First generation (J300)
2015 Chevrolet Cruze
The most reported problem on the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze is overheating, with 44 complaints, usually around 69,000 miles.
- 252owner complaints
- 4recalls
- 20involved a crash
- 58,000median miles at failure
Newest report Sep 20, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
What is your Cruze doing?
Each one opens a sheet built from the owner reports of that problem on the 2015 model year.
Is the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze reliable?
The 2015 Chevrolet Cruze has 252 owner complaints on file with NHTSA, close to the median of 270 for 2015 sedans on this site. Of the 6 Cruze model years since 2014, it has the 2nd most complaints. Complaint counts rise with sales as well as faults, so read what owners report below before deciding.
At a glance
- Next to other model years
- Complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads, so the 2015 count runs short and isn't compared with the model years next to it.
- Top problem
- No problem dominates. The largest, overheating, covers 44 of the 252 complaints (17%), and misfire is next with 30 (one complaint can fall under more than one problem, so these overlap). A quarter of the 28 owners who gave a mileage for overheating saw it by about 59,000 miles, and half by about 69,000.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 24 of the 252 complaints (10%) report a crash, a fire or an injury. The typical vehicle on this site sits at 6%, so this one runs well above it. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 20 reports mention a crash, 4 mention a fire and 13 people were hurt. The most crash reports, 15 of 20, fall under airbag.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- No recall on file is on the same system as overheating, misfire and traction control light. For those, the complaints are all there is.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2019 at 56 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 6. So far in 2026, 4 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
When each problem shows up
Each bar covers the middle half of the mileages owners reported for that problem. A quarter saw it earlier, a quarter later. The tick is the median. Most reported: engine overheats or leaks coolant, 44 complaints.
middle half of reports, median tick. The heavier grey bars have 75 or more reports.
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How this compares
252 complaints is about the median for a 2015 model on this site and about the median for a 2015 sedan. Among the 5 Cruze model years here it ranks 2nd for complaints. Counts follow sales volume as much as reliability, so a truck that sells 700,000 a year draws more reports than a sedan that sells 200,000.
Service bulletins for the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze
Chevrolet filed 1,556 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze. 107 of them deal with a problem owners have reported on this car. 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.
Check engine light or misfire 28 bulletins · 30 complaints
This service bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce ...
This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to ...
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This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
This service bulletin provides diagnostic tips/steps on testing for possible EVAP leaks in the system to correct a customer concern of an MIL Illuminated with DTCs P0442 and/or P0455 Set.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. The technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0299 or P0234 set.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a rough idle or misfire. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code P0300 set in the Engine Control Module.
This informational bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to ...
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.
This informational bulletin provides information to the tech to test the PCV for proper performance before replacing the camshaft cover to correct a MIL On w/DTC P0171.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a hard start, no start, rough running, or low fuel pressure.
This Technical 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.
Plus 16 older ones not listed here.
Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 1 bulletin · 30 complaints
This informational bulletin provides information on Some vehicles may rock or move slightly forward or rearward while in Park at start up after cold soak. This condition may be accompanied by a clunk noise.
Engine stalls or loses power while driving 7 bulletins · 29 complaints
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.
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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 preliminary informational bulletin provides diagnostic tips that may be helpful in correcting a customer concern about a whistle noise heard from the engine area after the vehicle has warmed up, or for up to 10 seconds after the engine is shut off.
This technical bulletin provides diagnostic and repair information to correct a customer concern on a no start and/or start stall condition.
This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of loss of power steering assist, hard to steer, and/or "Service Power Steering" message on in DIC.
This PI provides an updated software calibration to the HVAC module for reducing the A/C solenoid valve power down time, a high pitch whine or buzzing noise may be heard from the engine compartment caused by extended solenoid valve operation after the vehicle ...
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 57 bulletins · 25 complaints
This Preliminary Information communicates diagnostic tips for a condition of No GPS location on Radio.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Navigation radio does not have a global positioning system location but OnStar is able to accurately locate the vehicle.
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N172097060 Special Coverage Adjustment. Certain vehicles may have a condition where the Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) modules may fail or malfunction due to water intrusion.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an issue when using Bluetooth voice recognition with an iPhone.
