2010 Chevrolet Impala complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I 80 WEST OF PRINCETON ILL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT .THE DASH THEN LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH LIGHTS I HAD NEVER SEEN AND CAN NOT DUPLICATE WITH TURNING THE KEY TO ON .THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DIED AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES .I GOT THE CAR STOPPED SAFELY .I CALLED A MECHANIC IN THE TOWN I LIVE IN AND HE ASKED IF IT WOULD START AGAIN. EARLIER WHEN I TRIED TO START IT ACTED AS THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THIS TIME IT STARTED AND I DROVE IT HOME .A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL .I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH OR HAD ANY REPAIRS DONE BESIDES ROUTINE SERVICE. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE SHUT OFF AT 70 MPH BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE SENSOR ON A GAS PEDAL.I AM A RETIRED STATE TROOPER AND I AM SURE MY TRAINING SAVED ME FROM BEING IN AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO HAVE OTHER CARS AND SEMI S DRIVING NEAR ME. *TR

AFTER WET WEAR HER STABILITY LIGHT MESSAGE, TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AS DOES ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE POWER IS REDUCED AND VEHICLE DIES IF YOU DO NOT PULL OVER AND TURN IT OFF AND BCK ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM WHICH GM IS AWARE OF AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IF NOT DEALT WITH. *TR

IT HAD SNOWED OVERNIGHT AND I WAS DRIVING 60 MILES PER HOUR GOING DOWNHILL WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WHERE THE ODOMETER READING IS IT SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THEN CHECK TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK STABILIZER. I DID MAKE IT TO WORK AS THE CAR SHOCK AS THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I DID LET IT SIT ALL DAY WHILE I WAS AT WORK AND THEN WHEN I STARTED IT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND IT RAN OK. I TOOK IT ACROSS THE STREET AND PARKED IT AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND SINCE IT IS SUNDAY THEY ARE NOT OPEN AND I WILL STOP BY IN THE MORNING TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT IS WRONG TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR AND CONSIDERING NOT OWNING ANOTHER CHEVY. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE IN MN WHEN THE CAR JUST QUIT,AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT THERE WAS A OFF RAMP AND WE COASTED UP TO THE TOP. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED SO WE NEVER REPORTED IT,AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. WASN'T TILL TODAY MY WIFE SAW WHERE GM HAD A PROBLEM SOUNDING LIKE HAPPENED TO US. SO I WENT ON LINE WITH GM THE GIRL SAID TAKE IT TO A DEALER ,ITS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I LL HAVE TO PAY GRRRRRRRRR I SAID ITS NOT MY TROUBLE WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS YOUR FAULT. SHE DIDN'T CARE,NO BIG SURPRISE ! I TOLD HER THAT I PRINTED OUT WHAT SHE AID SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY WIFE OR ME I HAVE PROOF I TOLD THEM OF MY TROUBLE. THOUGHT YOU WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW SO IF ANYONE ELSE SHOULD REPORT THE PROBLEM THEY ARE NOT ALONE. *TR

AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE LOW ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON .SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 15 MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN CAR OFF . THEN RESTARTED IT AGAIN IT WAS FINE FOR A MONTH . IT REPEATED SAME PROBLEM. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON .HDHAD CODE READ SAYING THROTTLE CABLE AND TRACTION CONTROL.TO ME THAT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HIGHWAY DRIVING THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT .I CAN SEE THIS HAS BEEN A ISSUE WITH GENERAL MOTORS WITH IMPALAS AND OTHER MODELS SINCE 2008.HOW MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS WOULD IT TAKE UNTIL ITS FIXED .COMPLAINTS KEEP COMING UP AFTER THROTTLE BODIES REPLACED STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I GO TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND IS GIVING ME MESSAGES OF ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK. THE CAR STILL DRIVES WHEN THIS IS ON, BUT ITS REALLY DOGGIE, AND SHIFTS HARD. *TR

