2009 Chevrolet Impala complaints

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AS I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON INSPECTION, RIGHT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. USING NHTSA DATABASE FOUND RECALL ON ONLY POLICE VEHICLES AND CANNOT GET ANSWER WHY ONLY THOSE VEHICLES WERE RECALLED AND NOT MINE. *JS

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DOING AROUND 65 MILES AN HOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY REDUCED ENGINE POWER AT THAT POINT THE CAR SHUT DOWN . AFTER GETTING THE CAR PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES . THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL , THE DOOR LOCKS ALSO SEEM TO BE MALFUNCTIONING . THIS IS MY WIFES CAR AND SHE HAS SAID THIS HAS HAPPEN TO HER IN THE PAST . I HAVE ALSO DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ON THE WEB AND HAVE SEEN TONS OF ISSUES WITH THESE PROBLEMS . WHAT IS IT GOIN TO TAKE FOR YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE ? *TR

THE ACTUATORS IN ALL FOUR OF MY ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR CAN ONLY BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY, WHICH IS A MAJOR ISSUE SINCE THE DRIVER DOOR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL OPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR WITH A KEY. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN USING CAR SEATS WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH ONE OF THE DOORS FROM THE FRONT SEAT, SINCE ONE OF THE SEATS IS REAR FACING (BY LAW). THE CHILDREN ARE NOT CAPABLE OF UNLOCKING THE DOORS ON THEIR OWN OR UNBUCKLING THEIR OWN CAR SEAT RESTRAINTS. IF WE WERE TO NEED TO EVACUATE THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY, IT WOULD TAKE ENTIRELY TOO LONG FOR ME TO HAVE TO CLIMB AROUND THE BACK SEAT TO TRY AND GET ALL OF MY CHILDREN UNRESTRAINED AND DOORS UNLOCKED. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THAT IS 100% INCORRECT. THIS IS MUCH MORE THAN A CONVENIENCE ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THE FIRST ONE THAT WENT OUT REPAIRED, BUT AM QUITE SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT ALL THREE OF THE OTHER DOORS NEED THE SAME REPAIRS. PLEASE RECONSIDER RECALLING THESE MALFUCTIONING PARTS, BECAUSE THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IS AT STAKE. *TR

DRIVER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH KEY FOB INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER DOOR ALSO DOES NOT UNLOCK WHEN CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND MUST BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY BY PULLING ON THE LOCK. THIS DOES POSE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH AN EVENT THAT WOULD CAUSE A NEED TO QUICKLY EVACUATE THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED A SORT OF JERKING OR CHUGGING FEELING WHILE TRAVELING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS, SUCH AS HIGHWAY AND CITY. THE PROBLEM DOES SEEM TO BE WORSENING. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED TO THIS AS A "FISHBITE". I DID NOT SEEM TO REALLY NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE MANIFOLD AND CRANK CASE GASKETS, DUE TO A SEVERE OIL LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP DID LOOK INTO MY CONCERN FOR THE "FISHBITE", BUT A CODE WAS NOT FOUND AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IS THIS A PRECURSOR TO THE OTHER COMPLAINTS INVOLVING LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REDUCED POWER WARNING MESSAGE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,070.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THEN STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRONICS IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,630. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR APP WENT OUT. AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL CAR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THEY SAID I SHOULD REPORT THIS. LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR OUR HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2009 CHEVY IMPALA 2LT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE BUYING THE CAR NEW IN JANUARY 2010. CURRENTLY THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 WEEKS STRAIGHT WITH YET ANOTHER DEALER VISIT SCHEDULED. THIS WARNING LIGHT WHEN ILLUMINATED RENDERS THE REST OF THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY USELESS SINCE THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" DISPLAY NEVER GOES OFF. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM SATISFACTORILY FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS DESPITE THE MULTIPLE TIMES WE HAVE HAD IT IN FOR THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ISSUE. THE PROBLEM ALWAYS RETURNS AND THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FROM SEVERAL MINUTES TO WEEKS. SOME OF THE EXPLANATIONS FOR RETURNING THE CAR TO US WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN DOWNRIGHT RIDICULOUS. WE HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH AN ONGOING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ISSUE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG" WITH A PICTURE ON THE DASH BOARD. I DROVE IT TO WORK TODAY AND IT'S STILL DISPLAYING THE SAME THING. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY AND IS THIS PART OF GM RECALL.I'M SCARED THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING OR HAVE MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WILL THIS PROTECT US OR HURT US. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS RIGHT SIDE KNOCKING IN THE DASHBOARD FOR ALONG TIME. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THAT NOT REALLY SURE OF WHAT IT IS. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE A SENSOR BUT HAD TO TAKE THE DASHBOARD TO ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT IT IS. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN FIXED BECAUSE I JUST DON'T WANT TO JUST BE SPENDING MONEY AND THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM AND MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON 6/29/2014 AND ITS SAYING TO "SERVICE AIR BAG" AND THE TICKING HAS GOTTEN LOUDER ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

