Car Will Not Start problems of the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze

Car wouldn't start. Got a "service steering column lock" on the dash. Was able to start the car after a period of time. But engine start and stop still sounds bad.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. When the contact attempted to start the vehicle, he heard a clicking noise coming from the vehicle and it failed to start without warning. The contact had to jumpstart the battery in order for the vehicle to start and resume normal operation. The vehicle was taken to klein auto (111 w madison st, clintonville, WI 54929, (715) 823-2135), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred multiple times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that an electrical system failure occurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the key failed to release from the ignition switch. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,200.

On 10-1-14 my Cruze eco would not start. After multi tries and hearing only clicking sounds it did start. After getting to my destination and letting the car sit for hours it did the same thing again. Contacted dealer was told to bring car in which I did on 10-3-14. After a week, they stated they showed the alt was not charging and replaced it then again because 1st one they recieved from g. M was defective. On 10-10-14 picked up car started it up went home and let sit for about a hour then tried to start and again it only clicked but this time there was 3 messages and one was to roll window up and down? why? does these Cruzes have electrical issues or computer issues? contacted selling dealer again and was told to bring it back which I did on 10-13-14. Waiting on my new Cruze again to be fixed and wondering why do these 5 star Cruzes have so many problems according to what I have been reading the last few days without g. M doing something. I am not satisfied with this car.

I could smell coolant/antifreeze when the heater was on and the temperature was set to a high setting. I didn't think anything was wrong, just thought it might be a break-in issue. As of today's date Nov 9, 2014 I still can smell the coolant smell when the heater is on. Recently I received a letter from gm concerning possible coolant loss. At my last service of the vehicle I asked the dealer to check for this problem. Nothing was reported to me from the dealer. I assumed that there was no problem. The other issue I have noticed is dash lights dimming or brightening on their own. The latest problem was that the car would not start this morning. Drove perfectly yesterday, this morning dead. Jumped the car and everything seems fine. Making an appointment with the dealer. Noticed that the coolant level is about 3 inches low in over flow tank. Looked on the internet about Cruze cars and found many posts about electrical problems. Gm tells them all that they are not aware of any electrical problems but you tube videos show gauges and radios cutting out when driving. Some videos describe cars shutting down when driving and not restarting. Others have service messages appearing on the information screen and the dealers find nothing wrong. It is starting to sound like the infamous Jeep grand cherokee electrical problems. I am seriously thinking it is time to get rid of my 2013 cruse as the factory warranty will expire soon. Current mileage is 27490 on Nov 9, 2014.