Got one of these. Definitely has its flaws, but at 107,000 miles, she's still ticking along smooth and strong. Had to change the AC compressor. If you don't keep up with maintenance though it's real easy to kill the engine.

My sister in law got a 2013 Cruze from a friend who had to put his mom in a nursing home.In March of 2020 when we gave it to my daughter it only had 33,000 miles on it.So far in just over a year having it the car has been trouble free.4 new tires and new wiper blades and that’s it.Keep my fingers crossed!

I bought a 2012 Cruze this morning with 196k miles. It has a fully overhauled engine, new turbo and new gaskets all around. I spend 3 hours cleaning it with a DIY cleaning solution. What a difference. The interior looks great now. Tomorrow is oil-change day. I was amazed to get 45-50 mpg on flat land at 58-59 mph. So far I am loving this and I am trying to learn as much as I can about the Cruze. This is my daughter's first official car.

I’ve driven my 2014 Chevy Cruze for the last 6 years. I’m a Chevy dealer technician so I do the work myself with all of GM’s bulletins, engineering information, and service information at my disposal. Never broken down or had serious issues, just oil/coolant leaks and preventive maintenance. Front crank oil seal, valve cover, and intake manifold (pcv valve internal to manifold failure causes front seal and valve cover diaphragm to blow out), oil cooler seals (cooler is fully serviceable), camshaft actuator solenoid seals, front cover gasket, oil pan reseal (sealant) were all oil leaks that I fixed. Coolant reservoir, both turbo coolant pipes (replace both at the same time), water pump, water outlet housing (what this guy called the thermostat housing-he’s wrong, thermostat attaches to the after pump), and coolant reservoir all leaked coolant, all fixed. No suspension, no brakes (yet), no AC, no mechanical engine or transmission failure. The Cruze can be a great car if you are good to it. I’ll take this thing across the country and back with no worries!

Great info ! Just finished replacing the water pump on my daughters car last night, now waiting for the rest to go wrong ! Hoping it won’t be for a few months/ years.

I’d love to see an update on the tandem axle F-150 and on the Excursion

Hello, thanks, for this helpful video for getting a gist of concerns to take into consideration while in custody of a Cruze. Having an intermittant stall issue, and coolant was level was low. While it was hot, I removed the coolant resevoir cap. With each rotation of the cap, coolant started bubbling. The coolant level decreased proportionately, as the air bubbles escaped. The resevoir was refilled with a 50/50 mixture of OEM coolant and distilled water. Stalling persisted, so two weeks later double checked oil level because the engine oil monitor indicated 55% remaining, but it was reading the level in the oil pan instead of the level indicated from the oil dipstick. Two quarts of oil was added to the engine.

They just did a recall on several items. If it’s under 120k miles they’ll take care of it. I got a new turbo, water pump, engine cover and who knows what else. It feels brand new again. ❤️

the Holden Cruze hatchbacks are made in Melbourne Australia, apart from routine changes of the plastic water outlet its been sweet and smooth driving.

What I really like from the cruze even these had several years .They still running smoothly

I appreciate your honesty. I'm buying one tomorrow, a 2015 LT.I'm glad that the salesman allowed me to take the car to my mechanic for a diagnostic before buying it. The water pump and the thermostat are being replaced at no cost to me. I could smell that antifreeze fishy smell.

Have a sonic with the same 1.4L engine. Agree with several of the items you pointed out. Another problem is the diaphragm on the top of the valve cover. This 50-cent part is not replaceable so when it breaks (frequently) you, need to replace the whole cover. Also, early in the vehicle years when removing the spark plugs, if you tore the cheap 50-cent rubber boots, GM did not sell them separately so the only way to replace them was to buy a new $100+ coil pack. Aftermarket boots are now available. Other than that, its been a good engine for me.

good to see u back

That's why when I bought my 2018 Chevy Sonic RS I drove over 2 hrs to get one of the last ones left with the 1.8L. All the 2019s/2020s have that little troublesome 1.4L.

would you mind getting me the service bulletin for the front crank seal as ive already replaced it but was wondering if i happen to have one of the ones where that would be a problem

Have a 2014 RS LTZ and have had zero issues with it. Absolutely love it.

You forgot about to mention the PCV issues on the 1.4T! Super common for those to fail too.

Sounds like the same engine Vauxhall/Opel used in the UK, they initially came with the wrong oil from the factory and would fail catastrophically in some cases. I had an Astra (150bhp variant) and got bored of having to rev it a lot to get anywhere quickly, the MPG was up to 48 on the motorway but around town as low as 25 which is worse than cars with twice the power easily.

Great video Man love your videos!

