2014 Chevrolet Impala: key fob or push-button start problems

Filed Jul 16, 2023 · Brakes, Engine · IN

Fourth time I had submitted this text so this one will be vague. I've had to Repair my stuts and shocks and brakes to my vehicle due to ongoing issues with tires while divingand hitting small speesbumps and potholes. I did replace low performance tires and still was an issue with my struts and shocks when I drive causing me to hit a bump or a small hole and diverts me to the next lane of ongoing traffic also I had to my battery replaced twice. To find out that it was only due to corrosion and the battery cables slipping was frustrating cause I did replace the battery and key fob battery already. Car wouldn't start and when it did it took forever hours to restart and engine still seems to get bogged down In ongoing traffic. Which was the prior issue no power no matter how hard i press the gas. I took to autozone and they did a reading which came back that everything was okay including the battery which was obviously not okay. It was leaking fluid and i have already replaced year and half ago due to same issue. They cables seem to slip over time on its own. What to do? Thank you for your time to look into this issue. Kindest Regards

Filed Oct 30, 2019 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · IL

The car has intermittent various electrical problems. It will run fine and then the next time the key fob wont open the door, no interior lights, it wont start...absolutely no power to anything in the car. It is as if the entire battery was removed. Then later, it will start right up. Trying to jump start it does nothing.this has left me completely stranded several times. I have had the car towed 3 times. But each time when I get it to the mechanic, it starts right up. Other times, the car runs fine but the door locks will unlock and lock on their own rapidly over and over. This usually happens while sitting with the car on and in park. Other times when trying to pull into traffic, the engine sputters, the radio display flashes on and off, and the AC blower cuts out all at the same time. This is dangerous because the sputtering stalls the acceleration while pulling into traffic. Other times just the radio and the display will go off - sometimes for days & sometimes just a few minutes, but everything else works fine. Other times the speedometer will completely stop working and the gas gage registers nothing. This has happened on the interstate on long drives so that I can't tell how fast I am going or whether I have enough gas. It will then start back up, but may be days later. I took it in to be fixed. They took the computer out from under the rear wheel well and showed me that it was completely corroded. I drove the car without a computer for 8 months but because of the same problems continuing, I took it back in and they said I needed a new computer. The car had too many miles for this to be covered so I paid over $1500 for this to be fixed. Now it is 3 weeks after getting the new computer installed. All of the problems have continued. And again today, I was stranded when I went out after work and found it dead again. It is back in the dealer again.

Filed Apr 1, 2019 · Electrical · 53,287 miles · WI

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.

Filed Aug 29, 2016 · 15,000 miles · MI

The car has push button start forgot to shut the car off the car kept running for over an hour with the doors open someone could have very easily stole the car by just getting in and driving away note the key fab was not in the car yet it could be driven ....this is a major problem...the chevy dealer is aware of the problem yet no fix applies to this problem this has happened to me at least 3 times....

Filed Jan 29, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 23,500 miles · WA

Water was leaking down from over head dome light and from door jam, all the main electrical safety controls are housed where the light is in the roof. Called dealership was told first available date to get the car in for repairs is february 22nd. On my drive home from work the collision control came on started flashing the red lights on the dash and slammed on the brakes, like the was a vehicle in front of me has come to a dead stop, except there was no vehicle in front of me, the road was open. I was getting off the highway when this occurred, while driving in a straight line. When home and the car was turned off I'm getting errors saying key fob isn't in the car, and the electronic parking brake needs to be serviced. The car is inoperable at this point. Even if it does start again is a safety hazard at best and has to be towed to the dealership for repairs. It cannot be driven in the electrical state it's in.