What 698 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

DRIVER SIDE WIPER COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON ON A RAINY DAY WHILE DRIVING

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THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO BE ROUTINELY SERVICED AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY PROVIDE A TEMPORARY FIX. TRYING TO GET AN APT AS A FOLLOWUP WAS POINTLESS, BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY WERE BUSY. WELL, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND THE SERV ICE DEPT. REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WERE TOO BUSY THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND, AND THEN THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE.

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VEHICLE HAS BEEN POPPING UP SERVICE STABIL TRAK - HOWEVER DEALERSHIP AND ONSTAR HAS RAN DIAGNOSTICS NO CODES POPULATE- HAVE EXPERIENCE RADIO SHUTTING OFF AND LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE - THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH 2011-2015 CHEVY CRUZE. AFRAID WHATEVER THIS ISSUE IS WILL CAUSE HARM TO OTHER PEOPLE THIS IS NOT A SINGLE PERSON ISSUE EVERYONE WITH THIS MODEL IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SERVICE STABIL TRAK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOK INTO. DRIVING IN MOTION TURNING CORNER LOSING CONTROL OF STEERING FOR A BRIEF SECOND - POWER RADIOS SHUTTING OFF AND DASHBOARD BLINKS WITH ALL LIGHTS. THIS CAR IS AT 67K MILES

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MY WIFE AND I ARE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND ON EVERY LEFT TURN WE MAKE THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL POWER GOES OFF FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. I LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HAVE TO SLAM ON BREAKS TO KEEP FROM SWERVING INTO OTHER LANES. THIS IS NOT A HEALTHY LOOK. THIS HAPPENED 9/7/17. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE CAUSE IN FEAR OF HURTING SOMEONE. I AM A LYFT DRIVER AND CANNOT TAKE A CHANCE OF GETTING A CUSTOMER HURT. THIS PROBLEM REALLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR AND 4 DAYS AND SHOULD NOT BE GOING THROUGH THESE PROBLEMS. I AM DRIVING A 2014 CHEVY CRUZE. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM AND COULD REALLY GET SOMEONE HURT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BY CHEVY. MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING ON PRESTON RD TO HWY 380 TRAVELING FROM PLANO TO AUBREY TX. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH US.

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WHEN THE AIR IS ON THERE IS PART OF THE ENGINE THAT SQUEAKS/WHISTLES. IT CONCERNS ME WITH DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY BRAND NEW CAR!

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WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THICK FOG, I TURNED THE WHIPERS ON TO WIPE AWAY SWEET FROM THE WINDOW. THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER WENT UP, AND JUST STUCK THERE. I PULLED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO LOWER THE BLADE, BUT THAT WIPER WILL NOT WORK.

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THE FUEL GAUGES, BOTH DIGITAL AND ANALOG, SHOWED THAT THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY WAS 70 MILES. ACTUALLY, THERE WAS NO GASOLINE LEFT IN THE TANK AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WEST HERR CHEVROLET IN BUFFALO, NY, WHICH DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS RUNNING OUT OF GASOLINE. THE FUEL GAUGES ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED AFTER RUNNING OUT OF GASOLINE, THE GAUGES CONTINUED TO READ THAT THERE WAS ONLY 70 MILES TO EMPTY FOR AN ADDITIONAL 24 HOURS OR MORE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT CAUGHT FIRE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER BACK ON, SMOKE ENTERED INTO THE CABIN. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE HOOD, BUT THERE WAS NO SMOKE. UPON CLOSING THE HOOD, THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A FLAME THAT IGNITED UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO THE RIGHT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE POLICE AND FILED A POLICE REPORT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. XCHANGE LEASING, AN UBER COMPANY, WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FIRE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO HER INSURANCE COMPANY. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY A THIRD PARTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,500.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT FUEL INFORMATION. THE CONTACT RAN OUT OF FUEL TWICE DUE TO THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK 48 HOURS BEFORE THE GAUGE WAS ACCURATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST HERR CHEVROLET OF WILLIAMSVILLE (LOCATED AT 8040 TRANSIT RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221 (716) 406-6151) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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CAR ONLY HAS 50,500 MILES ON IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON FOR GAS AIR INTAKE PROBLEMS AND MAYBE GASKET PROBLEMS. CAR WILL BE IDLE AT A LIGHT AND THE RPMS WILL REV UP AND DOWN CONSTANTLY. SEEN WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH EVEN LESS MILES ON THEIR CARS. SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. $300.00 FIX QUOTE.

