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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1G1PA5SH2E7434021 · Checked Nov 5, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 8

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1G1PA5SH2E7•••••• 2014 Chevrolet CRUZE

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651on the model
116builds in total
2involved a crash
Most reported Electrical System 4 Air Bags 2 Vehicle Speed Control 2 Power Train 1

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Air Bags crash Nov 2020
The contact owned a 2014 chevrolet cruze. The contact stated while her sister was driving 55 mph, when another vehicle crashed into the rear driver side and caused her vehicle to spin around, as a result the front of the vehicle hit a wall. The air bags did not deploy. The…
Electrical System Oct 2023
I have had my 2014 Chevy Cruze for 2 years now and have kept up with regular maintenance. My vehicle rocks back and forth while on the brakes, there’s an constant issue with the traction control system, my automatic lights don’t work (I have to many turn on the light in order…
Steering Jun 2018
I have had repeated electrical issues with this car. It started with the radio shutting on & off on its own. Then the stabilitrack started flashing on. The first few times that was all it was, but in the fall of 2017, that sensor would come on & my brakes & steering were…
Visibility/wiper Dec 2017
The contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. While driving, the contact attempted to defrost the front windshield.; however, the windshield wipers became inoperable and malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the windshield wiper…
Power Train Mar 2015
I currently own a 2014 chevrolet cruze ls that I have owned for a year with 59,000 miles. In this vehicle I have been experiencing power loss while accelerating on interstate, transmission disengages and reengages and jerks very hard while trying to accelerate. It will not…
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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 1G1PA5SH2E7434021 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.