What 619 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Impala Limited

WHEN DECELERATING AT A RED LIGHT WHICH TURNED GREEN, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, EVEN WHEN PUSHED TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS OR MORE (SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS). SECOND INCIDENT, CAR STALLED AT A SLOW SPEED. THIRD INCIDENT, AFTER ACCELERATING THE ENGINE RPMS STAY REVING HIGH AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND AS RECENTLY AS 9-16-15. THESE INCIDENTS ALL OCCURED BEFORE AND AFTER A COMPLETE GM DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER.

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TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE FRONT CRASH SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH DISENGAGED THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE RADIO, THE LIGHT BEHIND THE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE DISPLAY FOR THE RADIO ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOTHING DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN FOR THE RADIO. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. MA 10/19/2015 *CN

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ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO ACCELERATE, THERE IS HESITATION BY THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S ACT OF ACCELERATION TO OCCUR SEPARATELY FROM THE ACT OF PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL.

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I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2014 -15 CHEVY IMPALA LIGHTING, THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT DO NOT SHINE OR FAN OUT TO SEE WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT ON A DARKENED ROAD THE LIGHTS SEEM TO BE ADJUSTED TO A PIN POINT SETTING STRAIGHT AHEAD. I WAS TUNING LEFT FROM A ROAD TO A UNLIT ROAD THAT WAS TOTALLY BLACK WHEN LOOKING OUT THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW TO TURN WHEN I TURNED I WAS HEADED FOR THE WOODS LUCKILY I WASN'T GOING FAST SO I COULD BACK UP TO TURN TO THE ROAD THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE SOME ACCIDENT'S BECAUSE OF THESE HEADLIGHTS THERE COULD BE A PERSON CROSSING A STREET THAT YOU WON' SEE ON A DARK STREET TURN. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME COMPLAINT ODI # 10651739 & OTHERS PLEASE FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE ITS TO LATE THANK YOU. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH SOUND LIKE A BALLOON BURSTING. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR THE SUNROOF SHATTERED AND FELL IN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MAGNETIC RING, WHICH HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AGAIN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY, WHICH FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,500. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ

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WHILE TURNING VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, WHIRRING NOISE OCCURS COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION. NOTABLE POWER LOSS WHEN ACCELERATING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OCCUPANT AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURS, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT LUMINATES ON THE DASH.

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ROUTINE ROTATION OF TIRES AT PEPBOYS AFTER ALIGNMENT REVEALED RADIAL PULL IN ALL 4 TIRES. PEPBOYS SENT ME TO GOODYEAR SERVICE STORES, GIRVIN RD. JAX FL.. THEY DEPTH GAUGED ALL 4 TIRES AT 25% AND STATED "THE EAGLE LS2 TIRES INSTALLED ON NEW CARS ARE NOT OF THE SAME QUALITY THAT ARE SOLD IN THE GOODYEAR STORES, IE INFERIOR.I FILED COMPLAINT TO GOODYEAR AND THEY SENT ME TO GOODYEAR STORES ATLANTIC BLVD JAX, FL. WHERE THEY CONFIRMED ALL4 TIRES HAD RADIAL PULL,( CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE CURB) AND THEY COULD NOT CORRECT WITH ALIGNMENT. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH THE SAME EAGLE LS2 FOR $490.34, AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE SINCE THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. MGMT. AT THIS STORE ALSO STATED THE TIRES ON THE CAR ARE NOT THE SAME QUALITY THAT THEY SELL, AND THIS IS OUTRIGHT FRAUD ON THE PUBLIC SINCE THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE TIRES INDICATING SECONDS OR OF LESSER QUALITY THEN STORE TIRES OF SAME SIZE AND MAKE. GORDON CHEV SERVICE MGR. ALSO SPOKE TO AGOODYEAR HIGH LEVEL MGMT PERSON AND SHE TO CONFIRMED GOODYEAR TIRES SOLD TO GM, WALMART, SEARS, AND OTHER OUTLETS ARE NOT OF THE SAME QUALITY AS THE SAME TIRE SOLD IN THE GOODYEAR STORE. THIS IS FRAUD ON THE PUBLIC AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED POST HASTE. PLEASE HELP AS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WILL SURELY HAPPEN WHEN THES DEFECTIVE TIRES CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO DRIFT OFF ROAD INTO THE CULVERT. UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL. IN ADDITION, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL HUB SENSOR AND AN UNKNOWN WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH A FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL IN A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN IT WAS RELEASED. *JB

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WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED THE AUTOMOBILE FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THEN A MESSAGE CAME UP IN THE DIC TELLING ME TO SERVICE THE "STABILITRAK", SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED. AFTER HAVE THE AUTOMOBILE SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR ALL OF THE ABOVE MESSAGES WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 14, 2015 TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4-8 TIMES NOW WITH THE INFORMATION STAYING ON IN THE DIC FOR VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIMES.

