What 619 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Impala Limited

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TYPE OF FUEL NEEDED TO BE SWITCHED TO REGULAR. THE FUEL WAS SWITCHED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. UPDATED 03/31/15*LJ

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39.

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THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH MY 2014 IMPALA IS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD VERY WELL. THE LIGHT BEAM IS NARROW PROJECTING STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. VERY LITTLE ILLUMINATION TO THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. THIS COMPLAINT MAY SOUND TRIVIAL BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT I'M NOT CHEVY BASHING. THIS IMPALA IS A BEAUTIFUL CAR, I LOVE IT EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR ME. IF I HAD TAKEN A TEST DRIVE AT NIGHT I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR. HARD TO TEST DRIVE AT NIGHT IN JULY. I EXPECTED MUCH BETTER LIGHTING ON A CAR LIKE THIS. A HALOGEN BULB IN A WELL DESIGNED AND POISONED FIXTURE WORKS GREAT. I COPIED THE ABOVE FROM A PRIOR COMPLAINT. I REALLY LIKE THE CAR AND THE NEW DESIGN. I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF I COULD UPGRADE THE HEADLIGHTS( BETTER BULB OR SOMETHING ELSE) BECAUSE I TOO THOUGHT THAT THE LUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS SUB PAR. I FOUND THIS COMPLAINT SITE AND WANTED TO STATE MY DISSATISFACTION ALSO. THANKS. *JS

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ON 9/3/14 A NEW CHEVY IMPALA VEHICLE WAS LEASED TO ME WHILE UNDER A7/23/14 OPEN RECALL FOR POWER STEERING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ILLEGAL AND THE TRANSACTION IS NOT LEGAL. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

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2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEAREST DEALER WAS 40 MILES AWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE 4TH RECALL NOTICE, HE RECEIVED. *JB

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THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A VEHICLE COLLISION WARNING DEVICE THAT IS INTENDED TO WARN THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE IN FRONT THAT YOU ARE TO CLOSE TO AND CLOSING RANGE WITHOUT BRAKING. ON ABOUT 1/2 DOZEN OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE'S EARLY DETECTION SYSTEM HAS ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY VEHICLES IN FRONT. THESE OCCURRENCES SEEM TO BE ON DAYS WHEN IT IS RAINING AND THEIR ARE REFLECTIONS OFF THE ROAD, OR VERY SUNNY DAYS (AGAIN CAUSING REFLECTIONS). THE FLASHING LIGHT, LOUD ALARM, AND INTERRUPTION WITH REGULAR AUDIO IS VERY JARRING (SCARY). ON ONE OCCASION I APPLIED MY BRAKES VERY HARD BECAUSE OF THE ALARM (BUT THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT) - THIS ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND TO HIT ME. THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE DISENGAGED TO PREVENT A FALSE/POSITIVE ALARM. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR SERVICE AND CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS WITHOUT RESULTS. *TR

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2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA NOT SATISFIED WITH HOW GM HANDLED IGNITION RECALL *CN THE CONSUMER STATED GM'S FIX, WAS NOT ADEQUATE.*JB

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2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALLS FOR VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HE HAD TO DRIVE 35 MILES, TO THE NEAREST DEALER. *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BEAM, BOTH ON HIGH AND LOW BEAMS, ARE VERY NARROWLY FOCUSED SO THAT THE AREA IMMEDIATELY TO THE FRONT AND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND OBJECTS LOCATED THERE CANNOT BE SEEN MAKING DRIVING AT NIGHT ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN STRAIGHT HIGHWAYS AN UNNERVING EXPERIENCE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK BOTH TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND TO PEDESTRIANS WHO MIGHT BE OUTSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS' NARROW FOCAL RANGE. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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DRIVING UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RETURNED AS I ASSUME THE SOFTWARE REBOOTED. THE POWER STEERING RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN MY OPINION ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE. IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED I HIGHLY DOUBT SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO MANEUVER THE CAR. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED WATER IN THE FRONT HEADLIGHT BEAMS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BEAMS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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I PURCHASED A 2014 IMPALA ON NOVEMBER 8, 2014 FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND 2 DAYS LATER ON NOVEMBER 10, 2014 I RECEIVED AN EMAIL SAYING CONTACT THEM BECAUSE IT A RECALL ON THIS CAR. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE RECALL THERE WHERE 9 RECALLS ON THIS CAR. I WAS SOLD A CAR AND THEY NEW IT WASN'T SAFE. *TR

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VEHICLE SOLD/LEASED ON 9/3/14 WITH OPEN RECALLS THE CONSUMER STATED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT HAD TO BE TOWED DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING PARKING BRAKE, WHICH WAS RECALLED. ON NOVEMBER 16,2 014, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE POWER STEERING HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN PROVIDED PROOF, THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. UPDATED 06/10/15.*JB UPDATED 08/22/16.*JB

