2014 Chevrolet Cruze Power Train

I purchased a used as is 2014 Chevy Cruze with 141000 miles on April 4th 2022. I had been well pleased with the car up until the linkage for the automatic transmission became defective on May 5th 2022. It would not go into any gear. So I opened up the hood and immediately Identified the problem, someone had used zip ties to secure the linkage to the transmission linkage. I called my local auto parts store and they had the proper repair kit for it. I replaced all the missing parts with new ones. Now the vehicle will not go into any forward drive gear. It will however go into reverse. My research on you tube that other mechanics have posted lead me to believe that either the transmission is low on transmission fluid, or the fuse could be blown, or the TCM (Transmission Control Module) is defective. Several authorized dealerships have reported this issue to GM, however GM denies that the transmission they used for the 2008 through 2014 has had any issues, although several forums and dealerships have reported differently. MAN UP GM and fix your foul up!

When going from park or a complete stop, the vehicle violently slams into gear and catastrophic failure is only around the corner. It also shifts like this when going back and forth between 4th and 5th. Doing a full trans flush seems to make the issue slightly better but always comes back to being violent again. After speaking with multiple mechanics they all recommend driving it till the trans fails or buying a new car. My car has 213k highway miles on it and the issue has been there since 100k miles (about 3 years ago). Another odd thing about it is that if you shift into manual mode while coasting to a stop and then shifting back to automatic after you exit the complete stop, it avoids the hard slam. The vehicle also shifts fine in manual mode from 4th to 5th. After doing research in group forums ( www.cruzetalk.com ) there are a ton of threads with this EXACT issue.

My vehicle takes too long to accelerate. The engine light came on. When checked the code that came up was the turbo.

Unknown, all I am aware of is that a large rock was on the highway and the vehicle infront of me kicked it up, and then my own tires kicked it up and caused issues with the catalytic converter.

Turbochargers are very known to go out or lag, causing vehicle to not go be able to up to speed , or suddenly drop speed on highway.

GETTING CODE P0299 TURBOCHARGER UNDERBOST. THE TURBO CHARGER WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK IN THE HOUSING. WHEN THE CAR HAD 45,000 MILES IT THE OILD FEED LINE EXPLODED AND HAD TO GET REPLACED, THIS WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE OIL FEED HOSE HAD TO GET REPLACE. NOW THE CRUZE HAS A CODE OF P0299 AND THE CAR IS UNDER POWERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO QUINCY CHEVROLET (2039 WEST JEFFERSON ST, QUINCY, FL), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5538517686. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

UPON LEAVING A STORE THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, STOPPED THEN REVERSED SLOWLY THEN PULLED FORWARD SLOWLY WHEN A PATRON EXITING THE STORE SAID STOP. ONCE I EXITED MY CAR I NOTICED THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL SEEMED DISLOCATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THEN TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGIN TO LEAK FROM THE UNDER THE CAR OF THE DISLOCATED WHEEL. IN THE PICTURES THE CAR IS PARKED STRAIGHT BUT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL IS TURNED OUTWARD.

60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION LINES STARTED LEAKING,AT 61,000 MILES A HEAD GASKET WENT OUT.IT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I NOTICED EVERYTHING.

WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE ENGINE SPEEDS UP TO 7000 RPM BUT THE CAR ONLY GETS UP TO ABOUT 28 MPH. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. ALSO I TRIED TO PASS OTHER CARS AT FIRST THE CAR SEEMED AS IT HAD THE POWER TO PASS BUT AS I GOT AT THE SIDE OF THE CAR I WAS PASSING WITH PEDAL ON FLOOR THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND DOG DOWN. ALMOST CAUSING ME A HEAD ON COLLISION . ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE THE POWER TO PASS CARS UNLESS GOING DOWN HILL. THE CARS ENGINE SPEEDS UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION DO NOT SPEED UP SO IT JUST BURNS MORE GAS. THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD ON DISABILITY.ON JUNE 8 2018 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO WEIMER CHEVROLET IN MOOREFIELD, WV, THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE GAVE ME A COPY OF THE VEHICLE INSPECTION THEY DONE. OTHER CRUZE OWNERS SAID THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I TOLD THEM TO CALL GM THEMSELVES TO LET THEM KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO A MIGUEL AT GM AT CUSTOMER SERVICE, HE TOLD ME THAT A MANAGER WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME .ON JUNE 26 2018, A GM MANAGER CALLED MY CELL PHONE AND ASKED FOR MY ADDRESS , AND A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE CARS ISSUES E-MAIL ADDRESS AND THE DEALER INFO. I THEN ON JUNE 28 I GOT A EMAIL FROM A COURTNEY AT GM STATING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT ME. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE MY HOME / CELL NUMBERS. AND THAT IF THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED DO NOTHING BUT IF NOT TO CALL THEM, I TRIED TO AND GOT NO ANSWER SO ALSO SENT A REPLY TO THEIR E-MAIL, STATING THAT THIS MATTER HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND HOW DANGEROUS THESE CARS ARE. ONCE AGAIN NO RESPONSE FROM GM AS OF JULY 17. I FEEL AS THOUGH GM DOES NOT CARE ABOUT MY FAMILIES OR MY SAFETY IN THIS MATTER WITH THEIR LACK OF RESPONSE . I 'M NOT SURE HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED TO GM WITH THEIR ISSUES BUT I KNOW MINE IS FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS. SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING EXTREMELY HIGH REGARDLESS OF THE GEAR I WAS IN. WE SAFELY GOT OUR SELVES OFF THE FREEWAY AND IN TO REGULAR STREET TRAFFIC. AFTER COASTING OFF THE RAMP INTO TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN 1ST AND DRIVE ABOUT. 3 MILES. WE STOPPED FOR A STOP LIGHT IN THE CENTER LANE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. AND THEN THE CLUTCH HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE I FIRST, THE CAR REVVED BUT ROLLED BACKWARD. NO PREVIOUS WARNING SIGNS. THE ISSUE ISN'T THE CLUTCH FAILURE, BUT THE LOW MILAGE OF THE CLUTCH FAILURE, 67000. WE WERE TOLD IT'S DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, BUT THAT'S CONCERNING TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE AT A RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE.

AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED, I PUT THE CAR INTO 1ST GEAR IT LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT AN INCH AND NOW IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. I CAN LET THE CLUTCH OUT COMPLETELY WHILE IN GEAR AND LET OFF THE BREAK AND THERE SEEMS TO BE ALMOST A GRINDING WHILE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THEN I HAVE THE CLUTCH FULLY LET OUT AND THE CAR GOES NOWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED DECELERATION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND EVEN WHEN SHIFTED TO A DIFFERENT GEAR. LANDERS CHEVROLET OF NORMAN (1221 ED NOBLE PKWY, NORMAN, OK) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

ENGINE OIL COOLER FAILURE. HOUSING IS LEAKING ON OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK THAT PART IS BOLTED TO. NOT SURE WHEN LEAK STARTED AND IF THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING OR STATIONARY. THIS PART WAS COVERED ON 2011 AND 2012 MODEL BUT WRITTEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR 2013 AND LATER MODELS. DEALERSHIP KEEP INVENTORY ON THIS PART DUE TO FREQUENT REPLACEMENT NEEDS. CHEVROLET KNEW THE PART HAS PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF REPAIRING THE ISSUE WITH THE PART THEY HAVE REMOVED IT FROM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS PART OF THE POWERTRAIN. THIS REPAIR COST OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ON VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE WATER PUMP HAS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ( HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM507379/SB-10057265-3557.PDF). I BELIEVE THE ISSUE WITH THE OIL COOLER IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE WATER PUMP ISSUE. GOING THROUGH CHEVROLET CRUZE TALK FORUM AND READING ISSUE AFTER ISSUE ONLINE FURTHER SHOWS MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

THE TURBO/ SUPER CHARGER UNDERBOOST HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND IS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT REPAIR COST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WHILE STALLING. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE "REDUCING POWER" AND "DIESEL SHUTTING OFF" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHILE IT WAS DOWNSHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

