Chevrolet CRUZE brakes problems
581 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
3,717 owner complaints analyzed
26 distinct recall campaigns
52,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,700 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
581 of 3,717 complaints match this topic (15.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10383221 · 2011-02-18 (February 18, 2011)
NEW 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. 270 MILES ON ODOMETER. ENTERING MY GARAGE AND STEPPED ON BRAKES AND CARE WOULD NOT STOP. RELEASE BRAKE AND REAPPLIED AND CAR STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALER WHO TESTED AND FOUND NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN TECHNICIAN WAS TAKING CAR INTO BAY TO INSTALL MUDFLAPS PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP KEPT CAR AND ENDED UP REPLACING A POWER BOOSTER CHECK VALVE. *LN
Owner-reported narrative. 270 miles reported. Look up ODI 10383221 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10392518 · 2011-03-22 (March 22, 2011)
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY CRUZE. I JUST PURCHASED IN NOV 2010. ONE MONTH AFTER I HAD THE CAR I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER DUE TO STEERING NOISE WHEN WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT/RIGHT. THEY HAD TO LUBRICATE SOME PARTS BY THE WHEELS. STARTING IN FEB 2011 I NOTICE THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN YOU TOOK YOU FOOT OF THE BRAKE. IT BOGS WHEN YOU TAKE OFF, YOU WILL GO THEN THE CAR BOGS AND THEN IT GOES AGAIN. WHEN ITS GOING INTO GEARS (I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC 6 SPEED) ITS ROUGH AND THE CAR JERKS WHENEVER YOU ACCELERATE OR WHEN YOUR SLOWING DOWN. WHEN YOU …
Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10392518 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10394060 · 2011-04-03 (April 3, 2011)
WE PURCHASED AND TOOK POSSESSION OF A NEW 2011, CHEVY CRUZE ON WED., MARCH 30TH. FIRST NEW CAR IN 11 YEARS AND WE WERE THRILLED. THRUS., MARCH 31TH, MY HUSBAND ALMOST RAMMED THRU THE STORE FRONT OF A SHOP.....STOPPING INCHES BEFORE THE MAIN ENTRANCE......FRI., APRIL 1ST, WE WENT THRU A STOP SIGN INTO THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ON APRIL 2ND I HAD A CAR FULL OF WOMEN COMING HOME FROM A LUNCHEON. LUCKILY, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO WARM. I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 20 MPH AND STEPPED ON THEY BRAKE TO F…
Owner-reported narrative. 45 miles reported. Look up ODI 10394060 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10398878 · 2011-05-04 (May 4, 2011)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY UPON APPLICATION, FOLLOWED BY AN EXTENSIVE DELAYED RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AS DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 06/24/11
Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10398878 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10399548 · 2011-05-09 (May 9, 2011)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL DROPPED BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TAPED A BLOCK OF WOOD ON TOP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RAISE THE BRAKE PEDAL 1 1/2 INCHES TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING BELOW THE AC…
Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10399548 at NHTSA ↗