Five problems related to engine burning oil have been reported for the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze based on all problems reported for the 2012 Cruze.
I purchased this vehicle at anaheim auto hub last June 6, 2020 for my daughter. Couple months later it started leaking and smells like burning oil. And the stabili track sensor and the traction control sensors came on. And, as well as the key got stuck inside the ignition couple of times. So I took it the mechanic to get the leaks fix. The mechanic found that the valve cover gasket leak and valve timing solenoid. So the mechanic replaced the valve gasket cover and the valve timing solenoid leak, and right after that being said, one week later we found leaking so, I took it back to mechanic again, now they found 3 different leak, from the oil cooler leak, engine oil pan gasket and leaking on engine timing cover gasket. And I found 7 recalls on this vehicle that has never fix. And I am the new owner and I just fining this out. Here are the recalls that have not been resolve on 2012 Chevrolet Cruze eco: recall subject: air bags/ campaign# 13v23000 recall subject: air bags / campaign# 12v522000 recall subject: engine & engine cooling / campaign# 12v288000 recall subject: fuel system, gasoline storage tank, assembly mounting / campaign# 12v289000 recall subject: service brakes, hydraulic, power assist / campaign# 13v360000 recall subject: power train, automatic transmission control module (tcm,pcm).
Burning oil smell started after an oil change. I have replaced the intake tubing that leads in the turbo because when I replaced the throttle position sensor in the turbo area, there was oil in the turbo intake. It has lost some power since I started experiencing the burning smell. It now smells like plastic burning since replacing the intake tubing/gasket.
Smells like burning oil took car to my mechanic and said there is some oil spilling on side of engine.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that the engine oil was burning and caused an odor to emit from the vents of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on three occasions where the turbo return line was replaced each time, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who confirmed that the engine oil was leaking on the engine, the catalytic converter, and other hot surfaces. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the pcp cover was replaced along with other unknown repairs, but the failure persisted. The contact mentioned that when the air conditioner was activated, the contact smelled the odor of burning engine oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and opened case number: 8/284/0793442. The approximate failure mileage was 50,660.
During acceleration I smell gas, oil burning, exhaust fuels in my car. I have taken it to the dealer who keeps stating it running like it should. Now I believe my warranty is over and my new car functions like its 20 years old. I can't get them to believe me and I don't believe they even bother test driving it. I mentioned the smell when I brought my car in for them to replace my turbo charger that malfunctioned. Ever after.