MY IMPALA KEEPS GIVING ME A WARNING LIGHT THAT SAY SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED. IT STAY ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN GOES OFF. CANNOT SEEM TO FIND OUT WHY IT IS DOING THIS BUT VERY CONCERNED THAT MY CARS SPEED WILL REDUCE WHILE I AM IN TRAFFIC. *TR

DRIVING ABOUT HALF MILE FROM HOME, SUDDENLY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER MESSAGE TURN ON. CAR START TO LOSE POWER. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 2 MILES, WENT TO A PARKING LOT. ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH. PARK THE CAR AND WENT SHOPPING. ABOUT 1 HR. LATER THE CAR START FINE AND RUNNING NORMAL, EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON . PARK CAR IN GARAGE. NEXT DAY, START THE CAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL & REDUCE ENGINE POWER MESSAGE TURN ON. BACK IN/OUT GARAGE AND TURN ENGINE ON/OFF 3 TIMES. ENGINE IS VERY ROUGH. BACK TO GARAGE. NEXT DAY. START THE CAR, ENGINE RAN NORMAL WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON. DROVE THE CAR AROUND A CIRCLE AND BACK TO GARAGE. RUNS FINE. GOT INTO INTERNET AN FOUND ABOUT A LOT OF COMPLAINS(100S) ON THIS CAR (2010 & EARLIER CHEVY IMPALA) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH REPORT OF DANGEROUS INCIDENCE ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM AFRAID TO USE IT AGAIN UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I HOPE A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE DEFECT. THIS CAR IS IN GARAGE, AND IS SELDOM USE BECAUSE I HAVE 3 CARS, AND I AM RETIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. ... UPDATED 03/24/14 *BF UPDATED 03/31/14

HAD TO PUT A NEW BATTERY IN AND THEN THE MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON TO SERVICE THE AIR BAG....THEY SAID A MODULE WENT OUT UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND UNDER THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER.......IT WILL COST $ 1030 + TAX...ONLY 43,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I'M TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WONT WORK IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT TILL I GET IT FIXED.........WOULD THAT KEEP MY INSURANCE FROM PAYING IF I DO GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY SEE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN SERVICED?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE SECOND CLUTCH PLATE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 3/19/14*CN *TR

I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE, BUT APPROXIMATELY 2 YRS AGO, I BEGAN SEEING THE SEQUENCE OF MESSAGES, "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER REDUCED," AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT. THE CAR SPEED WAS OBVIOUSLY REDUCED AND I COULDN'T REALLY ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO CARMAX AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, BUT SEEMINGLY ALWAYS ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I'M TRAVELING AROUND 65--70 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO RESEARCH WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. I THINK THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVY I PURCHASE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,632. UPDATED 3/21/14*CN *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON PA ROUTE 15. WE WERE ON SPEED CONTROL AT 55 MPH. AN ERROR SIGNAL APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD SAYING SERVICE TRAKCONTROL A FEW SECONDS LATER A SIGNAL SAID--- LOSING ENGINE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SOMEWHAT NARROW SHOULDER IN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. I COULD NOT START THE CAR. A CALLED AAA AND AFTER 45 MINUTES WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE IN DILLSBURG. JUST BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THE MECHANIC TRIED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND COULD NOT. I DECIDED TO DRIVE ON TO MY DESTINATION IN. NJ THE ERROR SIGNALS APPEARED ONCE MORE BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SERVICE STATION AND SIT. I RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE TO MY DESTINATION. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO "RT 46 CHEVROLET"IN NJ THREE DAYS LATER A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INSTALLED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY HOME IN NY STATE.. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO LOSE POWER ON A HWY AT 55 MPH AND I WONDER ABOUT TRUSTING THE CAR!!!!! *TR

