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

I HAVE A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 34,000 MILES. I WAS INFORMED MY AC COMPRESSOR HAS A LEAK AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE DEALER ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET. THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $1,470 TO REPAIR MY CAR. IM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN ON MY CAR SO SOON. I HAVE BOUGHT 6 VEHICLES FROM THIS MANUFACTURER AND FEEL THIS IS UNJUST. PLEASE HELP.

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THE REARVIEW MIRROR ADHESIVE ON MY 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS FAILED, RESULTING IN A DANGLING REARVIEW MIRROR WHICH AFFECTS MY SAFETY IN HAVING VISIBILITY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. GENERAL MOTORS AND/OR CHEVROLET WAS NEGLECTFUL IN ENSURING THIS PIECE OF THE 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA WAS ENGINEERED CORRECTLY SO THAT OPERATORS CAN HAVE REARVIEW MIRROR STABILITY FOR THE DURATION OF OWNERSHIP. UPON CONTACTING GENERAL MOTORS, THEIR ONLY SUGGESTION WAS FOR THE OWNER TO BEAR THE COST OF PURCHASING AN ENTIRELY NEW WINDSHIELD AND ADHESIVE. THIS IS A DEFECT OF THIS CAR AND SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE THIS CAR! *TR

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POOR HEADLIGHTING. FOGGY LENSE DUE TO DEFECTIVE LENSE MATERIAL FOGGING FROM THE HEAT ON THE INSIDE OF THE LENSE, POOR LIGHT COLOR, TOO SMALL HEAD LIGHTS. VERY HARD TO SEE PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A SLIGHT MIST OR RAIN. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LIGHTING, THE COLOR MAKES EVERY THING SHINY. HARD TO SEE THE LINES IN THE ROAD AND ROAD EDGES. POOREST CAR LIGHTING I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE HEAD LIGHTS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES OF THE REAR DEFROSTER WERE BURNT AND FRACTURED THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,100. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT

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WHILE TURNING RIGHT AND BACKING UP OR TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED THE STABILITRAC/ TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES AND STOPS THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL FOR A MOMENT, AND THEN RELEASES AND A GRINDING/RUBBING NOISE IS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AND IS A RANDOM PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY, WHEN IT IS COLD AND DAMP.

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AT ABOUT 85,000 MILES I AM GETTING A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. DEALER SAID IT WAS BEARINGS, WHICH I HAD REPLACED AT A PRIVATE GARAGE. NOW THE SOUND IS BACK AFTER ONLY A THOUSAND MILES OR SO. TYPICALLY, IT HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED, AND MOSTLY WHEN TURNING LEFT.

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AT 29K THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING BECAME DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. YES THIS VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO NYS WINTERS BUT THE CAR IS GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE REAR OF THE KNUCKLE IS WIDE OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS EXPOSING THE HUB BEARING TO THE ELEMENTS AND THIS IS AN EASY FIX SIMPLY BY CREATING A CAP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE KNUCKLE ELIMINATING DEBRIS EXPOSURE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PART WAS SIMPLY DEFECTIVE BASED ON SEVERAL NEWER SIMILAR GM VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

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MY DRIVERS PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS WASHED. I'VE BEEN STOPPED TWICE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GIVEN A WARNING ABOUT MY HEADLAMP BEING OUT. I'VE REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT TWICE AT $57.00 EACH TIME. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THIS LIGHT. GM WANTS OVER $1500 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. CADILLAC & EQUINOX ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I NEVER IN ALL OF THE GM VEHICLES I HAVE EVER OWNED HAD THIS KIND OF A PROBLEM. I FEEL GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. DRIVING WITHOUT PROPER VISIBILITY. WHEN IT'S RAINING, OR WHILE DEER ARE RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE. *TR

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MY IMPALA 2014 SUDDENLY SAYS 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' IN THE DISPLAY AND THE ENGINE POWER DRASTICALLY REDUCES. I HAVE SEE THIS IN FORUMS THAT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH GM CARS AND IT HAPPENED TO ME COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WHEN HAPPENS AT FREEWAYS OR ANY FASTER TRAFFIC ROUTES.

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WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET ON A HILL. HAD TO BE TOWED. ENGINE FAULT LIGHT WAS ON. ON 6/22/16 EBRAKE MESSAGE ON DASH. CAR HAD DIFFICULTY PASSING INSPECTION ON5/31/16

