2014 Chevrolet Cruze Visibility Problems

I was driving in a heavy rain storm and the drivers side wiper stopped working. Upon inspection there seems to be a recall on certain cruze vehicles for this problem.

NHTSA ID

11472458

Incident

Jul 5, 2022

The heater blend door actuator and or lever gear for the blend door actuator that controls the windshield defrost failed and this raises a major safety concern as it strictly limits your visibility. This is becoming a known issue on the Cruze as i have seen and heard of the problem repeatedly online in the cruze forums. This needs to be seriously addressed to general motors and be taken care of. Plus the cost to fix it is over $1,300.00 as the entire dash needs to come out. Please address this safety concern.

NHTSA ID

11448510

Incident

Dec 1, 2021

WINDSHIELD LINKAGE FAILS WHILE IN USE( DRIVING IN RAINSTORM) LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO WIPERS ON DRIVERS SIDE

NHTSA ID

11416303

Incident

Apr 30, 2021

Mileage

11,000 mi

THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER WOULD NOT WORK WHEN STARTED TODAY WHILE IT WAS RAINING WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK THE COVER OFF OF THE ESCUTCHEON ABOVE THE WIPERS TO SEE WHY THE ARM WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN BY THE MOTOR. THE ARM MOVED FREELY BACK AND FORTH ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE SHORT ARM FROM THE WIPER MOTOR TO THE DRIVE PLATE FOR THE WIPER WAS OFF. THE ARM WOULD NOT SNAP BACK IN PLACE. IT APPEARS THAT THE PLASTIC KNUCKLE HAS FAILED. WHEN SEARCHING FOR WIPER FAILURES IN THE CRUZE MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS WERE FOR THIS IDENTICAL FAILURE. MANY OWNERS WERE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN IT FAILED AND I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT FAILED BEFORE I LEFT FOR WORK AS IT WOULD HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. SINCE IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE I DETERMINED IT IS BEST TO MAKE THIS FORMAL COMPLAINT. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE WIPER LINKAGE IS 95971326 AND THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ATTACHED PHOTOS SHOW THE ARM OFF IN #1 AND #3 WHILE #2 SHOWS THE POSITION WHERE IT IS NORMALLY.

NHTSA ID

11413699

Incident

Apr 24, 2021

Mileage

122,968 mi

MY 2014 CHEVY CRUZE LEFT WIPER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL ON IT. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED JUST A FEW HOURS AND THE WIPERS WERE WORKING. *LN*JB

NHTSA ID

11389490

Incident

Jan 15, 2021

I HAVE A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE LT. ON MAY 20TH 2020 MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. TOOK CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS LATER ON JULY 9TH 2020 THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OUT AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11338493

Incident

May 21, 2020

Mileage

75,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO FULL ROTATIONS BUT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD

NHTSA ID

11282737

Incident

Nov 25, 2019

DRIVER SIDE BLADE STOPPED WORKING ON HIGHWAY IN RAIN. BROKEN SWIVEL CONNECTION ON TRANSMISSION ARM AND LATER REPAIR REPLACING WHOLE UNIT($300+).

NHTSA ID

11279379

Incident

Nov 4, 2019

Mileage

76,000 mi

THIN, WEAK PLASTIC USED FOR GEARS ON A/C AIR DISTRIBUTOR LEVER. SEE PART #53 IN THE ATTACHED PARTSDIAGRAM.JPG FOR REFERENCE. THIS LEVER IS LOCATED INSIDE THE DASH, AND IS USED TO DIVERT AIRFLOW TO WINDSHIELD/DEFROST. COLD WEATHER CAUSES THIS PLASIC TO BREAK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE WINDSHIELD/DEFROST AIRFLOW. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET WARM OR DEHUMIDIFIED AIR TO THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSES ICE OR FOG TO BUILD UP AND RESULTS IN UNSAFELY DIMINISHED VISIBILITY. ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IDLING TO ALLOW WINDSHIELD TO DEFROST. AIRFLOW WAS ADJUSTED TO BLOW TO THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE DISTRIBUTOR LEVER BROKE AS THE GEAR TEETH ENGAGED. SEE ATTACHED BROKENLEVER.JPG FOR REFERENCE. VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE BREAK. THIS PART DIRECTLY AFFECTS VISIBILITY IN COLD OR HUMID WEATHER, AND SHOULD BE MORE ROBUST CONSIDERING MUCH OF ITS FUNCTION IS TO BE USED IN COLD TEMPERATURES. IT IS A VERY COMMON POINT OF FAILURE AND MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE WHEN BROKEN. COST OF LABOR FOR REPLACING IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE DUE TO ITS LOCATION INSIDE THE DASH, BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

NHTSA ID

11278156

Incident

Nov 30, 2017

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY STICK HALF WAY UP THE WINDSHIELD WHEN TURNED ON, AND ALSO HAPPEN AS SOON AS I WOULD TURN THE CAR ON. WAS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND HAD TO PULL OVER MULTIPLE TIMES TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

11266872

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHILE RIDING ON THEE FREEWAY IN GEORGIA YESTERDAY THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER STOPPED. I TURNED THEE WIPERS OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AFTER I PUSHED IT BACK DOWN. AND NOW IT'S STOPPING A QUARTER OF THEE WAY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT.

NHTSA ID

11246556

Incident

Aug 25, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

RECENTLY TURNED UP THE DEFOGGER ON FRONT WINDSHIELD TO WARN CAR UP AND I HEARD A A LOUD VIBRATING SOUND AND A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM VENTS, MY BLOWER MOTOR STARTS VIBRATING ON ANYTHING AFTER 3 FOR THE LEVEL. TODAY I WAS DRIVING IN THE SNOW AND USED MY WIPERS THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED MID WAY AND WAS STUCK. ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION I TRIED USING THE WIPERS AGAIN AND THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOTHING. I GOT OUT AND OUT IT DOWN TRIED ONCE MORE AND THE DRIVER WIPER DID NOT MOVE.

