2015 Chevrolet Impala Problems, Recalls & Reliability
436 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2015 Chevrolet Impala, alongside 3 recall campaigns and 0 defect investigations. It scores 30/100 on the trouble index — a middle-of-the-pack year for this model. Electrical leads the reports, typically around 55,000 miles.
Typical
Where 2015 sits among all Impala years
What owners report
“Side detection system is failed. Used for blind spots and I know this can cause more issues with car.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Impala
“When stabilizer light comes on, the vehicle jerks and the engine runs hard. It could come on while driving or when u turn on the car. Sometimes the stabilizer light turns off when shutting off the vehicle a few times. The vehicle would drink a lot of gas when the stabilizer is on.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Impala
“Side detection system light on dash say service but the side detection light onbthe mirror stays on even when the car is off.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Impala
“When you start to car the power steering is out and it locks up then you drive and it's like driving a manual steering car”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Impala
“My service air bag light comes on and passenger airbag remains off while sitting in seat.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Impala
“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”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Impala
Mileage when trouble shows up
Among the 251 reports that include an odometer reading, problems most often appear around 60,000 miles. Half of those reports fall between 37,000 and 84,000 miles — a useful range to weigh against the mileage of the exact car you're looking at.
Recalls (3)
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…
Fix: 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…
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,…
Fix: 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…
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…
Fix: 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…
Technical service bulletins
1,657 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on electrical and engine — are on file for the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
See the 2015 Impala TSB list →
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2015 Chevrolet Impala reliable?
The 2015 Chevrolet Impala drew 436 complaints in federal safety records — a middle-of-the-pack year for this model. Its trouble index is 30/100, scored against the model's worst year (2004).
What are the most common 2015 Chevrolet Impala problems?
The top reported problems for the 2015 Chevrolet Impala are electrical (118 complaints), other (71), and driver assistance (55).
At what mileage do 2015 Chevrolet Impala problems show up?
Owners most often report 2015 Chevrolet Impala problems around 60,000 miles. Half of all reports that include an odometer reading fall between 37,000 and 84,000 miles.
Does the 2015 Chevrolet Impala have recalls?
3 recall campaigns apply to the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.