I am a GM technician and performed one of the Cruze engine cover recalls today. It is a simple process that only takes about half an hour to fix. The chances that any fluids caught on top of this engine guard during routine maintenance catching fire are slim to none. However, Chevrolet is being a responsible company and issuing the recall to ensure their vehicles are as safe as possible.

     It seems with every recall a car company announces,  the same, uninformed panic arises.  I ask that the American public not be such "sheep" and blindly believe that if they drive a Cruze, it will explode. Stop, for a moment, and think. Think for yourself and use logic and reason. (Proper grammar wouldn't hurt either after reviewing some of the previous posts.)

     Yes, people die in cars. Yes, accidents happen. And, yes, sometimes it is due to faulty craftsmanship. But DO NOT, under any circumstances, paint any American (or foreign, for that matter) car company as some huge monster determined to sacrifice safety for profits. I'm not a huge fan of corporate giants, but as a GM technician, I can tell you with confidence that GM is continually striving to be the best, safest cars on the road.  If you believe there should be zero risk involved in getting in a 2 ton machine capable of high speed and piloting that machine near other vehicles of the same or greater weight, then you should probably stop going out all together, wrap yourself in bubble tape, and sit in a saferoom for the rest of your life. There is no way to eliminate ALL risk. Seriously people, THINK. The chances of a Cruze explosion are very slim. GM is not happy with "very slim" and does not want ANY fire risk. So they are doing the right thing.  Accept this for what it is: a car company doing the right thing. Nothing more, nothing less.

Hey, Kat, last time I looked, Chevrolet did not have to be called before the US Congress before they'd admit to problems with their vehicles, like Toyota did!  Chevy just 'man's-up' and fixes things, without their officers having to be threatened with prison first.   

Well when you know how any of them are built you will buy something else..... when they have to go from development to production in under a year its hard to determine oil collecting in a belly pan would cause a fire.....

However any college educated engineer should know this when they are building a vehicle. Just like the morons who designed the 2000 cavillier dash where you have to remove 14 screws the dash cover and side panels just to swap a radio. I am a firm believer that any engineer designing automobiles should be required to actually work on them for 2 years BEFORE designing a single part.

Remember the old S-10 blazer and pick up with the remote oil filter on the fender? only way to change them was to dump the entire contents of oil all over the fender. Of course this was the only body panel that never rusted out either. Another engineering marvel!

I still buy GM because when they do have an issue its not a major one and usually easily fixed! Not like the New Ford Explorer that had to have the entire radio, radio harness and sync system replaced in order to work.... sometimes too much technical BS is only going to leat to more issues.