NOT HAPPEN AT 40,000 MILES ON A BRAND NEW CAR WITH A TOP-TIER AUTO MAKER. *TR

DRIVING ON BUSY STREET CAR CUTS OFF HEARD A POP IN ENGINE DISPLAY SAYS ENGINE LOSING POWER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON MANAGED TO PULL OVER CAR WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL DIE OUT. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED BY INSURANCE COMPANY CAR HAS 64,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COOLING FAN WAS ACTIVATED AND THE THERMOSTAT GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. UPON FURTHER NOTICE, THE CONTACT NOTICED LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP, WATER PUMP HOUSING, AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

VEHICLE CUTS OUT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF, CAR WAS RUNNING ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND IN MOTION AT 30 MPH FOR 5 MINUTES WHEN IT STARTED, THEN DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 30 MINUTES AND THROUGH TOWN ANOTHER 10 MINUTES, WHEN I GOT HOME IT WAS STILL CUTTING OUT, I WAS ALMOST HOME WHEN I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TODAY I DID FILL MY GAS TANK. IT HAS DONE THIS ON OTHER OCCASIONS BUT NOT AS BAD AS IT DID TODAY AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT, I'VE DONE REGULAR OIL CHANGES, WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD I NOTICED LIQUID AROUND MY MOTOR GASKETS AND THE TRAY UNDER IT, I COULDN'T TELL IF IT WAS OIL OR ANTIFREEZE. WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. ALSO, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS SUFFICIENT OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSES POWER AND COMES BACK. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED OR EVEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCISIONS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM COVER WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

VERY STRONG SMELL OF BURNING OIL WHEN CAR COMES TO A STOP. OIL SPRAYED ALL OVER THE TOP REAR OF ENGINE AND DOWN BACK OF ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED PCV VALVE AND MANIFOLD COVER AT 44,678 MILES DUE TO RECURRING ANTIFREEZE LEAK AND LEAN FUEL / LOW VACUUM CONDITION. GOING BACK TO DEALER AGAIN I GUESS BEFORE IT BURSTS INTO FLAMES. *TR

STRONG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE WHILE DRIVING, STRONG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE UNDER THE HOOD, ANTIFREEZE LEAKING ON SERPENTINE BELT AND SPRAYED AROUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP. *TR

THE ACCELERATION TAKES A LOT TO GO FROM 0-30 MPH AND WHEN IT DOES THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL STALL. VEHICLE IS SERVICED REGULARLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE DEFROST OR AIR IS ON. THE GAS PEDAL NEEDS TO BE ALMOST TO THE FLOOR FOR IT TO EVEN PICK UP AND WHEN IT DOES ACCELERATE IT JUMPS BETWEEN THE GEARS AND THE RPM REEVES UP AND THE VEHICLE IS SLOW TO MOVE.THE ENGINE FAN ALSO RUNS FOR 30 SECS, SHUTS OFF, 1-2 MINS LATER RUNS FOR 30 SECS AND SHUTS OFF. HAVE HAD ENGINE TEMP CHECKED AND NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR OVERHEATING BUT UNKNOWN WHY THE FAN RUNS ON HIGH ALL THE TIME AND IT TAKES AWAY THE POWER TO THE CAR.

I WENT TO MY FATHERS HOUSE AND HE NOTICED THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE STRONGLY. HE LOOKED UNDER MY HOOD AND ON THE GROUND AND ITS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR NOT EVEN 4 MONTHS AGO AND THE FIRST WEEK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON.

TWICE I HAVE WALKED BACK TO MY CAR & FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAS REMAINED ON. AFTER PARKING, I PRESS THE ENGINE ON/OFF BUTTON, EXIT THE CAR, LOCK ALL DOORS WITH THE FOB AND WALK AWAY. THIS TIME, I PARKED IN A VERY LARGE, CROWDED PUBLIC PARKING LOT. I WAS AT LEAST 6 BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE CAR FOR 2 HOURS. THANKFULLY, THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR IS OUTSIDE, NOT IN MY GARAGE. IN RECENT LIGHT OF PEOPLE SUCCUMBING TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING DUE TO THIS VERY SITUATION OCCURRING WITH CARS IN CLOSED GARAGES, I WOULD EXPECT A VOLUNTARY OR FORCED RECALL TO REMEDY THIS GM ADMITTED DESIGN DECISION.

