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Issues with Chevrolet Cruze POWER TRAIN by Years

The Chevrolet Cruze had plenty of problems with various aspects of POWER TRAIN as 455 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Models of 2011, 2012, 2013 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with POWER TRAIN.

Browse Chevrolet Cruze POWER TRAIN problems by years

2017 11 2016 11 2015 24 2014 64 2013 91 2012 108 2011 168

Do Chevrolet Cruze models have POWER TRAIN problems?

Below you may see the POWER TRAIN components and the number of complaints they received.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 16 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 4 CLUTCH ASSEMBLY 2 AXLE SHAFT 1

Worst Chevrolet Cruze Problems

POWER TRAIN
2012 Chevrolet Cruze July 3, 2012 Victims: 2 Mileage: 100 miles

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph and engaging the accelerator pedal, the vehicl...

POWER TRAIN
2011 Chevrolet Cruze October 29, 2011 Victims: 1

Vehicle was in the park position, when the key was turned in the off position the car started to roll backward down a hill dragging my child with it....

POWER TRAIN
2011 Chevrolet Cruze August 1, 2012 Victims: 1

tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that she exited the vehicle with the gear shifted in park and the engine in operation...

Recently reported POWER TRAIN problems on Chevrolet Cruze

The POWER TRAIN
2014 Chevrolet Cruze

Ever since owning the cruze, we've had nothing but engine issues. first the turbo went out a month after purchasing the car. two thermostats and a complete oil flush. the engine blew at 104,023 miles. the car was flashing engine light and stabiltract light. the car since owning has made a very loud ticking noise. the car also had a hard time maintaining speed. acceleration and deceleration. this happened any time the vehicle speed was over 30mph.

The POWER TRAIN
2013 Chevrolet Cruze

A/c off due to high engine temp warning on the dash. tried resetting ecu, didn't work. no check engine light on. changed both coolant sensors and still broken. replaced old broken thermostat with a new factory sensor, and 4 months later it's already broken.

The POWER TRAIN
2012 Chevrolet Cruze

On multiple occasions while car is driving, check engine light turned on and car was unable to accelerate. (also happened once after car had been parked) it only lasts about an hour before car can accelerate again and then check engine light will eventually turn off. also, car feels rough shifting between gears and has trouble accelerating often.

The POWER TRAIN
2016 Chevrolet Cruze

During diagnostic found excessive oil mixed in with the coolant all through the engine. removed spark plugs and found cylinder #4 had coolant on top of the piston and the spark plug was saturated in coolant as well. removed cylinder head and cleaned head gasket sealing surface. inspected for any signs of cracks and found none. using a straight edge could not find any areas of the cylinder head that were warped or damaged indicating a head gasket failure. however only found oil in cooling'system but no coolant in the engine oil. removed oil drain plug and found no signs of coolant. removed transmission drain plug and found no coolant in the transmission fluid either. after inspecting oil cooler found it had internally failed causing the oil to leak in to the coolant. recommend replacing head gasket, radiator inlet hose, oil cooler inlet hose, heater core inlet hose, heater core outlet hose, both turbo charger cooler hoses, the turbo charger oil inlet pipe and the turbo charger oil return pipe. after completing repairs cleaned cooling system and flushed with warm water 4 times before filling cooling system with ...

The POWER TRAIN
2013 Chevrolet Cruze

Chevy cruze 2013 ltz turbo, i have the paperwork stating it is turbo. i took it to a dealerships because check engine light came on. i was told it was fine. they cleared everything. i have been told different things whether it has turbo or not. the turbo was supposedly checked several times since i bought it. the mechanic at dealership said it did not have turbo. i asked the head mechanic to drive the car with me in it. he did, the head mechanic convinced me it had turbo and it was working fine, i said it doesn't act like it to me, he said this is all its got and that's it, the car is fine. the head mechanic said it was fine, i said something is not right, he convinced everything was and to push the clear button when it would be and it would be fine. this happened between 2014 and 2018 this has happened over the years. i was told to basically touch the clear button. codes started to pop up; it started with the window. i ...

The POWER TRAIN
2015 Chevrolet Cruze

Purchased vehicle used 8/2017. 5/2018 car smoking and overheating while driving. water pump replaced. still having issues with car overheating while driving, i was replacing coolant about once a month. twice the thermostat housing was replaced, 8/2018 and 11/2018. car had issues again overheating while driving in 4/2019. an intercooler pipe, pvc pipe, water pipe, and water hose were replaced. my check engine light came on again in 9/2019, many issues were found but i only had enough money to repair the catalytic converters. at this point i was replacing coolant every two weeks to avoid the engine overheating and at times it was a visible puddle coming from under the car. 11/20/2019 i returned to get a sensor and another thermostat housing replaced. 11/27/2019 i had the car towed to the shop after my vehicle began smoking while driving. i pulled over and coolant was quickly dripping out from under the car. the radiator was cracked and needed to be replaced. when the car was returned to me i noticed that the engine was noisy and there was a screechy sound upon acceleration. i had trouble picking up speed. i got to the gas station about a mile away ...

The POWER TRAIN
2015 Chevrolet Cruze

Car had been repaired for a cracked radiator. diagnostic test showed that turbocharger is malfunctioning. upon starting the vehicle there was issues with engine the engine stalling. upon driving the acceleration of the vehicle is abnormal, loud engine noises upon acceleration and and car does not pick up speed at a fast enough rate to safely merge into traffic and navigate at a safe speed.

The POWER TRAIN
2011 Chevrolet Cruze

The transmission in the car has trouble shifting into second gear. sometimes the engine will just rev up and will not actually accelerate.

The POWER TRAIN
2012 Chevrolet Cruze

My service engine light has come on and not it will not shift gears all the time. sometimes it drives forward. sometimes it doesn't. i need this issue to be addressed. when you have over 100 complaints for the same thing corporate needs to listen. if someone dies because of this no amount of compensation will be enough

The POWER TRAIN
2014 Chevrolet Cruze

No warning turbo failure that cases vehicle to lose power suddenly i was on freeway when engine light came on and a engine power reduced warning came on went to auto zone and they said it was a p0299 have seen a lot of info on the internet net saying that the turbo has gone out this is bad when your at freeway speeds