2012 Chevrolet Cruze Complaint Log

ON A STRAIGHT AWAY THE VEHICLE WILL DRIFT AND WHEN YOU MAKE A CORRECTION THE STEERING WHEEL CATCHES OR STICKS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY 2014 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT HAS FAILED AGAIN ON 11-10-14 FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND PART AT 51,000 MILES AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT MY COST OF $1,348.00. ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE UNCONTROLLABLE AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. IT MAY ALSO MIMIC AN OVER CORRECTION DUE TO THE SUDDEN JERK OF THE FRONT WHEELS. IF THIS WOULD OR HAS OCCURRED TO OTHER OWNERS, NO ONE WOULD SUSPECT THE POWER STEERING GEAR BECAUSE IT WOULD BE DAMAGED IN THE CRASH. *TR

MY 2012 CHEVY CRUZE TURNED THE RADIO DASHBOARD ON/OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN DECEMBER 2013 THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON THE RADIO ONLY ONCE THEN DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN. IN FEBRUARY 2014 IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN THIS TIME THE STEREO WOULD TURN ON/OF, THE DASH BOARD ON/OFF AND MY LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK THEMSELVES THE BLINKER STOPPED MAKING THE CLICKING SOUND AND THE OPEN DOOR SOUND FAILED AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR OCCASIONALLY UNTIL APRIL 2014 THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DO ALL THE ISSUES ABOVE EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WOULD INCLUDE ANTI THEFT,SERVICE STABILTRACK,AND POWER WARNINGS EVERY TIME AND THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF/ON THE ENGINE AND REQUIRED ME TO PUT IT ON PARK AND TURN IT OFF/ON. IN MAY 12 OF 2014 I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.THEY RESOLVED SEVERAL ISSUES TO WHAT THEY BELIEVED RESOLVED THE ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE TURNING ON OFF. THAT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE NOW IS WORSE IT TURNS OFF/ON WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. IT TURNS THE RADIO ON/OFF AND GIVES ME THE SAME ERRORS CODES. ITS LIFE THREATENING AS I ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT JUMPING ONTO THE FREE WAY JUNE 1014, MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN ON ON THE FREE WAY ENTRANCE AND A VEHICLE FROM BEHIND WAS ABOUT TO HIT ME. MY VEHICLE IS UN SAFE FOR ,ME AND MY FAMILY KEEPS TURNING ON/OFF AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. LIFE THREATENING ISSUES!! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOOR LATCH BECAME INOPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AT VARIOUS TIMES AND NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WE HAVE VIDEO OF THE RADIO DISPLAY AREA GOING BLANK THEN COMING ON THEN GOING BLANK CONTINUALLY, IT TAKES OUT ALL SOUND I.E., RADIO, NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS, BLINKER SOUND .. WHILE THROWING MULTIPLE ERROR CODES IN THE AREA FOR ODOMETER READING I.E., SERVICE STABILA TRACK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THE USERS MANUAL TELLS YOU THAT IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS TO SHUT OFF THE CAR TO RESET THE CAR. IF YOU DO SHUT IT OFF OR STALL OUT THE CAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) EVERYTHING GOES DEAD. IT CANNOT BE ACCESSED BY ONSTAR (I CALLED THEM ON 2-19-2014 AND ASKED THEM TO DOCUMENT THAT THEY COULD NOT ACCESS THE CAR ... IT SIMPLY READ "ERROR" FOR THEM) THE FOB KEY HAS NO EFFECT, THERE IS NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO LIGHTS, NO NOTHING FOR 20 TO 45 MINUTES. SO IF IN TRAFFIC .. THE CAR SIMPLY BECOMES EITHER A ROAD BLOCK OR A TARGET. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND EVEN WITH VIDEO OF THE INCIDENTS THEY SIMPLY SAY THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG AND MAKE RIDICULOUS SUGGESTIONS. THE CAR AS IS, IS AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF

UPON VEHICLE BEING WARMED UP THERE IS A COOLANT SMELL FROM THE HEATING SYSTEM. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH CHEVROLET CRUZE AND IS A HEALTH HAZARD. I CANNOT KEEP THE HEAT ON WITHOUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. *TR THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS FULLY WARMED UP AND ONLY SEEMS TO COME OUT OF THE LEFTMOST DUCT. *TR

