Chevy Cruise Recalled for Improperly Fastened Steering Wheels

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2,500 Chevy Cruze sedans recalled for "improperly fastened" steering wheels

Chevrolet has reportedly issued a recall of 2,100 of its Cruze compact car in the U.S. and 400 units in Canada after one car was found to have an improperly attached steering wheel. While the defect sounds terrifying, Chevrolet says the mishap hasn't caused an accident or any injuries.

According to The Detroit News, Chevy is confident that only one car had the issue, and the recall is a precautionary measure. According to the story, Chevy says it inspected more than 2,000 vehicles at the plant where the defective Cruze was built and several hundred more at dealerships and didn't find any with a similar fault.

Those affected by the recall will be asked to take their Cruze in to the dealership to be inspected for the fault, which will be repaired for free if a problem is found.

 

[KennyGS]

Ahahahaha. I beat the snot... I mean drove a new one for two days while the vette was in the dealer.

I thought the interior was ok, and that it rode nice. The engine/drivetrain totally blew though.

 

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like the way it shifted/selected gears....or what was bad on it? I've not driven one, so I'm curious.

 

[KennyGS]

Yeah, it was an auto... between the turbo lag and deciding which gear it should be in. Really bad, and witnessed it in the first mile of driving too.

 

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Recall Update

General Motors is recalling 154,112(!) Cruze models to ensure proper installation of the intermediate steering shaft covers. Automatic transmission-equipped models will also be checked for proper installation of the transmission shift linkage.

Beyond the Cruze recall, GM has also issued a pair of smaller actions. The automaker is recalling 8,723 examples of the 2011 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans for potential brake leaks. Also being recalled are 6,303 2011 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon models that are suspected to have a windshield wiper nut that wasn't tightened to specification during the build process. None of the vehicles in this batch of recalls are reportedly responsible for any accidents as a result of the defects.

 

[KennyGS]

Well handled by GM.