2008 Chevrolet Impala complaints

THE CAR IS ALWAYS GIVING ME A HARD TIME AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN INCIDENT FROM SHUTTING DOWN ON SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL FOR NO REASON. TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS JUST A MALFUNCTION AND WANT TO CHARGE MONEY NOT EVEN SURE WHAT IT IS. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW SAY IT THE COMPUTER AND IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. THIS IS UNSAFE ALMOST GOT REAR END. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW WHY THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY HOWEVER THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND MY CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. ADDITIONALLY, THE DASH ALTERNATELY FLASHED BETWEEN "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER." MY CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT NEVER CUT OFF. MY ACCELERATION WASN'T WHAT IT NORMALLY IS. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION, BUT WAS NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE. *TR

ON MARCH 14, 2013, WE WERE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE MESSAGE CONSOLE THAT READ "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT FIRST, BUT IT THEN RESPONDED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE 'SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT STAYED ON. WE TOOK IT TO AN AUTOMOBILE PARTS STORE SO THEY COULD PULL THE CODE WITH A CODE READER. THE VEHICLE PARTS STORE WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE READING P2138 WHICH IS FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. LATER ON THAT NIGHT, I WENT ONLINE AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF 2008 CHEVY IMPALAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN THE PAST YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN MY 2008 CHEVY IMPALA TENDS TO BUCKLE AND JERK OR HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP MAKING DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. IS THERE ANY WAY A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE GAS PEDAL SO THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVE FOR ALL OWNERS OF 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALAS? PLEASE HELP. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WITH MY POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM ON MY 2008 CHEVY IMPALA. ALSO THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST AND NOW IT DOES NOT RESPOND. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEAS HELP. IS THERE ANY WAY A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK THE RIGHT REAR DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH A KEY BECAUSE THERE IS NO KEY HOLE. THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY HOLE ON TO UNLOCK A DOOR WITH THE CAR KEY AND IT IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ONLY. *TR

REAR TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE TO THE POINT THAT THE THREAD AND WIRES WERE SHOWING. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. IN JULY 2012 HAD TIRES AND SHOCKS REPLACED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. BIG KNOTS WERE ALSO ON THE TIRES AND CAR SHOOK WHEN GOING AT A LOW SPEED. WAS TOLD THAT REAR SUSPENSION WAS MISALIGNED AND THAT REAR SHOCKS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. MARCH 2013 TIRES FOUR TIRES REPLACED AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT AGAIN. WAS TOLD THAT CAMBER BOLTS WERE NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. CONTACTED GM IN JULY 2012 ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND REP STATES THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE ONLY THE POLICE MODELS. THIS IS UNFAIR FOR CONSUMERS TO HAVE TO KEEP BUYING TIRES. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 88560 MILES. *TR

2008 CHEVY IMPALA. RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. RIGHT FRONT FOLLOWED SUIT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. NOW, SOME 5 MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER DOOR IS BEHAVING THE SAME WAY. IT MAKES TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE. IF THERE WERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT, THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT ARE NOT LIKELY TO HAVE THE MENTAL CAPACITY TO REMEMBER TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WHICH COULD LEAD TO FURTHER INJURY OR DEATH. WIRING HARNESS IN THE CENTER CONSOLE IS POORLY DESIGNED AND LOCATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE WIRING BREAKS AND MAKING IT SO ELECTRICAL SAFETY DEVICES DO NOT DISENGAGE THUS NOT LETTING THE KEY BE REMOVED, THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK, AND OTHER FAILURES YET TO BE IDENTIFIED. *TR

GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK POSITION. WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER POSITION. CHEVROLET MECHANIC FOUND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND MADE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE REPAIR ORDER. FOUND THAT SHIFT LOCK CONTROL SOLENOID INOP. FOUND THAT GREEN WIRE MELTED ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM SHIFTER AND ALSO CONNECTOR FOR SHIFT LOCK CONTROL HAD HIGH RESISTANCE.. REPAIR COMMENTED: REPLACED CONNECTOR AND REPAIRED WIRE WORKING AS DESIGNED AT THIS TIME. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON. ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS INTERNET FORUM COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.. VERY SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. GM SEEMS TO BE AWARE SINCE ABOVE REPAIR IMPLIES A REWORKING DESIGN OF WIRE WORKING.: EVIDENCE OF BURNED WIRE INSIDE A VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. *TR

