What 698 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

WHEN THE CAR IS IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY BEGIN TO START. SOMETIMES, IF THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TOUCHES THE OPENING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH THE CAR ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO START. I THINK IT'S A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH.

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WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY EXITING THE OFFRAMP THAT CURVES TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IT LOCKED UP AND THE STEREO TURNED OFF. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. I APPLIED MY BRAKE, TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKE THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED BRIEFLY THEN LOCKED AGAIN. THEN A YELLOW ⚠️ WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND MY CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE STEREO POWERED ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE YELLOW WARNING ⚠️ LIGHT TURNED OFF. I CONTINUED TO TRAVEL ANOTHER 1.5-2 MILES MORE TO MY HOME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME A GREEN DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING. I PARKED MY CAR AT THAT POINT. I AM CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR REPAIR. THE REASON WHY I AM FILING A COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE OF THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION. IT PUT MY LIFE AND OTHER DRIVERS LIFE IS AT STAKE. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE WAY FOR A VEHICLE TO FUNCTION. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME I'VE HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. IN OCTOBER 2018 AFTER DRIVING TO MAMMOTH CALIFORNIA MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETHING SIMILAR TO A STALL OUT.

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WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND NO ONE IN THE CAR AND THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION THE CAR CONTINUALLY TRIES TO START BY ITSELF. THE CAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A REMOTE START.

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STABILTRAK WARNING COMES ON AND MAKES CAR RUN HORRIBLE. HAD TO REPLACE TURBO TWICE NOW ONLY HAS 109,000 MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS TICKED BAD. CAR ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE FROM A SENSOR. IT MELTED IT IN HALF.

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I HAVE A 2014 CHEVY CRUZE (1.4L TURBO). I TURN MY CAR OFF AND IT DOESNT MATTER IF I REMOVE THE KEY OR NOT MY CAR WILL TRY TO START ITSELF. WHEN THIS STARTED MY CAR STARTED RUNNING REALLY BAD. IT IDLES IRREGULAR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON GIVING ME CODES FOR THINGS LIKE FUEL INJECTORS AND 02 CENSORED AND MAP CENSORS ALSO THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THESE ALONG WITH A CLEAN AIR FILTER AND THE IDLE TENSION PULLEY IT STARTED SQUEAKING. THIS FIXED NONE OF THE ISSUES. CODES ARE STILL COMING UP FOR PARTS THAT'S REPLACED. I'M PAYING ON A VEHICLE THAT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

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THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY STICK HALF WAY UP THE WINDSHIELD WHEN TURNED ON, AND ALSO HAPPEN AS SOON AS I WOULD TURN THE CAR ON. WAS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND HAD TO PULL OVER MULTIPLE TIMES TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD.

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WHEN I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION MY CAR TRIED TO START ITSELF...IT NOW DOES IT FREQUENTLY

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WHEN I PARK MY CAR AND IF I LEAVE THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION IT STARTS ITSELF I CANT GET A VIDEO I TRIED BUT I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GONNA DO IT IT STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT'S DOING IT ALOT MORE

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CAT WAS SPUTTERING AND STALLING AFTER I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND AIR FILTERS CHECKED. I GOT IT DIAGNOSED AND THE CODES GIVEN WERE P1101 P0299 P0171 P0106 I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT WHEN I NOTICED SOME SQUEALING OR WHIRRING UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE IS LIKE ... MOVING

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WHEN IDLING THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE SMALL FLUCTUATIONS IN RPM THAT MAKE THE CAR FEEL LIKE IT WILL STALL. WHILE DRIVING THE WARNING SIGNS OF "SERVICE STABILI TRAK" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ONTO THE DISPLAY ON THE DASH. "BATTERY SAVER MODE" HAS ALSO APPEARED BEFORE. ONCE ALL OF THE CAR LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRONIC PORTIONS OF THE VEHICLE ALL SHUT OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED INCLUDING POWER STEERING ABILITY. HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR AS WELL AS THE ENGINE REPLACED AT MENIKIEE AND THE ISSUE IS STILL PERSISTING.

