42 complaints reported

2014 Chevrolet Impala UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
42
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Feb 2026

Car can’t read transmission gears the stabilitrak service is on

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2026
Oct 2025

My transmission as well -

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2024
Sep 2023

To whom it may concern: I have had my vehicle fixed twice for the same problem . The automotive service shop that fixed it said it was a part called an autonator. It makes a clicking sound when the vehicle shuts off. It has been repaired twice and eventually it starts back. Also one side of the heating system works. When you turn it on one side stays cool and the other side gives the warm air.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2023
Jun 2021

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHEN "SERVICE STABILITRAK" "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SHOWED IN MY DASH AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR SHIFTED ITSELF TO 3RD GEAR AND REDUCED SPEED TO 40MPH WITHOUT CHANGE IN DRIVER INPUT. THIS RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THERE WAS A 18 WHEELER RIGHT BEHIND ME WHO WAS LUCKILY PAYING ATTENTION AND DID NOT CRUSH ME WHEN MY VEHICLE DID THIS. I THEN HAD TO CONTINUE DOWN THE FREEWAY UNABLE TO GO BEYOND 50MPH OR GET OUT OF 3RD GEAR DUE TO TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION. I HAD TRACTION CONTROL SET TO OFF AS I ALWAYS DO, IT'S NOT A NEEDED THING LIVING IN A DRY LOW ELEVATION ENVIRONMENT. IF I APPLIED MORE GAS THE ENGINE WOULD "BOG DOWN" AND NEARLY STALL BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WAS LIMITING SPEED AND GEAR. I NEARLY DIED TODAY BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2021
Jun 2021

MY TRUNK KEEPS GETTING WET AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON BECAUSE OF GAS CAP OR LEAK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Mar 2021

MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I WAS SITTING AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY REAR WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO BLUNT FORCE OR OBJECT THAT DIRECTLY HIT MY REAR WINDSHIELD. THE WHOLE REAR WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND I HEARD LOUD SOUND WHEN MY REAR WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO MY WINDSHIELD OR MY VEHICLE FOR THE MATTER, FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER AND I WAS REFERRED TO G.M.C WHICH IS GENERAL MOTORS, AND I COULDN'T GET ANY ASSISTANCE, IN REGARDS TO MY VEHICLE BEING SAFE TO DRIVE. WHAT MAY HAVE CRACKED MY REAR WINDSHIELD IS UNKNOWN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2021
Dec 2020

THE TRUCK IS FILLING UP WITH WATER AND CAUSING A MILDEW SMELL IN THE CAR FROM THE WATER GETTINGNSTALE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2019
Nov 2020

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jul 2020

2014 IMPALA LTZ HELLO ALL I AM HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING ANY INFO2 TO HELP MY ISSUE. THE SUNROOF SHADE TO MY IMPALA HAS CAME OFF ON ONE SIDE OF THE TRACK. IT IS HELD ON BY GLUE AND APPEARS LIKE NOTHING ELSE. DEALERSHIPS ARE NO HELP AND ONLY WANT TO SELL YOU MORE ON TOP OF YOUR ISSUE. I TRUELY BELIEVE WHOLE HEARTEDLY THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO AN IMPALA WITH LESS THAN 58K ON IT. I HARDLY EVER USE THE SUN ROOF LUCKILY OR IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED SOONER. I TAKE THE BEST CARE OF THIS VEHICLE THAT I CAN. PLEASE HELP MYSELF AND ALL THE OTHERS DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. TAKING APART THE WHOLE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND PAY 2,000 TO REPAIR A PAPER SHADE AND RE GLUE IT TO THE TRACK DOESNT SEEM FAIR. IM NOT SURE HOW MANY OF THESE WE CAN SEND INDIVIDUALLY BUT PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE DEC OF LAST YEAR. IT WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE I HAVE ALWAYS FELT SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION ALSO. I UNDERSTAND ITS A NEW DESIGN BUT THE VERY HARD SHIFTS INTO DRIVE AND JERKING INTO GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY MADE ME TAKE IT IN. AGAIN DEALERSHIPS ARE NO HELP. THEY WILL NOT TAKE THE TIME TO HELP YOU AND ONLY PUSH YOU TO THE SIDE. THE BEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRENTY WHEN I WENT IN LAST YEAR. IM NOT SURE ABOUT NOW. MY VEHICLE LITTERALLY ONLY HAS 574056 MILES ON IT. I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND IT IS KEPT IN STORAGE 90% OF THE TIME. PLEASE HELP

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2020
Feb 2020

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2020
Feb 2020

SERVICE STILBILITRAK ... MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT GEARS RIGHT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2020
Nov 2019 Crash

