Wiring Problems of Chevrolet Impala - part 1

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

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Fuel system; code p0230. Cam/crankshaft; solenoid circuit in bank 1 code p0010. Radio wiring; radio is smoking all the time bad ground wire or short in wires. My vehical stopped while I was in drive motion going approximately 45 mph. No injuries, and no fatalities but my Impala stopped running and have not been able to start it since. In addition no one had got hurt, I was in open road. I have not had my the vehical serviced or diagnosed by a service center. Due to a no crank/no start condition. It will not move. Prior to the failure, we had the mil on the dash say power engine reduced. That's when at high speed on freeways or extensive driving patterns.

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Wiring harness is defective and friction causes electrical misfires that affect the entire vehicle, from deacceleration while driving to not being able to turn over the engine to start. I've been dealing with this issue for over 4 years and gm nor any safety commission will do anything in terms of a recall. This complaint is the only recourse that I have in order to notify public of the issue. This is extremely concerning as it can cause safety hazard on road.

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I noticed my rear defrost has quite working. I figured it was a fuse so I wasn't to worried about it. We've had a lot of snow recently and figured I better check my fuses. The relay is working that is located under the hood. We traced to wiring through the fire wall and down to where it comes into the vehicle (down by your feet). There is a wiring there and once we disconnected it we noticed it is burnt very bad. Where the two pieces connect together is melted and is black. This could have been extremely bad if it would have caught fire.

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Faulty wiring harness for the stable link system front driver side. While driving the vehicle the check engine light will come on along with the stable link system and lose power to the engine and shut down.

The diagnostic revealed that there are 11 codes in the vehicle system. These codes ranged from passkey system failures to evap codes to transmission. Suspected failure of wiring harness altogether with possible bcm/cam failure as well. During battery test there was a regular drop in voltage while connected to the scanner reflecting a drain in the electrical system that could further be causing an issue. Codes are p0513 , p0523 , p0700 , p2122 , p0411, p0449 ,p0455. When driving stabilitrack, engine power reduced, and stabilitrack traction control. Sometimes the car shuts off while driving and the steering wheel will lock , I'd w ok old have to pull over on the side of the highway or street and pop the hood just to get the car started again.

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Received letter from GMC in March 2020 regarding electrical wire leading to passenger seat not deploying and may become disconnected and fail to deploy when commanded. Also an indication will be displayed on the dashboard. My car is experiencing this issue and GMC fails cover the cost because its not identified as recall. The states they will cover for no charge if within 8 years of originally placed in service or 80,000 miles (whichever comes first). GMC should already that 2014 cars will be well 80,000 miles in 2020! since this is a safety issue and lives are at stake, GMC should not make this financial burden for consumers. Additionally the electrical wiring for the entire system is an issue. My screen continues to blink in and out and show a system refresh and the radio, bluetooth capability, and locking mechanisms are inoperable as well. All of these issues started at the same time! GMC needs to take the same steps regarding airbag safety as Ford has done for their consumers with out of warranty vehicles! Ford is providing a free service to their customers because they value the lives more profits. I've taken vehicle for service today (4/9/21) and I'm looking a a healthy bill. Hopefully electrical/safety issues can be addressed with GMC as this issue has been identified in multiple forums including this website. The number associated with the electrical airbag issue is n192216430. The electrical issues with screen and airbag was identified when starting the car and no connection and airbag indicator on dashboard. This happened around June 2020. I spoke with Chevrolet customer assistance center today (4/9/21) and no help was offered for this issue.

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.

Side detection sensors and wiring harnesd.

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Tl the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed him that the vehicle may be included in a recall. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The contact also took the vehicle to an unknown dealer and was informed that he would either have to replace the air bags or replace the wiring in the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact to call NHTSA to check if the vehicle was included in a recall. The contact called NHTSA and was informed that there were no active recalls on his vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and recommended that all the seat belts be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 94,000.

