26 complaints reported

2015 Chevrolet Cruze UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

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26
Crashes
0
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Injuries
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Complaint Timeline

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Dec 2025

Radiator leaks, car overheated. Looking online it is obvious that a lot of people have had this same issue, so why no recall. It's a peice of crap car, that is dangerous to drive.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2025
Feb 2025

On [XXX], I purchased a used car from Marietta Auto Sales(2015 Chevy Cruze), through sales agent Alexis Wiley, I test drove the car and everything seemed fine, so I continued with the purchase, later that same day I had a diagnostic done on the car(AutoZone),the fix finder read Check Engine(pass),ABS(pass),Emissions ready(no),Service Interval(pass), I attempted to contact Agent Alexis Wiley immediately, to no avail as it was later in the day, the very next day after the purchase the check engine light came on, I was able to get in touch Agent Alexis Wiley that day and she assured me she would help me address the matter, she did not, there were a mixture phone calls and text between her and I, I made several calls and left several messages and was told someone would get back to me, they never did. On 11-23-2024 I drove to the establishment to show them the many diagnostic reports showing that the car they sold me was defective, additionally I performed an on the spot diagnostics with my (INNOVA SD35 scan tool), also in front of service manager (Paul),he would not reveal his sir name to me, I showed how the diagnostic revealed that for some reason the, Fuel System monitor, Oxygen sensor monitor, as well as the Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitors, have all been disabled, to know avail, the establishment continued defend the sell of this defective vehicle. I've spent thousands of dollars attempting to repair the vehicle to no avail. As I Traded my vehicle to this same establishment at the time of the sale, I am forced to commute in a vehicle that has cut off no less than three times while waiting at a red light, each time I put fuel in the vehicle it struggles to start back up. I've filed complaints against this establishment with the,(BBB),(Capitol One Auto Finance),all to no avail, and most recently with the (CFPB-),which is currently open. This establishment withheld things about this vehicle that should have been made known to me as a consumer. My safety is at risk. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2024
Dec 2024

Frequent thermostat/coolant system problems going on 4 times since I have had the car.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 9999 TBD TBD, Manufacturer: ODI Demo Co
Incident: Dec 2024
Apr 2023

Leaking coolant underneath the vehicle

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2023
Feb 2023

coolant leaking on drivers side of engine.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2023
Jan 2023

Antifreeze leaking

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2023
Sep 2021

Check engine light came on with radiator emblem showing with message Engine Hot AC Off. Towed to Orr Chevrolet, said it was water outlet bad. Paid $460.00 to repair. I think 2015 cruze should b covered under January 2015 Special Coverage, since water outlet falls under engine coolant leak pertaining to water pump Special Coverage.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2021
Nov 2020

TURBO CHARGER

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Sep 2020

MY CAR HAS BEEN SHAKING, LOW IDLE, WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM STALING. WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN IT WON'T GO EVEN THOUGH I AM PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I'M TO SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. I HAVE HAD TO GET IT FIXED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2020
Jul 2020

THE CAR SHAKES AND TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STALLS WHEN YOU DRIVE THE POWER STEERING LOCKS AND WHEN YOU BRAKE THE CAR SHAKES LIKE CRAZY AND THE RPM IS DOWN TO 2-3 I WAS WITH MY NEW BORN BABY WHILE THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE AND WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED OUR BUISNESS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2020
Feb 2020

MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE FOR BEING STUCK. EITHER IT WON'T ROLL BACK UP OR IT WON'T ROLL DOWN. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED BY A CHEVY DEALER. THE WINDOW IS CURRENTLY STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD TIME THAT THOS HAS OCCURED. IT IS ONLY AFFECTING MY DRIVER WINDOW. ALL OTHER WINDOWS OPEN AND CLOSE WITHOUT AND ISSUES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2020
Dec 2019

I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH INTERIOR FOGGING OF MY WINDOW AND NOTICED WATER DRIPS ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD DURING DRY WEATHER AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK THEY REPLACED THE SEAL. THAT LASTED A WHILE (SPRING AND SUMMER) THEN IT RETURNED AGAIN AND I GETTING THE SAME ISSUES. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS FOG THEN FREEZE. THIS IS WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS WARM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2017
Oct 2019

