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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1G1PH5S92B7••••••2011 Chevrolet CRUZE
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2011 Chevrolet CRUZE build (12 vs 7).
12on this build
632on the model
92builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 6Power Train 4Vehicle Speed Control 4Electronic Stability Control (esc) 3
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashAug 2013
About 4 pm on 8/31/13:pulling into parking space in front of sandwich shop and hair salon. Normal brake pressure applied but vehicle did not stop, then both feet pressed on brake, but cars momentum caused it to jump the cement parking block. To avoid crashing through salons…
EnginefireMar 2013
The contact owns a 2011 chevrolet cruze. The contact stated that she exited the vehicle and five minutes later, the vehicle ignited into flames. The contact stated that there was a fire report filed that stated that the fire started in the engine. The vehicle was destroyed and…
Power TrainJan 2024
While driving home on the interstate after work, I was travelling at around 65 miles per hour, with the cruise control set at that speed. In an instant I lost all engine power and began to slow down very rapidly. A quick look to the rearview mirror to ensure nothing was…
Visibility/wiperOct 2016
As I was driving on the highway, it was raining very hard and I had my wipers on the highest speed. Suddenly the driver side wiper stayed in the vertical position and would not move. I completely lost visibility on the driver side and had to lean over to the passenger side as…
Vehicle Speed ControlAug 2016
Transmission jerks extremely hard. When air is on car fails to accelerate at all. Idles on its own, jumps gears always. Fuel system is bad, it chokes constantly and wont start some days. It vibrates extremely hard and I had it serviced 1 month ago for shaft case. This is the…
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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 1G1PH5S92B7228200 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.