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Side detection system sensors are located on the inside of the rear bumper panel on either side, they detect cars in the blind spot. The sensors are located in a poor location to begin with, they are in direct line of fire with road and tire debris, salt water, gravel, sand, snow, mud, etc. Over time, the natural elements seep into the cracks of these sensors and/or their wiring harnesses at the connections, and cause malfunctioning of this system. Minimally, the problem can be resolved by replacing the sensors and/or harnesses for brand new ones. At the worst, these malfunctioned sensors cause other electrical malfunctions and subsequently increased road hazards and driving conditions by the way that it can lead to the driver info center going black, the radio cutting out, all the interior and gauge cluster lights going out while on the road. If left unresolved because many customers and drivers would much rather wait for an official recall and continue driving, many will be at risk.

My car was experiencing intermittent issues with the side blind spot monitoring system when my car's dash stopped working while traveling on the highway at 55 mph. . I had several service system errors` `for `side blind spot, front camera, tire pressure monitor etc but most concerning is that the directional would not function, the gas, speedometer, and the tachometer did not function. It was dusk and it appeared the automatic lighting control stopped working as well. I stopped safely and turned off my car and tried to restart the car and the push button start would not work. I was able to restart the car by putting the key fob in the factory pocket designed to start the car with a key fob with a low battery. I was able to get my car into the Chevrolet dealership and they confirmed that the side blind spot modules were bad. They disconnected the modules and my car's dash function returned with just a warning to service the side blind spot system the dealership provided me a copy of a gm service bulletin #17-na-154 service side object detection message stating to replace both modules and the wiring harness need to be replaced for $1,638. 91. I had already replaced one module 13 months earlier for $720. This failure mode is unacceptable leaving the car in a dangerous state without directionals, important gages like speedometer and fuel , and possibly no automatic lighting controls. The designed failure mode should be solely a service blind spot monitoring system leaving all other systems operational. Currently I am told that all parts required to fix my car are unavailable. An advanced safety system that is dangerous when it fails is neither advanced or safe.

The wiring used is tasty to squirrels and my right hand blinker wiring has been chewed up twice now, fixing it has cost $1000. 00 each time. Vehicle was stationary parked in my driveway at home.

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Left rear side detection module and related wiring harness failed due to corrosion from exposure to water and weather elements during normal operation. Placement of module inside the rear bumper caused moisture to accumulate within module and its related electrical connectors. During failure, while operating the vehicle, module sent erratic signals to obc causing partial shutdown of key electrical components including turn signals and instrument cluster. This module has a high, pre-mature failure rate, due to exposure to weather elements and road salt in northern states. Chevrolet has difficulty keeping sufficient modules in stock at local dealers. Order out time for subject components is 3-5 buisness days.

Blind spot detection system began to fail, indicated by the side mirror indicators remaining on even after the car was shut off. Dealer service center diagnostic test showed a faulty left side detection module. The problem progressed to the point where the instrument cluster would also fail - all instruments (speedometer, tachometer, etc. ) would go dead, virtually all warning lights (traction control, abs, air bag, etc. ) would go on, heating system (including blower) would go dead and turn signals and hazard light would be inoperative. All of this would happen while driving, whether in city traffic or at highway speeds. Although the main operation of the vehicle has not yet been affected, there is no way to signal other drivers of a problem (no hazard light or turn signals) in the event of a larger failure. Research of online customer forums shows that this problem is common with the latest generation (2014 and newer) Impala. Replacing the modules (and in some cases, also the wiring harness, which becomes corroded from the weather) seems to be a short term fix at best, as the design of the blind spot detection system exposes the sensors and wiring harness to road spray and rapid corrosion damage. Furthermore, the blind spot detection system is connected to the instrument cluster in a manner that eventually renders them inoperative as well. This occurs randomly while driving.

Object sensor/ control module corroded prematurely or was not properly designed. I have a dic light on and wiring harness corroded as well. Part number 23133813.

Abs and traction control lights intermittently come on causing car to jerk with acceleration, or occasionally, to slip during braking. Wheel hub assemblies have been replaced multiple times and the same faulty issue keeps reoccurring. Low quality wiring and position and tautness going into the harness are a recipe for disaster. Sensors can be set off with as little effort as gently rocking the car, definitely going off if there are any bumps or potholes in the road. Also had other annoying although less dangerous issues: door lock actuators and heating/ac actuator, causing door locks to not respond and causing a horrible clicking noise in the car, respectively. I have walked away from the car thinking I had locked it only to find one or more of the doors did not lock. Actually had items taken from the car. The clicking noise from under the dash was sporadic, usually upon starting the car, but occasionally while driving with no notice. This ear splitting, headache inducing noise would for the most part stop after several minutes of driving, but would sometimes continue after the car was shut off and would drain the battery. The electrical system throughout the car is horrible.

