general problems of the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze

The check engine light came up, after having the code read it was discovered that the turbo charger was bad. My vehicle was fixed by the dealer. Prior to being fixed my vehicle was running rougher and accelerating at a slower speed.

I have been up there date for fixing this vehicle for the last 4 years when I bought it with 60k miles , I have replaced multiple parts so far from foil pump , wheel, coolant pipes and the container many times from constant leaking in the fuel pump, I have replaced the alternater twice by 70k miles , abs system failed many times and no one can fix it , lastly , my daughter was driving to school and while she was driving on the roundabout in the outer lane . She tried to turn the steering wheel t take the exit and everything got locked on her immediately from steering wheel and the break paddle caused he car shift to the curb and hit the side walk because it went out if control because the tire split out the wheel along with another piece from wheel behind the tire , almost killed my daughter on the seen . I had spent in this at least $10k and now it barely passed &100k just unbelievable. This car is piece of trash no safety in this car now I parked the car and I’m trying to think what to do with it. I will take it back to the gm and the chevy dealers and I’m complain because even the dealers for the gm and chevy are the worst people to deal with and the worst customer service. They’re not helpful at all. I have went to local shops. They do better job but the thing is this car is piece of crap replacing and go back. I am not spending any more penny on this car now I have to get a brand new car for my daughter to go to college she needs it better or don’t sell more cars. This has to be a trust immediately as my daughter career relying on transportation, and I am not claiming my insurance to fix the damage on my vehicle because my insurance will raise my premiums and there was no other car involved because she was on the roundabout on the side lane and she had to hit the curb because the car kept going and has no control but luckily she wasn’t going on the inside lane on the roundabout otherwise she’ll be hitting another vehicles from losing control.

My engine light has been randomly coming on then off leaving many history codes. It's normally a diesel particulate filter code and I have paid hundreds replacing each sensor or part. So this time, carroll Buick of venice fla says the embedded code is saying I need an engine control module , same code. I'm still driving it they say it's safe to drive because the part $900. 00, plus labor, is backorder. I'm a bit over 100,000 miles and I have a lifetime power train warranty but it won't cover any electrical parts only greased literal parts of engine or transmission. I'm not certain it's true anymore they replaced everything so far over 2 years but I'm at theor mercy. Zurich warranty is not covering this and I'm shocked it went just b4 100k miles and now I'm at 107k. I feel chevy should own this issue since I've been told to keep driving it with the engine light on. I'm really scared but I need it to go to work please help thx.

When I turn the a/c on, it appears a message on the screen that says a/c off due to high engine temperature. The car is losing coolant without external leak. A mechanic performed a cold pump test to the cooling system and no external leak was found. After that it was performed a compression test at a shop to each cylinder, finding that there's a bad head gasket. My car only has 70. 000 miles and it has a bad head gasket already. This can cause an accident because when your engine is overheating, you should pull over your car as soon as possible to avoid any serious damage on your car. Besides that, the losing of coolant should cause a fire on the engine. There are recalls for the same vehicle but not for the 2015 Cruze and I have read lot of complaints about the same issue.

It shakes and stutters while driving off and on. If it’s super cold outside it may not even start. When sitting idle it’ll spit and sputter and periodically backfire. When going to take off from a stop sign there’s lag or it won’t take off at all even floored. I’m getting milky oil so I’m getting condensation from somewhere. This trickle effect all starts off my maf sensor and has progressively gotten worse. I’ve had the maf, O2 sensor, turbo valve , spark plugs, battery(s) changed all trying to fix this issue and 2 years later I’m still fighting with it. Yesterday while heading home I couldn’t go over 45, and it would stutter and feel like your driving on rubble strips, when I got home it smelled like something was burning, popped the hood and the dipstick showed “black” oil but in the oil cap there the milky oil in and around the cap as well as my fan being super loud after it’s shut off.

