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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1G1PC5SB1E7••••••2014 Chevrolet CRUZE
This build draws 6.1× more complaints than the average 2014 Chevrolet CRUZE build (34 vs 6).
34on this build
650on the model
116builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedEngine 16Power Train 10Steering 6Fuel/propulsion System 5
What owners of this build wrote
StructurefireAug 2017
The car was taken in to be routinely serviced and it was noticed that there was an oil leak. The dealership only provide a temporary fix. Trying to get an apt as a followup was pointless, because the dealership indicated that they were busy. Well, the car caught fire and the…
Air BagscrashOct 2016
October 12 2016 my chevy cruze was hit by a peterbilt 375 dump truck in two place the driver side rear wheel and driver and passeger door speed was just over 20 mile per hour increasing because the mack truck bulldoze me up the road my airbags did not deploy and my seat belt did…
EngineFeb 2023
When I took my vehicle to the dealer on 2-24-23 they inform me my head gasket failed the my engine wasn’t any good due to overheating the coolant was leaking inside the engine. I took the vehicle to the dealer when antifreeze wouldn’t stay in the reservoir and white smoke from…
Unknown Or OtherNov 2022
My headgasket blow due to excessive overheating or other problems i’m not 100 percent sure. I’m not sure if my vehicle is available for inspection upon request. My head gasket blown on the highway, this is very unsafe due to cars around me going excessive speeds. Chevrolet…
Fuel/propulsion SystemMay 2022
Vehicle has a faulty catalytic converters had the check engine light on got it tested the p0420 code issued
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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 1G1PC5SB1E7416048 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.