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2012 Chevrolet CRUZE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1073295
Internal NHTSA #	10596290
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CRUZE
Model Year	2012
File date	17/08/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I received my chevy cruze ls in august of 2012 after having it for a week i started to notice issues with the transmission. I drove it up north and after being on the freeway going a constant speed of 75 mph, when forced to slow down due to traffic the car could not figure out what i was trying to do and just had a mind of its own. The rpms would shoot up very high and the car would struggle to accelerate (almost as if it were stuck in neutral) and eventually it would jerk forward very hard and then accelerate. This happens every time i get on the freeway now and have to slow down because of traffic or slow down to get off at the exit (and continues well after being off the freeway). I am lucky i haven't been rear ended and severely injured or killed. I've had the car for almost two years now and its only gotten worse, it now does the same thing when driving down the street at 30 mph, it will be going along just fine then all of a sudden the engine revs as if it were shifted into neutral and then catches itself and jerks really hard and is fine again. Also when slowing down it seems to downshift too quickly almost coming to a complete stop on its own, which is why i am afraid of being rear ended. I have taken the car in to 5 different dealerships and am told every time that either they don't see the problem and i don't know what i'm talking about or they can see there's a problem but there's nothing they can do about it. I'm very disappointed in the quality of this car, i've also had issues with the radio and my usb cord not connecting to my phone and even when it does connect the songs come through with lots of static. I have tried different cords, different phones and multiple ipods and it keeps happening. I feel totally helpless and am sick of feeling unsafe in my car. My family has always bought gm cars, this is my second chevy and my last!!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MI
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	75
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Chevrolet CRUZE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Chevrolet CRUZE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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