Used 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M) Consumer Reviews
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Things start going wrong at 35k miles
jayleesummers, Cape Girardeau, MO, 04/03/2013
Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
I am a home health nurse and I bought my car because it was supposed to have great gas mileage and so far I am happy with it. There is a weird noise coming from the drivers side front of the car that the service department has not been able to figure out. It idles rough at times. The service department replaced a valve cover that they said was faulty, but the car still has problems with idling. The transmission seems like it is slipping at times when I am trying to accelerate and lurches when downshifting My car has been in the shop for 5 days now for the noise and the idle. They also found a faulty water pump since it's been in there. All in all, I still love my car, just wish they'd fix
You WILL be replacing a transmission
rotary, Tampa, FL, 11/13/2017
Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
I purchased a brand new (at the time) Chevy Cruze back in May 2012 and since then have put 70,000 miles on it over the course of 5 years. Pretty standard, I'd say. Last week I was on my way to work and the check engine light came on, the engine started revving high, almost like it was downshifting, and when I pulled it to the side of the road it no longer would accelerate. I turned the car off, turned it back on, it would drive a bit but then the same thing would happen. In a nutshell, I took it to a transmission shop and I have to replace the whole dang thing. $3400. Apparently these transmissions are notorious for doing this which leads me to this: Why hasn't GM fixed this in affected vehicles? Wanted to make all aware that are thinking about buying this vehicle.
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Oh, the irony
Author Name, Idaho Falls, ID, 12/04/2017
Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought this car as a cheap commuter. I have about 60 miles, round trip, of commuting daily and wanted a basic vehicle with good mpg. My only real complaint with the Cruze is that there is no cruise. You would think that even in the base model, you would get the vehicle's name sake as a standard option. Other than that, I've put about 30,000 miles on the vehicle and required no maintenance other than oil changes and other routine work. It's not slow, but it's not fast. It gets competitive gas mileage. It does well in snow and icy conditions, for a front wheel drive vehicle. For the level of options, the price was competitive, except the lacking cruise control. Overall, it's been a great little a-b car that I plan to drive until it blows up. At the rate the car is going, that will probably be a while.
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recalls
sabrina, Dustin, OK, 02/19/2016
updated 08/29/2017
Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
first of all i loved the color and the car dynamics but the car had 3-4 recalls, a peace off the motor that hose runs to the radiator was broke and over heated 2 times. i was also told that the reason my fans keep running even in winter i needed a water inlay Almost $170, My back up sinners messed up with in the first year $200 to fix. the car had a small pop every time i would first take off in the car. After a long hour drive i would pull in to a gas station or my destination the car would just die. just before i traded it the car have of the time would not start on the first try. I paid a good penny for the car and i traded it in Oct. 2014 and couldn't even get $4500 for it I still owed #8500 for the car. This is such Crap It was a 2012 Chevy Cruze with fog lights Update my review!? I traided that car in for a 2015 Nissan Sentra 2 years ago
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One thing after another
Jerry, Orchard Park, NY, 08/10/2021
Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have my 2012 Cruze for almost 10 years only 49k miles. I just drive it on weekends. but every year there is a issue. wiper rack twice, thermostat twice, manual transmission twice, tires twice, Evape sensor, and brakes once. THAT A LOT FOR WHAT PEOPLE AVERAGE IN 3 YEARS. The best part on the car is the battery. 9 Buffalo winters without a failed start
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