2014 Chevrolet Impala: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Aug 24, 2022 · Driver assistance, Lights · MN

side detection module has falled... yes it is available for inspection... my wife got locked in the car on a 80 plus degree day and could not get out,doors would not open,trunk release would not open trunk so she could crawl there the back seat,sunroof would not open,power steering periodically feels like there is no power stearing, dash lights periodically shut off when driving.. Yes, morries forest lake chevrolet and cadilac.forest lake. mn... no it has not been inspected by anyone but the dealer...There were no warning lights untill 51,000 miles or 8 months ago

Filed Mar 24, 2021 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 37,000 miles · MN

The issue started out as a warning from the side detection system. In the past week, the issue escalated to all the warning lights on the dash coming on, and then all electronics going dead/dark. The turn signal indicators have no lights and no sound, the radio system is dead, the speedometer and gas gauge are dead. After sitting a few hours, it seemed that things "reset" to just the side detection warning. Most recently, all the electronics are acting strange. Pushing the button on the door handle to unlock it, does nothing to the door lock, however, the display screen shows "tire learning active". When attempting the start the car by pushing the start button, nothing happens. If I put the fob in the slot inside the armrest, it will eventually start, but again all display functions are dead as is the environmental controls (no blower - no defrost- no good on a cold rainy day). Again the signal indicators are dark and silent. The indicator light for the airbags is now illuminated as well. Gm had a short lived (and seemingly secret) extended warranty for the side detection system have this exact issue when water got into the sensors, but that expired nearly a year ago. As this issue makes the car unsafe to drive, it seems that it should be a full recall to address this safety concern.

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 Sep 2, 2019 · Electrical · 66,000 miles · NY

"service side detection" comes on the dash everytime the car is started. Recently I tried to enter my vehicle and the fob did not unlock the doors after several attempts. Once it did, the car would not start. After several attempts of starting the vehicle it finally worked, but the gauges kept turning on and off even while the car was in motion as well as the door locks. This is the first time this has happened, but it was quite concerning while driving.

Filed Apr 15, 2019 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 71,200 miles · OH

Car started smoking from the bumper area and electrical system going nuts. Car was sluggish and acting weird. All gauges and instrument panel going off and on. Door locks locking and unlocking. Cruise enable then disable. Infotainment system screen glitching out. Took to dealership they said the side detection module and wiring harness is bad where it got wet. The location leaves it exposed to water from the roadway and can cause fire hazard. Very dangerous and scary driving down the road and all this happens on the highway

Filed Feb 25, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 55,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet impala. While driving 55 MPH, the door locks kept locking and unlocking, the headlights went out, while driving, but the motor kept running. My wife made it home. The (for about 13 to 15 seconds) next morning she took it to work, on the way it stalled and would not start. Consumer replaced the battery and still it would not start. But the vehicle would not start, an independent mechanic diagnosed that the blind side sensor was corroded and informed the contact to unplug the wiring harness from the blind side sensor. After unplugging the wiring harness, the vehicle was operable. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. *tt consumer stated gm has a bulletin out about corrosion in blind side sensor connection.