2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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