2009 Chevrolet Impala complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE REDUCED ENGINE AND THE SERVICE TRACTION STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,337.

THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE A/C OR DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE. IT CLICKS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN GOES AWAY. IF YOU TRY CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE, IT STARTS AGAIN. I HEARD MANY OTHER IMPALAS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. I HOPE CHEVY FIXES THIS, IT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING AND CRASH. LUCKILY THIS HASN'T TO ME. *TR

CAR TURNED OFF BY ITS SELF WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PARK IT. WHEN I STOPPED I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. I CONTACT MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL. IT WAS NOT. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL. HAVING YOUR CAR STOP WHILE DRIVING IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. CONSIDERING THAT MY POWERSTEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME. I CAME OUT OF THIS WITHOUT INJURY BUT I WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE OR DRIVING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. I REALLY HOPE CHEVY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND RECALL OR IN MY CASE REIMBURSE OWNERS. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON THEN I LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AT A SPEED OF 70MPH. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND HAD COMING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL POWER ALMOST REAR ENDED AND TRYING TO MAKE MY WAY OVER CUTTING IN FRONT OF CARS SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO MAKE OVER TO THE MEDIAN AND THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. SO THEN I WAITED THERE FOR 20 MIN UNTIL MY FRIEND ARRIVED TO HELP ME AND THE CAR CRANKED UP AND DROVE LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. SO I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND WITHIN 45 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAITED A FEW MINS AND IT CRANKED UP. ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE. I DON'T MAKE MUCH MONEY AND DON'T HAVE IT TO TAKE TO A MECHANIC AND ITS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS A RECALL. I HAVE SEEN AND READ THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER CARS IM WONDERING IF THEY MISSED A YEAR OR SOMETHING. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE SEAT BELT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE READINESS AIR BAG FOR THE DRIVER SEAT BELT AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, ONLY THE ANCHOR WAS APART OF THE RECALL, AND IT WOULD COST$400 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. *JB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,253. RG

WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON.. WHEN I GET IN THE CAR TO START IT UP ITS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DEFOGGER FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS THAT SUPPLIES POWER TO THE REAR DEFOGGER WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

MY KEY KEEP GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES OF WIGGLING IT OUT, IT CAME OUT. BUT WHEN I'D GONE HOME FOR THEN END OF THE DAY MY KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT AT ALL ! I HAD TO LEAVE MY KEY PARTIALLY STARTED BECAUSE THE KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT. SO MY BAD DIES, ALARM NOT WORKING AND NOT TO MENTION I WAS 4MTHS PREGNANT AND I KEPT DRIVING AROUND AS I SPOKE WITH A GM REP AND ONSTAR REP HOPING EVENTUALLY THE KEY WILL COME OUT BUT IT DIDN'T. *TR

WHEN I DRIVE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH A REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING AND A MESSAGE TO CHECK STABILTRACK. AFTER THREE OR FOUR SHUTTING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE LIGHT GOES OFF FROM ANYWHERE TO 3 OR 4 DAYS TO MAYBE A MONTH OR SO. IT IS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER SAYS IT HAS NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT. MY CAR HASN'T STALLED AS OF YET BUT I AM CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF.