The Chevy cruzes milkshake brings all the mechanics to the yard

You mentioned you had a Volkswagen TDI. Do you know what to do to prevent hydra lock? Great review on the Cruz.

So my brother noticed on the highway that when I downshift and floor it I dumped smoke out of my tailpipe and even just idling its dumping a little bit of oil out of it do you think that could be the bearing?

I had a 2011 Cruze ECO 6-spd manual. Got 42 MPG with EVERY tank of gasoline. Think it had the 1.4T engine. Had very adequate acceleration. I bought it with about 28k and sold it with about 79k miles. Loved it. Only thing I'd change is I'd like to have the later version with the hatchback. Did I say I loved it?

The diesel was intriguing. Both generations. Even the Eco 1.4t with the manuel was intriguing.

Great video, thanks. I’m having issues with my 2013 Sonic 1.4 turbo. I have a new exhaust manifold with turbo, intake manifold with new PCV hose from turbo to intake, new valve cover and so much crank case pressure at idle, it’s pushing oil past my crank seal. Do you have any ideas on why? Thank you very much.

been having a 3rd to 4th shift issue but not sure what it could be since i may of had low fluid from trans lines leaking filled it back up with amsoil but still has the issue but doesnt do it everytime and its different everytime too.

My coworker had one of these, I think it was a 2012 and it had a problem with the CAT that caused her to get rid of it. Not sure what engine it had but she traded it in on a new Honda Civic. My sister has a 2016 Cruze so first year of the redesign. Not sure how the reliability compares on that generation. I always liked the look of the Cruze, certainly one of the nicer looking compacts especially for it's time.

Hey can you please link the “bulletin “ for the crankcase seal “chirping” thanks

Biggest problem is the cooling system. Higher temps require higher pressures and the two dont mix with plastic cooling system parts. This is getting very common on most vehicles. To much dam plastic.

So 6:31 Means if the oil is all the way up on the stick that that’s a mixture of the coolant and oil is that from the gasket leak or leak in general??? it’s like that on my brothers car. I just checked his oil today in the last few days he scheduled to get a gasket replaced.

Several times you point to the right side of the engine indicating the location of the thermostat housing. FYI: the thermostat housing is on the left just in front of the water pump.

I have a 2012 Cruz and was wondering how much does a engine new or used which ever is best cost

My wife has 2012 LT with 178K we’ve had it for 11 years, I did some work on it sometime back that it improved the power. It feels great driving it but boy it has too many leaking issues. I have replaced most of the parts mentioned in this video. Now got to replace the gasket on the oil filter house for the second time in a year. Very annoying but I still enjoy driving the car when it has no issues

I recently did some work on my 2014 Chevy Cruze to get the "Service Engine Soon" light off. Intially my o2 monitors read NOT READY which was expected, but now a day later my o2 monitors are reading N/A? I thought they read either READY or NOT READY, but never N/A! Does anyone have any suggestions to what the problem is?

I considered a Chevy Cruze when I was looking for a commuter car, but reliability was a concern. Ended up going with a Toyota Corolla.

My Cruze has an oil leak I’m pretty sure it’s the oil feed pipe but the remote start won’t work either I’m not sure if it’s cause there’s a problem around the gas tank but I’ve replaced the seal and I don’t want to drop the whole thing any ideas? I don’t think it’s the maf sensor. (2011)

Long shot, might not get a reply. I'm going to be buying one of these in the year 2016, anything I should personally inspect straight away on it?

Was the cylinder head cracked or just the head gasket blown???

I have a Cruze 2015 has shutdown about 2 times now I used starting fluid and works fine but last time I open the intake and notice oil inside what’s the fix or if that explain the problem

I have a 2013 eco Cruze and I have had a p0420 and I have replaced everything I can think and found online and it still doesn't go away any ideas... I will say what I've done if you need to know

I heard in beginning of video you used to work Chevy dealership. Do you recommend preventive maintenance by adding head gasket sealer or repair to the radiator so it'll repair any kind of leaks in heads due to heads failing too often in these chevy Cruze?

I just looked at a 2011 TL model I think it was for my daughter as her first car. its very clean, with 153k miles. sounds quiet and clean. what should I be looking at here before buying it? she also replaced the thermostat, and changed the belts. at what mileage on these you have to do a good tune/up and what should be changed for the tune/up? thanks for any help or advise.

Ok. Here’s my issue. I have a 2014 Cruze 1.4 turbo. I have smoke coming from the exhaust. Now it really only happens when I first take off and stop and go traffic (not all the time). I have replaced the valve cover, the turbo oil line and one other on the passenger side of the engine. I believe it’s called a camshaft position actuator solenoid valve. Fresh oil change. Coil pack has been replaced also. It seems like it’s lacking power from when I first got it so I’m wondering if the turbo is leaking or going bad. My brother is a mechanic in the Army thinks it could be it. Could you please give me any kind of help or advice? I’m really stressing about this and you seem to know what your talking about. Thank you for any help you can give me.