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I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS WITH STANDARD HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHT BEAM, BOTH ON HIGH AND LOW BEAMS, IS VERY NARROWLY FOCUSED SO THAT THE AREA IMMEDIATELY TO THE FRONT AND SIDE OF THE CAR -- AND OBJECTS LOCATED THERE -- CANNOT BE EASILY SEEN. THE LIGHTS WORK REASONABLY WELL ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, BUT WHEN EXECUTING A TURN THE PATH OF THE CAR IS IN NEAR DARKNESS AS THE LIGHTS POINT A NARROW BEAM TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TURNING RADIUS. THIS MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN STRAIGHT HIGHWAYS AN UNNERVING EXPERIENCE AND I BELIEVE REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK BOTH TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, AND TO PEDESTRIANS WHO MIGHT BE OUTSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS' NARROW FOCAL RANGE. NOTE THAT THE HEADLIGHT DESIGN IS UNUSUAL FOR A HALOGEN UNIT IN THAT IT USES A SHUTTER TO SWITCH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAM, A FEATURE MORE COMMONLY FOUND WITH HID LIGHTS. BY COMPARISON, OUR 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU, WITH SEPARATE REFLECTOR BASED HALOGEN LOW AND HIGH BEAMS, DOES A MUCH BETTER (I BELIEVE MUCH SAFER) JOB OF ILLUMINATING A BROAD AREA IN FRONT OF AND TO SIDES IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT GM MUST ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON AN OTHERWISE FINE VEHICLE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V541000 (BRAKES). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 527.

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THE GM FACTORY INSTALLED 20" WHEELS RUB ON THE WHEEL WELLS WHEN CORNERING. IMPACTS STEERING AND COULD WEAR TIRES. THE CLEARENCE SHOULD BE MEASURED + INVESTIGATED ON 2014 IMPALA VEHICLES WITH THE 20" PREMIUM WHEELS INSTALLED. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V450000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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THIS WAS OUR FIRST TIME DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT AND WE WERE ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO LINES. WE KNEW THERE WAS A STOP SIGN THERE SOMEWHERE THE SIGN WAS PARTIALLY HIDDEN BY A TREE BRANCH BUT WE COULD SEE NEITHER BECAUSE THE LIGHTS DID NOT REFLECT HIGH ENOUGH AND TO EACH SIDE (HIGH BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS DID NOT MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE)) AND WE DROVE ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND INTO A DITCH RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT BUMPER. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING ON THE CROSS STREET. SINCE THEN WE HAVE DONE MINIMAL NIGHT DRIVING BUT ALWAYS HAVE HAD TROUBLE SEEING ON ROADS WITH NO LINES AND ESPECIALLY SEEING TO MAKE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND DISAPPOINTING AS WE LIKE THE CAR OVERALL BUT WE CANNOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH US BUT NOW WE KNOW THAT IT IS THE CAR . *TR

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THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH MY 2014 IMPALA IS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD VERY WELL. THE LIGHT BEAM IS NARROW PROJECTING STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. VERY LITTLE ILLUMINATION TO THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. THIS COMPLAINT MAY SOUND TRIVIAL BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT I'M NOT CHEVY BASHING. THIS IMPALA IS A BEAUTIFUL CAR, I LOVE IT EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR ME. IF I HAD TAKEN A TEST DRIVE AT NIGHT I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR. HARD TO TEST DRIVE AT NIGHT IN JULY. I EXPECTED MUCH BETTER LIGHTING ON A CAR LIKE THIS. A HALOGEN BULB IN A WELL DESIGNED AND POISONED FIXTURE WORKS GREAT. *TR

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HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE. IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THUMBS TO ACTIVATE WHILE KEEPING HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I MUST TAKE MY HAND OFF THE WHEEL AND USE THE PALM OF MY HAND TO EXERT ENOUGH PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE THE HORN, WHICH WOULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN I'M TRYING TO WARN ANOTHER DRIVER OR PEDESTRIAN OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SUCH AS AN IMPENDING COLLISION. AT MY FIRST SERVICE I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE 2014 IMPALAS ARE LIKE THIS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE CENTER INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED IT WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS ORDERED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WHEN IT ARRIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

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I JUST HAD GOT MY NEW CAR THAT DAY. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND I TRIED BREAKING ABD I COULD NOT STOP SO I HAD TO GO ON TO THE CURB WHICH I SIDED WITH A TREE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR KIDS RIDINGH IN STREET. I TOOK IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH BREAKING. SO I KEPT DRIVING AFTER THAT AND IT IS STILL DOING SO I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING AGAIN WHICH IS MAKING REALLY UPSET BECAUSE I AM SCARED OF HURTING SOMEONE OR MYSELF AND KIDS WHEN IT DOES THAT. I AM SPENDING ALOT OF MONEY ON MY NEW CAR AND IM NOT HAPPY WITH IT. I CANT KEPT RUNNING INTO THINGS TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE OR THING WHEN IT DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT MESSAGES FOR SERVICE MANGER WHICH HE HAS NOT RESPONDED BACK. *TR

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WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY KIDS FROM THE STORE AND TURNED THE A/C DOWN. ALL THE SUDDEN WE NOTICED A POIGNANT SMELL. THIS CAN NOT BE GOOD FOR MY FAMILY. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. ALSO MY TRUNK IS WET, THE SPARE TIRE AND JACK ARE RUSTED FROM BEING WET. *TR

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I WAS GOING TO WORK AND ON THE WAY A MESSAGE SAYING MY TRACTION CONTROL NEEDED TO BE CHECKED CAME ON. ALSO, TODAY AS I WAS GOING TO TOWN ANOTHER MESSAGE CAME ON SAYING MY PARKING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

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