2014 Chevrolet IMPALA

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2014 Chevrolet IMPALA has 1018 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 12.7x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is electrical problems (22% of all complaints), specifically: battery leaked down the frame and was eating the 2 trany cooler aluminum lines. autonation chevrolet superstition springs in mesa, az put a new battery and 2 new trany cooler lines on, but after the 4th attempt can not get all of the acid cleaned up. engine cradle still has no paint in spots and ac. ⚠️ 13 fire reports filed.

13 fire reports 19 crash reports 4 injuries

1018

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

12.7x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

ELECTRICAL

221 complaints

22%

• BATTERY LEAKED DOWN THE FRAME AND WAS EATING THE 2 TRANY COOLER ALUMINUM LINES. AUTONATION CHEVROLET SUPERSTITION SPRINGS IN MESA, AZ PUT A NEW BATTERY AND 2 NEW TRANY COOLER LINES ON, BUT AFTER THE 4TH ATTEMPT CAN NOT GET ALL OF THE ACID CLEANED UP. ENGINE CRADLE STILL HAS NO PAINT IN SPOTS AND AC
• I FIND MY LINK VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AS COMPARE TO MY 2011 BUICK REGAL CONTROL KNOB VS TOUCH SCREEN. THE IPOD I USE IN THE BUICK OR THE USB DRIVE WAS EASIER TO USE AND NAVIGATE. I SPOKEN TO APPLE AND MICROSOFT TECHS ABOUT CREATING PLAYLISTS BUT THE FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK IN MY IMPALA. THIS IS A PROB
• HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WILL NOT ACTIVATE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON ONLY. *TR

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 5 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“BATTERY LEAKED DOWN THE FRAME AND WAS EATING THE 2 TRANY COOLER ALUMINUM LINES. AUTONATION CHEVROLET SUPERSTITION SPRINGS IN MESA, AZ PUT A NEW BATTERY AND 2 NEW TRANY COOLER LINES ON, BUT AFTER THE 4TH ATTEMPT CAN NOT GET ALL OF THE ACID CLEANED UP. ENGINE CRADLE STILL HAS NO PAINT IN SPOTS AND AC”

— NHTSA complaint filing

STEERING

138 complaints

14%

• AT 55 MPH ON A SLIPPERY RIGHT HAND SIDE CURVE (SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH) VEHICLE UNDER-STEERED AND LOST TRACTION COMPLETELY, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES, IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SKIDDED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE (TO THE LEFT). I TRIED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DRIVING LANE, IT STARTED TO SKID LATERAL
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RAPID LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 5 crashes

“AT 55 MPH ON A SLIPPERY RIGHT HAND SIDE CURVE (SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH) VEHICLE UNDER-STEERED AND LOST TRACTION COMPLETELY, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES, IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SKIDDED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE (TO THE LEFT). I TRIED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DRIVING LANE, IT STARTED TO SKID LATERAL”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

104 complaints

10%

• AT 70 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER READ "STABILITRAK AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". GOT YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER.ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT ASHLAND, VA EXIT.ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN TH
• I WAS GOING TO WORK AND ON THE WAY A MESSAGE SAYING MY TRACTION CONTROL NEEDED TO BE CHECKED CAME ON. ALSO, TODAY AS I WAS GOING TO TOWN ANOTHER MESSAGE CAME ON SAYING MY PARKING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. *TR
• WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED THE AUTOMOBILE FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THEN A MESSAGE CAME UP IN THE DIC TELLING ME TO SERVICE THE "STABILITRAK", SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED. AFTER HAVE THE AUTOMOBILE SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR ALL OF TH

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“AT 70 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER READ "STABILITRAK AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". GOT YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER.ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT ASHLAND, VA EXIT.ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN TH”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

98 complaints

10%

• I FIND MY LINK VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AS COMPARE TO MY 2011 BUICK REGAL CONTROL KNOB VS TOUCH SCREEN. THE IPOD I USE IN THE BUICK OR THE USB DRIVE WAS EASIER TO USE AND NAVIGATE. I SPOKEN TO APPLE AND MICROSOFT TECHS ABOUT CREATING PLAYLISTS BUT THE FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK IN MY IMPALA. THIS IS A PROB
• THE REAR VIEW WINDOW IS DEFECTIVE. MOISTURE COLLECTS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAKING FOR A TOTAL LACK OF VISIBILITY. HERE IN HAWAII, IT TAKES 5 MINS OF DEFROSTING FOR THE WINDOW TO CLEAR.
• WE WERE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DRIVER LIGHTLY BUMPED THE KEY OR KEY CHAIN CAUSING THE IGNITION TO MOVE OUT OF RUN AND THE CAR TO LOSE ALL POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY BUT THE CAR HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BE PLACED INTO "PARK", AND THEN RESTARTED. THIS INCIDENT SEEMS SI

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 4 crashes

“I FIND MY LINK VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AS COMPARE TO MY 2011 BUICK REGAL CONTROL KNOB VS TOUCH SCREEN. THE IPOD I USE IN THE BUICK OR THE USB DRIVE WAS EASIER TO USE AND NAVIGATE. I SPOKEN TO APPLE AND MICROSOFT TECHS ABOUT CREATING PLAYLISTS BUT THE FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK IN MY IMPALA. THIS IS A PROB”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BRAKES

90 complaints

• AT 55 MPH ON A SLIPPERY RIGHT HAND SIDE CURVE (SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH) VEHICLE UNDER-STEERED AND LOST TRACTION COMPLETELY, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES, IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SKIDDED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE (TO THE LEFT). I TRIED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DRIVING LANE, IT STARTED TO SKID LATERAL
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS USING THE VEHICLE AS A RENTAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN EVENTUALLY RESUMED PROPER FUNCTION. THE NEXT DAY THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE C
• TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH FORCE UNTIL THE VEHICLE MOVED. THE CONTACT THE T

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 2 fire reports💥 6 crashes

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

STEERING(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

BRAKES(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 1018 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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ELECTRICAL: BATTERY LEAKED DOWN THE FRAME AND WAS EATING THE 2 TRANY COOLER ALUMINUM LINES. AUTONATION CHEVROLET SUPERSTITION SPRINGS IN MESA, AZ PUT A NEW BATTERY AND 2 NEW TRANY COOLER LINES ON, BUT AFTER THE 4TH ATTEMPT CAN NOT GET ALL OF THE ACID CLEANED UP. ENGINE CRADLE STILL HAS NO PAINT IN SPOTS AND AC
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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STEERING: AT 55 MPH ON A SLIPPERY RIGHT HAND SIDE CURVE (SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH) VEHICLE UNDER-STEERED AND LOST TRACTION COMPLETELY, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES, IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SKIDDED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE (TO THE LEFT). I TRIED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DRIVING LANE, IT STARTED TO SKID LATERAL
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: AT 70 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER READ "STABILITRAK AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". GOT YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER.ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT ASHLAND, VA EXIT.ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN TH
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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OTHER: I FIND MY LINK VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AS COMPARE TO MY 2011 BUICK REGAL CONTROL KNOB VS TOUCH SCREEN. THE IPOD I USE IN THE BUICK OR THE USB DRIVE WAS EASIER TO USE AND NAVIGATE. I SPOKEN TO APPLE AND MICROSOFT TECHS ABOUT CREATING PLAYLISTS BUT THE FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK IN MY IMPALA. THIS IS A PROB
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)