The radio would go off, as well as the dash lights and a wrench would appear but no engine code would appear. This would occur several more times then the entire car would stall out, or turn its self off basically. The key remains stuck in the ignition unable to turn the car on or remove it. All power is lost. I have taken it to my chevrolet dealership many times but there is nothing that they can do because it does not act up for them. What can I do?
2012 Chevrolet Cruze electrical complaints
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I purchased my 2012 chevy cruze back in august 2012 at the chevy dealer in montebello with "0" miles. Two weeks after I purchased the car it began to give me problems. It began to make this very loud noise like if I was driving a trailer. I took it to the dealer an I was told it was normal which is bs because I've never heard a small car that makes noise like that. I wasn't allowed to get refunded I was just given a bunch of bs. A month later it kept doing the same thing but this time the noise was coming from the hood, took it to the dealer and nothing. 3rd time I filed a complaint and said I was going to file a lawsuit and the took my car in an apparently they had to change my radiator, fan, brakes along with the disk. Even after all this my car continued doing the same thing but now it turns off!! I tried to turn on my car this saturday and it just wouldn't start. It said something about theft, I disconnected the battery and then it gave a message about check power steering! This will be my 5th time taking it in! I think I have gotten ripped off!! I regret purchasing this vehicle!! Now im stuck with a jacked up car and a very high car payment that is not even worth paying for. And to top it off the dealer I purchased it from is no help!! They seem to get upset every time you take the car and tell them there is something wrong with it. Im a mother of 3 and my biggest fear is something happening to my children because of this. I purchase this car because I needed something reliable since im always on the road. One thing for sure, if any of my children get hurt because of this I will file a lawsuit because you guys are receiving many complaints and you are not doing anything about it.!!
First the car would not start. After multiple attempts it did start and service anti theft system flashed. Shortly after, while stopped, all of the dash lights began flickering on and off causing multiple service codes to flash. Then while driving the power steering would stop working at random times.
When putting the 2012 cruze in reverse the brakes would fail temporarily forcing me to push the car into park. A week later the radio start to turn on and off. At this point in time aug 7 2014 only the brakes have been fixed.
Besides the transmission complaint I have already made, I am also experiencing constant electrical issues. An update was already ran on the car's computer for this complaint and the ignition switch was lubricated (hopefully that will prevent the steering lock up that others experience). Neither gm solution has provided an end to my trouble. Dinging when keys aren't in, car won't always start, service this or that dash lights, radio display goes on and off, I can't open my trunk without the push button key fob, the steering is now pulling, and also the headlights are now turning off and on without my hand. There is something wrong with the electrical components of my car, things I should never have to concern myself with...which could lead to any malfunction but the chevrolet techs can not diagnose what they see with their own eyes because the computer of the car doesn't tell them anything is wrong. Aren't there alternate troubleshooting methods included with the blueprint they designed besides relying on a possibly third-party control module that isn't logging errors? I just hope I'm ready for whatever happens and that I can control a loss of power without suffering injury to myself or others. Scary things to think about on a 100 mile one way, highway speed commute. All of these cars should be overhauled or replaced instead of waiting to see which one's computer from which line crashes first before we put out a recall. These are real safety concerns that are killing people. Concerns that I can't just trade off to another blind consumer and their family. Concerns that either consumer or manufacturer have to pay for. We pay with our safety and hard earned dollar to own their vehicles that they make and don't take responsibility in maintaining a standard for.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet cruze. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated and stalled while driving various speeds. While driving on an incline, the contact had to keep the clutch pedal depressed in first and second gear to prevent the vehicle from stalling. The accelerator pedal also had to remain depressed to maintain acceleration. The vehicle also stalled when the gear was in reverse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than once, but the failure could not be duplicated. In addition, the air conditioning and heat were inoperable. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 100.
