What 698 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

WHEN HOT, THE ENGINE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. WE LIVE IN A METROPOLITAN AREA AND WHEN ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY THE CAR HESITATES WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION! THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. THE GM SERVICE TECH'S SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. GRANT YOU SOMETHINGS WRONG!

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FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE RADIO SHUTTING OFF AND ON, STABILITRAK SHOWING AS NEEDING SERVICE, THE CAR SHUDDERING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A MECHANIC 3 TIMES TO DETERMINE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND 3 TIMES THE COMPUTER SAYS AIR INTAKE. I HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING CHANGED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF, I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, AND IT COMES BACK ON. OVER $700.00 IN REPLACEMENT PARTS AND LABOR, AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. TODAY 7/1/2018, I DROVE DOWN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON, BUT NOW THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START AND SOUNDS LIKE THE STARTER OR THE BATTERY IS DYING. THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MOST FRUSTRATING CAR PROBLEM I HAVE EVERY HAD, AND I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYONE CAPABLE OF ANSWERING THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SPRING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, AND IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS IF YOU MESS WITH THE BATTERY CABLES, BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK!!!

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2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAGS BEING DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT IMPACT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THE VEHICLE INVESTIGATION.*JS

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WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN AT ROUGHLY 40MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE WIPER STILL WORKS. UPON RESEARCHING IT APPEARS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE.

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FUEL PRESSURE, LEAKING . VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 4/19/2018 AND IS STILL THERE WAITING ON PART, TODAY'S DATE IS 6/19/2018 . I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS PART IS LEAKING, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS NO ONE HAS THE CORRECT PART ( EVEN THOUGH I FOUND ONE ONLINE FOR 17.00)

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I HAVE HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO SHUTTING ON & OFF ON ITS OWN. THEN THE STABILITRACK STARTED FLASHING ON. THE FIRST FEW TIMES THAT WAS ALL IT WAS, BUT IN THE FALL OF 2017, THAT SENSOR WOULD COME ON & MY BRAKES & STEERING WERE AFFECTED. IN ADDITION, THE CAR WILL HAVE MOMENTS WHERE IT BLANKS OUT JUST BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY NOTICED BY THE RADIO GOING OFF & ON. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE KEY GET LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. YESTERDAY, 6/17/18, I WENT TO START MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT & SEVERAL SENSORS CAME UP, BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM, STABILITRACK, & POWER STEERING. CAR WOULD NOT START, I KEPT SHUTTING OFF THE RADIO, & IT WOULD COME BACK ON. CAR RESTED FOR 2 HOURS & THEN STARTED AGAIN. ONCE DRIVING, THE STEERING WAS NOT RIGHT. TOOK A QUARTER OF A MILE OF DRIVING BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT PULL 1/4 OF THE WAY TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR INTO THE DEALER WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS EXCEPT THE INCIDENT YESTERDAY. THEIR SOLUTION HAS BEEN NEW BATTERY AND NEW BATTERY CABLES-TWICE. IN THE FALL OF 2017, I MENTIONED SEEING SIMILAR ISSUES ONLINE & THEY DISMISSED IT. I JUST CALLED ABOUT THE 6/17/18 ISSUE & I AM GETTING THE RUN-AROUND FROM THEM.

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I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION PUSHING ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON 06-06-18. THE HEADLINER AND DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE, FILLING THE CAR. THE SMOKE WAS WHITE, GREY, AND SMELLED OF SULPHUR. IN ADDITION, THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY, THE FLASHERS/HAZARDS, CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING, ALMOST TO A STOP BEFORE BEING HIT. OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL ACCIDENT # 67-0834-67 5 VEHICLES INVOLVED. UNABLE TO UPLOAD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY OUT. ALSO, WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE MODULE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. SOUTHFIELD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (28100 TELEGRAPH RD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034, (248) 354-2950) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

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I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS SWAYING AND WOBBLING ... I HAD GOT 4 BRAND NEW TIRES ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO SO I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT. THE NEXT DAY, SAME THING DRIVING TO WORK BUT THIS TIME IN ADDITION TO SWAYING, IT WAS JERKING AND LOOSING POWER OR PUNCH AT TIMES WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT CHECK STABILITY TRAK, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I ALSO NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. IT ALSO BEGAN JERKING EVEN MORE AND WHEN I PARKED IT, THE FAN WAS VERY LOUD AND RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATED. WHEN DRIVING HOME AND STOPPING AT LIGHTS, MY CAR JERKED MORE AND ONLY STOPPED TEMPORARILY WHE N IN PARKED OR IF I PRESSED ON THE GAS. I AM CONCERNED THE RECALLS FOR MY CAR WAS NEVER ADDRESSED, EVEN THOUGH IT IS "SAYING" NO RECALLS FOR MY VIN. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I AM NOT SURE I SHOULD DRIVE IT FAR BASED ON WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID HAPPENED TO THEM WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR LOOSING CONTROL THRU AN INTERSECTION.

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2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE IS FLASHING TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND RADIO IS TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN MOTION. THIS STARTED AROUND MAY 1, 2018 AND NOW HAS OCCURRED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH GENERAL MOTORS.

