There are 15 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2014 Chevrolet Cruzein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I REAR ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME.
WHILE ENGAGING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE BREAK FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SO OFTEN. ONLY HAPPENS IN REVERSE GEAR. THE CAR KEEP ROLLING BACK UNTIL GEAR IS CHANGED TO DRIVE.
WHEN IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES HAVE A TENDENCY TO FAIL. THE CAR CONTINUES ROLLING BACKWARD, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, CREATING THE RISK OF BACKING INTO OBSTACLES LIKE VEHICLES, TREES, PEDESTRIANS. NO SUCH ISSUES OCCUR WHEN IN ANY OTHER GEAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PADDOCK CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3232 DELAWARE AVE KENMORE, NY 14217) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP AND PIPE ASSEMBLY WERE MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE MISSING PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,800.
SATURDAY MAY 13 2017, 10:45 AM CLEAR, SUNNY SKIES, DRY ROAD. A VEHICLE THREE CARS AHEAD OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES,AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED AND I ENDED UP RAMMING THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AND WAS A CAR -LENGTH FROM THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. ALL VEHICLES WERE GOING STRAIGHT.
I WAS LEAVING WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 0600HRS, I ONLY WARMED THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE TEMPERATURE WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW 0. THE BACK ROADS ARE PACKED SNOW, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS THERE IS A RIGHT TURN, I TRIED HITTING THE BRAKES AS I WAS COMING UP TO THE TURN, THE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO PUSH. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES. I COULD NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE SLOWING UNTIL I HIT A SNOWBANK ALSO HITTING A TREE. IMPACTING THE NOSE DEAD CENTER. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH. *TR
WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A HWY OF A SPEED OF ABOUT 10-15 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICE ONE CAR BEHIND WHO WITNESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM BY TRYING TO GET INTO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK IN FRONT ON IT. THE IMPACT WAS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. WHEN THE OFFICER HAD THE DRIVER TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND TO TRY TO MOVE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACK AND WAS ONLY STOPPED BY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE OFFICER THEN HAD THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK GET OUT AND TRY TO DRIVE THE CHEVY CRUZE OUT OF TRAFFIC ONLY TO HAVE THAT DRIVER AGREE THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS CHEVY HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A MONTH AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM AS THE LIGHT WAS ON THAT THAT IS WAS FAILING. I AM GETTING THE REPORTS OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED BRAKE SYSTEM THIS WEEK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDALS, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TWO WHICH CAUSED THE PEDALS TO BE DEPRESSED ERRONEOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY CONCERN AND NO SOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REPAIR REMEDY TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE NOT MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY CHEVROLET CRUZE 2014 MODEL CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. I HAVE 6500 MILES ON CAR. DURING THE CAR IS RUNNING THE HAND BREAK LIGHT WAS ON AND THE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE LIGHT. AND WAS HARDLY ABLE TO BREAK. I MANAGED TO TAKE THE CAR TO SERVICE CENTER. RAY CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER CHECKED MY CAR AND TOLD ME THAT BREAK WIRING'S ARE DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO REPLACE OTHERWISE I CANT DRIVE THE CAR. HOW CAN A WIRING IN SIDE THE CAR CAN GET DAMAGED AND RESULT IN FAILURE OF BRAKES. THE CAR IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD AND 6500 MILES ON IT. THE WIRING INSIDE THE CAR IS NOT A REGULAR MAINTENANCE ITEM LIKE OIL CHANGE OR TIRES. I DONT KNOW WHEN WILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. ATTACHED IS THE BILL OF SERVICE REPORT.
BREAK FLUIDS LOW, HAND BREAK LIGHT ON. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING, THE HAND BREAK LIGHT IS ON, AND I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AND SHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THEY RUN THE DIAGNOSIS CHECK AND I WAS INFORMED THE BREAK WIRING WAS FAULTY AND I WAS ASKED TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. CONSUMER WRITES N REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF EACH OTHER AND HE DISCOVERED THEY COULD BE APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP AND RELEASING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO RESPOND AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PUSH (IN A PANIC STOP) TO BELOW THE ACCELERATOR ALLOWING THE CAR TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST TWO TIMES IN 3 MONTHS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL TO GO TO AND BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A WIDE SHOE WILL ALLOW THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER (WESTSIDE CHEVROLET,KATY TX) LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THE ANSWER I GET THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT TO THE BRAKES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *TR
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Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026