I WAS TRAVELING FORWARD GOING ABOUT 25 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN SUDDENLY, AFTER GOING OVER A DIP, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DROP ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE SIDE AIRBAGS (BOTH FRONT AND BACK) DEPLOYED. I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY FRONT TIRES THEY WERE NO LONGER TURNED THE SAME DIRECTION BUT THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, TIRES, OR RIMS AT ALL. THE ONLY SYMPTOM THAT COMES TO MIND BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENING WAS THE FRONT RIGHT LOW PRESSURE TIRE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON. I WOULD PUT AIR IN IT, AND FIGURED I MUST HAVE RAN OVER A NAIL AND HAD A SLOW LEAK. DUE TO HOW VIOLENT THE ACCIDENT FELT GOING ONLY 25 MPH, IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO OTHER PEOPLE. IF I'D BEEN GOING 50 MPH OR MORE IT WOULD HAVE MOST DEFINITELY ROLLED, DAMAGING THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO REALLY IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. IT IS VERY DISTURBING.*DT *TR*JB*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2019
Nov 2019

BLINDSPOT DETECTOR ON PASSENGER MIRROR NOT WORKING. STARTED FLASHING WHILE DRIVING WITH NO CAR AROUND ON CITY STREET. THEN LIGHT STOP FLASHING AND JUST STAYED ON. GOT HOME TURNED CAR OFF AND LIGHT STAYED ON. NEXT MORNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT THE CAR WAS NOT ON. ON MY WAY TO WORK LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THE ENTIRE RIDE ON THE HIGHWAY. GOT TO WORK LIGHT REMAINED ON WHEN CAR WAS CUT OFF. LEAVING FOR WORK LIGHT WENT OFF AND NOW WILL NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2019
Oct 2019

WE BOUGHT OUR 2014 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ MARCH 2018. THE BACK TRUNK AREA WHERE SPARE TIRE IS HAS FILLED WITH WATER MULTIPLE TIMES LEADING TO MOLD WE HAVE BREATHED IN. WE HAVE TO KEEP CLEANING AND EMPTYING WATER OUT TO TRY AND KILL THE MOLD. THIS IS AWFUL. WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES MANY COMPLAINTS WITH BAD TAIL LIGHT GASKETS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! GM SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. MOLD IS DANGEROUS AND CAN BE DEADLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2018
Jul 2019

THE TRUNK FILLS UP WITH WATER EVERY TIME IT RAINS. UP TO A GALLON OF WATER COLLECTS IN THE SPARE TIRE AREA WITH ALL OF THE CARPETED AREA BECOMING WET.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2017
Jun 2019

I HAVE A LEAK IN THE TRUNK THAT CHEVY SENT OUT CUSTOMER ACTION ON BUT THEY LEFT MY CAR OUT OF THIS RECALL. THE TAIL LAMP GASKET WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND THE DEALER ARE TO FIX THIS PER LETTER. THE LETTER EXPIRED IN 2016 BUT I WAS NEVER INFORMED. I STARTED GETTING WATER IN THE TRUNK TOOK IT IN AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME TELLING ME ITS A VERY COMMON OCCURENCE ON THIS VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2019
Apr 2019

SIDE MIRROR BLIND SPOT ALERT SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAD REPLACED IT TWICE SO FAR COSTING $400 EACH TIME. IT SAYS THE SYSTEM NEEDS " MAINTANENCE"

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
Mar 2019

SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM CAUSE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE .. THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING RPMS STOPPED WORKING.. CAR AIR CONDITIONING TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN, VARIOUS LIGHTS ON THE FRONT ' TURN ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2019
Jan 2019

SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM FAILED. WILL NOT WORK ON LEFT SIDE. DEALERSHIP SAID WAS CORRODED WIRES AND MODGUAL WOULD NEED TO REPLACED. ($1,100). SAFETY ISSUE AND MIGHT HAVE A ELECTRIC BURNING ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2019
Dec 2018

WATER IS GETTING IN TRUNK WHERE THE SPARE TIRE IS LOCATED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2018
Dec 2018

MY TRUCK IS FILLING UP WITH WATER

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2018
Dec 2018

TAKATA RECALL PROBLEM WHEN SUNROOF SHADE NOT WORKING. CAN NOT OPEN SUNROOF SHADE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2018
Feb 2018

ON THE MORNING OF MONDAY JANUARY 29, 2018, I WAS DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AT 20MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A POP SO LOUD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. I LOOK BACK THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THE BACK GLASS IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED! THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME OR BESIDE ME AS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY SOMETHING HIT THE GLASS. I HAD JUST DROPPED OFF MY KIDS AT SCHOOL AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN STILL IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A DEFECT IN THE WINDOW OR DEFROSTER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2018
Jan 2018 Crash Injury

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED QUICKLY. EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I COULDN'T STOP IT. THE CAR SLAMMED INTO A STONE PILLAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2018
Dec 2017

POWER STEERING VERY HARD TO TURN, SEEMS TO STICK WHEN TURNED ALL THE WAY LEFT OR RIGHT, MECHANIC SAID RACK (?) AND POWER STEERING PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED. MAKES NOISES AND LEAKS POWER STEERING FLUID

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2017

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The 2014 Chevrolet Impala has 42 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.