What 630 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Impala Eco Eassist

IT HAS A FEW DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. THE FIRST BEING A TRUNK SEAL THAT WAS ALREADY RECALLED, YET MY “FIXED” SEAL WASN’T EVEN FIXED AND MY TRUNK IS STILL TAKING ON WATER WHEN IT RAINS. THE OTHER PROBLEM STARTED A WEEK AGO. MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND NEITHER WILL GO OFF. TODAY WHILE DRIVING MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER ALL OF A SUDDEN AND A DINGER WENT OFF AND THE BRAKE ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS 2 PARKING BREAK LIGHTS. BOTH TIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON I WAS DRIVING. NONE OF THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF, AND NOW IT’S DINGING FOR A MINUTE OR MORE JUST BECAUSE OF THE WARNING LIGHT.

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WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, MY SIDE DETECTION LIGHT REMAINED ON AND STAYED THAT WAY FOR A FEW DAYS THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS STILL UNDER 36,000 BUT OVER 36 MONTHS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT CANCELLED AFTER TALKING WITH MY FRIEND WHO SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER DENALI AND IT COST HER $3000 TO FIX IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO, I WAS DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH, ALL THE SENSORS STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASH-PARKING ASSIST, BRAKES, SIDE DETECTION, FRONT CAMERA, ETC. THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING, THE HEATER TURNED OFF AS DID THE RADIO AND FELT LIKE THE POWER WAS WAY DOWN. MY BLINKERS WEREN'T WORKING EITHER. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF TO TRY TO RESET IT AND IT DID NOT WORK. I FINISHED MY DRIVE TO WORK. WHEN RETURNING TO MY CAR, IT DID NOT REPLICATE THE SAME BEHAVIOR AS IN THE MORNING. NOW, MY LANE DEPARTURE AND FRONT CRASH DETECTION IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE 2014 CHEVY IMPALA. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN, ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND, A GM PRODUCT OWNER, GM HAS A PLANT 1 MILE FROM US AND THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT SHUTTING IT DOWN. IF THIS IS NOT SOMETHING GM LOOKS INTO RECALLING, I MAY MAKE THE SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT CAR COMPANY. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT SINCE MORE AND MORE THINGS KEEP BREAKING, I WILL BE SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT SOON AND LETTING GM KNOW EXACTLY HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS. AFTER SPENDING $35,000 ON A VEHICLE, IT SHOULD NOT ACT LIKE THIS.

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WHILE IN MOTION AROUND 30MPH, FELT A VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY 2 MESSAGES ON THE INFO CENTER. SERVICE STABILITRACK, SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE STABILITRACK LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AS WELL AS NO LONGER HAVING POWER STEERING.

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BREAKS SQUEAL CONSTANTLY THEY ARE NEW PADS AND BREAKS CAN FIND ANY PROBLEMS HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL AUTO SHOPS AND DEALERSHIPS AND AS ABOUT ANY RECALL ISSUES IT SEEMS AS IF THEY ARE LOCKED UP I CAN NOT TAKE IT THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH CAR WASH IT WILL NOT GO UP ON THE ROLLERS THE BACK BRAKES ARE LIKE THEY HAVE LOCKED OR I HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND IN REVERSE IS WHEN THEY ARE DRAGGING THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET THEY NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES

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WATER IS GETTING IN TRUNK WHERE THE SPARE TIRE IS LOCATED

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MY TRUCK IS FILLING UP WITH WATER

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (REEDER CHEVROLET, 4301 CLINTON HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37912, (865) 297-4310) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR AND SUB-ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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MASTER CYL AND BOOSTER FAILURE WHILE IN MOTION

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

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KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, CAN NOT START CAR OR REMOVE THE KEY. BATTERY IS IN GOOD CONDITION.

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2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA TRUNK LEAKS. WATER FILLS INTO THE SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL AND WETS ALL FABRIC IN THE TRUNK. SPARE TIRE STARTING TO RUST AND MILDEW SMELL IN TRUNK.

