2014 Chevrolet Impala Electrical System

My back window exploded. The defrost system blew up while driving it's Brown burned marks in my window where the defrost runs

Back windshield exploded/shattered d/t short in defroster. This is the THIRD time this has happened in 5 years, first 2 times were in 2019.

My vehicle is exhibiting the exact systems outlined in NHTSA bulletin PI0924B: Some customers may comment on unwanted opening of the trunk without pressing any of the release buttons while the vehicle is parked. Although the trunk is unlatched while parked, the owner may not observe the trunk open until they begin to drive the vehicle. This may also be accompanied with a “Trunk Open” message in the DIC. This condition may be caused by the trunk release button on the remote transmitter being pressed inadvertently while the transmitter is in their pocket or purse.

Electrical wiring problems. Parking light wouldn't go off and clicking noise under dash in front seat

Gages are going up and down. All lights keep coming on and appears to dying while driving. Turns dignals do not work when this is happening. My car has been with dealer (2298 Crain Hwy. Waldorf, MD 20601) for two weeks. As of Jan 3, 2023. They are offering to replace the chassis however not following the notified recall. Insisting that I pay...

Car turned off while driving and lost Al power

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the side detection sensors that illuminate on the rear-view mirror failed to function as intended. The contact stated there was a special customer program released however they had missed the expiration date by one month. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed that the side detection sensor, modules and wire harnesses needed to be replaced. The contact later found that the wiring harness associated with this system was prone to corrosion and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure continued to occur intermittently. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44, 786.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT CARTER CHEVROLET, INC. (200 W DIXON BLVD, SHELBY, NC 28152) FOR A STARTER REPLACEMENT. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, WHEN SHE DETECTED A BURNING ODOR AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THEIR FAULT AND TO CONTACT HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED AND WAS STILL AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,981.

WATER ENTER IN THROUGH TRUNK LEDGE SEALS TO THE DEGREE OF SHORTENING OUT THE HARNESS, RADIO DASH LIGHTING CAMERA BACK WINDOW. THE FLOOR OF THE TRUNK WAS SOAKED AS THOUGH WATER WAD POURED. THE WATER WAS STANDING A LOT IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL. THERE WAS ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE DAYS PRIOR TO VISIT TO DEALERSHIP.

Fire started behind glove box area and burned electrical wires, instrument panel, airbag, front windshield, hood, water and smoke damage.

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.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM WARNING CAME UP AND MY CAR STARTED TO MALFUNCTION RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. IT WOULD SHUT OFF, COME BACK ON, LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING, AND I LOST BRAKING CONTROL. HAD TO LIMP MY CAR INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I KNOW CHEVROLET OFFERED A SPECIAL WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IT WAS LIKE 6 YEARS LATER, AND HALF THE PEOPLE YOU FIND WITH THIS ISSUE ARE OUTSIDE THE MILEAGE THEY REQUIRE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE THE ONE TO FIX IT.

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.

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

SIDE MIRROR LIGHT STAYS ON WITH CAR OFF...ALSO SHUT DOWN OF HEATER INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING.

SIDE DETECTION WARNING SYSTEM FAILED AND AS A RESULT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTER AND AIR BAG SYSTEM ALERT THEFT ALERT STARTING BEEPING FLASHING ONLY HALF OF THE STUFF WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT I CANT DRIVE THE CAR AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME TRUNK COULD OPEN DOORS COME UNLOCKED YOU CANT SEE HOW FAST YOUR GOING SO MY CAR IS PARKED IN A GARAGE UNDRIVABLE

RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM COMPONENTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY INFANT DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WHEN EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IN MY CAR STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. MY BLINKERS DID NOT WORK, MY RADIO WAS ON THE FRITZ, BREAKING WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT, AND MY STEERING KEPT LOCKING UP. WE WERE GOING THROUGH A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION IN TOWN TOO, AND MY CAR DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAVE GOTTEN US BOTH SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN WORSE. IT DID IT ONCE AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE I WAS IN THE HIGHWAY, BUT LUCKY I KNEW HOW TO REACT ONCE THE PROBLEM STARTED. I COME TO FIND OUT IT'S A 'SAFETY FEATURE' CAUSING THE ISSUE. IT'S SHORTING OUT AND CAUSING THE ENTIRE CAR TO ESSENTIALLY SHUTDOWN. WHILE. I'M. DRIVING. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE IN NEED OF A RECALL, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS.

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 BOUGHT THE CAR MARCH 1ST 2017 WITH 89346 MILES. EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT,NO PROBLEMS, AND I LOVE IT.I RECEIVED A SPECIAL COVERAGE LETTER IN MAY OF 2019 THAT INFORMED ME OF A POTENTIAL SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT PROBLEM PREVENTING IT FROM WORKING PROPERLY AND TO BRING IT IN ONLY IF IT MET THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAME WITH IT INCLUDING BEING WITHIN 6 YEARS OF ORIGINAL SERVICE OR 80,000 MILES. AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF PROBLEMS, SO I JUST SET THE NOTICE ASIDE AND DID WHAT THE THE NOTICE TOLD ME,UNTIL FEBRUARY 2020. IT WAS WET OUTSIDE ONE DAY AND I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT LOCATED ON THE MIRROR ALWAYS STAYED ON, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS OFF. IT ALWAYS STAYS ON AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT SO I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND LEARNED IT IS A VERY COMMON EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AND MANY PEOPLE ARE UPSET THIS IS HAPPENING TO THEM, INCLUDING ME.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MY APPOINTMENT, UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS COVERED, ONLY TO GET THERE AND TELL ME THAT IT HAS EXPIRED AND THAT IT WOULD BE $90 TO DIAGNOSE THE OBVIOUS ISSUE. I THINK THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO EXTEND THE SPECIAL PROGRAM OR DO SOMETHING TO HELP CUSTOMERS THAT PURCHASED THE CAR AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE, ESPECIALLY CUSTOMERS LIKE ME THAT PURCHASED THE CAR AFTER THE 80,000 MILES.. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I LOVE THE CAR BUT THIS LIGHT CONSTANTLY BEING ON IS A NUISANCE AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A NEWER CAR, AND IT IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING INDICATORS BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FELDMAN CHEVROLET OF LANSING (2801 E MICHIGAN AVE, LANSING, MI 48912, (517) 489-4858) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SAFETY SENSORS WERE INOPERABLE AND THERE WAS WATER INTRUSION IN THE SIDE SENSOR MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE GAVE ME A 'SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM' WARNING. A FEW MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. LUCKILY, I MADE IT HOME AND AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND I'M THANKFUL MY 1 YEAR OLD SON WASN'T IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THAT TIME.

SIDE DETECTION LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND FOLLOWED ALL THE IDEAS TO MAKE THEM WORK OTHER THAN REPLACING THEM.WAS GOING DOWN THE ROUND AND WAS GOING TO MAKE A TURN AND THE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING. THE NEXT TIME THEY WORK ,NOW THERE OUT COMPLETELY.