What 698 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

TAKATA INFLATORS, CAR CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, INJURED 3 CHILDREN, OUTSIDE THE CAR, AND NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.

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TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING HARSHLY FROM 4-3 THEN 3-2. THROWS YOU FORWARD AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE WHIPLASH FROM IT. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAID ITS FINE. IT IS NOT FINE.

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WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A HWY OF A SPEED OF ABOUT 10-15 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICE ONE CAR BEHIND WHO WITNESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM BY TRYING TO GET INTO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK IN FRONT ON IT. THE IMPACT WAS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. WHEN THE OFFICER HAD THE DRIVER TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND TO TRY TO MOVE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACK AND WAS ONLY STOPPED BY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE OFFICER THEN HAD THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK GET OUT AND TRY TO DRIVE THE CHEVY CRUZE OUT OF TRAFFIC ONLY TO HAVE THAT DRIVER AGREE THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS CHEVY HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A MONTH AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM AS THE LIGHT WAS ON THAT THAT IS WAS FAILING. I AM GETTING THE REPORTS OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED BRAKE SYSTEM THIS WEEK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP.

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HAD I HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIR AGES DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL ?? I HAVE NECKLACE AND BACK PAIN WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 19 HOURS. AND NEED TO GET MY BASIC FIXED I HIT MY HEAD AS WELL . BUT IF THE AIR BAGS WORKED I THINK THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS BAD .I WAS MOVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND HE WAS ABOUT 4O TO 45 MPH AND HE TURN INTO ME.

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LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THIS MORNING THAT THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS ON OUR CAR, HOWEVER THE AUTOMATED PHONES AT CENTRAL CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THERE WAS AN OPEN ISSUE AND TO CALL BACK DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THIS WAS A CINCINNATI CITY INTERSECTION ACCIDENT BOTH CARS IN MOTION AT 20-30 MPH TRAVELING AT 90 DEGREES TO EACH OTHER. OUR 2014 SILVER CHEVY CRUZE WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL (ENGINE COMPARTMENT) HARD ENOUGH TO SNAP THE LEFT FRONT AXEL AND SPIN THE CAR AROUND. WAITING TO HEAR FROM INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WHETHER OUR CAR IS TOTALED. ZERO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN OUR CHEVY CRUZE! SON WHO WAS DRIVING HAS BRUISES TO BOTH KNEES, LEFT SHOULDER, AND A KNOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. THE OTHER CHEVY CRUZE HAD FRONT END DAMAGE AND ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED BACK ONTO THE STREET AND PARKED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORMAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL WAS PLASTIC AND RANDOMLY DETACHED, WHICH WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLOORMAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,765. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ *TR

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MY CARS POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING FOR SHORT BURSTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE POWER CABLES TO THE BATTERY WENT BAD BUT THAT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE A SMALL ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON TO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SPRAINED LEFT WRIST, SPRAINED FINGER, A FRACTURED LEFT COLLAR BONE AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SKULL, FRACTURED JAW, FRACTURED COLLAR BONE, FRACTURED RIBS AND PUNCTURED LUNG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ *CN

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FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FIRE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2014. AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT ENGINE POWER LOSS THREE MONTHS PRIOR, I STARTED SMELLING A FUEL ODOR THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING, I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE CHEVROLET DEALER ABOUT THE ODOR, THE DEALER DID INFORM ME THAT A TSB WAS ON GM DEALER WORLD IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL RAILS POSSIBLY COMING LOOSE CAUSING A FUEL ODOR / HESITATION. AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FUEL LIQUID PRESENT ON THE ENGINE OR GROUND BELOW THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SAT PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR MAJORITY OF THE DAY, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT TO THE DEALER THREE MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, USING A GARDEN HOSE WHILE CALLING 911 THE VEHICLE BECAME FULLY INVOLVED IN THE ENGINE BAY SPREADING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ONCE WATER CONTACTED THE ENGINE BAY THE FIRE FURTHER SPREAD INDICATING THE FIRE WAS CHEMICALLY BASED. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE VEHICLE USING A FOAM WATER MIXTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE, I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SUPPORT ONLY TO BE STONEWALLED BY THE AGENT. I HAD OVER 10000 DOLLARS IN PAYMENTS INVESTED IN THIS VEHICLE. GM SHOULD HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE NOT THE INSURANCE. NOT A SURPRISE AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH DISCRETIONS AND DEATHS. GOOGLE CHEVY CRUZE ENGINE FIRES THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE!!!!!!!!!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ON ICE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE, A CABLE BOX AND A FLAG POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,700.

