What 619 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Impala Limited

THE CAR ELECTRICAL GOES HAYWIRE. ALL THESE ALERTS AND POP UP COME ON ABS LIGHTS. STABILLATRAC. NO POWER STEERING. LOOKED UP ISSUE IT HAS SOMETHING WITH A BAD SENSOR IN BUMPER. VERY DANGEROUS

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THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. EVERYTHING ON DASHBOARD LIKE THE ARROWS GO TO ZERO AND DOESN'T MOVE. THE OXYGEN SENSOR IS NOT WORKING. AND SOME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALSO THE CAR HAS PROBLE!S MOVING AT FIRST. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING.

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THE ISSUE STARTED OUT AS A WARNING FROM THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM. IN THE PAST WEEK, THE ISSUE ESCALATED TO ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH COMING ON, AND THEN ALL ELECTRONICS GOING DEAD/DARK. THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS HAVE NO LIGHTS AND NO SOUND, THE RADIO SYSTEM IS DEAD, THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ARE DEAD. AFTER SITTING A FEW HOURS, IT SEEMED THAT THINGS "RESET" TO JUST THE SIDE DETECTION WARNING. MOST RECENTLY, ALL THE ELECTRONICS ARE ACTING STRANGE. PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK IT, DOES NOTHING TO THE DOOR LOCK, HOWEVER, THE DISPLAY SCREEN SHOWS "TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE". WHEN ATTEMPTING THE START THE CAR BY PUSHING THE START BUTTON, NOTHING HAPPENS. IF I PUT THE FOB IN THE SLOT INSIDE THE ARMREST, IT WILL EVENTUALLY START, BUT AGAIN ALL DISPLAY FUNCTIONS ARE DEAD AS IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS (NO BLOWER - NO DEFROST- NO GOOD ON A COLD RAINY DAY). AGAIN THE SIGNAL INDICATORS ARE DARK AND SILENT. THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAGS IS NOW ILLUMINATED AS WELL. GM HAD A SHORT LIVED (AND SEEMINGLY SECRET) EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM HAVE THIS EXACT ISSUE WHEN WATER GOT INTO THE SENSORS, BUT THAT EXPIRED NEARLY A YEAR AGO. AS THIS ISSUE MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE, IT SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY CONCERN.

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5TH CYLINDER MISFIRE CAUSED BY BROKEN VALVE. ALSO NOT SHIFTING RIGHT CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION SOLENOID

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MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I WAS SITTING AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY REAR WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO BLUNT FORCE OR OBJECT THAT DIRECTLY HIT MY REAR WINDSHIELD. THE WHOLE REAR WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND I HEARD LOUD SOUND WHEN MY REAR WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO MY WINDSHIELD OR MY VEHICLE FOR THE MATTER, FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER AND I WAS REFERRED TO G.M.C WHICH IS GENERAL MOTORS, AND I COULDN'T GET ANY ASSISTANCE, IN REGARDS TO MY VEHICLE BEING SAFE TO DRIVE. WHAT MAY HAVE CRACKED MY REAR WINDSHIELD IS UNKNOWN.

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I HAD NOTICED THE EPB LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, FAR MORE OFTEN THAN EVERY 50 KEY CYCLES, AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN ACCELERATION, POOR BRAKING, BRAKE DUST BUILDUP, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, BOGGING DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT AND WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A SLOWDOWN AND/OR TURN. I WOULD ALSO CONSTANTLY SMELL BRAKE DUST AND TIRE RUBBER AND FELT MY BRAKES WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH AFTER SHORT TRIPS. I OBSERVED THE OUTER REAR BRAKE PADS THROUGH THE CALIPER AND THERE SEEMED TO BE DECENT PAD LEFT. HOWEVER I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND WAS TOLD EVERY TIME THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO REPLACE THE PADS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY SOFTWARE FLASHES TO CORRECT ANY KNOWN OR UNKNOWN ISSUES, AND WAS ONCE TOLD THAT MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE BLED AND AFTER HAVING THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE THEM WAS TOLD THE ISSUE SHOULD BE CORRECTED. I HAD FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH AUTOMOTIVE BACKGROUNDS LOOK AT MY BRAKES AND TELL ME THERE SEEMED TO BE NO VISIBLE ISSUES. I FINALLY DECIDED TO HAVE A LOOK MYSELF ONE DAY. AFTER HOISTING THE VEHICLE UP, REMOVING THE REAR TIRE AND INSPECTING THE CALIPER AND PADS, I REALIZED THAT THE EPB HAD ACTUALLY HEAT/RUST-WELDED ITSELF TO THE INNER BRAKE PAD WHICH WAS COMPLETELY WORN WITH NO PAD WHATSOEVER. THE EPB WAS ACTUALLY UNABLE TO RETRACT, EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT WAS OFF, BECAUSE THE METAL PLATE ON THE BACK OF THE PAD HAD BEEN FUSED TO THE EPB. I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN, AND WAS INEVITABLY TASKED WITH CORRECTING THE ISSUE MYSELF. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON NEW PADS, ROTORS, CALIPER PINS, GREASE, TIRES, ETC. BECAUSE OF THE PERSISTING ISSUE. WHEN I SEARCHED MY VEHICLE BY VIN IT TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS, BUT AFTER SEARCHING BY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL I FINALLY FOUND THE RECALL INVOLVING THE EPB CAUSING DRAG AFTER FAILING TO RETRACT. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TODAY.