THE CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WONT ALLOW ME TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. WONT TURN OFF OR ON. DEALER CANT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WHEN TAKEN IN TO SEE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON, THE DASHBOARD. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT, AND THE ABS LIGHT AND THE RADIO BLINKS ON AND OFF AND THEN SOMETIMES THE RADIO STAYS OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAD TAKEN THE CARE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM TO CHECK IT AND THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS MY THERMOSTAT CAUSING THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK TO GO. A WEEK LATER THE ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME BACK ON AGAIN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY CODES READING THAT THERE WAS AND ISSUE. I SHOWED THEM THE PICTURES AND THE VIDEO THAT I CAPTURED WHILE THE CAR WAS DOING IT AND THEY ADVISED ME I HAD A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THEY CAN'T FIND IT. THE PROBLEM IS STILL AN ISSUE AND ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT TO TURN LEFT. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTICED A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER. AS I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE TURN I HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING AS THOUGH I HAD NO POWER STEERING. ONCE THROUGH THE TURN I STILL HAS NO POWER STEERING AND NOTED A MESSAGE ON THE DASH READING "SERVICE STEERING". I CONTROLLED THE CAR TO THE NEXT STOPLIGHT WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE DURING WHICH TIME I STILL HAD NO POWER STEERING. AT THE STOP LIGHT I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND STARTED IT AGAIN. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR I HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. PRIOR TO THIS INSTANCE AND MULTIPLE TIMES FOLLOWING I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILING. IT USUALLY BEGINS WITH THE RADIO BOARD "BLINKING" OFF. BY BLINKING I MEAN THAT THE RADIO COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND THE RADIO DASH LIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON UNTIL IT FINALLY RETURNS TO FULL POWER. BUT USUALLY ITS NOT A ONE TIME THING. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THIS OCCURS EVERY 5 SECONDS UNTIL I'M ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND TURN IT OFF. WHILE THIS OCCURS I WILL GET A MESSAGE ON MY DASH CLUSTER SAYING TO "SERVICE STABILITRAC" ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER CLUSTER LIGHTS THAT BLINK. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED, AND SUCH THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX ANYTHING. THIS FIRST BEGAN WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, BUT THAT HAS SINCE PASSED AND IF THEY WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY FIX ANYTHING I WOULD BE STUCK WITH THE BILL. *TT

ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT INCLUDE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING: WARNING INDICATORS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF, SUCH AS "SERVICE STABILITRACK", "SERVICE POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ABS", WHILE DRIVING. RADIO BEGAN SHUTTING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE DISPLAY & RADIO SHUTS OFF, EVEN THE BLINKER WOULDN'T MAKE A SOUND. WHAT I FIND ALARMING IS DURING THESE EPISODES, THE POWER STEERING ACTUALLY FAILS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ON A 20 MINUTE DRIVE, I EXPERIENCED 4 FAILURES AND THE ABOVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAPPENING NON-STOP FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. A DAY LATER, AS A TEST, I DROVE MY CAR AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD (LESS THAN A 1 MINUTE DRIVE) AND EXPERIENCED ALL THE SAME ISSUES, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE SCHEDULED SERVICE WITH A DEALER. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS AN ALARMING NUMBER OF CHEVY CRUZE OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE, WHICH POINTS TO MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT AND NOT WEAR & TEAR. LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION WOULD SEEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

