2014 Chevrolet Impala Other / unspecified Problems

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

NHTSA ID

11388922

Incident

Dec 17, 2020

Mileage

100,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, GOING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH WITH MY TWO TWO YEAR OLDS IN THEIR CAR SEATS BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, ALL FOUR OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (FRONT AND BACK), KNOCKING MY GIRLS SEATS TOGETHER, THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR DROPPED DOWN AND STARTED GRINDING ON THE WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THANKFULLY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND WHEN I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE FRONT, THE CAR DOOR SHUT, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED ME OUT, MY KIDS INSIDE, WITH ITS OWN KEY AND MY PURSE AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11287605

Incident

Oct 12, 2019

Mileage

245,000 mi

WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED HOUSING ALSO ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. STABILTRAK ISSUES ON 4 OCCASSIONS SWAY BAR LINKS TIE ROD. SHOCKS STRUTS... BIGGEST ISSUE IS WHEEL BEARINGS MOST RECENTLY LASTED 2 WEEKS BEFORE NEEDED WARRANTY WORK AGAIN FOR THE 6TH TIME. CRUISE CONTROL STICKS SEAT BELT RECIPTICAL STICKS WONT STAY LOCKED IN SOMETIMES HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING OR GETTING GETTING UP TO SPEED THIS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. LOCKING MECHANISM TO LOCK VEHICLE DOESNT WORK ONLY UNLOCK FUNCTION MOST WORK PREFORMED OVER PAST 2 -3 YEARS AT PEPBOYS. SOME OTHER REPAIR SHOP. BEEN ISSUE ONGOING LAST 2-3 YEARS... UNRESOLVED

NHTSA ID

11218123

Incident

Jun 5, 2019

Mileage

160,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ABS, STABILITRACK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT MATTER ON ROAD CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENS WHENEVER. THE RING ON THE BACK OF THE WHEEL BEARING GETS WEATHER ELEMENTS BEHIND IT (MOSTLY TALKING ABOUT WATER IN THE WINTER THEN FREEZES). THIS CAUSE THE RING TO BREAK. ONCE THIS RING IS BROKE. I AM ASSUMING THE ABS CANT KEEP TRACK OF THE VEHICLE'S MOTION. IT THEN THROWS THE CODES. TO TELL DO A VISIBLE INSPECTION LOOKING FOR THE RING TO BE COMPROMISED. DON'T WORRY YOUR WHEEL BEARING MIGHT NOT BE BAD. YOU JUST HAVE TO GO TO CHEVY AND SPEND 190$ ON A NEW WHEEL BEARING.

NHTSA ID

11206770

Incident

May 3, 2019

Mileage

132,000 mi

A FEW PROBLEMS. WHEEL BEARING SENORS GO BAD EFFECTING POWER STEERING AND STABILITY CONTROL. REPLACED 3 WHEEL BEARING ON DIFFERENT WHEELS IN PAST 12 MONTHS. ALSO 20" RIMS WITH LOW PRO TIRES ARE A PROBLEM. HAD 2 PLOW OUTS IN PAST 6 MONTHS WHEN HITTING POT HOLES AND DAMAGED 3 RIMS. VERY COSTLY TO BUY RIMS AT $650 A PIECE AND TIRES AT $230 EACH. A SAFETY PROBLEM NOT KNOWING IF YOU WILL HAVE A TIRE PLOW OUT BECAUSE OF A ROUGH ROAD OR POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 54 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. CAR WAS IN MOTION WITH WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM AND TIRE AND RIM PROBLEM. AT DIFFERENT TIMES I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES BUT MOST RECENT 5/5/19

