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2013 Chevrolet Cruze

Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (3)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2014-06-26 14V372000 AIR BAGS 29,019 Details
2014-03-31 14V151000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT 174,046 Details
2013-09-23 13V452000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT 3,161 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-02-07 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact felt ill…
2025-10-28 STEERING No 0 When I accelerate my rpm goes up but car dosent move as speed says and takes for me to let off the gas to speed up , an…
2025-09-03 ENGINE No 0 My car over heats at least over 300 degrees. Afraid that my vehicle is In danger of catching fire due to the high tempe…
2025-08-29 ENGINE No 0 I’ve had the thermostat housing fail twice now. And now it leaking again for the third time!! Now the service stabilitr…
2025-08-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the pu…
2025-08-12 AIR BAGS No 0 For the airbag the car was sold to me without a working airbag. It’s in the steering wheel (I have been told this by a …
2025-08-11 ENGINE No 0 This is the second time that we have experienced over heating issues. Currently the car has been out of commission for…
2025-06-13 STEERING No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel seized, and t…
2025-05-31 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Unknown
2025-04-08 ENGINE No 0 Check engine light is on and the low fuel efficiency which will cause the system to fail and the vehicle to shut down w…
2025-03-03 ENGINE No 0 for some strange reason the engine has 150K miles on it and has been extremely well maintained however there is oil blo…
2025-02-26 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled …
2024-11-18 ENGINE No 0 I am writing to express my concern regarding a serious issue with my 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. Recently, I noticed that my …
2024-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Vehicle randomly powers up and tries to start with the key in the ignition. Service theft deterrent message displayed a…
2024-10-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 Transmission messed up only own the car for 7 months
2024-10-18 ENGINE No 0 The engine in my 2013 chevy cruze failed due to the head gasket, and it causes the car to overheat. Chevrolet issued a …
2024-07-03 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Broken blend door in hvac box. No heat to defrost windows.
2024-07-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Have been told it’s the catalytic converter but when driving it loses power and stalls. It has almost caused wrecks. Ev…
2024-06-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 I have a powerstop b992l brake shoe and hardware kit. The mfg date is 2023/12/04. The issue is that the drum adjusters …
2024-06-07 ENGINE No 0 I own 3 Chevy Cruze, a 2012, 2013 and 2016. They all partial power down or decelerate while driving. The local Chevy de…
2024-05-17 ENGINE No 0 Coolant loss and overheating requiring additional coolant. Warning of possible power loss due to overheating.
2024-05-10 ENGINE No 0 Car caught on fire under hood
2024-04-16 ENGINE No 0 Everything thing on this engine has failed. Oil and coolant leaks just keep happening now the head gasket started leaki…
2024-01-23 ENGINE No 0 There is a leak that is causing the coolant reservoir tank to empty every couple of days. It appears that the coolant f…
2024-01-03 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 The cars first started telling me randomly that it needed service to the stabilitrak and the. Would disappear, the next…
2023-11-28 ENGINE No 0 Traction control warning pops up and steering stops, even while driving. Motor shuts down and smells like fuel in water…
2023-11-22 ENGINE No 0 Recall Bulletin: 14371B; water pump leaked causing a crack in the coolant reservoir, The dealership in charge of repair…
2023-11-15 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Broken mode select gear. Unable to change the heat to defrost and the windshield will not clear in cold weather.
2023-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Vehicle, when parked in garage with key in the ignition, will start all by itself. There have been several times in the…
2023-10-01 ENGINE No 0 The car overheated in the Spring of 2023 and was towed to a repair shop. The shop determined the thermostat went bad. I…
2023-09-03 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 Coming home from grocery shopping the night of Sept 3, 2023 the radio kept turning off then coming back on. I was on th…
2023-08-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ABS system is failure. Stability, traction control. Catalytic converter failure, mileage reading failure.
2023-08-15 ENGINE No 0 Was driving engine started to rattle, smoke out the tail pipe, check engine came on with a code that reports a rattle, …
2023-08-05 ENGINE No 0 2013 chevy cruze has so many coolant leaks coming from different locations. This vehicle should be on recall for this m…
2023-08-05 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that after his wife exited the vehicle and closed the front…
2023-07-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 For the last couple of months my Chevy Cruze LT 1.4L turbo engine has been having severe cooling issues making my car o…
2023-07-10 ENGINE No 0 My car constantly has coolant and oil leaks, a/c getting clogged , car is stalling while I drive if shutz off when I dr…
2023-07-02 ENGINE No 0 I was on my way home, its a 15 minute drive, I was about 5 minutes from home, I was on 279 North doing 50 mph, no warni…
2023-06-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 The Water pump failed causing my car to almost stall out and overheating losing power and almost causing me to get hit
2023-05-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while driving at various speeds on several occasions, the v…
2023-05-01 ENGINE No 0 This car has had many heating/cooling issues. Coolant leaks is a constant. From having vacuum leaks to thermostat hous…
2023-04-21 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 Thermostat keeps alerting me that it's overheating, while constantly guzzling anti-freeze and water. There's no obvious…
2023-04-13 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The 2013 Chevy Cruze is prone to overheating and there is always a coolant leak or something related to the coolant/ant…
2023-04-13 ENGINE No 0 The 2013 Chevy Cruze is prone to overheating and there is always a coolant leak or something related to the coolant/ant…
2023-03-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I purchased 2013 chevy cruze in 2021. Starting with steering going out, all electrical power is affected. Radio comes o…
2023-03-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact leased a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, an alert appe…
2023-03-05 ENGINE No 0 valve cover gasket had to be replaced at about 65,00 miles. Multiple leaks from various locations Water pump leaked e…
2023-03-01 ENGINE No 0 I have a blown gasket which is causing my engine to run hot which i can’t afford because the cost of fixing is very hig…
2023-02-17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My coolant is leaking again. I have been having headache. I didn’t know that it was leaking again. I repaired last befo…
2023-01-30 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I have replaced the pvc valve cover 3times and the engine coolant housing 4 times with in 2years. The vehicle still lea…