Water pump failed and car began to overheat. The car advised that it was turning off my heat due to the car getting too hot and then advised to stop the car due to overheating. When I took it to a certified chevy dealership the mechanic stated that this car maker and model was well known to leak liquids from many locations under the hood. He said that this car alone has kept them in service with as many repairs they have to do for these cars. My car was the fourth chevy Cruze there that day that had some type of liquid leaking from under the hood. If this is that well known an issue with these type of cars then chevy should have a recall to fix this obvious malfunction so I wanted to make sure I made a complaint on this in case others had not.

Car rolls backwards on any incline. Transmission replaced early on issue continued. Serious safety issue for owners of these vehicle in hilly terrain.

The oil pan keeps leaking. Antifreeze won't hold.

To whom ever it concerns to, I have an issue with my oil pan drain plug being stripped o my 2015 Chevrolet Cruze. Every since I bought my Chevrolet Cruze to get oil changes the problems always arises. I've looked at different forums and look at youtube videos to see if others also have similar problems with the oil pan drain plug being stripped. There others that have the same problem with that particular car. I love the Chevrolet brand. I have two chevy cars that I love which are my impala and my Cruze. I had my impala for almost eight years never had an issue with the drain plug being stripped. I was in my yard day coming back from an oil change and saw a puddle of oil in my front yard. I took the car back to the dealership to have it examined and they said fix the problem. Left the dealership again drove off notice that it was still leaking. This time I took it back again they had to give me an expanded drain plug to fix the issue. The problem have been resolved for the moment. If I was aware of the oil leaking out it could have blown my engine which would've cause me to lose my car. I feel the oil pan that are on the Cruzes should be design a certain way so the issues wouldn't have to arise.

When the care is running it will begin to lose acceleration this happens unknowing to me . It has happened on the freeway which is very scary and dangerous.

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.

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 and turned off the car to get gas. When I turn the vehicle back on the engine began to shake, rev up and down on its own, and then cut off. I tried a few times to start the car up and it happened every time. I immediately called the repair shop and had the car towed back the same night. They were able to look at it on 11/29/2019 and reported that they saw no issues. In disbelief, I picked up the car, and I drove around for almost a week. I ended up coming back to ride along while a technician test drove the car. He saw and heard the same issues that I clearly had with the vehicle. We returned back to the shop and he did a diagnostic test that showed there was an issue with the turbocharger.

On October 25, 2019 my turbo failed leading debris to clog my catalytic converter leading it to fail as well. I bought my car new on October 10, 2015. Since buying it, my water pump failed twice, camshaft cover replaced twice, thermostat replaced, oil tube and pan replaced twice, coolant tube replaced once. Every time I brought it in to the dealership, I reported the car's problem of idling rough while in drive at a stop light or in park in my driveway and every time, the dealership reported they couldn't find anything. When I was told my turbo had failed, they said that's why my car was idling rough. Every time one of these problems occurred, I was on the highway. I am lucky I wasn't hit or killed in any of these instances.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that the vehicle sputtered and was difficult to crank. Also, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond and did not move. Furthermore, the check engine warning indicator was illuminated. The contact called turan foley Chevrolet Buick (1123-b us 49, gulfport, ms 39503, (228) 206-0289), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 69,000. The VIN was invalid.

Purchased new. Repeated failures of coolant reservoir, replace turbocharger 2x, replaced water pump, tank replacement, intake manifold, valve cover and pcv pipe, and now another failure, head gasket failure.

I had stopped at the store. When I came out and started my car. It instantly made a loud whistling noise. I opened the hood nothing obvious. When left I pulled out on the main highway and it stalled. Problem was the pcv valve in the intake manifold causing several other major issues after the failure.

While driving, overheat alarm activated. Arrow on hot. Message said turn off a/c idle engine. I turned off a/c and placed into neutral. Hot arrow went down. I pulled over. Turned car off for 15 seconds. Restarted. Drove home with a/c off for 5 miles with no problems. At home. Engine not hot. Fluid level. Ok. I looked online and found 119 complaints for same issue for same model year and dozens for other years. Why no recall?.

