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

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. NO REASON THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT SHOULD BE ON.

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DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION STALLING OUT ON PULLING OUT. NOW WITH WARRANTY LAPSED TRANSMISSION SOLENOID IS BAD. $1300 TO REPAIR

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POSSIBLE ACTUATOR ISSUE. MYSELF, ALONG WITH 3 OTHER PEOPLE, WHO HAS DIFFERENT MODELS.OF THE CHEVY IMPALA, HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED A CONSTANT CLICKING BEHIND THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD. IT CLICKS NONSTOP EVEN WHILE THE CAR IS OFF. THE ONLY TIME IT STOPS IS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. IT CLICKS WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF.

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THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. YOU CAN TURN IT FORWARD BUT IT WILL NOT COME OUT AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. YOU CAN'T PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO HAVE IT TOWED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE FOR GM CARS.

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THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER FIRST SEEKING HELP AT THE LOCAL AUTO GLASS DEALER WHO TOLD US THEY COULD NOT FIX WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THE WINDSHIELD HAS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS BASED ON A BULLETIN TO THEM FROM THE CHEVY FACTORY. THE NEW WINDSHIELD WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO ARRIVE MEANWHILE THE CAR WILL HAVE TO BE DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST A WEEK WITHOUT A REAR VIEW MIRROR UNTIL EVERYTHING CAN BE REINSTALLED. BECAUSE THIS VEHICLES CAMERAS AND SENSORS ARE THERE AS WELL THEUBALL HAVE TO BE RECALIBRATED ONCE THEY ARE REINSTALLED AS WELL. THE WINDSHIELD ALONE COSTS $570, THERE WILL BE LABOR FOR ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ON TOP OF THAT. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF DRIVING FOR A WEEK WITHOUT PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT DUE TO THE FACTORY DEFECT. THE CHEVY FACTORY BULLETIN THE DEALERSHIP GAVE US LISTS 18 DIFFERENT BUICK, CADILLAC, CHEVY, AND GMC MODELS RANGING FROM 2013-2016 WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS #PI1187C. WE BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT'S VERY POOR DESIGN FOR A MIRROR TO FALL OFF A 3 YEAR OLD CAR AND REQUIRING IT TO NEED A WINDSHIELD REPLACED TO FIX, CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO COORDINATE THIS, NOT TO MENTION THE COSTS INVOLVED!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,970.

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DRIVING UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" "SERVICE STABILITITRACK" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH, ABS, AND STABILITRAK LIGHTS ALL COMING ON. CAR IS STARTING TO BECOME HARD TO TURN. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND I CALLED GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND AFTER WAITING ABOUT 15 MINUTES I STARTED THE CAR BACK THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

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WHILE DRIVING, STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND POWER STEERING FAILED. UNABLE TO TURN STEERING IN DESIRED DIRECTIONS. MECHANIC DETERMINED BAD STEERING RACK DUE TO SOME COMPONENT WITHIN THE RACK WHICH CANNOT BE REPLACED EXCEPT THE ENTIRE RACK IS REPLACED. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE STEERING FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ON THE SECOND AND FINAL OCCASION, THE DRIVER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN SHE RETURNED THE STEERING FAILED.

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REAR VIEW MIRROR DETACHED FROM WINDOW. IT WAS STATIONARY.

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POWER STEERING, ABS, AND STABILITRAK LIGHTS ALL COMING ON. ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. CAR IS STARTING TO BECOME HARD TO TURN. STARTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WENT THROUGH A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY MY SUNROOF SHATTERED INTO PIECES.

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MY SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON MONDAY. ON THURSDAY BRIGHT SUNNY DAY ONE BY ONE ALL SYSTEMS FAILED. NO AIR BAGS,NO BLINKERS,NO ALARMS SOUNDING, NOTHING ON DASH WORKING, EVERYTHING IS GONE EXCEPT ENG IS STILL RUNNING.I WAS DRIVING IN MILWAUKEE HWY AND CITY STREETS. I WAS 2 HOURS FROM HOME SO I DROVE TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. WHEN THEY TRIED TO ACCESS THE COMPUTER THEY WERE LOCKED OUT. A FEW HOURS LATER THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO ACCESS THE COMPUTER AND IT TOLD THEM BOTH SIDE DETECTOR MODULES NEEDED REPLACING. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET SERVICE LIGHTS ON. WE DROVE HOME AND OUR LOCAL DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE SIDE DETECTION MODULES. $600 FOR PARTS ALONE. RECEIPT IS ONLY THE OUT OF TOWN DEALER AS PARTS ARE NOT IN. RECEIPT FOR REPAIR IS NOT ATTACHED AS IT IS TO BE REPAIRED TOMMORROW. (DATE ON SCANNING IS ONE DAY OFF).... MY VIN IS NOT IN THE SIDE DETECTOR RECALLS

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BLIND SIDE MOTION DETECTOR MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THIS WAS AFTER HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO HEADLIGHT REPAIR. DEALER SAID NO. CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CLASSIC CHEVROLET/GM REFUSED TO COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S UNDER 36,000 MILES. THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE WE WERE 2 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHEVROLET/GM HOPING FOR PARTIAL COVERAGE TO NO AVAIL. SYSTEM SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THAT SOON. NEIGHBOR SAID HIS SYSTEM FAILED ALSO. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THAT MEANS HIS DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT PAST 36 MONTHS.

