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2011 Chevrolet CRUZE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1457235
Internal NHTSA #	11082230
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CRUZE
Model Year	2011
File date	19/03/18
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car does not properly accelerate, so much so that i need to use the hazard lights to avoid being hit by the car behind me when accelerating after stopping at a stop sign or red light. This is not safe. I have small children. I drove 40+ miles (city miles) and had no issues getting there, but then when i attempted to turn the car on again to return home, the temperature gauge showed the engine go from cold to hot very quickly, displayed the message "engine hot a/c off" and it started making a loud squealing noise. At this point i swerved the car off the road because my daughter and i feared for our safety and thought it was going to explode. I put the car in park, we both opened our doors and took off running from the car until we reached a safe distance. I had to have it towed 40+ miles to my home. The mechanic checked the vehicle again and found that the radiator had cracked and that the water pump needed to be replaced. He replaced the radiator and also the water pump, and ensured the proper amounts of all fluids. Also, whenever i attempt to drive on the highway, the front end of the car gets very hot and the "transmission hot idle engine" message comes on and the ac, which was working fine, does not work now. Still, the mechanic could find nothing wrong with the transmission! The heat from the engine and transmission come straight through the front of the vehicle, which with no ac gets super hot in addition to the 80+ degree weather in central florida (and it's not even summer yet!). Every time i have to have tried to refuel the car within the past 2 weeks of me having purchased it, the engine stalls and stalls and stalls. It takes 10-15 tries to turn the car back on every time i refuel. In addition to this, once you actually get the car back on the car jerks when put in drive. I have to keep my foot on the gas or the car will shut back off.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	111500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ORLANDO, FL
VIN pattern	1G1PC5SH7B7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	15/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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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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2011 Chevrolet CRUZE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Chevrolet CRUZE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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