Major Problems with 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Chevrolet Cruze

2011 Chevrolet Cruze BODY Victims: 4 Mileage: 45000 miles

2011 Chevrolet Cruze STEERING Victims: 2 Mileage: 46700 miles

2011 Chevrolet Cruze AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 83000 miles

Browse 2011 Chevrolet Cruze complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, POWER TRAIN and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Cruze owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate while driving at...	205 ~ 62123 miles
POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated the transmission was reprogrammed but the failure was not corrected...	149 ~ 51607 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that he was under the impression that the vehicle could...	73 ~ 45526 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the stability track warning light illuminated and the...	69 ~ 68329 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER new 2011 chevrolet cruze. 270 miles on odometer. entering my garage and stepped on brakes and care would not stop....	66 ~ 58382 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that while the vehicle was in park it suddenly accelerated....	62 ~ 46343 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the became spongy and was abnormally depressed all...	53 ~ 46423 miles
STEERING while driving my new 2011 chevy cruze on highway 10 in minnesota with out any warning or any other indications...	42 ~ 43793 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM ever since the purchase of the car i have experienced a hesitation upon acceleration at all speeds. i have also...	35 ~ 56343 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. while attempting to accelerate the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly stalled...	32 ~ 23037 miles
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact was involved in a crash where the vehicle rear ended another...	31 ~ 32591 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER inside rear view mirror seems lose and will vibrate/shake while driving over bumps and when the radio is turned on...	18 ~ 75132 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i have a 2011 chevy cruze. i just purchased in nov 2010. one month after i had the car i...	15 ~ 6606 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the chrome coating on the inside drivers side plastic door handle is failing. the edges of the chrome where it...	9 ~ 38000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC we purchased and took possession of a new 2011 chevy cruze on wed. march 30th. first new car in 11...	9 ~ 23935 miles
SEATS 2011 chevy cruze seat adjust control on driver's side will cause severe pinching/crushing of fingers on left hand if you...	7 ~ 37765 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING my car keeps shutting off while im driving it.. it is now not even turning on at this point. i...	6 ~ 58221 miles
EQUIPMENT i am reporting a potentially dangerous situation in the 2011 chevy cruise. the front driver's side floor mat does not...	6 ~ 171 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. while driving approximately 65 mph the contact noticed that the tire pressure...	5 ~ 72885 miles
TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the front driver side tire blew and detached...	5 ~ 18920 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY the driver's side floor mats on our 2011 chevy cruze are supposed to attach to two rubber pins on the...	5 ~ 30062 miles
SEAT BELTS i just noticed that almost all of the 2011 chevrolet vehicles and some dodge( those are the ones that i...	5 ~ 48400 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. while driving approximately 73 mph the vehicle decelerated and the traction control...	4 ~ 44250 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE while driving a 2011 cruze eco with approximately 11 000 miles the car caught fire. the car was last serviced...	4 ~ 12011 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE the front chrome interior door handles on my 2011 chevy cruze that i purchased is peeling off. the edges of...	3 ~ 61367 miles
SUSPENSION there is knocking noise in the rear of the vehicle. a letter from chevy states that they know there is...	3 ~ 42893 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM sitting at a stop light the speedometer went up to over 60mph and slowly fell back down to zero. this...	3 ~ 2867 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i bought a brand new 2011 chevy cruze ls. after about two weeks of driving the vehicle i notice that...	3 ~ 400 miles
STRUCTURE the front chrome interior door handles on my 2011 chevy cruze that i purchased is peeling off. the edges of...	2 ~ 43350 miles
CRANKCASE (PCV) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the brakes failed intermittently and a leak was...	2 ~ 54500 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY car during the winter months has a very strong anti-freeze smell inside of cabin when heat is on. noticeable film...	2 ~ 4000 miles
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph the transmission failed...	2 ~ 12532 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. while driving approximately 3 mph the contact applied pressure to the brake pedal....	2 ~ 14088 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the vehicle jerked lunged and lost power. also...	1 ~ 37000 miles
VACUUM > POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. while attempting to park the vehicle failed to respond when the brake...	1 ~ 56000 miles
GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle...	1 ~ 73000 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. while driving 55 mph an unknown warning sensor illuminated. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 62600 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN i was pulling out of the drive through window at mcdonalds and my purse hit the clutch. my car changed...	1 ~ 50000 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that while going down a hill at approximately 70...	1 ~ 12000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ignition switch sticking have to manually turn it the key or it stay on tiring to start. *js...	1 ~ 57000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. while operating the vehicle the tire pressure monitoring system would erroneously indicate...	1 ~ 25000 miles
LOCK > TRUNK LID > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES our 2011 chevy cruze eco has a problem with the trunk opening up while driving and when it is parked...	1 ~ 65000 miles
CHILD SEAT when installing a child booster seat in the rear seat of our 2011 chevy cruze the booster seat completely covers...	1 ~ 35000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated the stabitract light illuminated the power steering failed and...	1
VISIBILITY there is knocking noise in the rear of the vehicle. a letter from chevy states that they know there is...	1 ~ 16000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL there is knocking noise in the rear of the vehicle. a letter from chevy states that they know there is...	1 ~ 16000 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT in 2012 i started having issues with my vehicle "chevrolet cruze 2011" and the vehicle is now or has been...	1 ~ 9800 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY i have returned my 2011 cruze for electric windows automatically going down and not going back up....3 times replaced...the dealer...	1
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS cpsc#i1290104a. 2011 chevrolet cruze. consumer stated he is having intermittent problems with the passenger side airbag control. *ln occasionally when...	1
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the vehicle would release antifreeze fumes into the...	1 ~ 12000 miles
ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the front driver side tire blew and detached...	1 ~ 11100 miles
WATER HEATER > LPG SYSTEMS > RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the driver was driving approximately 70 mph when...	1 ~ 1000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS my complaint is the side airbag. my 12 year daughter and myself were in a t-bone type accident when another...	1 ~ 9600 miles
INJECTORS > FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. while attempting to accelerate the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly stalled...	1 ~ 12528 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated while trying to start her vehicle the key became...	1 ~ 3000 miles
REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY while test driving the new 2011 chevy cruze i noticed that the windshield is very small and the rearview mirror...	1 ~ 25 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. the contact stated that the vehicle did not come equipped with a...	1 ~ 5 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2011 chevrolet cruze. consumer writes in regards to toxic fumes in vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the oil in the...	1
MOUNTING > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE 2011 chevrolet cruze. consumer writes in regards to toxic fumes in vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the oil in the...	1

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