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2014 Chevrolet Impala Exterior lighting Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA

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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 11, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 631 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2014 Chevrolet Impala submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 42 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming exterior lighting

The 25 most recent of 42, in the owner's own words

Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 11, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that water was entering the rear tail lamps, causing the amplifier and radio to fail to operate. The contact was concerned that the failure could cause an electrical fire. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the tail lamp gasket needed to be sealed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin: 14047 (Tail Lamp Gasket Seal); however, the vehicle was not covered under the TSB. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

NHTSA ID
11704507
Incident
Dec 1, 2024
Mileage
48,000 mi
AirbagsElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jan 28, 2023

Multiple electric concerns...airbag light, park assist, inop camera, and losing communication with BCM(?) Found multiple communication codes for a variety of different modules. Found main source to be from the "side detection modules". Found fuse 62 blown underhood. Inspected side detection modules and found "a lot of corrosion" on both modules and connectors. Needs side detection kit. I purchased the used impala on 12/19/2020 with 63,897 miles. The first time this issue was a concern was on 07/02/2022 at Merit chevrolet (MN). Mileage was at 83144 at that time. Diagnosis ... recommend both rear side detection modules and harness? According to Special coverage adjustment #N172097060 it is known to be subject to "water intrusion"? This problem affects the whole electrical system which includes airbag function. Why does this safety concern have a limited coverage time? According to the "Special Coverage" document, there was an 80000 mile timeline? This appears to be an ongoing issue with this year, make, and model and my feeling is that a "special coverage" is denying the safety problem and putting it on the consumer?

NHTSA ID
11504191
Incident
Feb 22, 2022
Driver assistanceExterior lightingSteering
Filed Aug 24, 2022

side detection module has falled... yes it is available for inspection... my wife got locked in the car on a 80 plus degree day and could not get out,doors would not open,trunk release would not open trunk so she could crawl there the back seat,sunroof would not open,power steering periodically feels like there is no power stearing, dash lights periodically shut off when driving.. Yes, morries forest lake chevrolet and cadilac.forest lake. mn... no it has not been inspected by anyone but the dealer...There were no warning lights untill 51,000 miles or 8 months ago

NHTSA ID
11480922
Incident
Jan 10, 2022
Exterior lighting
Filed May 17, 2022

Driving at night my car headlights/instrument panel shut off on their own. I couldn’t see had to slam my brakes and pull over. Nothing I tried would turn them on. After almost a minute each time they just came back on theirselves. After googling this seems to be a known problem with Chevy impalas but no solution. This is highly dangerous. There were no warning lights that came on or anything. I was able to still drive the car, turn it on and off, etc but they wouldn’t come on until they did on their own. Thank goodness no one was behind me or something in front of me cause I was on a none lighted 55 mph road

NHTSA ID
11464923
Incident
May 16, 2022
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Apr 19, 2022

Side detection module malfunction. Causing electrical issues and error codes. When happening Headlights Turn on and off without control. Huge safety problem when driving at night!

NHTSA ID
11461300
Incident
Apr 4, 2022
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Nov 13, 2020

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

NHTSA ID
11374614
Incident
Nov 13, 2020
Mileage
95,000 mi
Driver assistanceExterior lightingSteering
Filed Aug 7, 2020

I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND CUT OF MY CAR. AFTER OPENING THE DOOR MY SEAT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD LIKE IT ALWAYS DOES. THAT'S WHEN MY DASH BOARD GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE STATING THAT I NEED TO ROLL MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN. SO, I DID THAT BUT THE NEXT DAY MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS OFF ALONG WITH MY RADIO AND ON-STAR SYSTEM. SO I DROVE TO THE GAS STATION BEFORE HEADING TO WORK, AND WHEN I TRIED TO GET IN MY CAR THE POWER WAS OFF. I WENT UNDER-HOOD TO SEE IF THE BATTERY WAS LOOSE BUT IT WASN'T. SO I SHUT THE HOOD GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND EVERYTHING INCLUDING MY RADIO, GPS, AND ON-STAR CAME BACK ON. I HEADED OUT TO WORK AND THAT IS WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH AND THE ERROR MESSAGE SAID WARNING NO POWER STEERING. I GOT TO WORK SAFELY AND REALIZED I LEFT SOMETHING IN MY CAR AND THAT IS WHEN MY CAR SHOW SIGNS THAT IT WAS DEAD, BUT AFTER MANUALLY GETTING INTO MY CAR THE POWER CAME BACK ON. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH WATER GETTING INTO MY TRUNK WHICH IS WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME WAS POSSIBLY CAUSING THE ISSUES. AS A DISABLED VETERAN THIS MESSES WITH MY PTSD AND FINANCIALLY I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR AN ISSUE THAT I SEE MY 2014 IMPALA DRIVERS HAVE. I LOVE THE CAR BUT HATE THESE ISSUES. I NEED HELP WITH THIS CAR AND THE ISSUES.

