CarComplaints.com Notes: In many ways, the 2012 Cruze continues the legacy of its predecessor. It's a legacy of sluggish transmissions and coolant leaks, but it's still a legacy.
On the flip-side, there's more concerns about brake problems.
However, there were far more Cruze vehicles sold for the 2012 model year so we'll give it our "Beware of this Clunker" badge rather than the "Avoid Like the Plague."
I just had the recall done on my 2012 Cruze for a micro-switch replacement on the brakes. I had the tires rotated and oil changed at the same time. Now I have a vibration under the gas pedal and the brake, that were never there before, and you can hear the tires on the road now...when you go to stop and get down to 22 - 23mph, you can hear the brakes on the tires and hear the tires squall on the road like I'm driving some diesel truck. The noise from the front tires are so loud inside the car even when the windows are up it gives me a headache every time I drive it. I didn't have this squealing problem till they fixed the recall and the tires rotated. I have plenty of tread on the tires, so it has to be something in the brakes or on the car. I'm so disgusted with this Cruze, I hate driving it now. I'll never buy another one.
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I just had the recall done on my 2012 Cruze for a micro-switch replacement on the brakes. I had the tires rotated and oil changed at the same time. Now I have a vibration under the gas pedal and the brake, that were never there before, and you can hear the tires on the road now...when you go to stop and get down to 22 - 23mph, you can hear the brakes on the tires and hear the tires squall on the road like I'm driving some diesel truck. The noise from the front tires are so loud inside the car even when the windows are up it gives me a headache every time I drive it. I didn't have this squealing problem till they fixed the recall and the tires rotated. I have plenty of tread on the tires, so it has to be something in the brakes or on the car. I'm so disgusted with this Cruze, I hate driving it now. I'll never buy another one.
- Denise P., Imperial, MO, US