TERRIBLE SMELL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE MY EYES WATER. THERE IS NO HEAT OR AIR ON BUT HOT AIR IS COMING INTO THE CAB.THERE IS A REALLY BAD SMELL IN THE CAB AFTER A DEALERSHIP ALREADY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS AGO. THERE HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE TIME AND TIME AGAIN LIKE STALLING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING SIGNS, BELTS REPAIRS, EXHAUST PROBLEMS, ETC. I HAVE NOT EVEN OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS,

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2019
Jul 2019

WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND MY CAR WAS SPUTTERING WHENOT SITTING AT A LIGHT OR IDLING. WENT TO REPAIR SHOP FOR DUAGNOSIS. CAME UP WITH SEVERAL CODES. P0171- SYSTEM 2 LEAN BANK 1. SECOND CODE P0106 MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE ORESSURE/BAROMETER SENSOR, P0131 02 CIRCUIT LOW VOLTAGE BE S1. P1101 INTAKE AIR FLOW SYSTEM PERFORMANCE LOW. TCS ON. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS COVERED BY THE VEHICLE WARRANTY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2019
Dec 2018

LEAKING COOLANT: THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTS ONLINE WITH THIS ISSUE YET CHEVROLET IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. MY CAR, AND MANY MORE ARE LEAKING COOLANT DAILY. HAS ANYONE LOOKED INTO THIS, OR IS THIS BEING INVESTIGATED? WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THEY PRODUCED!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2018
Oct 2018

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED. WE HAD NOT GONE UNDER ANY OVERPASS NOR WERE WE BEHIND ANY VEHICLE DROPPING LOOSE DEBRIS. TSB NO. 15224

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2018
Feb 2018

THE WATER PUMP IS LEAKING IN THE EXACT SAME AREA AS STATED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 2011-2014 CRUZE. THE AC OFF ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED AND EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALL. NOT SURE THAT THE RECALL COVERED EVERY VEHICLE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO. A CLOSER LOOK NEEDS TO BE TAKEN AT THE VEHICLES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2018
Dec 2017

ONE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THE NEXT DAY THEY BOTH HAVE STOPPED. THEY WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2017
Nov 2017

THE CABIN FIBER IS BAD ON MY VEHICLE IN THE GLOVE BOX FILTER ON MY 2015 CHEVY CRUZE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2015
Oct 2017

PURGE VALVE ON A 2015 CHEVY CRUZE 1.4 ECOTEC TURBO WITH 65,000 MILES. STARTED AS A SMALL LITTLE TICKING NOISE THEN ITS BEEN GETTING LOUDER. AT THE TIME I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, HAD IT LOOKED IT BY MECHANICS BUT THE CAR WAS NOT THROWING ANY CODES. TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LIFTER... BUT THEN THE TICKING NOISE JUST GOT LOUDER AND MY CAR STARTED USING MORE FUEL AND WASN'T RUNNING RIGHT. MY CAR HAS TRIED SHUTTING DOWN (DYING) IN AN INTERSECTION, SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ALSO. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND OR EVEN CITY STREETS FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS CUTTING IN AND OUT. RPM'S ARE NOT STEADY, WILL BOUNCE FROM 700 RPM TO 400 RPM WHILE SITTING STILL. ROUGH IDLE ALSO. THE SOUND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE NOW SOUNDS LIKE A MARBLE BOUNCING AROUND IN THE VALVE. NOW THAT I HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT IT IS THE PURGE VALVE I AM BUYING THE PURGE VALVE TO GET IT FIXED. FROM THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE THIS PART COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CAR STALLING OUT AND OR DYING ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN A INTERSECTION. PRETTY SURE THAT WHAT IS LEFT OF MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS PART, I WOULDN'T THINK THAT A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF AN ISSUE AND THIS KIND OF AN ISSUE THAT WOULD NOT THROW A CODE LIKE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT OR SOMETHING. LIKE I SAID MY CAR HASN'T THROWN ANY CODES SO IT WASN'T REALLY THE EASIEST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SO IT COULD GET REPAIRED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2017
Jan 2017

I HADE MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL REFLECTOR CAME OFF. WITCH IS SETTING IN THE HEAD LIGHT WITCH COULD DAMAGE THE HEAD LIGHT AND COULD EFFECT THE ABILITY TO SEE IF THE HEAD LIGHT GETS DAMAGE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2017
Sep 2016

