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2015 Chevrolet Impala

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

195 reports with mileage · 105 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 96 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 44 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Lane Departure. Review the 42 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports11 fire reports7 injury reports

Service Brakes complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jul 1, 2025
Forward Collision AvoidanceSeat BeltsService Brakes

I am leasing the car out. I’ve been leasing it out for the last three months since March I went delinquent on one of my payments because I have my mechanic look at it and type my VIN number in and they told me that I was recall he couldn’t tell me why I was recall Two days ago, which was Saturday, June 28. The lender called me a…

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I am leasing the car out. I’ve been leasing it out for the last three months since March I went delinquent on one of my payments because I have my mechanic look at it and type my VIN number in and they told me that I was recall he couldn’t tell me why I was recall Two days ago, which was Saturday, June 28. The lender called me and told me that the car was recalled. I tried to call him back to discuss what can be done. I have the payment, no response and I don’t have my car and my belongings are in it.

NHTSA ODI #11670442

Mileage unknown · Jun 2, 2023
Electrical SystemEngineService Brakes

The stabiltrac light comes on,sometimes I lose power. Sometimes the back up camera doesn’t work. Sometimes the parking brake light comes on the dash. Then ieverything will suddenly go away and everything is fine,only to have the same problems. This has been happening for months. I took it to the dealer multiple times and they ar…

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The stabiltrac light comes on,sometimes I lose power. Sometimes the back up camera doesn’t work. Sometimes the parking brake light comes on the dash. Then ieverything will suddenly go away and everything is fine,only to have the same problems. This has been happening for months. I took it to the dealer multiple times and they are unable to fix it.

NHTSA ODI #11525111

Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2021
Service BrakesSuspension

I HAD THIS REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE AND NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. THE STABILITY AND TRACTION LIGHT ARE ON AND ACCESS BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS AND TPMS LIGHTS ARE ON. IT MAKES A GRINDING CRUNCHING DRAGGING NOISE WHEN TURN THE WHEEL. SOMETIMES SO BAD ON THE DRAG LIKE ITS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING IT ALMOST STOPS THE VEHICLE. AS FAR AS SAFE…

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I HAD THIS REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE AND NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. THE STABILITY AND TRACTION LIGHT ARE ON AND ACCESS BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS AND TPMS LIGHTS ARE ON. IT MAKES A GRINDING CRUNCHING DRAGGING NOISE WHEN TURN THE WHEEL. SOMETIMES SO BAD ON THE DRAG LIKE ITS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING IT ALMOST STOPS THE VEHICLE. AS FAR AS SAFETY RISKS YES THE DRAGGING CRUNCHING SOUND STOPS THE VEHICLE AND IF TURNING IT SORT OF STALLS YOU, NO TRACTION OR STABILITY.THE WARNING LIGHTS REAPPEARED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. PEP BOYS COULDN'T GET THE TPMS SYSTEM TO WORK AFTER REPLACING TIRES BACK IN 2020 IN FEB.

NHTSA ODI #11435197

104,000 miles · Apr 19, 2021
Electrical SystemService Brakes

WENT TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL. CAME BACK AND PARKED MY CAR AS USUAL. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART MY CAR THE ENGINE RULED UP AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I OBSERVED THE VEHICLE MOTOR NOTIFICATION LIGHT ON AS WELL AS THE PARKING BRAKE NOTIFICATION WITH A TOOL ( WRENCH) UNDERNEATH. I ATTEMPT…

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WENT TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL. CAME BACK AND PARKED MY CAR AS USUAL. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART MY CAR THE ENGINE RULED UP AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I OBSERVED THE VEHICLE MOTOR NOTIFICATION LIGHT ON AS WELL AS THE PARKING BRAKE NOTIFICATION WITH A TOOL ( WRENCH) UNDERNEATH. I ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE BRAKE AND IT SAID THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN RELEASED. HOWEVER, THE BRAKE NOTIFICATION SIGNAL IS STILL FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE DRIVING LIKE THE BRAKES ARE STILL ENGAGED.