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STABILITRAK CONTROL SYSTEM I AM CONTACTING YOU ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THE STABILITRAK CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING ON OUR 2014 IMPALA LT CHEVROLET. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2016 I WAS DRIVING FROM MY HOME IN PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER READ 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' AND 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED'. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER FELIX CHEVROLET TO SCHEDULE SERVICING ON THE VEHICLE. I ASSUMED THE REPAIR HAD CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THEN ON MARCH 7, 2017 IN PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I WAS LEAVING FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER READ 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' AND 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED'. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME AND CALLED GM. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FELIX CHEVROLET. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 13907, LESS THAN 159 MILES LATER. THE DIAGNOSIS THIS TIME WAS THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ACC SENSOR AND THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. I HAVE ASKED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND GM TO EXPLAIN WHY STABILITRAK ENGAGES SO UNEXPECTEDLY AND MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE SUDDEN REDUCED ENGINE POWER PREVENTING YOU FROM BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. NO ONE CAN REASSURE ME THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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IT'S SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING.

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MY POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FEELS LIKE MY PARKING BRAKE IS STICKING THERE'S RECALLS FOR ALL THESE ISSUES BUT WHEN I TYPE IN MY VIN IT SAYS THERE'S NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR

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WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS AT TIMES YOU WILL GET A GRINDING IN THE FRONT ALSO SOME HESITATION STABILITY LIGHT ABS LIGHT ALSO THE BRAKE ASSISTANT WARNING WILL FLASH THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR THAT HAS BEEN BOUGHT TO CHEVY'S ATTENTION WITH NO RESULTS. SAFETY IS PRIORITY AT LEAST IT SUPPOSE TO ME, AT THE MOMENT IT IS NOT CHEVORLET.

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RANDOM ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN AT LOW (IDLE) SPEED OR WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. VEHICLE GOES COMPLETELY DEAD AND POWER STEERING LOCKS UP. ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY IS DEAD. GENERALLY VEHICLE RESTARTS AUTOMATICALLY IN 5-10 SECONDS. A FEW TIME I HAD TO RESTART IT. THIS WAS VERY RANDOM BUT ON SAT 2-18-2017 IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

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I LEASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN OCTOBER 2014 AND MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WILL COST $350 TO REPLACE THE BULB (THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS OR 36K MILES, I HAVE 41K MILES ON IT). HOWEVER, THE LIGHT BULBS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 2 YEARS ON A BRAND NEW CAR. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING.

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THE POWER FOR THE WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOP WORKING (STATIONARY & MOTION) THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT HEAD LIGHT, PARKING LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING (STATIONARY & MOTION) DEALERSHIP (BEN MYNATT CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 281 CONCORD PARKWAY S, CONCOD, NC 28027) STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE UNDER THE DASH NEEDS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, 65,000 MILES

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WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH, ALL ELECTRICAL CONTROLS INSIDE THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF, INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK ON, BUT DID NOT REGISTER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR (THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING 0 BUT THE CAR WAS STILL TRAVELING). THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON IMMEDIATELY (IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES) AND THEN WHEN WE REACHED THE MECHANIC, IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR SOME TIME. THE MIRROR SENSOR (WITH BLIND SPOT INDICATOR) WENT OUT SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THE FRONT CAMERA WILL SPORADICALLY STOP WORKING WITH AN ERROR LIGHT. TRACTION CONTROL WILL TURN OFF, WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE. THIS CAR HAS SOME SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TR

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HID HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY POOR, RETURNED TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, WAS TOLD THEY ARE WORKING AS INTENDED. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT CHANGING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM CAN'T TELL ANY DIFFERENCE! *TR

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THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AFTER DOING RESEARCH AND I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE POWER STEERING. THE CHEVY DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED. I FEEL THERE IS A FAULTY PART PLACED ON MY CAR DURING THE "FIXING OF THE RECALL" MAKING THE POWER STEERING GO OUT AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN TWO YEARS. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. *TR

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ON 12/21/16 WHILE MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE 10 IN TUCSON, AZ, THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN A "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SIGN POPPED UP, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND SHIFTING DOWN THROUGH ALL GEARS NEARLY RED LINING THE RPMS AND CAUSING AN REAR-END COLLISION. WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY AND TOOK IT INTO LOCAL AUTO-ZONE FOR TESTING. THE TEST CAME BACK AS A "THROTTLE SENSOR MALFUNCTION". THE VEHICLE NOW DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE, AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 45 MPH WITHOUT SHAKING AND FEELING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO GIVE OUT. CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE COST WAS GOING TO VARY BETWEEN $400-1,000 WITH A $100 TEST FEE UP FRONT. I'VE ALSO READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR ISSUES ONLINE FROM PEOPLE DRIVING CHEVROLET IMPALA FROM 2006-2016. THE CAR FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I FEEL IT COULD BE A DEATH TRAP AS THERE IS NO CONTROL OVER WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL CHOOSE TO DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE HAS BEEN NO MECHANICAL ISSUES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH NUMEROUS MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE UP-KEEPS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY SERVICE MANAGERS. *TR

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