Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2010)

442 consumer complaints on file.

#10891760July 30, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER SAID IT IS A $700 REPAIR FOR THE "SEAT BELT TENSIONER". TRANSMISSION EXPLODED AT 30,000 MILES. AT 60,000 MILE HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. NOW AT 108,000 MILES TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING AND NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY FROM A STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888342July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSIONER, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V507000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887487July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882957July 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN ACCELERATING CAR WOULDN"T MOVE FORWARD. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO GARAGE AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. THERE IS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON CAR. PLEASE RESPOND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870999June 30, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED BY STICKY THROTTLE ACCIDENTS BEFORE RECEIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION PEDAL SENSOR AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE A MISSILE. IT TRAVELED ACROSS THE STREET, JUMPED A CURB AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR. HOWEVER, THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A STICKY THROTTLE. WHEN THE SECOND ACCIDENT OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK THE VEHICLE UP, BUT INSTEAD IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED MAKING A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE. THE CONSUMER QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKE. HOWEVER, IT NOT REDUCE THE SPEED. THE CONSUMER HIT AN OAK TREE, AND IN DOING SO, CAUSED THE TREE TO FALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND ACCIDENT, THE THROTTLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875404June 20, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AND MY DASH SAID SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ENGINE SPEED REDUCED AND IT SLOWED DOWN BY IT SELF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874265June 14, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ENGINE POWER REDUCED...CAR SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865404May 17, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
PECKING SOUND STARTS WHEN DOOR IS OPEN AND GET FASTER WHEN CAR IS STARTED BUT QUITS SHORTLY AFTER. WILL START PECKING SOMETIMES WHEN ITS JUST SETTING NOT IN USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865126May 16, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM FUSE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,140.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862698May 3, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
CAR READS STABILIZING TRACK AND CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE AND HAS CUT OFF. ON GOING PROBLEM. IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING. ON HIGHWAY OR STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862537May 2, 2016
STEERING
POWER STEERING BEGIN TO GO OUT AND NOW FLUID IS CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC WHICH STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURED MALFUNCTION AND SHOULD CHECK FOR A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862585May 2, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
MESSAGE SAYS "SERVICE STABILITRAK" ENGINE POWERING DOWN". HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN FIRST STARTING. MANY GM CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE ACROSS SEVERAL YEARS AND MAKES INCLUDING THE TRAVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855490April 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO DETECT A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALREADY HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854984April 12, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE POWER DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY ON A TWO LANE HWY. TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AND EXPERIENCED ROAD RAGE FROM DRIVER BEHIND ME. SCARY. I THEN NOTICED A SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING, AND ENGINE SPEED REDUCTION NOTICE. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THIS WARNING WILL CLEAR ITSELF BUT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT IDENTIFY IT EVEN WHEN THE WARNING AND CONDITION IS ACTIVE. VEH. MILEAGE 126700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853776April 6, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF 4-LANE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC GOING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. WITH NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS COMING ON OR ANYTHING MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND STOPPED THEN IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL! THE TOW TRUCK HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THE CAR ONTO HIS TRUCK AS THE WHEELS LOCKED UP..............NO WARNING LIGHTS, NEVER SLIPPED NEVER HAD ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851043March 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE IGNITION KEY WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,083.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850424March 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION WENT. I DROVE IT ONE DAY AND THE NEXT I GET IN IT START IT UP PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. I THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE AND I COULD USE THE ACCELERATOR TO GO BACKWARDS. NEVER HAD ANY WARNING AND NO LIGHTS EVER LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850307March 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GM DEALER. VEHICLE MILEAGE 50,799 TRANSMISSION MAJOR FAILURE, NO FORWARD OR REVERSE MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845705March 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY IGNITION KEY LOCKS AT TIMES. I AM SURE TO PARK STRAIGHT WITHOUT TURNED WHEELS OR CRAMPED. I FINALLY CAN START THE CAR BY TWISTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT THEN LOCKS AND FINALLY THE KEY CONNECTS. I WAS TOLD THAT MAY BE A TUMBLER PROBLEM? JUST A WORRY AS I AM 82 AND ALWAYS ON MY MIND WHEN I TRAVEL. ONE TIME IT DID JUST DIE AS I WAS DRIVING. HAPPEN TO BE IN CITY WHERE I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO PARKING LOT. IT STARTED UP AND DID FINE THEN. THAT WAS SCAREY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838171February 25, 2016
ENGINE
THROTTLE ARM REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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