2008 Chevrolet Impala complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER REDUCED, ITS SAYS REDUCED POWER IN ENGINE.

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR,IT GETS RANDOMLY STUCK IN PARK. IT USUALLY IS IN A DRIVEWAY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. IT TAKES 20 OR 30 MINUTES OF PUSHING THE BRAKE AND STARTING AND RESTARTING TO FINALLY GET IT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE WHEN I CAME UPON STOPPED TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A BAD ACCIDENT AHEAD AND TRAFFIC WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. AFTER ABOUT 20 OR 30 MINUTES I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO START MOVING. WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING, I TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS NOT ON AN INCLINE. I WAS ON LEVEL GROUND. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HERE I SAT UNABLE TO MOVE AT ALL, COULD NOT PULL OF THE ROAD. IRATE DRIVERS AND 18 WHEELERS COMING UP ON ME AT 70 MILE AN HOUR. I WAS SO SCARED, I THOUGHT I'M GOING TO GET KILLED AND SO IS THE DRIVER THAT CRASHES INTO ME. I DID EVERYTHING I KNEW TO DO AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES IT FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR. HAD IT NOT, I WAS GOING TO ABANDON THE CAR BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD GET CREAMED. MY ONLY CONCERN WAS THE PERSON THAT WOULD HIT THE ABANDONED CAR WOULD BE HURT OR KILLED. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. I TOOK IT TO THEM AS WELL AS ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD, I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN SO THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT. WELL DUH, IF I COULD BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED I WOULDN'T

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHTS CAME ON. I SLOWED DOWN TO 40 AND WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED REALLY HARD AND DIED. RIGHT AS IT DIED ANOTHER LIGHT CAME ON, SOMETHING ABOUT THE THROTTLE. I WAS ON A 4 LANE BRIDGE DURING RUSH HOUR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. WHEN THEY GOT IT, IT STARTED RIGHT UP, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO DIAGNOSE, IT'S MY ACCELERATED PEDAL POSITION, I JUST HAD THIS REPLACED MAYBE 2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT DID THE SAME THING, NOW THIS I DON'T THINK SHOULD BE A COMMON THING BUT IT IS, AND AS DANGEROUS AS THIS IS I THINK IT'S MORE OF A DEFECT ON GM'S SIDE. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL OR REPLACEMENT FOR FREE. *TR

YESTERDAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK .. I EXIT OFF OF 55 ONTO 1ST AVENUE. GOT TO ODGEN AVENUE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT INTO A SLOW MOTION . MESSAGE APPEARED REDUCE ENGINE AND TRANSACTION CONTROL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO PASS 20 MILES. I PULLED OVER AT A WALGREENS. SHUT OFF THE CAR AND STARTED AGAIN. SAME MESSAGE. I FINALLY MADE IT HOME ( 1-1/2 ), USUALLY 20-25 MINUTES. I LOOKED ON LINE LAST NIGHT AND SAW NUMEROUS CALLS AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED GMC THIS MORNING AND OF COURSE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM.. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT .. *TR

I HAD JUST STARTED MY 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ AND WAS LEAVING WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED WARNING CAME ON. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO JERK AS IT SHIFTED GEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND ON THE WEEKEND. I'M HOPING TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED ON MONDAY AS THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I'M 8 WEEKS FROM GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE!! IT WOULD SUCK IF I HAVE SPEND ALL THIS TIME AND MONEY IN GETTING MY EDUCATION ONLY TO FAIL DUE TO A VEHICLE BREAKDOWN THAT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS VERY MAKE AND MODEL. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR IMPALA. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE A LOSS OF LIFE OR INJURY, FIRE OR CRASH TO MAKE THE MANUFACTURER PLACE A RECALL ON THE FAULTY PART THAT IS CAUSING THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER DRIVING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAD TO FIX THIS PASSLOCK THING ON MY IMPALA AND IM GETTING SO SICK AND TIRED OF IT *TR

THE SPINDLE RODS GETTING REL HOT AND SOME AND EAT UP MY 4 TIRE / GOT THE CAR NEW AT THE CENTRAL CHEVROLET DID NOT FIX THE SPINDLE RODS NOW I AM GETTING A ELECTRIC SOME WHERE? SOME ONE FORM GM TOLD ME HE DID NOT SAY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR HE COME FORM THE LITTLE ROCK OFFICE ALL CHEVROLET IMPALA NEED TO BE RECALL I HAVE TO BY 4 SET OF TIRE ALL THE TIME I AM ASKING GM TO GET ME A NEW CAR SOME ONE FORM GM TOLD ME NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR WAS A LITTLE OIL FIRE ON THE SPINDLE RODS I HAVE NOT FIX. *TR

