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2013 Chevrolet Cruze power train problems

112 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze19% of all complaints for this model year.

112
Power Train complaints
19%
share of all complaints
43,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I own 3 Chevy Cruze, a 2012, 2013 and 2016. They all partial power down or decelerate while driving. The local Chevy dealers has no recalls for this issue or any other for that matter. Please advise

    filed Jun 7, 2024

  • Coming home from grocery shopping the night of Sept 3, 2023 the radio kept turning off then coming back on. I was on the highway about 20miles from home radio still turning on and off about every 5mins (go black/blank then light back up) and I had felt when i would accelerate it would as I would…

    filed Sep 4, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Cruze years

YearReportsShare
2019 Cruze630%
2018 Cruze2321%
2017 Cruze3919%
2016 Cruze3113%
2015 Cruze3715%
2014 Cruze9514%
2012 Cruze13716%
2011 Cruze19326%
Cruze power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.