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DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER USED NO TURN SIGNAL OR BRAKES. DAUGHTER RAN INTO THE BACK. DAMAGE TO CRUZE WAS MINIMAL BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEFLATE. ONLY MESSAGE CENTER STATING THAT AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AIRBAG WARNING. DRIVER SEAT BELT ALSO JAMMED AND WILL NOT UNHOOK AFTER ACCIDENT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A LOSS OF STEERING POWER WAS EXPERIENCED . THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V442000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,070.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, A TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ANDSUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, LEFT SIDE RIB, SHOULDER, ELBOW AND LEFT ARM. THE TRUCK DRIVER HAD NOT SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500.

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AIRBAGS FRONT AND SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A T-BONE TYPE CRASH APPROX TRAVELING 40 MPH, CAUSING 12K WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF AND BROKE THE FRONT TIE ROD & AXEL, AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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OUR 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE WAS HIT BY A CAR THAT WAS TRAVELLING AROUND 40 MPH AND CRASHED STRAIGHT INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WITHOUT BRAKING. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH BUT NONE OF THE CRUZE'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (FRONT OR SIDE). AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER WAS SLAMMED INTO AND PARTIALLY OUT OF THE PASSENGER WINDOW.

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AT 55MPH I FELT THAT I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP IN A HURRY. I APPLIED FIRM PRESSURE ON THE BREAKS AND THE BREAKS LOCKED UP. THE CAR BEGAN TO GO INTO A SKIDDING MOTION AND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS COLLISION IF I TURNED TO THE RIGHT, BUT BECAUSE I HAD NO STEERING ABILITY I REAR-ENDED THEM FROM MY SKID. THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, IT IS SUPPOSE TO HELP ME BY PUMPING THE BRAKES FOR ME, BUT IT DIDN'T. I SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT MY LEG. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, I HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING..CAR WOULD HESITATE AND THEN POWER AND THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. BROUGHT IT IN FOR THAT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT

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I WAS STOPPED IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED NOT ONE OF THE 6 OR EIGHT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED HAVE PHOTOS MY FACE AND NOSE HIT STEERING WHEEL SWOLLEN VERY BAD STILL NOSE SWOLLEN LEFT ARM INJURIED HAVE TO HAVE MRI TO DETERMINE STILL HURTS VERY PAINFUL . I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY NOT ONE AIRBAG CAME OUT MY TRUNK WAS PUSHED INTO MY BACK SEAT BACK WINDOW SHATTERED NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED

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DRIVING DOWN A ROAD ON THE FRIDAY MORNING. WHEN A DEER POPPED UP IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE DEER ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70 MPH; BUT WAS HARD BRAKING TO AVOID THE DEER. THE VEHICLE CLIPPED THE DEER ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR BY THE HOOD. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MEANING IT WASN'T EVEN A BIG IMPACT. SO I PULLED OVER TO CALL AUTHORITIES WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE. SHORTLY AFTER, ESTIMATED TWO MINUTES, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE BEGIN ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF WHERE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED. IT COMPLETELY BURNED DOWN THE CAR. NOT SURE HOW HITTING A DEER, WOULD NOT SET OFF THE AIR BAGS AND ALSO START A FIRE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT WITH NO INJURIES.

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 68MPH WITH NO TRAFFIC ALONGSIDE NOR IN FRONT OF ME THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED VOLUNTARILY CAUSING SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS TO FALL INTO MY FACE AND CLOTHING AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUN SHADE WAS OPEN AND THE GLASS ON CLOSED ON THE ROOF AND NOT VENTED. THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF ROAD DEBRIS HITTING THE CLOSED SUNROOF NOR WAS THERE AN OVERPASS FROM ANYTHING TO FALL OFF FROM TO MAKE IMPACT. THE GLASS EXPLODED AND SPIDER-WEBBED THE ENTIRE SUNROOF.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DEER, THE BRAKES WERE REPEATEDLY ENGAGED AND THE HORN WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO INJURED FINGERS AND TWO FRACTURED BONES IN THE RIGHT ARM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,594.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A SIDE RAILING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIGNAL INDICATORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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I WAS DRIVING EAST ON THE ROAD. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING THEM. I DO FEEL I WAS FOLLOWING AT A SAFE DISTANCE BUT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP AS I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR CRUMPLED THOUGH THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE ONSTAR CRASH RESPONSE NEVER ACTIVATED. THERE WAS ALSO VERY MINIMAL, IF ANY, DAMAGE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (POSSIBLY DENTED THE BUMPER). ON A SIDE NOTE, I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 17 DAYS BECAUSE I HAVE TO KEEP TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO BE WORKED ON FOR MALFUNCTIONS IN OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE BRAND NEW CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKES SYSTEM OR AIRBAGS AS WELL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A SIDEWALK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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