THE DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVER REAR DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THEY LOCK BUT DON'T OPEN. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE LOCKS ARE AT THE BACK/REAR OF THE CAR AND CANNOT BE ACCESSED FROM THE FRONT. .I CANNOT ENTER AND REMOVE MY GRANDCHILDREN FROM THERE CAR SEATS IN AN EMERGENCY LIKE A CAR FIRE AND CAR ACCIDENT WHERE THEY ARE STILL IN THE ROAD. *TR

I WAS JUST DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON. IN THE MESSAGE BOX IT SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON. I COULDN'T PICK UP SPEED, WHEN I TRIED TO IT WOULD JERK. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OUT OF MY CAR UNTIL NOW. *TR

DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS: FIRST THE DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO WORK. THEN THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR..(WHICH HAS TO BE MANUALLY OPENED AND CLOSED). NOW THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK IS UNDEPENDABLE. THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING A HAZARD TO DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE IN THAT THE SAFETY OF THE INGRESS AND EGRESS OF THE PASSENGERS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED AND THIS CAN BECOME A DEFINITE HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERRMITTENLY, BOTH WITH THE REMOTE KEY FOB AND THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK BUTTONS OFTEN RESULTING IN MANUALLY HAVING TO USE THE KEY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE OR PHYSICALLY PULLING UP THE LOCK ONCE INSIDE THE CAR TO UNLOCK A PARTICULAR DOOR. THIS IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE FOR THE REMOTE AS I'VE EVEN NOTICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN USING THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE DOOR LOCK REGISTER THE "INPUT" AND ATTEMPT TO MOVE UP TO THE UNLOCK POSITION, PHYSICALLY LOOK AS IF SOMETHING WERE PREVENTING IT FROM DOING SO, AND REMAIN IN THE LOCKED POSITION. AND, ITS COMPLETELY RANDOM AS FOR WHICH DOOR LOCK WILL OPERATE AND THERE ARE STRETCHES OF DAYS WHEN ALL LOCKS WILL OPERATE PROPERLY WITH BOTH THE REMOTE AND THE DOOR LOCK BUTTONS. ALSO, THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHICH DOORS WILL OPERATE AS TO FRONT/REAR, DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE AND/OR ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, OR ZERO DOORS LOCKING/UNLOCKING. THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT (PARTICULARLY WHEN RAINING), POTENTIALLY UNSAFE, AND PROBLEMATIC IN KEEPING YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS CONTENTS SECURE.

STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT A MILE. HAD SHORT BURSTS OF REDUCTION IN POWER CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING AT HIGH SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC IS VERY CONCERNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN OTHER TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ALWAYS WHEN THE GROUND WAS WET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD ON A BUSY ROAD. FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FROM GM, MY MECHANIC CLEANED CONNECTIONS ON THE PEDAL RELAY. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THIS PAST SATURDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE REPAIRS TO FIX THIS ISSUE WILL RUN CLOSE TO $1,000. I HAVE ALSO READ MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET INDICATING THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH IMPALA'S. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

REAR WINDOW DEFROST STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED FUSES AND RELAY. LIGHT COMES ON BUT DEFROST DOES NOT WORK. INVESTIGATION BY OWNER SHOWED WIRING HARNESS UNDER FRONT PASSENGER KICK PANEL BURNT BADLY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONLINE INDICATES THIS HAS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF IMPALA OWNERS. DUE TO THE BADLY BURN CONNECTION, PASSENGER CABIN FIRE COULD HAVE OCCURRED. LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF SIMILAR INSTANCES. RECOMMEND INVESTIGATION. *TR