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THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION ISN'T WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. USUALLY IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL, AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT'LL COME ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON AND NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF.

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STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD

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THE COMPUTER WITH THE RADIO COMPONENT GOES OUT CAUSING ALL ALARMS, TURN SIGNALS, AND NOTIFICATIONS TO BE SILENT. ALSO ONSTAR AND ALL RADIO COMPONENTS ARE INOP. TEMPORARILY YOU CAN FIX THE ISSUE BY DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY BUT IT WILL INEVITABLY HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS LOCATED IN MANY FORUMS.

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MY TRUNK KEEPS GETTING WET AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON BECAUSE OF GAS CAP OR LEAK

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IT WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN 2014 FOR STABILITRAK FOR BAD GROUNDS ON MY CHEVY IMPALA AND I WENT TO CHEVY ABOUT IT AND PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS TO CHECK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT I NEEDED. ALSO, THE PAPER DOESN'T TELL ME I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FIXED, SO I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE GROUND THAT WAS BAD. BUT I WAS NOT PAYING FOR IT AND IT WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN 2014 THAT IS HAPPENING AND IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHERS AS WELL. I CALLED THE GM AND ASKED IF ITS ANYTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT SINCE IT WAS UNDE RECALL THEY ARE SAYING NO. AND THE I HAVE TO GO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT IT IS BECAUSE IT MAY NOT BE SAME AND I DID BEFORE AND CHEVY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE OTHER SHOPS SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS IN GREAT SHAPE IT WAS THE GROUNDS THATS BAD AND THAT IF THE ISSUE WAS UNDER A RECALL IT SHOULD BE DONE AGAIN. I TAKE THIS AS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER AND IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION . SO I HAVE MY SON PICKING ME FOR WORK.

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STEERING, STABILLITRACK , AND ABS AFFECTED THE STEERING AND EASE OF DRIVING WAS DISRUPTED AND UNSAFE. 2ND OCCURENCE OF THIS ISSUE.

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CAR LOST POWER AND ENGINE WENT OUT. STABILITY TRACK IN ON.

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SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM FAILURE. SPECIAL COVERAGE N172096060. ALSO THERE IS A CREAKING NOICE IN FRONT AREA ONCE I PUT CAR IN DRIVE. WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON BRAKE THERE IS A LOT OF VIBRATION ON THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE.

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THE FRONT CAMERA COLLISION, LANE DEPARTURE, BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM ARE ALL PART OF AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT WARNS THE DRIVER. IN 2014, CHEVROLET LOCATED THESE MODULES IN THE REAR BUMPER AND DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY PROTECT THEM FROM THE WEATHER ELEMENTS, SO WATER GETS INTO THEM AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE, AND FAILURES FROM LOSING YOUR DASH GAUGES TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. CHEVY WAS NICE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A SERVICE ACTION, BUT LIMITED TO A 6 MONTH TIME FRAME FOR REPAIRS. THEY ISSUED N172097060, WHICH WAS AVAILABLE FROM APRIL 2019 TO JANUARY 2020. THIS WAS NICE IF IT FAILED DURING THAT TIME. MINE FAILED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OCTOBER 2017, WHICH WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, AND AGAIN IN APRIL OF 2020, WHICH WAS JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. CHEVY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF THE N172097060 RECALL DUE TO TIME, NOT MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.I WAS READING THAT THERE WAS A LETTER SENT, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED IT. I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, KNOWING ABOUT THE PROBLEMM.