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AFTER STARTING CAR BY REMOTE, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, GETTING ABOUT 10 FEET WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION INSIDE MY CAR ALONG WITH A BRIGHT FLASH. STOPPING MY CAR I LOOKED AROUND INSIDE AND OUT AND SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL. GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, I EXAMINED MY REAR WINDOW AND FOUND IT TO BE COMPLETELY SHATTERED.THIS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF MY PARKING LOT IN MY CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX. MY THEORY IS THAT IT WAS A FAULTY REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER.

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RIGHT HAND PASSANGER ROOFRAIL AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO PETERSON CHEVROLET, THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. CAR HAS 62,904 MILES ON IT. SEEMS TO ME THIS OUGHT TO BE GM'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THE [XXX] THING WORKS. NO EVENT HAPPENED. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. HOW DO I KNOW WHO THE AIRBAG MANUFACTURER WAS? INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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WHEN MAKING TURNS, LEFT TURNS ESPECIALLY, THE CAR HESITATES AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. IT FEELS LIKE IT LOSES POWER, AND WILL NOT MOVE, WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN A BUSY CITY. SOMETIMES THE STABILYZER AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ONE DURING THESE EPISODES. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I AM A SINGLE DIVORCED [XXX] WOMAN, I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME AWAY FROM WORK OR THE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO SPEND ON REPAIRS THAT I HAVE NO CHOICE OR CONTROL OVER. PLEASE RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING ONLINE WHEN I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM. RECALL !!! OR DO WE HAVE TO GET KILLED BEFORE YOU THE MANUFACTURER DOES THAT? PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *AN

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WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE DRIVING

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WHILE DRIVING AROUND 7:30AM ON NOV 2ND, THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING AND ABS STOPPED WORKING AND WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OFF. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON A WET HIGHWAY. STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. I GOT OFF AT THE VERY NEXT EXIT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, A GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY CONTROL, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

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ON OCTOBER 4 WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN ASH FLAT, ARKANSAS,MY 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA'S ENGINE QUIT RUNNING SUDDENLY. I HAD NO POWER WHATSOEVER. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF I THEN BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE. IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I NOTICED THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED ON SAME YEAR/MODEL CARS, I HAVE 55,000.MILES ON MY VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HEAFNER MOTORS INC AT 662-563-7631 (LOCATED AT 935 MS-6, BATESVILLE, MS 38606) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,300.

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NAPA HYBRID WIPER BLADE LOCK DOES NOT STAY CLOSED AND ALLOWS WIPER BLADE TO SLIP IN THE WIPER ARM HOOK. IT COULD COME OFF. NAPA ASSOCIATE KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE BLADE IF I WOULD BY A MORE EXPENSIVE BLADE. I AM STILL USING THE BLADE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A HOMEMADE FIX BEFORE WINTER. THESE BLADES SHOULD NOT BE SOLD BECAUSE THE BLADE RETAINER LOCK IS POORLY ENGINEERED.

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BUCKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ENGINE CUTTING OFF. HAD TO REPLACE SOLENOIDS AND TORQUE CONVERTER. PROBLEMS STARTED AT 115,000 MILES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A DEER CROSSED THE ROAD. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN TO AVOID THE ANIMAL AND CRASHED INTO A HILL IN THE WOODS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS, AND INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,390. *TT UPDATED 11/28/18*JB

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INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GAUGES WENT OUT ON MY CAR .

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TAKATA RECALL UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ABS LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, THE ENGINE GRINDS, AND THE CAR HESITATES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. ON OCCASION THE DASHBOARD WILL INDICATE A STABILITRAK WARNING. THE PAVEMENT IS DRY AND THERE NO SAND PRESENT. IT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORUMS BY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE.

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WHILE I WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON AN INTERSTATE MY CAR NOTIFICATION SCREEN DISPLAYED "SERVICE STABILITRAK"/ "ENGINE POWER REDUCED"... THEN MY CAR ACCELERATION SEEMED TO HAVE DIED AND CAR SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL DIWN TO THE FLOOR... A BIG SEMI TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND HAD TO BREAK AND SWERVE AROUND ME WHILE BLOWING HIS HORN...I WAS NEARLY KILLED.

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