2014 Chevrolet Cruze

TPMS WENT ON THANKSGIVING MORNING TIRE PRESSURE WAS 10. FILLED TIRE UP TO 32, WENT BACK OUT LATER TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT 10. CHECK IT BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP, TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT 4, FILLED IT UP TO 37. CHECKED IT IN THE MORNING AND IT WAS 4. TOOK CAR TO DISCOUNT TIRE, TECHNICIAN SAID THERE WAS A BUBBLE ON MY TIRE AND IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED NEEDED A NEW TIRE. 163.00 LATER. THIS CAR IS ONLY SIX MONTHS OLD AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACING IT. THEY ARE FIRESTONE TIRES AND I AM VERY ANGRY THAT I HAVE TO PUT A NEW TIRE ON MY BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A 50 MILE TRIP ( EACH WAY) 100 TOTAL, OVER THE WEEKEND I NOTICED AT TRAVELING SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH THAT THE STEERING WAS ALMOST UNRESPONSIVE FOR A SECOND, OR SLOPPY, LIKE IT HAD A DEAD SPOT AND WASN'T RESPONDING. I WAS NOTICING, THAT WHEN I WENT TO ADJUST THE STEERING THERE WAS LIKE A SPOT IN THE STEERING WHERE IT WOULDN'T REACT WHICH I FOUND VERY UNSAFE. UPON DECELERATING AT SLOWER SPEEDS ON REGULAR ROADS AROUND 30-40MPH I NOTICED THE PROBLEM STILL BEING THERE. I FIND IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND ITS LIKE THE STEERING ISN'T RESPONDING PROPERLY WHICH IN THE EVENT OF NEEDING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT CAN END UP CAUSING ONE. I ASK THAT SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I DID SOME GOOGLE SEARCHES ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF CHEVROLET CRUZE VEHICLES HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY DEALER IN THE MORNING. UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN VERY GOOD AT FIGURING OUT OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. CRUZE OWNERS SPEAK UP PLEASE SO WE CAN GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY AIR BAG RECALL TAKEN CARE OF SINCE JUNE. KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND AT FAIRWAY CHEVROLET THAT THE PART IS NOT READY AND I WILL GET A NOTICE WHEN TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. EVEN RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT EMAIL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ASAP....MEANWHILE NOT ABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE AS MUCH AS I WANT DUE TO THE AIR BAG DANGER. YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD GET A LOANER UNTIL MY CAR IS FULLY FIXED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE IS A YEAR OLD THIS MONTH AND 3300 MILES AS WE ARE NOT USING THE VEHICLE VERY MUCH. JUST DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO! *TR

PROBLEM: SMELL OF GAS UPON RESTART OF VEHICLE. SUMMARY; I HAD DRIVEN FROM CHICAGO TO BROWNSTOWN, MI (WHICH IS A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 250 - 300 MILES) WHERE I DROPPED SOMEONE OFF. STOPPED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THEN STARTED DRIVING FROM BROWNSTOWN TO CARLETON. WHEN LEAVING BROWNSTOWN, I DID ACCELERATE A LITTLE MORE FORCEFULLY THAN USUAL TO GET AWAY FROM TAILGATER, AND CONTINUED THE TRIP TO CARLETON (TOTAL DISTANCE ABOUT 7 MILES). STOPPED AT STORE FOR ABOUT 10 - 15 MINUTES FOR GROCERIES. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN CARLETON STORE PARKING LOT, THERE WAS A DISTINCT SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER A MINUTE, BUT I ALSO OPENED THE WINDOW TO HELP WITH THAT. TODAY I GOOGLED CRUZE GAS SMELL TO SEE IF ANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, AND I FOUND SEVERAL COMMENTS DESCRIBING GAS SMELL ON RESTART OF CAR. I AM REPORTING THIS, ONLY TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. I WILL BE TAKING MY CRUZE INTO THE DEALERSHIP SOON FOR ANOTHER ISSUE WITH FLUID LEAKING FROM CAR (RECEIVED LETTER YESTERDAY, AND HAVE OBSERVED SAME), AND WILL REPORT THE GAS SMELL. ALTHOUGH NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, A GAS SMELL SEEMS LIKE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I AM HOPING THE PROBLEM WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND FIXED BEFORE A SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65, THE CAR JOLTED TO THE LEFT UNEXPECTEDLY AND THEN CORRECTED. IT DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT SO I GOT OFF FREEWAY EXIT AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. AS I ENTERED THE LOT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEVERED FROM THE AXEL AND CAR SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE CAR HAD A RECALL RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT CAR IN MAY, FOR A FRONT AXEL RIGHT HALF SHAFT FRACTURE. THIS WAS REPAIRED IN AUGUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE LIGHTING AND RADIO FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,300.

