2015 Chevrolet Impala complaints

WHILE DRIVING, SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT APPEARS. 66800 MILES.

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND INSTANTLY THE PASSENGER SIDE BLIND SPOT INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. EVEN AFTER I SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE; THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYED ON. IT WOULD CHANGE IN BRIGHTNESS OCCASSIONALLY. I WAS HOPING THAT IT WOULD NOT DRAIN MY BATTERY OVER NIGHT AS I'M NOT A MECHANIC. I CHECKED THE SENSORS ON THE BUMPER FOR CLEANLINESS.

4-4-2019 DROVE TO WORK. NOTICED AFTER PARKING CAR THAT THE SIDE BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT WAS "ON": TURNED CAR ON AND THEN OFF, BUT IT STILL STAYS LIT. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CAR BATTERY BEING DRAINED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING FRIED, OR THE SENSOR EVENTUALLY BURNING OUT. NOT SURE WHICH

BLIND SPOT DETECTION HAS FAILED AGAIN. SERVICE SIDE DETECTION ERROR IN DASH DISPLAY THE SYSTEM FAILED UNDER WARRANT IT HAS FAILED AGAIN OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX.

THE BLIND SPOT ALERT QUIT WORKING AT 48000 MILES. DEALER QUOTED $1000 TO REPAIR. MANY IMPALA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH LOCATION AND DESIGN OF THE SENSORS.WATER AND SNOW CAN CONTAMINATE THE SENSORS AND CAUSE THEM TO FAIL. GM NEEDS TO PROVIDE WARRANTY RELIEF BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN.

2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM. *LD *TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO PAY ALMOST HALF THE REPAIRS WHICH IN COST IS OVER $600. *TR *JS

WHEN YOU START TO CAR THE POWER STEERING IS OUT AND IT LOCKS UP THEN YOU DRIVE AND IT'S LIKE DRIVING A MANUAL STEERING CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND "POWER STEERING ASSIST" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RICHARD LUCAS CHEVROLET (1077 US-1, AVENEL, NJ 07001, (732) 634-0100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW RACK AND STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,052.

INITIAL WARNING LIGHT WAS "SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM" BUT THEN RESULTED MASS ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD WERE LIT UP. ALL THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD WERE AT ZERO. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE MESSAGES WERE TRIGGERED: SERVICE FRONT CAMERA, SERVICE PARK ASSIST, SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM, SERVICE AIRBAG, SERVICE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM. I SPORADICALLY LOST POWER IN THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET CERTIFIED SERVICE AND AFTER 3 HOURS THEY INDICATED THEY REPLACED A COUPLE BLOWN FUSES AND THAT ALL SYSTEMS WERE UP AND RUNNING EXCEPT THE "SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM". AT THAT POINT, I HAD TO LEAVE AND GO TO WORK. WITHIN THE DAY, I WAS BACK A SQUARE ONE WITH ALL OF THE SAME ISSUES. AFTER TAKING IT BACK A SECOND TIME, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE "REAR SI MODULE" IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE. SO, AFTER IT ALL I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR 5 TOTAL DAYS AND STUCK WITH A BILL OF $1600. THIS EXACT ISSUE IS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES SPECIFICALLY ON THIS SITE. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

BLIND SPOT SENSORS CORODE AND FAIL. SAFETY HAZARD AND EXPENSIVE. AT APPROXSIMATELY 50000 MILES MY BLIND SPOT SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND WOULDNT SHUT OFF.THE DEALER SAID SENSOR CORRODED AND FAILED,THE TECH SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED DO TO SO MANY FAILURES

SIDE OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM FAILED 1ST (2/2018). SEE ATTACHMENT FROM ENGINEERING AT MY FORMER EMPLOYER (GMPG). 2ND ISSUE: DASH ILLUMINATION GOES BACK & FORTH FROM NORMAL TO EXTREMELY BRIGHT, DIMMING INOP. 3RD ISSUE SAFETY...WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, ERROR MESSAGES FOR AIRBAG, SIDE OBJECT DETECTION, FRONT & REAR CAMERA-HVAC COMPLETELY INOP. RADIO INOP-BEGINS WORKING AFTER ELECTRIC FACEPLATE LIFTED ON RADIO. HVAC & AIRBAG REMAIN INOP. ASKED DEALERSHIP ABOUT SIDE OBJECT ISSUE- THEY HAVE NO INFO ON THIS. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS STARTED 2/13/2019. WHEN STARTING WITH RKE, SIDE OBJECT LIGHTS IN MIRROR ILLUMINATED SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. THEY HAVE NOT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING IN OVER A YEAR. NO HEAT OR DEFROST WORKING-BIG SAFETY ISSUE IN WINTER WEATHER.

