2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

ENGINE VARIABLE TIMING SOLENOID FAILURE. CURRENTLY NO PARTS AVAILABLE DUE TO EXTREMELY HIGH FAILURE RATE AND NOT CURRENTLY CREATING NEW PARTS. LEAVING THE CAR LACKING ACCELERATION AND AT RISK FOR POSSIBLE INTERNAL DAMAGE. FAILURE AT SPEED OVER 4000 RPM.

NOTICED A SMELL OF MOLD IN THE TRUNK. NOTED WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE AREA AND MOLD. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THE REAR TAILLIGHT SEALS LEAKING. NOTICED THERE IS TSB G-191495 AND NHTSA 10092869 REGARDING THE ISSUE. ITS COSTING OVER $400 TO FIX AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE DRYING OUT THE CARPETS ETC. THE MOISTURE EXTENDED UP INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UP TO THE FRONT FLOOR WELLS. *TR

I OWN A 2014 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ. DURING THE WINTER OF 2018 - 2019 I STARTED SEEING THE SIDE DETECTION LIGHT COME ON RANDOMLY AND STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED AND ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, AT NIGHT, ALL POWERED SYSTEMS FLASHED ON AND OFF INCLUDING MY HEADLIGHTS. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED. I RELUCTANTLY PAID THE $1,456 BILL. A FEW MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED THE NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND I SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, WHICH I DID RECEIVE FROM THE DEALER. NOW A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I KNEW I NEEDED TO GET THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. WHEN I CALLED TO GET AN APPOINTMENT THEY WERE THREE WEEKS OUT. NOW JUST DAYS BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, MY CAR WON'T EVEN START. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FLASH ON AND OFF. MY CAR HAS JUST UNDER 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS IT EFFECTS ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE CAR. MOST OF THE SAFETY FUNCTIONS OF THIS CAR RELY ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

BROUGHT CAR TO COOK'S BRAKES IN PORTLAND, OR BECAUSE OF ROTATIONAL NOISES HEARD WHEN BRAKING. MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE PISTON ACTUATION ARM IS NOT FULLY RETRACTED CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO STAY PARTIALLY ENGAGED AND PREMATURELY DAMAGE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS (FMVSS) NO. 135 'LIGHT VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEMS'. THERE IS A DANGER OF EXCESSIVE HEAT AND FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE SERVICE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED BLIND SPOTS TO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUNN CHEVROLET (3000 DUSTIN ROAD, OREGON, OH 43616) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SIDE DETECTION MODULE AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,500.

MY SIDE DETECTION MODULE HAS GONE OUT AND IS NOW CAUSING OTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURES. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM ONLINE RESEARCH IS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ATTRIBUTED TO DESIGN FLAWS. *TR

I DRIFTED OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS WHILE DRIVING 60MPH AND CORRECTED COURSE - IMMEDIATELY THE SERVICE DISPLAY SHOWED SERVICE: POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE AND SERVICE: STABILITRAK . THEN I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. GOT HOME, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE SAME NOTICE POPPED UP. WE CHECKED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND IT SEEMED FINE. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE SERVICE LIGHTS WERE STILL UP. I DROVE IT AROUND AND SUDDENLY EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THE SERVICE DISPLAY WENT AWAY.

WATER LEAKING INTO TRUCK MOLD IS GROWING I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CASES THIS PROBLEM NEED TO GET FIXED MY CAR SMELLS REALLY BAD LIKE MOLD THIS IS A HEALTH ISSUE.

SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING THIS MESSAGE COMES ON AND WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AS WELL. [XXX] DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM SIDE OBJECT DETECTION MODULES COST $841.21 PLUS TAX. I CONTACTED [XXX] FROM GM AT [XXX]. I WAS TOLD THEIR IS NOTHING GM COULD DO AS MY CAR IS AT 11900 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WILL CAUSE CAR TO POSSIBLY CATCH ON FIRE, NOT TO START AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES IF NOT REPAIRED. THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN SEVERAL 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALAS. I CAN'T USE THE VEHICLE FEARFUL OF ME AND MY CHILDREN MAY BE IN DANGER. I'VE HAD 3 OR MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH GM REPRESENTATIVE [XXX] BUT NO HELP. THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE DEFECTIVE PARTS USED DURING MANUFACTURING IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. MY NAME IS [XXX] MY ORIGINAL CASE #[XXX] WAS FILED WITH GM.THIS IS A SAFETY AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL. GM ONLY OFFERS REPAIR IF YOUR VEHICLE IS 80000 MILES OR LESS WHICH IS UNFAIR TO THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. MY NUMBER IS [XXX] IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT LOSS POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO NELSON HALL CHEVROLET IN MERIDIAN, MS. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED AN EXHAUST SOLENOID PART NUMBER 12633613. IT WAS SITTING THERE AT THE CHEVY DEALER FOR A MONTH AND A HALF. THEY TOLD ME TO COME GET IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WAS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GMC SINCE DECEMBER OF 2019. GMC DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR!! WHEN I SPOKE WITH GMC LAST, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD BE GIVING ME A CALL BACK IN 24-48 HOURS. IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS AND GMC WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS. MY CAR IS STILL BROKEN AS OF TODAY MARCH 18, 2020. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!