Used 2016 Chevrolet Cruze Consumer Reviews
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JessTheCarMan, 06/16/2020
2016 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
First let me preface this by saying I actually own this car. So why did I title this as (The Review you want to see)? well put simply I have a real world view of this car. We (my wife and I) got this car with only five miles on it Now it has over 150,000. So, lets start it is comfortable, vary nice looking, and it handles nicely. The start/stop is not a big problem ( at first) . When we got this car we needed a car for the "long haul" we live more than 30 miles from work. Within the first 500 miles it developed a noise when accelerating up hill or around curves. we took it back and the technician said he couldn't find anything wrong. We decided it was just "one of those things" and continued to drive it. We changed the oil regularly (by the warranty's standards) and every time(emphases on every time) we went in there was a new and more wonderful recall. Then around 75k It got fun. It developed an issue well the warranty was up at 60k and we were told the would need to keep the car for a while and run tests. it cost 550 just to be told it was a vacuum leak soon the brake assist stared failing then a lovely assortment of sensors started going out and we were told the would just have to begin changing them at random because "any one of the sensors could be causing the problem) we even Called General motors and they could not tell us anything. So,here the car does still drive and run but we are just waiting for it to die and hoping it's paid off before then. Long story short, If you are looking for a "10 year car" this is not the car for you.
Good value for the price....
John, 01/14/2018
2016 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
The foot emergency foot brake is difficult to engage and disengage. No CD player in the LT model. Heated front seats, power driver seat, remote start via cell phone keyless start and entry. Minor difficulty exit and enter car. Highway ride decent. Front seats comfortable and supportive All in all the car meets my driving requirements.
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Cruzey 2016
Cruzey 2016, 08/17/2018
2016 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
The air conditioner is less than perfect. Auto stop feature sucks. Car gets too hot in summer. But gas mileage is great. Audio system and tech is great. It’s comfortable and handles ok. Small engine is off upon highway acceleration
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worst car ever
toyotafan, 10/13/2017
2016 Chevrolet Cruze LS 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl 6A)
9 of 16 people found this review helpful
Never buy a chevy. They don't back their cars and there is a reason. My son bought a 2016 chevy cruze, new, with a loan. BIG mistake. It has 60000 miles but before it reached that, it has broken down at least 5-6 times due to computer going crazy, and not allowing it to work. They bring it in , chevy tries to charge under warranty, then they say they fixed it or don't have parts yet, come back later, (like when it goes over 60000 miles). Now, just over 60 the water pump broke, a $700 fix, and they never fixed all the other problems. When they first bought the car, it had a computer glitch, so they took the first new car back and gave them a second one, this one, that is a piece of xxxT. Do your homework before you even think about getting a chevy unless you want to spend your time on the side of the road, or in the car shop, and you want to go broke. This is a young couple, just trying to work and get ahead. They should not have bought a new car to begin with but you'd think at least they would have a reliable car for a few years to get to work. Not with a chevy. Buy toyota, they stand behind their cars for the most part, and had at least 4 of them, they work and don't send send you to the poor farm like these two people. I wouldn't take a chevy if you gave it to me for free....and i am totally serious, not a joke. Why can't American's make a decent car? i think it has something to do with what they can get away with, that other companies from outside the USA can not. Just a theory.
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Unstable Steering
Neward Thelman, 04/21/2016
2016 Chevrolet Cruze Premier 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl 6A)
23 of 45 people found this review helpful
It appears that the industry's heading to electronic power steering. The almost unthinkingly repeated justification for that is supposed to be some [unspecified] improvement in fuel economy, but I suspect that any fuel mileage gains are trivial and incidental. The real reason is more likely to be cost of manufacturing savings. By dispensing with a series of mechanical/hydraulic linkages and parts, car makers can save a small bundle, and as a side effect, maybe gain a small bit of gas usage savings. In my opinion, the systems aren't quite ready for prime time, and seem to have been rushed to market. Which isn't anything new; beta testing's been common in high tech for a long time now. However, in automobiles, the results may be disastrous; even ending in death. Toyota had its bout of electronic power steering issues with the previous production run of the Corolla. Having driven a Ford and several Chevy's using electronic power steering, I'd say the Americans are doing far worse. I test drove two different brand new generation Cruzes on two different roads. In either case, when accelerating, the new Cruze feels unstable and almost out of control. You can feel lack of security. The car feels as if you're driving it on a sheet of sheer ice. At highway speeds, that feeling only intensifies. The car never feels glued to the road, solid, and sure. Indeed, it feels the opposite of that. The tiniest twitch of your hand on the steering wheel makes the car veer, and if you correct, it veers the other way. You quickly feel as if you're going into a tailspin. Eventually, you may get accustomed to all of the instability, but it's likely to rear it's scary head in bad weather - exactly when you need to feel in total control of your vehicle. I would imagine that the car would do poorly in accident avoidance situations, such as veering to avoid the cell phone texting driver who just popped into your lane. The 2016 Corolla and the 2016 Civic feel much more secure than the Cruze. However, all of them fail in this respect when compared to a car with standard power steering [a feature becoming rare nowadays]. Beyond that, the Cruse had more power and better acceleration than the Corolla, but less than the Civic. Visibility is poor. You pretty much can't see a thing over your left shoulder, making merging or changing lanes a coin toss. Good luck. The rear window is narrow and radically slanted [just as on the Civic], reducing visibility and disconnecting you from the road further. In the Premier model, the interior was plush, upscale, and nicely appointed. Chevy's put in a lot of effort to reduce harshness, noise, and vibration, so you have a real sense of a luxury-type interior. By comparison, the Corolla's a spartan econo-box, and even the new, improved Civic falls short of the Cruze Premier. The next step down LT has less of the sense of luxury, and more plastic presence, but the quietness and sense of refinement remain. Besides the steering instability, the ride itself is pleasantly smooth. The Corolla is significantly harsher and more jarring. The Civic is better than the Corolla, but still a distance in this respect from the Cruze. What all of the arrogant, self-congratulatory automotive reviewers have failed to mention - besides the screamingly stark and dangerous shortcoming of the unstable steering [one such honcho actually described the 2016 handling as sure and precise! - these people really do seem to exist in country club universe] - is that the car battery is located inside the passenger compartment of the car - specifically, right under the rear seat. The justification for this that the battery won't be subjected to extremes of engine compartment heat and hard, freezing cold. All of that may be true, but I wonder if any consideration was given for the potential for exploding batteries. Additionally, unless the engineers worked out a different solution [not betting on it with American car makers], the electric cables now have to run under the car, from back to front. If so, then those cables will be exposed to water, salt, snow, and everything else to which the underbody of a car's exposed. Since the car reviewers haven't mentioned the issue of steering stability [they mostly only say good things about every car they test, and rarely address issues such as reliability], and the public hasn't made any complaints, it's unlikely that GM will make any positive improvements to their electronic power steering designs any time soon. Indeed, they may even be going backwards in that regard. I'd previously driven a 2015 Cruze Premier. The steering had the many of the same issues as the new model does, but not as much. It seemed a bit more stable. With the new model having even more insecure steering than the one it replaces, it seems clear that GM's attention is focused elsewhere.
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