ONE DAY BEFORE I WAS TO TAKE A VACATION FROM MISSOURI TO TEXAS, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE CODE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH A FUEL CANISTER, BUT IT SHOULDN'T POSE A PROBLEM. AS I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY INSIDE THE TEXAS STATE LINE, AFTER 7 HOURS OF DRIVING, MOSTLY IN RAIN ALL DAY, THE CAR STARTED DOING A JERKING TYPE ACTION & THEN MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, W/A WARNING MSG SAYING, "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL; ENGINE POWER REDUCED." GOING 75 MPH I LOST ALL CONTROL! NO LIGHTS, NO A/C (WHICH IS A SEPARATE, LOUD, CLICKING ISSUE I COULD ADDRESS), NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES! I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO JUST POINT MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD & COAST TO A STOP, IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE W/OUT A SERVICE STATION IN SIGHT! I TRIED 3X TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. AS I SAT THERE IN BEWILDERMENT & FRIGHT OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED, I CONTEMPLATED WHAT TO DO. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I DECIDED TO TRY & START IT 1 MORE TIME. THIS TIME, IT STARTED UP. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT (AGAIN, ANOTHER ISSUE I'VE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT) WERE STILL LIT UP BUT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT & THE WARNING MESSAGES HAD GONE OFF. I CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION & THE FOLLOWING DAY (SATURDAY) I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST &, OF COURSE, "COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM," THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT "FIND ANYTHING WRONG." THEY GLADLY DEPLETED MY VACATION

UPON STARTING AND ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE TO GO TO WORK, THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE FLOOR MOUNTED GEARSHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT DEPRESS, THEREBY PREVENTING ME FROM SHIFITNG INTO REVERSE, LET ALONE DRIVE IF I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. HERE IS THE DESCRIPTION ON MY RECEIPT FOR REPAIR: "INSPECTED LOSS OF POWER AT SHIFTER AT R.T.S.I. SOLENOID - (PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED GROUND CIRCUIT 1135 GREEN VOLTAGE SUPPLY BROKE AT CONNECTOR) - NEC TO REPLACE COMPLETE CONNECTOR AND HARNESS AND ROUTE CORRECTLY -- GRID# 013, DOC ID#'S 1912937, 2417697" THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF ME APPROPRIATELY EACH TIME. HOWEVER, I SEE THAT OTHER OWNERS OF IMPALAS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM VIA THE INTERNET. I SURE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF IT WAS LOOKED INTO. I'D HATE TO SEE ANY BODY HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN A NOT TOO FRIENDLY AREA, LET ALONE MY SPOUSE. THANK YOU. *TR

THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS A "SERVICE AIR BAG" LABEL AND ALSO A ICON ASSOCIATED WITH THE WRITTEN WARNING. MY 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ACCORDING TO THE MY VIN NUMBER. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THIS VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING SERVICE AIR BAG. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR DISPLAY SUCH A WARNING. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO A COUPLE OF MESSAGES. "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL". I HAVE ENCOUNTER A LOT OF IMPALA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IS A MANUFACTURES MISTAKE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH IN TOWN AND MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I95 MERGING ONTO 175 IN COLUMBIA, MD, MY SPEED WAS 65MPH. MY "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR, COULD NOT APPLY BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME CAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME AND KILLED ME. I WAITED ABOUT 5-10 MIN TURNED THE CAR ON PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT BOB BELL CHEVROLET ON KANE STREET IN BALTIMORE. I WAS SEVERAL MILES FROM THERE THEY COULDN'T COME GET THE CAR SO I DROVE IT TO THEM. THEY HAD MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 DAYS AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT. SINCE THIS TIME IT HAS HAPPENED 8-10 TIMES OR MORE SINCE MAY 11, 2014 I'VE CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT, THEY CAN LOOK AT IT, NO CODES REGISTERED IN DECEMBER WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. THEY WANT ME TO BRING MY CAR IN BUT DON'T WANT TO GIVE ME A RENTAL. THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS. I AM SCARED EVERYTIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY CAR. *TR

THERE IS A CONSTANT KNOCKING IN THE DASHBOARD, WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITION OR THE HEATING SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. THIS KNOCKING CAUSES THE HEAT TO BE PASSED THREW THE VEHICLE, IN THE SUMMER TIME I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON, THEN KEEP ADJUSTING THE AIR CONTROL UNTIL THE AIR BEGAN TO BLOW. MAJORITY OF THE TIME THE AIR DOES NOT COME ON, THERE IS JUST CONSTANT HEAT COMING FOR THE DASHBOARD AND THE FLOOR BOARD. I BEGIN TO NOTICE THAT THIS KNOCKING WOULD OCCUR WHILE I WAS NOT IN THE CAR, WHILE HITTING THE REMOTE FOR ENTRY INTO CAR AND WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. I HAD A NEIGHBOR WHOSE VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING. AS TIME WENT ON I COULD BE WALKING THREW A PARKING AND HEAR THAT SAME SOUNDS IN OTHER IMPALA MODELS. *TR

MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE GLOVE BOX AREA OF THE VEHICLE WHICH I FOUND OUT TO BE THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART FAILING IN IMPALAS WITH NOT THAT MANY MILES ON THEM. *TR

I WAS ON HIGHWAY ONE EVENING AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. MY POWER WENT OUT COMPLETELY ON THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER GATHERING MY BEARINGS, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND DRIVE OFF THE FREEWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY OIL WAS LOW (NO WARNING LIGHT). PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I WAS GOING DOWN HILL ON A LOCAL STREET WHEN MY WARNING SYSTEM CAME ON AND INDICATED THAT I HAD REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL ISSUES. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY OIL WAS EXTREMELY LOW, HOWEVER NO LEAKS OR CAUSE WAS EVER FOUND. PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD TO GET MY ACCELERATOR SENSOR REPLACED BECAUSE THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING CAME ON. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO 'FIX' THE ISSUE. AS RECENTLY AS YESTERDAY, JUNE 16, 2014, I TURNED MY CAR ON AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED THE OIL. IT WAS LOW BUT NO WARNING LIGHT TO INDICATE THIS ISSUE CAME ON (SAME AS IN THE PAST). I FAITHFULLY GET MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES OR 3 MONTHS, WHICHEVER IS FIRST. MY OIL LIFE WAS AT 54% YESTERDAY AND I DID TAKE IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THIS MORNING. IT IS OBVIOUS BASED ON OTHERS EXPERIENCES, THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONGST 2009 IMPALA OWNERS. THE FACT THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE A WARNING WHEN I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE STILL IN MOTION

