2006 Chevrolet Impala complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING GOT STIFF. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHICH CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO A BRICK MAILBOX. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. BOTH SYSTEMS USE THE SAME ANTENNA IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE MODULE CONTROLLING EACH SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. MANY TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING, AN ALERT WILL APPEAR SAYING "SERVICE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM" AND I WILL LOSE READINGS OF MY TIRE PRESSURES. MANDATED IN 2005, TPMS SYSTEMS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS IN VEHICLES, SO THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I RECENTLY HAD A FLAT TIRE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT ON THE EXPRESSWAY HAD I NOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE TIRE BECAUSE THE TPMS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE ISSUE WITH A DOCUMENT ID OF 1990156. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE WARRANTY AND A SERVICE BULLETIN IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT WITHOUT CHARGING MYSELF, THE CONSUMER. THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE THESE SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOT SERVING THAT PURPOSE DUE TO POOR DESIGN RIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY. IN ADDITION TO THE FAILURE OF THE TPMS SYSTEM, THE DEFECT ALSO MAKES THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM USELESS DUE TO EXTREMELY POOR RANGE (~2 FEET). THIS IS MORE OF A CONVENIENCE ISSUE, BUT IT IS STILL CAUSED BY THE SAME DEFECT. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN ST. PAUL, MN. I STARTED UP AN INCLINE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. I SUDDENLY LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I TRAVELED UPHILL UNTIL THE CAR RAMMED INTO THE CURB ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND GOT OUT AND CALLED THE POLICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN ACCELERATION AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SOMEONE EXITED THE VEHICLE'S REAR DRIVER SIDE. ONCE THE DOOR WAS SHUT I WAS NEVER ABLE TO OPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA SUPER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR UNLEVELED LAND. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO NEITHER DUPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THERE IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006-2013 IMPALA REAR DEFROSTERS NOT WORKING. LOOK ON YOUTUBE AND YOU WILL SEE THE PROBLEM IS VERY EVIDENT. GM/CHEVY USED A SMALL BULKHEAD CONNECTOR FOR THE HIGH CURRENT DEFROSTER WIRES LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KICK PLATE OF THE 2006-2013 IMPALA'S THAT BURNS OUT. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO A FIRE HAZARD. THE "HOW TO" FIX ON YOU TUBE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL WORK, BUT THIS REALLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY GM. INEXPERIENCED MECHANICS TRYING TO FIX THIS MAY GET HURT, LET ALONE INCREASING THE ELECTRICAL/FIRE HAZARD BY IMPROPERLY "FIXING" THE PROBLEM. GM IS RECALLING THEIR VEHICLES FOR EVERYTHING ELSE SO WHY NOT FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM? SAD FOR PEOPLE IN WINTER CLIMATES NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THEIR REAR WINDOW DUE TO THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPALA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH I SUDDENLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF REDUCED POWER AND TO SERVICE MY TRACTION CONTROL HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PULLING OUT OF DRIVE TURNING LEFT LOST POWER STEERING COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN STEERING WHEEL AND HIT CURB. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MESSAGE REDUCED ENGINE POWER APPEARED AND MY SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 30 MPH. IT WAS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I PANICKED. I TRIED PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT MY SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST PLOWED INTO THE REAR END OF MY CAR BUT LUCKILY THERE WAS SPACE IN THE LANE TO THE RIGHT FOR THAT CAR TO QUICKLY MOVE OVER TO AVOID HITTING ME. THEY HONKED AND I MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I RESTARTED MY CAR ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AND GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT SO I COULD TAKE SIDE STREETS HOME SINCE I WAS FRIGHTENED MY CAR WOULD AGAIN SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. I DROVE TO AUTO ZONE AND HAD THE CODE RAN AND IT WAS FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I CAME ACROSS THE EDMUNDS FORUM WHERE HUNDREDS OF GM OWNERS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ! GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THESE INFERIOR THROTTLE BODY PARTS BUT I GUESS UNTIL THERE ARE FATALITIES IT WILL GO IGNORED ??? *TR

FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS CAR I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE OUT OF IT, ABOUT THE SECOND TO THIRD WEEK OF ME DRIVING THIS CAR I NOTICE A SLIGHT SLIP AS I WOULD TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP IT FELT LIKE AS IF THERE WERE BANANA PEALS UNDER THE WHEELS AS I WOULD BEGIN TO TAKE OFF AT FIRST IT WAS SLIGHTLY... NOW IT WILL STUTTER VARY BADLY THEN IT WILL FIND THE GEAR THEN TAKE OFF!! FROM THIS OCCURRING I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN THREE ACCIDENTS THANK GOD THAT NO CARS HIT ME I'VE DONE NUMEROUS RESEARCH ON THIS CAR AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING SEEM LIKE THIS IS THE BEGINNING BEFORE THE END, THERE'S SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET IMPALA TRANSMISSIONS EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IT'S NOT SAFE AND IT'S UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THEM, I HOPE NO ONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE IT'S NOTICED PLEASE DO AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60-65 MPH. MY CAR JUMPED OR I JUST FELT A CHANGE AND MY RPM NEEDLE MOVED. AS I TRIED TO PUSH IN THE GAS PEDAL THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD MOVE UP TO 4RPMS BUT MY SPEED WOULDN'T INCREASE IT WAS ALMOST AS IF I WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY JUST IN TIME FOR MY CAR TO STALL. I SAT THERE FOR ONLY A MINUTE AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND DROVE BACK HOME FINE TO MY COUSINS SHOP WHERE HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG, NO CODES FOUND AND THEIR WAS NEVER A CODE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH DURING THIS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WASN'T BURNED AND IT WAS CLEAR AND PINK. I'M FRUSTRATED BC THIS IS AN GM ISSUE AND THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING. I COULD OF BEEN HIT AND KILLED. MY DAD HAS A BLAZER THAT IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THE GM DEALERSHIP AMONG A COUPLE OTHER PLACES CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME AMONG OTHERS GET GM TO LOOK INTO OUR CARS AT LEAST FOR FREE. I HAVE A CHILD THAT IS ALWAYS IN THE CAR WITH ME AN IF ANYTHING WAS TO EVER HAPPEN TO US BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE GM WON'T RESOLVE THERE WILL BE MANY LAWSUITS INCLUDING MINE. *TR

FROM TIME TO TIME I HEAR SOME BANGING NOISE LIKE SOMEONE IS IN MY TRUNK OR LIKE IT THE SIDE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT . ALSO MY POWER STEERING MAKE NOISE ALL THE TIME. AND MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB COMES LOOSE AND BLOWS OUT A LOT. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING WITH THE CONNECTOR. TO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS TURNING FROM ONE STREET ONTO ANOTHER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE BRAKES AND MY ACCELERATION. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR. AFTER ALL THIS MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND EVERY TIME I TRIED TO START MY CAR, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BATTERY DIED BUT I KNOW IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. *TR

CAR HARD TO STEER AND TURN, HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER DAMAGE THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER, LIGHT, BODY FRAME ON LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