NEWLY PURCHASED CAR AND CHILD LOCKED HIMSELF IN CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO UNLOCK CAR WITH KEY FOB DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK DUE TO AN ISSUE THAT A LOT OF THESE CARS ARE HAVING WITH THE ACTUATOR. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE TONS OF THESE CARS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY GET THE DOOR UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY BUT THEN HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE SEAT TO GET THE BACK DOOR UNLOCKED... GOD FORBID I HAD TO RELY ON MY KEY FOB TO SAVE MY LIFE SOMEDAY! *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE CAME UP FOLLOWED BY "CHECK TRACTION CONTROL". THE CAR THEN BECAME SLUGGISH AND SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH. IT THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THANK GOD TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE WITH THAT HAPPENING IT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FOR A FEW YEARS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET. IS GM WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO PINPOINT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT SOMEONE HAS TO PAY MONEY TO FIX WHAT MAY BE A PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. I SEE A LOT OF IMPALAS IN MY TOWN AND IT'S SCARY TO THINK THAT AT ANY TIME THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANY ONE OF THOSE CARS, MINE INCLUDED, AND SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO INVESTED THEIR MONEY IN THE GM BRAND.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. DEALER SAYS THE SEAT BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BAD SENSOR IN IT. I WAS TOLD THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM A LOT ON THIS MODEL. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THE BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT UNLESS THIS IS FIXED. I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED 20 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR, AND FUEL VENT SOLENOID WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH. TOLD IT WAS A WEIGHT SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. ALSO HAVE ANOTHER CHEVY SAME THING IS HAPPENING. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 USED WITH 23,000 MILES ON I HAVE HAD TO HAVE TWO NEW RACKET PINION STEERING MOTORS/(UNITS) REPLACED AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN IT APPEARS A THIRD IS ON IT'S WAY.. THIS IS NOT IN ANY WAY THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS IS A FLAW THAT COULD ALSO CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER, MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON. AS I KEPT DRIVING, I LOST POWER TO MY ENGINE. FINALLY, MY ENGINE WAS DISABLED AND I COULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. AFTER 5 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START UP MY CAR. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT MY CAR STILL KEEPS DOING THIS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ITS CARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WITH IT SAYING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" ON DISPLAY. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE CAR BEGAN TO START SLOWING DOWN AND I LOST ABILITY TO MANEUVER THE STEERING EASILY AS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR THE PROBLEM TO CLEAR UP. *TR

TRIED TO LOCK DOORS WITH KEY FOB AND BOTH REAR DOORS AND SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT LOCK. ATTEMPTED TO LOCK FROM INSIDE VEHICLE AND WOULD STILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. *TR

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION AND WILL NOT RELEASE. REPAIRED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. GM HAS INTERNAL KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE WITH PROPOSED WORKAROUND WHICH DOES NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN. FREE STANDING CABLE IN SHIFT COLUMN MOVES AND BECOMES PINCHED OR SOLDER COMES LOOSE FROM HARNESS NOT ALLOW KEY TO BE RELEASED. VEHICLE CANNOT BE UNATTENDED DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED LEFT STRANDED. VEHICLE IS NOW AT DEALER AND NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TERRIBLE DESIGN BY GM. NOW FORCED TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHICH WILL NOT HOLD UP AND THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED TWICE WELL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE THROTTLE BODY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,600.

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL COMES UP AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER. NEVER HAD ANY PRIOR ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL NOW. JUST GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK TOMORROW BECAUSE THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN. I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AND AM NOT THE ONLY ON THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I NEED MY VEHICLE FIXED AND DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2009 IMPALA. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH ONLY 100+ MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TODAY. THE DASH WILL SAY REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MILES AN HOUR MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUST SAT THERE WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, IT WAS JUST COMPLETELY OFF. I WAS ABOUT TO CALL FOR AAA AND TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND IT STARTED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 AS WELL AND I WAS GOING 45 ON A COUNTRY RD. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND SAT THERE AND WAITED AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL DO NOTHING. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRACTION CONTROL, MAKING A STRANGE GRINDING TYPE NOISE AND BOGS THE CAR DOWN FROM MOVING WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR TRYING TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHTS COMING ON AND TELLING ME TO SERVICE MY AIR BAGS. IT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AND COMES ON AND GOES OFF. THE DASH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND TELL ME TO SHUT ENGINE OFF NOW FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE, THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR 4 YEARS, THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD. THIS CAR WAS NEVER A GOOD CAR FROM THE VERY DAY IT CAME OFF THE LOT. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA I PURCHASED IN 2010 AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER IS ALSO COMING ON DURING THIS TIME. I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE CRASHED FROM THIS I FEEL CHEVROLET NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. I LIVE IN ATLANTA AND IF MY CAR REDUCES SPEED WHILE I'M ON 285 THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE I VERY BAD CRASH. *TR