EVERY OTHER WEEK OR SO I GET THE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED/ SERVICE STABILTRACK/ SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND THE CAR WILL LOOSE POWER. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO OF SITTING WITH THE CAR OFF, IT RESETS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THAT EVENTUALLY ALSO RESETS. TODAY I WAS DRIVING THE SAME TROUBLE CODES CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, THE POWER STEERING WAS DISENGAGED IT ALSO MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY THIS TIME. LUCKILY I PULLED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND THE CAR RESET AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THIS WARNING LIGHT AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE BUT I NEVER LOST COMPLETE POWER TO THE ENGINE AND STEERING LIGHT UNTIL TODAY. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE ISSUE THAT IS ONGOING WITH MANY GM OWNERS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY! *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME IN, THEN THE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. WAITED CAR POWERED BACK ON. A KNOWN ISSUE IN THIS MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ACCELERATION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

WHILE GOING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD LIT UP STATING TRACTION CONTROL APPEAR THEN 2 SECONDS LATER THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER APPEARED CAUSING THE CAR SPEED TO CEASE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RUSH HOUR IF SO THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN A FATAL ACCIDENT AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDED OF THE ROAD. *TR

THE REAR DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE I DISCOVER THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTORS HOLDING THE WIRING FOR THE REAR DEFROSTER(AND ALL OTHER WIRES) IS BURNT., THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ARE HARNESSES FOR WIRING LEADING FORM THE ENGINE AREA, TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FOR ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE REAR DEFROSTER. VISIBLY YOU CAN SEE THE AREA THAT IS BURNT FOR THE REAR DEFROSTER. THE WIRING FOR THE REAR DEFROSTER IS NOT FUSED, AND IN MY OPINION IS A FIRE HAZARD. WHILE DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE I DISCOVER THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES, AND IS VERY PROMINENT IN IMPALA'S BETWEEN 2006 AND UP. WITH OUT A FUSE FOR THE REAR DEFROSTER THERE IS NO SAFETY MECHANISM PREVENTING A SHORT, OR BURN OUT OF THE COMPONENTS, THUS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE REAR DEFROST NOT TO WORK. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE CONTROL ARM. I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT NONE FROM GM. THE ONLY CORRESPONDENCE I HAVE RECEIVED IS THE RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A BROKEN CONTROL ARM CAN RESULT IN A COLLISION/FATALITY. I AM A MOTHER OF FOUR AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE AND I AM TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THIS RECALL. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND ALLOWED THEM TO MOVE FORWARD AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON THE EYE GLASS HOLDER LOCATED ON THE SUN VISOR. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V480000 (SEAT BELTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000....UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS HAD TO BE PULLED, IN ORDER FOR THEM TO LOCK IN. UPDATED 03/13/14

2010 CHEVY IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE CUT OFF, AND THE CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, HE RE-STARTED THE ENGINE.

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY. RECENTLY IT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS THEN TURNED OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN CAME BACK ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, REDUCE POWER IN ENGINE. CHECK STABILITY TRAC, AND LOST ACCELERATION. THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. RESTARED AFTER A 10 MINUTE WAIT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT NOW OFF. *TR HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME.

DURING A ROAD TRIP, STOPPED FOR LUNCH. UPON CONTINUING THE DRIVE TO HOME, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY FADED AWAY AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD - WE FOUND A PARKING LOT AND PULLED IN AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, WE DISCOVER THE TOP OF THE MOTOR WAS COVERED WITH BRAKE FLUID. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR HOME TOWN - 100 MILES AWAY - AT A COST OF $650.00 - THEN DELIVERED TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY - TODAY THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT WE HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT AND THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUBBED ON A PART NEXT TO IT CAUSING THE LEAK. FURTHER MORE - THE REQUIRED PART FOR REPAIR IS ON A MINIMUM 2 WEEK BACK ORDER - INDICATING THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED JUST A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE NARROWS OF HIGHWAY 101 IN THE CURVES WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OFF!! THE BRAKES WENT OFF LINE WITH NO WARNING - WHERE IS THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE????? LESS THAN 10,000 MILES - ONLY CHOICE LEFT WILL BE TO DUMP THIS CAR AS SOON AS IT IS REPAIRED - IF!?! *TR

