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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1G11A5SA3DF••••••2013 Chevrolet MALIBU
That is about average for the 2013 Chevrolet MALIBU — 5 complaints per build across 161 builds.
4on this build
772on the model
161builds in total
Most reportedStructure 2Engine 2Fuel/propulsion System 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemJan 2020
I purchased my vehicle used. A month after I've had the car all the lights on my dash board would blink on and off while driving. No lights on the panel would show. Now I have no lights on panel. I can not see how fast I am going as it does not register, does not register c or…
EngineNov 2018
Around the end of oct, had lunch at a restaurant and as I was leaving the engine light came on and my car stalled and jerked a little. I managed to get it going but since then it's been doing it while driving ~ we ran it through a diagnostic and was given a code "intake (a)…
StructureFeb 2017
The exhaust and power have issues...check engine light is always on and power to system is reduced. Fuel economy has decreased severely. Check engine light will not go off. Exhaust coming from tailpipe even after car has been running awhile. This issue happens when the vehicle…
StructureAug 2013
I had an incident where the after the car was properly parked, the car settled and the front bumper caught the parking stopped. I immediately returned the car, and learned from the hertz agent that it was the undercarriage. I understand from other complaints that the car dealer…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G11A5SA3DF274972 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.