I HAD CAME TO A STOP AT FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. WHEN IT WAS MY TIME TO PROCEED MY IMPALA WOULD NOT MOVE AT FIRST TRY, AFTER A SECOND TRY I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH LITTLE MOMENTUM AND THEN IT JERKED FORWARD WITH OUT ANY ADDITIONAL GAS PEDDLE MOVEMENT. THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE BUT NOT TO THIS DEGREE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AS THE DECREASED POWER ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WAS DRIVING CAR AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LOST POWER AND BRAKES. CAR WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT VERY HARD. GLAD NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE IT THEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY AND SENSORS. I DID HAVE IT FIXED BUT HAD TO TAKE IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE THROTTLE BODY.IT WAS THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. *TR

THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD (SPEEDOMETER AREA) WILL LOSE POWER AND ALL THE GAUGES WILL GO OUT AS IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE RADIO WILL STILL WORK, I CAN'T USE THE TURN SIGNAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY GO BACK TO WORKING ON THE DASHBOARD FOR AWHILE AND THAN REPEAT ITSELF. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON SAYING I NEED TO HAVE IT SERVICE, BUT WHEN I WENT TO A CHEVORLET DEALER TODAY IT DIDN'T READ A DIAGNOSIS CODE SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT RESET, BUT THAT STILL DIDN'T WORK. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2014. AS I WRITE THIS I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE READ ALL THE BLOGS ON MY COMPLAINTS AND SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE WHICH FORCES ME TO ASK GM WHY IS IT THAT WE ALL SEE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM AND YOU PEOPLE ARE IGNORING IT. SUFFICE TO SAY THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY. WHEN WILL GM STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THESE ISSUES A PRIORITY SO THERE CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE TO WASTE TIME WRITING COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ONE. IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE STABILITRAK LIGHT AS WELL AS THE CAR LOSING ALL POWER. NOW IF GM FEELS THIS IS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO CREATE A RECALL I FAIL TO SEE WHAT IS. PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND GM DOES NOTHING. ALONG WITH GM BEING AT FAULT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE [XXX] THERE CUSTOMERS WHILE THEY GO THRU A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS THEY THINK MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM FOR THESE CODES. I FOR ONE CANNOT AFFORD THE DEALERSHIP PRICES NOR WILL I PAY THESE SO CALLED EXPERTS GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD TO TRY AND FIX PROBLEMS THAT THEY REALLY HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHAT'S CAUSING THEM. I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THIS CHEVY B/C I WANTED AN AMERICAN CAR FOR A CHANGE, MAN WAS I WRONG. AS SOON AS I FIX THIS HEAP I WILL SELL IT BEFORE ANYMORE LIGHTS GO ON AND GO RIGHT BACK TO HONDA WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW THEY STAND BY THERE CARS AND IT RUNS WAY INTO THE SIX FIGURES BEFORE ANY REAL PROBLEMS OCCUR. I'M ONE OF THE LITTLE GUYS THAT BAILED OUT GM AND BY THE WAY WERE

STOPPED AT THE TOP OF A SNOW COVERED HILL. PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN 2ND GEAR AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE GOT UP TO ABOUT 15 MPH THEN LOST ALL POWER; ENGINE QUIT, NO BRAKES, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE. BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING THE VEHICLE GAINED SIGNIFICANT SPEED GOING DOWNHILL. NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED IT WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MONTHS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND SEVERAL MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALL THE POWER SHUT OFF AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO AAA TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO WHERE SHE PURCHASED IT. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/10/14