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The Impala displays service traction control followed by engine power reduced. Throws a code for throttle body sensor, but that does not fix the issue. Accelerator pedal position sensor is another reason they say, which also does not fix the issue. My car has shut off on me going down the interstate, on a highway, and and over a hill. It shuts down and says �starting disabled, service throttle� with no warning at all. Several people have had the same exact problem and no one seems to know how to fix it. They say wiring but it never fixed anything.

My wiring on my passenger seat sensor is faulty! it sometimes detects randomly that someones there, when nobody is there and thus turns the airbags on and off constantly. I have to keep the passenger side seat belt buckled, otherwise it will mess up my sensors. I've had my airbags shut off and a notification appear before so it's quite scary and definitely a safety hazard. I know this is a known recall, but I believe since I have a "police package" a recall for my car was never initiated, even though it has the problem.

On April 2nd, 2018, I was driving to work around 4:50 a. M. Driving on the 303sb only about 7 minutes into my drive I noticed that my vehicle began to lag and stall out, I began to notice grey smoke coming from the hood and that's when I realized that my car was on fire. While trying to avoid traffic and after almost being hit by oncoming traffic I was finally able to get my vehicle into a safe are on the side of the road and call emergency roadside assistance on provided by my auto insurance usaa. My concern is that the vehicle never provided any type of notification letting me know that the vehicle was severely damaged. If my oil is low my vehicle tells me something, when the tires are low on air, my vehicle tells me. How come when my vehicle caught fire and while it began stalling out I still received no notice? I could have been killed had I got hit by oncoming traffic and the situation may have ended a lot worse. I had my vehicle towed to the nearest repair shop as covered under the usaa roadside assistance endorsement that being Chevrolet sands. I received a call from a rep who stated that the vehicle had had pre-existing damage to the vehicle such as old battery acid that had over time ate at the wiring of the vehicle causing the transmission to blow out. This vehicle is a death trap. I mentioned that the vehicle was a certified pre-owned vehicle and that the vehicle was only in our care for less than a year in a half and that when we bought the vehicle it contained 20,022 miles and that the vehicle now only had about 65,000 miles. None of the security features ever turned on the auto stop function doesn't operate, the battery was built on top of the transmission safety issue. The ignition cut off device didn't work.

A recent problem with the rear window defogger has unfolded a problem with a wiring harness that powers the window. Gm never installed a fuse on the rear window defogger causing the wire to heat up and burn away the slot it sits in on the wire harness. Inspecting my wire harness, the heat from the wire has melted almost entirely through the connector which is very dangerous and likely to cause a fire on the passenger side of the car underneath the carpet and fuse panel.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Impala. While driving, all the warning indicators illuminated, the speedometer failed, and all the functions of the air conditioning unit failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (sarchione Chevrolet, 1572 OH-44, randolph, OH 44265) where it was diagnosed that the obj sensors and wiring harness failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a claim was filed. The failure mileage was 49,700.

Service abs/stabilitrack is displaying often. Grinding noise, decreased power and car will nearly stop on you from time to time, particularly when turning. Taken to dealership, more than once, they get no codes on diagnostic. I believe this is a wiring issue. However, this defect is found in many years of the same make of vehicle. At times when turning, the stopping of the vehicle could harm or kill me or my family. There is bound to be lawsuits if this is not recalled. A search online produces hundreds with the same issue.

Airbag light is on paid to get it fixed and it's still on afraid to drive it if I get into an accident it will probably not deploy the electrical system doesn't work my brake lights don't work to fix them and get new balls it's all electrical I seen there's a recall but I bought the car after the recall so I had no idea there was a recall for the electrical system wiring and the electrical system ignition my key gets stuck in the ignition and I have to push a button in the back in order for it to release.