I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE HAD MY HOUSING GEAR REPLACED AND OTHER SUSPENSION ITEMS IN THE LAST YEAR. SINCE MY LAST MAJOR JOB (HOUSING GEAR), THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A CLICK WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND WHEN GOING UP HILL. WHEN THE CAR IS GOING UPHILL AND SHIFTING GEARS IT MAKE A CLICK/POP SOUND. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY CONSTANTLY ACT AS THOUGH THEY CAN NOT HEAR THE SOUND, WHICH MAKES IT SO EASY FOR THEM TO NOT REPAIR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THIS OVER 5 TIMES AND LEAVE WITH THE PROBLEM STILL BEING. ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS THEY FOUND OTHER ISSUES WHICH RESULTED IN THE WARRANTY PAYING FOR THE PROBLEMS. MY WARRANTY INCLUDES A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. SO I HAVE PAID A DEDUCTIBLE TO GET ONE PROBLEM FIXED AND IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO DATE. I AM TRULY FRUSTARTAED, AS I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND NEED MY CAR FIXED. I DRIVE A TODDLER AROUND DAILY. I FEEL INSECURE WITH MY CARS DRIVEABILITY. MY CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

2010, CHEVROLET IMPALA. ON A ROUTINE TRIP TO THE BANK, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MY GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE INTO A DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE STARTED FINE, BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I TOOK THE CONSOLE AND GEAR SHIFT LEVER APART AND FOUND A SNAPPED WIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE IMPALA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AT LEAST SINCE 2006. THE ISSUE IS ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER, CAUSING ONE OR MORE OF THE WIRES IN THE HARNESS TO BREAK. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COSTLY REPAIR AND ON-GOING ISSUE FROM CHEVROLET IS IN ORDER.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LIGHTS START FLASHING ON DASH BOARD SAYING TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE PERFORMANCE REDUCED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING!!!! BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT OR WORSE. WENT TO AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR GONE BAD ALREADY AT 56,103 ? I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR, AND ONLY HAD IT FOR 1 YEAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING GM MAKES OR RECOMMENDED THERE VEHICLES TO FAMILY OR FRIENDS THIS IS RIDICULOUS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CARE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY DO NOT. PLEASE DO A RECALL AND SAVE A LIFE !!!!! *JB

TRYING TO PULL INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND HAD TO LET OFF ACCELERATOR TO GET TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT. THIS LEFT ME HALF WAY OUT INTO TRAFFIC FOR JUST A SECOND. *TT

WHEN TURNING ON THE AIR, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE GLOVE BOX. SOUNDS LIKE THE AIR DOOR ACTUATOR. IT WAS THE SAME THING WITH MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. CHECK ON YOUTUBE. THERE MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART. JUST PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE ON JULY 24, 2013 AT A DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE PINION NUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 1/13/15*CN *TR

CHEVY 2010 SHOWED A CODE OF SERVICE SAFETY LINK, TRACTION CONTROL ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUNCTIONS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAYS "SERVICE STABILITRAK". I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS I COULD DRIVE AGAIN. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2009 IMPALA AND THIS SAME THING HAPPENED! IT WOULD HAVE COST $1900 TO FIX WHICH IS WHY I JUST DECIDED TO UPGRADE AND BY ANOTHER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS BUT THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS STARTED STAYING ON. WHEN I AM OPERATING THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE MULTIPLE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE ENGINE'S POWER IS REDUCED BY 50% ACCORDING TO THE INDICATOR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE LIGHTS "RESET". BUT THIS LATEST PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS HAS ME RATTLED. I REALLY DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $1500 OR MORE TO GET NEW AIRBAGS WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. *TR