I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED AND THE MACHINE SAID MY AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS BAD BUT IN ALL ACTUALITY IT WAS A VACUUM PUMP. MY DAD TOOK THE PUMP OFF AND THERE WAS SO MUCH GRIT IN IT MY MOTOR WASN'T GETTING THE PROPER AIR. THE PROBLEM IS IN ALL MY YEARS OF OWNING VEHICLES I'VE NEVER CHANGED A VACUUM PUMP. THEN THE CYLINDER INSIDE THE PUMP WAS IN ABOUT SIX PIECES AND BROKE.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SUDDENLY THE INFORMATION AREA ON THE DASH BOARD SAID "SERVICE STABIL A TRACK " "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "POWER TO ENGINE REDUCED" THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL FEED PIPE. HE ASKED IF I WAS USING E85. I TOLD HIM I WAS AND HE TOLD ME THAT E85 CAUSES THAT DAMAGES IN THE CHEVROLET VEHICLES AND IS WHY HE WON'T USE IT IN HIS OWN VEHICLE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL ENCOURAGES USEING E85. GM WILL NOT PAY TO REPAIR THIS EVEN THOUGH I FOLLOWED THEIR OWNER'S MANUAL.

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARALLEL PARKING WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND PLACED THE OTHER FOOT ON THE OUTSIDE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND PULLED THE CONTACT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME PINNED BY THE REAR WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK THE CONTACT HALF AN HOUR TO WIGGLE OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS BRUISED AND SCRATCHED AND LATER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER (NIMNICHT CHEVROLET, 1550 CASSAT AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32210, (904) 677-8823) DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE SOLENOID WAS STUCK OPEN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY DECREASED FROM 3,000 RPMS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROVIDED A CLAIM NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE TO VISIT THE CONTACT, TAKE PICTURES, AND RECORD THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO CALL HIM BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. *TT*JB

MY CAR IS 2015 IMPALA LTZ AND I AM THE FIRST OWNER. ON THE MORNING OF JAN 08,2019, AT 8:00AM, I LEFT MY HOUSE AND DROVE ROUTE 77 NORTH BOUND TO FAIRLAWN. IT IS STILL RUSH HOUR AND MANY CARS WERE ON THE ROAD. AT THE DISTANCE ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE IN HIGH WAY OF 77, MY STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY STIFF AND IT SEEMS IT WAS LOCKED. I WAS AT THE FAST LANE AT THAT MOMENT AND MY CAR WAS ABOUT 70 MILES/HR. THERE IS A CURVES AHEAD OF ME AND IT IS SO HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO FOLLOW THE CURVES. SO I HAVE TO TURN ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON, SLOW DOWN MY CAR AND TRIED TO STEER THE CAR TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN NOT CONTROL THE CAR DIRECTION WELL AND SLOW DOWN THE CAR SPEED VERY FAST WITHOUT BUMPING INTO OTHER CARS. IT IS IN MOTION CONDITION IN HIGHWAY ROUTE 77 LOSING THE CONTROL FOR STEERING WHEEL. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO GM DEALER AT APPROX. 10 AM ON JAN 08. TILL NOW IT IS AFTERNOON OF JAN 09, GM DEALER STILL CAN NOT FIND OUT THE PROBLEM AND GET IT FIXED. THE QUALITY ISSUE MAY CAUSE VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. I THINK IT IS VERY ESSENTIAL FOR ME TO BRING OUT THIS QUALITY ISSUE FOR 2015 IMPALA LTZ.

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY, THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEMS (BOTH SIDES) FAILED TO OPERATE AND AN ALERT WAS RAISED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. UPON INSPECTION BY AN TECHNICIAN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS WATER INTRUSION INTO THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM AND THE MODULE HARNESS WAS CORRODED. VEHICLE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) WAS ISSUED BY GM BUT NO FORMAL RECALL WAS INITIATED SINCE THE ISSUE DID NOT EFFECT THE OPERATION / SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.

