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

DURING A LONG TRIP I HAD MY HEATED SEATS ON HIGH. I HAD HURT MY BACK AND THE HEAT HELPED KEEP THE BACK MUSCLE LOOSE. I HAD REMOVED MY COAT, BUT STILL HAD A LONG SLEEVE SHIRT ON. NO BARE SKIN WAS TOUCHING THE SEAT. AFTER ABOUT 8 HOURS ON THE ROAD, I STARTED FEELING DISCOMFORT ON MY LOWER BACK LIKE A SUN BURN. I SHOWED MY WIFE AND SHE SAID I HAD 2 LARGE (SIZE OF HALF DOLLAR) BLISTERS ON MY LOWER BACK. I HAD NO IDEA THIS COLD HAPPEN FROM A HEATED SEAT. THERE IS N WARNING I COULD FIND THAT STATES THIS COULD HAPPEN . MY HEATED SEATS DO NOT TURN OFF, THEY STAY ON UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. I HAVE PICTURES TAKEN 9 DAYS AFTER INCIDENT. THE AREAS STILL HAVE SKIN MISSING. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10554676

AT 55 MPH ON A SLIPPERY RIGHT HAND SIDE CURVE (SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH) VEHICLE UNDER-STEERED AND LOST TRACTION COMPLETELY, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES, IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SKIDDED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE (TO THE LEFT). I TRIED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DRIVING LANE, IT STARTED TO SKID LATERALLY TO THE RIGHT AND SLOWED DOWN UNTIL IT HIT A REFLECTOR POST ON THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT LANE AND STOPPED. VEHICLE INFORMATION ON THE DASH BOARD READ "ICE DETECTED...". ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT DOOR WAS A VERY MINOR DENT, THE CAR DEPLOYED ALL 4 HEAD CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND 2 RIGHT SIDE AIRBAGS, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FRONT SEAT-BELTS WERE STUCK. FEW MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY WITH THE "ICE DETECTED .." MESSAGE STILL ON. IT SEEMS THAT THE AIRBAGS SENSORS WERE ACTIVATED FOR NO REQUIRED REASON FOR A MINOR DENT ON THE DOOR. ALSO, THE STABILITY AND THE FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM MIGHT BE OF A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10553585

I PURCHASED MY NEW 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA FROM HAWTHORNE CHEVROLET IN HAWTHORNE, N.J. SOME FOUR (4) MONTHS AGO. I AM THE SOLE OWNER AND DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE. LAST WEEK (AROUND SEPTEMBER 11, 2013) I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE VINYL TOWARD THE RIGHT OF THE GOLD COLORED CHEVROLET BOW TIE POSITIONED IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. THE CRACK IS A SEMI-CIRCULAR LINE THAT HAS A SLIGHT DEPRESSION TO THE IMMEDIATE LEFT OF THE CRACK. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO THE HAWTHORNE CHEVROLET AND THE VERY NEXT DAY, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG FOR ME. THIS PART INCLUDES THE "RIGID" BLACK SURFACE VINYL WHERE YOU ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE HORN TAKES AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE TO MAKE A SOUND DUE TO THE RIGIDITY OF THE VINYL--WHERE THE HORN ICONS (I.E., THE RAISED "TRUMPETS") ARE IS EXTREMELY NON YIELDING--IN MY OPINION. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG WAS INSTALLED AND 1/10 OF A MILE AWAY, I NOTICED THE SLIGHT DEPRESSION AND LINE DEMARCATION ALREADY. HAWTHORNE CHEVROLET'S SERVICE DIRECTOR TOLD ME TO RETURN THE FOLLOWING DAY AND AFTER A 2-1/2 HOUR WAIT THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AND A MECHANIC WALKED ME OUT TO ANOTHER 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND STATED THAT ALL OF THEIR IMPALAS ARE LIKE THIS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT UNPREDICTABLE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, DIFFICULTY IN SOUNDING MY HORN AS I DO MUCH OF MY TRAVELING ON A BUSY/DANGEROUS HIGHWAY, AND I WORRY ABOUT FUTURE/CONTINUED CRACKING OF THAT VINYL SURFACE COVERING WHERE I AM TOLD BY HAWTHORNE CHEVROLET'S SERVICE DIRECTOR IS WHERE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. AGAIN...THE CAR IS ONLY 4 MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY 2,200 MILES WHEN THIS CRACKING FIRST OCCURRED. I AM WORRIED THAT WHERE THIS CRACK IS LOCATED THE AIR BAG COULD EXIT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THERE ARE 2 ACTIVE SERVICE REQUEST NUMBERS RELATING TO THE CRACK AND THE HORN SOUNDING MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10544148

AT 70 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER READ "STABILITRAK AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". GOT YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER.ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT ASHLAND, VA EXIT.ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN THEN RESTARTED WITH SAME WARNINGS AS BEFORE.APPROXIMATELY 45 MINS LATER RESTARTED TO HAVE A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR. ON RESTART, ALL WARNINGS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" WERE OUT AND ENGINE RAN NORMALLY.DEALER GUESSED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A "GLITCH" AND IT WAS PROBABLY OK TO DRIVE.THE 800 OR SO MILES TO SARASOTA WERE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. ON 8/5/2013 TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM MY HOME. ON ENTERING THE DEALER'S PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED I.E. "ENGINE POWER REDUCED WITH STABILITRAK" WITH WARNING LIGHTS AS BEFORE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME!! *TR

NHTSA ODI 10534787

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD REFLECTION APPEARED IN THE WINDSHIELD, IMPAIRING THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7. UPDATED 9/23/13*CN

NHTSA ODI 10534570