NHTSA Complaint #10678809 — 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE VISIBILITY/WIPER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10678809
Vehicle	2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	January 16, 2015
Date Filed	January 25, 2015
Mileage	32,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

CONDENSATION/FOG AND/OR FROST ON INTERIOR WINDOWS, WILL NOT CLEAR. RECIRCULATION AIR CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ACTUATOR DOES NOT PROPERLY CONTROL THE FLAPS IN THE HVAC SYSTEM, ALLOWING MOIST AIR TO RECIRCULATE EVEN WHEN THE FRESH AIR MODE IS SELECTED. THIS CAUSES EXCESSIVE MOISTURE INSIDE THE CAR, FOGGING THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS AND REDUCING VISIBILITY. IN WINTER CLIMATES THIS RESULTS IN FROST ON THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS. IN EITHER CASE, CLEARING THE WINDOWS IS NOT POSSIBLE AND MAKES DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND/OR NOT POSSIBLE. *TR

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