NAPLES — Engine fires are forcing General Motors to recall the Chevy Cruze, a popular model that has helped GM win back small-car buyers.
The recall covers 475,000 vehicles made from September 2010 through May 2012.
The fires can break out when fluids drip onto a hot plastic shield below the engine. The problem occurs mainly when oil is spilled and not properly cleaned up during oil changes, General Motors said Friday.
The company knows of 30 fires caused by the problem, but no injuries have been reported, spokesman Alan Adler said.
GM will notify owners starting July 11 about when to bring cars to local dealers for repairs, which are free and should take about 30 minutes. Dealers will fix the problem by cutting the plastic shield to let the fluids drain to the pavement, GM said.
Bob Taylor Chevrolet in Collier County has likely received the recall notice but the service manager wasn't available to provide an estimate of how many local customers might be affected, said Rodney Nettles, general manager of the dealership on Airport-Pulling Road.
"I'm sure we have. It's pretty normal stuff," he said, adding: "It's been a great model."
Officials at Victory Layne Chevrolet in Fort Myers couldn't be reached.
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Comments » 10
JunkYardDog_1 (Inactive) writes:
All the GM jobs are in China. They love their Buick's.
Thanks Obama
wonderful (Inactive) writes:
Be sure to check out the new Chevy Torch, eh?
JunkYardDog_1 (Inactive) writes:
This story removed by NDN after an hour and a half. I wonder why?
Sick writes:
You get what you pay for.
One day they will learn to work harder and be able to buy quality items in life.
KennyR (Inactive) writes:
It pleases me to see Obama bring back the old Москвич cars. He's even staying true to the original with next to no quality control.
brianfl writes:
Way to jump on the American auto industry bashing NDN. We all know the true ecomentalist liberals want the American car companies to fail because they make pickups, big SUVs, and think they made a deal with big oil. They all want us to drive a Toyota Prius.
brianfl writes:
"The fires can break out when fluids drip onto a hot plastic shield below the engine. The problem occurs mainly when oil is spilled and not properly cleaned up during oil changes"
Sounds like it's people who are changing the oil are the problem.
brianfl writes:
Are your source for this fact is?
brianfl writes:
You mean a European car? The cars that you can only lease because you can't own one after the warranty has run out.
Beachglow writes:
Why can't they build quality so we don't have to go through this? This is the kind of thing that made people buy foreign cars to begin with, lack of quality of American made cars.
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