2012 Chevrolet Cruze Brakes

I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES ON MY 2012 CHEVY CRUZE. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE I AM HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE STOPPED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY LURCH FORWARD AN INCH. THEN, THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. THIS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE NUMEROUS TIMES. EVENTUALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FAULT SAID THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. I HAD THAT REPLACED. NOW, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT COME ALL THE WAY UP WHEN IT IS LIGHTLY DEPRESSED (LIKE WHEN SLOWING DOWN JUST A LITTLE OR CANCELING THE CRUISE). THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS EITHER HIT THE BRAKES HARD OR PULL THE PEDAL BACK UP. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TSB #PI0928/NHTSA ID #10052020 DISCUSSES THE "LURCHING". TSB #PIC-5862/NHTSA ID #10053904 DOESN'T SAY IT'S FOR CRUZES, BUT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS, IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE, AND WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND DEACTIVATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V36000 (SERVICE BRAKES), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT IN APARTMENT COMPLEX, BRAKE ASSIST FAILED TO ENGAGE HARD TO STOP REQUIRED A LOT OF [UNEXPECTED] PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. ALMOST BACKED INTO NEIGHBORS CAR, COULD HAVE BACKED INTO A CHILD. BRAKES CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN SIMILAR MANNER UNTIL I GOT TO THE STREET.. ISSUE SEEMS TO SIMILAR TO CHEVY CRUZE RECALL FOR 1.4TURBO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR A FAILURE IN WHICH THE VALVE COVER FRACTURED AND CAUSED A LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE COVER. UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT SANK TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V360000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

I WAS TRAVELING APP. 60 MPH DOWN I26 WHEN MY BRAKES COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING A TRANSFER TRUCK DUE TO THE INABILITY TO BRAKE. I'VE SOUGHT RESOLUTION FROM CORPORATE CHEVY ALONG WITH MY LOCAL DEALER WHO SIMPLY TESTED THE BRAKES TO TELL ME THEY ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I DO NOT FEEL SALE IN THE CRUZE. I HAVE CONSTANT ANXIETY WHILE DRIVING. WHO KNOWS WHEN THEY WILL MALFUNCTION AGAIN AND KILL ME AND MY PRECIOUS CHILDREN.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V360000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V360000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT A SAFE AND REASONABLE DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED. I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES, AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP PROPERLY. I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES FIRMLY AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUED NOT TO BRAKE/SLOW PROPERLY AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUED GOING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY STOPPED AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD, CRASHING INTO THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES AND THEY DIDN'T WORK. I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY VEHICLE TOWARDS THE LEFT TRYING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY VEHICLE LEFT AND AVOID CRASHING HEAD ON, BUT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. ALL I CAN SAY IS, MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. I PRESSED ON THEM AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES. (THIS VEHICLE IS MY MOTHER'S CAR. I HAVE DRIVEN IT IN THE PAST AND BRAKES WORKED FINE) *TR

LOSS OF BRAKE ASSIST AT START UP. OCCURED (4) TIMES AFTER RECALL #12213 WAS PERFORMED BY DEALER. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCURRENCES THE BRAKES FROM MY 2012 CHEVY CRUZE HAVE FAILED TO WORK. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN BACKING UP. THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS REALLY HARD AND YOU REALLY NEED TO PUSH HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WILL NOT ALWAYS STOP. I HAVE NOTICED IT THE AC IS RUNNING THIS WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME I BACK UP. I HAVE HAD MANY INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS OR OBJECTS. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I USUALLY HAVE MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS CHECKED OUT. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE VACUUM SWITCH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND THERE WOULD BE A $100 CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS STILL COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL EXPERIENCING POOR BRAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A VERY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SHOE KIT AND REAR PASSENGER BRAKE DRUM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,765.