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A START THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ENGAGE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV, THEN IT SLAMS INTO GEAR EVENTUALLY. HAVE ALSO NOTICED A DECREASE IN POWER SOMEWHAT. HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALER FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES AND OF COURSE THEY SAY THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. KINDA CRAPPY SINCE THE WARRANTY JUST WENT OUT ON THE DRIVE TRAIN ABOUT A MONTH AGO. PROBLEM ONLY SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS OF THIS ISSUE ON NUMEROUS VEHICLES THAT USE THE 4T65-HD TRANSMISSION AND THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LEADING INTO AN OVERPASS. AS L ENTERED ONTO THE OVERPASS MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND SERVICE THROTTLE BODY DISABLED FLASH ACROSS MY DASH BOARD, KILLING THE POWER TO MY VEHICLE AND LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL. WHILE I WAS STOPPED UNABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE, CARS FLEW ME AND I WAS ALMOST HIT. AT ONE POINT ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRYING TO DODGE ME. THIS WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I HAVE NEVER FEARED FOR MY LIFE LIKE I DID AT THIS TIME. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN IN MY SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR HAS GONE BAD. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND NEEDS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED INTERMITTINGLY. THE DOOR WOULD NOT ALWAYS LOCK AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON MY REAR TIRES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SUSPENSION IS FAULTY AND THAT EXCESSIVE REPAIR WORK HAD TO BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS. I HAD TO CALL AAA ON ONE OCCASSION BECAUSE ONE OF MY REAR TIRES BLEW OUT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NO INJURIES AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE TO MYSELF AND POSSIBLY TO OTHERS AROUND ME. MY CAR BURNS THRU OIL SO SUPER FAST. IT BURNS A QUART OF OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 750 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS WERE INDEPENDENTLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE ALL FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO USE THE KEY TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUATORS AND COMPUTERS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN TO LOCK POSITION. THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE. I "GOOGLED" COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE CENTER CONSOLE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CARS. CHEVROLET DESIGNED THE WIRING HARNESS TO DRAG ACROSS THE FLOOR WHILE MOVING THE SHIFTER LEVER FROM GEAR TO GEAR. THIS EVENTUALLY CAUSES THE WIRES TO BREAK. DEPENDING ON WHICH OF THE FIVE WIRES BREAK CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH (CAR WON'T START, TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT, STEERING WHEEL WON'T LOCK, KEY WON'T COME OUT ARE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS). AS I STATED THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND FEEL TO ISSUE A RECALL BY CHEVROLET WOULD BE INLINE. *TR

WE ARE GETTING READY TO HAVE TO REPLACE OUR THIRD SET OF TIRES. WE BOUGHT OUR IMPALA NEW AND REPLACED OUR FIRST SET OF TIRES AT FEB. 2010 (38,000 MILES). REPLACED AGAIN AT 54,000 MILES DEC. 2011. REPLACED AGAIN AT 65,000 NOV. OF 2012 AND IT IS IN NEED OT NEW REAR TIRES AGAIN AT 72,000. CAR SHAKES AND BACK END SLIDES IN BAD WEATHER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THAT IT NEEDS A CAMBOR KIT. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT CHEVROLET PRODUCED A FAULTY SUSPENSION ROD AND RECALLED "POLICE OWNED" VEHICLES BUT NOT CONSUMER VEHICLES. DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN VEHICLE OR ALLOWING MY 16 YEAR OLD TO DRIVE IT. MY CAR IS ALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED AND SERVICED FREQUENTLY! TIRES WEAR DOWN TO METAL STICKING OUT OF TIRES AND INNER WEAR IS INCREDIBLE. LEFT TIRE BEHIND THE DRIVER IS THE QUICKEST TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND BEGIN TO CAUSE CAR TO SHAKE. SECONDLY, REAR DOOR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS QUITE WORKING AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNING CAR. HOW DO I BECOME PART OF THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

