89 problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze based on all problems reported for the 2013 Cruze.
Car shuts off completely. After 10 minutes will restart. Steering locks up while drivng. Stabli control comes on. Loss of almost al l power. Happen in driveway. While driving turning . Loss of power so that car wont move.
Car looses speed can't give it gas has no pull! once you take it out of gear and put back in drive, works fine. Lights flicker on and off, on radio. Bought car in February with 49. 000 miles on it drove to store came back out of store car was completely dead! made no sound, checked battery everything, 5 min later started rite up. This car does not feel safe to me, I wish I could return it.
My vehicle repeatedly ran hot everytime I would drive it over a mile on the road. My husband changed the thermostat, always made sure it had coolant, checked my hoses, and replaced the water pump. But eventually it blew a head gasket. We noticed it did so when we seen water had mixed into the oil. Supreme Chevrolet replaced the engine at 96,000 miles in November 2016 under warranty. I drove the car about 54,000 miles with the replaced engine and it too started running hot everytime I would drive it about a mile down the road. The dash light would say turn a/c off and idle engine or turn off engine due to high temperature. We changed the radiator, the hoses, the water pump, and the thermostat on the car and it remained running hot with high temperatures until that engine too blew a head gasket. The dealership will not warranty the second engine although it only has 67,000 miles on the new engine. And now I am left with no vehicle and still owe $6700. 00 on the Chevrolet Cruze due to the faulty coolant system.
Hello, this Sunday my 2013 chevy Cruze while driving an alert came up saying that engine power reduced and other notices. The result was that the car lost power. Thankfully I was on a side street at the time at a slow speed. Most of my driving is on the highway and if this would have occurred at highway speeds which did occur to some people who posted on chevy forums it could be fatal. Gm will not acknowledge this issue and would not cover the cost to repair it. . Read more...
While driving down the highway at 70mph all electronics in the car quit working. No speedometer, odometer, etc. All warning lights lit up on the dash. Radio and heat quit working. Steering became more difficult. Turn signals quit working. Vehicle is in the shop and they have replaced 2 modules and are now getting into the instrument panel. Cost is currently at $1500 and issue is still not resolved.
Tl the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. When the contact attempted to turn off the vehicle, it failed to turn off. In order to turn off the vehicle, the contact had to take the gear shifter out of the park position three times and then place it back in park. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000.
March 2016. Problem: car not accelerating correctly, diagnosis: accelerator pedal position sensor broken March 2018. Problem: car overheating and losing power over 40mph, diagnosis: coolant hose break may 2018. Car overheating and losing power over 40mph, diagnosis: transmission cooler line break June 2018: problem: spedometer started malfunctioning and car began sputtering on highway at 65mph, diagnosis: transmission computer (input and output sensor) fried January 2019. Problem: cooling draining extremely fast and car making gurgling noise (at all speeds), diagnosis: water pump break, thermostat break, serpentine belt and 5. January 2019: problem: oil leak, diagnosis: timing cover gasket need replacement.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. While driving 18 mph, the steering wheel seized and the wrench warning sensor indicator illuminated. Shortly after, the steering wheel returned to normal and the contact regained control. In addition, other error warning indicators illumianted as the window rolled up and down. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000. The VIN was unavailable.
While driving, power steering locked up, car turned off and then back on. The radio turned off and then back on and close driver window lit up. This has happened on 4 different occasions now. Steering locked up while on I-95. Radio on and off while turning onto highway and window message while car was stationary.
After driving I park and removed the key, the engine turn on and 2 seconds turns off, I mention to my boss, and my 12yrs old son we got scared I though some spell or something. Still does that 3 times of month.
Radio console gets real hot to touch. Goes away then gets hot again. Yearly problem. Dont want fire hazard. Is this normal? vehicle required extensive recalls since purchase in 2013.
While driving to work on the highway my radio will turn off and on multiple times and my stability control will turn off and it will be hard to turn the vehical. A warning comes on the information screen saying check stability control and also check power steering. It has happened multiple times it have happened today as well as I was driving on the feeder.
"takata recall"- the dash lights cut off while driving. The streering wheel locks up while the car in driving at 70mph. Messasge about the electrical stability control pops up.
"service side detection system" error messages - 2 body modules bad and already replaced once. Module failure causes additional cascading failures throughout the rest of the system and affects dash controls/turn-signals, mpg, fuel calculations & now "my link" screen blank with "service parking asst message on dash. Since mylink screen dead, radio dials/controls do not work and cannot see/control heating controls and navigation screen dead as well. These same two side modules were already replaced once under warranty, but since vehicle is now over on mileage, I am left on my own to pay for repairs. Modules get basically one winter season here in the northeast and need to be replaced. Malfunctions cause cascading failures throughout rest of electrical system and make certain vehicle systems and safety functions inoperable. I contacted gm customer care and basically they said there is no assistance available because it is "not a known concern" on this vehicle. Module location is behind rear wheels in bumper cover area, and are open to the elements and poorly sealed. Water/salt water seemingly easily penetrates these modules and causes them to fail. Because they are directly tied into the rest of the electrical system, when they do fail it causes cascading failures throughout the rest of the system seemingly at random. (some of the systems are critical to vehicle safety and operation.