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO ME ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH 2014. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH (I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA) WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOT LONG AFTER THAT DID I NOTICE THAT MY ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF AND MY POWER STEERING HAD WENT OUT. COME TO FIND OUT TODAY (6/17/2014), GM HAD AN IGNITION RECALL. SINCE THE SAME EXACT DESCRIPTION HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT IT WAS UNDER THE RECALL. I TRIED TO CALL MY LOCAL DEALER TO GET IT RESOLVED, AND SHOCKINGLY MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL UNDER IT. I TRIED TO CALL GM DIRECTLY AND TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BEING THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THAT GM IS NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS. ITS JUST NOT RIGHT, ITS NOT GOOD BUSINESS ON THEIR BEHALF, AND ITS NOT ETHICAL. IF ANY OF MY DRIVING CONDITIONS HAD BEEN DIFFERENT, I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LETHAL ACCIDENT. NOT ONLY DOES IT POSE A THREAT TO MYSELF, BUT IF I HAD OTHER PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE AND ALSO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND GM NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTS THAT THEY PRODUCED. *TR

CLIMBING UP ALPOWA GRADE ON HIGHWAY 12 IN WASHINGTON STATE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" CAME ON IN THE ODOMETER WINDOW. APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES LATER, BEYOND DODGE JUNCTION AND BEFORE STARBUCK TURNOFF, THERE WAS ANOTHER MESSAGE FLASHED IN THE ODOMETER WINDOW, "IGNITION SWITCH DISABLED. SERVICE ENGINE" THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME SUPER SLUGGISH. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT WHEN WE GOT THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN WE REACHED WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, WE STOPPED AT O'REILYS AUTO PARTS, HAD ONE OF THE PARTS SPECIALISTS COME OUT AND CHECK WHAT THE CODE WAS ON THE COMPUTER, AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR THAT IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A PILOT CAR ESCORT VEHICLE, MAKING THE HAZARD EVEN MORE DANGEROUS, BECAUSE HAD I BEEN TRAVELING WITH AN OVERSIZED LOAD, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE SEMI PULLING THE LOAD, OR I COULD HAVE IMPACTED THE REAR OF THE LOAD, DEPENDING IF I WERE FOLLOWING OR LEADING. ALSO, HAD THAT HAPPENED WHILE ON A JOB, THE LOAD WOULD HAVE HAD TO STOP UNTIL ANOTHER PILOT CAR ESCORT VEHICLE COULD ARRIVE TO CONTINUE WITH THE LOAD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT STRAIGHT. UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING, BRAKES LESS THAN RESPONSIVE, AND POSSIBLE HAZARDS OF VEHICLES ONCOMING OR FOLLOWING US COULD BECOME IMPACT HAZARDS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM O

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL, EMISSIONS AND ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC.THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

LAST NIGHT, I STARTED UP MY CAR AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER PRETTY HARD. MY CAR STARTED CHIMING AND A SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SHOWED UP ON MY DASH, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR MY TC WAS LIT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED 2 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. IT STARTED FINE, WITH NO BAD INDICATIONS. THE CAR ALSO DROVE NORMALLY. A FEW HOURS LATER AS I WAS STARTING HOME, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY CAR WAS STILL PARKED AS BEFORE WHEN THE INDICATIONS SHOWED UP. SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT CLEARED OUT. NO PROBLEM ONCE I STARTED DRIVING. THIS MORNING WAS NO DIFFERENT. SO FAR, THIS ONLY HAS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STARTING MY CAR UP. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT THIS HASN'T HAPPENED TO ME WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION- YET. OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVEN'T BEEN SO FORTUNATE. THERE HAS BEEN NO BAD WEATHER AT ALL. DRY AS A BONE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2010 KNOWING IT USED TO BE A RENTAL. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL NOW. I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP, WHO THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. THEY ARE ORDERING THE PART IN, BUT I'M STILL SKEPTICAL IF THAT IS REALLY WHAT IS CAUSING IT. I HAVE HEARD THE SENSOR ON THE HUB ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE THIS, AS WELL AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR. FROM READING MULTIPLE FORUMS, MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD SCARY EXPERIENCES WITH THE CAR DECELERATING ON FREEWAYS OR OTHER DANGEROUS PLACES THAT COULD RESULT IN WRECKS

CPSC: I1450233A. 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER TO INFORM THEM HE HAD A BROKEN CONTROL ARM, AFTER FINDING OUT SEVERAL OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *LN