2015 CHEVY IMPALA SIDE BLIND ZONE LEFT SIDE ALERT FAILED TO WORK, AND ACCORDING TO MY CHEVROLET SERVICE SHOP IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE NOT STARTING, THE ENGINE KILLING AFTER STARTING REMOTELY, AND THE CAUSE OF MASS COMMUNICATION FAILURE ALERTS WITH AND BETWEEN THE VEHICLE'S OTHER SAFETY AND NON SAFETY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. NONE OF THE CARS DASH GAGES WORKED FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER THE MASS ALERT HAPPENED. 10 MILES AFTER I HAD THE LEFT SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT REPLACED, I RECEIVED AN ALERT THAT A BLIND ZONE ALERT NEEDED SERVICE. IT TURNS OUT THE RIGHT SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT FAILED AFTER HAVING THE LEFT SIDE REPLACED. MY DAUGHTER HAS THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE AND SHE IS GETTING THE SERVICE BLIND SIDE ALERT ALERT AFTER HAVING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE MODULES REPLACES A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE COST TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MODULES IS OVER $1400. THE MASS SYSTEM FAILURE ALERTS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE RUNNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOYD CHEVROLET CADILLAC BUICK (1875 SPARTANSBURG HWY, HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792, 828-693-3461), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. *TT*JB

WATER LEAKING INTO TRUNK OF VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS FROM OPENING TRUNK WHEN IT WAS RAINING. RECENTLY HAD TAILIGHT GASKET REPLACED NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. WATER STILL LEAKING AND 2IN SPLIT WELD DISCOVERED BEHIND BUMPER WHICH CAUSE TAILLIGHT AND TRUNK TO NOT SIT PROPERLY. VEHICLE BOUGHT NEW AND NO ACCIDENTS. INSTRUCTED TO GO TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR.

FUEL PUMP CAUSING WEAK ENGINE AND STABIL TRACK SERVICE LIGHT. DEALER DIAGNOSED. AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, STABIL TRACK SERVICE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. MESSAGE WARNING OF DECREASED ENGINE POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRUNK WHERE THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE WALDORF CHEVROLET CADILLAC DEALER (301-645-7000, 2298 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601) AND WAS TOLD TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

I HAVE A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT, AFTER RETURNING FROM VACATION I DISCOVERED A DAMPNESS IN MY TRUNK. I REMOVED EVERYTHING FROM THE TRUNK AND THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO THE CAR TO VACUUM IT OUT. I LIFTED THE THE COVER FOR THE SPARE TIRE, AND NOTICE IT WAS SITTING IN AT LEAST 4 TO 6 INCHES IF WATER. I KNEW IT RAINED IN CENTRAL TEXAS FOR 14 CONSECUTIVE DAY AND THAT'S WHERE THE WATER CAME FROM. SO RESEARCHED ONLINE LINE, WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAS HAPPENED, WELL THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. INSTEAD THE WAY ME TO PAY THEM THIS RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO DIAGNOSE IT. SO I CALL CHEVROLET TO EXLLAIN WHAT WAS GOINGG ON, THE REPRESENTATIVE WORDS WERE WELL MAAM THERE ISNT A RECALL FOR YOUR YEAR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND A HEALTH SAFETY ISSUE AND AS WELL AS AN WIRING ISSUE. PLEASE HELP THE OWNER OF IMPALA'S THAT ARE HAVING THE ISSUES.

THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS IS FAULTY. THE REFLECTORS BEHIND THE BULBS DO NOT PROJECT SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD AHEAD, NOR DOES IT ILLUMINATE THE LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS. I ESTIMATE THAT THE VERY DIM LIGHTS ARE GOOD FOR 30-FT AHEAD AT MOST, AND THEY ARE SO DIM THAT THEY ARE ALMOST USELESS WHEN DRIVING IN AM AND PM HOURS. SWITCHING TO HIGH-BEAMS BARELY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. IN FACT, I ALWAYS DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK, AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ONCOMING VEHICLE FLASH ITS LIGHTS AT ME IN ATTEMPT TO GET ME TO SWIYCH TO THE LOW-BEAMS. FURTHER, TURNING CORNERS IN THE DARK IS DANGEROUS, AS THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO ILLUMINATION OF THE CORNERS BY THE HEADLIGHTS. ALL OF THIS IS EXACERBATED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET AND WHEN IT'S RAINING. I SUGGEST THAT YOU TAKE A TEST DRIVE IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, IN " COUNTRY" ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE NOT LIT BY STREET LIGHTS. DO IT AGAIN ON SIMILAR ROADS WHEN IT'S RAINING. SEARCH GOOGLE "IMPALA POOR HEADLIGHT DESIGN" AND YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS HAZARD IS DISCUSSED IN SEVERAL FORUMS AND REVIEWS FOR 2015 THROUGH 2018 IMPALAS. IT BOGGLES THE MIND TO KNOW THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS ALLOWED THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO BE PERPETUATED THROUGH 4 IMPALA MODEL YEARS.

UNCOMMANDED ACTIVATION OF PARKING BRAKE. WHILE PARKED, IGNITION OFF, IGNITION KEY REMOVED, VEHICLE UNOCCUPIED, PARKED ON FLAT AND LEVEL SURFACE, PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED APPROX TWO MINUTES AFTER ENGINE TURNED OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING "DRIVE WITH CARE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE 2012 AND 2014 MODEL VEHICLES, BUT NOT FOR THE 2015 IMPALA. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHILE DRIVING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKING THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT / DANGEROUS TO STEER. THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SIDE DETECTION MODULES. A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE.

I CAN GET MY CAR AND MY PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED I HAVE TO RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT ONCE AND IT STILL HAPPENING (BILL FOX IN ROCHESTER, MI). THE CAR IS SLOW AT ACCELERATION

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC (RUSH HOUR) GETTING READY TO MERGE ONTO ANOTHER INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE LUNGED VIOLENTLY JOLTED AND LOST POWER. AT THAT TIME I WAS DRIVING (CRUISE CONTROL OFF) AT 60MPH, THE DISPLAY LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON STATED: STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL,CHECK ENGINE CAME LIGHT ON, AND VEHICLE RAPIDLY SLOWING. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE AND ACCESS AND EXIT RAMP. ONCE THAT HAPPENED YOU CAN'T GET VEHICLE TO MOVE WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN TURNED ON THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS A FEW OTHER TIMES HOWEVER; NO CODES COME BACK WHEN DIAGNOSED AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ITSELF OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE HOWEVER; GM DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THEIR ISSUE TO MAKE THEIR VEHICLES SAFE. I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE LUCKY IN THE FACT NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED HOWEVER; I AM NOW PAYING TO HAVE MY CAR PARKED IN A LOT WAITING FOR GM.

HAVINNHTSA AT WWW.NHTSA.GOV. NHTSA G ISSUES WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND OFF, AND THE MORE I SURCHARGE ABOUT IT, IT SEENS TO BE THAT A LOT OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHEVY IMPALAS, WHEN YOU TURN LEFT IS WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON THEN SECONDS OR MINUTES AFTER THAT THE GO AWAY AND ITS BEEN DOING FOR A WHILE, SO I CHANGE THE WHEELS HUBS ASSEMBLY, BRAKE PADS AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO LM VERY SURPRISED THAT IT HASN'T COUGHED THE ATTENTION SO MANY OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THEY CHEVY IMPALAS... TANKS

GM REIMBURSED ME FOR ONE OF TWO REPAIRS NEEDED TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. THESE TWO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO GM'S JULY 2018 LETTER ADVISING ME OF ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR MY 2015 IMPALA. I WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST FIX IDENTIFIED BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER TO REPLACE THE EVAC CANISTER VENT VALVE SOLENOID COSTING $198.77. I WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE SECOND FIX TO REPLACE THE PURGE VALVE COSTING $147.55. IN APRIL 2018, GM HAD NOT IDENTIFIED ANY FIX OTHER THAN THE ONES IDENTIFIED BY MY CAR'S COMPUTER. THEREFORE, BOTH MY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED AS FIXES FOR THE INOPERATIVE PURGE SOLENOID ADDITIONAL PROTECTION GM IDENTIFIED IN ITS JULY 2018 LETTER TO ME.

