Concerning the 2016 chevrolet impala trunk, there were several occasions of the trunk being found opened on it's own when not in use. recently, the trunk will not close or will not open. i've purchased fuses to no avail as they continue to blow. contacted chevrolet customer care, they lied and said no complaints had been received on any models since 2000. there are at least 2 other complaints about the trunk on the nthsa site. chevrolet (rob) informed me my complaint is now in their records. concerning the electrical system, doors could be heard clicking when not in use. my battery has drained several times due to erosion. i purchased new cable which worked fine for some months but then had to purchase new battery. these are obvious issues gm should address.
I purchased a '16 impala ls2 with 37k miles, after owning it for a week, i checked the air pressure on the spare tire to find the trunk with about 4" of water in trunk, the deal replaced the tail light gaskets and have not had an issue since. after driving the car for 6 months and just over 10k miles, i was driving through the small town i live in and my power steering just stopped working and "power steering failure" note popped up. thankfully got pulled over safely, turned car off, waited 30 sec., restarted the car and still no power steering. was able to get the car to the dealer ship where i bought car, i was fortunite that i was only 200 yards from dealership. dealership called after having car for about 4-5 hours and they cant find any problem!!! i sure hope that they do find something and they fix it. my "certified" warranty will expire in about 2500 miles and i don't want the problem to happen again and have to pay out of pocket when this is clearly and issue on these electronic steering modules.
Trunk filled with water in tire compartment.
Sunroof exploded while driving on hwy at 65mph, two minutes after stopping at a convenience store. 92f outdoor temp. ac just cooled off vehicle. 2017 black chevy impala ltz. both front windows and windshield previously cracked after starting to drive while car cooling off (ac on) during previous summers. i was on the phone during the sunroof blowout and the other party was witness to the extremely loud explosion sound. thank goodness i decided to tint the sunroof when i bought it, could have been much worse.
Side detection module is failing. i researched after my dashboard won't turn on, and after reading similar complaints from other impala owners, it is due to the side detection modules not working properly. apparently when the modules fail they can cause alot of electrical damage to the vehicle. chevy or gm is not answering my questions, and i dont see the need to pay out of pocket for something that seems to be a problem in most people's impala.
My touchscreen radio doesn't work at times it's doesn't show any preset radio stations nor the temperature plus i have no sound and the onstar doesn't work plus i can't turn the radio off by pushing the off button it's nerve wracking.
The entire spare tire well in the trunk was filled with water. the trunk was damp in the back corners by the tail lights and some of my items in the trunk were wet. this is the first i have noticed this but it couldn't have been like this long. it has been cold out and i only noticed a small amount of mold and no odor yet.
The entire trunk fills with water when it rains. it sits on the spare tire and will eventually rot out the tire and trunk. it's upsetting as the items inside the trunk has gotten damaged
On april 2nd, 2018, i was driving to work around 4:50 a.m. driving on the 303sb only about 7 minutes into my drive i noticed that my vehicle began to lag and stall out, i began to notice grey smoke coming from the hood and that's when i realized that my car was on fire. while trying to avoid traffic and after almost being hit by oncoming traffic i was finally able to get my vehicle into a safe are on the side of the road and call emergency roadside assistance on provided by my auto insurance usaa. my concern is that the vehicle never provided any type of notification letting me know that the vehicle was severely damaged. if my oil is low my vehicle tells me something, when the tires are low on air, my vehicle tells me. how come when my vehicle caught fire and while it began stalling out i still received no notice? i could have been killed had i got hit by oncoming traffic and the situation may have ended a lot worse. i had my vehicle towed to the nearest repair shop as covered under the usaa roadside assistance endorsement that being chevrolet sands. i received a call from a rep who stated that the vehicle had had pre-existing damage to the vehicle such as old battery acid that had over time ate at the wiring of the vehicle causing the transmission to blow out. this vehicle is a death trap. i mentioned that the vehicle was a certified pre-owned vehicle and that the vehicle was only in our care for less than a year in a half and that when we bought the vehicle it contained 20,022 miles and that the vehicle now only had about 65,000 miles. none of the security features ever turned on the auto stop function doesn't operate, the battery was built on top of the transmission safety issue. the ignition cut off device didn't work.
When traveling on the highway or local roads. my vehicle would warn me to shift into park to stop the engine. the after 3 notices it would shutdown completely.