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2016 Chevrolet Cruze electronic stability control (esc) problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze6% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
6%
share of all complaints
60,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was in a crash on july 27,2020,pm hours.I was driving straight on interstate,it began raining,I slowed down & adjusted traction control/stability control setting.the car veered to the right for some reason,I got car back in straight motion,then in a split second,it shot to the left of the road…

    filed Aug 24, 2020

  • I just purchased this car and several times while I'm driving on the freeway the radio shuts of then turns back on numerous times. Then I usually get a stability's error message. Then the best part. The power steering will completely go out while changing lanes or in mid turn. I have been driving…

    filed Aug 6, 2020

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

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Cruze years

YearReportsShare
2018 Cruze33%
2017 Cruze73%
2015 Cruze3012%
2014 Cruze6910%
2013 Cruze6211%
2012 Cruze10813%
2011 Cruze7510%
Cruze electronic stability control (esc) 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.