What 698 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Limited

PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5MPH, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WENT UP A BANK NET AND HIT A TREE TRUNK. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GM BODY SHOP. DAMAGE IS 7000.00 DOLLARS. NO INJURY TO DRIVER.

NHTSA ODI 11291442

IN A PARKING LOT, GOING ABOUT 5MPH, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND WENT UP A SLOPE CRASHED INTO A TREE STUMP AND GRAZED THE BACK OF A PARKED CAR WITH NO OCCUPANTS. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF AND I WAS NOT INJURED BUT FRONT HOOD DETACHED AND I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALERS BODY SHOP. HAPPENED YESTERDAY, CALLED POLICE BUT THEY DO NOT COME TO PRIVATE LOTS. EXCHANGED INFO WITH THE PARKED CAR OWNERS WHEN THEY RETURNED.

NHTSA ODI 11281985

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

NHTSA ODI 10852780

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.

NHTSA ODI 10715670

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.

NHTSA ODI 10681009