Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Chevrolet Cruze has 124 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
124
Complaints
0
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Had a 3-5-R wave plate failure. Symptoms started at around 87,000 miles. Bouncing/jerking when put i... |
| Dec 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Car started jerking when put in reverse and slams hard into 5th gear only. Taken to transmission sho... |
| Jul 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | My car keeps telling me my trunk is open then it dings constantly going back and forth from tire mon... |
| Mar 4, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Internal transmission failure Just started with the transmission coolant line coming off on the int... |
| Nov 14, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | feel like it downshift first really fast before going in 5 th gear. Feel like you’re going to fly ou... |
| Aug 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at u... |
| Aug 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Car started blowing out white smoke and tranny fluide out tailpipe and then loosing power as inside ... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there w... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The cars turbo system fails. This causes a loss of power when accelerating. Pulling out into traff... |
| May 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Clutch pedal began sinking down to the floor with little to no resistance, car would have trouble sh... |
| May 19, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | It keeps running pot. And it also needs any houses now and I have done replaced the thermostat and t... |
| May 10, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission is a known issue, so much so they issued a service bulletin. The transmission will... |
| Jan 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEAR OUT OF PARK... |
| Dec 27, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | LOSE OF COOLANT. ENGINE HOT. NOT IN MOTION |
| Nov 21, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AT ANAHEIM AUTO HUB LAST JUNE 6, 2020 FOR MY DAUGHTER. COUPLE MONTHS LATER ... |
| Sep 16, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN I WENT TO REVERSE IT IT WOULD NOT REVERSE, THEN AFTER GETTING IT REVERSE... |
| Aug 14, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | AT 91,000+/- MILES THE TRANSMISSION INTERIOR BROKE INTO MULTIPLE PIECES WHILE DRIVING IT HOME FROM T... |
| Aug 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I have filed a complaint 2 other times on my car from the power train to the electrical and now my r... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | RIGHT FRONT AXLE MAKING NOISE FOR A WHILE NOW IT IS LEAKING. IS THIS RELATED TO THE OTHE CHEVY AXLE ... |
| Dec 28, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE CAR IS DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND CAR WAS UNABLE TO ACCEL... |