WHAT HAPPENED IS THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL TRIGGERED AND REDUCED THE CARS FUNCTIONALITY AND SPEED. IT CLEARED ITSELF, BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN GM CHEVROLET VEHICLES RANGING FROM 2005 TO 2011. IT IS LISTED MANY TIMES HERE IN YOUR DATA BASE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. OUR LIVES AND SAFETY ARE INVOLVED HERE. FOCUSING ON CHARGING A FEE TO DO AN INVESTIGATION IS DEPLORABLE. LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ANOTHER AMERICAN AFTER THE FACT OCCURRENCE OR EVENT. WHAT HAPPENED TO PROACTIVE RESPONSIBILITY. THESE AMERICAN CAR MAKERS PRODUCE JUNK CARS AND THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY GET STIFFED WITH LEMONS. STATES LEMON LAWS? NOTHING BUT AMERICAN LEMONS ARE ROLLING OFF OF THE PRODUCTION LINES. YOU THINK, THIS MAY BE WHY OTHER COUNTRIES WILL NOT BUY OUR PRODUCTS. THERE IS NO RELIABILITY IN WHAT IS PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS LIP SERVICE. NON - EXISTENT WITH THESE CAR DEALERS AND PURE SALES RHETORIC. YOUR SITE READS: THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECTS OR DETERMINE THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING SAFETY RECALLS. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS, PAY FOR AN INVESTIGATION AS WELL. I AM NOT PLEASED WITH HOW THE BALL KEEPS GETTING PASSED OR DROPPED. NHTSA THESE POORLY PRODUCED WEAPONS WEIGH TONS. ROLLING DOWN THE POORLY MAINTAINED HIGHWAYS AND STREETS OF THIS COUNTRY ENDANGERING US ALL LIFE AND LIMB. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT FORCES MY CAR TO BRAKE , PULL TO THE RIG

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND SECONDS LATER THE CAR LOST POWER. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. TODAY 1/30/14 THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, PEOPLE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THINKING THE ISSUE IS BEING FIXED AND THE PROBLEM IS NEVER FIXED. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE 100 OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE A RECALL TAKES PLACE. AS A SINGLE PARENT (MY CHILDREN'S ONLY LIVING PARENT) THIS ISSUE SHAKE ME TO MY SOUL! *TR

LET ME TRY AGAIN....I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AT 55 MPH, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING . I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN AUG. 2009. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED & HOW MANY TIMES PRIOR, BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT, WITHOUT ANY REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING OR REDUCED POWER. I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF WHAT IS CALLED A COMPUTER GLITCHES. IT WAS AT THIS TIME WHEN I DID GET REDUCED ENGINE POWER, WHEN I KNEW I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. ON NOV.29,2010, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED......ON JAN.05, 2011, I BROUGHT IT BACK AND WAS CHARGED ONLY HALF OF THE RATE FOR MECH. DIAGNOSIS FEE, BECAUSE I ARGUED SO MUCH, THAT THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE SAME INITIAL PROBLEM. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM TO DRIVE, THEY DROVE IT 28 MILES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ON JAN.06,2011, MILEAGE WAS 38727, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, N/C. I THINK IT WAS AT THIS TIME, I WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE CAR, WITHOUT SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, WHICH IS WHAT I DID. ON FEB.05,2011, MILEAGE WAS 39831, WHERE THEY REPLACED A A.I.R. VENT VALVE....I HAVE CHANGED LIVING LOCATIONS LAST SPRING....MEANING THERE MIGHT BE MORE TIMES THAT IT WAS BROUGHT IN.....MY MEMORY IS TELLING ME THAT THE BOTH WARNING LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND OFF LAST YEAR, AND NOW MORE FREQUENT, WITH SLIGHT REDUCED ENGINE POWER ...81000 MILES *TR