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MY 2014 CRUZE HAS A TURBO IN IT TO MAKE IT "ECO" - I.E., RELY ON TURBO FOR BOOST WHEN MORE POWER IS NEEDED RATHER THAN USING MORE GAS. MY CRUZE ENTERED "LIMP MODE" IN JULY WITH 54,000 MILES ON IT. THE TURBO FAILED TO WORK WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR WITH HIGH RPM TO KEEP FREEWAY SPEED. WHEN DIAG BOX WAS LATER PLUGGED IN, THE CODE CAME BACK AS "P0299" - TURBO UNDERBOOST. I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR (CODE CAME BACK) AND SOLENOID (CODE BACK AGAIN) AS THEY CAME UP OFTEN IN RESEARCH WHEN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION. TURBO WORKED FINE FOR A MONTH AND THEN QUIT AGAIN WITH THE SAME CODE AND MY CAR IN LIMP MODE AGAIN. I FILED A COMPLAINT THROUGH GM AND THEY MANAGED TO GET THE PART THAT WAS BACKORDERED INDEFINITELY DUE TO FACTORY WORKERS BEING ON STRIKE. APPARENTLY, GM CUT THEIR HEALTHCARE OVERNIGHT. I'D STRIKE TOO. THE SERVICE PRINTOUT I RECEIVED AFTER REPLACEMENT STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TURBO: "INSPECTED FOR OIL INTRUSION, NONE FOUND WASTEGATE SOLENOID CONNECTOR MISSING RETAINER - DOES NOT AFFECT FUNCTION. BYPASS VALVE OPENS AND CLOSES WHEN COMMANDED. NO AIR INDUCTION RESTRICTION FOUND. RECOMMEND TURBO FOR FAILED BOOST COTROL TEST" THIS SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A FAULTY PART, AND AN EXPENSIVE ONE AT $1,501.86, THAT I PAID FOR BUT DID NOT BREAK. NOT TO MENTION THE SENSOR AND SOLENOID REPLACED PRIOR. MY CAR IS "FIXED", AND RUNS, BUT THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE IN GENERAL, AND THE TURBO SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT FUTURE DANGER FOR OTHERS. I ALSO THINK IT'S BS THAT I'VE HAD TO PAY A MONTH'S RENT FOR A PART THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED AT ONLY 54,000 MILES. I WILL NOT BE KEEPING THIS CAR AND PAYING ANOTHER MONTH'S RENT IN A YEAR. I WILL ALSO NOT BE DOING BUSINESS WITH ANY GM MANUFACTURER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO QUINCY CHEVROLET (2039 WEST JEFFERSON ST, QUINCY, FL), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5538517686. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

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FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY CUT OFF, AND THEN COME BACK ON. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BUT NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO NARROW DOWN WHAT TRIGGERS THE ISSUE TO OCCUR, IT WILL HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLICATE THE EVENT WITHOUT JUST BEING IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS. JUST IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES IT OCCURRED: 1. WHILE ACCELERATING TO 40 MPH; 2. WHILE BREAKING TO COME TO A STOP SIGN; 3. MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS SPEED AT 30 MPH; 4. WHILE STATIONARY, ROLLING UP MY POWER WINDOW; 5. AND, WHILE STATIONARY, FOOT ON BREAK PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE RANDOMNESS OF THESE OCCURRENCES AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO SENOR WARNINGS/CODES TO NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNS ME. DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF COMMUTE, A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR.

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MY CHEVY CRUZE IS VERY UNSAFE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEREO BEGINS TO SHUT ON AND OFF AND THE DISPLAY STARTS DISPLAYING VARIOUS WARNINGS SUCH AS "SERVICE STABILITRACK". OVER 5 TIMES NOW, WHEN I BEGIN A TURN FROM BEING IDLE, THE SAME OCCURS BUT WITH THE ADDED PROBLEM OF THE WHEEL LOCKING UP AND NOT LETTING ME TURN IT. I HAVE HAD TO STOP ALMOST COMPLETELY WHILE TURNING TO AVOID HITTING SOMETHING HEAD ON WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL GETS LOCKED. PLEASE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM.

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WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START MY VEHICLE IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. THE DISPLAY THEN READS SERVICE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. SERVICE TIRE MONITORING AND WILL THEN COMPLETELY LOCK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ROUGHLY 4 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO START IS WITH A JUMP. THE BATTERY, STARTER AND ALTERNATOR ARE ALL GOOD AND ARE NOT CAUSING THE ISSUE.

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SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, IF YOU HIT THE BRAKE OR HIT THE WINDOW SWITCH, THE POWER TO THE RADIO PANEL AND DRIVERS DISPLAY WILL CUT OFF, SOMETIMES THE "SERVICE STABILITRAC" SIGNAL WILL COME UP AND THE POWER WILL COME BACK ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS, WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT WILL ALSO CUT POWER TO THE POWER STEERING, IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR IT OR YOUR NOT AWARE OF THE SITUATION IT CAN SURPRISE YOU, IT CAN BE ESPECIALLY STARTLING WHILE TURNING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN POWER CUTS OUT AND YOU HAVE TROUBLE STEERING, THE CAR WILL STAY RUNNING AND THE POWER WILL CUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN EVERYTHING WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. LOOKING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE EARLIER CHEVY CRUZ. I AM JUST NOT SURE OF THE FULL EXTENT OF THE ISSUE.

