2014 Chevrolet Cruze · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 93owner reports
- 60,000median miles
- $800median quote
- 6involved a crash
Newest report Aug 21, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
416 of the 643 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 93 of those describe stalling, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2014 Cruze.
Tick what matches of 93 reports
Stalling on other Cruze years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2018.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (9 reports) and the alternator (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
5 recalls on the electrical system cover the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
In cold temperatures, the insulation on the engine block heater cord can become damaged, allowing the wires to be exposed.
On the affected vehicles, the right front half shaft may fracture and separate.
In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjuster may disengage from the transmission shift lever.
On the affected vehicles, the right front half shaft may fracture and separate.
All 10 recalls on the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Cruze
Chapman chevrolet / cruze engine recall. Closed oct 20, 2014.
Engine compartment fire. Closed jul 19, 2012, led to recall 12V-288.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
What owners paid
7 of the 93 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $700 to $2,800.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 42,600 and 83,000 miles, from the 67 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 12 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on.
This service bulletin provides service information for customer concerns of an in-tank fuel pump whining noise, engine hard to start and/or stalls and Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is illuminated that may be caused by gelling of fuel in cold temperatures.
This service bulletin provides information to correct a customer concern of an in-tank fuel pump whining noise, engine hard to start and/or stalls and Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is illuminated.
This Bulletin provides information to correct a customer concern of a siren or whine noise from the in-tank fuel pump at temperatures below -6C or 20F, accompanied by start and stall, no start, loss of power and MIL illuminated.
8 more on the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze page.
What owners wrote
“Car shut off while driving on highway. Service power steering and service airbag came on. Tried to jump it but that didnât work. Car shut off while doing 70 mph on the highway. Was almost hit trying to get car to shoulder. I have just read that there are hundreds of complaints regarding the same thing.”
Filed Oct 12, 2024
“I was going down road and car shut off and immediately came back on and down road it did it again and all dash lights and interior light came on and had to restart car and dash said service sterilitrak soon”
Filed Apr 16, 2023
“Vehicle overheated, oil and coolant mixing in. The mentioned vehicle may stall on the road causing traffic hazard to its occupants, and the driving public around it. The engine oil is visibly mixing in with the engine coolant at this point. The temperature gage showed higher than normal level, then steam/smoke came out of the engine compartment as oil and coolant spew out of the closed coolant tank.”
Filed Jun 28, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 6 of 93 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 77 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 71 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 71 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 67 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 66 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 43 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 36 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 34 reports
- Windshield wipers stop working 32 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 30 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 28 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 25 reports