IN THE FALL 2010 I PURCHASED THE 2006 IMPALA WITH NEARLY 19,000 MILES ON IT. . FROM THE START I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS LOSING AIR WITH ONE OF THE TIRES, AND EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN, WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED. AT THE BEGINNING OF 2013 I STARTED PUMPING AIR INTO THAT ONE TIRE EVERY 3,4, DAYS, AND THE GRINDING NOISE I HEARD SINCE APRIL OF 2013, ( AT WHICH TIME IT PASSED INSPECTION) PROGRESSED INTO NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AT ALL. ON APRIL 4, 2014,(CAR INSPECTION TIME) I MANAGED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM. AFTER SPENDING $921. FOR THE YEARLY NY STATE INSPECTION, FOUR NEW TIRED, THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEFLATING TIRE, THE POWER STEERING , I THOUGHT EVERYTHING IS "OK". NOT SO. AS I DROVE THE CAR HOME, I HEARD THIS LOUD HUMMING NOISE. I THOUGHT I PURCHASED SOME BAD TIRES??? SO I DROVE THE CAR A LITTLE LONGER, HOPING THE NOISE WILL SUBSIDE. NOT SO!!. SO, ON MAY 20, THIS YEAR 2014 I AGAIN TOOK THE IMPALA TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER REPLACING A FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND ANOTHER BILL FOR $526. I NEEDED TO TALK WITH ONE OF THE OWNERS. AT WHICH TIME I ALSO DISCUSSED THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. HE GAVE ME ALL KINDS OF EXPLANATION..... AND REDUCED THE BILL TO $356.. AFTER INCURRING A TOTAL SUM OF 1,278. I DO NOT KNOW WHO TO BLAME. THE CAR MANUFACTURER???, THE DEALER???? OR MY LACK OF CAR KNOWLEDGE. I AM A SINGLE 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN, ON A VERY LIMITED SS INCOME WHO THOUGHT THIS CAR SHOULD LAST MY LIFETIME. I DROVE OTHER CARS BEFORE, AND NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH HEARTACHE AS I DO NOW. AS

WELL LETS SEE I JUST BOUGHT THIS 2006 CHEVROLET. IMPALA LS 4DR SEDAN AND IT SURGES LIKE CRAZY IM GOING FROM 0 TO 35 AND MY CAR IS TRYING TO GO BUT IT ALMOST LIKE IF I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL OF AND ON AND IT MAKES M6 HEAD BOB BACK AND FORTH WHEN IT DOES IT I THINK ITS THE TRANSMISSION NOT RUNNING RIGHT BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A LAW SUIT TOWARDS GM PLUS THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REAL STIFF SOME TIMES ITS HARD TO TURN . I HAVE TWO BOYS AND I HOPE THAT THIS STUPID CAR DOESN'T GET US KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT GM WONT FIX ARE LIVES MEAN NOTHIN . MAYBE I SHOULD GO TO CHANNEL 4 NEWS AND REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND HOW GM WONT FIX THIS. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WAS ACTING CRAZY AND MAKING CLICKING AND OTHER WEIRD SOUNDS. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF A RECALL, I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD TO PERFORM THE RECALL, WHICH THEY HAVE IT LISTED AS A POWER STEERING FLUSH ON MY GM OWNER CENTER FILE. IT HAS NOW RETURNED BACK TO CLICKING AND WEIRD SOUNDS WHEN I DRIVE AND TURN. I'M SCARED THAT MAYBE GM IS OVERLOOKING MY IMPALA. *TR

ITS A 2006 IMPALA SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND SMOKE CAME OUT THE VENTS OF THE DASH !!! THE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON AND THE POWER SEATS DO NOT WORK BUT IT STILL RUNS, SHE LEFT THE CAR AND HAD IT TOED ! SO I WAS WONDERING IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANY ONE ELSE ? IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAPPENS A LOT BUT GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT !!!! I READ A LOT OF DASH FIRES FROM THE ELECTRICAL BOX ON DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS AND SOME THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGIN AND TRAPS YOU IN THE CAR !!! ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THIS GOES ON WITH NO OUTCOME ITS LIKE SOMEONE HAS TO DIE OR GET KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. *TR

AT ABOUT 91000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP (NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, NOT GOING INTO ANY GEAR ETC.) IT FINALLY WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL UNLESS I TURNED THE CAR OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AND WOULD THEN DRIVE FOR ABOUT 2-5 MINUTES THEN ALL THE GEARS WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THINKING IT WAS JUST A CENSOR AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED/REPAIRED. IT COST ME ALMOST $3000 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE READ ON HERE AND ONLINE THAT THE 2006 CHEVY IMPALA HAS HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO GET AT LEAST A LITTLE REFUND ON THE COST. ALSO I HAVE TRIED ABOUT EVERYTHING TO GET THE PASSENGER SIDE BODY SIDE MOLDING TO STAY ON AND PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO STATE THAT THEY HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THAT ONE STAYING ON. IT CATCHES MY DOOR IF I DON'T REMEMBER TO PUSH IT IN BEFORE OPENING THE DOOR. IT IS GOING TO COST ME $50.79 PLUS SHIPPING TO GET A NEW ONE OF THESE AS WELL. THE THIRD THING I HAVE WRONG IS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS IN THE FRONT END BECAUSE OF MY ABS TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR BEING MESSED UP! *TR

