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2011 Chevrolet CRUZE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	871805
Internal NHTSA #	10416031
Manufacurer	GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CRUZE
Model Year	2011
File date	25/07/11
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When you back off the throttle and slow to 20 to 25 mph, you never know what the car will do. It may coast like a normal car. It may downshift and slow moderately. Or it may downshift to first gear and slow radically. When this happens, the computer takes full control of the vehicle. You step on the gas and nothing happens. The computer has control of the vehicle for the next 5 seconds. This has happened at least 40 different times. This creates a very dangerous situation. First, i am in the driver seat and i should have control of the vehicle. I do not. Secondly, most people drive with the flow of traffic. If i slow radically for absolutely no reason and all of the drivers around me continue on, someone behind me will run into me. It is only a matter of time before a distracted driver smashes into me. And thirdly, since i never touched the brake, the brake light never came on. The driver behind me have no way of knowing that i am radically slowing and creating such a dangerous situation. If you step on the gas to get the car to go, nothing happens. Then the computer returns control to the driver and the car takes off at full speed. If you step on the brake, the computer takes over. You then must come to a full complete stop before the computer will return control to the driver. If you are making a turn when the car radically slows, you could very easily loose control. When the pavement is wet or slippery, the problem is greatly increased. You are totally at the mercy of an insane computer. Feel free to contact me if you need any further information. Please go to the local chevy dealer and test drive a cruze with the automatic six speed transmission. You will see what i mean.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	430
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	JOLIET, IL
VIN pattern	1G1PC5SH2B7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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Was medical attention required?
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Date of purchase	24/05/25
Was original owner?
Anti-lock brakes
Cruise control
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Vehicle speed	25
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Chevrolet CRUZE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Chevrolet CRUZE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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