NHTSA ODI #11412774

110,000 miles · Mar 15, 2021
Service Brakes

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND ACCELERATING THE ABS ACTIVATES AND THE ABS LIGHT MOMENTARILY COMES ON. I JACKED UP THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT I COULD CREATE THE ERROR BY JIGGLING THE WIRE TO THE ABS SENDING UNIT. GOOGLE THE ERROR AND NOTICE DOZENS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI #11403027

38,329 miles · Sep 9, 2020
Service Brakes

LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER FELL OFF AFTER 38329 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED BY PUMPING THE BRAKES!!

NHTSA ODI #11353971

Mileage unknown · Aug 17, 2020
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service BrakesUnknown Or Other

WHEN I TURN LEFT, THE ABS LIGHT/ TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND IT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST AND IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY WHEEL BEARINGS AND IT'S STILL THE SAME PROBLEM

NHTSA ODI #11349857

60,000 miles · Jul 31, 2020
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service BrakesSteering

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY, BRAKE ASSIST, AND POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CANNON NISSAN OF OXFORD (479 MS-6, OXFORD, MS 38655, (662) 236-3300) WHO REPAIRED THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT STATE…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY, BRAKE ASSIST, AND POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CANNON NISSAN OF OXFORD (479 MS-6, OXFORD, MS 38655, (662) 236-3300) WHO REPAIRED THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER REVVED UP WHEN STARTING. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RECEPTORS ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN REPAIRS NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ODI #11342506

54,000 miles · Aug 22, 2019
Service Brakes

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE VIBRATION RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE OLD ROTORS BACK ON THE VEHICLE IN AN EFFORT TO ALLEV…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE VIBRATION RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE OLD ROTORS BACK ON THE VEHICLE IN AN EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE THE VIBRATION. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V541000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

NHTSA ODI #11245917

50,000 miles · Jul 15, 2019
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes

WHENEVER I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE STABILITRACK AND ABS DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON AND THE READ-OUT PANEL SAYS BOTH SYSTEMS NEED SERVICE AND THESE LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE SYSTEMS SHUT-OFF MAKING THE VEHICLE LESS SAFE. I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS DRIVE AND ITS WARM OUT. WHY IS T…

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WHENEVER I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE STABILITRACK AND ABS DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON AND THE READ-OUT PANEL SAYS BOTH SYSTEMS NEED SERVICE AND THESE LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE SYSTEMS SHUT-OFF MAKING THE VEHICLE LESS SAFE. I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS DRIVE AND ITS WARM OUT. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO THE RELATIVELY NEW CAR WITH BARELY 50,000 MILES. THE CAR IS DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN WITH THE STABILITRACK AND ABS SYSTEMS WORKING PROPERLY. I'VE LOOKING INTO THIS ON-LINE AND IT APPEARS MANY PEOPLE WITH IMPALA'S ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES REPLACE, BRAKES REPLACE, SENSORS REPLACES, ONLY TO HAVE THE "SERVICE" LIGHT COME BACK ON SOON AFTER THE SERVICE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. FROM MY READING, IT APPEARS GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU

NHTSA ODI #11232018

Official recalls

3

15V465000 · Air Bags

Jul 24, 2015

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 15, 2013, to June 19, 2015, equipped with front vented-heated passenger seats. Accordingly, the Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front passenger air bag if a child seat is in the front passenger seat. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the front passenger air bag deploys with a child seat in the front passenger seat, it increases the risk of injury to the child.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will correct the calibration-learning error by preconditioning the empty seat, and also resetting the ECU to a seat zero-value, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15400.

14V541000 · Parking Brake

Sep 9, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 22, 2014, and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 5, 2012, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the electronic parking brake software, free of charge. The recall began on October 28, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14471.

14V489000 · Structure

Aug 8, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to July 28, 2014. In the event of an accident, the center storage console may not stay latched. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 201, "Occupant Protection In Interior Impact."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: The storage compartment door may not remain closed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

Remedy: Parts to remedy this condition are not currently available. GM will send owners an interim notification in early October 2014, and will send a second letter when parts are available. At that time dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the console storage compartment door inertia latch, free of charge. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14476.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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