This technical bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the ECM to correct a condition of When Accelerating and/or Coming to a Stop at Low Speed, Speedometer May Suddenly Jump and/or Radio Volume May Suddenly Increase if Speed Compensated Volume Feature is ...
This informational bulletin provides information for the technicians on multi-media infotainment tester (MIT), does not function properly when diagnosing infotainment complaints, which may lead to mis-diagnosis.
This technical bulletin provides a procedure to clear the codes and re-evaluate the XM radio channels to correct a condition of audio muting when listening to some Sirius XM channels but if they change channels they will find others that experience normal ...
This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure on how to check for the customer concern of a blank radio with/without audio, by checking the the wiring harness, ECU and reprograming the HMI software update, if the wiring or ECU are not the cause.
This technical bulletin provides repair information for repairing the IP to body harness connector to correct a customer concern for intermittent Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated with Reduced Engine Power displayed and DTC P2138 set.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Diagnostic Trouble Code B101D-37 history in the Vehicle Communication Interface Module or telematics communication interface control module.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about customers that may complain of various concerns when using Bluetooth components.
This informational bulletin provides information on Radio Display Blank, Freezes and/or Locks Up.
Plus 45 older ones not listed here.
Airbag warning light or recall 1 bulletin · 20 complaints
This informational bulletin provides information on Passenger Presence System (PPS) May Command Seat Belt Reminder Chime and Passenger Airbag Indicator On or Set DTC B101D When Electronic Devices or Conductive Objects are Placed on Front Passenger Seat
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 3 bulletins · 18 complaints
This service bulletin provides information for tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system concerns.
This informational bulletin provides information on installing the correct tires for vehicles with the condition of under hard acceleration at higher speeds, the traction control light will flash.
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This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the step to diagnose and repair vehicles that have a Diagnostic Trouble Code C1100 sym 02 set in the Electronic Brake Control Module.
A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 7 bulletins · 16 complaints
PI to help diagnose A/C concern
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air.
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This engineering information bulletin announces the end of need for information from the field regarding poor A/C performance.
This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from dealers on a customer concern of poor A/C performance.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have heated seats inoperative. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code U0209 in the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning.
A/C Blows Warm Or Poor Performance.
This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct the customers concern of odor coming from the Air conditioning.
Turbo failure or loss of boost 3 bulletins · 16 complaints
This preliminary informational bulletin provides information on Damaged, Disassembled or Improperly Packaged Turbochargers Returned to Warranty Part Center.
This preliminary informational bulletin was created to inform Service Agents or Dealers, they may be charged back for parts and labor due to the turbo-chargers are being returned to the Warranty Parts center damaged, improperly assembled or missing parts and ...
1 more on this problem
This preliminary informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with policies and procedures regarding damaged, disassembled or improperly packaged turbochargers returned to Warranty Part Center.
Complaints filed by year
56 complaints came in 2019. Owners file in waves when a problem gets press or an investigation, so a spike measures attention as much as failures.
Recalls that include the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Risk and remedy
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured September 24, 2014, to May 29, 2015. In the affected vehicles, one of the driver-side seat belt assembly bolts may not be properly tightened.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the bolts, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2016 Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15777.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured November 8, 2013, to March 12, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Volt vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the inner tie rod may not be tightened to specification allowing the tie rod to separate from the steering gear.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15386.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured February 4, 2015, to February 9, 2015. The left-rear or right-rear parking brake cable brackets may not have been properly fastened during the assembly process. As a result, the fastening bolts may back out completely, causing the parking brake bracket to separate and the parking brake to not hold the vehicle in place. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
Risk and remedy
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left-rear and right-rear parking brake brackets bolts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began in March 24, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15135.
All 4 recalls on the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
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Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze?
Overheating, with 44 of the 252 complaints. Owners who gave a mileage for it put the median at about 69,000 miles.
At what mileage do 2015 Chevrolet Cruze problems start?
Of the 173 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 34,000 miles and half by about 58,000.
How many 2015 Chevrolet Cruze complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
24 of them (10%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for overheating on the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze?
No recall on file for the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze is on the same system as overheating. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.