BOTH REAR AND THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITH EITHER FOB KEY CONTROL OR DRIVER/PASSENGER DOOR CONTROLS. TOTALING THREE DOOR LOCK FAILURES IN TWO YEARS. THIS IS A LARGE SAFETY HAZARD TO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK OF THE CAR AS THERE IS NO FAST OR EASY WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS ONCE LOCKED TO GET THE CHILD OUT IN AN EMERGENCY. I REQUEST THIS BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER FOR A RECALL AS IT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN IN CAR SEAT ON THE BACK SEAT, WHICH THERE IS NO QUICK WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO REMOVE THEM IN AN EMERGENCY. MECHANIC STATES: THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2008 AND 2009 CHEVY IMPALA VEHICLES. THESE MODEL YEARS WERE PRODUCED WITH A TYPE OF GREASE THAT BLEEDS INTO THE LATCH ACTUATOR. AFTER TIME THE CARBON FROM THE MOTOR BRUSHES BUILDS UP AROUND THE ACTUATOR MOTOR AND SHORTS THE COMMUNICATOR. RESULTING IN NO POWER LOCK OR UNLOCK FUNCTION. REQUIRING FULL LOCK REPLACEMENT TOTALING OVER $1,500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER REDUCTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

EVERY TIME IT RAINS, OR EVEN IF THE AIR HAS BEEN DAMP OVERNIGHT, MY FRONT IN-DOOR SPEAKERS FAIL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, IN-DOOR SPEAKER IS COMPLETELY BURNT OUT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS ALSO FAILED. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO REPAIR THIS. THERE IS WATER LEAKING INTO THE DOORS CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES TO OCCUR. ONCE THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS DRY, THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR SPEAKER BEGINS TO WORK AGAIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR IS COMPLETELY DEAD BUT THE WINDOW WORKS. *TR

ON JUNE 22, 2012 AS I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DASH. I KNOW MY CAR SLOWED DOWN A LOT AND THEN PICKED UP SPEED AGAIN. I NOTICE THAT EACH TIME I PRESSED ON THE PETAL TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD. I DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT UNTIL MY HUSBAND THEN DROVE IT AND SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING REALLY ROUGH. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THAT LOTS OF CHEVY OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE ENFORCE A RECALL AS THIS IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING ON REAR DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE AND THEN 3 WEEKS LATER THE REAR DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE QUIT WORKING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND YOU THINK THE DOORS ARE LOCKED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY IMPALA. STARTING LAST MONTH (MAY 2013) THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IT CAME BACK THAT IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WAS REPLACED AND 5 DAYS LATER THE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK TO THEM ON MONDAY BECAUSE THEY WERE CLOSED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AND THE LIGHTS WEREN'T ON. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET A READING ON THE CAR AND TO COME PICK IT UP. I DROVE OFF THE LOT AND 3 DAYS LATER THE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY WEEK SINCE THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN I TOOK IT IN INITIALLY THEY SAID IT WAS EITHER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE THROTTLE. ON FRIDAY JUNE 14TH THE CAR STOPPED THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND STARTING DISABLED SERVICE/CHECK THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I CUT IT OFF AND SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I STARTED IT AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE LOT IT WAS FRIDAY AT 4:45 PM THEY CLOSED AT 5:00 THE GUY SAID BRING IT BACK MONDAY (WOW REALLY). I PARKED THE CAR AGAIN ALL WEEKEND DIDN'T START IT UNTIL MONDAY. THE LIGHTS WERE OFF WHEN I GOT IN IT ON MONDAY AS SOON AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THE LIGHTS POPPED BACK ON AND IT WOULD ONLY GO 40 MPH. LUCKILY THE PLACE IS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM MY HOUSE WHEN I GOT THE

AS I WAS DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON. THIS CAUSED MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD I BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHICH FORTUNATELY I WASN'T. I READ UP ON THIS AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN AND THIS SHOULD REALLY BE REMEDIED BEFORE AN UNFORTUNATE DEATH OR INJURY OCCURS FROM THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE CAUSED THE SUB FRAME TO CRACK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V377 (SUSPENSION), BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *TR

