When driving the car flickers the radio in and out and then the radio gos completely out and service stability tracker and service service traction control pops up or the steering wheel locks and service power steering pops up and the car shut off right then and there.
Was driving on the freeway exiting the offramp that curves to the right. when i turned the steering wheel it locked up and the stereo turned off. i had no control over the direction my vehicle was traveling. i applied my brake, to keep from hitting another vehicle. when i pressed my brake the steering wheel unlocked briefly then locked again. then a yellow ⚠️ warning light illuminated and my car began to pull to the right. the stereo powered on and the steering wheel returned to normal. the yellow warning ⚠️ light turned off. i continued to travel another 1.5-2 miles more to my home and it happened again. this time a green dash light illuminated and said service power steering. i parked my car at that point. i am contacting the dealership to make arrangements for repair. the reason why i am filing a complaint is because of the danger associated with this type of malfunction. it put my life and other drivers life is at stake. this is not an acceptable way for a vehicle to function. this is not the only time i've had an electrical issue with my vehicle. in october 2018 after driving to mammoth california my vehicle completely turned off while i was on the highway. something similar to a stall out.
Everything on the dash shut off. heat and air shut off. service stability track warning comes on. engine fan running all the time. steering locks.
Sometimes while driving, if you hit the brake or hit the window switch, the power to the radio panel and drivers display will cut off, sometimes the "service stabilitrac" signal will come up and the power will come back on after a few seconds, when this happens it will also cut power to the power steering, if you are not prepared for it or your not aware of the situation it can surprise you, it can be especially startling while turning and all of a sudden power cuts out and you have trouble steering, the car will stay running and the power will cut for a few seconds, and then everything will go back to normal. looking online this seems to be a common issue with the earlier chevy cruz. i am just not sure of the full extent of the issue.
I was driving on 65 s and i lost all power to my car, my car is having a hard time starting. went to have my starter tested and wasnt that, it's my battery and the cables. car is unsafe to be driving and all cruze should have a recall on them. my battery light will come on then a message will pop us saying power steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. while the contact's daughter was driving 20 mph, the steering wheel seized and the stabilitrac and check engine warning indicators illuminated. the contact turned the vehicle off and back on, which failed to reset the steering and caused the contact to leave the vehicle parked in a parking lot. the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired and the failure recurred. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was approximately 85,393.
My vehicle has been having issues where it will take extra time to get it started up. when i finally do get it started, warning lights flash saying power steering system, the antitheft stays on, as well as the engine management light. i just had my car serviced not too long ago for a coolant leak on the engine hose. i have always kept up with oil changes as well as all other fluid levels checked regularly. i first began thinking it was the battery, however i have had the battery tested and it is still basically new.
My vehicle for the last year has been having some engine issues where it will lock up on me i can't get my key out of the ignition and all the lights will start going off saying it needs service and then it will stop and go back to the regular odometer. i've kept up with my oil changes i've kept up with any service that needs to be done on my vehicle but today my engine completely shut down when i started to run my air conditioning. usually i can get under the hood and wiggle some wires and then things will go back to the way that it was but lately my car has been shutting off on me while i'm driving and i had a service appointment for next week to go and see a professional to get under the hood to see what was going on i figured it was probably just another oil change it is about that time, but i was on my way to a friend's wedding and i had to stop and when i stop my car did not cut back on i pop the hood and wiggled some wires like i usually do but there was no activity whatsoever underneath the hood. i started thinking to myself maybe i should put some oil in it but i don't want to ruin my engine and i started thinking maybe i need some antifreeze but again and i'm not a mechanic so i don't want to assume and then do something to make things a lot worse but today my engine completely shut down on me and i had to wait in the heat for over an hour to get a jump.
Multiple dash and system failures resulting in stalls and loss of steering and power. essentially locking up. very dangerous conditions in traffic. most recently dash indicating anti-thief deterrent system warning. these conditions have happened over the last full year. dealer diagnosis was nill. i have been having to review public videos for help. may or may not be a negative cable battery issue but chevrolet has yet to recall this! i am fearing for my safety.
We have had to replace the entire def system twice, replaced two knock sensors, had to replace the diesel partilec sensor, among many other time being the shop. this car has not ran right since we bought it. now, everytime we start the car and begin to drive it, we get a warning about the stabiltrak not working, then powersteering goes out, and entire car shuts down and goes black when the car is powered off. this seems to be a very common issue within these vehicles.
While driving long distances on straight highways the steering wheel becomes extremely difficult to turn. gm issued a special coverage adjustment #14232a for power steering stick-slip that lists 2011-2014 chevrolet cruze models, but when gm searches this specific vin it does not list an available service bulletin. contacted gm to have the vehicle repaired per the special coverage adjustment but was informed that it wasn't covered per the vin search. all the criteria match the bulletin (year, make, model, time and mileage) and the known safety defect by gm , and should be covered under the above-mentioned service bulletin.