SIMILAR ISSUE TO THE PREVIOUS BRAKE RECALL TO WHICH REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE MONTHS PRIOR TO THESE INCIDENTS. THE BRAKE PEDDLE ON THE CAR WOULD BECOME MUCH HARDER THAN ANTICIPATED MULTIPLE TIMES, MOSTLY WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE OR REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT, HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS AT LOW SPEEDS, OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL THAT REPLACED THE MICROSWITCH IN THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM PIPE ASSEMBLY. RATHER THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOST HOSE ASSEMBLY, CLAIMING THAT WAS WHERE THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM AND HAD NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE MICROSWITCH EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL WAS FOR VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V360000 (SERVICE, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,340.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND AS I PUSHED ON MY BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND MANEUVER OUT OF THE GARAGE I REALIZED THE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN AND THE CAR KEPT GOING IN REVERSE WITH NO WAY OF STOPPING IT! THERE WAS NO GIVE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL, IT WAS AS IF IT WAS LOCKED UP. I ROLLED BACKWARD SEVERAL FEET WHILE STILL PUSHING ON THE BRAKE AND EVENTUALLY THE PEDAL WENT DOWN AND THE CAR STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, BUT I THOUGHT, AT THE TIME, I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING SILLY LIKE HIT THE FLOORBOARD WITH MY FOOT . I NOW REALIZE THIS COULD BE A REAL HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE BRAKES SOME MONTHS AGO AND I TOOK MY CAR INTO TO HAVE IT DONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE CHEVROLET FIXED MY RECALL. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING!! *TR

MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR. ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF SERVICE ISSUES AND DOWN TIME IN THE SHOP, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF A DISAPPOINTMENT. SHE NOW HAS A BRAKING ISSUE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN OCTOBER OF 2013 (12213). SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 15-20 MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN DEPRESSED. SHE THEN HAD TO PUSH AGAIN, THIS TIME HARDER AND BARELY MISSED A CAR IN FRONT OF HER, THUS FREAKING HER OUT COMPLETELY. NOW SHE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN AS SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND WITHOUT ANY SECONDARY NOTICE SAYING THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, THEY HAD THEM IN HOUSE... REALLY? DOES THIS TAKE A FATALITY FOR G.M TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND BE ON TOP OF THEIR BUSINESS? UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR INCREASING THE TIME AND DISTANCE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A FAULTY BRAKE MICROSWITCH (GM PART # 13460776)THAT WAS ALREADY REPLACED UNDER GM RECALL #12213 ON MARCH 20,2014.THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SWITCH AGAIN AND CLAIM THE BRAKES WERE NOW "WORKING AS DESIGNED". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILED WHILE REVERSING. THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO MONTHS SINCE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V360000( SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES BEFORE THEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,815.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V360000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDITIONAL FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP VEHICLE. BARELY STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD. SECOND INCIDENT. FIRST INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2-3 WEEKS AGO WHEN BACKING UP IN DRIVEWAY. *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL IN OCTOBER 2013 (RECALL 12213). PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AS OF MARCH 2014. *TR

I OWN A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE LTZ. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW IN MARCH 2012. RECENTLY, THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM HAS STARTED TO OCCUR WITH SOME FREQUENCY. WHILE BACKUP UP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL. AFTER PUSHING THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS. THE BRAKES FUNCTION FINE WHEN DRIVING FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL MINUTES, OR EVEN LONGER SUCH AS OVERNIGHT. TODAY, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS UNABLE TO REPEAT THE BRAKING PROBLEM. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THEY WOULD RESEARCH ANY RECENT BULLETINS AND CALL ME BACK. *TR

BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING NOISE ONLY 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. CAR DOESN'T HAVE SIGNIFICANT MILEAGE FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE .THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE REAR WHEELS EMITTED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

UPON BACKING DOWN DRIVEWAY, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP PRESSURE WAS LOST. IT TOOK AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL EFFORT TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ADEQUATELY ENOUGH TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. UPON SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, PEDAL PRESSURE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO NORMAL. WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT OUR 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE ECO IS INCLUDED IN RECENT BRAKE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP OR DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.