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FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW, THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM IS FAILING. WHEN THIS SYSTEM FAILS IT SLOWLY TAKES OUT THE REST OF THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, EVEN THOSE NOT RELATED TO ANY COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM. THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT REPAIRED IT WAS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY MEANING I HAD TO PAY THE APPROX. $1000 BILL. A YEAR OR SO LATER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM SAYING THAT THAT REPAIR WOULD NOW BE COVERED UP TO 6 YEARS/80,000 MILE AND IF I HAD ALREADY PAID FOR SUCH REPAIR THAT I COULD FILE A CLAIM AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PREVIOUS WORK. WELL AMAZINGLY THEY REIMBURSED ME FOR THE FIRST REPAIR, WHICH WAS GREAT! EXCEPT NOW, THE SAME EXACT THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND I AM NOW PAST THE 6 YEAR 80,000 MILE MARK. GM NEEDS TO REDESIGN THIS SYSTEM TO NOT BE PLACED IN HIGH MOISTURE AREAS OR AT THE VERY LEAST HAVE A MODULE/CONNECTOR THAT IS NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INTRUSION.

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THE TRUCK IS FILLING UP WITH WATER AND CAUSING A MILDEW SMELL IN THE CAR FROM THE WATER GETTINGNSTALE.

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THE AREA IN MY TRUNK WHERE THE SPARE TIRE IS KEPT, KEEPS FILLING UP WITH WATER. IT HAS ALSO PRODUCE AN ODOR THAT AS THE ENTIRE CAR SMELLING LIKE MILDEW. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR THE PAST YEAR.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEY WHEEL GOT TIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE SERVICE POWER STEERING FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR HOME AND ONCE I GOT IT HOME THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TO HARD TO TURN AT ALL.

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TODAY WAS COLD AND SNOWING AND I STARTED UP MY CAR AND THE HEATERS AND DEFROSTS. I WAS IN MY CAR PARKED COMPLETELY STATIONARY WHEN THE REAR WINDOW MADE A LOUD SOUND I LOOKED BACK AND IT APPEARED BROKEN. I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SHUT MY DOOR AND THE GLASS FELL. NOTHING HIT IT! I LOOKED UP AND AROUND NOTHING IN SIGHT, IT BASICALLY EXPLODED FROM THE DEFROST BUTTON AND THE COLD! I PUT A TARP ON THE WHAT WAS A REAR WINDOW, BECAUSE OF THE SNOW AND MY LEATHER INTERIOR AS WELL AS MY TOUCHSCREEN MEDIA CENTER!

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REAR BLIND SPOT SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING MOST ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO ALSO FAIL. HEADLIGHTS, WIPERS, REAR CROSS TRAFFIC, SPEEDOMETER, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, INCONSISTENT GAS PEDAL OPERATION.

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BEEN HAVING BATTERY CORROSION PROBLEMS. ALL AT ONCE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON, STEERING GOT HARD. I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL THIS OCCURRED.

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I WAS DRIVING AND THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM WARNING CAME UP AND MY CAR STARTED TO MALFUNCTION RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. IT WOULD SHUT OFF, COME BACK ON, LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING, AND I LOST BRAKING CONTROL. HAD TO LIMP MY CAR INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I KNOW CHEVROLET OFFERED A SPECIAL WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IT WAS LIKE 6 YEARS LATER, AND HALF THE PEOPLE YOU FIND WITH THIS ISSUE ARE OUTSIDE THE MILEAGE THEY REQUIRE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE THE ONE TO FIX IT.

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THE CAR SHUDDERED ON INITIAL START-UP, TURNED IT OFF WAITED FOR A MINUTE. RESTARTED RAN NORMALLY. THE NEXT DAY ON START-UP DIC ALERTED TO ABS, POWERSTEERING, AND STABILITACK IN NEED OF SERVICE, NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN STEERING CONTROL, WHEEL SLIPPAGE ON QUICK EXHILARATION, I TRIED TO BRAKE MORE CAUTIOUSLY SO AS NOT TO TEST MY BRAKING ABILITY. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. SHOULD BE RECALLED. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A YEAR AGO SPENDING $495. TO HAVE THE OPPOSITE WHEEL HUB AND BRG ASSEMBLY. HOPE THIS ISN'T AN ANNUAL EVENT. LOVE MY CAR BUT HATE EXPENSES THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR WITH A CAR; ESPECIALLY UNDER 100,000 MILES. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? THERE IS NOTHING TO BLAME IT ON SUCH AS HITTING A POTHOLE. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN COLDER, THERE HAS BEEN A REFERENCE TO THAT AS WELL AS SOME SAY IT IS A WIRING HARNESS THAT IS IN A BAD LOCATION, WEARING EXPOSING WIRES THAT MAKE CONTACT WITH METAL. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT OTHER DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND EXPENSE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE BEFORE THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS ADDRESSED AND CUSTOMERS ARE REFUNDED THIS UNNECESSARY EXPENSE

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FAILURE IN MY STABILITRAK, POWER STEERING, AND ABS SYSTEM! AND IT SAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON MY CAR. *TR

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