There are 1 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I PURCHASED A NEW 2016 CHEVY CRUZE LIMITED FROM FAIRWAY CHEVROLET ON 4/2/16. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT HAD A CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LIGHT FLASHING DEVICE ON IT[THE DEALER CALLED IT A "RED ALERT SYSTEM". I STATED TO DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL THAT PER DOT LAWS THAT I BELIEVE SUCH A DEVICE IS NOT LEGAL. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS LEGAL .I REMOVED THE DEVICE MYSELF AS THEY WERE TO BUSY TO DO IT WITHOUT A LENGTHY DELAY.CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE? THE DEALER SERVICE PERSONNEL STATED THAT THEY INSTALL THESE ON ALL THERE NEW VEHICLES AND IF ITS NOT LEGAL PER DOT LAWS THEN I HOPE YOU CAN AND WILL RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. MY NAME IS [XXX] PHONE #[XXX] AND MY EMAIL IS [XXX]. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE IF ANYTHING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.