Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2011)
505 consumer complaints on file.
- #10578504April 9, 2014ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THE HOMESTRETCH OF A ROADTRIP FROM PA TO FL WHEN THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" , FOLLOWED BY "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE STARTED FLASHING. THE TWO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ALSO WENT OFF. SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND A GOOD PLACE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, AND I FIGURED LIKE MOST TIMES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT GOES ON, THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I COULD WAIT TO DEAL WITH WHEN I GOT HOME. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND THEN THE MESSAGE CHANGED AND SAID "DISABLING THROTTLE" OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, AND I FELT THE ENGINE LOSING POWER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE, DOING AROUND 55 MILES PER HOUR WITH CARS ALL AROUND ME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY FOUR-WAY FLASHERS AND FORTUNATELY PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT LANE SLOWED DOWN AND LET ME COAST TO THE SHOULDER BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. I SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. FINALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES I DECIDED TO TRY STARTING THE CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED, WITH JUST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. SINCE THEN IT HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE GAS PEDAL BUT THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577992April 7, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK SHIFTS WHEN TAKING OFF .I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE THE TANK TO LEAK AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE PUT ON THE RECALL LIST..IWAS TOLD BY GM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THE COULD DO ABOUT IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10578066April 7, 2014ENGINE
JULY 2013 HAD HUB BEARINGS REPLACED IN ORDER FOR CAR TO PASS INSPECTION. ISSUE WITH "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" HAD NEVER OCCURRED THE PRIOR WINTERS -- CAR SLOWS DOWN, ENGINE SLOWS DOWN -- THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING AFTER THE HUB BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. ON MARCH 23, 2014, AFTER PAYING TOLLS ON THE TURNPIKE, THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING AGAIN APPEARED (NO SNOW, NOTHING TO TRIGGER THE WARNING) AND THEN MY CAR STOPPED, NO POWER...THE STEERING LOCKED...FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH AND SOMEHOW MADE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. CAR HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER...COMPLETELY DEAD. WAITED ABOUT 1/2 HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. CALLED GM 3/25 WHO CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME. DEALER NEVER CALLED ME (NOW 4/7/14). I HAVE PLACED ANOTHER CALL TO GM. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. ASKED GM IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND WAS TOLD NO. I HOPE OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS WILL FILE COMPLAINTS SO THAT THEY WILL RECALL. HAD I BEEN IN A DIFFERENT LANE, I MAY HAVE HAD SOMEONE CRASH INTO ME AT 65 MPH AND I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE ALIVE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. TOO DANGEROUS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577381April 4, 2014ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING DOWN SIDE STREETS, MY CAR LOCKED UP. LATER MY STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. SEEMS TO GRAB AND PULL CAR IN A JERKING MOTION. TURNED OFF CONTROL FOR THE STABILITY BUT AFRAID TO DRIVE ON EXPRESSWAY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577246April 3, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE DISPLAYS "REDUCED POWER" "SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM". I REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH (TPS) AND IT HAS CAME BACK AGAIN. SERVICE LIGHT IS ON AND READS P2138, TPS. ON HUNDREDS OF FORUMS PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, SHOULDN'T THIS BE RECALLED? ALSO I EVEN CLEANED THE THROTTLE MOTOR AND POSITION SENSOR UNDER THE HOOD, IT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A LITTLE WHILE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10576655April 2, 2014ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 41 N IN SOUTH GEORGIA AND MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND 3 MESSAGES COME UP: 1) SERVICE STABILTRAC, 2) SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, 3( ENGINE POWER REDUCING (AND IT DID). THEN THE CAR SEEMS TO WANT TO STOP OR HESITATE LIKE ITS RUNNING OUT OF GAS (STILL HAVE HALF TANK). I BECOME AFRAID I PULL OVER AND PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT'S LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO SHUT OFF BUT IT DOESN'T UNTIL I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN (WHEN I SLOWED DOWN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING). I BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS BACK AND IT HAD ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT. NOW I HERE SOME RATTLING COMING FROM SOME WHERE AROUND THE WHEEL. