Chevrolet Cruze owners have reported 4 problems related to transmission slip out of gear (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Cruze based on all problems reported for the Cruze.
On December 30, 2017 my son was driving home,we live in the country. So he stopped at a stop sign and when he went to take off the car would not shift out of 1st gear. Thank goodness he wasn't far from home so was able to very slowly get here. The car had 111144 miles on it. The car had been inoperable since that day. We have replaced the valve body but that did not help. Took it to a transmission shop where we were told the transmission only had reverse and 3rd gear and that the transmission needed to be replaced. After doing some online searching I discovered many other people with the same issue on this car.
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2012 check Cruze w VIN number that shows no recall has the same problem as recalled cars. Dated and mfrd in the same months. Transmission problem "surging" or jumping out of gear and then back in. Later the car did not go in reverse from a parked position and finally, the car stopped 100% and would not drive. At no time was the car being raced, at highway speeds or struggling with large hills or etc. Speeds were at side road speeds of 0(parking lot) -25-35 mph zones. Mileage is at 72,000 miles clearly within the 1000,000 mile timeframe. This transmission problem from looking at all of the reported across the net should be definitively on recall as I've read many reviews about the 2011 and 2012 models having these transmission problems. All 2012 models not just some of the dates. It clearly appears that all months of 2012 models were affected.
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It slips out of gear and shifts hard trying to find the right gear.
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated she reported problems with the handling of the vehicle within the first three months. Problems reported included: shifting issues in which the vehicle appeared to slip out of gear, the vehicle intermittently lunged foward when her foot was on the brake, when in park and once while driving. She also reported incidences of unusually long periods of hesitation when stepping on the accelerator pedal. The service stabliizer, serivce power steering, traction control and engine lights illuminated periodically as well as the instrument panel going blank while driving. Updated 01/04/bf.