I AM HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AS EVERYONE ELSE, WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND THAN MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER REDUCED WITH THE MIL LIGHT, THE CAR SPEED IMMEDIATELY DECREASED TO ABOUT 50 MPH, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, PULLED OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE THAN RESTARTED IT. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS RANDOMLY. IT IS SAFETY CONCERN AS THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO COMES OFF AND ON, I HAD TAKEN TO CHEVY DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WAS ABOUT $500 IN WORK, AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR SO I AM DRIVING IN A VEHICLE WHERE IF THEIR IS AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON. THIS CAUSES A SPONTANEOUS MAJOR REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PASSING A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER ON AN INTERSTATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES APPARENTLY ALLOWED THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE. HAD I BEEN PASSING ON A 2-LANE ROAD, IT VERY LIKELY COULD HAVE CAUSED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 50 ON A CLEAR DRY DAY AND THE ENGINE LITE COMES ON WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING, SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THEN THE POWER SHUT OFF INCLUDING THE STEERING CAUSING ME TO PULL THE CAR OFF INTO THE DIRT OFF THE FREEWAY. DUE TO THIS MY FRONT BUMPER GOT CRACKED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOW A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING 65 ON FREEWAY CAR SLOWS DOWN TO 40 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

AFTER GETTING NEW BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR DIFFERENT TIRES. IT WAS RANDOM AND AFTER CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE THEY WERE ALL FINE. THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE ON THE DASH PANEL THEY ALL FOUR READ 0 TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE TO CHECK THEM MANUALLY WHICH SOUNDS PETTY BUT I PAID FOR THIS OPTION I SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT. MY REMOTE CAR STARTER DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS ON. I'VE HAD IT RESET AND IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I WAD TOLD THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE BROKE WHEN GETTING THE BRAKES FIXED AND THAT THEY COST AROUND $100 EACH. THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY TO MAKE THESE SO THEY DON'T GET BROKEN WHILE GETTING NORMAL MAINTENANCE DONE SO I NOW HAVE A HUGE ADDITIONAL COST THAT FAR EXCEEDS THE COST OF GETTING THE BRAKES. *TR

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING (WITH MY THREE KIDS AS PASSENGERS) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE DASHBOARD "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LAST POWER AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 30 MPH, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER AND CALL ME FOR ASSISTANCE. BY THE TIME I GOT THERE AND STARTED THE ENGINE IT WAS RUNNING NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS LIT. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO IMMEDIATELY STATED IT WAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND WOULD COST $580 TO REPLACE. I SEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE FOR 2008-2012 MODEL IMPALAS'. THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO THE CUSTOMERS ARE GETTING CHARGED TO FIX THIS FAULTY CHEVROLET DEVICE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY DO NOT RECALL THIS DEVICE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN A 55 MPH ZONE, A SERIES OF WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE DASH: ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK, CHECK ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND SPEED DECREASED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. *TR

2009 CHEVY IMPALA 3.5L FFV - MY "PASSENGER AIRBAG" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE EARLY SPRING 2013. IN AUGUST 2013, MY "BRAKE" LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY HANDLING ISSUES. BOTH THE REGULAR BRAKES & PARKING BRAKE WORKED NORMALLY THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS FULL. FOR A FEW MONTHS THE "BRAKE" LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY & ALARM WHILE DRIVING, ALL WITHOUT ANY CHANGES IN DRIVING OR BRAKING ABILITY. AROUND SEPTEMBER 2013, THE "TRACTION CONTROL" & "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS CAME ON. AGAIN, THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANY ISSUE WITH HANDLING. THESE LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON & OFF RANDOMLY & THEY WERE SELDOM ALL ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE WARNING PANEL ALSO SAYS, "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" & ACCELERATION & POWER ARE DIMINISHED. THERE'S ALSO BEEN A "LOW PRESSURE LEFT REAR TIRE." THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE LOW, BUT THE REAR TIRE WAS OK. TONIGHT, THE "CHECK ENGINE" & "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHTS CAME ON & THE DISPLAY SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." SUDDENLY, IT SAID, "STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE" & MY CAR ESSENTIALLY LOST ALL POWER. THE STEERING ALSO LOCKED UP. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE, & THE "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN, WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON. MY BACK TIRES THEN BEGAN TO SPIN WHEN DRIVING AND THE CAR MADE A SCARY NOISE. *TR