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MINE. TODAY 4/2/2014 THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BUT I DON'T SEE ANY OF THE WARNINGS AND THE CAR HAS NOT HESITATED AS BADLY AS IT DID YESTERDAY. BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THIS MATTER GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND ADDRESS THIS MATTER AS IT COULD CAUSE BE THE MAKING OF SOME SERIOUS LAW SUITS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10576902April 2, 2014AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS ON MY TO WORK AND A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I OF COURSE LIKE OTHERS SWERVED TO MISS THE ANIMAL CAUSING ME TO ROLL 3 AND A HALF TIMES SIDE TO SIDE WILL WEARING SEATBELT. I RECEIVED SCRATCHES ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND STRUCK STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST AT THE BOTTOM OF MY STERNUM. CAUSING SEVERE CHEST PAIN AND SLIGHT PNEUMOTHORAX TO LEFT LUNG AND SOMETHING HAD GOTTEN BEHIND ME CAUSING LEFT BUTTOCK BLACK BRUISING AND BRUISING ON MY SPINE CAUSING SLIGHT PARALYSIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT HAPPENED AND I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL THIS INCLUDING PICTURES OF AIRBAG COMPARTMENTS BUSTED OPEN AND SENSORS SHOWING THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY THEM. I HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM CAR AND FLOWN BY HELICOPTER TO TRAUMA CENTER. SEATBELT HELD AT WAIST BUT DID NOT LOCK AT TOP HOLDING ME STILL AT ALL. I STILL HAVE PAIN IN MID STERNUM AREA. THIS CAR WAS VERY UNSAFE IN MY OPINION AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER. I BELIEVE IF AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED AND SEATBELT HELD I WOULD NEVER HAD RECEIVED THESE INJURIES. CAR WAS INSURED AND IN SOME JUNK YARD NOW SOMEWHERE. PLEASE DO GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE PICTURES OF ALL THIS AND GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10576268April 1, 2014ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 104,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10576447April 1, 2014SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR (PAGE 5-17 IN MY MANUAL) CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE WAS TO PREVENT SERIOUS DAMAGES, GO TO YOUR SERVICE STATION IMMEDIATELY. I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE, AND MADE MY WAY TO THE INTERSTATE HEADING TO OUR SERVICE STATION WHEN MY CAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSTATE 485 ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY MAYBE ( ABOUT 7 MILES FROM HOME AND OUR SERVICE STATION). I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF A MAJOR HWY THAT WAS/IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN I FELT SOMETHING UNUSUAL. I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AS HARD AS I COULD BETWEEN THE CARS AND JUST MADE IT TO THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THIS MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE STEERING, A/C AND BRAKES WERE GONE AND THEN I REALIZED IF I DID NOTHING I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER BY THE TRUCKS ON THIS INTERSTATE. I GOT CLOSE TO THE GUARDRAIL AND COLLECTED MY WITS AND CALLED BOTH AAA AND THE CHARLOTTE NC POLICE. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE GONE OFF! THE NC POLICE WERE TO COME IMMEDIATELY BUT NEVER SHOWED UP, BUT AN HOUR LATER THE AAA DRIVER CAME AND ASSISTED TO HELP ME OUT OF MY CAR INTO HIS TOW TRUCK. HE SAID TO SIT IN THE AC AND DRINK SOME WATER. IT WAS A HOT DAY IN THE CAROLINAS. NO AC, NOTHING TO DRINK AND COULD NOT OPEN MY WINDOWS. I COULD NOT OPEN MY DOOR AS CARS WHIZZED BY ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CAR JUST DIED. FINALLY GOT IT TOWED TO THE CHEVY SERVICE STATION AND THE REPAIRS COST (ENCLOSED) $696.84. AFTER SEEING THE EVENT ON TV I REALIZED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIS ISSUE, AS I HEAR ALL THE HORROR STORIES OF THE INNOCENT KILLED UPSETS ME. I WAS FORTUNATELY TO BE ABLE TO GET ME AND MY CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY WHILE CARS WHIZZED BY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY BUT HOW MANY HAVEN'T. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10575804March 31, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA VIN #[XXX]. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE INCREASED AND DECREASED IN SPEED WITH OUT NO CONTROL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SPEED REDUCE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,800. 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
- #10575321March 28, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10573474March 19, 2014LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN MY IMPALA WAS 4 YEARS OLD AND 42000 MILES(APRIL OR MAY OF 2013), BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS REFUSED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND HE STATED THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THEN CONTACTED GMS CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH REITERATED THE SAME THING. AFTER INVESTIGATING ONLINE, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW BLOGS WITH CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TO REPLACE THESE LOCKS COSTS APPROXIMATELY $800. I CONTACTED YOUR ORGANIZATION THIS MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SERIAL NUMBER DID NOT FALL UNDER ANY RECALLS. HOWEVER, CHEVROLET DOES HAVE A DOOR LOCK RECALL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10573566March 19, 2014ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH MESSAGES REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILTRAK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED GOING BACK YEARS. GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS HAPPENING WITH NUMEROUS VEHICLES. I DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE EVERY DAY AND IF THIS HAPPENS THERE I HOPE IT DOESN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10572754March 17, 2014AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED WRIST AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10568334March 11, 2014STEERING
LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS IT SHUTS DOWN. THROTTLE RELATED WARNING WILL APPEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAS BECOME A FREQUENT AND VERY GUT WRENCHING OCCURRENCE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10568311March 10, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SHIFT AROUND IN BRACKET.I AM AFRAID A HOLE WILL DEVELOP AND COULD LEAK FUEL AND CAUSE A FIRE I BELIEVE THE FACTORY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR.I WAS TOLD BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD OR WOULD DO. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10568393March 5, 2014SEATS
THE THREE REAR SEAT HEADREST ARE WAY TOO LARGE AND HIGH AND BLOCK THE DRIVERS VIEW OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. EACH ONE OF THE THREE HEADREST BLOCK PART OF THE VIEW OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT DRIVERS OF THIS CAR ARE BEING FORCED TO DEAL WITH. THERE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING INTERFERING WITH THE VIEW OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE REAR SEAT HEADREST ARE OBVIOUSLY OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE BACKS INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE OR CHANGES LANES CAUSING A CRASH ON A HIGHWAY DESTROYING PROPERTY, INJURING OR KILLING SOMEONE. THEN THERE WILL BE A HUGE CIVIL SUIT AND YOU CAN BET THE DRIVER OF THE CAR WILL PREVAIL ESPECIALLY AFTER THIS SAFETY HAZARD HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GM, NHTSA, THE BBB AND OTHERS AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO MANDATE A RECALL TO HAVE THESE HEADREST REMOVED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10566946March 4, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR LOST SPEED DROP FROM 35 MPH TO 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRIANGLE WITH THE CAR AND SKID MARKS THEN IT KEPT FLASHING THE SERVICE STABILITRAK CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND IT STARTED TO JERK AND JUMP. I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES OUT OF THIS CAR FIRST IT WAS THE RIGHT HUB (EATING TIRES), THEN THE LEFT HUB (EATING MORE TIRES), THEN THE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR SHIFT COMPLETELY GONE (REPLACED EVERYTHING) NOW THIS PLUS THE FRONT TIRES ARE STILL GETTING ATE UP. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CHEVY IMPALA. I AM SO READY TO GET A HONDA. AS I SEE THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHY ISN'T IT A RECALL ON THESE PROBLEMS? NOBODY LIKES TOO LOOSE THEIR MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY GM IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHAT WILL GM DO IF ALL CUSTOMERS PROTEST ABOUT THESE ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON WHETHER ITS FOR THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, OR GOVERNMENT SECTOR? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10567362March 4, 2014SEATS
I PURCHASED A 2011 CHEVROLET 2011 IMPALA LT CAR RECENTLY. I FIND THAT THE HEIGHTS OF THE THREE BACK-SEAT HEAD RESTS ARE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR A DRIVER OF THIS CAR. EACH HEAD REST IS FIVE INCHES TOO HIGH TO SEE OUT THE BACK WINDOW. I HAD NOT HEARD BEFORE HAND THAT THE 2011 IMPALA WAS WELL KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR. RECENTLY, BECAUSE OF MY LIMITED VISIBILITY PAST THE LEFT BACK-SEAT WINDOW HEAD RESTS, IN BACKING MY CAR, I BUMPED A PARKED CAR. MY LEFT REAR FENDER STRUCK THE LICENSE PLATE HOLDER OF THAT CAR. THE COST OF THIS FENDER REPAIR WAS $983.00. I FEAR THAT MY DRIVING THIS CAR WITHOUT CHANGES MADE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE HEAD RESTS IS LEADING TO ANOTHER MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING. TO HAPPEN. I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10567040March 4, 2014ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CAR LIGHTED UP AND READ THE STABILITRAK WAS HAVING A PROBLEM AND REDUCED POWER...CAR SLOWED SUDDENLY. SHE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. SHE PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR, RESTARTED IT. THIS LAST WEEK, THIS IS NOW A MULTIPLE TIME PER DAY OCCURRENCE. LAST SUMMER AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, SHE TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN WATERVILLE, WHO HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT SHOW ANY CODE. HE TOLD HER TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT AND IT PROBABLY GOT WET. SHE TOOK IT AGAIN TODAY TO ANOTHER GARAGE IN WATERVILLE, WHO HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER, AND IT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING WAS WRONG. SHE IS EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER TO THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY WITH MULTIPLE WARNINGS ABOUT THE STABILITRAK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0