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VEHICLE RIDING NORMAL AND SUDDENLY STARTS DECELERATING. PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL ONLY MAKES CAR SLOW QUICKER. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND ONCE ON CITY STREETS. HAVE BEEN BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY WITH NO FIX. CAR HAS 33,175 MILES AND DEALER WANTS $99 TO "DRIVE IT AROUND AND SEE IF THEY CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE". TO RESUME DRIVING YOU MUST STOP, SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AND GIVE ENGING A BIT OF GAS. THEN YOU CAN RESUME DRIVING NORMALLY. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, BUT AGAIN WHEN I PUSHED ACCELERATOR THE SPEED DROPPED FASTER AGAIN. THE ELECTRONICS GIVE NO CODES OR LIGHTS AND 3 OCCURRENCES WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH WITH NO ROOM TO MANEUVER OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. TODAY I NEARLY HAD MULTIPLE CARS BEHIND ME CRASH AS THEY BRAKED OR SWERVED TO MISS ME. DEALER IS MARHOFERCHEVROLET IN STOW, OHIO.

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LETTER DATED 2/17 SAYING THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL COULD BREAK OFF AND ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED UNDER MANDATORY RECALL. UPDATED 09/14/2017*JS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A STATUS UPDATE ON THE VEHICLE'S RECALL. UPDATED 09/20/2017*JS

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"TAKARA RECALL" MY 14 CHEVY CRUZE TURBO WHEN OUT, THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 14 CHEVY CRUZE BUT THE CUT OFF DATE WAS IN MARCH AND MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE. CAR HAS TOTALED LOSS OF POWER AND STARTING TO SMELL OIL BURNING

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AT AROUND 4,800 MI MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND UPON TRYING TO ROLL UP, IT FAILED TO DO SO. ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BOTH WINDOWS UP IN THE CLOSED POSITION. DURING COMMON FREEWAY DRIVE THE REGULAR SHAKING CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO OPEN SLIGHTLY, THIS IS NOT THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, DURING ONE SPECIFIC DRIVE, THE DRIVER WINDOW SLIPPED OUT OF THE REAR WEATHERSTRIPPING AND THE TOP REAR CORNER OF THE WINDOW WAS PROTRUDING UP AND OUT. THE CONCERN OF MY DRIVERS' WINDOW GLASS FLYING OUT WAS SCARY AND I HAD TO HOLD IT IN PLACE WITH ONE HAND AND DRIVE WITH THE OTHER UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO PLACE IT BACK IN. IF I WERE TO LEAVE THE WINDOWS DOWN, IT SIGNIFICANTLY RAISES THE POSSIBLY OF THEFT. I FEEL THIS IS A GOOD CONCERN TO REPORT AS I WAS AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD.

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WHILE DRIVING TRYING TO ACCELERATE CARS HESITATES THAN DRIVES NORMALLY DEALER CLAIMS CAR IS FINE WAS CHECK BY THEIR MECHANIC BEFORE BEING SOLD. WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY TO CHANGE LANES CAR HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. FEELS LIKE POWER IS DELAYED.

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WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND AS I TURNED THE CAR JERKED OUTWARD ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT OTHER VEHICLE. ALSO THE MESSAGE "OPEN, THEN CLOSE DRIVER WINDOW" APPEARS FREQUENTLY. THE RADIO AND SPEEDOMETER FLICKERS ON AND OFF AT TIMES. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BUT THE THE SPECIFIC AREA IS UNKNOWN. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED THAT CAUSED THE CAR NOT TO START ON 7/172017

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN ENGINE CONTROL STOP/START SYSTEM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE CONTROL STOP FEATURE ACTIVATED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RETURN TO THE START MODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON LEDFORD AUTOMOTIVE (LOCATED AT 4595 N. LEE HIGHWAY, CLEVELAND, TN 37312, TEL: (423) 709-8643) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAULT CODE PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,999.