ON 7/28/16 THIS MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SHIFT CABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON 9/28/16, THE CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER, NO REVERSE. WHEN CHECKED OUT AGAIN, REVERSE WORKED! NOW THIS PAST WEEK, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 3RD, 4TH, OR 5TH GEARS WHILE DRIVING. WHILE IN 3RD, 4TH OR 5TH GEAR, THE TACH RPM WAS JUMPING ALL OVER THE DIAL.THE CAR COULD ONLY BE DRIVEN IN 2ND GEAR DOING 15MPH ON A 50MPH ROAD. IT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED OUT. A DAY LATER IT DID NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR.CAR BACK AT DEALERSHIP. PHONE CALL REFERENCE # 1068173.

WHILE DRIVING TRYING TO ACCELERATE CARS HESITATES THAN DRIVES NORMALLY DEALER CLAIMS CAR IS FINE WAS CHECK BY THEIR MECHANIC BEFORE BEING SOLD. WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY TO CHANGE LANES CAR HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. FEELS LIKE POWER IS DELAYED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED (3RD GEAR NOT WORKING) ON APRIL 7,2017. CAR HAD 70,384 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. CAR HAS A TRANSFERABLE 5YR/100,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. BECAUSE THE INITIAL FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY MY LOCAL LICENSED REPAIR FACILITY, GM WILL NOT HONOR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY UNTIL IT WAS VERIFIED BY A AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THAT VERIFICATION WAS PERFORMED TODAY, MAY 30, 2017... VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 74,000+/- MILES. WHEN I SPOKE BY PHONE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ON APRIL 24,2017, GM ASSIGNED A CHASE FILE AND SAID THAT UPON VERIFICATION OF THE FAILURE BY AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY (GM) WOULD WORK WITH ME TO DETERMINE A LEVEL OF MONETARY PARTICIPATION FOR THE REPAIR. I CALLED GM TODAY, UPON WORD FROM THE CHEVY DEALER THAT THEY DID INDEED VERIFY THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSIONS 3RD GEAR. NOW, GM INFORMS ME THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AND ALL COSTS MUST BE COVERED BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I AM ATTACHING A FILE OF THE RECEIPT FROM THE INITIAL EVALUATION PERFORMED AT MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED, IT BEGAN TO DRIFT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE VEHICLE'S DEF SENSOR WENT BAD, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ENTERING "LIMP MODE" AFTER 100 MILES. AS THIS VEHICLE IS DIESEL, IT IS USED TO COMMUTE LONG DISTANCES (100 MILES EACH WAY.) THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE CAPABLE OF DRIVING A SAFE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD, NO SENSORS SHOULD BE GOING BAD AFTER TWO YEARS. THE "FIX" PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DEF TANK WITH A NEW UPDATED TANK (INCLUDING SENSOR) AND AN ACCOMPANYING MODULE. AS I DRIVE RELATIVELY LONG DISTANCES, MY WARRANTY IS UP, RESULTING IN THIS "FIX" TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET. AFTER REVIEWING MANY ONLINE FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING HARSHLY FROM 4-3 THEN 3-2. THROWS YOU FORWARD AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE WHIPLASH FROM IT. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAID ITS FINE. IT IS NOT FINE.

2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT AXLE RIGHT HALF SHAFT FRACTURE RECALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2014. HOWEVER, THE AXLE WASN'T REPLACED UNTIL AUGUST 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SHOULDN'T HAVE ALLOWED HER TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ON OCTOBER 16, 2014 ANOTHER DEALER FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE OUTER CV BOO LEAKING, THROWING GREASE ON THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. CAUSING THE BRAKE TO BECOME CONTAMINATED AND DIFFICULT TO GRAB. THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2014 CHEVY CRUZE LAST YEAR. 2 DAYS AGO THE 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED HESITATING AND JERKING. WE TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD US THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL PENDING, BUT BECAUSE THE LIGHT HAD GONE BACK OFF THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM AFRAID OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AND IM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ASAP ON THIS SYSTEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THIS ISSUE POSSIBLY HAPPENING AGAIN, BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS IT DOES HAPPEN AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,800. MA 09/25 UPDATED 03/08/16. *JB