What 298 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Chevrolet Impala

The contact owned a 2015 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, turned off, and unoccupied, the front of the vehicle had caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the local fire department. The fire department indicated that the failure may have occurred due to a mechanical malfunction of the vehicle. The vehicle was consumed by the fire. A police report was not filed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 172,000

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH SMOKE WAS DETECTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. UPON EXITING VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL EMERGING FROM ENGINE. THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ROCKER ARM CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED HERRIN-GEAR CHEVROLET (1685 HIGH ST, JACKSON, MS 39202 601) 354-3882) WHOM INFORMED HER THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,928.

NHTSA ODI 11324373

WATER LEAK IN TRUNK DUE TO FAIL TAILLIGHT SEAL THAT CAN CAUSE ELECTRIC ISSUE AND MOLD MILDEW WHICH IS A SAFETY HEALTH ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.IMPALAFORUMS.COM/THREADS/2015-LTZ-WATER-IN-TRUNK.1299889/ HTTPS://WWW.CHEVYTALK.ORG/FUSIONBB/SHOWTOPIC.PHP?TID/345533/ HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SWMZHHAXN5O

NHTSA ODI 11315807

AUDIO DOES NOT WORK. INFO INDICATES "OFF". UNABLE TO TURN AUDIO ON.RECEIVED REAR-END BUMP. AFTERWARD NO SOUND FOR WARNING EQUIPMENT OR RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING FORWARD MOVEMENT. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER AND TRUNK AUDIO OFF AFTER DAMAGE REPAIRED..

NHTSA ODI 11290618

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POLICE WAS THERE BUT WAS UNAWARE IF A REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO A TIRE FACILITY WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO SERRA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF NASHVILLE (2340 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115 (615) 543-5456) WHERE THE CONTACT FAILED TO REMEMBER THE DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, DID RECALL THAT THE BATTER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ODI 11242829

MY 2015 CHEVY IMPALA LT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE MY HUSBAND, MYSELF AND TWO DOGS WHERE IN MOTION DRIVING UP I-95 N TO MY GRADUATION. THE ONLY WARNING WE RECEIVED WAS TO SERVICE STABILITRAK WHICH HAS CAME ON AT THAT TIME WHEN THE CAR WAS ALREADY ON FIRE. THERE WAS NOT RECENT WORK DONE ON THE CAR. UNKNOWN WHY THIS OCCURRED

NHTSA ODI 11242612

BLIND SIDE DETECTORS MALFUNCTION, SMELL OF WIRE BURNING IN THE CAR, ALL DASHBOARD SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI 11221959

MY SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND NOT WORKING ON MY 2015 CHEVY IMPALA LT. MY CAR NEARLY CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE NOW. WHITE SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM MY TAILLIGHTS AND BEFORE THAT MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT DEAD. AT FIRST IT SAID TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THEN MY FOB WOULD NO LONGER UNLOCK MY DOORS WITHOUT MANUALLY USING IT, THE SAME DAY MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD ALL SORTS OF LIGHTS AND WARNINGS GO OFF. MY WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE THUS NOT BEING ABLE TO START MY CAR. AFTER GETTING MY CAR STARTED, I DID NOT HAVE ANY GAUGES, LIGHTS,NOTHING. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING

NHTSA ODI 11221825

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF BURNING BRAKE PADS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND, SOMETIMES, TOOK AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATHENS CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 4110 ATLANTA HWY, ATHENS, GA 30606, (706) 549-3512). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V541000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

NHTSA ODI 11194738

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARALLEL PARKING WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND PLACED THE OTHER FOOT ON THE OUTSIDE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND PULLED THE CONTACT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME PINNED BY THE REAR WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK THE CONTACT HALF AN HOUR TO WIGGLE OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS BRUISED AND SCRATCHED AND LATER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER (NIMNICHT CHEVROLET, 1550 CASSAT AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32210, (904) 677-8823) DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE SOLENOID WAS STUCK OPEN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY DECREASED FROM 3,000 RPMS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROVIDED A CLAIM NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE TO VISIT THE CONTACT, TAKE PICTURES, AND RECORD THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO CALL HIM BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. *TT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11166037

