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2012 Chevrolet CRUZE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1620822
Internal NHTSA #	11281651
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CRUZE
Model Year	2012
File date	14/10/19
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Transmission went out at 46,942 miles in 2012 chevrolet cruze on 10/14/19. I was on my way home from work at night. Luckily i was on a small, empty road in town close to home. The engine revved but would not up shift. I pulled over and shut the car off hoping it might be a computer issue. When i turned it back on, the shifter moved but the transmission would not shift out of park. Towed it to my dealer, were it has always been serviced. The cause was a wave plate failure; gears 3-5-r were lost. Decided to replace the transmission with a new one to the tune of $4,500. Contacted gm/chevrolet. Was told that there was nothing that could be done as far as financial assistance goes. The car was out of the 5-year/100,000 warranty period. I had just finished paying it off. This car has less than 50,000 miles, and is conservatively driven. The original brake pads still have half their life left. It is a problem when a modern car can not get to 50,000 before a catastrophic failure like this happens. I sent gm corporate a letter of complaint asking them to investigate the old transmission. Consumers should not have to pay the price of a shoddy product. What happens when this causes serious issues? I was given a $100 voucher for future repairs or services for my trouble. That was a kindness from a customer service standpoint, but not on a corporate level. I wanted my issue to be heard by the bosses, but like any big company it goes unheard and disregarded. People need to speak out against big companies. I understand sometimes things break, but not when the machine is taken care of. Flukes don't happen consistently, and this is a consistent problem with these drive trains. I was going to keep the car anyway and get a newer one in the spring. Not now. Now i have to pay on it for another year. I hope this does some good if just to give people a warning.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	46942
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ASHTABULA, OH
VIN pattern	1G1PC5SH1C7XXXXXX
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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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Chevrolet CRUZE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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