I got my car in march & absolutely loved it! For the first few months I had no problems. Then I started to notice the radio flickering on and off while driving for no reason, which eventually LED to the radio flickering continuously after using blinkers &windows. "service stabilitrak" flashes on the display often but very quickly and goes off. Doesn't occur every time I drive, but it does it more times than not. Now the radio will flicker and I will occasionally lose cruise control and power steering. I also have no blinkers/radio when this happens. It usually only happens briefly and will return to normal soon after, but it continues to do it off and on until I park. I have also noticed this occurring when I shift gears to park. Most recently I went to start my car and it just clicked and wouldn't start. I got it to start and it said "service anti theft deterrent," then changed to "service power steering" just as I lost power steering while driving. "service stabilitrak quickly flashed next all while I lost blinkers, power steering, and radio. I parked, turned my car off and restarted it and it was just fine. It has been to the chevy dealer multiple times but they cannot get a code to read because they can't get the radio to flicker, etc because it only happens every so often but when it does happen it is scary! So there is nothing they can do to fix it. Please look into it as I do not feel safe driving. This has been going on for 2 months now and I do not feel like this car is reliable which is the reason I bought it! There has to be something that can be done as I have read several complaints that are extremely similar to mine! I also have come to the conclusion that the problems are going to continue to worsen after reading the other complaints.it is a major problem. Please don't wait until something tragic happens before something is done about this! Please![xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Car radio kept cutting on and off multiple times before all of the car lights flashed on the dashboard and steering wheel became stiff. I pulled over on the side of the road, cut the car off and pulled out the key. I put the key back in the ignition and tried to start the car and it wouldn't start. The lights and radio didn't even come on. I couldn't put the key back in the off switch nor could I pull the key out. After about a minute or so my radio came on and I was finally able to start my car.
Stopped car tried to back up and it did not, then tried to turn off vehicle and the key would not go into the turn off mode. Could not turn the steering wheel, could not release the key, could not turn off the engine. The radio kept turning itself on. Waited 2 hours for triple a to come to tow the car to dealership. Engine ran for two hours. Tow arrived the driver said he had to force the gear shift several times in order to release the steering wheel and key and to turn off the engine so he could tow it. Also noticed an anti-freeze leak and this is being fixed under the power train warranty, do not know if is connected to the same issue. Dealer can't find anything wrong and I am afraid to drive this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet cruze. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH over a pothole, the vehicle stalled and hit a curb. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximately failure mileage was unavailable.
2012 chevy cruze, 30,000 miles, bought from gm certified dealer 3 weeks ago. While driving, dashboard flickers on and off. Stabilitrak, radio, airbags, etc all flicker while driving or completely shut down. 4x last week vehicle lost all power and would not restart until nudged the battery. 15 july 2014, took to dealership, battery replaced and cables cleaned of corrosion. Vehicle starts now, but flickering continued today. Assume problem will persist and worsen due to previous complaints. Bought vehicle for reliability, see now that chevrolet cannot provide that, nor the appropriate response of recalling this vehicle's malfunction. Not only nervous due to unreliability of vehicle and safety, but also disappointed in chevrolet.
On the first occurrence the lights on the radio display began to flicker and then all electrical power to the dashboard. The electrical came back on and the dash display depicted the warning message check stabilitrak. I took it to the dealership where I purchased the car and they said that high voltage codes c0800, 07 and high voltage history showed up on the scope and there were no issues. The second time the lights on the radio display began to flicker and then all electrical power to the dashboard, airbags and the electrically assisted power steering went out, while on a very steep mountain road and I had no control over the vehicle. The electrical came back on and the dash display depicted the warning message check stabilitrak. I took it to a different dealership and the dash flickering occurred with the service person in the car driving but nothing showed up when the mechanic was trying to fix it so they said there was nothing they could do. Two days later while my daughter was driving she lost power steering and the same issues with the dash and was involved in an accident, thank god her baby was not in the car. Please help!....updated 07/31/14
While driving, my car dash board and radio flicker and I lost total power/lights for about 15-20 seconds. Panic, as I think the car has stalled in traffic. Radio and dash lights came back on but I received an error message "service brakes on" or something similar (as it only displays for a few seconds). This is the 5th time I have experienced this problem. I have taken it in for service 3 times. 1st service call no error could be detected. The 2nd service call I was told my radio was defective, and a new one was ordered and installed. 3rd service, my car has been there for 2 days, and I am being told a technician is working on it. I am worried this car will stall on me and place me in a very dangerous situation due to not having power control due to this intermittent flicker. ..updated 08/11/14
Bought the car used from a non-chevy dealer in june 2014. After about a month or so and 44000 mpg. All of a sudden, the time/temp/date display (along with the radio) started blacking out. Then a few times the "service power steering" warning light flashed on and off and we actually lost our power steering momentarily several times and today 07-20-2014 with me, my husband and 6yr old daughter in the car!!!! Very scary. Then the "service stabilitrak" warning light flashed on and off as well. At the same time the time/temp/date blacks out again too. The car loses power when traveling at speeds over 50mph. All the warning lights have flickered on and off several times along with the power steering and stablitrak. This issue needs to be addressed. I will be contacting a dealer and legal action will be taken if issue isn't resolved. Peoples lives and safety are not something to be taken lightly.
