Other Engine Info: Book Code: P, Turbo HO, Aluminium GME
Plant City: Lordstown
Plant Company Name: GMNA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 1LT (Automatic)
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Style: Automatic
Turbo: Yes
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2011
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY FIRST NEW CAR IN 2011 AND THE FIRST YEAR WENT GREAT THEN EVERYTHING CHANGED AFTER THAT. THE CAR WOULD IDLE A LOT HIGHER THEN IT STARTED JERKING WHEN I DECELERATED AND ACCELERATED LIKE IT HAD A HARD TIME SHIFTING INTO GEARS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN KALAMAZOO AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND CAME BACK WITH NOTHING. THEY EVEN KEPT IT FOR 3 WEEKS AND WEREN'T ABLE TO RECREATE IT THEN AS SOON AS I GOT IT ACTED UP. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS UNTIL IT REACHED ABOUT 3000 TO 3500 RPMS ALONG WITH LAG IN ACCELERATION WHEN STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS ONLY HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. THIS HAS BEEN SOO FRUSTRATING AND I'M DISAPPOINT IN CHEVY AT THE MOMENT AND I QUESTION ON BUYING A NEW ONE IN THE FUTURE. *TR
2012
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS AUTOMATIC DIMMING LIGHT AND IT DOESN'T FUNCTION AS IT SHOULD. WHEN SOMEONE IS DRIVING BEHIND HIM WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON IT CAUSED A GLARE IN THE MIRROR WHICH OBSCURED HIS VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE MIRROR WITH ONE THAT HAD TINT IN IT. AFTER HAVING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR REPLACED, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/07/12