PREMATURE TIRES WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD OF THE REAR WHEELS. THIS IS CAUSING STEERING ISSUES AT HIGH SPEED. NOT NOTICEABLE UNTIL REAR TIRES ARE ROTATED TO FRONT, THEN THERE IS A SHAKE. THERE IS A PENDING LAWSUIT FOR THIS OCCURRENCE ON THE 07 AND 08 IMPALAS. APPARENTLY THE REAR SPINDLES ARE TO BLAME DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *TR

I WAS STARTING THE CAR UP AND THE ENGINE WAS GOING IN AND OUT. I NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT STAYED ON. THE STABILI-TRAC LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. THE PANEL ALSO SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 8 DAYS. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF. CRANKED IT BACK UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. *TR

2008 CHEVY IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WINDOW DEFOGGER MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE CHECKED THE FUSE BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE DEFOGGER RELAY TO BE WORKING. THE FUSE BLOCK DID NOT HAVE A FUSE FOR THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP, AND AFTER HOURS OF INVESTIGATING AND TESTING, THE DOOR TRIM UNDER THE IP FUSE BOX WAS REMOVED AND A 30 AMP FUSE AND HOLDER WAS FOUND HIDDEN UNDER THE TRIM. THE HOLDER AND FUSE WERE REPLACED. LAST DECEMBER THE DEFOGGER STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THE DOOR TRIM HAD TO BE REMOVED AND THE FUSE HOLDER WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER DECELERATING TO A STOP OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR AND START TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO CONSTANT SENSOR FAILURES. THE FIRST WAS A FAULTY OIL SENSOR. THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND WAS UNABLE TO START OR RUN DO TO A SERVICE STABILITRAK CODE. BECAUSE OF THEBOTH ISSUES WE WERE UNABLE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CAR AND ITS CONTENTS. THE BREAKDOWN ALSO CAUSE US TO BE STRANDED IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. *TR

2008 AN UP CHEVY IMPALA TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PLUS ENGINE POWER REDUCE. ITS ACTUALLY THE SENSOR ON YOUR GAS PEDAL WHAT WILL HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR WILL DROP TO 5 MPH. WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND STAY LIKE THAT I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AN THEY EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT'S THE PROBLEM ITS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE A REAR END CRASH TO THE LOSING THE AMOUNT OF POWER. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA GAS PEDAL.THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AN NEED TO A RECALL FOR THESE MAKES AN MODELS. *TR

VEHICLES REAR END FELT VERY LOOSE AS IF DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. REAR TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INNER EDGE. INSPECTED SUSPENSION AND FOUND ALIGNMENT OUT OF GM SPECS. PERFORMED WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES PUT ON. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 60,000 MILES AND IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. REAR END IS WOBBLY AND TIRES ARE WORN.(DEC.2012). *TR

I STARTED THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE START AND IT WAS WARMING UP, WENT OUT PUT MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN I AND STARTED IT WITH THE KEY, WENT BACK TO GRAB MY BAG, AND GOT IN TO GO. WHEN I HOPPED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WAS BLINKING; ENGINE POWER REDUCED, STABILIZATION TRACK, AND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL. IT WAS VERY COLD OUT AND WE HAD A LONG DRIVE, I WAS VERY SCARED WE WOULD BE STRANDED IN THE COLD. MY CAR HAS SEVERAL MILES, BUT HAS ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING, AND SCARY. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, AND IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH CHEVY IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP THE SITUATION, AND ITS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF THE SAME YEAR VEHICLES! I LOVE MY CAR, THIS IS THE FIRST BIG ISSUE, I AM SO SAD ABOUT IT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING WITH MY KIDS, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THE CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF! NOT OKAY!!! I HOPE THAT SOMETHING; SAY A RECALL HAPPENS SO THIS CAN BE REPAIRED WITH FEW LIVES LOST. DO THEY WANT TO BE LIKE TOYOTA AND ALL THE HEADACHE THEY HAD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,860.