Air bag inoperative light on instrument panel illuminated while driving. Took to dealership and after investigation found the wiring harness associated with (pig-tail) was broken and chafed from interfacing with car frame during normal operation of the vehicle. Car has never been in any type of incident . Vehicle has 58,025 orig miles the car is operated on. City and highway paved roads.

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I purchased this car used in 2014 with ~30,000 miles, and it presently has ~85,000 miles. In that time I have replaced 4 gas pedals because the alert triggered "service stabilitrak" tells the technician to replace the gas pedal - clearly not the problem. Essentially, when the defect occurs, engine power is reduced to where the car can barely get out of its own way which is really dangerous during highway rush hour (when folks drive more aggressively) or pulling onto a roadway from a dead stop. If I power the car down and restart it, the error will usually clear, but often reoccurs. Since it tends to happen on hot, sunny days (temp >75f) when the a/c is running, it feels like a wiring problem. The dealer service department suggested replacing the body control module, but could not guarantee that would resolve the issue. Based upon the number of complaints over a similar issue, it appears that gm has a problem that it is not willing to address with a recall or service bulletin.

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Trying to put car in gear its stuck in park all because of wiring near the bottom of the gear shut the wiring is weak and breaks real easy whitch is a safety hazzard because then you can be stuck somewhere. This has happend on multiple occasions to me and others I think it needs to be recalled and thicker wires.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. The vehicle was serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 16v507000 (air bags, electrical system). While the vehicle was being serviced at pat o'brien Chevrolet east (2810 bishop rd, willoughby hills, OH 44092), the dealer diagnosed that the air bag wiring under the driver's seat had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided some financial assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 84,807.

When driving at low speeds or cornering at steep angles the traction control activates and will almost stop the vehicle. Previously had issue repaired under warranty and they replaced a wiring harness. Issue occurred again. A dealer service tech informed me that there is an issue with water getting in the harnesses but there is no recall only a technical service bulletin. Where it is a known issue that effects the traction control and abs I feel this being a know issue should be addressed though a recall as the repair is expensive and a safety concern.

We brought vehicle in for recall for wiring harness repair back in August because airbag light was on. Dealership wrapped the wires. 3 weeks later airbag light was on again. Brought back to dealership and they told us wires were damaged and wiring connector need to be replaced which was not part of recall. Paid $329. When I read recall online, it clearly states the wires should be inspected before applying the tape and if not wiring should be replaced for no charge. I filed complaint with gm and they contacted dealership who still says wires are not part of recall. Advised word for word of recall and no have to go to dealership with paperwork. My child is driving this car and was told by the dealership this is not a safety issue and we could have left it as is. Really?.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. After the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 16v507000 (air bags, electrical system) and while attempting to start the vehicle, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the wires needed to be wrapped. The vehicle was repaired. After the repairs were performed, "service transaction" displayed across the message board and the abs warning indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 90,517.

When I am driving down any road, stopped and turning the abs system engages causing grinding noise. Loss of power and periodically brakes lock up and gas pedal locks. When pulling off from a stop I can not accelerate & rpm goes almost red line, car starts to jerk and and transmission doesn't shift. I have to let off gas pedal and allow to shift. It has stalled numorus times when pulling into traffic and almost caused me to be hit. The service traction control/abs warning light dings and stays lit. I manually turn off abs but problem still occurs. Also the wiring thru out the car has failed to my rearview mirror, domelights and radio panel. My gas mileage has significantly decreased. The problem started around the beginning of the year and has progressively gotten worse to the point I and scared to drive my car.

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The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v507000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the dealer refused to repair the vehicle. The dealer stated that the recall issue was not on the passenger side, but on the driver side with the seat belt retractor or wiring harness. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

This is the third time since I bought this car (new) that the wiring on the shift lock has failed. The problem is well reported on the web for 2007 and 2008 Impalas. The car has been towed each time and wires fixed . The cost has been running #300. 00 to $150. 00 and the fix last about two years,I have googled the problem and found many others suffering the same problem,yet your recall log shows nothing.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. While at an independent mechanic for repair, the mechanic diagnosed that the wiring harness for the passenger side air bag fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,977.