WHILE DRIVING, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT, AND THEY FLICKER ON AND OFF, AND CAUSE THE CAR TO JERK, THE LOCKS TO RELOCK, MY FUEL GAUGE TO GO OUT OF PLACE, AND SOMETIMES CAUSE THE CAR TO TURN OFF. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO AN ACTUAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THEY TRIED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE DIAGNOSED WHEN THEY USED THE SCAN TOOL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY TRANSMISSION; OTHERS SAY THAT IT IS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL; WHILE OTHERS SAY THAT A WIRE IS NOT CONNECTING OR IS TOUCHING SOMETHING. ONE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS HAPPEN IN ALL 2007-2012 IMPALA ONCE THEY HIT A CERTAIN MILES. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING AND TURNING LEFT AT THE SAME TIME AFTER A STOP SIGN INTO A 40 MPH ROAD. WEATHER WAS HOT AND DRY. TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. CAR SHOWS MESSAGE: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE LEFT INTO A HIGHWAY. WEATHER WAS DRY AND HOT. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH ENGINE LIGHT CAR SHOWS MESSAGE: "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL", "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". CAR TAKES LONGER TO ACCELERATE. AFTER I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT ON, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DISAPPEARED. ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TR

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHEVY IMPALAS, HOWEVER GM REFUSES TO DO A RECALL. SOMEONE WILL DIE AGAIN AT THEIR HANDS. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN A "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGE POPS UP, THEN "REDUCED ENGINE POWER", THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER AND THE SPEED IS CUT ALMOST IN HALF VERY ABRUPTLY. ONE TIME, THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL AND POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS STUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, ETC AND HAD TO NAVIGATE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT KILLING MYSELF. I HAVE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE MANY FORUMS THAT ARE POPPING UP WITH OTHER OWNERS DESCRIBING THEIR FIXES. TURNS OUT IT IS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE REPLACED IT MYSELF AND THE CAR IS NOW RUNNING FINE. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH CHEVROLET PLAYING WITH MY SAFETY AND MY LIFE BY NOT RECALLING THIS PART. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.... PEOPLE WILL DIE, I ALMOST DID. *TR

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE ALONG WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE. CAR JERKED/HESITATED UPON STOPPING AND STARTING AT INTERSECTION. REDUCED SPEED AUTOMATICALLY AND COULDNT SPEED UP. *TR

DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOSS OF VEHICLE FORWARD MOTION, DROPPING TO APPROX 25 MPH. "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND TRACTION SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY CAUSING A TRAFFIC DANGER PROBLEM. RETURNED TO DEALER A NUMBER OF TMES. PROBLEM CONTINUES, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOSS OF POWER ON ROADWAY. EXTRAEMLY DANGEROUS IN THE HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OF SUDDEN INEXPLICABLE LOSS OF VEHICLE FORWARD MOTION. HAVE TO PUT ON SAFETY FLASHERSAND MOVE TO FAR RIGHT OF ROADWAY AREA. .*TR

AFTER PURCHASING THIS "ONE OWNER DRIVEN BY [XXX] CAR ON MARCH 27, 2014 WE HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE CAR .SUPPOSEDLY PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER TRADED IT IN.WITH ONLY APPROX. 34,800 MILES....SO MUCH SO WE PURCHASED ANOTHER ONE...A 2014 (NOT NEW BODY STYLE). I'M DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT ABOUT 6:45AM ON A NORMAL SUNNY MORNING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I GET AN ALERT STATING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER/SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ALERT...THE CALL LOST MOST POWER AND WAS SHIFTING STRANGELY...I HAVE DONE SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS BETWEEN 2008- AND 2011...WE HAVE ONLY MADE ONE PAYMENT ON THIS VEHICLE AND ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND WAITING ON A RETURN CALL.......THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND HE BARELY MADE IT TO WORK....SOMETIMES WHEN THIS ALERT IS NOT ON THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON...SOMETIMES NO LIGHTS AT ALL...BUT THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON EXPRESSWAY OR SOMETHING...IF GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM...WHICH THEY APPEAR TO BE BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THERE SHOULD BE A BULLETIN OR A RECALL AVAILABLE TO FIX SAID PROBLEM....I HOPE WE DO NOT HAVE TO PURSUE ANY FURTHER ACTION AGAINST GM AND THAT THE DEALER WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT...THIS CAR IS LIKE BRAND NEW!! *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U