VEHICLE NO LONGER ACKNOWLEDGED PRESENCE OF THE KEY FOB IN VEHICLE AND WARNED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. KEY FOB WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND HAD BEEN DETECTED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY AND ALLOW IGNITION OF VEHICLE BY PRESSING START BUTTON WHILE FOB WAS IN MY POCKET. ONCE WE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL 9 OR 10 TRIES OF PUSHING THE IGNITION. AFTER THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE WHILE DRIVING, IT THEN SPORADICALLY HAD ISSUES WITH STARTING. EACH TIME IT IT WOULD SHOW A WARNING MESSAGE THAT THE KEY FOB WAS NOT DETECTED, EVEN THOUGH IT JUST AUTO UNLOCKED THE DOORS AFTER SENSING THE KEY FOB. DEALER REPLACED KEY FOBS, AND PROBLEM RETURNED. TWO DAYS LATER NEARLY STRANDING MY WIFE WHILE TRAVELLING OUT OF TOWN SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT INITIALLY START. DEALER THEN REPLACED THE MODULE/COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE KEYLESS FUNCTIONALITY. PROBLEM REOCCURRED A FEW DAYS LATER. DEALER WILL NOW REPLACE THE KEY FOBS AGAIN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN FOR A SEPARATE REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 6 AM MY DASH BOARD BLINKED OFF AND ON AND SHOWED AN ERROR "TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRACK." I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THEY TELL ME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THEIR CARE IT DOES HAPPEN. THE LAST TIME I LET THEM KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR A 1 1/2 WEEKS AND IT HAPPEN THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT. NOW I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO IS GOING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE RENTAL I NEEDED. *TR

VEHICLE MOMENTARILY STEERED TO RIGHT WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 70 MPH AND PULLED TO RIGHT FOR APPROX. ONE SECOND, THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES ON 110 MILE DRIVE. WE (WIFE AND I) WERE JUST FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS NEAR US IN RIGHT LANE WHEN THESE ANOMALIES OCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER PUT APPROX. 100 MORE MILES ON VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DEALER CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND IT WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND VEHICLES WITH JTEKT EPS SYSTEM HAVING SIMILAR STEERING ANOMALIES. CONCERNED THAT STEERING INPUT NOT CONTROLLED BY DRIVER CAN CAUSE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS A POTENTIAL "CATASTROPHIC" SAFETY ISSUE, SO PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I WILL GET A WARNING LIGHT SAYING TO 'SERVICE AIRBAG'. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS BAD AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY ALSO SAID THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS REPLACEMENT AND IT WOULD COST OVER $1,000 FOR A NEW SEAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED PROPERLY. IF A PERSON IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A PASSENGER AND THE AIRBAG ISN'T READING THAT A PERSON IS IN THE SEAT SERIOUS FATALITIES MAY OCCUR. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE, HAD TO DO "HEAVY ENGINE REPAIR" PER TECHNICIAN, REPLACED WATER PUMP AND SEAL AS IT WAS FOUND LEAKING. REFILLED WITH COOLANT. *TR

Please print off the scanned documents and add them to the complaint form # 11512592. I needed more room to upload 4 more jpeg files to show the history of the problem with the valve cover and PCV valve attached to it. Thank you.

Please attache the scans attached to this email to incident/complaint # 11512592. I needed more room to upload my history with this car and the issues with it.

I am wondering when GM is gonna admit fault on these Chevy Cruzes? My mechanic father owns one. He's had to replace Valve cover gasket on his 3x. Mine at least 4-5x now. One bad oil change at a dealership almost cost me my engine at Sunfair Chevrolet. They left 2 rings on the oil fuel filter causing it to leak all over my engine compartment which left me roadside the next day after driving it 2 hours the night before back in Aug 2016. So they gave us 10K miles over this incident in case my engine blew. It ran a bit hotter than it did before this incident. I also noticed a burning smell. Enclosed in the scanned documents you will find a letter from Chevrolet discussing a "engine light" coming on and engine coolant leak from the water pump reservoir leading to a drip of coolant onto the engine or onto the ground. Overtime, the loss of coolant will reduce cooling performance and eventually could lead to engine overheating. Well, that isn't the only issue. Look at my scanned documents to see how many times the valve cover has been the issue. Always the engine light coming on and pull codes. A mechanic friend, replaced the valve cover gasket for me before it became a recall to save me$. Engine light came on again in 1 year. The PCV valve was built into the valve cove creating a chronic problem. Leads to a loss of turbo power. The last time manifold had to be repaired, they lifted the valve cover to get to it; leaked oil one day after my husband just replaced it. We assumed that was the issue (again), so instead of taking it in, he replaced the seal before taking it in. Someone please help us. Last fix was Aug. 2023, one day after it was in the shop. over $1200 in repairs I called GM, they told me to take it into the dealership. They focused on an oil leak from oil feed line. 4 days in still wasn't repaired. 1-20-14 I think was first incident of a valve cover issue. This is only 2 years after the car was "NEW". 137K miles on it now. Faithful with oil changes.

ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT INCLUDE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING: WARNING INDICATORS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF, SUCH AS "SERVICE STABILITRAK", "SERVICE POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ABS", WHILE DRIVING.RADIO BEGAN SHUTTING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE DISPLAY & RADIO SHUTS OFF, EVEN THE BLINKER WOULDN'T MAKE A SOUND. WHAT I FIND ALARMING IS DURING THESE EPISODES, THE POWER STEERING ACTUALLY FAILS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ON A 20 MINUTE DRIVE, I EXPERIENCED 4 FAILURES AND THE ABOVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAPPENING NON-STOP FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. A DAY LATER, AS A TEST, I DROVE MY CAR AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD (LESS THAN A 1 MINUTE DRIVE) AND EXPERIENCED ALL THE SAME ISSUES, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING...I HAVE SCHEDULED SERVICE WITH A DEALER...A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS AN ALARMING NUMBER OF CHEVY CRUZE OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE, WHICH POINTS TO MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT AND NOT WEAR & TEAR...LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION WOULD SEEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF *TR

RECENTLY, CAR RADIO HAS BEEN FLICKERING ON AND OFF, ALONG WITH SERVICE NOTIFICATIONS OF STABILI TRAC, TRACTION CONTROL. CHEVY DEALER NOTIFIED, SERVICED CAR, FOUND NOTHING AND HAS NO EXPLANATION. TODAY, STOPPED AT A CORNER TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AS I WAS ACCELERATING AT APPROX 2-3 MPH AROUND THE CORNER, THEN STEERING WAS LOST AND COULD NOT TURN THE CORNER. LOST ALL CONTROL OF CAR. VERY FORTUNATE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY TO ANYTHING OR ANYONE. SCARY INCIDENT THAT COULD OF HAD A WORSE OUTCOME. *TR

MY TRUNK OPENED AT RANDOM WHEN I WAS HEADED TO WORK. THIS OCCURRED MANY TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND AS WELL AS WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A DISTRACTION AND HAVING TO PULL OVER, ITEMS FALLING OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE FOLLOWING, AND ALSO COULD HAVE HAD ITEMS STOLEN. SINCE THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER, IT HAS STOPPED THAT ISSUE BUT, THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE BUTTON ON THE REAR OF THE TRUNK. THE ONLY WAY IT OPEN IS WITH THE KEY FOB. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS. I HAVE STOPPED AT A FEW CHEVROLET DEALERS ASKING FOR THEM TO FIX THIS BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. *TR

THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE DIFFERENT TIMES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE... THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND NOTHING IS RESOLVED. RADIO WOULD TURN ON/OFF AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEPT FLICKERING, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITY TRAK WOULD POP UP ALONG WIT FH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE TURNED ON/OFF. ENGINE WOULD SOUND REALLY LOUD AT TIMES, EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF (MAYBE IT WAS THE ENGINE FAN BUT I'M NOT SURE)... THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE NOT GETTING RESOLVED BECAUSE THEY KEEP RECURRING. *TR

IT BEGINS WITH THE RADIO BLINKING ON AND OFF WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS WE NOTICE THAT GOES ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUCH AS SIGNAL LIGHTS NO SOUND, SOMETIMES PUTTING THE WINDOW UP WILL TRIGGER THE WRENCH TO BE DISPLAYED, ALSO LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO TURN THE WHEEL. NO CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE RADIO IS BLINKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHE NOTICED THAT OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V288000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE RADIO WOULD SHUT OFF AND ON INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD FLICKER. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING HER TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE JUMP STARTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE ELECTRICAL CORDS WERE CORRODED. HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN THE 40 TO 75 MPH RANGE ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, IF THERE IS NO STEERING ADJUSTMENT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THE STEERING SEEMS TO STICK/BIND AND REQUIRES ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO MAKE A STEERING CORRECTION. ALMOST AS IF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING "FALLS ASLEEP". *TR