I bought a 2012 cruze in march. It ran great when I test drove it and for the first couple of months. Then at the 3rd month we started to have problems. It has about 29000 miles on it right now. All of a sudden, the time/temp/date display (along with the radio) started blacking out. Then a few times the "service power steering" warning light flashed on and off and we actually lost our power steering momentarily. Very scary. Then the "service stabilitrak" warning light flashed on and off as well. At the same time the time/temp/date blacks out again too. Our car is gm certified and still under the factory warranty, so we took it in to our local chevy dealer. (we did not buy it from them, but it is closer than the place we bought it) they have tried at least 3 times to fix it since this started. But when they drive it, nothing happens. It only does it when we are driving!. Now the chevy dealer can't find anything wrong on the computer, they can't duplicate the problem when they drive it. They replaced the brake module. No luck. After about 3 weeks, they returned the car to us last night and said we should get rid of it. I am completely shocked. I don't know what to do. The service person even told us to take it back where we bought it and demand they give us a different car! I picked up the car last night and this morning drove it about 1 mile and the time/temp display went out again, even longer than before. Can't hear the blinker blink and, the "service stabilitrak" light went on again. Please help! Force gm to recall these. I am afraid to drive it. Part of the frustration is that the dealership service personnel said they called gm and the engineers, and other dealerships and they said none of them had ever had this happen. I don't believe them.
On this particular occurrence the lights on the radio display began to flicker and then all electrical power to the dashboard, airbags, and the electrically assisted power steering went out. It remained off for approximately 10 to 15 seconds. As a result I had no control over the vehicle. The electrical came back on and the dash display depicted the warning message check stabilititrak, or words to that effect. I took it to the dealership and they said that nothing showed up on the scope and there was nothing they could do. This has also happened to my grand daughter on 07/09/2014 out in colorado as she is using the vehicle for school and work. Again the dealer states there is nothing showing up on the scope and they have not been able to duplicate the issue even though she had her friend record the event with their cell phone. During this event the vehicle could not be restarted after the vehicle was turned off in a parking lot. After an hour wait the vehicle was started.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet cruze. The contact stated while driving at 40 MPH, the service stabilitrak warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact had to tug on the battery cable in order to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. However, the mechanic could not duplicate the problem but decided to remove some clips on the battery cable as a temporary remedy. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.
2012 chevrolet cruze. Consumer requests reimbursement for vehicle defect repairs. *smd according to the invoice, the vehicle lost power and shut off while driving. The dealer replaced the battery and fuse block on the battery.
-the following symptoms occur intermittently (approximately one time per month) -while operating the vehicle, the issue typically begins with the center radio display and sound flickering on and off. -next, various electrical systems in the car begin to malfunction. This includes traction control, power steering, headlights, turn signals cruise control, window functions, and brake lights. -the vehicle does not only report the system malfunction, but will actually experience failure (etc, power steering is actually disabled in the car). Power steering was once lost at the bottom of a switchback in the mountains. I nearly lost control of the vehicle. -after this issue occurs, if the vehicle is turned off it will not restart for 30-60 minutes (unless the battery is disconnected and reconnected). -during this period it will not restart, none of the electrical functions of the car will work (doors will not lock, windows will not move, lights will not turn on, etc). -also, during this period I have noticed a sound within the dashboard. This sounds like a small electric motor running for approximately 60 seconds.
Several times now (usually after it rains but persisting long after) I have been having electrical problems with my 2012 chevy cruze. At random, the radio loses power and may come back on automatically or flicker continuously. It occasionally happens when I press the brake, use the turn signal, or roll down the window. About every 3rd time on average that I have noticed this I also see a message come across the display that says "service stabilitrak" or other random messages or dash lights. Once the "power steering" notification came on and I could feel the car lose power steering for only a moment. One other thing that has happened was that my horn sounded all on it's own when the radio flickered. I called my dealership and they had me bring my car in for testing after this first happened. They were unable to find anything wrong with my car, and after they performed these tests my car did not malfunction again for quite a while. It is scary driving down the road when this happens because I don't know if I am losing power to the headlights/tail lights when this is happening, and since it happens at random I can't just ask someone if it is happening. Glad to see other people are having this problem, because the people at the car dealership looked at me like I was insane :/ please help gm, please find what is causing these short circuits and issue a recall!
