Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2013)

272 consumer complaints on file.

#10980340April 24, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AT 47,000MILES THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE HUB WHEEL. THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE STABILITYTRACK WARNING CAME ON. IT GOES OFF. BUT THEN WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS RESEARCHING TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO NO AVAIL. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS CHEVY MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978752April 17, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 40MILES OR LESS PULL UP AND STOP TO MAKE TURN AND CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. STALLS SOME BEFORE IT WILL PULL OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE ISSUE SO THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. LEFT LOT AND IT DID IT AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978815April 17, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
UNWANTED TRACTION CONTROL/ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED. IT USUALLY HAPPENS FROM A STOP WHEN TURNING LEFT, BUT ALSO HAS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED WHEN TURNING LEFT, WHEN GOING STRAIGHT OVER A BUMPY ROAD AND ALSO WHEN TURNING RIGHT. THE ROADS ARE DRY. TRACTION CONTROL/ABS ACTIVATES WITH A DISTINCT NOISE AND VEHICLE HESITATION. DASH LIGHTS/NOTIFICATIONS ARE USUALLY NOT ACTIVATED HOWEVER SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL HAS APPEARED A FEW TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS VERY INTERMITTENTLY, BUT HAS BECOME CONSTANT NOW EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR 6 DAYS OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I FINALLY DROVE WITH A MECHANIC AND EASILY REPLICATED THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR A 4TH TIME (AFTER THE MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM). THE CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE PROBLEM MUST BE REPAIRED PERMANENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972285April 13, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY, STABILIZER BAR, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIE RODS, AND BRAKES SHOULD BE REPLACED TO MITIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970930April 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2014 THE TRACTION CONTROL HAS FIRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. IT STOPPED FOR A WHILE, SO I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO IT. NOW RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED AGAIN AND MUCH WORSE. IT NOW DOES IT WHEN I TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, GOING FORWARD OR REVERSING AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WILL FLASH ON DRIVING STRAIGHT AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970420April 4, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FROM A STOP, WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITY CONTROL ACTUATES CAUSING THE CAR TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE FORWARD MOVEMENT AND HEAR A GRINDING OR SCRAPING NOISE CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. HAVE HAD OTHER MOTORISTS HONKING ETC. ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969673March 31, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING SOUND WHEN I TURN LEFT AND LOSES POWER, ALSO TODAY THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST AND THE TRACTION LIGHTS ALL CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE READ MANY THINGS FROM MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS CERTAIN PROBLEM AND IT IS COSTLY TO GET THIS FIXED AND I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC AND HAVING YOUR CAR LOSE POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968887March 28, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969034March 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HARD POPPING IN THE DASHBOARD.... I KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.... IS THIS NOT MEANS FOR A RECALL.... JUST COST ME 1000 DOLLARS. WITH A WARRANTY SO WHY ISN'T THIS COVERED IN A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967890March 22, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK, AND BRAKE ASSIST WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, A MESSAGE WARNING OF ICY CONDITIONS APPEARED, BUT THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND CLEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRAKE AND HUB BEARING FAILURE. THE BRAKES AND HUB BEARINGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 08/22/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965851March 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASHBOARD INDICATOR SHOWS 88 MILES FUEL RANGE REMAINING. CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. FUEL RANGE INDICATOR KEPT INCREASING THE RANGE DURING THE LAST 20 MILES OF DRIVING. NO ALARM SOUNDED. CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. WE CAN NO LONGER TRUST THE FUEL RANGE INDICATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955521February 19, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VEHICLES TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MAKING SLOW LEFT TURNS AND THE VEHICLES FRONT WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK UP IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE HAVING RUN OVER SOMETHING.IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN TURNING LEFT AFTER HAVING BEEN AT A STANDSTILL.THIS WAS THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN TWO WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949797February 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS THE ESC LIGHT FLASHES AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND OR WARNINGS DISPLAY TO SERVICE BRAKE, STABILITY TRAK CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949573February 4, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE ONE WHEEL WOULD MAKE A POPPING OR GRINDING NOISE. HAD 37000 M7LES ON CAR. TOOK IT TO DEALER 3 TIMES BEFORE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. THEY REPLACD BOTH SPEED CONTROL HARNESSES. COST $750. TECH STATED I MAY GET MONEY BACK SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL. TO THIS DATE NO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945362January 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA: A WEEK AGO MY PASSENGER WINDOW (BACKSEAT) I ROLLED IT DOWN WITH THE DRIVER SIDE BUT COULD ONLY ROLL IT BACK UP WITH THE ORINGNAL DOOR ( RIGHT SIDE BACK DOOR) AND NOW MY BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON I HAVE TO UNPLUG BATTERY TO CUT EVERYTHING OFF BECAUSE IT WILL NOT GO OFF ANY OTHER WAY I TURNED CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND ALSO TURN LIGHTS OFF INSTEAD OF AUTO AND STILL THEY REMAIN ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944287January 11, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, WHEELS
AFTER REVERSING, THEN WHEN ACCELERATING OUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, I CAN FEEL IT IN MY ACCELERATOR AND I LOSE POWER, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON, SOMETIMES MY BRAKE ASSIST, ABS, AND STABILTRAK LIGHTS COME ON TOO... IF I BACK OFF AND TRY AGAIN I CAN THEN ACCELERATE OUT AND PROCEED AS NORMAL, HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, HARD TO DUPLICATE, MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE IF I NEED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A TURN THEN I WILL NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO. I WANT TO TAKE IT IN TO SEE IF IT NEEDS A REPAIR, BUT BY READING FORUMS, MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA AND HAVE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET DIFFERENT THINGS FIXED, AND IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE ISSUE. STARTED 3 WEEKS AGO, AND HAS HAPPENED MANY TIME IN THAT 3 WEEKS. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON IT. I USE TO LOVE MY IMPALA, NOW JUST WANT TO GET RID OF IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940100January 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A YEAR. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST SLOWED DOWN WITH SERVICE STABILITRAK POPPING UP ON THE DASH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY 900 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. NOW JUST HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING JAN 6, 2017. CALLED CHEVROLET CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SAID THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937477December 26, 2016
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE ASSIST AND STABILITITRAK WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. A GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT-LEFT WHEEL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP OR MAKING LEFT TURNS FROM A DEAD STOP. I HAVE GOTTEN BOTH HUBS REPLACED AND IT STILL IS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934075December 9, 2016
WHEELS
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND PROCEED TO DRIVE . THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND I HEAR A RUBBING NOISE. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE THE WHEEL HUB OR BEARINGS IS BAD. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER IMPALA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS 78,000 MILES AND MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY CHEVROLET BY A RECALL. ASAP I AM NEEDING TO DRIVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF ROUND TRIP MILES OF 4,000. VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR , AFRAID THAT IT IS THE BEARING AND WILL LOCK UP ON ME ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929759December 3, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRVING AT ANY SPEED THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED RESULTING IN REDUCED POWER, LEFT SIDE NOISE FROM WHEEL AND RUMBLING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY SHOP AND PAID OVER 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE "GYRO". COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE ALTERNATOR HAS NO PROBLEMS OR CODES WHEN IT WAS CHECKED. THE ONLY CODES THAT SHOWS POINT TO THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM!!!. FUSTRATED WITH CHEVY DO TO LACK OF CONCERN. CONSIDERING THE LEMON LAW AS A MEANS OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS MY LAST CHEVY PRODUCT!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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