NHTSA ID

11206280

Incident

May 5, 2019

Mileage

83,074 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

NHTSA ID

11161180

Incident

Dec 9, 2018

Mileage

55,000 mi

WHEN MAKING TURNS, LEFT TURNS ESPECIALLY, THE CAR HESITATES AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. IT FEELS LIKE IT LOSES POWER, AND WILL NOT MOVE, WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN A BUSY CITY. SOMETIMES THE STABILYZER AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ONE DURING THESE EPISODES. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I AM A SINGLE DIVORCED [XXX] WOMAN, I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME AWAY FROM WORK OR THE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO SPEND ON REPAIRS THAT I HAVE NO CHOICE OR CONTROL OVER. PLEASE RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING ONLINE WHEN I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM. RECALL !!! OR DO WE HAVE TO GET KILLED BEFORE YOU THE MANUFACTURER DOES THAT? PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *AN

NHTSA ID

11149609

Incident

Nov 6, 2018

Mileage

128,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, A GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY CONTROL, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

NHTSA ID

11141312

Incident

Sep 17, 2018

Mileage

74,000 mi

AT 29K THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING BECAME DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. YES THIS VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO NYS WINTERS BUT THE CAR IS GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE REAR OF THE KNUCKLE IS WIDE OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS EXPOSING THE HUB BEARING TO THE ELEMENTS AND THIS IS AN EASY FIX SIMPLY BY CREATING A CAP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE KNUCKLE ELIMINATING DEBRIS EXPOSURE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PART WAS SIMPLY DEFECTIVE BASED ON SEVERAL NEWER SIMILAR GM VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10919782

Incident

Oct 24, 2016

Mileage

29,000 mi

ROUTINE ROTATION OF TIRES AT PEPBOYS AFTER ALIGNMENT REVEALED RADIAL PULL IN ALL 4 TIRES. PEPBOYS SENT ME TO GOODYEAR SERVICE STORES, GIRVIN RD. JAX FL.. THEY DEPTH GAUGED ALL 4 TIRES AT 25% AND STATED "THE EAGLE LS2 TIRES INSTALLED ON NEW CARS ARE NOT OF THE SAME QUALITY THAT ARE SOLD IN THE GOODYEAR STORES, IE INFERIOR.I FILED COMPLAINT TO GOODYEAR AND THEY SENT ME TO GOODYEAR STORES ATLANTIC BLVD JAX, FL. WHERE THEY CONFIRMED ALL4 TIRES HAD RADIAL PULL,( CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE CURB) AND THEY COULD NOT CORRECT WITH ALIGNMENT. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH THE SAME EAGLE LS2 FOR $490.34, AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE SINCE THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. MGMT. AT THIS STORE ALSO STATED THE TIRES ON THE CAR ARE NOT THE SAME QUALITY THAT THEY SELL, AND THIS IS OUTRIGHT FRAUD ON THE PUBLIC SINCE THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE TIRES INDICATING SECONDS OR OF LESSER QUALITY THEN STORE TIRES OF SAME SIZE AND MAKE. GORDON CHEV SERVICE MGR. ALSO SPOKE TO AGOODYEAR HIGH LEVEL MGMT PERSON AND SHE TO CONFIRMED GOODYEAR TIRES SOLD TO GM, WALMART, SEARS, AND OTHER OUTLETS ARE NOT OF THE SAME QUALITY AS THE SAME TIRE SOLD IN THE GOODYEAR STORE. THIS IS FRAUD ON THE PUBLIC AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED POST HASTE. PLEASE HELP AS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WILL SURELY HAPPEN WHEN THES DEFECTIVE TIRES CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO DRIFT OFF ROAD INTO THE CULVERT. UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10732133

Incident

Jun 13, 2015

Mileage

20,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL. IN ADDITION, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL HUB SENSOR AND AN UNKNOWN WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10726015