NHTSA ID
11343831
Incident
Aug 3, 2020
Mileage
97,864 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jul 20, 2020
Crash reported

AROUND 3 YEARS AGO. 3 PARTS THE LANE DEPARTURE MODULES CONTROL ARE THE BLIND SPOT SENSORS, REAR BACKUP SENSORS AND A FRONT CAMERA. MY LANE DEPARTURE MODULES GOT WET AND MESSED UP MY CAR WHERE THERE WERE MANY THINGS GOING WRONG. WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR SAID THE AIR BAG WENT OFF, THEFT WAS DETECTED, BLOWER FAN & TEMP CONTROLS WHERE GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. 2 YEARS AGO GM AGREED TO REPLACE THE MODULES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PROGRAMMING OF THE MODULES. THEY FINALLY GOT THEM TO PROGRAM. THE DAY I PICKED UP MY CAR I NOTICED ISSUES WITH THE SENSOR SYSTEM. THEY SAID TO DRIVE IT. I TOOK IT AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. WITH THE BLIND SPOT SENSOR, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GOES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME, I HAVE PICTURES AND VIDEOS SHOWING WHERE I AM DRIVING WITH NO VEHICLE NEXT TO ME AT ALL WITH THE LIGHT FOR THE SENSOR SHINING BRIGHT. THE REAR BACKUP SENSOR DOES NOT WARM ME, LAST WEEK I DID NOT SEE A GARBAGE CAN BEHIND ME BECAUSE IT WAS LOWER THAN MY TRUNK AND I HIT THE CAN AND BROKE MY TAIL LIGHT. THE FRONT SENSOR THAT TELLS ME I AM GOING TO FAST FOR THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOES ON RANDOMLY WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IS MORE THAN 100 FEET OR NO CAR AT ALL. I HAVE TAKING MY CAR TO 3 DEALERSHIPS 4 TIMES. ALL THE DEANSHIP'S SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET A CODE. THERE IS NO CODE FOR THIS, NOT TO MENTION WHEN MY LANE DEPARTURE MODULES FAILED THERE WAS NO CODE FOR IT, THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. THEY SAY IT IS UNDIAGNOSEABLE. GM SAW THE PICTURES AND VIDEOS AND ARE NOW SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR JUST THE PICTURES AND VIDEOS. HOW CAN THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WHEN YOU SEE IN THE VIDEOS THE LIGHT IS ON AND NO CAR IS NEXT TO ME? HOW DO I LET MY 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR WITH A LIGHT ON WHEN NO ONE IS THERE? PLEASE HELP ME! THE SAFETY AND SECURITY SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE AT ALL.

NHTSA ID
11340416
Incident
Jul 20, 2020
Mileage
87,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 12, 2020

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY IMPALA HAVE SOME SORT OF DISCOLORATION INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IT'S BEGINNING TO BLOCK THE AMOUNT OF LUMENS COMING THROUGH FOR MY LIGHTS TO SEE. I'M CERTAIN THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THEY WERE DESIGNED TO PUT OUT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF LUMENS FOR NIGHT DRIVING AND NOW THEY AREN'T

NHTSA ID
11317717
Incident
Jan 3, 2019
Mileage
40,000 mi
AirbagsElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Dec 2, 2019

SIDE SECTION DOESN'T WORK LIGHT ON MIRROR IS CONSTANTLY ON TODAY EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS ON THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED NO HEATER CONTROLS OR HEAT WAS NOT WORKING THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON ALL SERVICE REMINDERS CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY THE RADIO ALSO DOESN'T WORK TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAC DOESN'T WORK!! AIR BAGS AND HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IS MY BIGGEST SAFETY CONCERN!! THE CAR DID THIS STATIONARY AND ALSO DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD!