IN APRIL 2011, I WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WARNING READ REDUCE ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAC AND THEN ENGINE CUT OFF AND I COASTED TO SHOULDER OF HWY. THE CAR FINALLY STARTED BACK UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I HAD TO BUY $100 ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. NOW ON JUNE 28, 2013, ONLY 2 YEARS LATER, IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN SO I HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. THE WARRANTY ON IT ONLY LASTED 12 MONTHS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN OCTOBER 2010 AND THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN APRIL 2011.THIS CAR IS JUST 3 YEARS OLD AND FROM READING ON THE WEB, THERE ARE ALOT OF CHEVROLETS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I'M READING ABOUT MODEL YEARS FROM 2007 WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. GM SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM BY NOW. I NEED HELP WITH THIS ISSUE!!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING TO MERGE, THE CAR FELT AS IF IT DROPPED A GEAR OR TWO AND THE POWER WAS NOTICEABLY REDUCED. THE SERVICE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE ERROR MESSAGE "SERVICE STABILITYTRAC- SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" CAME ACROSS THE DASH. NOW THE CAR WHEN IT ACCELERATES "JERKS" AS IF IT'S HAVING TROUBLE MAKING IT TO THE NEXT GEAR WHEN MOVING BETWEEN 20-30MPH ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THE POWER IN ACCELERATING AFTER 30MPH IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE FASTER YOU WISH TO GO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE CONTINUOUSLY ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY AND THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE STALLING FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32, 000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD AT 55 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2010 IMPALA AND IT WAS JUST A NORMAL ACTIVITY NO EXCESSIVE TURNING OR DRIVING . MY LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THEN MY LIGHT SAID ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED. I WAS TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AN MY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT SAID IT WAS DISENGAGING THE THROTTLE AND MY CAR JUST QUIT. NO POWER STEERING NO WARNING JUST QUIT AND I BARELY GOT IT OFF THE ROAD IN TIME TO KEEP ME FROM CRASHING! THE CAR WOULDN'T START FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES BUT FINALLY I GOT IT STARTED AND MADE IT HOME. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC ! *TR

MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND WILL SHUT DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OVER 5 TIMES NOW. I CAN'T EVEN PICK UP SPEED AFTER THIS HAPPENS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ONE TIME DOING ABOUT 65 AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, I WAS ON AN INCLINE/RAMP AND AN 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND ME AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO TO GET THE CODES RAN BUT CAN NOT SEEM TO GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE. I AM THINKING ABOUT JUST GIVING THE CAR BACK AND HAVING IT GO ON MY CREDIT. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS A SERVICE AIR BAGS MESSAGE ON THE DIC MESSAGE CONSOLE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY SO I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE A RECALL SINCE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ UPDATED 03/02/2015*JS

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT WITH 65,000 MILES. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. A DEER RAN ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON MAY 12,2013. I WAS GOING 60 MPH AND THEN MADE A SUDDEN STOP. THE NEXT DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PLUS THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON.... NOW, I ONLY HAD THIS CAR NOT EVEN 2MONTHS AND MAKING PAYMENTS AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT (ALREADY). ANY OTHER CAR THAT I HAD HAVE IN THE PAST I MADE SUDDEN STOPS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS NEVER COMES ON. WHATS GOING ON WITH THE CHEVROLET IMPALAS? THEY LOOK NICE BUT THEY ARE SSSOOOO NOT WORTH THE COST TO PURCHASE OR TO GET REPAIRED. THIS IS THE ONLY BAD INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE. I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY MAZDA. I WILL LET IT BE KNOWN TO ANYONE WHO ASK ME ABOUT CHEVROLET TO DONT EVEN BOTHERED. THERE ARE BETTER CARS THAN THE CHEVROLET. THIS CAR IS ALSO A GAS GUZZLER. I PUT $50 IN THE TANK EVERY 5 DAYS WHEN DRIVING LOCALLY. I ONLY WORK 10 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE. EVERYTIME YOU STOP YOU LOOSE GAS MILEAGE ON YOUR DIC THE GAS IS GREAT ON THE HIGHWAY THOUGH. LIKE I SAID THE WORST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE. CHEVROLET....IM SO UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED. *TR