The front crank shaft seal is bad. It makes the engine make a very loud chirping noise when it warms up. If you pull the oil dipstick out it stops. I've had to keep my dipstick out so that it doesn't chirp. It's causing other issues with car. Like stability control, fuel mileage and having to change oil more often. I've been trying to get it fixed but haven't been able to. I'm afraid that it is damaging the engine more than necessary. From what I've learned chevy is aware that this is an issue with the Cruze. But no recall has been issued to fix this. Service bulletin p11297b, 2-2015.

Vehicle emits a hazardous fume from the coolant reservoir and enters the cabin when heater is used. This is usually when the heater is on parked or driving. Usually after the car has heated up to normal standard.

Chevrolet and pontiac cannot do a diagnostic unless we pay the cost on what ever vehicle being recalled. They told us to schedule a diagnostic test and pay for it and any necessary repairs also. They also said the vehicles warranties has expired. So the defects are the customers fault for purchasing their products. They have us pending for and unknown reason. When they first called they did mention a $500. 00 voucher or a new car, but that came to pass also. Someone name . . . . Regional supervisor told us that, and it was all lies. We still pending. . . . This is a follow up claim # 8-4866033982.

Cooling system continues to leak after being replaced for the third time now. The car does not retain coolant or water to keep the engine from overheating. The car will overheat if it doesn't have coolant or water. I have to fill the reservoir each time before driving and when driving I am limited to about 8 hours without the air condition on.

Water pump failure. The recall on the Cruze is for the years prior and still an issue for the 2015 model.

Water pump failed while driving.

Car is releasing gasoline's fumes . Very strong and is giving m a headache which also makes it difficult to breath while driving.

While driving all of sudden traffic began to slow eventually all vehicles stop this car did not stop until it had to be also most floored; then as we start to proceed the vehicle did not want to move it was in drive all the way; it just started to vibrate an not actually moving with acceleration; then with increase acceleration it got out of the vibration and began to move forward; then we smelt something as burning; all this happen while we were driving on a busy three lane one direction traffic street; we call it stop and go; there are traffic lights, and you must go when its time to go on "green". If not this can cause and accident.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze. While attempting to accelerate the vehicle, it began to sputter and hesitate. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 27,250.

The contact rented a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze. While driving at unknown speeds, the gearshift changed to the manual position without warning. The contact also stated that there was an abnormal odor coming from the air vents intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 21,500.

On the same day, within a few hours of each occurrence,first I had the keys in ignition and vehicle running, and shut the door and all four doors locked. Then a few hours later, I tried to put the vehicle in to drive and it would only rev up and would not go forward. When this happened, the d for drive on dash was flashing. Reverse worked fine. In both instances the car was stationary. When the car was locked, we used the spare key to manually open the door. In the second instance, I had the car towed to a dealer. Having trouble uploading the service receipt, but they found nothing wrong.

Sometimes when slowing to a stop, the car engine accelerates. I have to step on brakes very hard to keep the car from going forward. On November 5, 2015, I was slowly pulling into a parking space and the car accelerated, I stepped on brakes really hard but the car went forward. . . Into a stone wall. No one can tell me what the problem is so I wind up still driving a car that may decide to lurch forward into traffic, a wall, another car. The vehicle is at the dealership now and I am waiting to hear about the status. I was told by the service center person to call gm and tell them that I have a potential product liability case. I am at a loss at what to do.

On 7/1/15, I was moving forward at about 5 mph, with my foot on the brake, looking for a parking spot in a parking lot. The engine speed suddenly increased and then returned to a normal level after a few seconds. A similar incident happened on 8/8 while I was maneuvering into a parking spot to parallel park. With my foot on the brake, the engine speed increased for about 5 seconds. The speed returned to normal after I put the car in park. The chevy dealer examined the car on 8/11, but couldn't duplicate the problem. They said there were no codes or bulletins regarding this problem. Therefore, they said there was nothing they could do for me.