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WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL "STABILITRACT" LIGHT POPPED UP ON THE DASH SCREEN AND REDUCED THE ENGINE'S POWER, REDUCING MY SPEED TO A MAXIMUM OF 30 MPH WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO THE POSTED 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT. I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN THE "STABILITRACT" & "ENGINE POWER BEING REDUCED" INFORMATION POPPED UP. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SLOW NATURE OF THE VEHICLE, EVEN WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. THIS IS SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR, HAVING ELECTRONIC FAILURE. THE WORST OF IT WAS WHEN THE COLLISION SENSOR WAS AFFECTED BY A LEAK IN THE CAR AFTER HAVING TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED DUE TO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FALLING OFF. THAT INCIDENT CAUSED THE CAR TO SLAM ON IT'S BREAKS DUE AN ELECTRICAL ERROR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING BUT THE BARE MINIMUM TO GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXING THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, AS THIS IS ONCE AGAIN AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IF THE ELECTRONICS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FAIL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE STEERING; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK, NECK, AND HEAD BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD FOUR BRUISED VERTEBRAE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

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THE CAR HAS PUSH BUTTON START FORGOT TO SHUT THE CAR OFF THE CAR KEPT RUNNING FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH THE DOORS OPEN SOMEONE COULD HAVE VERY EASILY STOLE THE CAR BY JUST GETTING IN AND DRIVING AWAY NOTE THE KEY FAB WAS NOT IN THE CAR YET IT COULD BE DRIVEN ....THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM...THE CHEVY DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM YET NO FIX APPLIES TO THIS PROBLEM THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 3 TIMES....

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT ILLUMINATING PROPERLY TO GUIDE HER WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 09/23/16*LJ *CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V450000 (STEERING) AND 14V409000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

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ON JULY 3, 2016 I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD (HWY 620 IN LAKEWAY TX) ON A CURVE AT AROUND 50-55 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THE CONTACT BECAME LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT COOLED DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND DIMMER THAN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURES, BUT THE REMEDIES FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,847.

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SAFETY SYSTEMS THAT SENSE CARS AROUND CAR STOPPED WORKING. FRONT, SIDE, AND REAR SENSORS FAILED. INDICATOR LIGHTS IN MIRRORS CEASED TO FUNCTION. DEALER STATES PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND HAVE TO WAIT TO GET THEM.

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4/27 APPROX 5:20PM @ 70MPH, "LOSS OF ENGINE POWER" AND SOME STABILTY WARNING CAME ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT LIT, WAS IN CENTER LANE, THANKFULLY GOT TO THE LEFT BERM. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED OFF, TOUCHED BRAKE A COUPLE TIMES, SAT A FEW MINS, RESTARTED, CK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON, BUT ENGINE POWER WARNING NOT ON, WAS ABLE TO GET INTO MOVING TRAFFIC AND TOOK TO DEALIER 4/27 APPRX 7PM, WITH GM RENTAL GIVEN TO ME. AS OF 1:12PM, NO CALL YET, NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL!!!! BAD, BAD BAD!!! TOOK A PIC, BLURRY THOUGH, FRIGHTENING! TOLD DEALER OF SUDDEN SURGES, BUT INTAKE REP SAID IT WOULD ALL BE RELATED AND DIDNT WRITE IT DOWN.

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CAR STALLED TAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO TRAFFIC HAD TO RESTART

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PURCHASED MY IMPALA NOV. 2013, BRAND NEW, ORDERED FROM DEALER. ONE MONTH LATER AS I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT ONTO THE NEXT STREET, THE CAR STARTED GOING VERY SLOWLY, HARDLY MOVING AND THEN JUST STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I SHIFT INTO MANUAL 1ST GEAR AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO MOVE. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID TO LET THEM KNOW IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT'S NOW MARCH 2016 AND IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES TO ME...THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS FROM ANY OTHER 2014 AND NEW IMPALA OWNERS. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS IN THE WEBSITE WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE I HAD. MY RADIO/GPS DISPLAY ALSO GOES BLANK INTERMITTENTLY, THOUGH NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS VERY UPSETTING WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IS A STRANGE PLACE AND THE GPS QUITS. THIS REPORT IS OF THE MOST RECENT ISSUE.

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WATER WAS LEAKING DOWN FROM OVER HEAD DOME LIGHT AND FROM DOOR JAM, ALL THE MAIN ELECTRICAL SAFETY CONTROLS ARE HOUSED WHERE THE LIGHT IS IN THE ROOF. CALLED DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD FIRST AVAILABLE DATE TO GET THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS IS FEBRUARY 22ND. ON MY DRIVE HOME FROM WORK THE COLLISION CONTROL CAME ON STARTED FLASHING THE RED LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, LIKE THE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HAS COME TO A DEAD STOP, EXCEPT THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE ROAD WAS OPEN. I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. WHEN HOME AND THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF I'M GETTING ERRORS SAYING KEY FOB ISN'T IN THE CAR, AND THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. THE CAR IS INOPERABLE AT THIS POINT. EVEN IF IT DOES START AGAIN IS A SAFETY HAZARD AT BEST AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN THE ELECTRICAL STATE IT'S IN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHICH DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING. UPON RESUMING TO 68 MPH, THE CONTACT HIT RESUME ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE CONTACT TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ *CN

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