Seeing on your Chevy Cruze can be alarming, especially if you're stranded. However, in the vast majority of cases, this is not a catastrophic engine failure. It is almost always a simple electrical fault in the fuel pump relay circuit. Many owners resolve the issue with a $15 relay and 10 minutes of their time.

This is a , meaning generic OBD-II readers may not display it. Instead, it shows up on your driver information center (DIC) as a numeric code.

The car may enter a "Reduced Engine Power" state to protect the fuel system.

—it bypasses all safety cutoffs (e.g., crash detection). The pump will run even if the engine stalls or you have an accident.