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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1G1PC5SB0E7••••••2014 Chevrolet CRUZE
This build draws 5.5× more complaints than the average 2014 Chevrolet CRUZE build (31 vs 6).
31on this build
650on the model
116builds in total
7involved a crash
2involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 11Engine 10Power Train 4Air Bags 4
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashfireNov 2023
Front end of vehicle collided with a deer. As a result of the crash, the car caught fire destroying the entire front of the vehicle. I came across an article that somewhat describes the details of my incident. However I was told there was no correlation with the recall from gm…
Air BagscrashDec 2018
The contact owned a 2014 chevrolet cruze. While driving approximately 20 mph, another vehicle failed to stop at a red light and crashed into the driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The contact sustained…
Electrical SystemfireAug 2017
The contact owned a 2014 chevrolet cruze. While the vehicle was stationary, it caught fire. While driving various low speeds, the air conditioner shut off without warning. When the contact turned the air conditioner back on, smoke entered into the cabin. The contact turned off…
Power TraincrashJan 2014
The contact owns a 2014 chevrolet cruze. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle swerved to the left independently and the contact lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into a fence. A police report was not filed. There…
EngineSep 2025
Catalytic converters melted do to extreme engine temperatures no heat warning was given temperature gage never went off . Water pump has been replaced 4 times. Exhaust is now affected by melted catalytic converters
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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 1G1PC5SB0E7414162 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.