CAR WAS JUST STARTED, IN PARKING LOT, GETTING READY TO DRIVE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. COULDN'T TAKE KEY OUT, OR RESTART, NO LIGHTS, NO ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AT ALL, BUT IT HAD JUST BEEN RUNNING. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, IT ALL CAME BACK ON AND RESTART, AND DROVE OK. THERE HAD BEEN BATTERY PROBLEMS IN THE PAST, CORROSION ON TERMINAL, WHICH WAS REPAIRED. THE BATTERY CABLE WHERE THE WIRE ENTERS THE POSITIVE TERMINAL WAS NOT COMPLETELY TIGHT. THE INTERNET HAS REPORTS FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE REPORTING THIS SAME EVENT ON IMPALAS, OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. MOST OF THESE THOUGH, IT HAPPENED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND SOME REPORTED ACCIDENTS THAT RESULTED. PRIOR TO ALL THE MODERN ELECTRONICS, IF THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS WORKING, THE ENGINE WOULD NEVER JUST SHUT DOWN EVEN IF THE BATTERY CONNECTION WAS BAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHERE THE CAR CAN JUST SHUT OFF AND THE OPERATOR LOSES ALL POWER SYSTEMS. NO POWER STEERING, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BRAKING, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING (THOUGH THE LATTER DID NOT HAPPEN TO US). WHEN OPERATING THE CAR IN HILLY OR MOUNTAINOUS ROADS, WHERE THERE ARE STEEP DROP OFFS ON SHOULDER SIDE, AND SEMI-TRUCKS COMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SURELY THIS HAS POTENTIAL AS DEADLY SITUATION. WOULD LIKE TO SEE REDUNDANCY, IF ALTERNATOR IS PRODUCING, DON'T SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RATHER, JUST GIVE WARNING. ALSO, BE SURE THAT NO CAR WOULD EVER LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN ELEC

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. I SLOWED TO TURN. A CAR WAS COMING BUT FAR AWAY. THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD MINIMAL POWER TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK IN THE SIDE. I HAD THE DECREASED POWER, ONLY AFTER COMPLETING MY TURN DID I STOP AND NOTICE THE LIGHT HAD COME ON. MY CAR HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED POWER AND ACCELERATION. IT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAD A VERY UNSAFE DRIVE BACK HOME. I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT DECREASE OF POWER. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING WARNING LIGHTS. *TR

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

INSIDE TREAD OF EACH BACK TIRE WEARS OUT PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF AN ADJUSTMENT THAT CANT BE MADE TO THE REAR WHEELS, ALL POLICE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS DEFECT AS A SPINDLE ROD WITH AN ADJUSTER WAS PUT IN TO CORRECT IT, I OWN A 2007 AND 2008 AND BOTH CARS R DOING THIS WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER BE STUCK FOR A PART THAT SHOULD BE PUT IN AT MANUFACTURE TIME. HOW CAN U EXPECT GM LOYALTY WHEN U TREAT US THAT WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED RAPIDLY. THERE WERE A COMBINATION OF TWO WARNING MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AND THROTTLE PICKTAL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE PICKTAL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

ON 4/28/13, WHILE TURNING INTO CHURCH PARKING LOT, TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. COMPUTER CHECK THE NEXT DAY SHOWED CODE 2127. THE COMPUTER WAS CLEARED AND THIS PROBLEM CODE DID NOT REAPPEAR. ON 5/28/13, WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH, TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON. I HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 20 MILES TO GET BACK TO MY MECHANIC. PART OF THE COMPUTER RESPONSE DURING THE THIS TIME WAS TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER. THIS WAS NOTICEABLE ON ANY MINOR HILL. AGAIN, MY MECHANIC CHECKED THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID CODE 2127. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY DEALER 5/29/13 AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A LOUD TICKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE ACTUATOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,119.

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2008 CHEVY IMPALA, I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 1 1/2 AND NOT EVEN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT, I START EXPERIENCING THE (TCS) TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR - WHICH ALTERNATIVELY REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE; IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY,... I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE CAR, AND THEY READER SAID IT WAS DUE TO A CYLINDER 5 MISFIRE.... MY CAR IS A 6 CYLINDER, IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS WHEN THE (TCS) DOES COME ON' THE REDUCE ENGINE SPEED IS WELL UNDER THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT. OTHER CONCERNS THAT ARISE IS THAT SENSE THIS SENSOR HAS BEEN OWN, IT' HAS ACCUMULATED OTHER SENSORS' (ABS) (!) AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL ON THIS, AND WAS ADVISE THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE DANGER, AS THIS IS A COMMONLY USED CAR IN THE U.S & IF THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THUS FAR OVER THE SAME ISSUE, WHY HASN'T ANYTHING BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE? WHAT IF YOU'VE WORKED HARD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE YOU WANT;& HAVE TO PAY OUT OF COST; OTHER THAN BASIC MAINTENANCE? *TR

INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION, AND NEITHER SEATBELT DEPLOYED OR AIRBAGS. *TR

THE CAR HAD BEEN LEAPING FORWARD WHEN YOU WOULD DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE WORD ENGINE POWER REDUCED APPEARED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LITE WENT OUT. RESEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN LOGGED ALONG WITH SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR HAD BEEN PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP ON SATURDAY MAY 25TH AND STATING THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEIR ARE MANY BULLETINS OUT THERE. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP WAS PROVIDED A NUMBER BUT FAILED TO LOOKUP THE BULLETIN. THE ISSUE WAS A FAILED CODE P2138 SET. DUE TO A FAULTY ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. REPLACED PEDAL. THE FIRST PRICE QUOTED WAS LESS THAN $200.00 AND THE TOTAL BILL WAS $280.77. AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS A PART THAT IS DESIGNED BY THE MAKERS OF AN AUTOMOBILE THAT SHOULD NOT BE FAULTY, HOW COULD AN OWNER CAUSE AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BE FAULTY OR BAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE A NATIONAL INVESTIGATION. *TR

2008 IMPALA SS: OFTEN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE CAR FEELS SLUGGISH AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES. I FIGURED BY NOW THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE THIS IS SO COMMON, BUT I SUPPOSE THERE HAVE TO FATALITIES AND LAWSUITS IN ORDER FOR THE MANUFACTURE TO STEP IN. *TR

ON FRIDAY 5/17/2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AS I USUALLY DO AND I MADE A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO DRIVE, I FELT THE CAR JERK AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE POPPED UP AND SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE CAR STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE OFTEN FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I FELT SAFE IN SEE THE CAR BROKE DOWN AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF AN SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 10 MIN AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BY TAKING THE HIGHWAY SINCE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN AND IT APPEARS TO BE DRIVING NORMAL. THEN AGAIN TODAY 5/19/2013, THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY HOME AND THE CAR WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE THE WAY IT SHOULD. HIS POSES AS A DANGER TO MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERS THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH CHEVY IMPALAS HAVE REPORTED AND COMPLAINED OUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT IT CAN POSSIBLY BE A SENSOR IN THE GAS PEDAL WHICH APPARENTLY ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND ITS COSTLY CONSUMERS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO CORRECT. THIS VEHICLE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT IS A SAFETY THREAT. *TR

I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE . I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY AND THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WARNINGS CAME ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN OVER 50 MPH. THIS IS ON A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON ,THEY JUST AS QUICKLY TURN OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE CAR SHOOK AND THE THROTTLE WAS A BIT OFF. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND IT IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT.AS OF TODAY, THIS IS THE 5TH TIME I HAVE DEALT WITH "REDUCED ENGINE POWER"/"SERVICE STABILITRAK". SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. INSTEAD OF BEING SCARED OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT, I'M FEARFUL I WILL BE THE ONE CAUSING THE PILE UP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY SALES ROUTE AND OVER A FEW DAYS TIME, MY CAR WOULD HAVE THE ENGINE PICTURE LIT AND A MESSAGE OF REDUCED POWER WOULD APPEAR AND I COULD NOT DRIVE ANY FASTER THAN 50 AND MY FOOT WAS TO THE FLOORBOARD. THIS WAS VERY SCARY IN THAT IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CARS BEHIND YOU DO NOT KNOW YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEM BEFORE YOU ARE ABLE TO EXIT OFF. EVEN STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET YOUR SPEED UP VERY FAST. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES WHERE THE CAR LOST TOTAL POWER AND I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT STARTED AGAIN BUT STILL HAD THE ENGINE ICON LIT AND HE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED. I DID HAVE A PART REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $200+ AND FOR A VERY SHORT TIME IT DID FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEN VERY SHORTLY IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. I WAS LAID OFF MY JOB SO WAS NOT DOING THE ROUTE SALES ANY LONGER AND WAS USING THE CAR JUST FOR PERSONAL RUNNING SO DIDN'T PAY TO MUCH ATTENTION TO GETTING IT LOOKED AT AND MY WIFE HAD HER CAR TO USE FOR TRIPS. IT RECENTLY HAS BEEN TO WHERE THE LIGHT AND MESSAGE WILL NOT GO OFF AND IT IS CONSTANTLY IN THE REDUCED POWER MADE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THIS MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF. I DID TAKE IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK TO SEE IF I HAD MISSED A RECALL. THE MECHANIC WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TRUCKS NOT CARS AND HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT. NOR DO WE. NOW IF YOU KNOW THIS IS A POT

RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST AND FINALLY WILL NOT UNLOCK AT ALL WITH AUTO DOOR LOCK OR KEY FOB. IT IS ALSO STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING ON THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK SO I KNOW IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT WILL NOT UNLOCK EITHER. *TR

DURING ROUTINE CHASSIS INSPECTION AS PART OF OIL CHANGE, I NOTICED BOTH REAR TIRES HAD WIRES EXPOSED ON INSIDE TREAD SURFACE. THESE HAVE ONLY 16,000 MILES OF USE AND ARE CONDEMNED. THE VEHICLE HAS 67 K MILES AND THIS IS THE END OF THIRD SET OF TIRES ! REAR WHEEL CAMBER IS AT FAULT BUT WHY ? *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE CHEVY IMPALA TO BE OUR FIRST VEHICLE TOGETHER AFTER GETTING MARRIED. BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW ONLY 102 MILES ON IT BEFORE WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. LITTLE DID WE KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE 4 YEARS OF NIGHTMARES AND HEADACHES. AT THE TIME READ MANY REVIEW ABOUT THE IMPALA, NOTHING TOO MAJOR WAS FOUND. AFTER THE FIRST WEEK, THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE FAILING, ESPECIALLY DURING RAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT. THEY TOLD US THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND TO BRING IT BACK IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG AND WE WERE BACK AT THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY CHECKED THE BELTS AND THE FLUID ALL WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER A FEW OTHER TIMES OF THE POWER STEERING FAILING TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY TOO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PS. SO, AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS BACK TO DEALER WE DECIDED TO JUST DEAL WITH IT. WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2008 IMPALA, AT JUST OVER 10,000 NOTED ABNORMAL WEAR ON TIRES, AND WIRES PEEKING THROUGH ON THE INSIDE. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER AND THEY ACCUSED US OF ABUSIVE DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND NEGLECT, WHICH WAS A NEW ON TO ME. ANYWAY, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES SITTING THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS DEFECTS AND NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. SO, BY THIS TIME WE ARE STARTING TO REGRET THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES @ 98.00 EACH. ABOUT YEAR LATER AT 28,000 MILES BEGAN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ONCE

WHILE DRIVING, FAST OR SLOW, MY CAR WILL SLOW DOWN ABRUPTLY AND A "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" WARNING COMES UP ON THE LCD DASH. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE I'VE BEEN STANDING IDLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY MY CAR WILL STOP COMPLETELY WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY, RESULTING IN A CRASH OF SOME SORT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY IMPALE WITH 45000 MILES, I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN INDIANAPOLIS AND WAS TOLD IN FACT IT WAS THE GAS PEDAL AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY...THEY ALSO CHARGED ME $90 TO CHECK THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $160 TO FIX IT...I HAVE BEEN N CONTACT WITH CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AM HOPING THEY WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT...I WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND TO BE REIMBURSED MY $90...NO ONE SHOULD BE REPLACING A GAS PEDAL ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 45000 MILES AND UNDER 5 YEARS OLD... *TR

NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES & CAM BOLTS ON 3 WHEELS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR (DOWN TO THREAD) AFTER ONLY 22,348 MILES. I WAS (AT FIRST) TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE MOST OF MY DRIVING WAS AROUND TOWN & THAT I MADE A LOT OF TURNS! TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY SINCE 2008...DLR. NEVER MENTIONED KNOWN PROBLEM W/CAMBER. (MECHANIC SAID HE SEES ALL THE TIME FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL.) SAW THAT THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR POLICE DEPT. PURCHASERS BUT NOT FOR THE REST OF US. MY LAST CHEVY! *TR

WHEN MY IMPALA FIRST STARTED TO DISPLAY THE ENGINE POWER REDUCE MESSAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. SO I CHANGE THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE LIGHT WHEN OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THEN MY CAR CUT OFF ONE DAY AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. WHEN I WENT TO GET IT CHECK THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE THE ALTERNATOR AND THEN IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEN THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT MY CAR IS NOW PARK AND REFUSE TO STAY RUNNING. IT WILL START ONLY TO CUT OFF A MILE OR SO INTO DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER NOTICED A WARNING THAT STATED ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED A WARNING THAT STATED ENGINE POWER REDUCED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,500. *TR