What 51 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Ss

Driver side mirror blind spot monitoring system suddenly “steady burns”. Will not light up when another vehicle is in vehicles blind spot. BSM stays on even after the car is off and has been off for prolonged periods of time (30+ minutes) leading to the battery draining. This could lead to the car giving the operator false information about cars appearing in the blindspot

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The following safety recall was for the same model years and equipment as my 2014 Chevrolet SS for failed detection systems due to water intrusion. GLOBAL SAFETY FIELD INVESTIGATIONS DCS5011 URGENT - DISTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY Date: April 2, 2019 Subject: N172097060 - Special Coverage Side Blind Zone Alert Module Water Intrusion 2013 - 2016 Chevrolet Cruze 2014 - 2015 Chevrolet Impala 2013 - 2017 GMC Acadia Equipped with Side Active Safety-Obstacle Detection Enhanced To: All General Motors Dealers General Motors is releasing Special Coverage N172097060 today. The total number of U.S. vehicles involved is approximately 131,652. Please see the attached bulletin for details. Customer Letter Mailing The customer letter mailing will begin on April 19, 2019. Global Warranty Management (GWM) The Investigate Vehicle History (IVH) screen in the GWM system will be updated April 2, 2019. A list of involved vehicles is attached to this message. Please hold all warranty transactions until IVH has been updated. END OF MESSAGE GLOBAL SAFETY FIELD INVESTIGATIONS Special Coverage Adjustment N172097060 Side Blind Zone Alert Module Water Intrusion Reference Number: N172097060 Release Date: April 2019 Revision: 00 Model Year Make Model From To RPO Description Chervolet Cruze 2013 2016 UKC Side active safety-obstacle detection enhanced Chevrolet Impala 2014 2015 UFT Side active safety-obstacle detection GMC Acadia 2013 2017 UFT Side active safety-obstacle detection Involved vehicles are identified on the Applicable Warranties section in GM Global Warranty Management system. This site should always be checked to confirm vehicle involvement prior to beginning any required inspections and/or repairs. Condition Some 2013-2016 model year Chevrolet Cruze, 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala and 2013-2017

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The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet SS. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating, prompting the contact to discontinue driving the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact also stated that an insurance claim was denied due to potential mileage roll back. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,000. The VIN was not available.

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The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet SS. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal sound, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the traffic control indicator and the check engine warning lights were illuminated. The "Service Power Steering - Drive with Care" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact researched and was made aware of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V801000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was drivable and was towed to the place of residence. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

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Lost steering assist while turning left at intersection, steering wheel became very hard to turn. Warning message displayed on dash indicating steering malfunction. Assist returned a few seconds later.

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The ONstar module has very high idle power drain. As a result of this, my car battery died when not driven for a week, regardless of the condition/age of the battery. This has occured consistently since I bought the car new and has left me stranded on multiple occasions. This problem has been addressed in the 2015 model years of my car but the recall never applied to my 2014 car, which has the exact same battery drain issue (see SB-10057076-5170 and bulletin no. 14395). I just want the manufacturer to address this so I can get my car fixed without paying a ridiculous price.

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Lost electric steering. Dealer said that repair had been completed and that it was my responsibility to pay for repair even though there is a recall for this issue.

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Random SRS deployment under normal wet driving conditions

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I was driving on the highway when it was snowing. And my service power steering light came on. And the steering got hard and I was on a curve so I went off the road because I could not control the vehicle since it was so instant. I got out of the center median and drove it home. Come to find out there was a recall for it I don't think it was properly done.

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The contact's client owns a 2014 Chevrolet SS. The contact stated that while his client was driving at various speeds, the power steering assist failed to operate as needed. The contact was not certain if a warning light was illuminated. The contact's client then received a recall notice for NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V382000 (Steering) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for service. Upon return of the vehicle, the failure persisted, and the vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the contact discovered that the vehicle was not repaired under recall. The contact then notified the manufacturer of the failure and they had offered no assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

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My seatbelt cable broke on 8/9/2021. I put the belt on and as I was adjusting the belts, the belt/cable that is attached to the floor by driver side door broke. I took it to the Chevrolet dealership to get it fixed and I did see that there was a recall on my model, but my VIN wasn’t listed so the dealership was gonna charge me for the repair. My car has the same issue with the recall but they wanted to charge me to get it fixed even though it was a safety issue! It’s not my fault that the cable broke! It’s Chevrolets’! (NHTSA Recall 16V518) So I’ve been driving without a seatbelt now for 8 days. The dealership didn’t even sound concerned that I could have gone thru my windshield if I were in a wreck! Yes, they actually let me leave the dealership without a seatbelt! No more Chevrolets for me!

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I was in the driver seat. I put my seatbelt on and adjusted the belts and pulled the whole seatbelt out!. I had to drive home without a seatbelt. Pretty scary.

