What 619 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Impala Limited

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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AC UNIT, IT MAKE A LOUD TAPPING NOISE THE ACTUATOR IS BAD.

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IT WOULD CUT OFF AND WILL NOT START WITH EVERYTHING GOING BLANK THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY GOT A NEW ONE TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE BUT STILL DOING THE SAME THING THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AND WE PUT IN A NEW ALTERNATOR THINKING THAT IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT DIDN'T WORK STILL CUTS OFF AND WON'T START UNTIL 15-20 MINUTES HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM SCARED TO DRIVE IT DO TO HAVING MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME OR GOING TO WORK AND IT HAPPENS OFTEN THEN IT SHOULD AND ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND IT HAVE DONE IT AT LEAST 5 TIMES ALREADY

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STEERING LOCKS WHILE DRIVING

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HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WHEN I DO A TURN IN STERRING WHEEL IT MAKES A CRAKING SOUND I HVE CHANGED BRAKES AND OTHER PART IN ORDER TO FIX BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM , ALSO I BRAKED HARD ONCE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED AND STAYED THAT WAY I HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND THIS HAPPEN BEFORE NEW BRAKES, ALSO WHEN I TURN ALL THE LIGHT TURN OS AS FOR BRAKES TURNING AND OTHER THINGS.

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2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING. *LD *JS

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WATER LEAK IN TRUNK CAUSED BY TAIL LAMP SEALS LEAKING WATER INTO TRUNK AS ADVISED BY DEALER INSPECTION.

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UPON STARTING THE CAR WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH STATING POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CAUTION. THE CAR SEEMED TO ALMOST STALL AFTER THAT. THE VECHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. IT IMMEDIATELY BECAME HARD TO STEER. AFTER 20 MINS I WAS ABLW TO TURNTHE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND DRIVE.

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WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON A MAIN STREET MOVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MOTOR. THE CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE FOB. THEREFORE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO RESTART. THEREFORE, IT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. WE TRIED TO RE-SET THE SYSTEM BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND TAPPING THE BRAKES. THIS DID NOT WORK. AFTER MY HUSBAND HAD BROUGHT ME THE SECOND FOB FROM HOME THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE FOB. I WALKED AWAY FROM THE CAR TO RE-SET THE FOB. THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. AFTER BEING STRUCK IN FRIDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC FOR AN HOUR I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. MY HUSBAND TRIED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED. I DROVE THE CAR HOME. THE VERY NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CAR BEGAN NOT RECOGNIZING THE FOB AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY OTHERS GET HURT FROM THIS PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING OVER 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND MADE A DINGING SOUND. THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT CALLED AND SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WITH GATES CHEVY WORLD (636 W MCKINLEY AVE, MISHAWAKA, IN 46545, 574-256-3000). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

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SERVICE STABILITY TRACK CAME ON FOUR TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE LAST TIME I WAS ENROUTE TO MY HOME FROM A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN. THIS TIME THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER, TWO HOURS FROM MY HOME, TO HAVE THREE SERVICE CODES SHUT OFF, ONE OF WHICH WAS SERVICE STABILITY TRACK.

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AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE WARNING LIGHTS STATING SERVICE STABILITRAK, BRAKE ASSIST & TRACTION CONTROL. ALSO, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND WHEN INITIATING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES AND MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE. WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO MY APPT, THE MESSAGE KEPT FLASHING OVER AND OVER. SAME PROBLEM 6/15/18 & HAD FRONT HUB & BEARING ASSEMBLY REPLACED. OK UNTIL 8/22/18.

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