OUR CHEVY CRUZE 2014 LTZ HAS A PUSH IGNITION BUTTON TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. I DROPPED MY HUSBAND OFF AT WORK AND DROVE TO A SHOP 20 MILES AWAY. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED NO KEY TRANSMITTER (THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THIS MESSAGE BECAME PRESENT). I REALIZED MY HUSBAND HAD THE KEYS IN HIS POCKET. I COULD NO LONGER TURN ON THE CAR OR DO ANYTHING WITH IT BESIDES LOCK IT. I HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH THE BACK SEAT, TO USE THE TRUNK SAFETY LATCH (SINCE NO MANUAL TRUNK RELEASE!) AND GET MY STROLLER OUT FOR MY BABY. THE CAR WILL SIGNAL IF PASSENGERS SEAT BELT IS OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, BUT IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THE CAR DROVE THE 20 MILES WITHOUT A KEY AND NO WARNING THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE VEHICLES PREMISES. THIS REALLY COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE HAD I STOPPED IN AN EMERGENCY LANE AND BEEN STRANDED. THE CAR MUST EITHER CUT THE ENGINE OFF IMMEDIATELY ONCE THE KEY LEAVES A CERTAIN FOOT DISTANCE OR LIKE THE SEATBELT WARNINGS THAT ARE BOTH 'AUDITORY AND VISUAL' NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO THIS SAME SPECIFICATIONS. IT MAY SEEM LIKE A MINOR THING, BUT WE ARE A MILITARY FAMILY STATIONED OVERSEAS, AND BEING STRANDED ABROAD ON UNKNOWN ROADS WAS A HUGE DISASTER THIS WEEK ESPECIALLY WITH A BABY ON BOARD THE VEHICLE. PLEASE I BEG YOU TO HAVE THE CHEVROLET/GM MOTORS MAKE AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE AND OR RECALL TO THIS ISSUES. *TR

I PARALLEL PARKED MY CAR ON A HILLSIDE STREET WITH THE FRONT WHEELS ANGLED TO TOUCH THE CONCRETE CURB PER THE CITY'S HILLSIDE PARKING RULES. I REMOVED THE KEY AND LOCKED THE DOORS. WHEN I RETURNED TO DRIVE HOME AFTER THE CAR WAS SAFELY PARKED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR ( TIME WAS ABOUT 6:30 PM--STILL DAYLIGHT) I COULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO UNLOCK THE ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK. NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES WORKED BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I COULDN'T OPEN THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, SO I WAS SWEATING WITH ALL THE WINDOWS CLOSED. I WAS ABLE TO CALL ONSTAR WITH MY CELL PHONE FOR HELP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED AND THEY HAD ME TRY MY OTHER IGNITION KEY AND TO REPEATEDLY TURN/ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL FORCEFULLY TO UNLOCK IT WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. AFTER NOTHING WORKED, THE ONSTAR SERVICE PERSON SAID HE WOULD CALL A TOW TRUCK FOR SERVICE. AFTER WE HUNG UP, AND I WAS WAITING, I TRIED THE IGNITION KEY AGAIN, AND THE KEY TURNED AND UNLOCKED THE ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK. I COULD START THE CAR TO DRIVE AGAIN.I CALLED ONSTAR BACK TO CANCEL THE TOW SERVICE CALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY CHEVROLET DEALER 3 DAYS LATER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT I HAD MADE 3 WEEKS BEFORE. NOTHING THEY COULD DO, EXCEPT ADVISE ME NOT TO ANGLE THE FRONT WHEEL WHEN I PARKED & LOCKED THE CAR. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A SAFE WAY TO DESIGN AN STEERING IGNITION LOCK. IT TOOK ME OVER 45 MINUTES TO FINALLY UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL & START THE CAR. *TR