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THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON AND WHEN IT TURNS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE ENTERING VEHICLE, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GILCHRIST CHEVROLET BUICK GMC TACOMA (6014 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA 98409, (253) 777-3085) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

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I'VE NOTICED A PROBLEM ELECTRICAL BECAUSE BLUETOOTH PAUSES DURING USE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLUID NOT REACHING WINDSHIELD. HORN STOPPED WORKING. KEY LOCK CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. ALL HAS TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL. NOTICED BROWN RUST ON INSIDE OF DRIVER SIDE BACK WHEEL. PASSENGER FRONT TIRE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE.

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THERE ARE GAS AND EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN. THE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT AND SUBTLE. THREE DIFFERENT GM SHOPS HAVE EXAMINED THE CAR IN 2018. ONE HAS WITNESSED THE GAS SMELL BUT NOTED THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE. THE OTHER TWO STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FUMES. WE FIRST NOTED ODORS WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2014 BUT WE DID NOT REALIZE WHAT THEY WERE. THE CONDITION HAS INTENSIFIED RAISING OUR CONCERNS. WE HAVE ALSO BEGAN TO MAKE CONNECTION TO HEALTH ISSUES. OUR FAMILY'S HEALTH HAS BEEN AFFECTED.

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DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN HIGHWAY,TURN TURN SIGNAL ON TO CHANGE LANES AND, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, RADIO SHUTS OFF AND SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON. ALL HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE 1ST TIME I NEARLY RAN INTO A PARKED VEHICLE WHILE TURNING INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD.

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DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50MPH POWER STEERING QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING

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AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED, I PUT THE CAR INTO 1ST GEAR IT LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT AN INCH AND NOW IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. I CAN LET THE CLUTCH OUT COMPLETELY WHILE IN GEAR AND LET OFF THE BREAK AND THERE SEEMS TO BE ALMOST A GRINDING WHILE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THEN I HAVE THE CLUTCH FULLY LET OUT AND THE CAR GOES NOWHERE.

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POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD, LIMITED STEERING

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2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO O2 SENSOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT HE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DRIVEABILITY, SHIFTING, AND FUEL MILEAGE ISSUES.*JS

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EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING AIR VENTS. TAKEN IN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN SICK AND WE KEEP EXPLAINING TO THE THAT FUMES HAVE CAUSED HER TO HAVE PNEUMONIA, SINUS ISSUES, DRY EYES, SORE THROAT, MIGRAINE HEADACHES, SLEEPY DRIVING AND HOURS AFTER DRIVING, CONFUSION, ANXIETY, NAUSEA. THE DEALERS MECHANIC SOLUTION IS NOT TO USE AC OR HEAT AND KEEP WINDOWS OPEN. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT 20 MINUTES IN TRAFFIC AND GOT SICK WHEN HE REACH THE DEALER FOR 3RD REPAIR REQUEST IN 2 MONTHS. ENGINEER FROM GM IS LOOKING AT CAR MAY 2018. MY DAUGHTERS HEALTH IS CONTINUING TO IMPROVE NOT DRIVING THE CRUZE. NOT ONE PERSON SHOULD BE SICK OR DIE FROM A CAR THAT HAS A DEFECT THAT CANT BE RESOLVED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE AND SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE DEALER (TIM SHORT CHEVROLET, 500 THOMPSON HOLLOW, WILLIAMSON, KY 41503, (606) 237-1220) WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE FAILURE HAD PROGRESSED WITHIN A WEEK OF OWNERSHIP; HOWEVER, NO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GOING ABOUT 50-60 MPH. IT STARED DOWN POURING RAIN. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION. SINCE MY SAFETY WAS INVOLVED, I HAD TO LOOK OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SO I COULD SEE. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO MOVE IT BACK INTO POSITION, BUT IT HAD ZERO TENSION AND JUST FREELY MOVED. MY SAFETY WAS JEOPARDIZED AND NOW I HAVE TO GOTO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY OUT OF POCKET. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED! THIS IS CRAZY.

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I OWN A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BY CONNECTING TO A CODE READER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GIVE DIAGNOSES CODE. THE MANUFACTURE WASN'T INFORMED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY MAKE A NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 68,678.

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I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP 27 DAYS AGO. TWO DAYS AGO I WENT TO RESTART CAR AFTER A SHORT DRIVE AND THE CAR DID NOT CRANK, DASH REMAINED BLACK, KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION. MY DAUGHTER IN LAW TOLD ME TO POP THE HOOD AND UPON WIGGLING BATTERY CABLES FREED THE KEY FROM STUCK POSITION AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME. THIS IS WHEN I LEARNED THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME OF OCCURRENCE. I WAS HOSPITALIZED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER PURCHASE AND MY KIDS USED THE CAR. THEY NEGLECTED TO TELL ME TWICE THEY LOST POWER WHILE IN MOTION AND CAR SHUT OFF. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHILE EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY. THE SECOND WAS WHILE MAKING TURN AFTER IDLING AT A RED LIGHT SEVERAL MINUTES. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING CEASED AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THEY EXPERIENCED A NO START SIMILAR TO MINE, A SHORT DRIVE, THEN CAR WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR A SHORT TIME , NO CRANK AT RESTART, BLACK DASH, STUCK KEY. I HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TO DEALER TECH THAT CAR FAILS TO KEEP CURRENT DATE AND TIME. EACH DAY I NOTE IT HAS REVERTED BACK AGAIN TO THE YEAR 2010 AND AN INCORRECT TIME. A RESET LIKE CLICK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE IS FREQUENTLY HEARD. RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS HAVE FLASHED WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW.

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HIT A DEER HEAD ON AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED BUT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON

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