There are 30 owner-reported electrical system complaints for the 2017 Chevrolet Cruzein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
My head lights stopped working except the day time running lights. The high beams don’t work nor the actual head lights. They just went out.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the door latches independently unlocked and locked. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure had occurred with all four doors. The contact stated that the RPM occasionally increased unintendedly. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice; however, the failure was not duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,994.
The radio screen stopped working, and now the backup camera will not display on the screen at all. This is a definite safety issue.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while driving 55-60 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal banging sound. The contact then noticed through the rearview mirror, that the rear bumper had detached and was hanging on the passenger's side of the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and noticed that an unknown control module had detached along with the bumper. The contact stated that only one rear bumper screw remained attached while the others were missing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer parts department and was provided the screws to temporarily re-attach the bumper. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.
Periodically the dash cluster board and information center goes black and will stay blank for about a minute or two and then comes back on
Several times during ownership (Bought used in 2021 with 13,000 miles at purchase, currently 35,000 miles on car. Entire instrument cluster including center screen and center console shifter selector goes completely dark. This includes both speedometer indicators. No apparent cause, no advance warning, screen(s) just "black out". After some time...30-40 seconds to as long as 2-3 minutes all console and instruments lights come back on. Happens during daytime and nighttime usage, with heater and/or air conditioning in use.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that a faulty High Mount Stop Lamp gasket allowed water to leak into the trunk and fill the rear compartment battery tub, resulting in water damage to the Multifunction Power Supply Converter, Fuel Pump Power Control Module, and Fuse Block. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program 16147, but the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 90,000.
The car stopped Communicating with the computer and the antilock brake system there was no morning and it’s hard for me their break in my car be going faster going to slow down my foots not on the pedal
I purchase this car in 2017 apprentices 2017 Cruze at the time it only have four thousand miles it has 80,000 MI it was a fuel injector pump replaced next to the engine at everybody there knew that the car was defective due to the fact that they have several men that don't know what they're doing and working on these cars are unprofessional workers and everybody here knows that they keep repairing cars and they need to send them back to the manufacturer for DFCS and numerous problems they said everybody here got nothing but junk cars and they need help to replace them immediately in this car the cruise and the Malibu the odometer kept sticking and going bad and they did replace it once and then they replaced it again and they left the park open in the vehicle you always have to get so many oil changes with this and then the one-time the Auto stop feature had got stuck on a train track and it was very hard to get that car off we had got frightened and had jumped off the car over here in Milwaukee off of 2nd street or 1st Street we're trying to report whatever we can so I can get a replacement vehicle or sometimes the rear camera was defective to it didn't always come on right away
Third brake light cracked and letting water in my trunk. Where my battery and other electrical components are located.
2017 CHEVROLET CRUZE WITH 28,751 MILES IS CONTINUALLY LOSING ALL GAUGE FUNCTIONS, AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, TURN SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS ARE AFFECTED. PROBLEM ORIGINALLY SURFACED IN LATE 2017 WITH ABOUT 12,000 MILES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT DAY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO NATION CHEVROLET AND DEALER ADVISED TO RETURN THE CAR WHEN THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED, ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED BUT I WAS NOT ADVISED OF WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION AND PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR UNTIL 1/27/21 THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNUSED OVERNIGHT AND NEXT MORNING VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE MALFUNCTION. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED ON 2/10/21 AND WHILE FILMING THE OCCURRENCE THE MALFUNCTION CLEARED AND VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE LAST 2 INCIDENTS BUT THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY OCCURRED VARIOUS TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TO THIS DATE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL GAUGE AND OTHER VEHICLE FUNCTIONS. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE OCCURRENCES AND I AM SUBMITTING SCREEN SHOTS FROM THE VIDEOS ALL OF WHICH ARE WITH THE IGNITION ON AND ENGINE RUNNING. THE 4TH SCREENSHOT SUBMITTED SHOWS WHEN THE DISPLAY IS RETURNING TO NORMAL WHILE THE PROBLEM EXISTED ON 2/10/2021.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE AUTO STOP MODE WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ADVISOR WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO MENTION THE FAILURE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY TO VERIFY IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AT JENKINS CHEVROLET OF VENICE (2324 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE, FL 34293). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,511. *BF *TR
CAR BATTERY ON VEHICLE WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT BATTERY DIED ON MAJOR STREET AND COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ALMOST EVERYTHING CAR COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF WAY ON MAJOR STREET ON RAINY DARK MORNING FORTUNATELY WAS A SUNDAY MORNING WITH NOT HEAVY TRAFFIC BATTERY IS IN TRUNK AND AUTOZONE WOULD NOT PUT NEW BATTERY IN IT EVEN THOUGH ADVERTISE THAT THE WILL AAA CAME TO RESCUE WITHIN 30 MINUTES THIS CAR I WASA ON MAJOR STREET AT STOPLIGHT IN MIDDLE LANE AND HAD TO STAND OUTSIDE IN RAIN TO TRY ANDWAVE ARNS TO TRY AND MAKE SURE SOMEONE WOULD NOT REAR END ME.I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFGFIC LIGHT WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER I LEASED IT ALSO CAME TO COMPLETE STOP ON SIDE STREET AND TOOK GM 3AND 1/2 HOURS TO COME AND GET IT TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE 2016+ CHEVY CRUZE MODELS WHERE THE TOP MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT CRACKS AND WATER LEAKS INTO THE TRUNK UNDER THE SPARE TIRE AND INTO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THE WATER ALSO COMES INTO CONTACT WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE BETWEEN THE REAR SEAT AND REAR QUARTER PANEL. THIS CAUSES A MUSTY/MILDEW SMELL IN THE VEHICLE AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND ISSUES DUE TO THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. AS STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER VINS THAT WERE AFFECTED INCLUDING MINE THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
THIS IS FOR THE KNOCK SENSOR I HAVE CHANGED IT 5 TIMES IT WILL LAST MAYBE A MONTH OR AT THE LONGEST 2 MONTHS AND IT WILL THROW THE CHECK ENG. LIGHT ON AGAIN I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THERE'S NO RECALLS YET AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS IF U TAKE OFF SLOW IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT IF YOU TRY TO GO AND GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND GET UP TO SPEED FAST THE RPMS WILL GO UP REAL HIGH AND NOT WANNA SHIFT VERY WELL. THIS JUST HAPPEN TO MY WIFE'S CAR AGAIN TODAY AND ITS THE KNOCK SENSOR I HAVE ALREADY PUT MY COMPUTER ON IT AND THAT'S WHAT IS COMING UP ON IT . WE HAVE 2 OF THESE CARS BOTH 2017 CHEVY CRUZE LT 1.4 TURBO AND HERS IS THE ONLY ONE ACTING UP. *TR
"NO REMOTE DETECTED" MESSAGE OR INTERMITTENT REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES NOW. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT WORKING BY PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB AND THEN IT RECOGNIZES THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND I GET IN TO TRY AND START CAR.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ELECTRICAL SHORT. POSSIBLY AFTER LOCKING THE VEHICLE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID. RESULTED IN FIRE DAMAGING THE WHOLE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. VISOR MELTED, BURNED FROM CENTER CONSOLE, RIGHT THROUGH THE FLOOR TO THE FRAME, DAMAGED THE SEATS. CAR IS A MESS FROM SMOKE DAMAGE. CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while he was attempting to start the vehicle, and while attempting to turn the vehicle off, he observed that the "remote key not detected" message was displayed. The contact stated that he had gone through several replacement key fobs. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where he was sold a new key fob. The vehicle was not diagnosed and only the key fob was replaced. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to manufacturer Technical Service Bulletin Number: 16-NA-396 (Intermittent Operation of Key Fobs - Electrical System). The failure mileage was 117,000.
DIGITAL GAUGE CLUSTER EVENTUALLY SHORTS DUE TO FACTORY-INSTALLED WIRING BEING TOO SHORT. NEEDS A SPECIAL WIRING HARNESS TO LENGTHEN THE WIRES TO PREVENT PREMATURE WEAR. AFFECTS EVERYTHING FROM THE RADIO, TO CRITICAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SUCH AS MILEAGE, FUEL LEVEL, CURRENT SPEED, RPMS, ETC. THIS ISSUE CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING FINE IN THE MORNING, WAS SHUT OFF, AND THEN NO LONGER FUNCTIONING IN THE AFTERNOON UPON STARTING UP AGAIN.
VEHICLE STALLS EVERY TIME AUTO STOP KICKS ON. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE I'M IN MOTION, AND TURNING, ON A HIGHWAY, AND CITY STREET!
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