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Diana Arevalo, 02/01/2024
2013 Chevrolet Cruze LT Fleet 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I’ve had this car since 2015 but I’ve had to take it in the mechanic an average of 6 times a year have in mind it only has 113,000 miles. This car will save you money in gas but will destroy your pockets in the long run
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seth21, 10/11/2012
2013 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
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great economical car! fun to drive . 6speed transmission makes for a fun ride with easy ways to customize to make it your own
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ehib83, 03/04/2014
2013 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
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Everything has been great about the car, until I got the first oil change. After the oil change and my 20min drive home, there was an awful smell coming into the car from the heat vents. I thought they spilled oil on something. It went away and then came back about a week later. Took it in to have them look at it and they found nothing. Now the smell is back again and I am having them keep it over night and figure out what the smell is. It no longer is as strong, but there is a faint smell of chemical coming in, and I don't need my kids or myself smelling this when the winter is so cold.
No reliability
Pat Serio, 12/28/2019
updated 07/07/2022
2013 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
0 of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased the car in 3/16, from a Cadillac dealer. I had taken my Saturn there for many years, and the service manager made certain everything was done correctly. But, the dealer never disclosed it had been in an accident - just before it was purchased at auction. The dealer tried to cover up the signs of salvage parts, the last time I went to the dealer. I spent Christmas Day, 2018, broken down ~45 miles from home - the thermostat housing had split, which stops the engine. The Stabilitrac needed to have its memory restored. Currently, I just spent $630 on having an oil cooler (???) seal kit replace, requiring 4 labor hours @ $120/hour, kit was $50, plus costly fluid. I kept smelling some kind of chemical, occasionally a burning rubber smell, but only when the heat was on and at an idle. This was Monday this week - yesterday (Thursday, same week), the driveway is flowing fluid in the same place there were spots from the same fluid. Obviously, I cannot go back to the dealer; there are a few after-warranty items still under coverage. Just do not buy one of these. The fuel efficiency (35 city; 69 BEST highway) is not a good enough reason to buy one of these. This is a 2013 Cruze ECO, with Turbo, 6 speed. UPDATE: Feb 2, 2021, I enjoyed getting stuck on a state road, at 20 degrees, with a blown head gasket. The car had been purging antifreeze for many months - dealership aware of the problem but never duplicated the problem, only kept charging for insanely expensive "repairs" that did nothing to correct the antifreeze purging. Stay away from this car! I know am the proud owner of a 2015 Mazda 3 & will sing its high praises. Update: I never had this car, after the head gasket blew. Dealer had to eat all its "efforts" at "repairs" Also, stay away from Cadillac of Knoxville - all they are interested in is your money...and lots of it. They care about their bottom-line; no respect for the customer's vehicle or the customer's pocketbook.
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JH, 01/22/2021
2013 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 2 people found this review helpful
Owned a Cruze for a few years from 65k-120k miles. Up until the 100k point the car was reliable. Only issues I’ve ever had were the PCV valve which was an easy fix. Once I hit 100k just about everything but the tires failed. I basically rebuilt the entire coolant system because ever part either began leaking or blew apart completely. I had to replace the oil cooler, and during that process discovered the turbo was cracked and needed replacing, which was over $2k once the mechanic was finished. At this point the transmission started jumping up to 6k RPMS when shifting between 3rd and 4th gears. The Bluetooth system also started not playing music for more than 10 seconds when connected to my phone. It was a happy day to get rid of this POS and needless to say last Chevy I would ever own.
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