2014 Chevrolet Cruze Body & structure Problems

On May 25, 2026, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Central Time, after the vehicle had been operated under normal conditions and subsequently parked, a fire originated within the vehicle’s engine compartment and/or under-hood area. Personnel from the Milwaukee Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. An official fire investigation report is pending and is expected to be available within the coming week. The incident has been documented through photographs and video recordings, all of which have been preserved. The vehicle itself remains in its post-fire condition and has been retained for inspection. At this time, the precise cause and origin of the fire have not been determined, of which no warning lamps nor other symptoms of a problem prior to incident.

NHTSA ID

11740155

Incident

May 25, 2026

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 ID

11291442

Incident

Nov 23, 2019

Mileage

18,000 mi

2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TRUNK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRUNK OPENS ON ITS OWN. *LD *JS *JS *JS

NHTSA ID

11254916

Incident

Sep 13, 2019

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION PUSHING ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON 06-06-18. THE HEADLINER AND DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE, FILLING THE CAR. THE SMOKE WAS WHITE, GREY, AND SMELLED OF SULPHUR. IN ADDITION, THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY, THE FLASHERS/HAZARDS, CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING, ALMOST TO A STOP BEFORE BEING HIT. OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL ACCIDENT # 67-0834-67 5 VEHICLES INVOLVED. UNABLE TO UPLOAD.

NHTSA ID

11101591

Incident

Jun 6, 2018

Mileage

98,200 mi

CHEVY 2014 CRUZE HAS MALFUNCTIONING SENSORS IN THE BUMPER OF THE CAR.THE CAR GETS WET.THE SENSORS SHUT DOWN AND THE BATTERY WON'T CHARGE AND THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SOLUTION FROM G:M IS TO REPLACE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND THE SENSORS AND WIRE HARNESS . HOW EVER THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY DAUGHTERS BATTERY WENT DEAD ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER RESEARCH BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND NEGATIVE CABLE REPLACED BUT G:M WANTS $2800.00 TO REPLACE SENSORS..THIS CAR HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND IT'S NOT SAFE..G:M ADMITS THEY UPGRADED THE SENSORS AND HARNESS SO IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AGAIN.WON'T STAND BEHIND THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT. THESE VEHICLES ARE IN DANGER OF SHUTTING DOWN AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANYTIME. AT LEAST THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE NOT A SERVICE BULLETIN #314...

NHTSA ID

11083685

Incident

Mar 13, 2018

Mileage

51,950 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11023694

Incident

Aug 17, 2017

Mileage

76,000 mi

SEAL IN SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT OF TRUNK NOT WELDED PROPERLY DURING MANUFACTURING CAUSING WATER LEAKAGE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER WHILE REPAIRING A DIFFERENT ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10967861

Incident

Mar 16, 2017

Mileage

57,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10746530

Incident

Jul 18, 2015

Mileage

17,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10724892

Incident

May 16, 2015

Mileage

3,110 mi

I PURCHASED A LEASE VEHICLE (@500 MILEAGE AT THE TIME). A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE I HAD OVER 100,000 MILES. VERY LOUD. I CHANGED THE OIL AT PERMITTED TIME, TOOK IT IN FOR A MECHANIC TEST DRIVE. MECHANIC SAID IT SEEMED FINE. FEEDBACK FROM PASSENGERS WERE AFFIRMING THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE. IT SEEMS THE COLDER IT IS, THE HARDER IT RUNS. LIKE YOU NEVER CHANGE YOUR OIL, AND THE MUFFLER HAS A HOLE, OR THE MOTOR RUNS REAL HEAVY, LIKE RPMS STICKING. SOMETIMES ITS MORE FAINT. I TRIED HIGHER GRADE GASOLINE, AS ADVISED, THIS DID NOT HELP. MORE IMPORTANTLY. THE DOORS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED. THEY ARE A SAFETY CONCERN. THEY SLAM BACK ON YOU EVEN IF OPENED ALL THE WAY, IF ON AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR SLIGHT INCLINE. THERE IS ONLY ONE LATCH AT ALL THE WAY OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM AND SLAMS BACK ON MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. I AM CONCERNED FOR OTHERS THAT MAY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A SECOND LATCH OR CATCHING MECHANISM TO PREVENT IT SLAMMING ON YOUR LEGS/HEAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705020

Incident

Jan 29, 2015

Mileage

500 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10702711

Incident

Mar 26, 2015

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

NHTSA ID

10617483

Incident

Jul 25, 2014

Mileage

13,300 mi

MY VEHICLE RECENTLY BECAME PART OF THE GM RECALL BELOW: VEHICLES AFFECTED: ABOUT 174,046 MODEL-YEAR 2013-2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE SEDANS EQUIPPED WITH A TURBO 1.4-LITER ENGINE AND MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOV. 28, 2012, AND MARCH 7, 2014. THE PROBLEM: THE RIGHT FRONT HALF SHAFT MAY FRACTURE AND SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND COAST TO A STOP. IF A VEHICLE WITH A FRACTURED HALF SHAFT IS PARKED WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED, THE CAR COULD MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY. EITHER CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT I KEPT HEARING STRANGE NOISE UNDER MY CAR. NOT JUST THAT THE CAR ALSO HAD SOME OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL, THE SCREEN KEPT GOING BLACK. I CALLED THE AGENCY AND THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A WEEK. THEY KEPT SAYING THAT THEY HAD TROUBLE KNOWING WHAT EXACTLY WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. AT THE END THEY JUST SAY THAT IT WAS DUE TO AN UPDATE. BUT , UNTIL NOW I STILL HEAR THE NOISE AS IF SOMETHING ABOUT TO BRAKE. AFTER READING THE RECALL I AM CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577543

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

Mileage

6,333 mi