I WAS DRIVING 35MPH DOWN MY ROAD IN MY IMPALA. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A TRACTION CONTROL/REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE CAME ON. THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED TO 20MPG AND I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A HUGELY POPULAR ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND CHEVY REFUSES TO FIX IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE RPMS WOULD GO UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR INCLUDING REVERSE. CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THIS IS A '06 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS WITH 72,000 MILES DRIVEN. I HAD TO PAY FOR A 3K TRANSMISSION TO REPLACED THE FAILED ONE. I WAS INFORMED AFTER THE FAILURE THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY LS4 ENGINE AND THIS TRANSMISSION. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD EXHIBIT A CLICKING AND GRINDING NOISE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CONSTANTLY SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE FORCE WHEN EXITING A PARKING AREA AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PARALLEL PARKED DUE TO THE STEERING FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09E005000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND EMITTED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09E005000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2006 IMPALA REVS REALLY HIGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND JERKS INTO MOTION WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. IT HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK AND HAS SINCE I GOT IT WITH AROUND 70K MILES. IT SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL IN ORDER.. THE DEALER SAYS THEY'D HAVE TO REPLICATE WHAT IT'S DOING BUT I'D BE OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL UNTIL/IF THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE WARRANTY COMPANY DECIDES "IF" THEY'LL COVER IT. *JS

THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH...GM DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

SWERVED TO MISS A DEER, RAN OFF THE ROAD HIT A LIGHT POLE ON PASSENGER SIDE,TORE OFF FRONT TIER AND SUSPENSION, CAR ROLLED A COUPLE OF TIMES, BLEW OUT MOST OF THE WINDOWS, TORE UP THE WHOLE INTERIOR, SLID INTO A GUARD RAIL AND LANDED UP RIGHT, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED! I BROKE MY SHOULDER, COLLAR BONE AND HAND, THE CAR HAD BRAND NEW TIRES. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR ANY OTHER DOORS DIC (DRIVER'S INFO CENTER) STAYS LIT AND RADIO STAYS ON FOR 15 MINUTES. WAS TOLD IT MAY BE THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE). ALSO CHECKED VEHICLE'S OIL AND ALL WAS FINE THEN 2 WEEKS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND DIPSTICK SHOWS NO OIL. NO LEAKS ANYWHERE ON DRIVEWAY NOR UNDER CARRIAGE. STEERING WHEEL SQUEALS WHEN TURNING YET ALL FLUIDS ARE TOPPED OFF. IS THIS VEHICLE A LEMON? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY STEERING COLUMN IN MY IMPALA I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME IMPALA'S BUT WHEN I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER I WAS TOLD MINE WASN'T IN RECALL . YET THERE'S A POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN AND JUST RECENTLY I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS THEY WILL SWITCH TO HIGH BEAM WHENEVER I USE MY BLINKER AND I HAVE TO PUSH IN N HOLD IN THE BLINKER SWITCH FOR A FEW MINS BEFORE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WILL GO OFF ! I'VE BRIGHT LIGHTED SO MANY PPL OVER THIS PROBLEM AND I FEEL VERY GUILTY IF I CAUSED SOMEONE TO CRASH OVER BRIGHT LIGHTING THEM EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUT OF MY CONTROL REALLY . PLEASE HELP ME FIND OUT IF MY CAR SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR THIS STEERING KNUCKLE RECALL BC A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS WHAT MAY BE THE ISSUE , THANK YOU . *TR