I HAVE A DIESEL CRUZE 2015 THE PROBLEM IS THE CAR DOES NOT TELL ME IF I AM IN REGEN FOR THE DPF. THE REASON THAT IS A PROBLEM IS THAT IF THE REGEN FAILS 3 TIMES I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR 320.00 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. THE CAR DOES NOT GIVE ME ANY INDICATION I HAVE TO KEEP DRIVING TO REGEN THE DPF IT JUST FAILS WITHIN SECONDS OF THE DIC MESSAGE AND GOES INTO POWER REDUCED MODE. THE CAR NEVER TELLS ME TO GO REGEN THE DPF IT JUST FAILS WITHIN SECONDS OF A DASH MESSAGE POWER REDUCE AND HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS THAT SAY THE SAME THING. IT WOULD SEEM THE GM IS PURPOSELY LETTING THE REGEN OF THE DPF FAIL SO WE HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER, WHICH IS BASICALLY PIRATING OUR POCKET BOOKS. WE NEED A FIX BADLY PLEASE!!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Jun 2016

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TURNING RIGHT TO CROSS 3 LANES ON A 6 LANE ROAD. MY CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES WHILE I WAS IN THE STORE AND I HAD JUST STARTED IT WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF THIS HAPPENING. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. WHEN I NEEDED TO VEER RIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AFTER GOING ONTO THE NARROW CENTER MEDIAN AND NEARLY GOING OVER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHICH HAD DISABLED THE POWER STEERING. AS SOON AS I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED THE POWER CAME BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND ADVISED ME TO COME BACK THE NEXT MORNING AS IT WAS LATER IN THE EVENING AND THE MAIN MECHANICS HAD GONE HOME. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I REALIZED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT ON THE DASHBOARD THERE WAS A MESSAGE TO ROLL MY DRIVER WINDOW DOWN AND BACK UP. THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THIS WAS TO RESET OR REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE SINCE IT HAD SHUT DOWN. THEY DID HAVE ME OPEN THE HOOD TO SEE IF ANY WIRES APPEARED TO BE LOOSE. HOWEVER, THEY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED BRAND NEW, THE ENGINE WAS CLEAN AND IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AND HE NOTED THAT ALL OF THE NUMBER ON THE PARTS WERE STILL VISIBLE. I LEFT AND HAD TO GO TO THE STORE. WHILE PARKED, AND ON THE PHONE, AGAIN VIA BLUETOOTH, EXPLAINING TO MY MOTHER WHAT HAD HAPPENED, MY RADIO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. TWO TIMES IN PRIOR WEEKS MY RADIO HAD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL OF THESE INSTANCES ONLY LASTED A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY 1 MONTH. THERE WAS ONE PREVIOUS DRIVER AND THERE ARE ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW, SO I HAVE NO INDICATION OF THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THIS CAR KNOWING THAT IT COULD TURN OFF AT ANY MOMENT POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2016
Apr 2016

OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO RUN OTHERS OFF THE ROAD AND CUT PEOPLE OFF.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2016
Jul 2015

THE SPEEDOMETER IN THIS VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN A VERY DANGEROUS WAY. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAFELY VIEW THE SPEEDOMETER WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIVALENT TO DRIVING A VEHICLE WHICH HAS NO SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER OF THIS VEHICLE IS LOCATED FAR TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAGES ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAFELY VIEW THE SPEEDOMETER. IT REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO 1) LOWER HIS VIEW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, 2) TRACK HIS VIEW TO THE RIGHT UNTIL THE SPEEDOMETER COMES INTO VIEW, 3) MOVE HIS HEAD AROUND BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER IS OBSTRUCTED BY THE UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. READING THIS SPEEDOMETER REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO LOOK AWAY FROM THE ROADWAY FOR A DANGEROUS INTERVAL OF TIME. EVEN WORSE, WHEN THE DRIVER LIFTS HIS GAZE BACK TO THE WINDSHIELD, HE NOT LOOKING AT THE CENTER OF HIS TRACK, BUT OVER THE VEHICLES RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT TOWARDS THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DROVE THIS VEHICLE AS A RENTAL CAR. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE A GPS ON THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD AND USE THE SPEED INDICATION OF THE GPS IN PLACE OF THE UNUSABLE SPEEDOMETER. WITHOUT THE GPS SPEED INDICATION, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2015

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