I am filing a complaint on a 2012 chevrolet cruz ls, that I purchased at cowboy motors. I purchased this vehicle on june 07, 2013,it had 46211 miles and it now has 49789 miles. Recently, my wife noticed the radio would cut off and a month ago she told me about an issue dealing with the steering. She said it would get hard to control and sometimes almost impossible. Also, the dash indicator light came on symbolizing that we needed to check the steering. I begin to drive the car to see what was happening, nothing happened, until about 10 days ago it happen to me. I have called the dealership and asked if there has been any problems listed with the steering, I was told no but I should bring it in since I had a extended warranty and it would cost a $50 deductible if the warranty covered it. I got on the internet and found out that there is a list of people with the same problem as ours. I am fearful for my wife and grandchildren. I feel that this is a defect in the automobile and something should be done by the dealer or manufacture, to address the problem and from what I read, no one seems to know what the problem is exactly. This is a safety factor issue and my concern is what can I do to get my car fix without it costing me.
Since 11/13 to present, I've been experiencing instances with the stability trak issues with the radio turning on/off for a few mins; the dashboard lights would blink and go dim; it happened often when I'd use the defogger and try to let the window up/down and it would also dim my headlights (I noticed that in the evenings) or even just using the turn signal. Recently I was hitting the highway & the power steering went out, the doors unlocked & the messages were on my dash. There's also a dark ring around my steering wheel for the airbag that I believed tried to open. I had to turn the steering wheel with a lot of force to pull to the side of the road to avoid getting hit from behind. I turned the car off & waited a few minutes & turned it back on. It came back on with no issues. The next day the power steering went out again but this time I was in the driveway after arriving home. Both times that this has happened, I was using my AC. I went to the dealership & was told that the codes may not come up since it had only happened 2 times. I took it to advance auto and they put it on their computer and no codes showed up. I was told by the place that I purchased my car from to wait for the recall. I've been checking every day since then to see if there is a recall for my car because I don't want to pay for repairs that should already be on the recall list! I'm too afraid to drive the car a long distance for fear of getting hit or even killed by other vehicles if & when my car does it again.
I was driving home from work, about 15 miles on the freeway at the speed limit which is 75 MPH. The car with no warning completely shut itself off. As a result, I lost the ability to steer or brake. I would estimate it stayed off for approximately 5 seconds before kicking back on, without my having to restart. I treated this as an anomaly. Last week on my way to work, which is in the dark at 3am, it shut itself of 3 times within 10 miles of a 70 mile drive. Each time giving me a service indicator light of some sort ( service stabilitrak, service anti theft...) I had no steering, no breaks and no lights. Again this is in the dark!! I noticed that there are 43 other complaints of this very serious safety issue with no resolution from this site , the dealerships or the manufacturer. Is it going to take a death or horrifyingly bad accident to get this addressed???
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.
In april I had been driving and noticed that my radio was flickering. After about ten minutes of my radio flickering on and off, the "service stabilitrack" light came on. Once the service light came on, power steering shut off and I had to pull the vehicle over. After pulling over, I shut off the vehicle and then tried to restart it. This time it started with a new service light on. I took the car into the dealership and they had it for three days hoping that the problem would present itself to them. I showed them a video of what happens to the radio and they were unable to help me. They did however notice that a previously recall done on my car had not been fixed before I purchased it. A few days after getting the car back, the lights started to flicker again. I contacted the dealership and they let me know that there was no point in bringing it in unless the problem was constant. About a month later, I went to start my car and nothing. No lights, no engine turn over nothing. My key was stuck in the ignition and would not turn. My fiance had to get out tap the battery and the whole thing started up. Two days ago, the same radio, service lights and engine shut off happened again. This is 2 times now that I have had complete failure in the middle of the road. I am literally terrified for my life!!!!!!!....updated 07/31/14 *bf updated 08/23/2017*ct
After you shut the car off and get out of the car, it sounds like the motor is still running.
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!!
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
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.
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.
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