2015 Chevrolet IMPALA problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
300 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
59,523 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2015 model year. Data snapshot: . 195 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 94 of 300 complaints (31.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Steering behavior | 56 | 18.7% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 44 | 14.7% |
| Braking behavior | 39 | 13.0% |
| Transmission and shifting | 14 | 4.7% |
| Engine operation | 12 | 4.0% |
| Fuel system concerns | 4 | 1.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 94 |
| Unknown Or Other | 51 |
| Steering | 44 |
| Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection | 39 |
| Air Bags | 29 |
| Service Brakes | 23 |
| Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | 20 |
| Exterior Lighting | 20 |
Electrical System: 94; Unknown Or Other: 51; Steering: 44; Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection: 39; Air Bags: 29; Service Brakes: 23; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 20; Exterior Lighting: 20
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 40 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 42 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 52 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 28 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 25 |
| 150,000 and above | 8 |
Under 25,000: 40; 25,000 to 49,999: 42; 50,000 to 74,999: 52; 75,000 to 99,999: 28; 100,000 to 149,999: 25; 150,000 and above: 8
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (52). 105 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 80 |
| 2020 | 28 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 |
2015: 18; 2016: 21; 2017: 14; 2018: 30; 2019: 80; 2020: 28; 2021: 29; 2022: 25; 2023: 27; 2024: 12; 2025: 10; 2026: 6
Pattern summary
Electrical System leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 56 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 44 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 39 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10782425 · 2015-10-15 (October 15, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH AND IMPACTED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS…
Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10782425 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10783134 · 2015-10-18 (October 18, 2015)
AT 1884K MI LEAVING HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT PWR STEERING WENT OUT WITH WARNING ON DASH (POWER STEERING FAILURE DRIVE WITH CAUTION). TOWED TO PORTER CHEVROLET IN NEWARK DE. WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRIC PWR STEERING RACK. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK. NOW, AT 3838K MI THE SAME SITUATION HAS OCCURRED AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTING DOWN THE STREET. THIS 4908 LB. CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
Owner-reported narrative. 3,838 miles reported. Look up ODI 10783134 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10676926 · 2015-01-21 (January 21, 2015)
WHEN I RECEIVED MY BRAND NEW CAR FROM THE DEALER, BEFORE I EVEN DROVE IT, THERE WAS EXCESS MOISTURE INSIDE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THIS MOISTURE CAN DIMINISH THE HEADLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTION,AND CORRODE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE MOISTURE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WORKING WITH DEALER TO FIX THIS IF POSSIBLE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 75 miles reported. Look up ODI 10676926 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10760803 · 2015-09-01 (September 1, 2015)
LATENT DEFECT IN CHEVROLET 2015 IMPALA IGNITION SYSTEMS THAT GM (GENERAL MOTORS) WILL NOT FIX. THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB WAS REDESIGN FROM PART NUMBER GM/L 22733524 TO PART NUMBER GM 13584829, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ALL THE PUSH BUTTON SWITCHES NOW RAISED ABOVE THE KEYLESS HOUSING. WITH RAISE SWITCHES ABOVE THE HOUSING, THE TRUNK CAN INADVERTENTLY OPEN WHEN THE FOD IS IN SOMEONES POCKET. THE CAR TRUNK CAN INADVERTENTLY OPEN WHEN THE FODS SWITCH, WHICH IS IN SOMEONES POCKET, IS INADVERTENTLY PRESSED AGAINST SOMETHING WITHOUT THE OWNERS KNOWLEDG…
Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10760803 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10744482 · 2015-07-28 (July 28, 2015)
I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT2 ON JUNE 30, 2015 WITH 25 MILES ON THE ODOMETER FROM RED RIVER CHEVY, BOSSIER CITY, LA. THE GPS AND NAVIGATION AND THE WHOLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. ONSTAR COULD NOT LOCATE MY VEHICLE. IT KEPT SAYING I WAS IN TEXAS WHEN I HAVEN'T BEEN TO TEXAS IN THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR MUST HAVE COME FROM TEXAS. THE CAR WAS PLACED IN THE REPAIR SHOP ON JULY 27 AND IS STILL IN THE SHOP. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK WHILE I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BRAKES ON THE CAR HAVE A BURNING SMELL TO THEM AND HAVE A …
Owner-reported narrative. 479 miles reported. Look up ODI 10744482 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10746334 · 2015-08-01 (August 1, 2015)
ON JUNE 30, 2015 I PURCHASED A 2015 CHEVY IMPALA FROM RED RIVER CHEVY, BOSSIER CITY, LA 71111, [phone removed]. ON JULY 17, 2015 THE ENTIRE MY LINK SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES, ONSTAR, GPS, CD PLAYER AND SIRIUS XM RADIO QUIT WORKING. ONSTAR COULD NOT LOCATE MY VEHICLE. ON JULY 27, 2015 I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE GPS/MY LINK FIXED. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MODULE. BEFORE THE MY LINK FAILURE I KEPT HEARING A ROARING NOISE ON THE CAR AND SOMETIMES SMELLING A BURNING ODOR. I ASKED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHAT THAT COULD BE AND HE GAVE ME THE OPTION OF BA…
Owner-reported narrative. 467 miles reported. Look up ODI 10746334 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10895149 · 2016-08-11 (August 11, 2016)
SEVERE VIBRATION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE COLDER THE OUTSIDE TEMP. THE WORSE THE VIBRATION GETS. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES DIFFERENT REPAIRS MADE NOTHING WORKED. I HAVE ALL REPAIR DOCUMENTS. CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEGED THE PROBLEM HOWEVER HAS NO SOLUTION.
