2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HEAFNER MOTORS INC AT 662-563-7631 (LOCATED AT 935 MS-6, BATESVILLE, MS 38606) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,300.

ON OCTOBER 4 WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN ASH FLAT, ARKANSAS,MY 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA'S ENGINE QUIT RUNNING SUDDENLY. I HAD NO POWER WHATSOEVER. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF I THEN BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE. IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I NOTICED THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED ON SAME YEAR/MODEL CARS, I HAVE 55,000.MILES ON MY VEHICLE.

NAPA HYBRID WIPER BLADE LOCK DOES NOT STAY CLOSED AND ALLOWS WIPER BLADE TO SLIP IN THE WIPER ARM HOOK. IT COULD COME OFF. NAPA ASSOCIATE KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE BLADE IF I WOULD BY A MORE EXPENSIVE BLADE. I AM STILL USING THE BLADE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A HOMEMADE FIX BEFORE WINTER. THESE BLADES SHOULD NOT BE SOLD BECAUSE THE BLADE RETAINER LOCK IS POORLY ENGINEERED.

BUCKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ENGINE CUTTING OFF. HAD TO REPLACE SOLENOIDS AND TORQUE CONVERTER. PROBLEMS STARTED AT 115,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A DEER CROSSED THE ROAD. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN TO AVOID THE ANIMAL AND CRASHED INTO A HILL IN THE WOODS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS, AND INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,390. *TT UPDATED 11/28/18*JB

TAKATA RECALL UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ABS LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, THE ENGINE GRINDS, AND THE CAR HESITATES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. ON OCCASION THE DASHBOARD WILL INDICATE A STABILITRAK WARNING. THE PAVEMENT IS DRY AND THERE NO SAND PRESENT. IT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORUMS BY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON AN INTERSTATE MY CAR NOTIFICATION SCREEN DISPLAYED "SERVICE STABILITRAK"/ "ENGINE POWER REDUCED"... THEN MY CAR ACCELERATION SEEMED TO HAVE DIED AND CAR SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL DIWN TO THE FLOOR... A BIG SEMI TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND HAD TO BREAK AND SWERVE AROUND ME WHILE BLOWING HIS HORN...I WAS NEARLY KILLED.

IT WOULD CUT OFF AND WILL NOT START WITH EVERYTHING GOING BLANK THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY GOT A NEW ONE TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE BUT STILL DOING THE SAME THING THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AND WE PUT IN A NEW ALTERNATOR THINKING THAT IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT DIDN'T WORK STILL CUTS OFF AND WON'T START UNTIL 15-20 MINUTES HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM SCARED TO DRIVE IT DO TO HAVING MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME OR GOING TO WORK AND IT HAPPENS OFTEN THEN IT SHOULD AND ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND IT HAVE DONE IT AT LEAST 5 TIMES ALREADY

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WHEN I DO A TURN IN STERRING WHEEL IT MAKES A CRAKING SOUND I HVE CHANGED BRAKES AND OTHER PART IN ORDER TO FIX BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM , ALSO I BRAKED HARD ONCE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED AND STAYED THAT WAY I HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND THIS HAPPEN BEFORE NEW BRAKES, ALSO WHEN I TURN ALL THE LIGHT TURN OS AS FOR BRAKES TURNING AND OTHER THINGS.

UPON STARTING THE CAR WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH STATING POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CAUTION. THE CAR SEEMED TO ALMOST STALL AFTER THAT. THE VECHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. IT IMMEDIATELY BECAME HARD TO STEER. AFTER 20 MINS I WAS ABLW TO TURNTHE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND DRIVE.