I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY SERVICE STABILITRAK, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER REDUCED WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. LOST ALMOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR, COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKES FELT EXTREMELY STRANGE. I COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5MPH TOPS DOWN THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY 2 MIN FROM HOME. WHICH ACTUALLY TOOK 6 MIN BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED ENGINE SPEED. RIGHT BEFORE I PULLED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE MOTOR DIED. THE NEXT DAY I WENT OUT AND TRIED STARTING IT. THE REMOTE START WASN'T WORKING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT IT DID START UP WITH A TURN OF THE KEY. I LOOKED UP CODES AND FOUND THAT IT WAS TELLING ME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR WAS BAD. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS, COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA. ALTHOUGH THAT IS THE CODE IT IS GIVING ME, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR THROTTLE BODY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GM SHOULD RECALL IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER GM VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO CHEAP TO FIX THIS COMMON ISSUE WHICH COULD ESSENTIALLY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM GRAND PRIZE CHEVROLET. AT ABOUT 8000 MILES I NOTICED UNEVEN WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES AND CALLED THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR THE FIRST 6000 MILES. ACCORDINGLY, I TOOK THE CAR TO TIRE KINGDOM, A TIRE DEALER, AND HAD THE CAR ALIGNED. AT 20,000 MILES I AGAIN NOTICED UNEVEN WEAR IN THE TIRES AND TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TIRE KINGDOM. THEY ALIGNED IT AGAIN AND SAID IT WAS OK. IT WASN'T. AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES IT WAS ALIGNED AGAIN BY TIRE KINGDOM AND I PUT IN NEW TIRES. THE STORE MANAGER, [XXX] TOLD ME HE HAD DONE THE ALIGNMENT HIMSELF AND THAT ALL WAS WITHIN SPECS. AT 52000 MILES ONE OF THE TIRES FAILED. IT WAS ALL WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE WHERE I HAD NOT NOTICED THE UNEVEN WEAR. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAROONE CHEVROLET WHO TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT ALIGN THE CAR WITHOUT THE INSTALLATION OF WHAT THEY CALL A "CAMBER KIT" BECAUSE MY 2008 IMPALA HAD NO OTHER WAY OF HAVING THE CAMBER ADJUSTED. IN SUMMARY: MY 2008 IMPALA WAS MISALIGNED WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND 52000 MILES LATER IS STILL MISALIGNED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO INCLUDE CAMBER ADJUSTMENT IN THE DESIGN. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT, HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS WE PAY THEIR BLACKMAIL. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO REPORTS ON THE INTERNET, A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR POLICE VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THE DRIVER AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. THE CONTACT ALSO SUFFERED AN ANKLE INJURY. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED A LEG INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD ALSO OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

AFTER MYSTERIOUS LOSS OF COOLANT, THE HEAD GASKETS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO BAD HEAD BOLTS FROM THE FACTORY. THIS OCCURRED 2 MONTHS AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

NOISE IS BEING MADE SOUNDS LIKE IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

