general problems of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze - part 1

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal burning odor was coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was hot(h). The contact pulled over, added water to the coolant reservoir, and the vehicle returned to normal operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

The turbo has gone out twice, it was replaced under an extended warranty policy and it has gone out again and is out of warranty, also the plastic intake manifold has gone bad again. Also there is a plastic piece that comes off the engine and distributes coolant to the heater core etc. . . It has gone bad as well and is common on all 1. 4 turbos. .

I have a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze and the turbocharger intercooler hose basically broke from where the end of the hose starts and a little bit down in the middle area of the end part of the hose. And this caused my engine's power to be reduced inmensly. To the point that I had my foot pressing all the way down on the accelerator and it could not go any further down, and my car was moving slower than a turtle, and this is not an exaggeration! and also, at times when I have been at a red light my car turns off. One time my car turned off while I was driving on the street with cars behind me. Luckily, I was able to pull into a shopping center. And the air conditioner is also failing because I keep putting free on so it can be colder and all that comes out is hot air. I did not know that this intercooler hose was a major part of my vehicle's function. Also, the traction light came on, when I already had it off. If Chevrolet Cruze owners do not know about this issue, they need to know. Because this issue could eventually mess up the entire motor and possible blow it out. Which we all know a new motor is very expensive.

Purchased a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze on [xxx]. [xxx]. As of July 26th I paid $862 on repairs for the car to be smoking this morning on my way to work [xxx]. In total I’ve spent almost or close to $2,000 in car repairs. This purchase was for my 17 year old daughter as a graduation present and for college. She was driving and car started to run hot and cut off in a busy intersection. She was unable to take the car to north carolina. The owner blocked me and the staff haven’t been accommodating since this process. Nor will they look at the car. This has put me in a financial burden and the safety conditions this vehicle is under. And damage this could have cause my daughter. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Defouw Chevrolet was negligent in performing the proper repairs per a gm service bulletin and special coverage. They refused to provide service, falsely claimed that I refused diagnostic, misdiagnosed the vehicle, replaced the wrong part, and were extremely rude and misogynistic. Additionally, they claim the issues were pre-existing while lacking any evidence. As a result, the vehicle now needs $6,400 in repairs, and neither gm nor defouw will compensate us. Additionally, we have incurred $1,000 in towing costs, among other expenses.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle inadvertently shut off without warning. The contact stated that soon after the failure, the vehicle independently restarted, and the vehicle resumed normal vehicle operation. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where a diagnostic test was performed and recommended that the fuel system be cleaned. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.

There is currently a recall for Chevrolet Cruzes because of overheating, that is caused by the cooling system and the antifreeze leaking out at the thermostat housing. This is exactly what happened to my 2016 Cruze as we drove down the highway and warning lights and sounds started going off that required it to be put in the shop (local chevy dealer) and have these parts replaced. If you read the safety recall for this issue on the chevy Cruze and look at my receipt it is almost the same wording. However, the dealer told me that my chevy Cruze was not covered by the recall. I believe the recall should be expanded to include all Cruzes.

I have been taking a burning smell emanating from the vehicle. When I took vehicle in for servicing last week, I was told that the smell was as a result of an engine leak. I was informed that my vehicle was not the first of the same make and model that the service center has seen in recent weeks. Worried that this could be an issue can lead to a fire. Planning on having repairs done, but would like to know whether this is something that can be investigated to determine whether it is a manufacturer defect.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted after two attempts. The check engine warning light was illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter and oxygen sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,800.

It suddenly come up with ac off to keep engine feom overheating on message . I have had 4 theromstat housings put on in the last month and it is still leaking around housing and leaking coolant out onto ground and thit has only 73000 miles . Yes it will be available to inspect if in local area afraid to drive to far and I still owe a year on this car.

Keep having the engine light on. First time it was my catalyst and now my engine light is on again with code p0420 and keeps leaving from the coolant.

Paid thousands of dollars into getting a thermostat housing and thermostat leaking antifreeze a couple months ago started leaking antifreeze again just now.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated he noticed that the coolant level was low, the contact added coolant. The contact stated when he returned, he noticed the coolant had leaked onto the ground. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 55,070.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while checking the vehicle the contact noticed that the vehicle was low on antifreeze, the contact added antifreeze. The next day when the contact returned home from work the contact noticed that the antifreeze level was low. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted, and a message was left. The failure mileage was 69,000.

