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2011 Chevrolet Cruze steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 48 complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
48 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 55,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 55,000 miles
Based on 36 complaints that include mileage. 56% 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 miles10
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 36 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the driver owned a 2011 chevrolet cruze. The contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 65 MPH when the vehicle began to steer independently causing the contact to travel off the road. The driver was unable to control the vehicle which resulted in a crash. A police report was filed and both the driver and passenger were reported injured. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an insurance lot. The contact was not sure if the failure had been diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired.

May 2011 CrashInjury

Failure to be notified of severe safety defect affecting 2.2 chevrolet vehicles 6 other recalls all specifying exact condition (NHTSA special coverage bulletin 14232 power steering stick slip lock up ) began experiencing intermittent lock up of steering on highway one month ago still confused under terms of special coverage warranty 10 years 150k miles GM chevrolet sr vp alicia s boler davis and ceo mary barra ca license xxxxxxx rev tax xxxxx xxxxxx parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally…

Reported at 55,430 miles, September 2019

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