Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10723035June 2, 2015
ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722962June 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH A FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL IN A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN IT WAS RELEASED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722635June 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE GOT THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER / SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ALERT..I HAVE AN 07 CHEVY IMPALA THAT KEEPS GIVING ME A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE, THEN CUTS YOUR POWER AND YOU CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO HAVE UR POWER GO FROM 70 MPH TO 30 THIS CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED 2 YEARS AGO THIS MAY THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES AND 2 TIMES I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILL I GOOGLES THIS ISSUE AND SEEN HUNDREDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722652June 1, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK BEARING SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722483May 31, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED THE AUTOMOBILE FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THEN A MESSAGE CAME UP IN THE DIC TELLING ME TO SERVICE THE "STABILITRAK", SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED. AFTER HAVE THE AUTOMOBILE SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR ALL OF THE ABOVE MESSAGES WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 14, 2015 TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4-8 TIMES NOW WITH THE INFORMATION STAYING ON IN THE DIC FOR VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722401May 30, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS MANY TIMES, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BULBS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR THE BULB GOES INTO OR IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT PROBLEM. I BELIEVE GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT WON'T DO A RECALL. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME COMPLAINT AS MINE ALL OVER THE WEB. SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CAUSED ANY FATALITIES THAT I'M AWARE OF, THERE IS NO REAL PRESSURE COMING FROM ENOUGH CONSUMERS TO WARRANT A RECALL. I AM HOPING THAT IF YOUR ORGANIZATION ADDS ITS CONSIDERABLE WEIGHT TO REQUESTING THAT GM DOES A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, IT MIGHT HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722114May 29, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WE OWN BOTH A 2011 AND A 2013 CHEVY IMPALA. BOTH VEHICLES GRIND AND HESITATE. THEY BOTH ACT THIS WAY WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT, BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE AND ANY OTHER TIME IT FEELS NECESSARY TO DO SO. EXCEPT WHILE BEING CHECKED BY THE MECHANIC. WE OWNED A 2007 IMPALA THAT DID THE SAME THING. OUR REMEDY, PUSH THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON TO THE "OFF" POSITION. STOPPED MAKING THE NOISE AND NO LONGER HESITATES AFTER PUTTING IT IN DRIVE. OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO DO THIS EACH AND EVERY TIME WE GET IN THE CAR. NO MORE BUYING CHEVY'S FOR US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722171May 29, 2015
STEERING
I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT STEERING WHEEL STILL HARD TO TURN, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE EARLY 2014
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722200May 29, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722218May 29, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722235May 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2012. THIS CAR HAD PERIODIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND A CO2 SENSOR FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO ISSUES COMPARABLE TO A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. EARLIER IN THE WINTER OF 2015, I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP INTO FOURTH GEAR ON THE FREEWAY UNTIL AFTER TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING. ONE DAY IN ANN ARBOR, MI, I WAS ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN WHEN THE RPM METER STARTED REVVING TO 6,000 AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AFTER RESTARTING THE IMPALA, THE CAR WENT A FEW HUNDRED FEET TO RED LIGHT AND DIED AT THE INTERSECTION. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO DROP THIS VEHICLE OFF AT AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP FOLLOWING A LONG TRIP FULL OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND START-UPS. THE MECHANIC LATER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $1,600 AND THE TRANSMISSION STILL POSSESSES THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722241May 29, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I STARTED MY CAR AND THE RPM'S WENT TO 0. MESSAGE STATED "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED". WHEN I LOOKED UP INFORMATION ONLINE I NOTICED MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY/GM CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722369May 29, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 70MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON GOES OFF THEN POPS BACK ON. MESSAGE COMES ON SAYING REDUCING ENGINE POWER THEN TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHTS COMES ON AND STAYS ON ALL WHILE I'M LOSING POWER TRYING TO GET OVER TO SAFETY I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT NO POWER AT ALL PUT MY FLASHERS ON LUCKY CHP SEEN ME AND HELPED ME TO THE SHOULDER.CALL AAA WHILE WAITING I START THE CAR UP PRESS ON THE PEDAL I HAVE POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722380May 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON. WARRING CAN BE ERASED BY PUSHING THE RESET BUTTON SO YOU CONTINUE TO VIEW INFORMATION WINDOW. MOVING DRIVER SEAT BACK OR FORWARD CAN SOMETHING ERASE THE WARRING. DEALER COULD NOT TELL IF DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IS WORKING WHEN THE WARRING LIGHT IS ON, GO FIGURE! REPAIR COULD BE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. WHY ARE AIR BAGS NOT COVERED FOR A 100,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS LIKE EMISSION COMPONENTS? AFTER ALL AIR BAG SYSTEMS ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND EMISSIONS ARE NOT! I WILL JUST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721841May 28, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES WITH THESE INDICATORS ON THE DISABLING THROTTLE WARNING CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. I MANAGED TO COAST OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THIS HAD OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE IT SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721856May 28, 2015
STEERING
I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A STREET AND AS I PROCEEDED TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WHICH CAUSED ME TO CRASH AND HIT A CURVE WITH MY FRIEND IN THE FRONT SEAT AND MY SON IN THE BACK AND AS I HIT THE CURVE MY CAR SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721876May 28, 2015
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE LOWER ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721921May 28, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON. WARNINGS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER ARE DISPLAYED AND ALL BUT SHUTS MY CAR OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING CARS TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE BARELY MISSING ME. I GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON SAME MESSAGES AND WON'T GO NO WHERE. DO THE SAME THING AGAIN ONLY WAITING LONGER AND NO MESSAGES BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. I DRIVE HOME. NEXT DAY NO WARNINGS OR LIGHTS. COUPLE WEEKS GO BY DOES THE WHOLE WARNINGS AND LIGHTS AND SLOWS CAR DOWN AGAIN BUT DOESN'T COMPLETELY SHUT IT DOWN. I WAS IN REGULAR STREET TRAFFIC THIS TIME ABOUT 35MPH. AND NOW IT'S MORE FREQUENT SOMETIMES A COUPLE TIMES A DAY TO ONCE EVERY DAY OR TWO. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. I'M READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON A LOT OF IMPALAS CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS AND WRECKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721374May 26, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE 12 VOLT RELAY TO THE TRUNK RELEASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT WOULD NOT GO DOWN AND THERE WAS NO KEY ENTRY FOR THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721375May 26, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BRAKE IS SETTING ITS SELF AT TIMES. RECALL WAS DONE IN JANUARY 2015 BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE MAY 2015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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