Chevy Cruze 1.4L sale halt

[FastEddie]

Chevy halts sales on 1.4L Chevy Cruze- are we affected?
GM halts most Chevy Cruze sales - Mar. 28, 2014

 

[Missionary]

Well that's interesting. Definitely something to be followed up on.

 

[Scot]

I doubt it.

 

[cndctrdj]

wonder why

 

[Barnold]

Same drivetrain right?

 

[Blue Moon Sonic]

Guess we will find out eventually. Still concerns me as to why they would halt the sales of only the 1.4 and not both the 1.4 and 1.8. Would this also affect sonic sales since both the cruze and the sonic are similar? They do share a lot of the same parts and are interchangeable.

 

[Nimda]

Love Chevy and GM but the Cobalt thing was pretty ridiculous. A whole decade and no action was taken place? The Cruze did repalce the Cobalt so maybe they're just being really cautious... 10 years later.. lol.... Still doesn't explain why only the turbocharged engines though.

 

[rodslinger]

Guess we will find out eventually. Still concerns me as to why they would halt the sales of only the 1.4 and not both the 1.4 and 1.8. Would this also affect sonic sales since both the cruze and the sonic are similar? They do share a lot of the same parts and are interchangeable.

Could be any number of things. Emissions calibration specific to the Cruze, transmission calibration. Maybe they just went out with the wrong oil or oil level. Will have to wait and see.

 

[Scot]

If people would stop to think about how many individual parts a car is made up of, and that there are "non-drivetrain" parts related to the 1.4L that are not in the 1.8L cars. A car is one of the most complex systems we use and take completely for granted.

 

[Lazza]

Although certainly worth keeping an eye out I suspect the problem has to do with some sort of manufacturing related hiccup specific to the Cruze. GM simply wants to stay ahead of the curve to ensure potentially problem cars aren't sold.

And remember the Buick Encore, which also uses the 1.4L, is not affected.


_Lazza

 

[vento]

The sales halt is only effecting vehicles in the last 60 day production run, I think its right around 7000 cars. Someone probably missed a QA step on the line and now they are being hyper cautious due to the Cobalt recall.

 

[Blue Moon Sonic]

Well at least GM is taking precautions about potential issues.

 

[laborsmith]

Given what Scot said, we know the turbo Cruze has some plumbing not the same as the turbo Sonic. But we probably won't know what until the recall letters go out.

We still have not been told why the 2012 turbo Sonic LTZ start of production was delayed while the turbo Sonic LT versions were rolling off the line AND why the automatic equipped 2013 Sonic RS started production about two weeks before the manual.


Laborsmith

 

[ahtoxa]

The article says:

models with the 1.4-liter turbo engine, the most popular version of the compact car.

I mostly see 1.8 Cruzes, at least around here. I've always figured that the 1.8, like the Sonic, was the most popular option.

Is that not the case?

 

[ChrisJ]

The article says:



I mostly see 1.8 Cruzes, at least around here. I've always figured that the 1.8, like the Sonic, was the most popular option.

Is that not the case?

How can you tell?
The Cruze doesn't have a turbo badge like the Sonic for some retarded reason.

 

[ahtoxa]

Didn't know that. I thought that the 1.4T was only in the ECO package, which has the ECO badge.

 

[Nimda]

When buying the Cruze at a Chevy dealership you can ask for them to put a turbo emblem on at no extra charge. If you missed out on that just order one.. they're like $3...

 

[sx sonic]

Everybody panic, make noise, and buy a Kia now before your Cruze/Sonic blows up destroying the entire world

 

[ShadowRS]

On the cruze, it's much more difficult to tell if it has the 1.8 or 1.4. And of course the 1.4 would sell more, it's the better engine.

 

[SuperFudd]

Motor Trend's version:

GM Issues Stop-Sale on 2013-2014 Chevrolet Cruze, Won't Say Why