NHTSA ID

11179769

Incident

Jan 23, 2019

Mileage

60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A BUSY HIGHWAY HEADING TO DANVILLE VA WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH DURING A WINTRY MIX STORM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. ON VARIOUS WEB SITES THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. THUS FAR UPON MY RESEARCH THERE ARE VARIOUS CAUSES FOR THIS TO OCCUR BUT THE ONE THAT I KNOW ITS NOT IN MY CASE IS THAT I HAVE BAD WIPERS.THESE WIPERS WERE JUST RECENTLY REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

11173051

Incident

Jan 29, 2019

Mileage

79,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DURING A STORM DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. COULD NOT SEE AT ALL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11164511

Incident

Dec 28, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

ON 12-7-2018, I STARTED MY CAR FOR THE DAY. TURNED ON THE WIPERS. THEN WENT TO TURN THEM ON AGAIN TO RINSE THE RAIN OFF AND THE DRIVER SIDE BLADE WAS LIFELESS. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER BLADE OPERATIONAL. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. BUT IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND I HAD TO DRIVE TO WORK WITH NO WIPERS. BY THE GRACE OF GOD MY WORK IS LITERALLY THREE MINUTES FROM HOME. AND MY SON IS A MECHANIC AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP SO I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED IN A FEW DAYS. BUT I'M SURE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT SO LUCKY THAT ARE STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND SAW A 25 COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN MINE AND IT HAPPENED TO THEM WHILE THEIR CAR WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID

11157175

Incident

Dec 6, 2018

Mileage

54,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR NEVER ENDS UP HEATING UP, THIS MAKES ME CHOOSE BETWEEN BEING ABLE TO SEE OR BEING ABLE TO BE WARM. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM LIVING IN WISCONSIN AND I AM NOT ABLE TO HEAT MY CAR UP IN THE WINTER. THE ONLY WAY THAT A LITTLE HEAT WILL COME OUT IS IF I'VE ALREADY DROVE 5+ MILES AND I KEEP MY CAR ABOVE 3500 RPMS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND MAKES IT A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER. IT WILL DO THIS WHEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND WHENEVER. THIS CAR DOES NOT HEAT UP.

NHTSA ID

11155388

Incident

Dec 1, 2018

Mileage

60,729 mi

TODAY WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN/SNOW MIX MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WENT LEFT AND HUNG UP ON THE DRIVERS WINDOW, PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND PUT IT BACK ON TO THE WINDSHIELD AND ITS LIFELESS, THE PASSENGER SIDE IS STILL OPERATING FINE, WIPER BLADES WERE 2 MONTHS OLD SO IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THE CAR IS AT 82,000 MILES AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE LOOKING OUT THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD JUST TO GET TO MY JOB, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11151189

Incident

Nov 13, 2018

Mileage

82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNNAMED DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

NHTSA ID

11144614

Incident

Nov 1, 2018

Mileage

76,000 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER LINKAGE BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO SEE IN THE RAIN

NHTSA ID

11143508

Incident

Oct 28, 2018

Mileage

54,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH ICE. WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, COLD AIR CAME THROUGH THE AIR VENTS AND THE ICE WAS NOT MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MAJOR WORLD CHEVROLET, 43-40 NORTHERN BLVD, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK POWER CORD WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V417000 (EQUIPMENT) IN JANUARY OF 2018. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,659.

NHTSA ID

11139390

Incident

Feb 26, 2018

Mileage

15,659 mi

DRIVER SIDE WIPER MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE NO WIPER FUNCTION ON DRIVER SIDE. MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AT APRX 80K MILES WHILE PARKED WITH WIPERS ON. WIPER BUSHING FAILS CAUSING LINKAGE TO UNATTACH LEAVING WIPER MOTIONLESS. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY POOR PARTS DESIGN/QUALITY OR INSTALLATION.

NHTSA ID

11123423

Incident

Aug 14, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN AT ROUGHLY 40MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE WIPER STILL WORKS. UPON RESEARCHING IT APPEARS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE.

NHTSA ID

11103481

Incident

Jun 22, 2018

Mileage

109,920 mi

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GOING ABOUT 50-60 MPH. IT STARED DOWN POURING RAIN. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION. SINCE MY SAFETY WAS INVOLVED, I HAD TO LOOK OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SO I COULD SEE. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO MOVE IT BACK INTO POSITION, BUT IT HAD ZERO TENSION AND JUST FREELY MOVED. MY SAFETY WAS JEOPARDIZED AND NOW I HAVE TO GOTO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY OUT OF POCKET. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED! THIS IS CRAZY.

NHTSA ID

11090393

Incident

Apr 27, 2018

Mileage

67,000 mi

WIPER ON PASSENGER SIDE JUST STOPPED. TOOK TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID WIPER TRANSMISSION HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT EVERYONE INCLUDING GM ARE OUT OF THE PART. A 'SPAT' REQUEST WOULD BE SENT TO TRY TO OBTAIN THE PART NATIONWIDE. NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN ON A NEWER VEHICLE. LUCKILY IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE.

NHTSA ID

11060819

Incident

Jan 5, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL IN THE POURING RAIN, MY DRIVER SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. I DROVE THIRTY MINUTES IN A STORM ON THE HIGHWAY, LEANING ACROSS MY CAR TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

11054572

Incident

Dec 4, 2017

Mileage

86,000 mi