10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
54,880 miles

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problem #22

Jun 222018

Cruze

  • 109,920 miles
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.

- Royal Oak, MI, USA

problem #21

Apr 272018

Cruze

  • 67,000 miles
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.

- Lancaster, PA, USA

problem #20

Jan 052018

Cruze

  • 120,000 miles
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.

- Rockford, MI, USA

problem #19

Dec 042017

Cruze

  • 86,000 miles
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.

- Hendersonville, TN, USA

problem #18

Dec 012017

Cruze

  • 64,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze. While driving, the contact attempted to defrost the front windshield.; however, the windshield wipers became inoperable and malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the windshield wiper motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #17

Nov 082017

Cruze

  • 93,000 miles
While driving the left (drive side) wiper stopped working. Right (passenger side) continued to work without issue. After looking into the issue I found that the arm connecting the motor to the wipe arm broke from the ball join. I believe this piece is called the wiper transmission.

- Estacada, OR, USA

problem #16

Oct 232017

Cruze

  • 80,000 miles
I was driving to work this morning and my driver's side windshield wiper stopped worker in the pouring rain and it was dark outside, I was doing 45 and couldn't see. I had to put on my hazards slow down and find a parking lot to pull into. I missed work, and had to wait for daylight, and drive slow so I could make it home.

- Plainfield, IL, USA

problem #15

Oct 232017

Cruze

  • 80,000 miles
My drive said windshield wiper stopped working as I was driving to work in the pouring rain. I had to put on my hazards and drive slowly to find a parking lot. Very dangerous.

- Plainfield, IL, USA

problem #14

Sep 192017

Cruze

  • 47,538 miles
Driver side wiper completely stopped working for no reason on a rainy day while driving

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #13

Aug 222017

Cruze

  • 89,000 miles
While driving through thick fog, I turned the whipers on to wipe away sweet from the window. The drivers side wiper went up, and just stuck there. I pulled over and was able to lower the blade, but that wiper will not work.

- Mount Lookout, WV, USA

problem #12

Jul 062017

Cruze

  • 4,800 miles
At around 4,800 mi my front passenger window was rolled down and upon trying to roll up, it failed to do so. About 1 week later, the front driver side window did the exact same thing. I was able to pull both windows up in the closed position. During common freeway drive the regular shaking causes the windows to open slightly, this is not the issue. However, during one specific drive, the driver window slipped out of the rear weatherstripping and the top rear corner of the window was protruding up and out. The concern of my drivers' window glass flying out was scary and I had to hold it in place with one hand and drive with the other until it was safe to pull over and try to place it back in. If I were to leave the windows down, it significantly raises the possibly of theft. I feel this is a good concern to report as I was afraid for my safety and the safety of others on the road.

- Adelanto, CA, USA

problem #11

Apr 292017

Cruze 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 68,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze. While driving in the rain, the driver's side windshield wiper suddenly stopped operating and impaired the driver's visibility. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000. Updated 06/21/17

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #10

Jan 092017

Cruze

  • miles
Driverside wiper stopped working

- Baldwinville, MA, USA

problem #9

Sep 262016

Cruze

  • 152,000 miles
My passenger side wiper just quit working and now 75 miles later my drivers side isn't working.

- Rocky Mount, VA, USA

problem #8

Aug 132016

Cruze

  • 26,000 miles
2014 Chevrolet Cruze clean diesel. Car defroster/defogger does not adequately defog windows during rainy and/or humid outside conditions. Condition persists despite of setting selection of- temperature, fan speed, or where air is coming from (re circulation or outside). Additionally; high levels of moisture, often in the form water droplets or fog, is visible coming out of vents and resting on inside of windshield, other windows, and other interior surfaces. Under many circumstances, only remedy was to stop vehicle and wipe away moisture off of inside windows to achieve visibly of roadway.

- Perryville, MO, USA

problem #7

May 202015

Cruze

  • 6,000 miles
Front windshield with condensation and in pare the visibility. It only goes away with the wipers and the heater. The answer that we got from GM is that living in Texas, the humidity is the main factor and that the vehicle was operating as design. While driving, we had to put the heater and the windshield wipers for about 10 minutes.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #6

Oct 172015

Cruze

  • miles
Cold air blows on windshield from A/C and foggs up glass wich obstructs view.the controls are set properly but defroster vent does not close completely. Dealer says there is no fix for the problem.this happens when standing or driving.

- Jasper, GA, USA

problem #5

Sep 152014

Cruze

  • 2,300 miles
Windshield fogged up and I could not see. Defroster and heating windshield did not clear the window so I could see out, and I had to stop because I could not see out forward at all. Dealer checked the condition and of course, could not duplicate! there is a fix on the Chevrolet Cruze forum but I do not want to attempt to do it myself! something must be done about this or I will be forced to 'lemon-law' this car and I do not want to be forced to do that! it is that dangerious and I know it can be corrected if the proper tsb is issued describing fix as listed by a person on the forum mentioned above.

- Murrieta, CA, USA

problem #4

May 262015

Cruze

  • miles
Driving at highway speed in light rain resulted in a "carwash effect" on my windshield. Drops did not run but splattered in a manner which completely obscured visibility of the road. I was driving blind, regardless of wiper speed, in very light rain. Is there research showing windshield angle as the cause of such a problem? this has occurred a second time in light rain.

- Fort Dodge, IA, USA

problem #3

May 162015

Cruze

  • 3,110 miles
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.

- Troy, MI, USA

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