WE OWN THE CAR LISTED ABOVE AND HAVE FOR OVER TWO YEARS. WE BOUGHT IT AT A DEALERSHIP IN EAST TENNESSEE. THE CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AS A RENT A CAR FOR ENTERPRISE. NOT EVEN A YEAR AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE FACT I HAVE DROVE THIS CAR AND ALL ISSUES STATED FOR A RECALL WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH. THE MOST RECENT IS THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IT ON HIGHWAYS. IT'S IS SAYING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT MAD THAN WILL SAY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL,THAN IT WILL SHUTOFF I BEEN GOING 70 DOWN AN INTERSTATE AND IT SHUTOFF MAD ABOUT KILL US. WE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS THE PROBLEM BY WHAT TECHNICIAN SAY. I AM JUST NOW STARTING TO RESEARCH THE ISSUES WE HAVE AND FOUND NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE IN WHICH WE HAVE THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE AND MORE. MAINLY THE AIRBAG STEERING CONTROL ARM AND VEHICLE JUST SHUTTING OFF. I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO SUM IT UP IS THEY SOLD US A LEMON PERHAPS BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THE RECALL LIST OUR VEHICLE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SURE. TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR A NEW VEHICLE. JUST LOOKING TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE CAR INJURES US OR SOMEONE ELSE ON THE HIGHWAYS. HOPE THIS DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO GET RESOLVED BECAUSE DEATHS COULD OCCUR. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME HOPE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE SOON BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. I MEAN I THOUGHT SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG BUT THE AUTOMD WEBSITE REALLY ASSURED WHAT WE BEEN THINKING. THANKS FOR YOUR T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO IDLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE ACCELERATION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,490.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW DID NOT LOSE ENGINE POWER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHTS WERE NOT LIT BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I GOT IN THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT LIT. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON NO CHECK ENGINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN IT STARTED COMING BACK ON AGAIN. IT HAS STARTED AGAIN ON A MORE RECURRENT BASIS. I HAVE READ THREADS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE READ THREADS ON THIS ISSUE ON YOUR WEBSITE AND APPARENTLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALAS. *TR

I TOO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE ACHING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT, THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE IMPALAS. MY IMPALA WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK AND I WAS TOLD THE REASON THAT IT TOOK SO LONG WAS THAT THERE ARE THREE ACTUATORS AND THEY HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IT WAS OR CHARGE ME TO FIX ALL THREE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MAKE OUT WHICH ONE IT WAS. I PAID TO GET THE ONE FIX AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MAYBE THEY FIXED THE WRONG ONE AND I COULD PAY TO GET THE OTHER TWO FIXED. THIS IS A $40 PART THAT I PAID $238.00 TO GET FIXED. I DECLINED AND FOUND NUMEROUS YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND BLOGS REPORTING MODELS AS EARLY AS 2006 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD OR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE "KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE DASH BOARD". I AM VERY SURPRISED AND DISHEARTENED THAT THIS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS AND YET GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. HOPEFULLY, I CAN GET OTHERS TO SPEAK OUT ON THIS ISSUE AND FILE COMPLAINTS. *TR