While I was driving in my community the car shut itself off and turned back on. This locked my steering wheel almost causing an accident.
While driving radio cuts in and out for 5-10 seconds, the infotainment screen goes blank, the service stabilitrak light flashes, other warning lights flash, and you have to raise the driver's window down and back up for the information screen to show your speed and mileage when starting the car. Apparently this is a common problem with this vehicle and its ashamed that gm has not recalled this vehicle to fix these issues. Hopefully they will soon before something awful happens to innocent people. Bought the car used from a car dealership at a good deal, guess I know why now.
At random car will idle up and down and rpms will jump. This happens when just cranked and after driven and sitting still in idle. Also, at random when trying to crank the car it seems to get stuck and I will have to return the ignition in order to get the motor to fully turn over.
Roughly 6 weeks after purchasing this vehicle, I started having incidents where the radio would cut out for 2-3 seconds and the infotainment screen would go blank. At the same time, the "service stabilitrak" message momentarily appears on the instrument panel. There isn't a trend to when this happens. Sometimes it won't happen for a week, other times it will happen multiple times in a single drive. Last week, this happened and I also lost power steering and could not steer for what felt like a couple seconds. Based on the Chevrolet Cruze customer forum, this is a fairly common problem and other's have also lost power steering pulling out of a parking lot. There is not a recall for my specific vehicle or a permanent corrective action that I've found. It has become a safety concern and gm should take responsibility and recall the affected vehicles before power steering is lost at higher speeds.
While driving the vehicle power stability flashes the electrical system resets and if driving you lose control of the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. While the vehicle was parked with the key removed from the ignition, it rolled away twice within 24 hours. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v502000 (electrical system, power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
This is a recurring issue that has been going on with my car since the lights came on the fist time. The dealership acts as if I don't know what I am talking about. I have wasted so much gas and I transport children with autism at times in va DC and MD. I have consistently complained about the sticking throttle or engine misfire. Please I fear for the safety of my clients and my family.
The car has some kind of electrical problems. The check engine light goes on and I take the car back to the dealer and get problems fixed, and within a month the check engine light comes on again, and there are new problems with the car. When those problems get fixed, the check engine light comes on again within a month. This is a cycle that keeps going. The check engine light comes on at different times, usually while driving. I believe the electrical system is causing cascading failures in different systems.
Engine overheating after 10 minutes of driving, car engine used to stop while driving and have multiple repairs to fix vehicle after my mom passed. I have spent over $5,000 in repairs easily for this vehicle and same issue and not even chevy dealership able to fix.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that the stability control warning indicator flashed, the radio shorted, and various warning indicators flashed. The steering wheel seized each time the failures occurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to replicate and diagnose the failures. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.
Car's engine stopped running unexpectedly due to blown fuel pump fuse while traveling at 30 m. P. H in clear weather, during the day, on paved downtown orlando street. When engine died, lost power steering and power breaks, very difficult to control and almost got into an accident. Dealer diagnosed the issue as a coil pack problem and replaced the coil pack at a cost of $534. 00. I am not sure how the coil pack that holds the spark plugs would cause the fuel pump fuse to blow.
While driving, the radio screen shuts off and on, service stabilitrak warning comes on for 2 seconds then goes away. While parked, the trunk opened automatically twice. Dealership reset the electrical and the problem is still occurring. Based on many other complains and the problem has not been resolved, this vehicle is a lemon. I want my money back!.
The computer system goes on and off at random, which causes malfunctions in other areas, particularly the power steering and security system. My power steering has gone out multiples times, causing near accidents. The security system also locked up due to the computer, and it took 15 minutes to get it started in the arizona heat. The power steering issue is incredibly dangerous.
Tl-the contactowns 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle window started to fog up and the contact notice that the blower motor failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the blower motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000. Aw.
Multiple times, about 6 times now. With key in ignition but car turned off, and I made sure car was off, car ingine tries to start up.
My Cruze died on the restaurant parking lot in the midle of the busy Friday. Came out to drive , put the key in to the ignition, turned to start and "boom" everything went out. No power was comming to any little or vital component of the car! checked the battery - was good! tryed to pull the key out - no way! it was almost like glued inside the ignition lock! everything remained dark for some time, I could not retrive a single signal so had to tow to nearest Chevrolet dealership. No word on it yet!.
Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the radio turned on and off intermittently, the gauges fluctuated, the interior lights and headlights turned on and off intermittently. The contact stated that the engine stalled and when the ignition was turned to the off position the key did not release. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Djr.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. While driving approximately 2 mph and trying to make a u-turn, the power steering seized and the vehicle came to stop. All the warning lamps illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
2013 Chevrolet Cruze. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle shutting off momentarily, with the cruise control set.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact received a warranty letter from the manufacturer for the battery connections. The vehicle was repaired, but the air conditioning failed. The dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. When the key was in the off position, the vehicle started independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,000.