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2013 Chevrolet Cruze body problems

13 complaints (2% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 18,000. 11 crashes reported.

owner complaints
13
of this car's complaints
2%
typical mileage
18,000
crashes
11
recalls
0

Which part fails

  • Body
    11

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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200k+

Chevrolet Cruze body problems in other years

20112012201320142015201620172018

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2013 Chevrolet Cruze owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Jul 30, 2018 · Airbags, Body · 115,000 miles · PA · crash · 1 injury

2013 chevy cruze collided with another vehicle going 30-40mph head on. No air bags were deployed . Air bag service light is now on.

Filed May 22, 2016 · Body · 57,000 miles · GA · crash

This chev cruz rammed my honda 2010 civic at 40+MPH in the right rear quarter panel. The civic was turning left into the intersection and was traveling at approximately 10 MPH. The civic deployed 4 airbags and deemed a total loss while the cruz did not deploy an airbag and had slight damage to the front. I don't understand this and have included pictures and would like your investigation and opinion if the 2013 cruz's airbag is defective.

Filed Jan 10, 2015 · Airbags, Body · 50,000 miles · IA · crash

I was driving home and hit an 8 point buck that weighed about 180lbs head on that caused damage from the middle front center of the car extending to the drivers side of the car and smashing up into the motor. The instrument panel immediately illuminated to service airbag but the airbag never deployed. I was told if I was going slower, the deer would have went through the windshield. I could have been seriously hurt since the airbag didn't deploy. I bought this car brand new with only 17 miles on it. I have driven it for 2 years and now have to wonder if my family and I were put at risk for the last two years, while traveling to ohio, from iowa and out to boise 3 times. Of course I will be told there is nothing wrong and the car will be repaired, and I will be forced to continue driving a car that I won't really feel safe in because I won't know for sure if the airbag system is fixed, and will work right if this unfortunately will ever happen again. Somehow this will be pushed under the rug and there will be nothing I can do about it.

Filed Dec 16, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 2,000 miles · PA · crash

Just a short time after I bought this car, which I love, I hit a deer. I was going 45 MPH at the time and the impact did $10,000 damage but the air bag did not go off. Thankfully I was not hurt and I was wearing my seat belt. To this day the car just isn't the same.

Filed Dec 15, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 18,000 miles · IL · crash

The road was icy and I slammed into back of dump truck that already crashed into fence of cemetery,and my air bags never deployed (I couldv'e been seriously hurt) but I wasn't.

Filed Dec 15, 2014 · Body · 18,000 miles · IL · crash

Road was icy and I slid into a dump truck that had already crashed into cemetery fence.

Filed Dec 12, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 35,000 miles · CO · crash · 1 injury

Traveling west and an east bound vehicle turned in front of me. The other driver was ticket for failure to yield and accident causing bodily injury. My air bags did not deploy I sustained injuries to my chest, hit my head on drivers side window and my left should and ribs were thrown in to the door.

Filed Nov 5, 2014 · Body, Engine · 600 miles · OK

I purchased my vehicle in sep 2013, approx nov 2013 I began having a horrible strong odor coming from my vehicle. We searched to see if an animal was in it. I thought maybe it was my son's feet & made him change socks. It got worse & was really strong when defrost, heat & vent were on. I took it in to the dealership & they looked at it, of course that day they couldn't get the smell to occur although it did on the way there. I went a couple more weeks & it got worse. Finally, I took the car in for oil maintenance & advised again that the smell was horrible. The service manager at the time said it was a common chevrolet problem. There is a ledge under the hood, under the window & condensation from defrost or rain, etc. Sits & doesn't drain causing the water to mildew & become stagnant. He told me to leave the car running with my vent on high (& not sit in the car), spray lysol and let it run for about 5 min, it kills the bacteria. I had to do this every night for almost 3 weeks during the cold winter months. I took it back & told them it was ridiculous I wasn't going to continue doing this for the life of the vehicle. When I took it back someone else was there & sd the dealership had rec'd notice that there was a part that could be put on it, so they sent me on my way waiting for a loaner vehicle then they would fix it. They finally "put the part on" I was advised by another dealer it wasn't a part they just had to flip a switch the part was on the vehicle. The next day I got in my car & blowers were running. I called & was advised that was what the part did, so now the smell was like rotten maple syrup. During the dry summer months the smell was not there, but now that fall/winter is coming the smell is back & I have a call in to get this and other major issued fixed again. This can't be healthy especially for my boys who have severe allergies to mold.

Filed Nov 4, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 36,000 miles · MS · crash · 1 injury

I was stopped at a stop sign getting ready to cross over hwy to go north bound. A truck came out of nowhere and hit my driver side front end. My air bags didn't deploy. I googled it and saw there is a recall on my vehicle for air bag. I just bought the car 2 weeks ago. Shouldn't the dealer be responsible for fixing recalls before selling the car even it is used.

Filed Jun 16, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 25,000 miles · KS · crash · 1 injury

We were driving home on a highway at dark when we hit a black angus bull which was approximately 1000 pounds. Immediately after we hit it, it rolled up onto the passenger side and crashed thru the windshield injuring myself (the passenger in the front). My husband was driving and we also had two passengers in the back of the car but they were not injured. I had multiple facial injuries and glass chard injures and was taken by ambulance to a hospital where I was inpatient for 10 days, 5 of those in intensive care. The most severe of my injuries were fracture of my orbital floor, fracture of my nasal bone, fracture of my malar and maxillary bones, open wound to my lip and multiple bruises and cuts. All four of us were wearing our seat belts and out of 10 airbags that the car had, not one went off. The front end of the car was severely damaged and we lost power to the car as soon as we hit the cow (no flashers, lights, etc) our car was totaled and we now have multiple medical bills to account for. Our concern was that we bought the car new and it was advertised as having ten airbags for safety. After hitting a 1000 pound bull at 60 MPH, why did not one air bag go off?

Questions about the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze body

Does the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze have body problems?

Owners have filed 13 complaints about the body of the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze, 2% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2013 Chevrolet Cruze body problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 18,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze body?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Chevrolet Cruze have the most body problems?

The Chevrolet Cruze model years with the most body complaints are 2012 (21 complaints), 2017 (16 complaints) and 2011 (14 complaints).

Other 2013 Chevrolet Cruze problems

Engine 233Electrical 122Transmission 113Steering 74Driver assistance 63Brakes 50Airbags 49Acceleration 39Visibility 33Fuel system 32Lights 11Suspension 8Seat belts 4Wheels 4Tires 3Locks 2Seats 1

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