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2011 Chevrolet Cruze brakes problems

76 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
76 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
43,000 miles 65 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
13 and 3
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 43,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 16 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 43,000 miles
Based on 65 complaints that include mileage. 66% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles15
20k to 40k miles16
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 65 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 43,000 miles, and 66% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 13 crashes, 3 fires, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

On april 30 2014, around 11:00 am the car was taken for service to a chevrolet dealer for a wheel alignment,steering and suspension system inspection and air pressure condition check, the chevy cruze was at the service dealer for aprox four hours, we then came home, around 5:30 we went to a shopping center to buy something and on the way back home, aprox six blocks from our home we stop on a stop sign on a curb/angle street divider by a small curb with trees, we then try to proceed and bare right but the car made…

Reported at 46,700 miles, April 2014 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. While attempting to engage the brake pedal, the brakes failed to respond and extended to the floorboard several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was not able to replicate or diagnose the failure. The contact had to pump the brakes to get the brake pedal to respond. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who replaced the brake booster vacuum pipe. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v360000 (service brakes, hydraulic).

Reported at 4,136 miles, July 2015

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