THE RADIO AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS (SERVICE STABILITRAK) HAVE BEEN FLASHING ON AND OFF THEN THIS EVENING WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" LIGHT FLASHED ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THAT CONTINUED FOR APPROX. 2 MINUTES THEN STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN I GOT HOME AND PULLED INTO MY PARKING SPOT AND TURNED MY CAR OFF EVERYTHING TURNED OFF, INCLUDING MY INTERIOR LIGHTS AND I COULDN'T REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I LET IT SIT FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES THEN TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT DID TURN ON SO I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM TWO MONTHS AGO (USED, WITH 38K MILES) TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY (EXPIRED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR). NOW, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A SERIOUS OR FATAL INCIDENT. CHEVROLET/GENERAL MOTORS -- PLEASE FIX THIS WITHOUT CAUSING CONSUMERS ANY FURTHER MONETARY, PHYSICAL, OR EMOTIONAL ISSUES. *TR!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF

CAR HAS ONGOING ISSUES WITH RADIO FLASHING, MULTIPLE ERRORS APPEARING ON THE DASH, BLINKERS HAVING SOUND ONE MINUTE AND NOT THE NEXT. WHEN THESE ISSUES OCCUR AND YOU ARE TURNING ON YOUR BRIGHT LIGHTS, THE RADIO DISCONTINUES PLAYING THEN STARTS AGAIN. SINCE THESE ISSUES ARE INTERMITTENT, I RECORDED THE ISSUES AND TOOK THE CAR TO PROGRESSIVE CHEVROLET. I SHOWED THEM THE VIDEO AND THE KEPT THE CAR AND TRIED TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. THEY INDICATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ADVISE ME THEY FIXED ANYTHING ON THE CAR. AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, A GM REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED ME THAT PROGRESSIVE HAD REPLACED THE BRAKE VACUUM MICRO SWITCH DURING THIS VISIT. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE NEVER ADVISED OF THIS REPAIR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE GM REPRESENTATIVE, I CHECKED THE RECEIPT AND IT WAS LISTED AS BEING COMPLETED AT NO CHARGE. I FEEL WE WEREN'T ADVISED OF THIS REPAIR BECAUSE WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO TRADE THE CAR IN AND WERE NEGOTIATING WITH THEIR SALES TEAM. I DID NOT PURCHASE A CAR FROM THEM DUE TO THE VALUE THAT THEY WANTED TO GIVE ME ON THIS CAR. THE CAR WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY CANNOT FIX!! ONGOING ISSUES CONTINUE AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY GM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM REVIEW THE CAR AGAIN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DISTRACTING AND CAUSES A LOT OF STRESS ON THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE CAR! THE LIGHTS FLASHING AT NIGHT ARE BLINDING AND COULD TRULY CAUSE A PERSON TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. YOU WORRY WHAT IS NOT GOING TO WORK WHEN THIS IS TAKING PLACE. HELP IN DETERMINING WHAT IS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVING GM RECALL THESE CARS AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IS NECESSARY! I AM SURE IT WILL SAVE LIVES! *TR

DECEMBER 2013 -- THE RADIO AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS (SERVICE STABILITRAK) HAVE BEEN FLASHING ON AND OFF THEN THIS EVENING WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" LIGHT FLASHED ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THAT CONTINUED FOR APPROX. 2 MINUTES THEN STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN I GOT HOME AND PULLED INTO MY PARKING SPOT AND TURNED MY CAR OFF EVERYTHING TURNED OFF, INCLUDING MY INTERIOR LIGHTS AND I COULDN'T REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I LET IT SIT FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES THEN TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT DID TURN ON SO I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. FEBRUARY 2014 -- THE SAME THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP MAY 2014 -- POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP; BATTERY COMPLETELY DIES RANDOMLY; NEW DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE BATTERY CABLES NEED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, OTHER CRUZE OWNERS WHO HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND HAD THEIR BATTERY CABLE REPLACED REPORT THAT THIS DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

SICKENING COOLANT SMELL WHEN HEATER IS ON HOT POSITION. THIS OCCURS REGULARLY. IT IS AN AWFUL SICKENING SMELL COMING FROM THE HEATING VENTS. THE HIGHER THE FAN SPEED THE WORSE IT GETS. IT DOES NOT OCCUR IF HEAT CONTROL IS NOT ON HOTTER SETTINGS WHICH ARE NECESSARY IN WINTER. ALTHOUGH NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE I BELIEVE IT TO BE A HEALTH CONCERN AS THE FUMES ARE STRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE PREPARING TO PARK, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 9 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REGULARLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