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THE BATTERY BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY DYING AFTER RECALL SERVICE. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK IN & I WAS ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. IT'S 3 YEARS OLD...

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CAR SHAKES WHEN BREAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAR SOUND SYSTEM SHUTS OFF AND BLINKED NOISES STOP. ABS, EBRAKE LIGHT, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON. SCREEN BEHIND WHEEL DISPLAYS "SERVICEABLE STABILITRAK" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES. VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND BRAKES ARE USUALLY BEING PRESSED. SHAKING OF VEHICLE HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MESSAGES AND LIGHT APPEAR WHILE ON CITY STREETS.

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NO CRANK OR START 13 BODY CONTROL MODULE CODES,CONTROL MODULE BAD OR WIRING SHORT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PADDOCK CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3232 DELAWARE AVE KENMORE, NY 14217) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP AND PIPE ASSEMBLY WERE MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE MISSING PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,800.

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MY WIFE HAD COME BACK FROM A DR. APPT. APPROX. 52 MILES AWAY FROM HER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT ON MONDAY 5/15/17 AT APPROX. 1:15PM. AS SHE APPROACHED HER EMPLOYMENT, SHE MADE A LEFT TURN ON A SIDE STREET THAT SEPARATES TWO AUTO DEALERSHIPS, WHERE EMPLOYEES PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. SHE NOTICED AN EMPTY PARKING SPOT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET AND DECIDED TO MAKE A U-TURN TO PARK THERE. AS SHE SLOWED DOWN TO ATTEMPT THE U-TURN, SHE MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TO BEGIN THE U-TURN AND AT THAT MOMENT ALL THE VEHICLE'S WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP, THE MESSAGE CENTER SCREEN LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE CLUSTER ON THE DASH READ "STABILINK SYSTEM DISABLED" AND HAD LOST ALL POWER STEERING. UPON LOSING STEERING, THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED BACK AND BROKE HER WRIST IN TWO PLACES. THE LOSS OF STEERING RESULTED IN OUR VEHICLE SLIGHTLY IMPACTING THE VEHICLE PARKED TO HER IMMEDIATE RIGHT. I (HER HUSBAND) ARRIVED LITERALLY MINUTES AFTER THE LOSS OCCURRED, TRIAGED HER ARM AND NEEDED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE STREET. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS STILL RUNNING AND HAD NOTICED ALL THE DASH AND VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS ON, INCLUDING THE "STABILINK DISABLED" MESSAGE ON THE DASH. AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE IT APPROX. 20 YARDS TO AN EMPTY PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING YET IT WAS RUNNING. APPROX. 9 HOURS LATER, I HAD GONE BACK TO THE VEHICLE TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP TO STORE IT AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, ALL SYSTEMS WERE RUNNING AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT ON THE DASH AND THE POWER STEERING HAD BEEN RESTORED. I ATTEMPTED TO FIND ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM THRU THE MESSAGE CENTER WITHOUT SUCCESS. I FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM ON APPROX. 5/19, HAD THE VEHICLE PRESERVED FOR EVIDENCE AND IS NOW CURRENTLY STORED AND NOT MOVED AT THE BODY SHOP. AS OF 6/15, INJURY SCIENCES LLC IS SCHEDULED TO PLUG INTO THE ECU OR DATA EVENT RECORDER.

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ELECTRICAL. HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF FOR NO REASON STAY OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MIN COME BACK ON CAR DOESN'T SHUT OFF OR GO DEAD

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AND WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PRESTON HOOD CHEVROLET LOCATED ON 11325 CEDAR LAKE RD, BILOXI, MS, 39532), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-3011886244. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,999.

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