RIDING ALONG AT 70 MPH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. COMPUTER SAYS ENGINE SPEED IS REDUCED. DROVE TWO MORE MILES TO PULL OVER SAFELY BUT CAR CUT OFF AND COMPUTER SAYS ENGINE START IS DISABLED AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL I UNHOOKED BATTERY. NOT REAL FUN WITH RUSH HOUR IN ST. LEWIS.GLAD I WAS NOT [XXX]ENDED. *TR

KEY WONT TURN CAR OFF COMPLETELY, WONT COME OUT OF IGNITION, I SEE WHERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY, WHY NO RECALL? OBVIOUSLY ITS A PROBLEM COMING FROM GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE REAR DEFROST WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ORDINARY WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

[XXX] I HAVE ATTACHED THIS LINK AS A REFERENCE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING THROUGH THIS. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ALOT OF THESE PEOPLE AS FAR AS THE CAR JERKING AND WITH THE CAR REDUCING ITS SPEED (SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING). I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ALREADY, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION LINES AND AN ACCELERATOR SENSOR (WHICH THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE ACCELERATOR). PLEASE NOTE MY COMPLAINT IS NO REFLECTION TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THAT DEALER FOR THEY WERE EXTREMELY COURTEOUS AND AS HELPFUL AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE DEALER, BUT I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY WITH THE WAY GM IS NOT HANDLING THIS. AS YOU READ THROUGH THE COMMENTS ON THAT LINK, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. I TRAVEL ON MAJOR EXPRESSWAYS 4 DAYS A WEEK WITH MY MOM AND DON'T WANT TO END UP IN A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DASHBOARD MESSAGES IF NEEDED. AS OF TODAY, THEY ARE NOT ON BUT THE CAR IS JERKING AGAIN. PLEASE CONSIDER ACTION ON THIS. -- THANK YOU. *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 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OR TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. HE EVENTUALLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WIRING IN THE SHIFTER HAD BECOME WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

STABILITRAC LIGHT ON WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER - TESTED AND FOUND CODE B 2138 REPLACED SHORTED GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. ON APRIL 9, 2010 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $463 FOR THE FIRST REPAIR AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING I MUST PAY ANOTHER $500 FOR A SENSOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND A FAULTY SYSTEM THAT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND/OR UNDER GMAC RECALL. *TR

PURCHASED BY CHEVY 2010 IMPALA ON JANUARY 25TH OF THIS YEAR AND JUST LAST NIGHT (MARCH 18TH AROUND 715PM) ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK JUST AS I WAS SPEEDING UP AFTER GETTING ON THE 405 IN WA. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE SERVICE STABILITYTRAC CAME ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THERE WAS THIS OTHER LIGHT WHAT LOOKED LIKE TO BE A PICTURE OF THE CAR SWERVING ON ICE ALSO CAME ON. MY CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT NEVER CUT OFF. MY GET UP ON MY CAR WASN'T WHAT IT NORMALLY IT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME FROM WORK, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD THAT MY CAR STARTED TO DO THAT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH ONLY A LITTLE OVER 40K MILES ON IT. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE ABOUT A "SERVICE STABILITYTRAC". I IMMEDIATELY SEND 2 EMAILS TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT I WORK WITH AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT I GOT MY CAR FROM. IT WAS AFTER HOURS WHEN I SENT THE EMAILS, SO I HAVE YET TO GET A RESPONSE. THIS MORNING THOUGH, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT CAME ONE THIS MORNING. I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE INTO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 25MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, BUT YET THE OTHER 2 DIDN'T EVER COME ON AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATING. THIS IS MY FIRST EVER NEWER CAR AND I LOVE LOVE LOVE IMPALA'S, BUT I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE OTHER POSTS AND IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I'M NOT RICH NOR DO I HAVE THE MONEY OR TIME TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WASN'T CREATED BY ME. IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO KNOW THAT WITH ALL THESE POSTINGS THAT GM HASN'T STEPPED IN AN