Delivery stopped on Cruze.

[vztrt]

Holden quarantines Cruze

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2576E2001EFBEC

Faulty fuel hose stalls Holden Cruze sales as GM rushes to fix hot-selling small car

10 March 2010

By RON HAMMERTON

GM HOLDEN has suspended customer deliveries of its successful Cruze small car while it investigates a potential faulty fuel hose that could cause a fuel leak.

The company has confirmed to GoAuto that 2010 model-year 1.8-litre petrol-powered Cruzes in its delivery holding yards and dealer stocks around Australia have been withheld pending the investigation.

It is not yet clear how many cars are affected or if any of the cars have been delivered to customers, but Holden says it will notify customers as soon as possible should action be necessary.

Nor is it clear how long sales will be on hold. Any major delay in deliveries of Holden increasingly important small car will upset the brand's current hot sales streak that saw its sales jump 24 per cent last month.

GoAuto understands that replacement parts for the faulty fuel lines are being rushed to Australia to get stocks moving again.

Holden spokesman Jonathon Rose told GoAuto: “Holden is investigating a potential fuel feed hose condition on a certain range of Cruze MY10 1.8-litre petrol models that could cause a fuel leak.

“A stop-delivery notice was issued to all dealers on Wednesday 3 March to ensure dealers do not retail, deliver or transfer certain MY10 1.8 litre petrol Cruzes until the investigation has been carried out and if necessary, corrective action has been completed.

“No action is required at this time on any MY10 petrol Cruzes that have already been delivered to customers.

“However, safety is always our number one priority so if further action is required we will notify customers as soon as possible.”

Holden dealers have been selling more than 2000 Cruzes a month since the replacement for the Vauxhall-made Astra hit its straps in October last year, giving the company much-needed firepower in the top-selling segment.

Last month, Cruze was the fourth best-selling small car in Australia, out-pointed only by the Mazda3, Toyota Corolla and Hyundai i30.

The Cruze will go into local production at Holden’s Elizabeth plant in South Australia next year. The two-model range will include a facelifted version of the current Cruze sedan and a Holden-designed five-door hatch based on the same platform.

Plans for local production were pushed back six months from the third quarter of this year to March 2011, with Holden saying this schedule meant both the sedan and hatch could be introduced simultaneous.

The local version will gain GM’s latest fuel-efficient 1.4-litre turbo four-cylinder engine, and, potentially, LPG and hybrid powertrains.

The premium engine, which produces 103kW 200Nm in US form, will be sold alongside the naturally aspirated 1.8-litre petrol four-cylinder currently available in the imported Cruze (104kW/176Nm), as well as the VM Motori 2.0-litre diesel rated at 110kW and 320Nm.

[cosmo20btt]

The bit I like is "faulty fuel lines are being rushed to Australia to get stocks moving again" yet the Ad makes it the all Australian Australian, what a rip.

[snappy]

Thats the first i heard or bothered to read there power outputs . I reckon they would be a bit of a slug .
What do the weigh?
An as far as the recall i applaud any company putting safety before there bank balance , i know one company that could learn from there example.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by snappy

Thats the first i heard or bothered to read there power outputs . I reckon they would be a bit of a slug .
What do the weigh?

Bout 1500kg.

[snappy]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Bout 1500kg.

75kw/tonne I have to say they have done a poor job af extracting any power from there motors .

[The Wheel Deal]

Originally Posted by cosmo20btt

The bit I like is "faulty fuel lines are being rushed to Australia to get stocks moving again" yet the Ad makes it the all Australian Australian, what a rip.

I think they've got more to worry about than the origin of their parts if they are rushing in more faulty parts... :

[GS608]

hold on the premium motor barely has anything over the standard jobbie, what a rip, take out 400cc and slap a turbo on and all they can manage is 1 less kw and an extra 24 nm?

[Stoney!]

Great to see Holden being so pro-active on recalling these vehicles so quickley, great work.

Stoney!

[music189]

brother in law needed a new car for the boss had a good look at a few decided on Cruze, best to sit in ,interoir great, etc, then took for a drive brakes great, ride and handled great, but the engine and tranny quote"oh my god how bad did holden get the drive train, its noisy no power and cant decide what gear it wants to be in"

Ended up with lancer hatch back with CVT tranny

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Stoney!

Great to see Holden being so pro-active on recalling these vehicles so quickley, great work.

Stoney!

No car has been recalled yet. Sales have been stopped, so if there is a problem it hasn't been acknowledged by Holden.

Unlike this recall a couple of days ago.
http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/in.../itemId/971575

[au2000]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Bout 1500kg.

& supposedly drink like a fish...i know of someone trying to off load one as her fuel bill has risen a fair bit compared to her older car

[XR Martin]

Diesel is 1500kg, petrol is 1400kg

[snowcone]

I went in to test drive one and they only had the diesel. What a useless thing it was. It was on the governer long before I was ready to change gears. Barely adequate would be my opinion of the power

[Smoke Pursuit]

Ford have stopped Delivering E Gas Falcons too. They are all in lock down.

[Whitey Ford]

Originally Posted by snappy

75kw/tonne I have to say they have done a poor job af extracting any power from there motors .

It's pretty much identical to a Focus in terms of kw/tonne

well, except the XR5T of course :evil3:

[Road_Warrior]

The Cruze will go into local production at Holden’s Elizabeth plant in South Australia next year.

Hmm. If this car is to go into production here next year, surely we would be seeing (or hearing) some signs of plant expansion, tooling being bought, R&D being carried out and money generally being spent to accommodate it??

I smell something a little bit off here...

