What 698 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE JERKED INCESSANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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BRAKES LOCKED UP (ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAULTY) CAUSING THE CAR TO SKID RATHER THAN SLOW DOWN DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COULD NOT EVEN TRY TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE OTHER VEHICLE. CAR WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND THERE WAS A COLLISION. *TR

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DRIVER'S DOOR WAS DEMOLISHED AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *JS

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MY 2014 CHEVY CRUZE ECO WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT REAR OF MY VEHICLE BY A 2015 CHRYSLER THAT WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40-45MPH. MY VEHICLE WAS GOING AROUND 20MPH. ONCE HIT IN THE REAR I WAS FLUNG FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT, CAUSING ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE LEFT A-PILLAR AND MOMENTARILY BLACKING OUT AND THEN WENT FORWARD MORE JUST STOPPING BEFORE HITTING MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, NOT A SINGLE ONE. THE ONSTAR SYSTEM SAID THEY DETECTED AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BUT NOTHING EXTERNALLY DEPLOYED IN VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT IF AIRBAGS ACTUALLY DEPLOYED IT COULD HAVE LESSENED OR STOPPED MY CONCUSSION I RECEIVED FROM MY ACCIDENT. *TR

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I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2014 CHEVY CRUZE. ON THE WAY TO WORK FOUR DAYS AFTER PURCHASING IT, I WAS SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 55 MPH. MY VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO A SPIN, I HIT A CURB AND SNAPPED THE PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME, SPUN OUT, AND MY VEHICLE WENT UP INTO FLAMES. IT WAS ENGULFED WITHIN 20 SECONDS OF THE ACCIDENT. I HAD TO KICK THE DRIVER DOOR OUR BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T OPEN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE BEING BURNED. THERE WERE NO DEATHS, I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH A MODERATE CONCUSSION, AND MULTIPLE BRUISES. HAD THERE BEEN ANYONE ELSE IN THE CAR, THE OUTCOME WOULD'VE BEEN DIFFERENT. THE VEHICLE HAD 200 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I DON'T RECOMMEND BUYING A CHEVY, THEY ARE NOT SAFE VEHICLES. GM WILL NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALLS OR DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR

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MOVING WITH TRAFFIC, SNEEZED AND WHEN I OPENED MY YES I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME AND REAR ENDED A STOPPED OR SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT,SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, WONDERED WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. WENT TO HOSPITAL. BRUISED FROM RIGHT SIDE OF NECK DOWN MY CHEST. FAINT BLACK YES FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL. BRUISES ON BOTH KNEES. I AM CONCERNED THE AIR BAGS FAILED. YOUR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF BRUISING. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK AND THEN RAN OVER A FIRE HYDRANT. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CONTACT'S HEAD TO GO THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,042.

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THE CAR WAS COASTING ON A LEVEL ROAD. JUST BEFORE THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WENT OFF AND THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF. NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND. ON STAR CAME ON AND STATED THAT THE OCCUPANTS WERE JUST IN A VERY SERVE ACCIDENT AND THAT EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE ON THE WAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AT ALL. GMC SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR AND HE WAS SURPRISED. A REPORT WAS PREPARED AND ULTIMATELY IT WAS STATED THAT THE CAR WAS EXPERIENCING A ROLL OVER EVENT. HOWEVER, THE DATA IN THE REPORT DOES NOT SUPPORT GMCS CONTENTION. ONE MAJOR ERROR DISCOVERED ON THE REPORT WAS THAT THE SENSOR SAID IT WAS A SMALL ADULT SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THAT ADULT WEIGHED 265 POUNDS OR MORE AT THAT TIME. NEXT ONE OF THE DATA RECORDS SAYS THE EVENT TOOK PLACE ON 7/5/2013. ONE OF THE EVENT RECORDERS STATES THE CAR WAS ROLLING IN A CLOCKWISE FLASHING BUT ANOTHER ONE SHOWS THE CAR WAS ROLLING HEAD TO TOE. FINALLY, THE GRAPHICAL DATA SHOWS NO ROLLOVER IN ONE SENSOR AND A COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATION IN THE OTHER. GMC STATED THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE CAR FOR FREE AND OFFERED TO PAY MEDICAL FEES AND BILLS. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, A RUPTURED EAR DRUM AND BLOOD PRESSURE ON SITE OF 220/140. THE VEHICLE SENSOR STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE SIDE (BROADSIDED). THE DATA RECORDER STATES THAT BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME, BUT THERE WAS A THREE SECOND DELAY BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, THEN THE DRIVER AIRBAG. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR STATUS WAS SET TO THE OFF POSITION, THUS NO PASSENGER AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED PER MANUFACTURER SPECS. NO REAR CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE REPORT SHOWS THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED OUTSIDE THE STANDARDS SET FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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