AFTER GETTING GAS I SAT IN THE DRIVER SEAT, I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE SEATBELT BUT NOTICED THE LAP BELT USING MISSING. THE SHOULDER BELT STILL WORKED. I LOOKED AT THE END BRACKET WHICH APPEARS TO BE BROKEN. A JAGGED BOLT APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN. THE PILLAR RETRACTOR, TONGUE AND BUCKLE APPEAR INTACT. I DO HAVE PICTURES BUT HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TRANSFER FROM CELLPHONE TO COMPUTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOWMAN CHEVROLET (6750 DIXIE HWY, VILLAGE OF CLARKSTON, MI 48346) WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V450000(STEERING). THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I WANT TO SUGGEST WHAT I FEEL IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT. I PARK MY CAR EVERY DAY IN A NARROW SPACE IN MY GARAGE AT HOME. EVERY DAY WHEN I BACK OUT, THE SENSORS BEEP TO WARN ME NOT TO HIT THE GARAGE WALL ON EITHER SIDE. RECENTLY AS I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE, I BACKED INTO A CAR THAT WAS IN AN UNEXPECTED PLACE BEHIND ME. AS I THOUGHT BACK ON WHY THAT HAPPENED, I COULD NOT REMEMBER THE CAR BEEPING TO WARN ME OF THE OTHER CAR. I AM SURE THAT IT DID BEEP, BUT BECAUSE I AM SO ACCUSTOMED TO HEARING BEEPS AS I BACK OUT, THE WARNING DIDN'T REGISTER IN MY MIND. WHAT IF IT HAD BEEN A CHILD INSTEAD OF ANOTHER CAR? WITH TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY, IT WOULD BE VERY FEASIBLE TO HAVE A CAR LEARN NOT TO BEEP TO WARN A DRIVER OF THE SAME OBSTACLES A THOUSAND TIMES WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE SAME PLACE EVERY DAY, DAY AFTER DAY, BUT TO SAVE THE WARNING BEEPS FOR UNUSUAL OBSTACLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE SIDE ACTIVATION SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED SCHONER CHEVROLET (720 W MAPLE ST, HARTVILLE, OH 44632, (330) 267-9263) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLIND SPOT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHIL DRIVING MAKING THIS 21/2 TOM CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT'S WIFE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S WIFE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SORENESS AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT VIN NOT VALID UPDATED 9/26/18*JB

SIDE COLLISION DETECTION SENSORS GO OUT AND IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. ALL MY WARNING SENSORS WENT OUT BEFORE, LUCKILY THIS WAS JUST A FUSE. BUT THE SIDE DETECTION IS STILL. PEOPLE PAY EXTRA MONEY FOR THESE SAFETY FEATURES AND THEY SHOULD WORK! MINE WENT OUT ABOUT 1000 MILES OVER 36000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED DOESN'T COVER THIS. PASSENGER SIDE DETECTION WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING. ALL OTHER CAR WAS STATIONARY. FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED THESE CAN CAUSE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS IN THE CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM IF NOT FIXED. I CAN FIND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS LABOUR THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!

THE SENSORS FOR THE BLIND SPOT INDICATORS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO EROSION AND GUNK-INVASION, CAUSING THE BLIND SPOT INDICATORS TO QUIT WORKING. PRESENTLY, THE DRIVERS SIDE INDICATOR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE INDICATOR STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. MY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TELLS ME TO REPLACE THE BOX CONTAINING THE WIRES FOR THE SENSORS IS $500 PER SIDE, AND BOTH HAVE QUIT WORKING, AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL, WHICH MEANS THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM TOLD THE BOX CONTAINING THE ELECTRONICS FOR THE SENSORS IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, AND THAT MY DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM ON THESE VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE REAR CAMERA FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE LANE DEPARTURE ALERT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (DOAN CHEVROLET, 5049 W RIDGE RD, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE HARNESS WAS CORRODED AND THERE WAS WATER INTRUSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OFFERED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,990.