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT'S WIFE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S WIFE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SORENESS AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT VIN NOT VALID UPDATED 9/26/18*JB

NHTSA ODI 11102747

ENGINE FIRE

NHTSA ODI 11060920

PARKED CA ON CONCRETE DRIVEWAY OF RESIDENTIAL HOME AT APPROX. 9:30PM 8/5/17 LOCKED CAR & WENT TO BED. WAS AWAKENED AT 5:30AM AND TOLD CAR WAS ON FIRE. CAR WAS DESTROYED BEFORE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED..

NHTSA ODI 11013659

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY ROAD, I SNEEZED AND HIT MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIT A TREE AT 40 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 40MPH IN A FRONTAL CRASH. IT TOTALED THE CAR. BENT THE FRAME AND FRAME AROUND THE MOTOR. MY PASSENGER WAS HURT WORSE THAN ME. WHY DIDN'T MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY?

NHTSA ODI 11013039

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

NHTSA ODI 10971610

THE HID HEADLIGHT BEAM OF THE 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT IS VERY POOR. THE BEAM OF LIGHT IN THE LOW SETTING PROVIDES NO ILLUMINATION TO THE SIDES OF THE ROAD, FORWARD ILLUMINATION IS MARGINAL. I CONTEND THAT WHEN THE 2015 IMPALA LIGHTS ARE ON THE HIGH OR "BRIGHT" SETTING IT IS COMPRABALE TO THE LOW BEAM SETTING IN MY 2012 IMPALA. IN MODERATE TO HEAVY WEATHER, RAIN, SLEET, SNOW THE HEADLIGHTS OFFER NO ASSISTANCE, DRIVER IS NAVIGATING BLIND, CAN NOT EVEN SEE THE LINES ON THE ROAD. I LIVE AND DRIVE PRIMARILY IN A RURAL AREA, ALONG WITH THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE ARE MANY WILDLIFE HAZARDS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH WILDLIFE AND TWO IMPACTS, ONE WITH A DEER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I SIMPLY CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING UNTIL IT IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE CAR. IT IS IN MY JUDGEMENT THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE UNSAFE NOT ONLY FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE, BUT OTHERS SHARING THE ROADS WITH THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 10886022

STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CV AXLES POPPING WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING AT 18000 MILES. MOTOR MOUNT WENT BAD SHORTLY AFTER AND STEERING STARTED ACTING REALLY SLUGGISH WHEN TRYING TO TURN. AROUND 25K MILES IT STARTED GETTING WORSE ABOUT TURNING AND THE GAUGES WOULD START RESETTING ON THERE OWN. AFTER A DAY OF THAT HAPPENING THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE.

NHTSA ODI 10865615

IN MOTION ON CITY STREET GOING ABOUT 45 WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS IN MOTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND CAME TO AN ABRUT STOP. I HIT MY BRAKES AND MY CAR DID NOT STOP AND I HAD MY FOOT ON BRAKE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND CAR CONTINUED ALMOST LIKE IT SLID INTO THE IMPACT/COLLISION. HIS CAR WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT ATTACHED IS THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR.

NHTSA ODI 10863295

I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA POLICE VEHICLE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF A VEHICLE THAT TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME. THE PATROL CAR CAUGHT FIRE DURING THE COLLISION AND WAS ONLY PUT OUT WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT THE BATTERY CABLES. THE APPARENT ISSUE IS THAT AFTER A MAJOR COLLISION THE FUEL PUMP DID NOT TURN OFF WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO BE ADDED TO THE FIRE......UPDATED 02/10/16 *BF *JS

NHTSA ODI 10823066

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,027. UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ODI 10788545

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH AND IMPACTED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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