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2015 Chevrolet Impala: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
17%
41 of 245 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 17% of relevant complaints.

Better than 91% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 55 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 14%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
41
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
300
this model year
Fires reported
11
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
3
10 crashes · 9 injuries

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM96 · 32%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER51 · 17%
STEERING44 · 15%
LANE DEPARTURE42 · 14%
AIR BAGS29 · 10%
SERVICE BRAKES24 · 8%

The years either side

2010
46%
156 of 441
2011
41%
194 of 505
2012
34%
77 of 258
2013
24%
60 of 272
2014
17%
92 of 634
2015
17%
41 of 300
2016
54%
455 of 897
2017
37%
34 of 116
2018
33%
17 of 59
2019
36%
8 of 28
2020
too few complaints
2021
no data
2022
no data
2023
no data

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM01/29/2016FIRECRASH2 INJURED
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 TH…
ENGINE01/09/20191 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARALLEL PARKING WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND PLACED THE OTHER FOOT ON THE OUTSIDE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND PULLED THE CONTACT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME PINNED BY THE REA…
ENGINE03/16/2026
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle on several occasions. During other failures, the vehicle restarted independently while rolling forward. During one failure, the vehicle had to be towed back…

Three of 41 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (3)

STRUCTURE
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 …
AIR BAGS
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-heat…
PARKING BRAKE
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…

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Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition of any individual vehicle. Combined across 3 body styles NHTSA files separately.