Owner-reported narrative. 480 miles reported. Look up ODI 10895149 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11047398 · 2017-11-20 (November 20, 2017)
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT ABOUT 50 TO 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT FULL ACCELERATION. I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, NONE WORKED. I THEN PUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN EVERYTHING WORKED, BY THEN I WAS DOING 90 PLUS MILES PER HOUR PASSING VEHICLES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TRIED FIND A PROBLEM BUT DID NOT A PROBLEM.THEY SAID NO CODES APPEARED. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. …
Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11047398 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10919716 · 2016-10-27 (October 27, 2016)
"SEVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT CAME ON, THEN 2 HOURS LATER ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ON EVERY LEFT TURN THERE IS A CRUNCHING SOUND IN THE FRONT TIRE AND ALARMS SOUND, AND MY ENGINE STARTED STALLING AS I WAS TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET, ALMOST WAS IN A CRASH. WHEN I MADE IT HOME I RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME SCENARIO. THIS CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE THAT EVERY CHEVY CUSTOMER IS DESCRIBING THIS SAME SITUATION. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE IMPALA'S. WE ALL LOVE OUR IMPALA'S BUT YOU CANNOT ALLOW US …
Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10919716 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11041377 · 2017-10-30 (October 30, 2017)
THIRD ISSUE WITH LOSS OF POWER. THIS TIME, STARTED CAR. THE CAR WAS FIGHTING FOR AIR FOR A FEW SECONDS, WITH STABILITRAK AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY. RESTARTED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. SERVICE IS STATING HISTORY SAYS MISFIRE ON 2 CYLINDERS, BUT NO CODE THROWN AND CANNOT DIAGNOSE. WE CAN GUESS AND PAY $350 FOR THE GUESS, OR NOT GUESS AND PAY $125 FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS THAT WERE RAN. (!!!) WHAT IN THE WORLD...
Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11041377 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10823066 · 2016-01-29 (January 29, 2016)
I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA POLICE VEHICLE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF A VEHICLE THAT TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME. THE PATROL CAR CAUGHT FIRE DURING THE COLLISION AND WAS ONLY PUT OUT WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT THE BATTERY CABLES. THE APPARENT ISSUE IS THAT AFTER A MAJOR COLLISION THE FUEL PUMP DID NOT TURN OFF WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO BE ADDED TO THE FIRE......UPDATED 02/10/16 *BF *JS
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10823066 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10959008 · 2017-03-06 (March 6, 2017)
I LEASED A NEW 2015 IMPALA AT THE END OF MAY 2015. IT IS THE LT2 MODEL. IN OCT. 2015 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN. THE CAR HAD A SUDDEN REDUCTION OF POWER, DROPPING FROM 70MPH TO AROUND 30MPH. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS. AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND IT ODD IN A BRAND NEW CAR, BUT FIGURED IT WAS A FLUKE. IN OCT. 2016 IT HAPPENED AGAIN! THE VEHICLE QUICKLY DROPPED FROM 60MPH OR SO, DOWN TO 30MPH AND I WAS ALMOST HIT…
Owner-reported narrative. 9,370 miles reported. Look up ODI 10959008 at NHTSA ↗