Chevrolet Cruze (2011-2012): Service brakes, hydraulic
Recall 13V360000 · Aug 15, 2013 · General Motors LLC
292,879
vehicles affected
292,879
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V360000
- Date
- Aug 15, 2013
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 292,879
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, hydraulic > Power assist
- Model years
- 2011-2012
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles equipped with 1.4L DOHC gasoline turbo engines and 6T40 front wheel drive automatic transmissions and equipped with an electric vacuum pump to provide supplemental vacuum for brake assist, when needed. In the affected vehicles, the pump may not activate, resulting in an intermittent reduction or loss of brake assist.
What can happen
A loss of braking assistance will require extra pedal force and/or distance to bring the vehicle to a stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace a microswitch in the power brake vacuum pipe assembly, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. GM's recall number is 12213.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V360000?
1 model: Chevrolet Cruze (2011-2012), about 292,879 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V360000?
General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace a microswitch in the power brake vacuum pipe assembly, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. GM's recall number is 12213.
What can happen?
A loss of braking assistance will require extra pedal force and/or distance to bring the vehicle to a stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.