2014 Chevrolet Cruze · symptom sheet
Windshield wipers stop working
- 32owner reports
- 80,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jul 5, 2022 · checked Oct 2, 2026
42 of the 643 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 32 of those describe wiper failure.
Tick what matches of 32 reports
Wiper failure on other Cruze years
No other Cruze model year has enough reports of wiper failure for a sheet of its own. See every Cruze year.
What this problem usually is
These owners had the wipers stop working, often in the rain, which is the worst possible moment. More than half of the complaints here mention rain or a storm. This sheet is about wipers that quit working, not blades that streak.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the wiper motor (5 reports) and the wiper linkage (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 60,000 and 93,000 miles, from the 27 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice 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 informational bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of a squeak or squeal noise during windshield wiper operation.
What owners wrote
“I was driving in a heavy rain storm and the drivers side wiper stopped working. Upon inspection there seems to be a recall on certain cruze vehicles for this problem.”
Filed Jul 5, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 32 reports involved a crash. 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.
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- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 71 reports
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- Check engine light or misfire 66 reports
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- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 36 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 34 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 30 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 28 reports
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