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2012 Chevrolet Cruze visibility/wiper problems

35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility/wiper on the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze4% of all complaints for this model year.

35
Visibility/wiper complaints
4%
share of all complaints
78,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The problem I have is a very, very common problem and a huge safety issue to my life or anyone with the same car within around 2011 to 2015. The cheap plastic levers for the mode actuator for my defrost and vents do not work. They have broken and this I barely have any heat coming out of the front…

    filed Nov 3, 2021

  • The hvac blender door mechanism ( heat mode door lever) broke which disables the defrost mode in the car. This happened during a winter storm and I could not see through the windshield and only partial vision of the road. Very very dangerous situation and going forward. Very expensive fix, so I am…

    filed Dec 18, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Visibility/wiper problems in other Cruze years

YearReportsShare
2019 Cruze15%
2018 Cruze44%
2017 Cruze42%
2016 Cruze10%
2015 Cruze73%
2014 Cruze426%
2013 Cruze224%
2011 Cruze213%
Cruze visibility/wiper problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.