2016 Chevrolet Cruze Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 8%of 250 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 71,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 8% of the 250 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,000 miles. 12 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Car while driving suddenly sputters and stalls. I get an error message saying to check airbags. The locks on the doors will unlock and lock and unlock an lock multiple times while driving. Check engine light comes on. When I pump gas the car wont start immediately it sputters and clicks every time.”
NHTSA complaint #11321775, filed 2020-04, 80,000 miles“Takata recall. I was leaving a parking lot and went to turn into my lane and someone cut over at the last minute causing me to jerk my wheel out of reaction and the front end of my car slammed into the guard rail. My air bags never went off and my head bounced off the steering wheel twice causing some damage to my face.”
NHTSA complaint #11129644, filed 2018-09, 29,000 miles“I was driving, 55 miles and hour on highway. I was was struck on the driver front side by another vehicle and the airbags deployed. Upon deployment the extreme force of the cars bags knocked me out thereby causing me to run off the road. .”
NHTSA complaint #11416503, filed 2021-05, 71,000 miles“I was in a crash on july 27,2020,pm hours.I was driving straight on interstate,it began raining,I slowed down & adjusted traction control/stability control setting.the car veered to the right for some reason,I got car back in straight motion,then in a split second,it shot to the left of the road way.I tried gaining control,to get back in the correct lane,and the car ran into the guardrail in trying to get control of it. I do not think that the rate of speed,nor weather,were the only reasons for this accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #11351042, filed 2020-08, 143,000 miles“In september, my daughters 4 side airbags blew out while driving. She wasn't in any collision or accident, they just blew out and the piece that blew out on her side, hit her in the head too.in may, less than a week after we got the car, she was going up around a curve, someone came around that curve on her side, hitting her driver side mirror, cracking,and breaking the glass. She was ran off the road by the other driver, and she did go over rocks, scratching the bottom of the car, we put it on a lift and there wasn't any damage, just scratched. …”
NHTSA complaint #11376491, filed 2020-11, 31,000 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze
102 complaintsElectrical system
59 complaintsOther or unknown
43 complaintsFuel system
37 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
31 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsSteering
18 complaintsElectronic stability control
16 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 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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