2013 Chevrolet Cruze acceleration problems

Filed Aug 29, 2026 · Acceleration, Engine · FL

I’d like to report this vehicle and its engine as I did not know I could before we have had this car since 2015 This engine has chronic repeated issues that Chevy would patch once under “special coverages” or “extended warranty” and it fails again and again but they only honor it 1 time even if it fails yet again due to bad engineering or design flaws. This car has had 3 water pumps 5 water outlets- I eventually had to buy an off market alternative to stop this from failing, 2 (about to be 3) valve covers because the PCV valve is a chronic failure on the system cause oil to bypass into the intake and feed back into the turbo but it’s built into the valve cover instead of a separate piece like other engines. This car with the 1.4 L turbo is not safe or reliable to be on the road. The cruise control will work 1 maybe 2 times in a drive cycle then refuse to work again with no rhyme or reason and they cannot find the issue. This car has left me stranded many of times and is not trust worthy to be sold to someone else and Chevy will not honor the fact it’s a failing engine. Could this be looked into I know I have had this car a long time it is just now at 120k miles all these problems started before 100k miles and are reoccurring.

Filed Nov 9, 2025 · Acceleration, Steering · CA

When I accelerate my rpm goes up but car dosent move as speed says and takes for me to let off the gas to speed up , and my steering when I turn it pulls away n it keep popping up service traction and going off

Filed Sep 4, 2023 · Acceleration, Transmission · NJ

Coming home from grocery shopping the night of Sept 3, 2023 the radio kept turning off then coming back on. I was on the highway about 20miles from home radio still turning on and off about every 5mins (go black/blank then light back up) and I had felt when i would accelerate it would as I would slightly go up hill. Once I jad got about 4miles from my house the radio went off once again and dash warning light said "Stabili Trak" and head lights had went off then came back on again. I just was grateful I was not to far from home since it was dark out and the lights were now Turning off too. The next morning (sept 4, 2023)since I did not have another vehicle and my son needed to get to football practice, I drove down the lane of my driveway and the dash warning light kept flashing, the window warning light said turn window on (so I rolled it back up and it turned off), radio kept turning on and off relentlessly, vehicle kept shutting off on me while driving before I even got down my driveway which is about 200 feet. I starred it back up and returned home. I made phones calls to drip it off in sussex NJ at service center where I had bought car as someone followed me(I did not have any problems the hour drive there/40miles) left a message on the voicemail regarding issue, checked to see of recalls though wasn't any. It was not safe to drive the way the car was, just with the only 1 warning dash signal in the middle of driving and headlights stop working them start to couldve caused accident then car turned off while I slowly drove down my driveway doing 7mph as well and I had my son in the car too. Very scary especially driving at night and that happens without much of a warning at 1st.

Filed Oct 13, 2021 · Acceleration, Engine · TX

Loss of power when driving

Filed Mar 10, 2020 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 995,861 miles · SC · crash · 1 injury

The stablic tract, the engine, the engine slows down, the power steering, the engine module has blowed I have had problems with the car day 1, I bought from jda automotive on garners ferry road. I have been taking car to chevrolet in columbia,sc harbison . They repaired recalls but soon as repair they send a signal to car to tear up .the car come to complete stop causing me to need neck brace it also is tearing up the thread on tires. And people are blowing horn and also hitting me in back everywhere I go I have to use emergency blinking lights.

Filed Dec 8, 2019 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 55,000 miles · WI

I bought my car from a used car lot in march. After about 2 weeks, I started having issues with the cruise control, after a few months, the cruise switch had to be replaced because it stopped working all together. During the time I've had the vehicle, I've had to replace the thermostat control, as well as a coil in the engine. For the past 2-3 months or so, I'll be driving down the highway and the service stability track will show up, with the traction control and the check engine light blinking. My car wont let me speed up, and it will slowly slow down. If I have my cruise on when this happens, the car's RPM will shoot up in an attempt to get back to the speed I had it set at. After about a minute with the lights on, the check engine light will stop blinking and the car will go back to normal (the traction light wont turn off until I turn off the car). I have taken my car to my mechanic, and his computer shows code uo100, which is "lost communication with engine control module", which is a very general code and could come from anywhere. He cannot figure out what is wrong with it. The wires seem connected properly, and everything seems fine, other than the light issue. It happens while I'm driving down the highway, at any random moment. It occurs at least every 3 days, if not everyday.

Filed Nov 15, 2019 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 150,000 miles · FL

The oils is leaking is this vehicle .. And how it was explained is that the oil is also leaking into the turbo .. Which is causing oil to basically be pushed out instead of air being brought in for the car to go the correct speed and the car is undriveable

Filed Sep 4, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 112,348 miles · MT

The last few days I have been getting messages on my dash with errors such as 'service traction control/service stabilitrak'. Took my car to the dealership for a diagnosis check and was told nothing showed up. However, this morning while on my commute to work, I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden my car decelerated and I got the message 'engine power has been reduced/service traction control/service stabilitrak' and my check engine light came on. Because of this, I was forced to pull onto the shoulder of the road while almost being hit by other vehicles. This was extremely dangerous and scary for me because I have no idea what happened and it could have cost me my life, as well as others.

Filed Feb 10, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · 82,301 miles · IN

While driving the car on an off ramp the display panel showed 3 warning light, ABS, traction control, and brake. The communication panel, where the speed and all communications about the car are given, then said reduced engine power and my car slowed down and my power steering stopped working. The panel then also said service stabilitrak and service traction control. It has happened more than once since I bought the vehicle and the dealer replaced the the ECM a few years ago and it hasn't fixed the issue as it still occurs. The most recent event happened last week.

Filed Jan 10, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · 90,000 miles · NJ

March 2016. Problem: car not accelerating correctly, diagnosis: accelerator pedal position sensor broken march 2018. Problem: car overheating and losing power over 40mph, diagnosis: coolant hose break may 2018. Car overheating and losing power over 40mph, diagnosis: transmission cooler line break june 2018: problem: spedometer started malfunctioning and car began sputtering on highway at 65mph, diagnosis: transmission computer (input and output sensor) fried january 2019. Problem: cooling draining extremely fast and car making gurgling noise (at all speeds), diagnosis: water pump break, thermostat break, serpentine belt and 5. January 2019: problem: oil leak, diagnosis: timing cover gasket need replacement