The steering wheel sticks when i am driving. it's extremely noticeable when driving on the highway or making turns. the electrical system comes on and off when the vehicle is operational. all of a sudden my radio will go on and off and the air conditioner and the heater will stop working. i have 5 children and 3 still at home and i'm afraid to drive my car but unfortunately it's all we have.
I have a 2014 chevy cruze ls, 115,000 miles and properly maintenanced. after hitting 100,000 miles the vehicle seems to be completely falling apart. recently had to replace the oil cooling system due to it being cracked. after that was fixed my check engine light came on. come to find out the entire intake manifold now needs to be replaced. after that issue is resolved, my steering wheel is now sticking dead center with a lack of movement with turning.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the power steering ceased to operate, without warning. the contact then took the vehicle to (gosch chevrolet 400 carriage cir, hemet, ca 92545) where the vehicle was diagnosed with power steering failure. the vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. the contact stated that the failure was intermittent. the contact took the vehicle back to the same dealer where he was given an estimate of $1,700.00 for the repairs. upon investigation. the contact linked nhtsa campaign number: 15v442000 (steering) with the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 79,847.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. while driving in traffic, the vehicle shut off and the steering seized. the contact stated that the vehicle came to a complete stop on its own. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 66,000.
Radio/screen turned off and the car's steering was affected. twice within the same hour. i was driving on the highway when this happened. highly dangerous.
Tl* the contact owned a 2014 chevrolet cruze. while driving 25 mph, the vehicle pulled to the left and all the instrument panel indicators illuminated. the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into another vehicle. the air bags deployed. a police report was filed. the contact sustained injuries to the head, fractured ribs on the left side, and injuries to the left leg and arm. medical attention was required. the vehicle was towed to a recovery company. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. the vehicle was considered a total loss. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 35,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that on more than two occasions, the electronic power steering failed to function while turning the steering wheel. the dealer (thornton chevrolet, 180 s main st, manchester, pa 17345, (717) 266-8800) was unable to duplicate and diagnose the failure. the contact planned on taking the vehicle back to the dealer for further diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and suggesting taking the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 10,000.
I have had repeated electrical issues with this car. it started with the radio shutting on & off on its own. then the stabilitrack started flashing on. the first few times that was all it was, but in the fall of 2017, that sensor would come on & my brakes & steering were affected. in addition, the car will have moments where it blanks out just briefly while driving, usually noticed by the radio going off & on. i have also had the key get locked in the ignition. yesterday, 6/17/18, i went to start my car in a parking lot & several sensors came up, battery charging system, stabilitrack, & power steering. car would not start, i kept shutting off the radio, & it would come back on. car rested for 2 hours & then started again. once driving, the steering was not right. took a quarter of a mile of driving before the steering wheel did not pull 1/4 of the way to the left on its own. i have taken this car into the dealer with all of these complaints except the incident yesterday. their solution has been new battery and new battery cables-twice. in the fall of 2017, i mentioned seeing similar issues online & they dismissed it. i just called about the 6/17/18 issue & i am getting the run-around from them.
Driving 70 mph down highway,turn turn signal on to change lanes and, loss of power steering, radio shuts off and service stabilitrak light comes on. all happening simultaneously. this is the second time this has happened. the 1st time i nearly ran into a parked vehicle while turning into a neighborhood.
Driving on highway at 50mph power steering quit without any warning
Power steering locks up while going down road, limited steering
I purchased this vehicle used from a dealership 27 days ago. two days ago i went to restart car after a short drive and the car did not crank, dash remained black, key was stuck in ignition. my daughter in law told me to pop the hood and upon wiggling battery cables freed the key from stuck position and i was able to start the car and drive home. this is when i learned this is not the first time of occurrence. i was hospitalized several days after purchase and my kids used the car. they neglected to tell me twice they lost power while in motion and car shut off. the first time was while exiting off the freeway. the second was while making turn after idling at a red light several minutes. both times the vehicle power steering ceased and steering became difficult. on another occasion they experienced a no start similar to mine, a short drive, then car was parked and shut off for a short time , no crank at restart, black dash, stuck key. i had previously mentioned to dealer tech that car fails to keep current date and time. each day i note it has reverted back again to the year 2010 and an incorrect time. a reset like click in engine compartment several minutes after turning off engine is frequently heard. radio and dash lights have flashed while car is in motion on several occasions now.
Heat wont work in cold weather. looked up and seen tons of the same year and make with a recall for heat block. also front end axel sounds like it wants to snap. i contacted chevy they were no help. its our only car right now and we have a child. not safe as far as im concerned.
