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2013 Chevrolet Cruze visibility/wiper problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility/wiper on the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze4% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Visibility/wiper complaints
4%
share of all complaints
77,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • HVAC blend door lever, which controls the function of properly moving the air from floor to vent to defrost, broken, resulting in inability to properly switch to defrost mode for safe operation of vehicle and driver visibility. Included are pictures of manufacturer original part, and newly designed…

    filed Aug 15, 2022

  • It began raining and turned wipers on and driver side quit working and it was coming a downpour almost. I ended up bumping guard rail causing a few hundred dollars worth of damage to my car

    filed Dec 6, 2021

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

Visibility/wiper problems in other Cruze years

YearReportsShare
2019 Cruze15%
2018 Cruze44%
2017 Cruze42%
2016 Cruze10%
2015 Cruze73%
2014 Cruze426%
2012 Cruze354%
2011 Cruze213%
Cruze visibility/wiper 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.