2014 Chevrolet Impala · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 77owner reports
- 65,495median miles
- 3involved a crash
Newest report Nov 15, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
77 of the 569 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Narrower sheets: ABS light on (36 reports)
Tick what matches of 77 reports
Brake wear on other Impala years
No other Impala model year has enough reports of brake wear for a sheet of its own. See every Impala year.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (35 reports), the pads and rotors (9 reports), the booster (3 reports) and the caliper (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 40,000 and 85,000 miles, from the 51 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 7 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Chevrolet Impala that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This service bulletin informs dealers that a new Power Brake Booster Vacuum Cap will need to be replaced when installing the revised Power Brake Booster Vacuum Pipe to correct DTCs being set due to misrouting of brake booster vacuum pipe.
This service bulletin provides information for tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system concerns.
This informational bulletin provides information on installing the correct tires for vehicles with the condition of under hard acceleration at higher speeds, the traction control light will flash.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have the Antilock Braking System, Service Traction Control System, and/or Service Stabilitrak lights are on.
3 more on the 2014 Chevrolet Impala page.
What owners wrote
“My steering wheel tripping , my brake light , my parking gear is triggered , stabilizing system and air bag”
Filed Mar 10, 2025 · 238,000 miles
“The recall said it was completed in 2014, but my parking brake will engage while I'm driving and has risked my life in multiple occasions. So I believe the recall was not done properly as my parking brake still engages while I'm driving.”
Filed Jun 29, 2023
“The ABS and traction control light are always on. Sometimes the brakes kick back up on my foot and the brakes skip until I come to a stop.This doesn't always happen but I have to always be prepared. And there is always a squeaking sound when wheels are in motion. It was never inspected”
Filed Jun 15, 2023
“The right turn signal bulb keeps blowing. Break lights were stuck on. I got pulled over because the blinker wasn't working and parking light wouldn't go off. The officer was nice because I had just got the car and didn't give me a ticket, just a warning. Blinker on passenger side won't work with lights on and fuses for that side keeps blowing”
Filed Apr 5, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 3 of 77 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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Other problems on this car
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 111 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 103 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 54 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 50 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 40 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 30 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 29 reports