Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10542600September 9, 2013
VISIBILITY
SS MODEL: THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE AND WHEN I WAS INSPECTING IT THE METAL PIECE CONNECTING THE VISOR TO THE ROOF WAS EXTREMELY HOT. AFTER DRIVING MORE YOU COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I GOT HOME AND WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE VISOR WAS ACTUALLY BURNED AND IT BURNED THE INTERIOR ON THE ROOF. I THEN PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR ALL INTERIOR LIGHTING. IT'S NOT FIXED YET. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, FOUR BATTERIES, WATER PUMP REPLACED, POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, ENGINE MOUNTING BOLT REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP DOESN'T WORK, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS WARNING LIGHTS ARE MOSTLY ON. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE NOT ON THEY BOTH "WORK" WHEN THEY NOT SUPPOSED TO. NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS HAS BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. AN AWFUL LOT WRONG FOR A CAR WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542636September 9, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MODERN VEHICLE DESIGN HAS INCREASED OCCUPANT SAFETY IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS COIN IS A DECREASED ABILITY TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. BLIND SPOTS CAUSED BY HUGE WINDSHIELD POSTS AND REAR VIEW MIRRORS (INSIDE AND OUT), HEADRESTS POKING UP AND A SEAT BELTS THAT HOLD YOU IN POSITION TO LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD....ALL THESE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR CAR HITTING A GUY-WIRE FOR A POWER POLE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE "SCENE" AND THE GUY-WIRE AND WINDSHIELD POST ARE EXACTLY THE SAME ANGLE, THE GUY-WIRE NOT BEING IN THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED RIGHT NOW (TO THE TUNE OF $1250.00, JUST FOR A HEADLIGHT AND TUPPERWARE BUMPER COVER). IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE'D HAD THE SERVICES OF A NASCAR SPOTTER UP ON THE ROOF OF THE VFW! THERE.....I VENTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542205September 6, 2013
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542246September 6, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER REDUCED, ITS SAYS REDUCED POWER IN ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542356September 6, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE A FEW MILES FURTHER GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AND HOUR, AND THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING (I WAS STILL ROLLING THANKS TO MOMENTUM) SO I WOULDN'T GET HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. AFTER I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN AND DRIVE IT ABOUT 10 MILES BACK HOME. OUR REPAIRMAN SAID THE THROTTLE MOTOR SIGNAL CAME UP WHEN HE PLUGGED IT IN TO THE COMPUTER, SO WE SPENT THE $280 TO REPLACE IT. IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS, AND THEN THE TRACTION LIGHT AND AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO. WE'VE GOT IT IN THE SHOP AGAIN AND ARE WAITING FOR THE NEWS AS TO WHAT IT IS THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542134September 5, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538443September 2, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING HOME ON I-81 TRAVELING NORTHBOUND. A WARNING BELL SOUNDED AND SHE NOTICED THE TCS(TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING NOTICE TO HAVE THE STABILTRAC SERVICED, ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING AS WELL. WE DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AT A REDUCED SPEED AND PARKED IT. MY WIFE WENT OUT TODAY AND STARTED THE CAR AND THE ONLY INDICATION WE HAD WAS THE TCS LIGHT WAS ON. NO OTHER WARNINGS APPEARED. THIS IS SOMETHING GM REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS SINCE I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS. A RECALL IS NEEDED GM. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND YOU SHOULD COVER THE COSTS NOT US CONSUMERS!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538232August 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE MY IMPALA SHUT ITSELF OFF. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN THE CAR SHOWED THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER ON THE INFORMATION PANEL, IT THEN FULLY DISENGAGED ALL ENGINE POWER AND POWERSTEERING. BEING IN THE OUTSIDE LANE I HAD TO MANEUVER MY IMPALA THROUGH THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS TRYING TO SQUEEZE TO THE SHOULDER. I THEN COASTED OFF INTO THE GRASS ALMOST INTO A LARGE DITCH BUT I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES HARD AND WENT INTO A SKID COMING TO A FULL STOP. I SCANNED THE CAR WITH MY OBD2 SCANNER, IT READ P0601. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538234August 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE INFORMATION PANEL SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I HELD UP NUMEROUS CARS AS I SCANNED THE OBD2 PORT TO CLEAR THE CODE, ONCE AGAIN THE CODE READ P0601. CLEARED IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538236August 31, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AFTER JUST CLEARING THE ONBOARD COMPUTER WITH MY OBD2 SCANNER JUST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER SITTING AT ANOTHER STOPLIGHT I PROCEEDED INTO MY LEFT TURN AND AS I'M COMING INTO THE LANE MY IMPALA DIED MIDWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AS IT CHANGED FROM YELLOW TO RED LEAVING ME IN THE INTERSECTION AS THE CROSS TRAFFIC BEGAN TO GO ALMOST CREATING A HEAD ON COLLISION AND A MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION. CAN A RECALL PLEASE BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS! ITS TO THE POINT TO WHERE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK! I'D RATHER WALK THE 20 MILES TO WORK THEN BE IN THIS UNSAFE GM CAR! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538248August 31, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AFTER 1 MONTH OF HAVING MY THROTTLE BODY RESET BY THE DEALER, THE CAR ACTS UP AGAIN. YES AGAIN IN THE RAIN. WELL, I HAVE AN IDEA WHY IT MAY BE ACTING UP. THE FREAKING COMPUTER IS LOCATED WERE THE AIR INTAKE IS. SO WHEN THE CAR STARTS, YOU GUESSED IT GM IT SUCKS IN MOISTURE AKA RAIN, THEN THE RAIN GOES ACROSS THE COMPUTER AND ALL [XXX] BREAKS LOOSE. REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL AND IT IS RIDICULOUS! WHY IN THE [XXX] DO YOU PUT A COMPUTER WERE IT IS IN DIRECT LINE WITH MOISTURE. MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS THE COMPUTER UNDER THE PASSENGERS SEAT. GUESS WHAT NO FREAKING PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER 257000. THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT! THE CAR IS BEGGING TO BE ANOTHER FORD PINTO. PLEASE RECALL THE CAR, AND MOVE THE COMPUTER. THIS SHOULD SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS, AND IT MAY GIVE PEOPLE A LITTLE LESS BAD TASTE IN THEIR MOUTH. I KNOW I HAVE RENAMED MY IMPALA TO THE FORD IMPALA. NOT TO INSULT FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT MINE ACTUALLY STANDS FOR FIX OR REPAIR DAILY IMPALA. I USED TO LOVE MY IMPALA AND I USED TO BE A LOYAL TO GM, BUT IF THIS DOES NOT GET RECALLED I SEE IT BEING MY LAST GM CAR I BUY EVER! BRING BACK THE PRIDE IN OWNING A GM, BEFORE THE GM NAME WILL STAND FOR GARBAGE MOTORS. SIGNED, ONCE A LOYAL GM OWNER [XXX] *JS 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).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537759August 28, 2013
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I PURCHASED A 2011 CHEVY IMPALA AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2012. SINCE THEN, I HAVE PUT ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 TIRES. UNFORTUNATELY, STARTING ON JUNE 13, 2013 I HAVE HAD A SERIES OF SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS. THE FIRST BLOWOUT WAS JUNE 13. THE SECOND WAS JULY 29. THE THIRD WAS AUGUST 27. THE FIRST TWO BLOWOUTS HAPPENED WHILE AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE THIRD ONE HAPPENED WHILE IN TOWN AND DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MPH. I HEARD A SOUND VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I HEARD PRIOR TO THE OTHER TWO BLOWOUTS, SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED MY TIRES. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE BUBBLE THAT FORMED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. NOT THREE MINUTES LATER, THAT BUBBLE BLEW OUT AND THE TIRE QUICKLY DEFLATED. THIS IS NOW THREE TIRES, ALL GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2, THAT HAVE BLOWN OUT IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LEFT AT NHTSA, I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH MY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SHOP OWNER AT THE TIRE STORE TOLD ME "THAT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, A FAULTY AND BUSTED BELT" UPON SEEING THE PHOTO OF THE BUBBLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537618August 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537408August 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR,IT GETS RANDOMLY STUCK IN PARK. IT USUALLY IS IN A DRIVEWAY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. IT TAKES 20 OR 30 MINUTES OF PUSHING THE BRAKE AND STARTING AND RESTARTING TO FINALLY GET IT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE WHEN I CAME UPON STOPPED TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A BAD ACCIDENT AHEAD AND TRAFFIC WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. AFTER ABOUT 20 OR 30 MINUTES I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO START MOVING. WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING, I TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS NOT ON AN INCLINE. I WAS ON LEVEL GROUND. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HERE I SAT UNABLE TO MOVE AT ALL, COULD NOT PULL OF THE ROAD. IRATE DRIVERS AND 18 WHEELERS COMING UP ON ME AT 70 MILE AN HOUR. I WAS SO SCARED, I THOUGHT I'M GOING TO GET KILLED AND SO IS THE DRIVER THAT CRASHES INTO ME. I DID EVERYTHING I KNEW TO DO AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES IT FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR. HAD IT NOT, I WAS GOING TO ABANDON THE CAR BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD GET CREAMED. MY ONLY CONCERN WAS THE PERSON THAT WOULD HIT THE ABANDONED CAR WOULD BE HURT OR KILLED. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. I TOOK IT TO THEM AS WELL AS ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD, I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN SO THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT. WELL DUH, IF I COULD BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED I WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. ONE TOLD ME IF IT WAS A STICK SHIFT, HE WOULD KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT SINCE IT WAS ON THE COLUMN, HE HAD NO IDEA. AFTER SPENDING MONEY AND TIME I STILL HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MY EYES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537359August 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS AUTOMOBILE AND, UNTIL THIS DATE, WE HAVE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. ON THE ABOVE DATE, THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER CEASED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP AND DOWN SPORADICALLY. THE ENTIRE REST OF OUR VACATION, OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD, BOTH WOULD CEASE WORKING UNTIL AUTO WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND, AFTER SCANNING ON THEIR MACHINE, WAS INFORMED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED REPAIR OR TOTAL REPLACEMENT AND WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY AND THE ALMOST $500.00 COST WOULD BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NO MATTER THE AGE OF THE CAR OR THE MILEAGE, AND SHOULD BE AT LEAST PARTIALLY PAID FOR BY GENERAL MOTORS. WE THEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST US WITH THE COST. WE CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT THE REACTION WOULD BE IF AN ELDERLY PERSON OR AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THEIR SPEEDOMETER SHOT UP TO 90-100 MPH WHAT THEIR REACTION WOULD BE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THIS WOULD NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS A SAFETY ISSUE. ANY ASSISTANCE WE RECEIVE IN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537118August 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A HILLY/ CURVY AREA OF ROAD WHEN MY REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL, AND THROTTLE BODY DISABLED MESSAGE POPPED UP. JUST THEN I HAVE NO POWER, NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING,AT ALL! I ALMOST CRASHED WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR! UPON LOOKING UP THIS ISSUE I FIND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN IMPALAS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WHILE PASSING CARS, OR THE FREEWAYS AND MORE. TO ME THIS IS QUITE A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE YOU HAVE NO POWER TO DO ANYTHING...NOTHING AT ALL. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE IS STILL NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY REPORTED PROBLEMS AND A HUGE SAFETY RISK!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537131August 25, 2013
ENGINE
CODE P211222 AND CODE C0242 CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. CALLED ONSTAR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 15 MONTHS. FIXED TWICE. SPOKE WITH GENERAL MOTORS SAFETY DIVISION AND [XXX] AT GENERAL MOTORS SEVERAL TIMES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537152August 25, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AFTER THE NOVELTY OF MY NEW CARE WORE OFF, I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OF LIMITED VISIBILITY WHEN LOOKING OUT THE REAR WINDOW. THE MIDDLE HEADREST IN THE BACK SEAT OBSCURES MUCH OF THE WINDOW! I AM EXTRA CAREFUL WHEN BACKING UP BECAUSE OF THIS LIMITED VISIBILITY. I AM CONCERNED WHEN MY KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, YOUNGER DRIVERS DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN TO THEIR PARENTS. IN ADDITION, MY DAUGHTER ISN'T NEARLY AS TALL AS I AM AND THE BACKSEAT MIDDLE HEADREST IS EVEN MORE OF AN ISSUE WITH SHORTER PEOPLE. THIS ISN'T A DEFECT, PER SE, BUT JUST AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DESIGN FLAW. LOOKING ON YOUR WEBSITE, I AM NOW AWARE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS CONCERN. I AM GLAD GM REDESIGNED THE 2012 MODEL TO TAKE THIS HAZARD AWAY BUT WHAT ABOUT FOR THIS 2011 MODEL YEAR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537163August 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537180August 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY STREET LOOKING FOR A RESTAURANT AND MY CAR MADE THREE DINGING SOUNDS INDICATING A ISSUE. BEFORE I EVEN COULD READ WHAT WAS DISPLAYING ON MY INFORMATION PANEL THE CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND ENGINE POWER. BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55MPH I COULD VERY LUCKILY COAST TO A PARKING LOT NEAR BY. AFTER COASTING TO A PARKING SPOT I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND READ THE INFORMATION PANEL, IT READ REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND SERVICE THROTTLE BODY. BECAUSE I KNOW MOST AMERICAN MADE CARS ARE PURE GARBAGE I WONT DRIVE ONE WITHOUT A EBDII SCANNER. AFTER READING THE EBDII SCANNER IT SHOWED A P0601 CODE, WHICH INDICATES A PCM MEMORY ISSUE. AFTER CLEARING THE CODE IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 10 MORE MINUTES UNTIL I WAS AT A PARKING LOT ON A STEEP GRADE. THE 3 DINGS HAPPENED AGAIN AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING ME TO ROLL BACKWARDS ABOUT 10 FEET ALMOST INTO OVER VEHICLES. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND HAVE COME TO FOUND THAT THIS IS A ENGINEERING FAULT CAUSED BY TO MUCH CURRENT FLOWING INTO THE POWER CONTROL MODULE, WHICH CREATES A SMALL HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE PCM ONBOARD COMPUTER, WITH WHICH MANY MANY OTHER GM PRODUCTS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON ALL GM PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS, THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND I FEEL COULD LEAD TO DEATHS. I AM A [XXX] MALE WHO COULD CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING, IMAGINE A STUDENT DRIVER ENCOUNTERING THIS ISSUE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM OTHER DRIVERS OR EVEN INNOCENT PEDESTRIANS! I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER GM VEHICLE OWNERS SO DOES A BODY COUNT HAVE TO STACK UP BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED BY GM?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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