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PARKING BRAKE IS SETTING ITS SELF AT TIMES. RECALL WAS DONE IN JANUARY 2015 BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE MAY 2015.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD, BUT THE CONTACT COULD STILL READ THE ROAD SIGNS. THE DEALER ELEVATED THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,100. MA 08/06/15 UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

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AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 45-70MPH ON BOTH STRAIGHT, SMOOTH PAVEMENT AND ON WIDE SWEEPING CURVES, THE STEERING "FREEZES" AND REQUIRES A TURN OF THE WHEEL TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS "FREEZING" FEELS LIKE THE STEERING IS STUCK IN A NOTCH, OR CERTAIN POSITION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AT LOWER SPEEDS (42 MPH) AND THE EFFORT TO CORRECT THE STEERING RESULTED IN AN OVER-CORRECTION ON THE SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACE CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIDE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS THEY "CAN'T DUPLICATE THE CONDITION." THE FIRST TIME THE CONDITION WAS OBSERVED, THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 60S. IT IS MORE FREQUENT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS 20-35 DEGREES. WITH 8600 MILES AS OF 4/6/15, THE CONDITION PERSISTS MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SYSTEM THAT WARNS WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE GETS TOO CLOSE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM. EVERY TIME THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM, THE BLUETOOTH AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

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HEAVY RAIN. SKIDDED ON PAVEMENT (BLACK TOP) HIT CONCRETE UTILITY POLE, AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOY, HIT NOSE ON STEERING WHEEL. *TR

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I CAN DEAL WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY HEADLAMPS, THE FRONT CAMERA THAT KEEPS FLAGGING "SERVICE FRONT CAMERA" AND CAMERA FALSE ALARMS BUT THE HUGE 19 INCH WHEELS AND TIRES WITH HARDLY ANY SIDEWALL TO ABSORB ROUGH ROADS ARE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER AND DANGEROUS. I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST AND IT IS LOADED WITH POT HOLES AFTER ONE OF THE WORST WINTERS IN HISTORY BUT WHEN I HIT ONE YESTERDAY ON A HIGHWAY THE TIRE BLEW CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM POSITIVE MY OLDER IMPALA'S WITH SMALLER WHEELS WOULD EASILY HAVE HANDLED THIS POT HOLE WITH NO DAMAGE. I FAIL TO SEE THE NEED FOR GIANT WHEELS AND TIRES WITH HARDLY ANY SIDEWALLS TO ABSORB ROUGH ROADS. THIS IS MY THIRD RECENT BRAND NEW IMPALA, FIRST WITH THE NEW DESIGN AND I AM DISAPPOINTED. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THERE WAS NOT FAILURE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. UPDATED 7/10/15*CN UPDATED 10/2/2017*CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NEARLY COLLIDED INTO COWS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD EFFECTIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS WERE WORKING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN UPDATED 10/9/2015 *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO DEALERS WERE CONTACTED, WHO WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED AS THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,100. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 9/25/2017*CN

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MY NEW CAR DEVELOPED A HORRIBLE ODOR AFTER ONLY ABOUT 1.5 YEARS OF OWNING IT. I HAD MIDAS MUFFLE LOOK FOR THE ODOR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A DEAD MOUSE OR SQUIRREL. AT FIRST THEY COULDN'T FIND IT BUT ON THE SECOND VISIT (YOUR NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS) THEY FOUND SOME TYPE OF GROWTH INSIDE THE CAR'S FRAME RAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE SUBSTANCE ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE SOME KIND OF MOLD OR FUNGUS GROWTH INSIDE THE FRAME RAIL. I THEN TOOK IT TO POHANKA CHEVEROLET, I BROUGHT THEM PICTURES OF THE MOLD/FUNGUS, I BROUGHT THEM SAMPLES OF THE MOLD/FUNGUS AND SHOWED THEM WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. THERE RESPONSE TO ME WAS THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, THEY COULDN'T GET TO IT AND THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT MAYBE THEIR BODY SHOP COULD FIGURE OUT SOMETHING BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS MAKING ME AND MY FAMILY SICK TO BE IN THE CAR BUT THEIR RESPONSE WAS HOW SORRY THEY WERE BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE NEW CAR WARRANTY AND BASICALLY NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THEY ALSO REPORTED ON THE INVOICE THAT THE SMELL WAS FROM THE WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL WHICH THE SERVICE ADVISOR KNOWS IT WASN'T SINCE HE DIDN'T WANT TO HANDLE THE SAMPLE I BROUGHT AND HE COMPLAINED ABOUT HOW BAD IT SMELLED. I ACTUALLY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THIS MOLD/FUNGUS IS AND I'M HAVING IT TESTED BY A FAIRFAX LAB NEXT WEEK. ALL IN ALL I HAVE SPENT ALMOST $1000 TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BUT MY GUESS IS I"M GOING TO HAVE TO GET RID OF THIS CAR WITH ONLY 12-13000 MILES. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY IGNITION SWITCHES EITHER UNTIL SOME FOLKS DIED FROM IT. I'VE NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT I BET NO ONE HAS LOOKED AT THE CAR'S FRAME RAIL, THIS ISSUE IS TRULY UNBELIEVABLE AND NO ONE I HAVE TALKED TO (INCLUDING POHANKA CHEVEROLET)HAD EVER HEARD, SEEN OR EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM. *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL APPEARED TO BE STUCK AND COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,100.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SKID TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE E-BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V541000 (PARKING BRAKE).THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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