What 619 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Impala Limited

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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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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