MY ISSUE WAS THAT I WAS FOUR MONTHS INTO DRIVING MY NEW 2009 CHEVY IMPALA AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH MY CAR SHOWED FLASHING SIGNAL READING "ENGINE REDUCED SPEED" "CHECK STABILITRACK " AND MY CHECK ENGINE WAS ON. THE CAR THEN STOPPED ACCELERATING AND DROPPED TO 45 MPH IMMEDIATELY. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING AND HEARING COMPLAINTS ABOUT GM AND HOW THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND ACTUALITY CHARGING PEOPLE TO FIX THEIR DEFECT. THEIR ARE NUMEROUS BLOGS AND VIDEOS PROVING THIS. EXAMPLES: SHOW OVER 23,000 DRIVERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE HTTP://WWW.[XXX] : HTTP://WWW.[XXX] THANK GOD IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ANY FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED AS OF YET BUT WHO KNOWS. PLEASE DON'T LET SOMEONE GET INJURED OR LOSE THEIR LIFE TO TAKE NOTICE TO THIS. GM THINKS INJURY OR LOSE OF LIFE = $222.00. I AM IN CONTACT WITH A LAW FIRM IN HOPES OF A CLASS ACTION. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE FUMES WERE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND THE LOWER ENLIST LINE WAS REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CROSS OVER GASKET, CRANK TIMING COVER SEAL AND THE LOWER ENLIST LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES, MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND THEN REDUCE ENGINE POWER. I HAVE READ IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDING TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO SECURE INTO THE BELT CLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL (SPEED LIMIT WAS INCREASING FROM 50MPH TO 65MPH), A MESSAGE OF "STARTING DISABLED. SERVICE THROTTLE" CAME UP ON THE DASH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET (NARROWLY AVOIDING A CAR STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE TO TURN) AND PARK THE VEHICLE IN A LOCATION OUT OF THE MAIN LANE OF TRAFFIC. HAD THIS SIDE STREET NOT BEEN THERE AT THAT EXACT MOMENT, THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH WOULD BE VERY LIKELY AS STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND I MAY HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. *TR

THE REAR POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILED FIRST, THEN A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER THE DRIVER SIDE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT WITH A 90%+ OCCURRENCE OF FAILURE. ONE OR BOTH WILL FAIL FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, BUT MAY OCCASIONALLY SURPRISE YOU AND WORK ONCE OR TWICE. THE FAILURE IS IN BOTH THE LOCK AND UNLOCK MODES. THE FAILURE IS UNRELATED TO USING KEYLESS ENTRY OR THE MANUAL SWITCH OR HAVING CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON OR OFF. IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH THE REAR DOOR TOP MANUAL LATCH POST FROM THE FRONT SEAT. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS TRYING TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE FRONT SEAT. MY HEAD/NECK BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE DOOR PILLAR. I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY NECK UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE SEAT ADJUSTING MECHANISM AND MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD. IN THE PROCESS OF THAT I AGGRAVATED A CHRONIC BACK CONDITION PULLING A MUSCLE IN MY BACK. AN INTERNET SEARCH OR DISCUSSION WITH REPAIR SHOPS WILL QUICKLY REVEAL THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE FOR MANY 2008-2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA, TAHOE, MALIBU AND SILVERADO OWNERS. DUE TO THE APPROXIMATE $365 PER DOOR REPAIR COST, THE DEFECTIVE LATCHES ARE NOT BEING REPLACED BY MANY OWNERS. CHEVROLET IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO REPAIR ASSISTANCE. IN A CRASH SITUATION THE CRASH COMPUTER SEQUENCE CANNOT BE RELIED ON ACTUATE THE DEFECTIVE LOCK ACTUATORS. THE POSITION OF THE MANUAL LOCK POST DOES NOT FACILITATE MANUAL