2009 IMPALA, OWNED SINCE 2011. STARTED TO GIVE US ISSUES A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE WHERE WE WOULD GET NO CRANK, NO START. REPLACED BATTERY THINKING IT WAS THE ISSUE. IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND STARTED OVER AGAIN. NO CRANK, NO START. REPLACED STARTER WITH AUTOZONE BRAND AND IT WORKED FINE A FEW DAYS. IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN, NO CRANK, NO START. REPLACED STARTER WITH OEM FROM GM. IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE ISSUE STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. NO CRANK, NO START. REPLACED STARTER RELAY, PULLED BCM AND CLEANED ALL CONTACTS. AFTER CLEANING BCM CONTACTS IT SEEMED TO OF WORKED BUT A FEW WEEKS LATER IT GAVE US THE SAME PROBLEM. CHANGED IGNITION SWITCH AND CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME NO CRANK, NO START ISSUES. WE JUST CONTINUED TO LIVE WITH IT. THE CAR CRANKS AFTER 5 OR 6 TURNS OF THE KEY AND BECAME APART OF OUR DAILY LIFE. NOW THE BIG ISSUE IS THE CAR TURNED OFF ON US WHILE DRIVING A FEW DAYS AGO. LET IT SIT 30 MINS. AND TRIED TO CRANK BUT WE WERE GETTING NO CRANK NO START. IT EVENTUALLY CRANKED AND STARTED BUT I'M WORRIED BECAUSE I HAVE MY GRAND KIDS WITH ME OFTEN AND FEAR IF IM ON THE HIGHWAY I CAN GET INTO A SERIOUS COLLISION. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON SINCE THEN AND CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. I'VE CALLED GM AND SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING. HAVE ALSO CHECKED THE CABLES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE TIGHT AND FREE OF CORROSION. NO OIL DRIPS ON THE STARTER. WE GIVE THE CAR SCHEDULED OI

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE 9/2013. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS SERVICED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT CAME ON AGAIN. THEN BACK IN FEBRUARY THE CAR STARTED MAKING A VERY ANNOYING AND EMBARRASSING CLICKING SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE AC/HEATING UNIT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COMMON IN THE IMPALA AND THAT IT IS THE ACTUATOR. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT CLICKS EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING AND IS LOCKED. I KNOW AT LEAST 7 PEOPLE HERE LOCALLY THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS LISTED ABOVE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR. PLEASE TAKE A SURVEY OR DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. *TR

I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH. I CONTACTED MY CRAIN CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE STAFF ATTEMPTED TO WALK ME THOUGH ON HOW TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH, EVERY ATTEMPT DID NOT WORK. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY IMPALA SINCE MARCH 2010 AND WHILE IT IS AN ATTRACTIVE CAR, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. FIRST MONTH A SENSOR GOES OUT IN THE ACCELERATION, $230 TO REPLACE, IN THE LAST 2 YEARS WE HAVE HAD AN ANNOYING TICKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON SOMETHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE AC/HEATER. SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE SAYS THAT IT IS COMMON IN IMPALAS BUT YET I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL. I DON'T HAVE THE $450 TO FIX AND IT IS RATHER EMBARRASSING WHEN YOU CAR POOL AS IT IS VERY LOUD AND LAST APPROXIMATELY 30SECONDS TO 45 SECONDS. I HAVE ALSO HAD LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR WE GO TO THE CAR WASH. WATER SEEMS TO BE COMING IN FROM THE FRAME BY THE WINDSHIELD ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ROOF AREA. IT RUNS DOWN AND COMES OUT BY THE BRAKE ON DRIVER SIDE AND FUSE BOX ON PASSENGER SIDE. I THOUGHT THIS WATER WAS AFFECTING MY POWER LOCKS AS IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH OUR DOOR LOCKS NOT OPENING. THEY TAKE TURNS, NOT UNLOCKING BUT AFTER READING COMMENTS ON THIS WEB PAGE SEEMS LIKE OTHERS ARE ALSO HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH LOCKS, YET NO RECALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT DOWN TO BE LOOKED AT BUT THEY SAY THEY DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES THEY CAN PIN POINT. DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO PUT INTO THIS VEHICLE. I LIKE MY CAR BUT IT HAS ISSUES. I WILL DO MY HOME WORK BEFORE I PURCHASE MY NEXT CAR. *TR