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I WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED TODAY WHEN I GOT INTO MY 2014 CHEVROLET SS AND THE SEATBELT DETACHED FROM ITS ANCHOR POINT IN MY HAND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FROM THE ATTACHED PICTURES, YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HOW FORTUNATE I AM TO BE ALIVE. THIS HAS BEEN MY FAMILY CAR FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND JUST THE MERE THOUGHT THAT I HAVE BEEN PUTTING MY FAMILY'S LIFE AT RISK IN THIS CAR IS VERY UPSETTING. I AM DILIGENT WITH ALL MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY RECALLS. FROM THE ATTACHED SERVICE INVOICE YOU CAN SEE THAT I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MUZI CHEVROLET IN NEEDHAM, MA ON 12/27/2016 TO HAVE SERVICE CAMPAIGN 15822 PERFORMED TO REPLACE POTENTIALLY FAULTY SEATBELT ANCHOR CABLES. BECAUSE SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE PARAMOUNT, I ACTED ON THIS VERY SERIOUS RECALL IMMEDIATELY, BUT I AM NOW LEFT WONDERING WHETHER THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED WITH AN UPDATED FAULTY PART, OR IF THE RECALL WAS EVER PERFORMED AT ALL. I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS 2014 SS, AND WAS THE FIRST OWNER OF A PONTIAC G8 GT FOR 5 YEARS BEFORE THAT. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THESE PERFORMANCE CARS, BUT MY FAITH IN GM PRODUCTS HAS BEEN SHATTERED. I NOW FIND MYSELF WITHOUT A CAR BUT I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING.

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VEHICLE HAS LOSE OF POWER STEERING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLES STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND INSPECTED. THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY REQUIRES REPLACEMENT PER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS INSPECTED BEFORE AND WAS NOT REPLACED ON PREVIOUS POWER STEERING RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS NOT LABELED AS PART OF THE CURRENT 2019 AND 2020 CHEVROLET SS RECALLS, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE EXACT IDENTICAL POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THE REPAIR WILL BE $2800.00. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THIS CHEVROLET SS AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO RECALL NOTICE THE PRIOR RECALLS DID NOT REPAIR OR FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSEMBLY. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING HAS TURNED OFF AND ALMOST CRASHED THE VEHICLE SINCE THIS STEERING PROBLEM BEGAN. VEHICLE IS A 60K MILES ISSUES BEGAN AT 40/50 AND NOW 60 K MILES. STEERING SYSTEM REQUIRES A MAJOR OVERHAUL FOR VEHICLE SAFETY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND CAN NOT BE DRIVEN FARTHER THAN MAYBE 10 MILES. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HEALEY CHEVROLET BUICK (5216 NY-17M, NEW HAMPTON, NY 10958, (845) 360-9821) STATED THAT THE FAILURE CODES MATCHED THE UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIRS THAT WERE COMPLETED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER A YEAR AGO. THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE RECALL REPAIR EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE CODES DID NOT MATCH UP WITH THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER CONTRADICTED EACH OTHER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFER TO PAY FOR 40% OF THE REPAIR COSTS, WHICH WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,800. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT BELIEVED FREON WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND STATED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRITAIN CHEVROLET CADILLAC (903-274-4401, LOCATED AT 4495 INTERSTATE HWY 30, GREENVILLE, TX 75402), BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ONE ANSWERED THE PHONE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH DIFFICULTIES TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO CRONIC CHEVROLET GMC DEALER (2676 N EXPY, GRIFFIN, GA 30223, (888) 809-5032) WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED OF THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V382000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

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LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN CITY STREETS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V382000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (THOMAS CHEVROLET IN MEDIA, PA) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, PULLING OUT OF A PARKING STALL, WE RECEIVED A "SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE" ERROR AND ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. EXTREME AMOUNTS OF FORCE WERE NEEDED TO MANUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR A BASIC RIGHT TURN.

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STARTED THE CAR UP AND GOT A WARNING TO: SERVICE POWER STEERING. DRIVE WITH CAUTION. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON THREE TINES BEFORE THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. FIRST FAILURE WAS 09/04/16 WHERE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. IT IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING IT DID WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED IN 2016. STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST.

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ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED.

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STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO MAKE LEFT TURN. ONCE GREEN, WENT TO TURN AND POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, SHUT OFF CAR, RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. HEADED FOR MY HOME, 6-7 MILES, POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WHILE MOVING AT LOW (30 MPH) SPEED. GOT HOME, SHUT OFF, RESTARTED, POWER STEERING RESTORED. THIS LASTED A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT RESTORE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHICH HAD SERVICED THE VEHICLE IN EARLY 2015 FOR THE POWER STEERING SERVICE BULLETIN. CHEVY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK.

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I TOOK MY 2014 CHEVROLET SS SEDAN TO CHEVROLET SERVICE FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM A140804 "ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST" ZFAT----FIELD ACTION RECALL 9101225 - N140804 - INSPECT AND LUBRICATE STEERING GEAR CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR ON 05/07/2015. THE ISSUE HADN'T MADE ITSELF KNOWN AT THIS POINT. THE RESOLUTION WAS THE DEALER WAS TO APPLY DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE STEERING RACK CONNECTOR TO PREVENT CORROSION, LEADING TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS ISSUE HADN'T OCCURRED UNTIL 2017. BUT I HAVE HAD TWO RECENT INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY LOOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND THE DRIVER INFO CENTER MESSAGE SAYS "SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE". ALL POWER STEERING IS OUT, YOU HAVE TO MUSCLE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF UNTIL THE "RETAINED ACCESSORY POWER" GOES OUT. RESTARTING THEN "FIXES" THE ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE ON 05/18/2017 AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO TRACE OF DIELECTRIC GREASE ON MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONNECTOR. THE GREASE WAS APPLIED DURING THIS VISIT AND I WAS GIVEN MY VEHICLE BACK ON 5/19/2017, ONLY TO HAVE THE ISSUE RECUR THIS MORNING, 06/03/2017. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THIS REMEDY OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT WORK.

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