[melusine]

Hi,

So we bought this 2011 Eco cruze new......4.5 years later (driven regularly for 4) and at about 105,000 miles or so (out of warranty now)
After doing all the recalls over that time and fixing numerous smaller things....
I decide to loan the car to my in-laws for a few months while my reservist husband is in deployment..... thinking of helping them out, giving them a favor while they are visiting from out of state.

In the first month.... they get the car checked (just to make sure all is ok since they are driving their baby boy (who is nothing short from a miracle, being alive and well when being born at 23 weeks and 5 days) anyway.... brake pads were low and one of the rotor had to be changed.....ok, it's basic maintenance... changing the brake and the rotor that needed it, oil change.
The following week...... they loose braking power.....change the vaccum switch thing and the other part that goes with it (I don't remember the name).... car's computer is replaced as well following the latest recall
The following week..... issues with the transmission.... replace 2 components.....
Then, it worked..... 2 weeks
And yesterday.....the brakes are gone....again....

Not only are they now scared to drive it..... The car doesn't feel safe to me either, it is 2 hours away and I am not talking of the financial drain it is to have to fix all of it (and it's still going)......

Does anyone still have these issues despite the recalls ? (or are we the lucky ones)

 

[melusine]

The 2013 recall regarding the brakes have been done in 2013 or 2014
The car has been checked regularly.

I know I experienced myself and before the recent fixes
hard pedal going backward (on a cold engine) and braking maybe at 5% of what it should be... (And then goes fine when going forward)

For the most recent ones, I'll dig more details

 

[melusine]

They took it to the Chevy dealer to do the last recall (something to do about the computer that got replaced) and do a general check since it has not been driven for 2 months and one of the condition in me letting them borrowing the car was to take care of repairs if it were to break down.
Which is why I paid for the myriad of repairs, since problems were from the start.
We live in SoCal brian....I may consider when my husband comes back from deployment.

The last news I have on the last brake issue
- going backward in the afternoon (but not driven since the day before), relatively cold (socal) day
- pedal went to the floor, no resistance
- Going down on a shared driveway, he said there was no weight left on the emergency brake
The driver put it into drive to avoid hitting a couple of very expensive cars belonging to the neighbor !

If that can help....
It will be checked on tuesday.

 

[melusine]

Great ! Thank you for the tip ! I will pass it along.

 

[melusine]

Alright.....
Apparently, next step is changing the vacuum....$590 at the dealership / $460 at trusted mechanic