Was at a red light and my car shut off. It started back up and I was able to get home. I am now afraid my car will just stop while driving and I will crash and die.

My 2016 chevy cruise heating and cooling system failed. Car engine over heats causing engine to stop in mid drive. Hoses (main) and connections to heating and cooling systems faulty. Main hose to cooling system faulty (dry rotted ).

The car randomly shuts off when driving. It also has problems with accelerating when the ac system is turned on.

While at red light, stop signs, or transitioning turns, the engine shuts off and does not restart. Sometimes it shuts down when driving at extremely low speeds. This is dangerous because I have had to push the car while transitioning in multipile lane intersections. Luckily others stop and help me push the car to shoulder or convenience gas stations. The battery and spark plugs are new, and the car has plenty of fuel.

My car, started to get a messaged saying reduced engine power, after that it started to make a noise I took it to re pair and the car, sometimes makes that noise and I’m driving and out of nowhere the car turns off.

Vacume pump failure causing brakes to become very difficult to apply. Pump also brakes inside the valve cover. Causing timing issues and possible camshaft damage.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that on several occasions a strange noise could be heard while the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated while accelerated over 35 mph, the service stabil trak and power-train control module warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that power-train control module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

The water pump leaks which will cause the vehicle to heat up. There is a recall on the same vehicles for prior years and it's the same parts. For some reason later years weren't added to the recall, but they are also defective. It is available for inspection, but I need to get it fixed quickly before it harms my engine. It is a 2016 model and have had it fixed once already while under warranty. I have not had any warning lights yet, but I noticed it leaking like the first time it happened. It puts my safety at risk if I get stranded somewhere because I can't drive my car home. I live in the desert and it's 100 degrees out most of the time which can cause heat stroke quickly. I have not taken it to the dealer, but I would rather use non dealer parts at this point or I will have to do this possibly again in a couple of years when it fails again. The vehicle has not been inspected yet, but it's the same thing as the first time. Same place.

My car was brought to the dealership around December of 2021because every time I stop at a red light or stop sign the auto stop would cut the car completely off. The dealership said it was because the throttle body needed cleaning out. That is not the case because I can be driving and the car will cut off out of nowhere while driving. Also at times the car seems as if it doesn’t want to crank.

Vehicle is leaking coolant I've had it fixed and continue to have issues with it. When I go to add coolant it sounds like it is boiling in the motor and car is becoming very hot and smokes from the motor. Was driving through town heard a hissing noise and somehow coolant had sprayed all over the hood and windshield of my car.

As of January of 2022 my chevy cruz limited ltz engine was starting to over heat. I would pull the car over and turn off the engine and allow it to cool down before starting it up again, the last of February 2022 my engine had threw a head gasket, the machanic that I took it to confirmed that it was a head gasket and had told me that the motor had done this before due to the fact that the head gasket had already been replaced by a previous owner at one point in time, it had kept getting hot while I was trying to get it to the shop so I was having to pull over every few mins causing a safety risk for myself due to the fact I was having to constantly find a place to pull over, I reported the problem to my insurance company but they unfortunately did not cover what they considered wear and tear of the vehicle, there were no warning lamps, messages, or symptoms prior to the engine overheating, I took the car to the dealership for it's routine oil change and fixed the oil leak they found but did not fix. I also kept check on the oil level and made sure it wasn't low. I kept antifreeze in it as well and made sure that it didn't run low on that either considering both fluids could cause engine problems. It is now July of 2022 and I still do not have my cruz running due to the fact I'm having to replace the head gasket or get a new motor if the engine that is in it already over heats again. . .

Cracked thermostat housing unit. No sensors went off, and smoke started pouring out from under the hood obscuring vision. Vehicle is already under repair so not available for inspection. The thermostat housing units, after first repair taking the one that came with the vehicle, have also all cracked, and has had to be replaced multiple times.

The car started smoking from under the hood and completely stopped and the mechanic I took the vehicle to told me that the engine is done and needs to be replaced at an estimated cost of $3,700. 00. Luckily, this did not happen on the highway and I was able to get the car pulled into a retail space parking lot and get it towed to the mechanic. Wile driving, the low oil light flashed on for a moment a couple of times. Not long after that, the vehicle stalled. The mechanic changed the oil but the car was smoking with white smoke billowed out the exhaust. The vehicle has just under 114,000 miles and we have already put much money into this car to get the check engine light fixed.

