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2014 Chevrolet Cruze Air bags Problems

Complaints
77about this part
Share
11%of 703 total for the year
Median mileage
43,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 77 complaints about the air bags of the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, 11% of the 703 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 43,000 miles. 46 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 4 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving to work on jan 2 on a 4 lane road in the rain at 45 MPH and my car hydroplaned and hit the guard raid head-on several times. My car was totaled, both front tires came off. My side airbags deployed but the front airbags dinnot deploy. My insurance company said I should report this to you, in looking at the totaled vehicle they felt the front airbags should have deployed.”

NHTSA complaint #11300408, filed 2020-01, 78,000 miles

“I was hit by a truck driving at least 50mph. His air bags all went off, mine did not. I was at a rolling start to drive, he was on the highway. With the amount of damage done to the car and the force of the accident it is absolutely terrifying that the airbags did not go off to save me from hitting the steering wheel so hard.”

NHTSA complaint #11205954, filed 2019-05, 60,000 miles

“I got in a major accident and end up having broken bones in my face and neck and back problems because of my air bags not coming out. I was on a city street in indianapolis, indiana downtown. This has cause I major burden on me because not being able to work and going back and fourth to different doctors appointments.”

NHTSA complaint #11131007, filed 2018-09, 53,000 miles

“Had I head on crash and the air ages did not deploy at all ?? I have necklace and back pain was in the hospital for 19 hours. And need to get my basic fixed I hit my head as well . But if the air bags worked I think that it would not have been as bad .I was moving about 35 MPH and he was about 4o to 45 MPH and he turn into me.”

NHTSA complaint #10885911, filed 2016-07, 30 miles

“I was stopped in a construction zone a vehicle crashed into the back of my car at a high rate of speed not one of the 6 or eight airbags deployed have photos my face and nose hit steering wheel swollen very bad still nose swollen left arm injuried have to have mri to determine still hurts very painful . I am not understanding why not one airbag came out my trunk was pushed into my back seat back window shattered no airbag deployed”

NHTSA complaint #10746530, filed 2015-08, 17,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2019313%
201887%
201773%
2016218%
2015208%
20147711%
2013498%
2012344%
2011405%

Other parts of the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze

Engine
218 complaintsElectrical system
187 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
98 complaintsSteering
93 complaintsOther or unknown
92 complaintsElectronic stability control
69 complaintsFuel system
62 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
47 complaintsVehicle speed control
39 complaintsBrakes
31 complaintsExterior lighting
18 complaintsEngine cooling
17 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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