CAR SHUTS DOWN AND IT CAN NOT BE RESTARTED,(NO DOME LIGHT, NO ON START) NO POWER ANYWHERE..CAN'T GET KEYS OUT OF IGNITION,GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STEERING SERVICE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF, RADIO DISPLAY SHUTS DOWN AND RESTARTS, GAUGES TURN ON AND OFF..DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BATTERY, GENERATOR AND IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP AGAIN.!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF IT WAS DETERMINED THE GROUND WIRE ON THE BATTERY WAS BROKE. WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, SHUTTING DOWN ALL THE GAUGES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS, SINCE IT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/23/14

THE CENTER INFORMATION CENTER WITH THE RADIO BEGAN SHUTTING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE DISPLAY & RADIO SHUTS OFF, EVEN THE BLINKER WOULDN'T MAKE A SOUND. SOMETIMES DURING THIS A NOTIFICATION WOULD COME UP "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND/OR "SERVICE STABILITRACK." I TRIED TROUBLESHOOTING IT MYSELF FOR A FEW DAYS. SOMETIMES THE BLINKER, SEAT WARMER, OR EVEN PLUGGING IN MY PHONE TO THE USB PORT SEEMED TO TRIGGER IT. I NOTICED THE VOLTAGE FLUCTUATING FROM 12.9 - 15.2V WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP. THE DAY THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, ALL THE NOTIFICATION LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT DURING A LEFT TURN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH BATTERY CABLES AND MENTIONED THAT THEY'VE HAD MANY OF THESE CARS IN WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE ISSUE APPEARED TO BE RESOLVED AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT, UNTIL YESTERDAY 1/15/14. EVERYTHING MENTIONED ABOVE, EXCEPT FOR THE POWER STEERING LOSS, IS HAPPENING AGAIN. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET AND YOUTUBE, YOU'LL QUICKLY SEE THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AND RECALLED. *TR

2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2013, THE CONSUMER MERGED INTO TO STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SHORTLY AFTER MERGING, ANOTHER MOTORIST APPLIED HIS/HER BRAKES. THE CONSUMER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO CATCH, NO GRINDING,AND NO DECELERATION AS THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. HOWEVER, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND ACCORDING TO THE BLACK BOX IN THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, A MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2012 CHEVY CRUZE RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FIRST OF 10/13 WAS STATED IN LETTER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE BUT WHEN THEY WERE I WOULD GET IT FIXED FREE. I APPROACHED INTERSECTION MY BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR WAS T BONED AND TOTAL LOSS OF MY CAR THIS CAR HAS 6 AIRBAGS NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED ..NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH GM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS KEEP FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE AC TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CLUTCH FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT AND A BURNING ODOR WAS SMELLED. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FLY WHEEL, CLUTCH, AND BEARINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AS THE STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE SOON WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR ~10-15 SECONDS AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO "STICK" IN WHAT FEELS LIKE A NOTCH THAT REQUIRES AN OVER-CORRECTION TO GET THE CAR TO RESPOND AND CHANGE DIRECTION AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR'S ELECTRIC STEERING WILL KICK BACK IN WITH A LITTLE SWERVE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THAT FEELS SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS IN SLICK CONDITIONS WHERE OVER-CORRECTION COULD LEAD TO A SLIDE. *TR

2012 CHEVY CRUZE PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2012. HAS COOLANT SMELL WHEN HEAT IS ON (ANY SETTING). TEMPERATURE WOULD DROP AND START BLOWING OUT COLD AIR WHEN HEAT WAS TURNED ON. CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL AND WAS A LITTLE LOW. FILLED IT UP AND THE SMELL WAS EVEN STRONGER. ENGINE FAN CONSTANTLY RUNS. WORKING ON GETTING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT UNABLE TO GET A LOANER CAR SO I CAN GO TO WORK. CANNOT TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO I AM IN A "CATCH 22". READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