DRIVING 65 SPEED LIMIT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRACTION CONTROL ALTERNATES WITH ENGINE POWER REDUCED. SLOWED VEHICLE TO 40 MPH. OTHER CARS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE AND BLOWING HORNS. PULLED OFF ROAD, OPENED HOOD SHUT OFF ENGINE. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. RESTARTED EVERYTHING NORMAL EXCEPT ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON BUT POWER IS AVAILABLE. THIS CYCLE REPEATS EVERY FEW DAYS. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. ABOUT TIME GM SHEDS SOME LIGHT ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OVER THIS PROBLEM. NOT A LOT HAVE REPORTED TO YOU BUT JUST LOOK UP ENGINE POWER REDUCED ON GOOGLE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE GM HASN'T DONE A RECALL, I GUESS ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVEN'T DIED YET. YOU WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL LOOSE SPEED, YOUR CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WILL APPEAR ON THE INFO BAR. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AND I MADE IT HOME SAFELY. MAYBE I SHOULD CALL MY LOCAL NEWS STATION AND HAVE THEM DO AN INVESTIGATION SINCE GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS LIVES ONLY THEIR PAYMENTS. *TR

1. THE CAR WOULD STOP ACCELERATING AND COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND WOULD COAST TO A STOP. ALL THE LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND EVERYTHING WOULD TURN OFF. 2. 3 SEAT BELT LATCHES NO LONGER WORK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY COMPANY ASSIGNED CAR DOWN A STEEP HILL WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 OTHER TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING FAST THOUGH. IT'S LIKE THE ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF. THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON BUT I LOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT WAS TERRIFYING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS COMPLETELY RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS IN MY COMPANY WITH THEIR IMPALAS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER INSTANCES OF CHEVY IMPALAS OF VARIOUS MODEL YEARS DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM ITS RANDOM AND OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 4 MONTHS OR SO. I AM AFRAID I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK IN THIS DEATH TRAP DUE TO MY EMPLOYER MAKING ME. PLEASE HELP- I DON'T WANT TO DIE BECAUSE CHEVROLET HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THEIR CARS. *TR

GOING 55 MPH CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 35 MPH ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY CARS BEHIND ME. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL , ENGINE POWER REDUCED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. HAD SOME WORK DONE AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP 100 MILES AGO SO MAYBE SOMETHING THEY DID WRONG. BUT I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS CAUSED BY THIS VERY SAME MESSAGE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED BY THIS SUDDEN DECELERATION WITH NO WARNING. *TR

I WAS JUS LEAVING MY JOB ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL WHEN AS I REACHED ABOUT HALF A MILE AWAY FROM MY JOB THE CAR DISPLAYED A MESSAGE ENGINE POWER REDUCED I WAS GOIN THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS ABOUT 45 TO 50 WHEN I WAS SUDDENLY UNCONTROLLABLY BROUGHT TO UNDER 20 MPH CARS NEARLY RAN INTO MY REAR SEVERAL TIMES SO I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT ON MY HAZARDS N PULL INTO A NEARBY SHOPPING CENTER I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME N NOW I'M CAR I DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY FUNDS MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IS CHAGRIN TO FIX THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY CHARGE BY HOW LONG THE JOB TAKES AFTER FOR THE LIFE OF ME I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA WHICH HAD 155000 MILES PERFORMED BETTER THAN MY 2006 I NEVER HAD AS MUCH ISSUE AS I DID WITH THIS CAR AS I DID WITH OLDER ALSO IN THIS 2006 IMPALA THIS COOLING SYSTEM PART ARE VERY CHEAP I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A CHEVY TO ANY ONE AFTER EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS I DID WITH THIS CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND LOST ALL MY POWER STEERING FLUID AFTER JUST HAVING A RECALL FOR AN POWER STEERING PUMP HOSE REPAIRED. *TR