I PURCHASED MY '08 IMPALA LT USED, VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION, OLDER OWNER AND WAS A SEASONAL VEHICLE AS WE LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA THIS OWNER WAS A SNOW BIRD AND ONLY USED THE VEHICLE 4 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. I HAD THE CAR ABOUT 7 MONTHS AND THEN I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKS, THEY WOULD SOMETIMES NOT LOCK/OR UNLOCK WHILE USING THE FOB, THE INTERIOR LOCK STILL WORKED FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS AND THEN EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY CEASED. NOW NOTHING WORKS, UNLESS YOU MANUALLY LOCK/UNLOCK IT YOURSELF. PROBLEM IS.....I HAVE CHILDREN, SMALL CHILDREN AND WHEN DOING 8 OTHER THINGS WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, OR PARKING THE CAR AND GETTING OUT IT IS SUCH A PAIN IN THE A** THAT I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS WITH A SOMEWHAT NEWER VEHICLE!!! I TRIED REPLACING THE FUSE, THAT DIDN'T WORK. I CAN HEAR THE LOCKS CLICK, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. WELL.....I HAD SOME WORK DONE TO THE VEHICLE, NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT AND HAD THEM LOOK INTO IT FURTHER, THEY DID AND TOLD ME THE ACTUATORS NEED TO BE REPLACED, $1200!!! I ALMOST PASSED OUT RIGHT THERE!! FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT THE DIRECT CAUSE BY ME HOW IRRESPONSIBLE OF CHEVROLET TO ALLOW THESE PARTS TO GO BAD, I DID A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM WITH QUITE A FEW OWNERS OF THIS VERY SAME VEHICLE, THIS AND THE AIR FLOW THING THAT MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE, LIKE BANGING!!! THAT WILL BE MY NEXT COMPLAINT!! I FOUND THAT APPARENTLY, THE GREASE FROM ONE OF THE COMPONENTS THAT IS NEXT TO ACTUATOR IS EATING AWAY AT THE PART CAUSING IT TO DE

I OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. TODAY 11/03/2012 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE INDICATING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND DISCOVERED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THIS CAUSES THE MESSAGE AND CHECK ENGINE TO APPEAR. THIS SENSOR AFFECTS THE CARS DRIVABILITY AND CAUSES LIMITED SPEED IN THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED ON GOOGLE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I GUESS NO ONE HAS REPORTED IT BUT IT SEEMS VERY COMMON AMONGST CHEVROLET IMPALA MODEL CARS 2006 AND UP. THIS IS THE EMAIL LINK WITH SEVERAL OTHER CONCERNS REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F215E7E I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER??S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT FASTEN WITHOUT ME HOLDING THE LATCH DOWN. THIS ISSUE STARTED AROUND AUGUST 2012 AND IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE IT FASTENED. BUT KNOWING I HAVE TO HOLD THE LATCH DOWN IN ORDER FOR IT TO CLICK INDICATES A DEFECT AND EVENTUALLY IT MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES AND IF NECESSARY WARRANT A RECALL BECAUSE SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS AND IF I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING A GM VEHICLE IT WILL BE MY FIRST AND LAST TIME PURCHASING ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS HE HAD TO REALIGN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE TIRES CONSTANTLY BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONE SET OF TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF FAULTY ALIGNMENT WERE NEW AND HAD ONLY 7,00 MILES ON THEM. UPDATED 12/28/2012 *JS

THE LEFT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED AND THE REMOTE OPENER AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S ELECTRIC LOCKS WOULD NOT OPEN OR LOCK THE LEFT REAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. I WAS ADVISED BY LOCAL GM DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SAFETY RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT INVOLVED PASSENGERS WHO WOULD BE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

AT A STOP SIGN ON SIGNAL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST UNLESS STEPPING HARD ON GAS. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP UNTIL ENGAGING AT HIGHER RPM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO REPLICATE THE ISSUES I'VE HAD. HAVE HAD DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WITH ME AND IT STILL WOULD NOT TO IT. 10/1/2012. DOING THE SAME THING. 83,000 MILES. GM AND DEALER AWARE OF PREVIOUS ISSUES. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER OF GM THIS TIME. I GIVE UP. *TR

ACCELERATING AT APPROX. 30% ONTO INTERSTATE ON-RAMP, ENGINE RPM FLARE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD FROM 2ND, AND INTO 4TH FROM 3RD. HAS REPEATED OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. FLUID IS NOT BURNED/DETERIORATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME LOCKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BACK SEAT DOOR LOCKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR DOOR LOCKS DID NOT OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN GEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED IF KIDS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT, THEY COULD EASILY OPEN THE DOORS. *JB

THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR I GOT IN IT ABOUT 7 AM TO GO TO WORK. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE I HEARD A NOISE SO I LOOKED AT THE SCREEN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED LIGHT WAS FLASHING AS WELL AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 40 MPH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN AFTER WORK AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. THE FIRST TIME THE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY SO I REPLACED THAT. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THIS TIME THEY SAID I HAD A PINCHED WIRE AND THEY FIXED IT. AGAIN IT CAME ON WHEN I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER WAS JARRED SO THEY RESET IT. A MONTH LATER ON AUGUST 18, 2012 I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO TURN RIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A CAR COMING AROUND THE CURVE. I GOT SCARED SO I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME AND IT STALLED OUT ON ME FOUR MORE TIMES BEFORE MAKING IT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME AND THEY GOT PRETTY SHAKEN UP AS WELL. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS WITH 5.3L LS4 ENGINE AND 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE AT 55K MILES REQUIRING FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT SAME TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER BEHAVIOR AGAIN AND WARRANTY WILL BE EXPIRING SOON. 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION ONLY RATED FOR 280 FT-LBS TORQUE, LS4 V8 PRODUCES 323 FT-LBS. THIS IS CLEARLY NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF GENERAL MOTORS AND A SOLUTION MUST BE REACHED FOR OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK AND COULD NOT BE OPENED AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES REAR WHEEL BEARINGS/ SPINDLES FAILED PREMATURELY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2011, DUE TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE GEAR SHIFT SEIZED AND THE GEARS COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE COVER ON THE GEAR SHIFTER BOX AND NOTICED THERE WAS A BROKEN WIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,282.

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I CAN OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH THE KEY, BUT THE OTHER POWER LOCKS DO NOT OPEN. IT STARTED WITH THE REAR LOCKS AND NOW INCLUDES ALL LOCKS. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE CARRY OUR SMALL GRANDCHILDREN IN THEIR CAR SEATS IN THE BACK. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS IS TO ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOW AND REACH IN TO UNLOCK. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH CHEVROLET BUT THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY REPORTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET FORUMS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IN AN ACCIDENT, THE REAR WINDOWS MAY NOT FUNCTION AND WE WOULD HAVE TO BREAK OUT THE REAR WINDOWS TO FREE OUR GRANDCHILDREN. *TR

BOTH REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED. THEY ARE INOPERABLE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR THE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 IMPALAS. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAS NOT STARTED A RECALL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

THE REAR LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE CAR IS SWITCHED OUT OF GEAR OR WHEN USING THE BUTTON ON THE KEY CONTROL. BASED ON INFORMATION IN THE INTERNET IT IS CAUSED BY A TYPE OF GREASE THAT BLEEDS INTO THE LATCH ACTUATOR AND HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO THE 2008 CHEVY IMPALAS. THIS REPRESENTS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE A BABY, CHILD OR ADULT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. HOPEFULLY THIS CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS AN EMERGENCY RECALL WHERE CHEVY WILL QUICKLY REPAIR THIS DEFECT AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVY, IMPALA, 2008 ##. *TR

MY CAR SHUT OFF WITH A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. *TR

THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON MY FATHER'S CAR, GOODYEAR EAGLES, WORE SO BADLY ON THE INSIDE THAT THE TREAD SPLIT NEAR THE SIDEWALLS & WAS COMING OFF. I, A 69 YEAR OLD WOMAN, WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE ON A TRIP DURING A DOWNPOUR. FORTUNATELY, THE NATIONAL TIRE STORE THAT I USE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN DOING A FREE PRESSURE CHECK OR I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHILE ON THE ROAD. I KNOW THAT THE STORE DIDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME BECAUSE I ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE TIRES MYSELF. THE LAST TIRE ROTATION WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER AT 26,593 MILES & I WAS NOT ADVISED OF UNEVEN WEAR AT THAT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONLY DOOR THAT WOULD LOCK WAS THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HER VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. THE AUTO THROTTLE BODY DISABLED LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.