2016 Chevrolet Cruze air bags problems
21 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 12 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze D2. The contact stated that while driving 20-25 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. As a result, the contact had whiplash to the neck and the front seat passenger head hit the windshield and whiplash to the neck. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer were not notified of the failure.
In november of 2015 I was sitting at a stop sign and somebody hit me head on at approximately 45 to 50 MPH causing a substantial amount of damage to the front end of my car costing nearly a total of $9,000. The air bags didnt deploy resulting minor injuries. On march 06, 2016 my vehicle was involved in a head on collision with a deer at approximately 65 MPH resulting in $8,100 worth of damage to my vehicle. The air bags did not deploy again only this time no injuries were caused.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze
- Engine 107 complaints
- Electrical system 59 complaints
- Fuel system 38 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 29 complaints
- Brakes 19 complaints
- Steering 18 complaints
- Stability control 16 complaints