AFTER LEAVING WORK I STARTED UP MY CAR, THEN PUT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE. I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO USE ALOT OF FORCE JUST TO TURN IT. EVER SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCE LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR TIRE SIZE P235-50-R18. THE DOT AND SERIAL NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE THREAD SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, "REDUCED TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON, POWER WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED AND THEN "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON. CAR HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, BUT CUTTING OFF POWER AND ACCELERATION WHILE I'M MAKING A TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR DRIVING 70+ MPH IS NOT A SAFE WAY OF ADDRESSING THAT PROBLEM. I CAN TURN OFF THE CAR AND REGAIN POWER. NEARLY ANY OTHER WAY OF ADDRESSING THE CODE WOULD BE INFINITELY BETTER THAN KILLING POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE. NOTICED SOMETIME IN AUGUST OF 2013 THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WASN'T WORKING. CHECKED FUSE, RELAY, GRID CONNECTIONS AND FOUND INCOMPLETE CIRCUIT. TRACED OPEN CIRCUIT TO A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR BEHIND PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL UNDER GLOVE BOX. FOUND THAT REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WIRE (PURPLE) WAS BURNED AND INSULATION WAS MELTED. SEPARATED THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO FIND THAT SPECIFIC CONNECTOR FOR THIS WIRE INSIDE CONNECTOR WAS ALSO BURNED AND MELTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONNECTOR. CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARD. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN A REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL ASIDE FROM BIG TRUCKS, OTHERWISE I WOULD BE STRUCK BY. NO CODES AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. AS FAR AS I KNOW THIS IS A MAJOR INCIDENT THAT SOMEONE CAN GET HURT OR LOSES LIFE. I WENT ONLINE THRU EDMUNDS AND SAW A LOTS OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL !! BEEN A CHEVY CUSTOMER FOR A LONG TIME. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. SOMETHING OR SOMEONE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE !!! *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR WILL START TO SLOWING DOWN AND CHUGGING THEN SAY ENGINE POWER IS BEING REDUCED AND IT WILL BARLEY DRIVE FROM THERE. THE CAR CAN BE GOING AT ANY SPEED AND BE DOING THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN YOUR CAR CHUGS TO ALMOST NOTHING AND THEIR ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN GM FORUM OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHEN I TRIED THE TRANSMISSION ONLY REVVED UP, THE CAR DID NOT PICK UP SPEED (VERY CLOSE TO BECOMING AN ACCIDENT). AFTER THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST GOT HIT BY ME BECAUSE I WAS ON A HILL AND MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. *TR

OBSERVED A FLUID LEAK NEAR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE LEAK IS POWER STEERING FLUID. FOUND THE LEAK TO BE CAUSED BY A HOLE IN THE ALUMINUM POWER STEERING RETURN/COOLING LINE. THE LINE WAS LEAKING CAUSED BY THE PLASTIC WHEEL WELL LINER RUBBING A HOLE IN THE ALUMINUM TUBE. *TR

SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM IS SHOWING ON DASHBOARD. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND IT STILL APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09E005000 (STEERING). MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,580 . UPDATED 12-05-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2009, THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED.

I WAS GETTING OFF THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN FEEL A SHAKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL I NOTICED THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ON SO I PULLED OVER THAT'S WHEN IT SHUT DOWN ON ME. I THEN GOT THE WHEEL HUBS AND BALL JOINTS CHANGED BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT SO MY MECHANIC RESET THE VEHICLE WENT OFF FOR A DAY THEN CAME BACK ON. *TR

WAS DRIVING IN TO WORK. STOPPED AT MCDONALD'S AND NOTICED CAR SMOKING. DROVE ACROSS THE STREET TO MY JOB TO MY DASH BOARD LIGHTING UP WARNING ME TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. I DID EXACTLY THAT (SHUT THE CAR OFF) AND WENT INSIDE TO CALL FOR HELP. THIS IS THE 3RD PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR ALMOST 4 YEARS. LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, MY HEAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, I'M GOING THROUGH OIL LIKE CRAZY, AND I SEEM TO BE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS IT HARD TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE AND WHEN IT DOES FINALLY GO, I GET WHIPLASH FROM THE JERK. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMEONE IS SEVERELY HURT. *TR