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ALL THE SUB-SYSTEMS ON THE 2014 CHEVY CRUZE ARE CONTROLLED THROUGH THE RADIO SYSTEM. WHEN BACKING UP, THE BACKUP CAMERA, WHICH IS DISPLAYED THROUGH THE RADIO ENTERTAINMENT SCREEN, DOES NOT ENGAGE. SEVERAL OF THE OTHER SUB-SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE AC, THE RADIO ITSELF, AND OTHER SYSTEMS ARE ALSO INTERMITTENT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IN ORDER TO RESET THE SYSTEM THE CAR HAS HAD TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF COMPLETELY, LET SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, AND THE RESTARTED. AFTER DOING SO THE SYSTEM HAS RESET, BUT HAS DONE THE SAME THING DAYS OR WEEKS LATER. AFTER BRINGING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER OVER FOUR TIME THE PROBLEMS HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED.

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UPON LEAVING A STORE THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, STOPPED THEN REVERSED SLOWLY THEN PULLED FORWARD SLOWLY WHEN A PATRON EXITING THE STORE SAID STOP. ONCE I EXITED MY CAR I NOTICED THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL SEEMED DISLOCATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THEN TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGIN TO LEAK FROM THE UNDER THE CAR OF THE DISLOCATED WHEEL. IN THE PICTURES THE CAR IS PARKED STRAIGHT BUT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL IS TURNED OUTWARD.

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I WAS DRIVING ON 65 S AND I LOST ALL POWER TO MY CAR, MY CAR IS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING. WENT TO HAVE MY STARTER TESTED AND WASNT THAT, IT'S MY BATTERY AND THE CABLES. CAR IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AND ALL CRUZE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THEM. MY BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON THEN A MESSAGE WILL POP US SAYING POWER STEERING

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2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TRUNK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRUNK OPENS ON ITS OWN. *LD *JS *JS *JS

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ACCELERATION NOTABLY SLUGGISH, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR CONCERN 3 YEARS AGO WITH COMPLAINTS AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ISSUES. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP THIS YEAR DUE TO CHECK ENGINE CODE. TURBO ENGINE DEFECTIVE, GOING TO COST $2200 TO REPAIR. UNDER $60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN BUT JUST HIT THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY 2 DAYS PRIOR TO CALLING DEALERSHIP AND GM. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DUE TO MISSING PROBLEM DURING ORIGINAL COMPLAINTS 3 YEARS AGO. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHICH FOUND ADDITIONAL $2000 IN REPAIRS THAT WOULD NEED TO TAKE PLACE IN ORDER FOR TURBO REPAIR TO BE EFFECTIVE. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, WITH LIKELIHOOD IT WOULD BREAK DOWN IN 10 MIN TO MULTIPLE LEAKS AND BROKEN PARTS ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP MISSED AND FAILED TO DISCUSS. CAR NOW COSTS $3400 TO REPAIR , GM ONLY WILLING TO HELP WITH $600. CAR TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

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CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT CAUSED BY WATER PUMP FAILING AT ONLY 67K MILES. FAILING PUMP CAUSED COOLANT LEAK IN CAR WHILE DRIVING.

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"TAKATA RECALL" CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION HEADING SOUTH BOUND ON HWY 167.

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WHILE RIDING ON THEE FREEWAY IN GEORGIA YESTERDAY THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER STOPPED. I TURNED THEE WIPERS OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AFTER I PUSHED IT BACK DOWN. AND NOW IT'S STOPPING A QUARTER OF THEE WAY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT.

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ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 107000 MILES. DIAGNOSED AS CODE P0420 CATALYTIC CONVERTER EFFICIENCY LOW. REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET CATALYTIC CONVERTER MADE BY WALKER, BUT CODE DID NOT CLEAR. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER CARE, WAS SENT TO ELKINS CHEVROLET. THEY CONFIRMED SAME DIAGNOSIS AND INDICATED AFTERMARKET PARTS DO NOT PERFORM TO CAR'S ULEV SPEC. BUT GM CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY GM HAS AN ISSUE WITH PREMATURE FAILURE OF THIS PART AND DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT. GM CUSTOMER CARE WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ESTIMATE OF AVAILABILITY NOR ANY INDICATION OF WHY IT IS ON BACK ORDER FOR SO LONG. PLEASE WE NEED A RECALL ON THIS FEDERALLY MANDATED EMISSIONS PART. I CANNOT PASS NJ INSPECTION.

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