Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2009)

824 consumer complaints on file.

#10573450March 19, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE THROTTLE BODY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573638March 19, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL COMES UP AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER. NEVER HAD ANY PRIOR ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL NOW. JUST GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK TOMORROW BECAUSE THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN. I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AND AM NOT THE ONLY ON THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I NEED MY VEHICLE FIXED AND DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572616March 16, 2014
ENGINE, AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2009 IMPALA. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH ONLY 100+ MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TODAY. THE DASH WILL SAY REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MILES AN HOUR MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUST SAT THERE WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, IT WAS JUST COMPLETELY OFF. I WAS ABOUT TO CALL FOR AAA AND TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND IT STARTED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 AS WELL AND I WAS GOING 45 ON A COUNTRY RD. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND SAT THERE AND WAITED AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL DO NOTHING. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRACTION CONTROL, MAKING A STRANGE GRINDING TYPE NOISE AND BOGS THE CAR DOWN FROM MOVING WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR TRYING TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHTS COMING ON AND TELLING ME TO SERVICE MY AIR BAGS. IT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AND COMES ON AND GOES OFF. THE DASH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND TELL ME TO SHUT ENGINE OFF NOW FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE, THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR 4 YEARS, THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD. THIS CAR WAS NEVER A GOOD CAR FROM THE VERY DAY IT CAME OFF THE LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569000March 13, 2014
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA I PURCHASED IN 2010 AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER IS ALSO COMING ON DURING THIS TIME. I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE CRASHED FROM THIS I FEEL CHEVROLET NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. I LIVE IN ATLANTA AND IF MY CAR REDUCES SPEED WHILE I'M ON 285 THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE I VERY BAD CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567354March 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAD CAME TO A STOP AT FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. WHEN IT WAS MY TIME TO PROCEED MY IMPALA WOULD NOT MOVE AT FIRST TRY, AFTER A SECOND TRY I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH LITTLE MOMENTUM AND THEN IT JERKED FORWARD WITH OUT ANY ADDITIONAL GAS PEDDLE MOVEMENT. THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE BUT NOT TO THIS DEGREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566496February 28, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AS THE DECREASED POWER ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565232February 21, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING CAR AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LOST POWER AND BRAKES. CAR WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT VERY HARD. GLAD NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE IT THEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY AND SENSORS. I DID HAVE IT FIXED BUT HAD TO TAKE IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE THROTTLE BODY.IT WAS THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565339February 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD (SPEEDOMETER AREA) WILL LOSE POWER AND ALL THE GAUGES WILL GO OUT AS IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE RADIO WILL STILL WORK, I CAN'T USE THE TURN SIGNAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY GO BACK TO WORKING ON THE DASHBOARD FOR AWHILE AND THAN REPEAT ITSELF. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON SAYING I NEED TO HAVE IT SERVICE, BUT WHEN I WENT TO A CHEVORLET DEALER TODAY IT DIDN'T READ A DIAGNOSIS CODE SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT RESET, BUT THAT STILL DIDN'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564573February 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2014. AS I WRITE THIS I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE READ ALL THE BLOGS ON MY COMPLAINTS AND SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE WHICH FORCES ME TO ASK GM WHY IS IT THAT WE ALL SEE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM AND YOU PEOPLE ARE IGNORING IT. SUFFICE TO SAY THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY. WHEN WILL GM STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THESE ISSUES A PRIORITY SO THERE CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE TO WASTE TIME WRITING COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ONE. IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE STABILITRAK LIGHT AS WELL AS THE CAR LOSING ALL POWER. NOW IF GM FEELS THIS IS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO CREATE A RECALL I FAIL TO SEE WHAT IS. PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND GM DOES NOTHING. ALONG WITH GM BEING AT FAULT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE [XXX] THERE CUSTOMERS WHILE THEY GO THRU A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS THEY THINK MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM FOR THESE CODES. I FOR ONE CANNOT AFFORD THE DEALERSHIP PRICES NOR WILL I PAY THESE SO CALLED EXPERTS GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD TO TRY AND FIX PROBLEMS THAT THEY REALLY HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHAT'S CAUSING THEM. I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THIS CHEVY B/C I WANTED AN AMERICAN CAR FOR A CHANGE, MAN WAS I WRONG. AS SOON AS I FIX THIS HEAP I WILL SELL IT BEFORE ANYMORE LIGHTS GO ON AND GO RIGHT BACK TO HONDA WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW THEY STAND BY THERE CARS AND IT RUNS WAY INTO THE SIX FIGURES BEFORE ANY REAL PROBLEMS OCCUR. I'M ONE OF THE LITTLE GUYS THAT BAILED OUT GM AND BY THE WAY WERE STILL PAYING TAXES FOR THAT BAILOUT. HOW ABOUT IT GM, DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT US AT ALL? *TR 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
#10564490February 15, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STOPPED AT THE TOP OF A SNOW COVERED HILL. PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN 2ND GEAR AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE GOT UP TO ABOUT 15 MPH THEN LOST ALL POWER; ENGINE QUIT, NO BRAKES, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE. BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING THE VEHICLE GAINED SIGNIFICANT SPEED GOING DOWNHILL. NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED IT WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MONTHS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND SEVERAL MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALL THE POWER SHUT OFF AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO AAA TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO WHERE SHE PURCHASED IT. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/10/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10563811February 11, 2014
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHAT HAPPENED IS THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL TRIGGERED AND REDUCED THE CARS FUNCTIONALITY AND SPEED. IT CLEARED ITSELF, BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN GM CHEVROLET VEHICLES RANGING FROM 2005 TO 2011. IT IS LISTED MANY TIMES HERE IN YOUR DATA BASE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. OUR LIVES AND SAFETY ARE INVOLVED HERE. FOCUSING ON CHARGING A FEE TO DO AN INVESTIGATION IS DEPLORABLE. LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ANOTHER AMERICAN AFTER THE FACT OCCURRENCE OR EVENT. WHAT HAPPENED TO PROACTIVE RESPONSIBILITY. THESE AMERICAN CAR MAKERS PRODUCE JUNK CARS AND THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY GET STIFFED WITH LEMONS. STATES LEMON LAWS? NOTHING BUT AMERICAN LEMONS ARE ROLLING OFF OF THE PRODUCTION LINES. YOU THINK, THIS MAY BE WHY OTHER COUNTRIES WILL NOT BUY OUR PRODUCTS. THERE IS NO RELIABILITY IN WHAT IS PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS LIP SERVICE. NON - EXISTENT WITH THESE CAR DEALERS AND PURE SALES RHETORIC. YOUR SITE READS: THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECTS OR DETERMINE THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING SAFETY RECALLS. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS, PAY FOR AN INVESTIGATION AS WELL. I AM NOT PLEASED WITH HOW THE BALL KEEPS GETTING PASSED OR DROPPED. NHTSA THESE POORLY PRODUCED WEAPONS WEIGH TONS. ROLLING DOWN THE POORLY MAINTAINED HIGHWAYS AND STREETS OF THIS COUNTRY ENDANGERING US ALL LIFE AND LIMB. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT FORCES MY CAR TO BRAKE , PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SLOW ENOUGH TO ENDANGER MY WELL BEING. I'M TRULY SCARED AND CONCERNED HERE AND THE REPAIRS AND CODE LIGHTS AREN'T RELIABLE. ONLY THE REPAIR SHOPS ARE WINNING. THE PROBLEM KEEPS REPEATING AFTER THOUSANDS ARE SPENT TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. I NEED THIS CAR FOR WORK. IF IT CANT GET ME THERE THEN THEY WILL COME AND TAKE THE JUNK BACK I AM TRYING TO MAINTAIN. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562288January 30, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND SECONDS LATER THE CAR LOST POWER. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. TODAY 1/30/14 THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, PEOPLE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THINKING THE ISSUE IS BEING FIXED AND THE PROBLEM IS NEVER FIXED. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE 100 OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE A RECALL TAKES PLACE. AS A SINGLE PARENT (MY CHILDREN'S ONLY LIVING PARENT) THIS ISSUE SHAKE ME TO MY SOUL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561521January 26, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