MY CAR WOULD SHIMMY AS IF THE TIE ROD WAS GOING BAD, AND THE TIRE IN QUESTION WOULD BE FLAT NEARLY EVERY MORNING. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS I MADE IT TO HARTINGTON, NE TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT THERE BECAUSE THE BELTS SEPARATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WHERE I WOULD HAVE NEVER SEEN WHAT WAS HAPPENING. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE. I NOW HAVE HANKOOK TIRES AND WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY GOODYEAR TIRES AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALY, THE SERVICE AIR BAG SOON WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF UPDATED 08/19/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,628 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,378.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,220. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

I'M TRIED OF MY DOORS NOT LOCKING WITH KEY FOB AND BOTH REAR DOORS AND SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT LOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE APRIL 2013 AND TODAY MAY 2014 IT'S STILL HAPPENING.I ATTEMPTED TO LOCK FROM INSIDE VEHICLE AND WOULD STILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. I HAVE TO MANEUVER WALK AROUND THE CAR AND LOCK THE DOORS INDIVIDUAL. EACH TIME I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED PART. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THEY CLAIMED THEY CONDUCTED A FULL VEHICLE CHECK. I THINK THEY LIED AND THEY CAR WAS NEVER CHECKED. WHY DO US AS CUSTOMER BUY WARRANTS AND THE WARRANT DON?T COVER ELECTRICAL POWER. IS THIS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM? *TR

IN APRIL 2013, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON, IN MY 2009 IMPALA, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND WOULD STAY ON FOR LONGER TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXING BY THE DEALER. BUT THEY KEEP CHARGING ME $100 PER VISIT. *TR

IN FEBRUARY 2014,THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON, IN MY 2009 IMPALA, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND WOULD STAY ON FOR LONGER TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT HUB. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN APPEARING AGAIN. EACH TIME THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON FOR A LONGER TIME. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

IT'S APPARENTLY THE STANDARD IMPALA ISSUE OF THE CAR'S DASH READING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND MY I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN RUSH HOUR WHEN THE DASH READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I IMMEDIATELY PHONED MY HUSBAND. HE INSISTED THAT I GET IN THE RIGHT LANE AND BE PREPARED FOR THE CAR TO DIE. MY HUSBAND THEN MISTAKENLY TOLD ME TO DRIVE TO A SPECIFIC EXIT OUT OF THE INNER CITY BEFORE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. NEXT THE CHECK STABILITY MESSAGE CAME ON. HE WAS LIKE OK THAT'S WEIRD BUT LETS GET YOU HOME. THEN THE CAR DECIDED TO LOSE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. MY HANDS ARE LITERALLY BLISTERED GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD. I GUIDED IT OF THE HIGHWAY AS HE LOOKED UP THE ISSUE. FINDING HUNDREDS OF THESE SAME ACCOUNTS HE TOLD ME TO HOLD ON A BIT AND RESTART THE CAR. IT WORKED AND I DROVE IT HOME. HAD MY HUSBAND NOT INSISTED I MOVE OVER AND BE PREPARED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT ISSUE. *TR

I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND HAVE NO RECOLLECTION UNTIL GAINING AWARENESS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE WRECK HAPPENED IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, PA AND I WAS DRIVING HOME. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD HAVE. THANKFULLY, I WAS WEARING MY INVISALIGN, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY MINIMIZED THE SHARPNESS OF MY TEETH OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE LOST HALF MY TONGUE. IT WAS STILL SEVERELY DAMAGED AND YOU CAN SEE THE SCAR. A MRI SHOWED THE CONCUSSION. I HAD TO SPEND $6,000 ON MY CAR TO BE FIXED. IT TOOK ME ALMOST A MONTH TO BE ABLE TO WALK ON CONRETE DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO MY BODY. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH PHYSICAL THERAPIES AND STILL HAVE NECK AND NERVE DAMAGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DISPLAYED "POWER REDUCE". THEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN BY ITSELF. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR LOST POWER. TODAY, THE CAR IS STATING THE SAME THING AND SIGNAL TURN THEMSELVES ON, AND ONCE THE CAR IS OFF THE DOORS WANT LOCK YOU HAVE TO MANUAL LOCK THE DOORS. THE CAR HAVE BEEN JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. *TR