Over my entire drive home tonight, i had my steering wheel "stick" while driving on straight areas of roadway. the vehicle did this more than a dozen times and in order to get feedback from the vehicle in terms of steering, i had to turn the steering wheel (less than 1/10th of turn) to the right in order to feel the vehicle had control. when turning the steering wheel slightly, the car would jerk as it regained control. had i been driving on icy roads, this could have been much more severe. i do not feel safe driving the car as it is right now. i have heard and read many complaints of this issue. it's intermittent, so it is hard to diagnose, but when it happens to you, you don't feel like you're driving the car, it feels like it's driving you!
Tl-contact owns a 2014 chevy cruze . contact was driving on main road and steering locked up while attempting to maintain speed and stay in lane. contact spoke with chevy dealership in north charleston south carolina (josh). chevy stated that there are no recalls on vehicle. vehicles are being fixed as they experience the steering problems. steering wheel over corrects itself after locking into straight position.contact stated she spoke with chevy hq office - hq office said to call nhtsa. 0 recalls associated with this vin.
Notchy or stick/slip feeling of steering wheel near the center position at or above 45 miles per hour, condition is constant, not intermittent! chevrolet representative tells me that my particular vin number is not affected.
At highway speeds it will start to drift to the left. when i go to give it a slight correction it feels like the steering wheel sticks and that the steering has disengaged. with a bit more pressure the steering engages. this happens all the time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. while driving various speeds, the radio and the interior lighting in the vehicle flickered. in addition, the steering wheel ceased and the power steering warning indicator illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to hyundai of silisbee (1275 u.s. 96f business, silisbee, tx 77656), but the cause of the failure was undetermined. the vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred three times. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 57,168. the vin was not provided.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. while driving 25 mph, the steering wheel failed to turn left or right without warning. the contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. the contact turned off, restarted the engine, and the vehicle returned to normal. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (titus-will chevrolet buick, 2580 n national ave, chehalis, wa 98532). the dealer stated that the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 55,745.
My wife and i are driving home from work and on every left turn we make the steering locks up and the stability track light comes on and all power goes off for a brief moment. i lose total control of vehicle and have to slam on breaks to keep from swerving into other lanes. this is not a healthy look. this happened 9/7/17. i am afraid to drive my vehicle cause in fear of hurting someone. i am a lyft driver and cannot take a chance of getting a customer hurt. this problem really needs to be fixed. i have had my car for a year and 4 days and should not be going through these problems. i am driving a 2014 chevy cruze. this is a very hazardous problem and could really get someone hurt this needs to be rectified by chevy. my wife and i were traveling on preston rd to hwy 380 traveling from plano to aubrey tx. when this incident occurred with us.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. while driving 70 mph, the steering wheel required excessive force to turn and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, turned off the vehicle, restarted the engine, and the vehicle returned to normal. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (performance chevrolet, 3222 beverly pike, elkins, wv 26241), but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure recurred several other times. the vehicle was taken to the same dealer again where it was diagnosed that the negative battery wire needed to be tightened. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to the same dealer the third time where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure still recurred. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that they would call the contact back, but the contact did not receive any calls. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
While driving multiple times the "service power steering" message appeared on the dash. the steering wheel became tight and as i turned the car jerked outward almost causing me to hit other vehicle. also the message "open, then close driver window" appears frequently. the radio and speedometer flickers on and off at times. i believe that there is an electrical issue but the the specific area is unknown. another incident occurred that caused the car not to start on 7/172017
While driving on the highway, all the power went off and the steering seized for a short period and then came back on and reset itself. this happened twice within 30 minutes. this also occurred when backing out of a driveway where all power was lost and the steering wheel seized until it came back on and reset itself. this is a very serious safety issue where lives are at stake and find it appauling that gm has not issued a recall for this problem but rather issuing a service bulletin? these complaints are all over the internet . . . obviously this is a critical issue for many consumers.
My wife had come back from a dr. appt. approx. 52 miles away from her place of employment on monday 5/15/17 at approx. 1:15pm. as she approached her employment, she made a left turn on a side street that separates two auto dealerships, where employees park on the side of the street. she noticed an empty parking spot on the opposite side of the street and decided to make a u-turn to park there. as she slowed down to attempt the u-turn, she made a slight left to begin the u-turn and at that moment all the vehicle's warning lights on the dash lit up, the message center screen located at the center of the cluster on the dash read "stabilink system disabled" and had lost all power steering. upon losing steering, the steering wheel snapped back and broke her wrist in two places. the loss of steering resulted in our vehicle slightly impacting the vehicle parked to her immediate right. i (her husband) arrived literally minutes after the loss occurred, triaged her arm and needed to move the vehicle out of the street. upon entering the vehicle, it was still running and had noticed all the dash and vehicle warning lights on, including the "stabilink disabled" message on the dash. as i began to drive it approx. 20 yards to an empty parking space, the vehicle had no power steering yet it was running. approx. 9 hours later, i had gone back to the vehicle to attempt to drive it to a local body shop to store it and upon starting the vehicle, all systems were running again, no warning lights were present on the dash and the power steering had been restored. i attempted to find any indication of a problem thru the message center without success. i filed an insurance claim on approx. 5/19, had the vehicle preserved for evidence and is now currently stored and not moved at the body shop. as of 6/15, injury sciences llc is scheduled to plug into the ecu or data event recorder.
tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. the contact mentioned that after the steering wheel seized, the computer system failed to operate. the failure recurred four times. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 72,868.
