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2014 Chevrolet Cruze Seats Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
1%of 703 total for the year
Median mileage
49,112miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the seats of the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, 1% of the 703 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,112 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“I was involved in a rear-end collision pushing me into another vehicle on 06-06-18. The headliner and drivers seat began to smoke, filling the car. The smoke was white, grey, and smelled of sulphur. In addition, the service airbag light appeared on the information display, the flashers/hazards, came on automatically, and the car would not start and had to be towed. The vehicle was slowing, almost to a stop before being hit. Ohio highway patrol accident # 67-0834-67 5 vehicles involved. Unable to upload.”

NHTSA complaint #11101591, filed 2018-06, 98,200 miles

“October 12 2016 my chevy Cruze was hit by a peterbilt 375 dump truck in two place the driver side rear wheel and driver and passeger door speed was just over 20 mile per hour increasing because the mack truck bulldoze me up the road my airbags did not deploy and my seat belt did not tighten up. I complained in 2015 august about the fuel injection not allowing the car to accelerate when I suppress the gas pedal to the floor my car just did not move for about 5 seconds then surged violently. …”

NHTSA complaint #10925611, filed 2016-11, 25 miles

“I have purchased this vehicle used in july of 2015 from the Chevrolet schumacher dealership located in north palm beach, florida I currently have 61,939mi. My last oil change was in 12/2016 and is due at 64,000mi. To date I have had numerous issues with this vehicle from installing new spark plugs, brakes that sound like an amtrak train, and now my engine light comes on and my bumper-to-bumper warranty is already expired at like 33,000mi. So now I fall under the power train warranty which covers your engine and transmission. …”

NHTSA complaint #10948895, filed 2017-02

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Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201752%
201642%
201441%
201310%
201230%
201181%

Other parts of the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze

Engine
218 complaints
Electrical system
187 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
98 complaints
Steering
93 complaints
Other or unknown
92 complaints
Air bags
77 complaints
Electronic stability control
69 complaints
Fuel system
62 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
47 complaints
Vehicle speed control
39 complaints
Brakes
31 complaints
Exterior lighting
18 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology