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2012 Chevrolet Cruze air bags problems

34 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
34 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
18 and 1
Injuries and deaths
17 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 31 complaints that include mileage. 52% 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 miles5
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 31 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 18 crashes, 1 fire, 17 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet cruze. The contact stated that while backing up, another vehicle crashed into the rear end of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a heart contusion, the front seat passenger sustained a broken thumb and a concussion, the rear middle seat passenger sustained a broken nose and the rear driver side passenger sustained internal stomach bleeding which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 32,500 miles, February 2015 CrashInjury

Driver was traveling approx. 15-20 MPH when traffic stopped in front of her. Driver was at a safe distance behind the vehicle in front of her. However, after applying the brakes the car did not stop and hit the vehicle in front of her. The driver could not figure out why the crash happened as she applied the brakes and the car felt like it wouldn't stop. Not only did the vehicle not stop but it also had extensive front end damage without any airbag deployment. Both issues are very concerning to the driver.

Reported at 10,000 miles, July 2013 Crash

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