Civilians and civilian cars disappear. [+ possible workaround]

[Stuntman944]

This needs a patch ASAP. There are no civilians or civilian vehicles. Only faction members and faction cars. Why is this? It's ruined my whole game. Now I need to restart. > I spent $60 dollars and now this happens! I love this game, but this is a major game problem. It ruins everything. I hope they fix it.

Anybody else having this issue?

P.S. I'm on Xbox 360. But it appears it's happening to other people on other consoles. No console wars please. I just thought I'd let you know...

---------
mod edit ( so that people don't have to look for the "workaround" bit
Temp. workaround:

Originally Posted by Eidos Support

Try starting a mission or race etc then quitting it afterward? Generally a mission, race or "task" reloads the area which should also include pedestrian and enemy populations. Please let us know if this makes any change.