AutoUtility currently tracks 28 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Chevrolet Impala. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 9 complaints (32.1% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 4 filings cite a crash, 1 cites a fire, 2 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 28 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (9 reports • 32.1% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Air Bags & Restraints (5), Powertrain & Transmission (5)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 4 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
28
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
4
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
1
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
2
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2019 Chevrolet Impala

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 32.1% of complaints

Electrical System

9 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report 🩹 1 injury report entry
#2 Problem Area 17.9% of complaints

Air Bags & Restraints

5 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 3 crash reports 🩹 3 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 17.9% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

5 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#4 Problem Area 10.7% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🩹 1 injury report entry
#5 Problem Area 10.7% of complaints

Steering System

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Chevrolet Impala

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11747466
Filed: 06/30/2026

"2 of 3 Chevy Impala ac compressor has gone out. Auto part supplier confirmed I need the Design 2 compressor connector tab on the right. So far no supplier has it available. Compressor needs to be recalled"

Incident Date: 06/01/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11747462
Filed: 06/30/2026

"No one sits in the passenger seat 99% of the time. The passenger airbag warning light is illuminated, and I am uncertain about its proper deployment in a critical situation. The issue remains unverified by a dealership or any other individual. The component has not been subject to any inspection. I..."

Incident Date: 06/01/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11716218
Filed: 02/06/2026

"Airbags turn off when passenger is seated due to an issue with the sensor in the seat that rubs against the seat frame."

Incident Date: 02/06/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS,SEATS
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11714661
Filed: 01/31/2026

"Transmission torque converter shuddered and did not stop after service. Had to replace entire transmission for $5870.68 repair bill."

Incident Date: 01/22/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11712578
Filed: 01/21/2026

"Jerking while picking up speed, key fob keep saying not detected, Radio feature work but stuck to basic screen I guess electrical problem Brakes is very rough not sure"

Incident Date: 12/10/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Chevrolet Impala

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2020)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Chevrolet Impala 300 10 3 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Chevrolet Impala 111 8 0 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Chevrolet Impala 116 4 0 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Chevrolet Impala 59 6 1 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Chevrolet Impala Current Page 28 4 1 Current
2020 Chevrolet Impala 15 3 0 View 2020 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Chevrolet Impala

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 16 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 4 3 0 3 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 3 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 1 0 1 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 1 0 1 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (28). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Related Official Reports for 2019 Chevrolet Impala

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.