2011 Chevrolet Cruze: windshield wiper failure

Filed Mar 17, 2025 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that the brake lights, power locks, and windshield wipers were inoperable. The contact stated that the ignition key failed to disengage after turning off the vehicle. The contact had to hold a button underneath the steering panel to be able to remove the key. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the Body Control Module (BCM) needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Nov 19, 2019 · Visibility · 118,000 miles · MD

Driver's side wiper has stopped working.

Filed Oct 20, 2018 · Visibility · OH

While driving down a city street it began to rain so I turned on my wipers and all of a sudden the passenger stopped in the straight up position which caused the drivers side to get caught up in it. I immediately turned off my wipers as the drivers side was still attempting to move even though it was caught up and had to pull over because I had zero visibility. I got the wipers untangled but the passenger side no longer works. This is a major safety issue and with the research I've done it seems to be a big issue for hundreds if not thousands of others.

Filed Feb 11, 2018 · Visibility · 114,222 miles · KY

The windshield wipers will not work unless placed on high speed, and even then, they stop halfway on the windshield causing visability issues. This happened while driving down the road.

Filed Jul 3, 2017 · Engine, Visibility · 100,000 miles · OH

We will be driving and all of a sudden the car stalls out. It has been doing this for 6 months but recently it has gotten a lot more frequent and I had my battery tested and it's not that. Also, my windshield wipers work but they are stuck in the upright position. I took it to a dealer ship and they said it was the motor and it was over 300.00 to fix it

Filed Dec 18, 2016 · Visibility · 110,221 miles · MN

The driver side windshield wiper is now inoperable. It has come loose from the motor and is now free roaming on my windshield. Cruzetalk.com forum states that there a lot of these issues with the chevy cruze windshield wiper system. I was driving in a snow storm when it stopped operation. I had to call a tow truck to get me. I was on the side of the road for 3 hours in a snow storm waiting for a tow truck.

Filed Oct 29, 2016 · Visibility · 72,500 miles · RI

As I was driving on the highway, it was raining very hard and I had my wipers on the highest speed. Suddenly the driver side wiper stayed in the vertical position and would not move. I completely lost visibility on the driver side and had to lean over to the passenger side as this wiper was still working. The highway (route 95) had a very small breakdown lane which I did not feel comfortable pulling into due to the lack of space and visibility. When I eventually got to my destination I noticed through the wiper cover that the wiper elbow appeared to be disconnected. I brought my car to the dealership today and they discovered the wiper transmission was broken. They mentioned that this very issue came up with chevy equinoxes and they were currently under recall. Ultimately I was charged $228.05 after parts, labor, and taxes.

Filed May 18, 2016 · Visibility · 85,000 miles · NC

While driving in the rain at cruising speed on the highway, my driver's side windshield wiper (transmission linkage) separated at one of the ball/cup joints causing my wiper to uncontrollably fly back and contact my driver's side window. Leaving me without an operable wiper system and safe transportation to work. This is the second such failure on this vehicle as the same issue was repaired approximately a year ago. Obviously, a safety concern depending on the driving and weather conditions at the time of failure.

Filed Dec 27, 2015 · Visibility · 76,100 miles · KY

I was driving on the interstate highway during a rain storm when the driver side wiper blade quit working. I had to pull off the road which was very difficult because my vision was being blocked by the rain. It was very dangerous to do this because of the wiper failure. I was traveling at a speed of 55-60 MPH at this time.

Filed Nov 21, 2015 · Visibility · 89,250 miles · NC

This morning there was frost on my windshield I started my defrost when frost was melting I turned on wipers to remove melted frost my driver side wiper started skipping and then stuck in the vertical position and now its loose and do not operate correctly.

Filed May 21, 2015 · Visibility · 104,025 miles · MI

Driver's side wiper stopped working in the rain. It was found to be an issue with the wiper transmission. The end came off the base of the wiper arm spindle. After some research this seems to be a common safety issue with this model and should be addressed by the manufacturer. A recall is in order due to the fact that it is a safety concern and this part should never fail let alone on a car that has not been on the road 4 years yet.

Filed Dec 28, 2014 · Visibility · 72,050 miles · OR

Drivers side windshield wiper failure at night, in rain, at speed, resulting in severe loss of vision. Found that wiper transmission intermediate link separated from lh wiper transmission bellcrank at ballsocket..further identified plastic ballsocket on link failed, and could not be reattached. Replaced with new wiper transmission assembly p/n 95971326. Oem failed part identified by #95971324 dongyang 12/10/10 14:16:18 vehicle primarily driven in rainy climate, wipers used a lot. Never frozen to windshield, or ice/snow buildup.