2017 Chevrolet Cruze engine problems
77 of the 201 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 333 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 of the 77 reports a crash · 3 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2019: 13 · 2020: 14 · 2021: 2 · 2022: 11 · 2023: 16 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2026: 3
Half of the 40 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 19,000 and 64,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
201 complaints in all about the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze, 3 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chevrolet Cruze engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Vehicle purchased under 1 month ago with 15k miles on it. Vehicle was stationary at a red light with auto stop engaged, I attempted to accelerate as light turned green; auto stop attempted to turn on, then seemingly failed and vehicle completely shut off.
Car having major miss fireing and very bad jerking back and fourth at high ri rmp.7000 and does it alot which ia causing me to have more pain and injury to. My. Back. AM disable veteran. Im im alot of pain and causinf my recent back surgery to have more issues due to a @#$%ed up car poor design
Cylinder miss fireing jerks really bad back and fourth at high rmps 7000 befors shifts feela like a piston issues and also that feela. Likewngine going blow up
Bought my car in september and it was running fine. I live in arizona and now that it's july it's very hot outside. I noticed about a month ago my car started stalling for a moment when I would try to accelerate on the freeway. And now it has randomly started stalling when stopped at a red light.
I own a 2017 Cruze and bought it brand new. Had issues with the key fob working properly from the beginning and my engine light coming on for seemingly no reason. One of the times I was stopped at a red light after exiting the highway, my auto-stop engine kicked off and would not come back on when I released the break.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications333 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0300 P0299 P050D P0234 B3055 B3060 B3935 P1101
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 77 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (38% of everything owners filed about it), and 333 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 2 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 40,000 miles; half of them between 19,000 and 64,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.