LET ME TRY AGAIN....I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AT 55 MPH, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING . I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN AUG. 2009. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED & HOW MANY TIMES PRIOR, BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT, WITHOUT ANY REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING OR REDUCED POWER. I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF WHAT IS CALLED A COMPUTER GLITCHES. IT WAS AT THIS TIME WHEN I DID GET REDUCED ENGINE POWER, WHEN I KNEW I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. ON NOV.29,2010, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED......ON JAN.05, 2011, I BROUGHT IT BACK AND WAS CHARGED ONLY HALF OF THE RATE FOR MECH. DIAGNOSIS FEE, BECAUSE I ARGUED SO MUCH, THAT THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE SAME INITIAL PROBLEM. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM TO DRIVE, THEY DROVE IT 28 MILES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ON JAN.06,2011, MILEAGE WAS 38727, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, N/C. I THINK IT WAS AT THIS TIME, I WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE CAR, WITHOUT SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, WHICH IS WHAT I DID. ON FEB.05,2011, MILEAGE WAS 39831, WHERE THEY REPLACED A A.I.R. VENT VALVE....I HAVE CHANGED LIVING LOCATIONS LAST SPRING....MEANING THERE MIGHT BE MORE TIMES THAT IT WAS BROUGHT IN.....MY MEMORY IS TELLING ME THAT THE BOTH WARNING LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND OFF LAST YEAR, AND NOW MORE FREQUENT, WITH SLIGHT REDUCED ENGINE POWER ...81000 MILES *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560306January 16, 2014
AIR BAGS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I AM HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AS EVERYONE ELSE, WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND THAN MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER REDUCED WITH THE MIL LIGHT, THE CAR SPEED IMMEDIATELY DECREASED TO ABOUT 50 MPH, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, PULLED OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE THAN RESTARTED IT. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS RANDOMLY. IT IS SAFETY CONCERN AS THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO COMES OFF AND ON, I HAD TAKEN TO CHEVY DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WAS ABOUT $500 IN WORK, AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR SO I AM DRIVING IN A VEHICLE WHERE IF THEIR IS AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559833January 14, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON. THIS CAUSES A SPONTANEOUS MAJOR REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PASSING A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER ON AN INTERSTATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES APPARENTLY ALLOWED THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE. HAD I BEEN PASSING ON A 2-LANE ROAD, IT VERY LIKELY COULD HAVE CAUSED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559155January 9, 2014
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 50 ON A CLEAR DRY DAY AND THE ENGINE LITE COMES ON WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING, SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THEN THE POWER SHUT OFF INCLUDING THE STEERING CAUSING ME TO PULL THE CAR OFF INTO THE DIRT OFF THE FREEWAY. DUE TO THIS MY FRONT BUMPER GOT CRACKED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOW A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557679December 30, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
DRIVING 65 ON FREEWAY CAR SLOWS DOWN TO 40 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557382December 27, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
AFTER GETTING NEW BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR DIFFERENT TIRES. IT WAS RANDOM AND AFTER CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE THEY WERE ALL FINE. THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE ON THE DASH PANEL THEY ALL FOUR READ 0 TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE TO CHECK THEM MANUALLY WHICH SOUNDS PETTY BUT I PAID FOR THIS OPTION I SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT. MY REMOTE CAR STARTER DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS ON. I'VE HAD IT RESET AND IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I WAD TOLD THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE BROKE WHEN GETTING THE BRAKES FIXED AND THAT THEY COST AROUND $100 EACH. THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY TO MAKE THESE SO THEY DON'T GET BROKEN WHILE GETTING NORMAL MAINTENANCE DONE SO I NOW HAVE A HUGE ADDITIONAL COST THAT FAR EXCEEDS THE COST OF GETTING THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557465December 27, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING (WITH MY THREE KIDS AS PASSENGERS) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE DASHBOARD "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LAST POWER AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 30 MPH, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER AND CALL ME FOR ASSISTANCE. BY THE TIME I GOT THERE AND STARTED THE ENGINE IT WAS RUNNING NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS LIT. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO IMMEDIATELY STATED IT WAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND WOULD COST $580 TO REPLACE. I SEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE FOR 2008-2012 MODEL IMPALAS'. THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO THE CUSTOMERS ARE GETTING CHARGED TO FIX THIS FAULTY CHEVROLET DEVICE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY DO NOT RECALL THIS DEVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557039December 23, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN A 55 MPH ZONE, A SERIES OF WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE DASH: ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK, CHECK ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND SPEED DECREASED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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