[prydey]

Originally Posted by vztrt

No car has been recalled yet. Sales have been stopped, so if there is a problem it hasn't been acknowledged by Holden.

yeah, obviously something only affecting the latest batch. workmate was meant to pick his up this week and got told the same story. parts apparently due next week.

if holden hasn't acknowledged it then the dealers have.

[Wally]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

Hmm. If this car is to go into production here next year, surely we would be seeing (or hearing) some signs of plant expansion, tooling being bought, R&D being carried out and money generally being spent to accommodate it??

I smell something a little bit off here...

They are CKD so no R&D req'd.

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

Hmm. If this car is to go into production here next year, surely we would be seeing (or hearing) some signs of plant expansion, tooling being bought, R&D being carried out and money generally being spent to accommodate it??

I smell something a little bit off here...

Agreed, a friend in the know expects more staff cuts @ Elizabeth towards the end of the year and i dare say the Cruze will be a no go or remain built offshore.

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by Wally

They are CKD so no R&D req'd.

Not quite right......

It is not all CKD - only a percentage, there is local content too.

CKD - Completely Knocked Down. All parts come in boxes...

The rear end is designed and tooled up for manufacture here (hatch). There is no other Cruze hatch anywhere. Australia is supposed to be its debut (if it is build here at all).

[falcom]

Originally Posted by XR-CHIEF

hold on the premium motor barely has anything over the standard jobbie, what a rip, take out 400cc and slap a turbo on and all they can manage is 1 less kw and an extra 24 nm?

The torque in the 1.4T is much more usable resulting in a considerable reduction of the 0-100km time of about 1 second and the 1.4T uses about 1l/100km less fuel.

I think these improvements over the 1.8 are quite significant.

The 1.4T or a 2 Litre engine should have been the engine that was released with the Cruze as the 1.8 is definitely a slug.

[aualright]

I still haven't seen this reported anywhere, other than the original article sourced in this thread. Risking sounding like a paranoid Ford man, I am curious as to why? It took a site like CarAdvice a couple of weeks to release the story on the Captiva's steering woes and in the last couple of days their resident Holden man Matt Brogan has 'broken' news on a possible Cruze coupe (based on a couple of throw away lines by Reuss).

Paranoid - maybe. Curious - definitely.

****

[TP351]

Just another reliable Daewoo......... :

[burnz]

Originally Posted by aualright

I still haven't seen this reported anywhere, other than the original article sourced in this thread. Risking sounding like a paranoid Ford man, I am curious as to why? It took a site like CarAdvice a couple of weeks to release the story on the Captiva's steering woes and in the last couple of days their resident Holden man Matt Brogan has 'broken' news on a possible Cruze coupe (based on a couple of throw away lines by Reuss).

Paranoid - maybe. Curious - definitely.

****

the cruze coupe is a chev unit and wont be sold in oz.
we get a mini sports wagon.

[whales]

Maybe just a another Daewoo but I bet Ford wish they sold as many Focus's

[RedHotGT]

Why didn't they think of another name for this car in the first place??

They already had the 'rollerskate' mini suzuki 4wd called the Cruze... 2003-2005 (or thereabouts)...

Surely - with their 'brilliant' marketing guys... they could have come up with another name for 'rubbish daewoo import'??

[vztrt]

Now its a recall

Holden recalls Cruze over fuel leak

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2576E70028E5DC

Leaky fuel hose forces Holden to fix 9000 petrol Cruzes in safety recall

15 March 2010

By RON HAMMERTON

HOLDEN today issued a safety recall on more than 9000 of its petrol-engined Cruze small cars to fix a potential fuel feed hose leak.

The company says it has had reports of 71 such leaks, which it blamed on an incorrectly manufactured hose. No fires have been reported.

As GoAuto reported exclusively last week, Holden quarantined the Korean-made 2010 JG Cruze from sale on March 3 after becoming aware of the issue, ordering all petrol-powered Cruzes in stock to be withdrawn from delivery pending an investigation.

That investigation revealed 9098 vehicles in the affected manufacturing range in Australia, with some of them – possibly two-thirds – making it into customer hands, requiring a safety recall to remedy the problem.

Customers with affected cars reported the strong smell of petrol, loss of power and, in some cases, engine stalling.

The problem also stalled the mass-selling petrol Cruze variants in the showrooms while the fix was organised for cars in stocks held by both dealers and Holden.

Holden spokesman Jonathon Rose said Holden and its dealers were working as quickly as possible to rectify cars in dealer stocks to get them into customer hands – a process that should be well in hand this week.

As well, it was contacting all customers with affected cars and asking them to call their dealer for a vehicle inspection, he said.

“If a customer has any questions regarding this issue, they can contact their Holden Dealer or the Holden Recall and Rework Assistance Centre on 1800 632-826,” he said.

Diesel-powered Cruze models are not affected.

[BGBOSS]

As far as I know fuel line stocks were to arrive in australia on friday and to be distributed to all dealerships today/tomorrow. Oh, I'm a holden tech..

There was also a recall released around the same time to inspect the batteries to test if they can hold an increase in pressure. Havent had the fuel recall yet but there has been about 8 or so stock vehicles that have been grounded at my dealership because of failing the battery recall testing. Aparantly the batteries are on an order-by-requirement basis from holden meaning if your cruze was to fail the battery test, it would be grounded while a new battery was ordered specifically for that vehicle. And expecting a fair few to fail aust. wide, it could be a bit of a wait if stocks were to run low..

[Stoney!]

So once again then I congratulate them for getting on top of thins so quickley.

Stoney!

[vztrt]

Here's the link on the gov website

http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/in.../itemId/973588