2011 Chevrolet Cruze air bags problems
40 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was hit side impact my airbags didn’t deploy in the car they deployed under the hood I was hit by a vehicle doing approximately 50 miles an hour the airbag that was supposed to go off went off under the hood instead of in the car”
filed Jan 29, 2025
“Due to OnStar 2G sunsetting their services at the end of this year, all makes of General Motors vehicles did not comply to any of the customers requests to upgrade their module to 4G services, although upon researching, all Canadian GM vehicles did get the upgrade well over 7 years ago. This is…”
filed Oct 6, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This engineering informational bulletin provides process for a GM engineering study on curtain Takata Airbag Steering Wheel Modules and needs the used Takata airbags to be returned to GM.
PIE0877 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 31, 2025
Air Bags problems in other Cruze years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Cruze | 2 | 10% |
| 2018 Cruze | 8 | 7% |
| 2017 Cruze | 7 | 3% |
| 2016 Cruze | 21 | 9% |
| 2015 Cruze | 20 | 8% |
| 2014 Cruze | 75 | 11% |
| 2013 Cruze | 49 | 8% |
| 2012 Cruze | 34 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze
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.