I purchased my car in april 2016 with approx 22,000. on the second day there was a loud noise coming from the front of the hood which it sounded very close towards the engine, exhaust part of the car. i took it in to the dealership and they didn't state what the issue was they just told me they had fixed it. the noise went away. 3 months later i started having issues with my steering wheel locking. i was at a big intersection when i was turning left my steering wheel locked on me and my entire lights including the dashboard went out. i couldn't move my car in the middle of the intersection and luckily there wasn't cars coming towards me. it took about 10-20 seconds to come back on. when it did come back on there was a lot of lights popping up and then there was a "stabili trak" light on. i pulled over to the side because i knew i couldn't drive it anymore. i called my dealership and i took it in that same day. they told me it was a wire that was loose and they had fixed it. well they did not, 3 weeks later the same thing happened to me and they didn't know what was going on then. i took it in again and the problem went away for about 2 months and now i am back to the same thing except something new. not only does my light come up and my steering wheel still locks on me but my car began shaking last night and when i would drive it it would make the same loud noise from the beginning towards the front of the car towards the engine, and it would hesitate on going when i would make a stop. like if it was about to fully turn off so my car got towed to a dealership last night. the issues were not fixed and they are only getting worse.these issues should've been taken care the first time i had gone to the dealership. now it's the 4th time i have gone to a dealership and nothing is being resolved and i pretty sure now there is a big issue with my engine with so little miles!
When driving straight, the steering wheel often "sticks" in one position. if i'm steered just slightly to the left, it'll stick going slightly to the left and it takes a bit more effort to "bust it" loose to correct your direction. same is true if exactly straight or slightly to the right. it doesn't feel dangerous, but is less than totally safe as the wheel typically oversteers the other direction when using additional effort to correct my drifting. this occurs usually at highway speeds and doesn't necessarily require going in the same straight direction for a long time. i entered today's date as a single date is required but it occurs very frequently, especially at highway speeds.
While driving on the highway the car wanders in the lane and when you try to correct the steering it seems to lag or stick and you need to put extra pressure on steering to move the steering wheel. it happens over and over while i was driving. with the lag or sticking during the correction the car moves quickly for a second in the direction you are steering. so while driving the car wanders in the lane and every correction you get this lag of sticking.
Tl* the contact owned a 2014 chevrolet cruze. while driving approximately 40 mph, the power steering suddenly failed and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch. it was unknown if the air bags deployed. the driver sustained a concussion, which required medical attention. the vehicle was destroyed and towed. a police report was filed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 67,000.
Tires were always needing air and kept me from driving like i should be.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. while driving approximately 35 mph, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned and caused the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel angle sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 59,000. updated 04/05/17*lj updated 6/28/18*jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. whenever the contact placed fuel into the fuel tank, the vehicle failed to start without a two minute delay and the check engine indicator illuminated. also, whenever the vehicle was stopped for approximately three or more minutes, it would suddenly stall. the contact had to restart the vehicle in order to accelerate. when the vehicle was driven approximately 50 mph, the power steering failed. all the failures recurred. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 200.
Loss of electrical power to instrument cluster and radio and power steering. it can happen when moving or standing still or turning.
Takata inflators, car crashed for unknown reasons, injured 3 children, outside the car, and not one airbag deployed.
Yabba dabba doo is what you'll be saying after you attempt to flintstone this hunk of junk from gm. such a waste of metal. i'd love to see someone from corporate attempt to take their family who is recently paralyzed & a 13 yr old whose had 4 open heart surgeries try to pedal off the freeway bc it shut off & on while overheating & trying to pry the key out the ignitiin. i've towed it to and from the dealership to spend money i practically counted in change because i lost my job due to no dependable ride. still paying notes on a car & mechanic fees has truly shown me how selfish & greedy some can be. i'm passed to the next person who keeps me on hold to inform me of how truly sorry they are that they can't help. apparently gm feels it's safe so how about come save me from this headache, i'll gladly let you test drive. my favorite song is "every light in the car is in"
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Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of steering while driving 20 mph. the service power steering warning indicator illuminated. the failure occurred three times. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 15v442000 (steering); however, the vin was not included. the failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
While driving it shut off & on causing power steering to go out and the lights to go off. also the key couldn't come out even with force. *tr
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