NHTSA ID
11286470
Incident
Dec 2, 2019
Mileage
164,466 mi
Driver assistanceExterior lighting
Filed Nov 7, 2019

THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE WINDOW FLASHES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME AND EVEN WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND SHUT OFF IT FLASHES AND WHEN IT IS IN MOTION. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK AND DEVICE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING IS ON AND SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 28000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ID
11278618
Incident
Nov 2, 2019
Mileage
27,500 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 27, 2019

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT I CAN DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON AND ON COMING VEHICLES EVER FLASH THEIR HEADLIGHTS HIGH BEAM ARE AS BRIGHT AS THE LOW BEAMS SHOULD BE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH THIS POOR LIGHTING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, CHECKING THE INTERNET THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS FILE WITH NHTSA

NHTSA ID
11271286
Incident
Oct 26, 2019
Mileage
20,000 mi
Body & structureExterior lighting
Filed Apr 9, 2019

GASKET SEALS ON THE REAR LIGHTS ARE LEAKING AND THE TRUNK IS FILLING WITH WATER WHERE THE SPARE TIRE IS STORED. CAUSING FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS AND WATER DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR AND BLACK MOLD.

NHTSA ID
11195261
Incident
Apr 8, 2019
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Apr 3, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAULTY GASKET THAT ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY POWER WOULD DRAIN ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR OF MOLD AND MILDEW WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. GRAY-DANIAL CHEVROLET (6060 I-55, JACKSON, MS) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.

NHTSA ID
11193612
Incident
May 1, 2014
Mileage
800 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Mar 17, 2019

WHILE DRIVING, SEVERAL FUNCTIONS IN THE CAR WILL TURN OFF. FUNCTIONS INCLUDE HEATING/ COOLING SYSTEM, LIGHTS (DASHBOARD LIGHTS), DOORS LOCK/ UNLOCK AND COLLISION SYSTEMS TURNS OFF. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES RANGING BACK TO 2018. I'VE TAKING MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO FOUND THE SENSOR IS ON BACK ORDER, WHICH MAKES ME BELIEVE THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE THAN I THOUGHT AND SOME ONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND SEVERAL SECURITY FEATURES START TO TURN OFF IS DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID
11187362
Incident
Jan 7, 2019
Mileage
90,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Feb 15, 2019

BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM BEGAN TO FAIL, INDICATED BY THE SIDE MIRROR INDICATORS REMAINING ON EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. DEALER SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED THE BATTERY WAS OLD. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD ALSO FAIL - ALL INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ETC.) WOULD GO DEAD, VIRTUALLY ALL WARNING LIGHTS (TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AIR BAG, ETC.) WOULD GO ON, HEATING SYSTEM (INCLUDING BLOWER) WOULD GO DEAD AND TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHT WOULD BE INOPERATIVE. ALL OF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, WHETHER IN CITY TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN AFFECTED, THERE IS NO WAY TO SIGNAL OTHER DRIVERS OF A PROBLEM (NO HAZARD LIGHT OR TURN SIGNALS) IN THE EVENT OF A LARGER FAILURE. RESEARCH OF ONLINE CUSTOMER FORUMS SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THE LATEST GENERATION (2014 AND NEWER) IMPALA. THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM IS CONNECTED TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
11180399
Incident
Feb 9, 2019
Mileage
61,000 mi
AirbagsElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Feb 11, 2019

WHEN MY SIDE DETECTION MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED A FEW MONTHS AGO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THEY RESPONDED TELLING ME THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, THE DESIGN FOR THIS SENSOR MODULE/HARNESS IS COMPLETELY FLAWED. THE SENSORS ARE LOCATED IN THE REAR BUMPER, WITH PLASTIC HOUSING. THERE IS NO WEATHER PROTECTION, EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TIRES AND ARE EXPOSED TO ALL WEATHER - PLUS I LIVE IN IL SO WE'RE TALKING RAIN, SNOW, SALT, ETC. IT'S TWO SENSORS AND THE HARNESS. I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $1200 REPAIR, SO I FIGURED I WOULD JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF THE SAFETY FEATURE AND IGNORE THE WARNING LIGHT. LAST WEEK, ALL OF MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON - THEFT DETECTION, FRONT CAMERA, AIRBAG, STABILITRACK, ETC. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, LOCKS AND HEADLIGHTS WERE ALL GOING HAYWIRE, AND AT ONE POINT WHILE DRIVING ALL OF MY GAUGES WENT TO ZERO (NO SPEED LIMIT, RPM, GAS GAUGE, ANYTHING) AND MY HEAT WENT OUT, TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP HOPING THAT MAYBE MY BATTERY (FACTORY ORIGINAL)/WIRING MIGHT BE THE CAUSE. NO SUCH LUCK. AS IT TURNS OUT THE SIDE DETECTION MODULES ARE NOW CORRUPTING ALL SENSORS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING MY AIR BAGS! THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE SIDE DETECTION MODULES HAD FAILED AND WERE CAUSING THE CHAOS THAT IS OCCURRING WITH ALL OF MY OTHER WARNING SYSTEMS, AND THAT MY AIR BAGS NO LONGER WORKED. MY AIR BAGS DON'T WORK BECAUSE OF THIS, NEVERMIND THE EXTREME DANGER IN HAVING A SYSTEM GO HAYWIRE WHILE I'M DRIVING! I'M AT NEARLY 100,000 MILES SO I'M WELL PAST ANY WARRANTY THAT WOULD COVER THIS, BUT I HAVE BEEN READING FORUMS AND CARCOMPLAINTS AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS A REALLY COMMON ISSUE. THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTICS, COST OF THE REPAIR, AND ANTICIPATED COSTS OF SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW.

