general problems of the 2014 Chevrolet Impala

Driving at night my car headlights/instrument panel shut off on their own. I couldn’t see had to slam my brakes and pull over. Nothing I tried would turn them on. After almost a minute each time they just came back on theirselves. After googling this seems to be a known problem with chevy Impalas but no solution. This is highly dangerous. There were no warning lights that came on or anything. I was able to still drive the car, turn it on and off, etc but they wouldn’t come on until they did on their own. Thank goodness no one was behind me or something in front of me cause I was on a none lighted 55 mph road.

Side detection module malfunction. Causing electrical issues and error codes. When happening headlights turn on and off without control. Huge safety problem when driving at night!.

Multiple electric concerns. . . Airbag light, park assist, inop camera, and losing communication with bcm(?) found multiple communication codes for a variety of different modules. Found main source to be from the "side detection modules". Found fuse 62 blown underhood. Inspected side detection modules and found "a lot of corrosion" on both modules and connectors. Needs side detection kit. I purchased the used Impala on 12/19/2020 with 63,897 miles. The first time this issue was a concern was on 07/02/2022 at merit Chevrolet (mn). Mileage was at 83144 at that time. Diagnosis . . . Recommend both rear side detection modules and harness? according to special coverage adjustment #n172097060 it is known to be subject to "water intrusion"? this problem affects the whole electrical system which includes airbag function. Why does this safety concern have a limited coverage time? according to the "special coverage" document, there was an 80000 mile timeline? this appears to be an ongoing issue with this year, make, and model and my feeling is that a "special coverage" is denying the safety problem and putting it on the consumer?.

Side detection module has falled. . . Yes it is available for inspection. . . My wife got locked in the car on a 80 plus degree day and could not get out,doors would not open,trunk release would not open trunk so she could crawl there the back seat,sunroof would not open,power steering periodically feels like there is no power stearing, dash lights periodically shut off when driving. . Yes, morries forest lake Chevrolet and cadilac. Forest lake. Mn. . . No it has not been inspected by anyone but the dealer. . . There were no warning lights untill 51,000 miles or 8 months ago.

I pulled into my garage and cut of my car. After opening the door my seat wouldn't move forward like it always does. That's when my dash board gave me an error message stating that I need to roll my driver side window down. So, I did that but the next day my navigation system was off along with my radio and on-star system. So I drove to the gas station before heading to work, and when I tried to get in my car the power was off. I went under-hood to see if the battery was loose but it wasn't. So I shut the hood got back in the car and everything including my radio, gps, and on-star came back on. I headed out to work and that is when my car shut off while I was driving on the freeway at 70 mph and the error message said warning no power steering. I got to work safely and realized I left something in my car and that is when my car show signs that it was dead, but after manually getting into my car the power came back on. I also have issues with water getting into my trunk which is what the dealership told me was possibly causing the issues. As a disabled veteran this messes with my ptsd and financially I cant afford to keep paying for an issue that I see my 2014 Impala drivers have. I love the car but hate these issues. I need help with this car and the issues.

While driving, several functions in the car will turn off. Functions include heating/ cooling system, lights (dashboard lights), doors lock/ unlock and collision systems turns off. I've researched online and found several other customers have had the same issues ranging back to 2018. I've taking my car to a gm dealership and found that the sensor malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. I also found the sensor is on back order, which makes me believe this is a larger issue than I thought and some one needs to investigate further. Driving along the highway and several security features start to turn off is dangerous.

Right front head light low beam wire harness burns completely up. I also found the same situation on 3 other 2014 Impala limited while looking for a replacement harness in two different salvage yards. I think this is significant.

My drivers passenger side headlamp assembly leaks every time it rains or when the vehicle gets washed. I've been stopped twice by law enforcement and given a warning about my headlamp being out. I've replaced the head light twice at $57. 00 each time. I can't afford to keep replacing this light. Gm wants over $1500 to replace the headlamp assembly. I don't feel I should have to pay for this replacement. Cadillac & equinox are having the same problem. I never in all of the gm vehicles I have ever owned had this kind of a problem. I feel gm should have to pay for the replacement. I was on the highway when it happened. This can be very dangerous. Driving without proper visibility. When it's raining, or while deer are running all over the place.

The headlamps do not illuminate the road sufficiently to see oncoming features safely. Based on my research, I'm not the first one to complain about this issue.

This was our first time driving the car at night and we were on a country road with no lines. We knew there was a stop sign there somewhere the sign was partially hidden by a tree branch but we could see neither because the lights did not reflect high enough and to each side (high beams and low beams did not make much difference)) and we drove across the intersection and into a ditch resulting in minor damage to the bottom of the front bumper. Fortunately there was no traffic coming on the cross street. Since then we have done minimal night driving but always have had trouble seeing on roads with no lines and especially seeing to make both right and left turns. This is very dangerous and disappointing as we like the car overall but we cannot drive it at night. We thought the problem was with us but now we know that it is the car .

The headlamps on this vehicle are sub-standard. Visibility is very poor on both low and high beams. I refrain from driving this car at night.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at night and operating the head lights, both the low beam and high beam lights would not illuminate far enough in front of the vehicle to see on coming vehicles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but no defect was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the head lights were operating as normal. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 9,000. Pam.

Tl - the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the head lights were too dim causing his visibility to be reduce. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that the vehicle was working up to specifications. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 10,000. Pm.