The engine and engine parts of my vehicle malfunctioned and caused excessive oil leakage. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The safety of my family is put at risk because: - the vehicle engine sputters while driving. - the engine leaks oil excessively, smokes, and lets off an oil burning odor. - the radio screen blanks out frequently. All of the issues combined worry me because I have had the vehicle serviced multiple times and the safety issues still exist. The vehicle was serviced by the manufacturer. The problems found were: engine concern for squeaking drive belt, front timing cover leaking oil, and camshaft cover leaking. The vehicle had special coverage warranties with the manufacturer for some of the parts that needed to be repaired. There were not any warning lamps, messages, or indicators for the engine issues. I encountered the engine smoking, the vehicle sputtering, a strong odor of oil burning, and excessive oil leakage spots in my driveway. These issues made me take the vehicle in. The engine light did not light up for the issues. No indicator light(s) were on when the vehicle was taken in to be serviced. The vehicle was serviced and the faulty parts were replaced. However, the same issues are present and have not subsided after being serviced, replaced, and or repaired. I worry that the engine issues for my vehicle can not be corrected and that select engine parts should be recalled.

1st of all the motor was running g great! then all of a sudden it started running rough and shaking. Was driving on the highway at 65 mph. No warni g lights or anything. Then a warning light came on for the brakes and it was hard to stop. The vacuum pump went out for the brakes and almost ended up in the ditch. Well put a vacuum pump on it and that fixed that problem but it was missing like crazy. Had it checked out and here the #1cylinder piston broke apart. Now it needs a motor. Almost cost me my life on that one. Motor is not cheap and don't know if it is worth it. I have been reading alot on them and people are having to change motors at 8,000 miles and sometimes twice in the same car before 18,000 miles. Don't you think there is something wrong with that?.

Power train system (po299) a turbocharger harnesses the flow of exhaust gases that spins an internal turbine. This turbine then forces or packs air into the engine faster than normal . This action increases the horsepower of the engine. When it doesn’t work!!!!a failed turbo charger will cause a decrease in engine performance which isn’t for family . (manufacturer recall number:a212338300 recall date 11/05/21.

I have a chevy Cruze lt 1. 4 l turbo engine and it has an exhaust leak by the manifold or the Cadillac converter is not working, a mechanic we took it to has confirmed that one of the hoses going into the Cadillac converter burst due to the Cadillac converter not working properly today is October 2nd it happened three days ago from today I have talked to other chevy Cruze owners and confirmed the day also had the same problem I heard there is a recall for this problem on 2016 chevy cruise so I would like to know if my car is on that recall list so I can go and get it fixed I have $133,000 miles on my car so it's not under the manufacturer's warranty anymore it is a very pricey repair which I do not have the money for due to the pandemic as we all know so please contact me through my email you guys have onfile and also because of this problem I cannot work I use my car for work,my car is a 2016 chevy Cruze lt with a 1. 4 l turbo engine thank you.

Coolant system. I had to pull over on a major I-70 coming into kansas city. A major extremely dangerous and busy area. I had to get off on exit 69south. It was 100 degrees outside. Was not able to let the car cool down all of the way. I would wait for 45 mins, drive two miles and have to pull over again. Check engine light came on. Overheating alarm came on with turn off ac. Which I did and turned on the heater. Again, it was 100 degrees outside. I was without a vehicle in a dangerous part of town.

When slowing down car just dies out. Not check engine light on and no codes are being thrown. It’s very dangerous when your on the freeway in stop and go traffic and your car just dies with out warning. Everything freezes up the steering and brakes. Thankful car starts back up after a few minutes.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet cruz. The contact stated that on multiple occasions when he drove over 50mph the ac would turn off and then the dashboard would display warning message of engine overheat and would then see the engine power reduced warning message. The contact stated that after receiving message alerts on dashboard the vehicle speed would reduce around 15-20mph. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed him that the diagnosis was the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred on several occasions and dashboard again displayed message alerts for the engine overheating and the engine power reducing. The contact attempted to call local dealers and was not successful. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.

I was driving my 2016 chevy Cruze and a light appears om my dashboard saying the my engine was overheating. My mechanic was booked, and recommended a shop down the road. I brought my car in on 4/8/21. The coolant housing and hose. Then on may 27th I was driving to the store and I received the same message that my car was overheating. I brought it to my mechanic after the long holiday weekend. He says it needs another coolant hose. My research shows that this is not uncommon in these cars. Isn't there something that can be done? I bought the car used in 2018. I have 97k miles on it, and I am still making payments.