NHTSA ID
11176241
Incident
Aug 1, 2018
Mileage
97,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jul 14, 2018
Fire reported

RIGHT FRONT HEAD LIGHT LOW BEAM WIRE HARNESS BURNS COMPLETELY UP. I ALSO FOUND THE SAME SITUATION ON 3 OTHER 2014 IMPALA LIMITED WHILE LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT HARNESS IN TWO DIFFERENT SALVAGE YARDS. I THINK THIS IS SIGNIFICANT.

NHTSA ID
11111319
Incident
Jun 9, 2018
ElectricalInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Jan 2, 2018
Fire reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MIKE SMITH BUICK GMC (6014 S TRANSIT RD, LOCKPORT, NY 14094, (716) 625-8235) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED LAST YEAR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, AND THE WIRES WERE BURNT AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY A LETTER THAT WAS MAILED BY THE CONTACT, BUT NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

NHTSA ID
11058065
Incident
Mar 20, 2017
Mileage
39,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 17, 2017

HID HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY POOR, RETURNED TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, WAS TOLD THEY ARE WORKING AS INTENDED. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT CHANGING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM CAN'T TELL ANY DIFFERENCE! *TR

NHTSA ID
10945672
Incident
Jan 17, 2017
Mileage
10 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 9, 2016

POOR HEADLIGHTING. FOGGY LENSE DUE TO DEFECTIVE LENSE MATERIAL FOGGING FROM THE HEAT ON THE INSIDE OF THE LENSE, POOR LIGHT COLOR, TOO SMALL HEAD LIGHTS. VERY HARD TO SEE PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A SLIGHT MIST OR RAIN. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LIGHTING, THE COLOR MAKES EVERY THING SHINY. HARD TO SEE THE LINES IN THE ROAD AND ROAD EDGES. POOREST CAR LIGHTING I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE HEAD LIGHTS.

NHTSA ID
10934256
Incident
Sep 15, 2015
Mileage
32,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 24, 2016

MY DRIVERS PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS WASHED. I'VE BEEN STOPPED TWICE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GIVEN A WARNING ABOUT MY HEADLAMP BEING OUT. I'VE REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT TWICE AT $57.00 EACH TIME. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THIS LIGHT. GM WANTS OVER $1500 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. CADILLAC & EQUINOX ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I NEVER IN ALL OF THE GM VEHICLES I HAVE EVER OWNED HAD THIS KIND OF A PROBLEM. I FEEL GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. DRIVING WITHOUT PROPER VISIBILITY. WHEN IT'S RAINING, OR WHILE DEER ARE RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10918423
Incident
Sep 1, 2016
Mileage
57,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 19, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT ILLUMINATING PROPERLY TO GUIDE HER WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 09/23/16*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID
10885855
Incident
Jul 4, 2016
Mileage
5,000 mi
BrakesEngineExterior lighting
Filed May 11, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THE CONTACT BECAME LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT COOLED DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND DIMMER THAN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURES, BUT THE REMEDIES FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54.

NHTSA ID
10864382
Incident
May 9, 2014
Mileage
54 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 20, 2015

THE HEADLAMPS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD SUFFICIENTLY TO SEE ONCOMING FEATURES SAFELY. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, I'M NOT THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *DT

NHTSA ID
10811355
Incident
Jul 12, 2015
Mileage
15,000 mi

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