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2011 Chevrolet CRUZE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1093511
Internal NHTSA #	10618542
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CRUZE
Model Year	2011
File date	07/03/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On february 17th, 2012 i purchased a 2011 chevrolet cruze from a local dealership. Unbeknownst to me by july of 2014 my car would be in two different dealerships on five separate occasions for transmission problems. March 7th, 2013 (32,512 miles); repair: checked for codes, no transmission code; vehicle re-programmed with updated software. September 30th, 2013 (36,623 miles); repair: transmission removed, found metal contaminating pistons, tcm failure, transmission reassembled. October 17th, 2013 (36,967 miles); repair: technician test drove with customer, verified concern. Hesitation, hard downshift experienced shudder from stop. Compared to a stock vehicle; same hesitation and hard downshift however does not exhibit acceleration bump from stop. Vehicle repair (completed 7 days later on october 24th, 2013): failed tcm and valve body, verified on test drive. Replaced tcm and valve body. January 23rd, 2014 (mileage unknown, was not provided with work order for this visit); dealership would not confirm problem after driving vehicle for only 15 miles. They were informed that the issue is random and not constant. No repairs performed on this visit. Since being turned away by the original dealership on january 23rd, 2014 i recorded approximately 19 instances of my vehicle either hesitating,
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	32512
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
VIN pattern	1G1PF5S93B7XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	16/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Chevrolet CRUZE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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