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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.
1G1ZD5EU0CF••••••2012 Chevrolet MALIBU
That is about average for the 2012 Chevrolet MALIBU — 6 complaints per build across 127 builds.
5on this build
815on the model
127builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 2Exterior Lighting 2Electrical System 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringFeb 2024
While driving i made a left turn and the vehicles steering wheel became stiff... Hard to turn, while on coming traffic was headed my way. Almost got in an accident. Had to force to steering wheel to pull over to the side.They were a bunch of messages that said power steering ESC
Exterior LightingJul 2022
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the low-beam headlights failed to properly illuminate the roadway. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where both headlights were…
Air BagsJul 2019
Antitheft system is causing my car not to start. I have contact gm they are not willing to help. I research online line where chevrolet knows about the issue but want customer to fix the problem themselves. I was stranded for 4 hours in the houston heat with my kids. The car…
Electrical SystemMay 2016
While on a trip the passenger air bag warning light came on while driving on highways while on vacation. This happened in may 2016 and also may 2015 while on vacation. I checked on line and it states the air bag is disabled when the learning light comes on. On line it stated…
Exterior LightingMar 2018
Passenger side low beam headlight connection between bulb and harness keeps melting causing headlight to not turn on. Have changed out wiring harness many, many times in a year
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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 1G1ZD5EU0CF112800 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.