THE RADIO ELECTRICAL PANEL WOULD TURN ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY, THEN THE DRIVERS GAUGE PANEL WOULD FLICKER. AFTER THE GAUGE PANEL FLICKERED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THEN I WENT TO ROLL UP THE WINDOWS AND THE WHOLE DASH PANEL FLICKERED, THEN THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE SOMEWHERE. IT ACTS AS THOUGH THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS SOMEWHERE. I AM TAKING IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE PULLING UP TO A STOPLIGHT AND AS I WAS STOPPING MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND A WARNING CAME UP ON MY DISPLAY SAYING TO SERVICE POWER STEERING I COULD FEEL MY POWER STEERING GO OUT AT THIS TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS WARNINGS SAYING TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. BEFORE I DID THIS I RESEARCHED ONLINE MY ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THE MOST LIKELY PROBLEM WAS THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. I TOLD THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT ABOUT MY RESEARCH AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT WHILE I WAS TURNING THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *TR

2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO FAIL WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE.*JS

DRIVING IN HARD RAIN IN NEAR RUSH HOUR CHICAGO TRAFFIC, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING MAKING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY VERY POOR. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE PLASTIC CUP HAD POPPED OFF THE METAL BALL ON THE LINKAGE. IT WOULD NOT SNAP BACK ON. THE WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TO REPAIR THE CAR AT OWNERS EXPENSE, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF 3YEAR/36,000MILE WARRANTY BASED ON MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V360000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDITIONAL FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP OR DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING ON RURAL ROAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO HOT. STOPPED CAR LOOKED UNDER HOOD THERE WAS NO LIQUID IN THE ANTIFREEZE TANK WENT TO A HOUSE AND GOT WATER TO FILL IT UP. TEMP GAUGE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. CHECK ENGINE STAYED ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THEY SAID THERMOSTAT HOUSING REPLACED . EVERY THING FINE. ON 1/24/2014 THE SAME THING HAPPENED THIS TIME THE COOLING FAN WAS RACING LIKE I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE PULLED IN TO A MALL PARKING LOT RAISED HOOD ANTIFREEZE TANK EMPTY. I LOOKED AND SAW GREEN LIQUID WHERE THE PIPE FROM ANTIFREEZE TANK CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE . THE VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY LOOSING ANTIFREEZE WHERE THE COOLANT GOES IN TO THE ENGINE.. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I ALMOST BURNED THE ENGINE. *TR

WINDSHIELD SCRATCHES SUPER EASY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE PROPERLY IN SUNNY CONDITIONS. I HAVE PERFECT VISION AND HAVE A VERY HARD TIME SEEING PAST THE SCRATCHES THE MICROFIBER CLOTH LEFT ON THE INSIDE FROM CLEANING AND MY PLASTIC WINTER ICE SCRAPER MADE ON THE OUTSIDE IN THE WINTER. NEVER HAD A CAR IN MY 20+ YEARS OF DRIVING WITH SUCH A CRAPPY WINDSHIELD. *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL IN OCTOBER 2013 (RECALL 12213). PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AS OF MARCH 2014. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE DROVE 2 MILES ENGINE RPM STARTED INCREASING WITHOUT PRESSING EXCELLERATOR I LOOKED DOWN AT TEMPERATURE GAGE AND IT WAS MAXED ALL THE WAY TO HOT. STOPPED THE TURNED ENGINE OFF RAISED THE HOOD COULDN'T SEE ANY REASON FOR CAR TO BE HOT IN SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE OF DRIVING. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES STARTED CAR UP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WILL NOT GO OFF. THE CAR INFORMATION CENTER SAID OIL LIFE ZERO. THE OIL WAS CHANGED 3000 MILE AGO. A WEEK BEFORE I CHECKED THE INFO CENTER ON OIL LIFE AND IT SAID 60% LUCKLY I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA NOT IN A CITY WITH TRAFFIC. WHEN THE ENGINE REVED UP IT SPED UP AND MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS.

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM KILLED ENGINE ON CAR WOULD NOT START, RADIO FLICKERED ON AND OFF LOST SOUND AND DISPLAY HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH RADIO MANY TIMES SINCE PUT DISPLAY ON VOLTAGE AND NOTICED IT SHOWED 12.8 TO 15.9 VOLTS WHEN THIS OCCURRED . DEFINITE ISSUE SOME WHERE AND NOTICED THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED STEERING GOT TIGHT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED AND A FIX PROVIDED. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE WHEN THERE ALSO HAVE HAD CAR LOCK ITSELF. *TR