2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

MY 2014 CHEVY IMPALA MISFIRES WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES AND REGAINS POWER WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND IT IS THE ROCKER ARM CONTROL VALVE SOLENOIDS. I DID SOME RESEARCH IT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR 2014/2015 IMPALAS AND MALIBU'S. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. ALSO, THIS PART HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS SO OWNERS ARE HAVING TO DRIVE WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

2014 CHEVY IMPALA NEEDS A ROCKER ARM OIL CONTROL VALVE PART# 12633613. GM SAYS THERE IS NO ETA ON THE PART BUT DEALER SAYS PART IS NOT BEING PRODUCED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE CAR STUTTERS DURING MOTION ALSO WILL SHAKE SUDDENLY. ALSO, HAS A LACK OF ACCELERATION.

SIDE SENSOR FUSE WAS BLOWN AND WITH MESSAGE ON VEHICLE DISPLAY. REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT TYPE OF FUSE. WENT INTO HOUSE AND 15 MINUTES LATER COULD SMELL SMOKE. WENT TO GARAGE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE BUMPER AREA, NO FIRE WAS PRESENT.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP. BEFORE TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX ALL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. I WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON DUE TO A ROCKER ARM OIL CONTROL VALVE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR A PART THAT'S ON BACKORDER AND THE PART NEEDED IS GM #12633613 ROCKER ARM OIL CONTROL VALVE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH MYSELF, I DISCOVERED THIS PART FAILS COMMONLY ON MY VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS WELL AS 2014-2015 CHEVY MALIBUS PRODUCED WITH THE SAME ENGINE. GM NOR ANY AFTERMARKET COMPANIES HAVE THIS PART IN STOCK. I'VE CONTACTED GM AND WAS ONLY TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THIS PART AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, A FEW OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM THAT THIS PART IS DISCONTINUED. THERE ARE PEOPLE WAITING MONTHS FOR THIS TO BE FIXED AND GM SEEMS NOT TO WANTING TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. I WOULD GET ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THEN I WOULD HAVE TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE LOANER CAR I'M CURRENTLY DRIVING FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS GM'S PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.

HELLO, I HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION ABOUT VEHICLE SAFETY AS IT RELATES TO AUTOMOBILE RECALLS/SAFETY BULLETINS FOR CHEVROLET. I OWN A CHEVROLET VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE 2 ISSUES WITH MY CAR, ONE OF THEM DIRECTLY RELATED TO AIRBAGS AND THEM DEPLOYING CORRECTLY. CHEVROLET HAS ONLY ISSUED A SAFETY BULLETIN, AND HAS SET RIDICULOUS LIMITS TO WHAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COVER. I WANT TO KNOW HOW THE DOT HAS NOT REQUIRED THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE ON THEIR COST. WITH THIS BEING RELATED TO SAFETY I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS WAS A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SPEAK FURTHER ON THIS. FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME BACK, AND IF SOMEONE WOULD BE WILLING TO SPEAK ON THAT AS WELL. THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING THE STARTER BUTTON WHICH THEN THE VEHICLE RESUMED BACK TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTNICK CHEVROLET (179 FRONT ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13905 (607) 723-8971) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

WHEN DRIVING AND WHILE APPLYING THE BREAKS THE BREAKS LOCK UP AND BECOME HARD THERE IS ALSO A AIR NOISE COMING FROM BREAKS ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHEN TAKING TO THE MECHANIC SHOP HE STATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAVE HAS TO WORK ON THE CHEVY MALIBU I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE CHEVY BREAKING SYSTEM. ALSO THE BLINKER AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DASH NOTIFICATION POPPED UP THAT I NEEDED TO SERVICE MY POWER STEERING, SERVICE MY STABILTRAC, SERVICE ABS. I LOST POWER (ELECTRIC) STEERING AND BARELY ABLE TO EXIT AND PARK SAFELY. I'M A SMALL WOMAN WITH NOT MUCH STRENGTH AND I COULD HARDLY TURN MY WHEEL WITH EVERY BIT OF MUSCLE. THIS IS NOT SAFE! I COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIED ALONG WITH OTHER DRIVERS/VEHICLES! THIS NEEDS TO BE A COMPLETE RECALL!!!!

THE VEHICLE HAD WATER DAMAGE FROM 'CLOGGED SUNROOF DRAINS', WHICH CAUSE WATER TO RUN ALL DOWN THE SIDE AND BACK PANELS CAUSING AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE FROM ONE HORRIBLE DESIGN FLAW. SOME OF THE THINGS EFFECTED WAS ELECTRICAL COMPANY'S SUCH AS ELECTRONIC PARKING BREAK WAS ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE! NEXT WAS CORROSION ON SEVERAL OTHER INSIDE WIRES HAVING TO DO WITH STEERING AND POSSIBLY AIR BAGS, BUT WHO KNOWS IF THEY WILL BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND IT'S TOO LATE TO FIND OUT IF THEY ARE DMAMGED. OTHER SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS SIDE DETECTION WAS CORRODED SO IT TOO MALFUNCTIONED. THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER ELECTRICAL THINGS DAMAGED BUT THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE COULD BE A HUGE SAFE CONCERN. THERE IS NOW SO MUCH MOLD WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO BE BREATHING IN IF NOT TOTALLY REPLACED. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL THAT IS CAUSING RUST AND THE INABILITY TO USE THIS SAFETY FEATURE IF NEEDED! THIS BECAME A HORRIBLE SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND WHOMEVER MY BE TRAVELING IN MY VEHICLE. PLEASE DO RESEARCH INTO THIS BECAUSE I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A CAR WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES! MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP SO I CANNOT TAKE ANY PICTURES OF IT! PLEASE HELP!

WHILE AT RED LIGHTS ALL ELECTRONICS WILL TURN OFF. THE CAR HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THE LIGHTS, LOCKS, AND SCREENS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.