Thermostat and heater are on the water pump side. Water outlet is on the back side and also leaks.

Brother's girlfriend has a Cruze. Man, that thing has had more problems in the last 6 months. My brother and I both drive Toyotas. It's like night and day.

I bought mine as a rebuilt title car with 53,000 miles on it. I do about 50,000 miles a year and the currently has 197,000 on it

Hi bro, i have a 2012 cruze. There is a noise coming out of the engine and it takes some 5 6 seconds cranking to start. Also the take off is very slow. Your expertise please

Do you know what kind of transmission fluid the 2014 Chevrolet Cruz LT TAKES. MINE IS TOTALLY ON EMPTY.

I have European model with a sluggish 1.6L engine, no turbo. Gets from A to B and is reliable, what more could I ask

I have a problem here in mexico with this car, and when it turns off it starts to do some strange Noisy things, also i did replace the head cover gasket and the intake manifold and that vacuum stuff and still with realenti in a bad condition... Soo i need help

My 2012 broke down on the highway and overheated due to a horrible leak in the coolant hose. Absolutely no coolant at all, all of a sudden

My Cruz is shifting hard and loss of power and already changed the mass air flow sensor and camshaft sensor and didn’t help. Help!!

When I am accelerating above 60 it's dropping the speed UpTo '0'.... Exactly don't know what's the problem....some one is saying, needs to change spark plugs, gear oil..... One mechanic told gear box needs to be repair or fix... Could you guide me please....

My mother bought the Cruze 2011 Lt 1.4 turbo. Everything that was wrong went wrong. This car has been an headache. Cat, turbocharger, Thermostat housing, water pump, plugs coil pack, rad, all water lines, hoses. almost all sensors. Now when she stops at stop sign, apply brake on her automatic, rpm surges a little you can feel it in the seat. Could it be the vacuum brake pump? She spent a lot of money on her car. I have been paying most of the car bills trying to give her pocket book break. when she drives feels like nothing a wrong. Need help please. 139K miles

Where can I buy the shift solenoids ?

I love this. Thank you.

Can you tell me the mileage on this Chevy Cruze when it started with overheating problems? I have a 2014 Chevy Cruze Lt and keep hearing more negative things then pos. Thanks for the video any feedback appreciated

mine has a check engine light on and when I scanned it with an OBD2 diagnostic tool, no fault code was found but my chevy cruze wouldnt start on a first crank and when it does, it dies down after 20 seconds. what could have been the issue??

I have a 2017. Around 61,000 miles stabilitrak is on and running rough. I'm still paying on this stupid car!! Scanner read p0103(?) Anyway it was backfiring on cylinder 1. It was replaced. Then fuel sensor replaced...It's still reading misfire on cylinder 1!!! I've spent over $500 already I'm so overwhelmed!! I wouldn't have mind paying less then $1000 if they got it fixed but now it's going into money I can't afford!! Can you please advice. I need your knowledge Thank you

great info, thanks!

My son just bought one two weeks ago we have a oil leak don’t know where it’s coming from, we just fixed the thermostat housing, now the AC isn’t working when I fill it up is sound like it’s coming out of the compressor

The trans went out on my fiancé’s Cruze @ 96k miles. Right after the 5 year warranty expired.

Did you all ever had a problem wit the timing cover ? I’m driving a 2012

Best thing I did in life was get rid of this car 2 months ago.. nice car. Too many issues

How's the 1.8 non turbo in these long term? They seem "ok" enough on power for me.....

I have a 2014 diesel live in Phx Arizona and only in the hot months june july August months i get codes P095F and and P069E, no issues with driving condition drives fine then when cooler comes come temptures go down below 100 its fine no codes. My front luvers work and were checked by the dealer with the scan tool.

How many miles did this one have?

Hi how can I get my 2015 Chevy Cruze out of alarm mode can I disconnect the alarm

I bought a 2013 1.4L. I was told it had a blown head gasket. I ran a compression test. 110-50-70-90. It cranks, but no start. Cylinders 2&3 were very clean. I saw small droplets of coolant on top of the piston. When I check the oil, it looked relatively clean no milkshake. I was going to replace the head gasket, but the low compression has me concerned. I know with the blown head gasket you do lose compression, but isn’t that compression kind of low for a motor with only 115,000 miles? Engines around here are pretty expensive and most have more miles than mine. The previous owner had changed the Oil regularly and just did timing chain and water pump. I haven’t pulled the head yet to put a straight edge or check it for cracks. The cylinder walls look good. I added a little oil to each cylinder to check the rings. No blowby.