WITH NO PARTICULAR TRIGGER, MY SENSORS STARTED TO FAIL ONE BY ONE. THEN, MY RADIO TOUCH DISPLAY WENT OUT. NOW, MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING, GO INTO THEFT MODE, OR HAVE THE ENTIRE DASH SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, LEAVING ME WITH LITTLE TO NO FUNCTIONALITY OTHER THAN STEERING. A DETAILED THREAD OF THE ISSUE AND OTHERS HAVING THESE ISSUES CAN BE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING FORUMS. HTTP://WWW.IMPALAFORUMS.COM/CHEVY-IMPALA-9TH-GEN-DISCUSSION/1585778-BAD-BCM.HTML HTTP://WWW.IMPALAFORUMS.COM/AUDIO-VIDEO-AND-ELECTRONICS/1798162-MYLINK-TOUCH-DISPLAY-SHUT-OFF-AFTER-HITTING-POT-HOLE.HTML

VEHICLE MAKES WINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN AND HESITATES TO TAKE OFF WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC. HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE INJURY OR FATALITY.

TAKATA RECALL THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND THERE IS ALSO A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR AND THIS HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY WHEN I START THE CAR UP.

ON 10/10/2017 MY 2015 IMPALA 2LTZ HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION, FULL THROTTLE. NO BRAKES, NO EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP THE CAR WAS TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL ( OVER 90 MPH BY THEN). THEN AGAIN ON 1/25/2018 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BY THEN I KNEW I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO STOP. MY WIFE AND I WERE LUCKY I COULD MANEUVER THE CAR AROUND SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY (IN MOTION), THERE WAS A VERY LOUD BOOM. THE SUNROOF EXPLODED! THERE WAS NO KNOWN DEBRIS FROM THE ROADWAY AND THE SHATTERED GLASS WAS NOT IN MY VEHICLE; THE SUNROOF SHATTERED OUTWARD.

I HAVE HAD MY 2015 IMPALA AT DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR MY AIRBAG SENSOR ON PASSENGER SEAT AND HAVE PAID MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR HAD A RECALL ON AIRBAGS BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM BUT A SAFETY ONE I STILL HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. WITH THIS YEAR HAVING ISSUES WITH AIRBAG AND THIS BEING THE SEAT SENSOR I BELIEVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED, MY TCN NUMBER IS AIN16-53807

ENGINE FIRE

ON 11/20/17 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR, TAKING ONE OF OUR DAUGHTERS TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR SOUNDED AN ALARM AND MESSAGE OF "POWER STEERING FAILURE - DRIVE WITH CAUTION" APPEARED ON THE DASH. SHE WAS ON A CITY STREET AND MOVING, BUT NEEDED ALL HER STRENGTH AND BODY WEIGHT TO TURN THE WHEEL. SHE HAD THE CAR TOWED TOT HE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THEIR WAS A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK AND PINION SYSTEM, MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FURTHER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE CONDITION ARE APPARENTLY ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, AND AS OF THIS WRITING GM/CHEVY IS NOT RESPONDING TO MY DEALERSHIP'S REQUEST FOR AN ETA ON THE NEEDED PARTS. I AM BEING TOLD MY CAR WILL VERY LIKELY BE KEPT THROUGH THE NEW YEAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY. FURTHER, IF THESE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, AND GM IS NOT RESPONDING TO THE DEALER WITH AN ETA, THAT TELLS ME THAT THIS IS LIKELY A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT MY CAR 'REPAIRED' WITH A FAULTY DESIGN OR PART THAT MAY FAIL AGAIN, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT ABOUT 50 TO 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT FULL ACCELERATION. I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, NONE WORKED. I THEN PUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN EVERYTHING WORKED, BY THEN I WAS DOING 90 PLUS MILES PER HOUR PASSING VEHICLES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TRIED FIND A PROBLEM BUT DID NOT A PROBLEM.THEY SAID NO CODES APPEARED. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WILL A CODE APPEAR IF THE PROBLEM LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS. GM CLOSED THE CASE.

THIRD ISSUE WITH LOSS OF POWER. THIS TIME, STARTED CAR. THE CAR WAS FIGHTING FOR AIR FOR A FEW SECONDS, WITH STABILITRAK AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY. RESTARTED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. SERVICE IS STATING HISTORY SAYS MISFIRE ON 2 CYLINDERS, BUT NO CODE THROWN AND CANNOT DIAGNOSE. WE CAN GUESS AND PAY $350 FOR THE GUESS, OR NOT GUESS AND PAY $125 FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS THAT WERE RAN. (!!!) WHAT IN THE WORLD...