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2013 Chevrolet Cruze service brakes problems

45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze8% of all complaints for this model year.

45
Service Brakes complaints
8%
share of all complaints
21,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
11 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The cars first started telling me randomly that it needed service to the stabilitrak and the. Would disappear, the next component was the anti theft activated and after turning car off..next time I tried to turn on, it acted as if battery was dead and locked my key in ignition. Fixed itself a…

    filed Jan 31, 2024

  • When switching between drive and reverse, the brakes stop working/lock up. This mainly occurs when parking backward or backing out of parking spot. This has caused a very minor collision with a parked car and the need to use the E-brake on multiple occasions to stop from backing into cars. I have…

    filed Aug 12, 2022

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

Service Brakes problems in other Cruze years

YearReportsShare
2019 Cruze315%
2018 Cruze1211%
2017 Cruze189%
2016 Cruze177%
2015 Cruze177%
2014 Cruze284%
2012 Cruze14216%
2011 Cruze618%
Cruze service brakes 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.