WE HAD 6 RECALLS WE NEVER NEW ABOUT TURN OUT THE CAR BROKE DOWN CALL DEALER AND SAID WE RECEIVE THAT DAY A RECALL CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE CALL POWER TRAIN THEY SENT A WREAKER RECALL WERE FIX NOW THEIR CHARGING 2,200 FOR A ECOTEC TURBOCHARGER THAT'S CRACK IN A GM WEB SITE WHERES THEIR IS A RECALL BUT YET HAVE NOT RECEIVE ONE THIS IS A SINGLE MOM OF 4 KIDS WE NEED CAR FIX ASAP HELP PLEASE MY BROTHER HAS A WRECKER SERVICE ITS IN FORT STOCKTON TX NOT DRIVABLE BAD LOAD NOSE JUST STARTED IN MOTION THIS CAR 3YRS OLD VERY UPSET.

SMELLS LIKE BURNING OIL TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND SAID THERE IS SOME OIL SPILLING ON SIDE OF ENGINE.

A/C OFF DO TO HIGH ENGINE TEMP ENGINE OVERHEATING MESSAGES ON DASH. FALSE. STICKING THERMOSTAT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING AND THERE WAS AN ANTI FREEZE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ANTI FREEZE ODOR WAS STRONG, WHICH CAUSED HEADACHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHERE DYE WAS ADDED INTO THE RADIATOR TO FIND A LEAK, BUT FAILED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A PRESSURE TEST WAS PERFORMED BUT THE ANTI FREEZE ODOR BECAME WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,600.

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. BROUGHT CAR TO A STOP, ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOTHING, ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE. SHUT ENGINE OFF FOR 20 SECONDS, RESTARTED, AND PEDAL WORKED, CAR WOULD ACCELERATE. RETURNED HOME, SCANNED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FOR CODES, FOUND P2135 FOR THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. HAD CAR BACK FOR 2 DAYS AND PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. FOUND SAME CODE, RETURNED CAR TO DEALER. CHEVY DEALER WAS RELUCTANT TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY, DIDN'T EVEN MENTION THE MALFUNCTION AND WANTED TO INSTEAD REPLACE A COOLANT SENSOR. I WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEM TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY, AND THE REPAIR ORDER STATES THAT THEY UPDATED THE ECM SOFTWARE LEVEL. I BELIEVE THERE IS A TSB WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL. SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, MERGING, ETC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A STRONG OIL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

REPORTED OIL PRESSURE DROP ALERT ON MY CAR, STRONG RUBBER BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. OIL WAS SPRAYING OUT ON ENGINE, REPORTED THE ISSUE TO CHEVY, HOWEVER THEY STATE NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL MID APRIL. WAS SENT HOME DRIVING CAR IN THIS CONDITION AND WAS NOT OFFERED HELP NOR WAS MY CAR SERVICED OR FIXED DURING THE APPOINTMENT I MADE AT THE SUNRISE CHEVROLET LOCATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, OIL AND COOLANT FUMES EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL AND COOLANT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 60-65 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE BUT IT SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOOSE SPEED AND POWER. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY BUT TRAFFIC WAS FLYING BY ME AT VARYING SPEEDS FROM 50-75 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF ME NOTICING THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE GAUGES DID NOT SHOW ANY WARNING LIGHTS OF HEATING OR EMPTY GAS TANK. I ALLOWED THE CAR TO COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER POPPING THE HOOD OPEN AND THEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT. NO LUCK. THE STARTER WAS CRANKING BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN. THE ENGINE TRIED TO TURN ON AS IF I KEPT THE KEY TURNED IN THE ON POSITION. I ALLOWED THE CAR TO COOL DOWN FOR ANOTHER 40 MINUTES (WITH THE HOOD OPEN) AS IT WAS A HOT DAY, 87F, I ATTEMPTED AGAIN AND THE SAME STARTING NOISE CAME, BUT THE CAR NEVER TURNED BACK ON. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND SPEND $130 TO TAKE IT HOME. I'M GLAD THAT I WAS ALONE AND THAT IT WAS DURING THE DAY. IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT IN A WINTER ICY ROAD WHEN I HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME!!! WOW... THIS SITUATION SCARED ME AND NOW I'M NOT SURE IF I SHOULD USE THE CAR FOR ANYMORE FOR ROAD TRIPS WITH THE FAMILY, ITS DANGEROUS. THE INTERIOR ALSO SMELLS LIKE ANTIFREEZE FLUID WHEN I TURN ON THE HEAT IN WINTER TIME. THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE!!!. I HOPE TO HEAR FORM GM. THANK YOU *TR