2014 Chevrolet Impala Brakes Problems

Your air bag warning light is turning on and off while you drive, which suggests a problem with the air bag system. At the same time, your brake pads are partially dragging against the rotors during normal driving, which can cause premature wear and reduced braking efficiency. Two safety recalls may be related to these issues, but your vehicle's VIN wasn't included in those recalls. Resolving these issues will likely require a dealer diagnostic of the air bag system and inspection or replacement of the brake pads and rotors.

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The recall said it was completed in 2014, but my parking brake will engage while I'm driving and has risked my life in multiple occasions. So I believe the recall was not done properly as my parking brake still engages while I'm driving.

The ABS and traction control light are always on. Sometimes the brakes kick back up on my foot and the brakes skip until I come to a stop.This doesn't always happen but I have to always be prepared. And there is always a squeaking sound when wheels are in motion. It was never inspected

BROUGHT CAR TO COOK'S BRAKES IN PORTLAND, OR BECAUSE OF ROTATIONAL NOISES HEARD WHEN BRAKING. MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE PISTON ACTUATION ARM IS NOT FULLY RETRACTED CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO STAY PARTIALLY ENGAGED AND PREMATURELY DAMAGE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS (FMVSS) NO. 135 'LIGHT VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEMS'. THERE IS A DANGER OF EXCESSIVE HEAT AND FIRE. *TR

PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. STATIONARY. GM RECALL #15259. ROOT ISSUE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE DRAG.

WHILE ENGINE RUNNING AND VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND/OR IN MOTION THE BRAKE LIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE, BUT IT DOES CAUSE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGE. SAW A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT MY VIN NOT INCLUDED.

I WAS DRIVING AND I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES THE CARS STARTS JERKING AND IT FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING OR SCRAPPING THE GROUND. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STABILITY LIGHT POPS ON. I'M OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DOING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN WHEN THIS OCCURS AND THE CAR BASICALLY STALLS FOR A MINUTE AND WON'T MOVE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN JERKS REALLY HARD AND STARTS MOVING AGAIN. THIS OCCURS ON THE CITY STREET AND THE HIGHWAY WHEN EXITING OR CHANGING LANES.

BREAKS SQUEAL CONSTANTLY THEY ARE NEW PADS AND BREAKS CAN FIND ANY PROBLEMS HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL AUTO SHOPS AND DEALERSHIPS AND AS ABOUT ANY RECALL ISSUES IT SEEMS AS IF THEY ARE LOCKED UP I CAN NOT TAKE IT THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH CAR WASH IT WILL NOT GO UP ON THE ROLLERS THE BACK BRAKES ARE LIKE THEY HAVE LOCKED OR I HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND IN REVERSE IS WHEN THEY ARE DRAGGING THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET THEY NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (REEDER CHEVROLET, 4301 CLINTON HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37912, (865) 297-4310) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR AND SUB-ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MASTER CYL AND BOOSTER FAILURE WHILE IN MOTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SIDE DETECTION WARNING INDICATOR FAILED TO OPERATE AND "SIDE DEFECT DETECTION WAS OFF" ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE SQUEAKING NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MEMORIAL HIGHWAY CHEVROLET INC. (1 CHEVY DRIVE, WINDBER, PA 15963, 814-467-4596) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE SIDE DETECTION LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO THE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST FOR THE SIDE DETECTION LIGHT WOULD BE DISCOUNTED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,400.

HAD A BRAKE INSPECTION ONE WEEK PRIOR TO BRAKES FAILING WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL WAS SOFT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE HEAR AIR COMPRESSION NOISE. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ALERTS.

PARKING BRAKE WILL AUTOMATICLY PARTIALLY ENGAGE WITH NO INDICATION CAUSING PADS AND WHEEL CYLINDER TO HEAT UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO WHEEL CYLINDER, ROTOR DIS, BRAKE PADS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,970.

REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH A FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL IN A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN IT WAS RELEASED. *JB

PARKING BRAKE IS SETTING ITS SELF AT TIMES. RECALL WAS DONE IN JANUARY 2015 BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE MAY 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL APPEARED TO BE STUCK AND COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SKID TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE E-BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V541000 (PARKING BRAKE).THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TYPE OF FUEL NEEDED TO BE SWITCHED TO REGULAR. THE FUEL WAS SWITCHED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. UPDATED 03/31/15*LJ

I JUST HAD GOT MY NEW CAR THAT DAY. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND I TRIED BREAKING ABD I COULD NOT STOP SO I HAD TO GO ON TO THE CURB WHICH I SIDED WITH A TREE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR KIDS RIDINGH IN STREET. I TOOK IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH BREAKING. SO I KEPT DRIVING AFTER THAT AND IT IS STILL DOING SO I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING AGAIN WHICH IS MAKING REALLY UPSET BECAUSE I AM SCARED OF HURTING SOMEONE OR MYSELF AND KIDS WHEN IT DOES THAT. I AM SPENDING ALOT OF MONEY ON MY NEW CAR AND IM NOT HAPPY WITH IT. I CANT KEPT RUNNING INTO THINGS TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE OR THING WHEN IT DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT MESSAGES FOR SERVICE MANGER WHICH HE HAS NOT RESPONDED BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND SHORTLY AFTER A FIRE STARTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKES, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE REAR BRAKES AFTER PRESSING THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE BUTTON. THE RED PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH GOES OUT BUT THE REAR BRAKES ARE STILL ENGAGED. THE DRIVER WILL BE UNAWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS UNTIL SMOKE BEGINS ROLLING OUT OF THE REAR WHEELS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALREADY REPORTED. *TR

PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE (SUPPOSED TO DO SO AUTOMATICALLY, ALSO WOULD NOT RELEASE MANUALLY) ON MULTIPLE OCCASSIONS. HAD BURNING BRAKE SMELL WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE CALIPERS WORN DOWN. NO SERVICE CODES SET. PARKING BRAKE WORKING AS DESIGNED AT THE TIME OF SERVICE. GM TECHNICAL ASSIST STARTED CASE #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

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 TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 14,000. LG

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 CONTACT HEARD 3 TO 4 BEEPS FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY SEIZING. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.