Incident

Jun 18, 2015

Mileage

50,000 mi

I CAN DEAL WITH THE POOR VISIBILITY HEADLAMPS, THE FRONT CAMERA THAT KEEPS FLAGGING "SERVICE FRONT CAMERA" AND CAMERA FALSE ALARMS BUT THE HUGE 19 INCH WHEELS AND TIRES WITH HARDLY ANY SIDEWALL TO ABSORB ROUGH ROADS ARE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER AND DANGEROUS. I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST AND IT IS LOADED WITH POT HOLES AFTER ONE OF THE WORST WINTERS IN HISTORY BUT WHEN I HIT ONE YESTERDAY ON A HIGHWAY THE TIRE BLEW CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM POSITIVE MY OLDER IMPALA'S WITH SMALLER WHEELS WOULD EASILY HAVE HANDLED THIS POT HOLE WITH NO DAMAGE. I FAIL TO SEE THE NEED FOR GIANT WHEELS AND TIRES WITH HARDLY ANY SIDEWALLS TO ABSORB ROUGH ROADS. THIS IS MY THIRD RECENT BRAND NEW IMPALA, FIRST WITH THE NEW DESIGN AND I AM DISAPPOINTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10702427

Incident

Mar 28, 2015

Mileage

10,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10667619

Incident

Nov 12, 2014

Mileage

5,100 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10644254

Incident

Oct 10, 2014

Mileage

7,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10631902

Incident

Sep 2, 2014

Mileage

18,756 mi

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THERE WERE THREE BEEPS/RED LIGHT FLASH ON WINDSHIELD. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DEACTIVATE AND CAR WOULD DECELERATE BY THREE TO FIVE MILE. THE TAIL LAMPS ARE NOT ACTIVATED TO WARN DRIVERS FOLLOWING. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT THE DEALER SOLUTION IS TO TURN OFF THE FEATURE. IT WORK WHEN IT SHOULD THE INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION IS A NUISANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630218

Incident

Jan 31, 2014

Mileage

300 mi

EXPERIENCE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE ACTIVATION OF A FLASHING A RED LIGHT FROM DASH INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND SOUNDING AN ALARM WITH THREE OR FOUR BEEPS. REFERRING TO THIS AS PHANTOM BRAKING ACTIVATED BY THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM CAUSING AUTONOMOUS BRAKE ACTIVATION AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGEMENT. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE ACTIVATION OF BRAKE LAMPS OCCUR I HOPE THEY WORK WHEN THIS HAPPEN. MY SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTION IS TO DEACTIVATE FEATURE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER 71-1299424541 ME BACK TO THE DEALER WITH NO SOLUTION/EXPLANATION. *JS

NHTSA ID

10592222

Incident

Jan 30, 2014

Mileage

800 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN LIGHT BLOWING SNOW, VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. VIBRATION WAS EXTREME AND CONSTANT. AFTER CONTACTING TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS WE WERE ADVISED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SNOW BUILDING UP ON RIMS. WE WERE ADVISED TO POWER WASH THE INSIDE OF THE RIMS. THIS WAS DONE AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. DURING THE APPROXIMATE 800 MILE TRIP IN AND OUT OF SNOW THIS HAD TO BE DONE TWICE. CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED AND WE WERE ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE VIBRATION BECOMES VIOLENT ENOUGH THAT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE NOT OBTAINABLE AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. THIS FORCED US TO TRAVEL BELOW THE POSTED MINIMUM FREEWAY SPEED UNTIL AN EXIT WITH A POWER WASH AVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10585171

Incident

Feb 26, 2014

Mileage

5,000 mi

I FIND MY LINK VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AS COMPARE TO MY 2011 BUICK REGAL CONTROL KNOB VS TOUCH SCREEN. THE IPOD I USE IN THE BUICK OR THE USB DRIVE WAS EASIER TO USE AND NAVIGATE. I SPOKEN TO APPLE AND MICROSOFT TECHS ABOUT CREATING PLAYLISTS BUT THE FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK IN MY IMPALA. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND THE MY LINK SYSTEM THAT NEED CORRECTION. THE I TUNE AND MEDIA PLAYER IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH MYLINK AND GM SHOULD PROVIDE SOFTWARE/APP THAT WILL WORK. TO CHANGE A SELECTION IN MYLINK CAN CAUSE DISTRACTED DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564674

Incident

Feb 10, 2014