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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1G1ZE5ST5HF••••••2017 Chevrolet MALIBU
This build draws 2.4× more complaints than the average 2017 Chevrolet MALIBU build (35 vs 15).
35on this build
675on the model
46builds in total
3involved a crash
4injuries
Most reportedEngine 11Vehicle Speed Control 9Electrical System 8Power Train 7
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJul 2023
I was traveling at 55 mph and hit a deer with my car's front end. The impact affected about 60% of my front end. I couldn't escape from my vehicle through either front doors, I had to use the rear passenger doors. Upon impact, the front dash Indicated "airbag" buy not 1 airbag…
SteeringcrashNov 2022
Issue 1 Changing lanes at a red light and car steering wheel locked up causing the car to go one lane too many to the right and get struck by another vehicle Issue 2 car shuts off at every stop and hesitates to take off causing unsafe conditions
Fuel/propulsion SystemNov 2025
Engine light is on, message pops up stating "engine power is reduced" and pedal acceleration is limited. I received a message from Onstar stating there is a recall on some GMC vehicles regarding this issue, however my vin is not part of the recall, but it should be, as all the…
Power TrainJun 2025
In the last 6 months I’ve had to put 3 Brake Boosters on my 2017 Chevy Malibu and it’s NOT cheap…. I don’t know what else to do
Vehicle Speed ControlApr 2024
I was in the freeway and out of nowhere an alert message popped up on the dashboard saying Engine power reduced. This made my car go from 65mph to 30 mph is the freeway luckily I was able to exit and go to the nearest gas station and was able to keep myself safe as others on 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 1G1ZE5ST5HF144836 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.