Clutch Pedal/linkage problems of the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze

Manual transmission car. Clutch pedal began actuating much power in travel, eventually the pedal sticks to the floor. This prevents the shifter from being taking into or out of gear in normal fashion. Can either leave the car stranded in traffic or hinder efforts to stop in an emergent situation.

When driving my 2018 chevy Cruze I had multiple instances where the clutch pedal would go to the floor and not release, and the transmission could not be shifted into gear. General motors has a technical service bulletin (TSB) on the issue stating that contamination of the hydraulic fluid causes the issue and it is only a warranty replacement for gasoline cars (the diesel models are not covered by the warranty in the TSB) if the car is still within the 5-year, 60,000 mile powertrain warranty. This is the same issue that affects opel/vauxhall astra cars in the uk and europe as they share the same parts (opel/vauxhall used to be owned by gm and used the same powertrain). The safety recall in europe consisted of replacing several transmission and brake system components as the brakes share the same hydraulic reservoir as the clutch. Gm is ignoring this dangerous problem in the USA and refusing to fix the issue as a product recall. They have it as a TSB that is only a warranty repair if the problem occurs before the warranty runs out on the affected cars.

At 15,000 miles my manual transmission began making noises at higher rpms under loads. Vibrations were felt at the clutch pedal when shifting. Vibrations felt throughout the vehicle when accelerating at higher engine loads. This was at both highway and city driving. The dealership investigated and found the clutch assembly and the flywheel had some kind of damage. All parts were replaced under warranty including the slave cylinder which has a history of failing. The slave cylinder already has several service bulletins against it. The list of parts replaced are the clutch disc, throwout bearing, pressure plate, pilot bearing, flywheel and slave cylinder.