I have 2014 chevy Cruze has 300k km on it and still going strong.

the thermostat is not where you were pointing that is just a water outlet that is also common to leak

Did anyone encountered the limb mode. I had a couple issues with the cruze mine is a 2ltr turbo charged diesel engine which is amazing regarding the power delivery anb all but recently my cruze went on limb mode and thought it might be the output speed sensor fixed it but turns out that it’s not the problem and my mechanic told it will be a gearbox issue and i have repaired my transmission which is on the way rn. So please let me know any face similar issues! Much appreciated and amazing video

My 2016 chevy Cruz is revenge up and down while I am in drive with my foot on the brake. Could anyone tell me what could be wrong

I have a 2014 LT Chevy Cruze the light came on that read T/C what that mean

In Argentina we go these with those old Opel 1.8 NA gas engines, they're decent and reliable

How much did the job cost vs how much is the car is actually worth? Is it worth putting a new engine in something like this?

I had a 2015 with the 1.8 had a engine tick and also shook like crazy at times when it was hot glad it’s gone now cheers from Canada!

What model year is best to buy?

Any advice for the 2017-2019 Chevy Cruze LT’s

Haven’t had any problems with my 2013 LT , 87,000 miles now!

You worked for GM, any common issues with 2008-2012 chevy Malibu? I see those things on the road (and at mechanics) ALL the time!

I can't believe you have to change the engine in a 2015. I had a 2012 focus with a manual trans and the thing was dead reliable. Sold it last year with 120k miles in that whole time all it needed was a $300 cat.

What if the shuts off when I shift into reverse?

My grandfather just got a 2018 Ford F150 Lariat package a couple weeks ago

My 2011 Cruze was fine until about 90k miles then all hell broke loose. It was properly maintained. Cooling system failed. Transmission failed. When the computer failed, I tapped out and traded it in.

My granddaughter has a 2014, 1.4 L, with 177,000.miles on it, all we've had to replace on it is that box with the fuse in it that is attached to the top of the battery ,,and the belt, and of course reg maintenance.

Hello friend, I would love for you to give me your opinion, here in Brazil we have the Chevrolet CRUZE, with an ECOTEC 1.8 engine, I hear many complaints about this engine, such as failure in fuel injectors, causing hydraulic shim, breaking pistons and bending the pistons. connecting rods, another problem is the camshaft pulleys that cause a lot of problems, here in Brazil the components of this engine are very expensive. would you recommend me to buy this car? I have many doubts and would like to hear your opinion, thank you very much !!!

My car is the same as that,and I have no problems,God bless you.

anybody got a source for a new Torsion Bar? Daughter broke hers..... Cant find part number or source , its a 2017

Hello. I would like help in getting a cruze lt 2012 engine in kenya. they are not here

Can I replace that engine with Opel one

So are you located in St. Louis

Screw it lets just LS swap it.

I've had multiple coolant issues. Overheating and hoses exploding, thermostat bad. Dex cool eats hoses and fittings.😒

I think a lot of people buy these expecting them to be Camrys and Corollas. They're not. You can't neglect regular maintenance, and you can't give them hell. You HAVE to baby them to get extended use out of them, and you need to be either good at fixing cars or have enough money to spend on repairs, because you WILL have to fix stuff. Even the most vociferous Cruze defenders will give you a laundry list of things they've had to fix. People who say they've never had any issues are very much the exception, not the rule. I've gotten okay mileage out of mine, but if I wasn't decent at turning a wrench I'd have sunk thousands of dollars into repairs.

Iast year I bought the astra vision here in the UK it is 2015 now has 40.000 miles on it I have just completed 500 miles trip Achieving 66mpg and still having 250 miles left in the tank it has the 1.6 diesel engine with a six speed gearbox also it very Quiet

My coworker tows his 4 wheeler with his 1.8 Cruze no problems pretty frequently. Stout platform!

My 2012 chevy cruze 1.8 LS non turbo that i bought in 2011 with 1 mile have been through some things I flip my car over on one side and still runs to this day all original fix anything from the factory specs I still got the car and runs 220400 miles on it still running at 75 to 100 miles per hour still runs regional block head and bottom end no modification at all, all a regional no after market parts all suspension parts everything a regional top to bottom front to back side to side

I have a 2014 and I had to change my engine at only 13000 miles on it , now my transmission is out smh and my water pump needs to be replace

Leaking vauvle cover fixed that on mine replaced whole thing wasn’t too hard