2014 Chevrolet Impala Cruise Control Problems
12 owner-reported cruise control complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (12)
UNKNOWN but I believe the sealed transmission is malfunctioning
When at a stop and turning left it makes a grinding noise with hesitation in movement. The ABS and traction control light comes on. When researching this, there are millions of these cars with the same thing. I have taken to 3 mechanics and no one can fix the problem.
I WAS RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 60MPH WHEN MY CAR REDUCED SPEED TO 34MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A STABILITRAK WARNING BLINKING. I ALSO HAD A BIT OF SHAKE IN MY VEHICLE WHEN IT CAME ON AND SLOWED DOWN.
STABILITRACK HAS BEEN MESSING UP SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2018. MY CAR IS SCARY TO DRIVE. SOMETIMES ITS NOT CLEAR WHAT GEAR I'M IN. THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE STABILITRACK IS MESSING UP. THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE STABILITRACK LIGHT IS ON AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I HAVE TO WAIT AND KEEP TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN WAIT THEN TRY TO START IT. STABILITRACK NEEDS A RECALL. I COULD NOT BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE STABILITRACK. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE MOTOR MOVED WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON THE PANEL TO KNOW WHAT GEAR I WAS IN BUT IT WAD CLEAR IT SKIPPED THE REVERSE. WHEN IT FINALY LET ME BACK UP AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES I COULD ONLY ECCELERATE 3 MILES PER HOUR.
THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON STICKS, WHEN BEING PUSHED IT CLICKS HARD TO GET TO WORK. THE MOST IMPORTANT STARTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ON MOVING AND PUSHING THE GAS MAKES A CLUNKY AND GRINDING SOUND AND FEEL, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE THEN, THE STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR STARTS MOVING, AND THE WHEEL FREES UP AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT. THIS IS EVERY TIME I'M TURNING LEFT AFTER FROM A STOPPED POSITION.
TODAY IS THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS THAT MY CAR HAS DONE THIS. 2014 CHEVY IMPALA 62,000 MILES, 4 CYLINDER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR AND FIRST THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" WARNING COMES UP. THEN THE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING APPEARS. THE ENGINE WILL NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH AT THIS POINT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65 AND SUDDENLY YOU HAVE NO POWER! I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HE TOLD ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. I DID THAT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BUT I DID GET MY ENGINE POWER BACK. I'M TERRIFIED DRIVING THIS CAR. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN THIS SITUATION. I READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR AND SUDDENLY MY CAR WITHOUT WARNING WENT WAY DOWN TO 15 AND CAR WAS SAYING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER I WAS VERY AFRAID I ALSO HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WE WERE EARLY REAR ENDED BY I SEMI I PULLED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF WAITED 10 MINUTES STARTED IT UP AND ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR 10 O 15 MINUTES AND THEN IT STARTED AGAIN THIS TIME THE POWER NEVER CAME BACK
MY IMPALA 2014 SUDDENLY SAYS 'SERVICE STABILITRAK' IN THE DISPLAY AND THE ENGINE POWER DRASTICALLY REDUCES. I HAVE SEE THIS IN FORUMS THAT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH GM CARS AND IT HAPPENED TO ME COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WHEN HAPPENS AT FREEWAYS OR ANY FASTER TRAFFIC ROUTES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHICH DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING. UPON RESUMING TO 68 MPH, THE CONTACT HIT RESUME ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE CONTACT TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ *CN
ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO ACCELERATE, THERE IS HESITATION BY THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S ACT OF ACCELERATION TO OCCUR SEPARATELY FROM THE ACT OF PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL.
WHILE DRIVING ON TEXAS HIGHWAY 287, SOUTHBOUND, MY ANTI-COLLISION ALERT SYSTEM ACTIVATED. IT SOUNDED A LOUD BEEPING, FOLLOWED BY A FULL APPLICATION OF ALL BRAKES. STARTLED, I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO RESUME MY SPEED. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FURTHER, THE INCIDENT REPEATED IT SELF. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME, NONE. THE ROAD WAS DRY, STRAIGHT AND FREE OF ANY OBSTACLES. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED UP MY BRAKES, THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AND AVOID REAR-ENDING ME. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC OF ANY TYPE AHEAD OF ME AND THE ROAD WAS FLAT, DRY AND STRAIGHT. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE WHERE I .SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION IN SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT WEEK FOR A DIAGNOSTIC SEARCH AND REPAIR OF THE INCIDENT. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL DEADLY THREAT TO ME, MY PASSENGERS, OR OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED WITH HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.