Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2009)

824 consumer complaints on file.

#10782588October 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE RADIO HAS A SHORT IN IT AND HAS DRAINED TWO BRAND NEW BATTERIES AFTER IT SIT FOR OVER 12 HOURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782240October 14, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOR A FEW YEARS I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME WAS ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY JUST BEFORE RUSH HOUR. I RECEIVED AN ERROR CODE TO CHECK TRACTION CONTROL AND THAT THE ENGINE POWER IS BEING REDUCED. THE CAR THEN LOOSES SPEED DROPPING DRASTICALLY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO VEER OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ACCIDENT FREE. I'VE NEVER BEEN SO AFRAID AND TERRIFIED IN MY LIFE. I FEAR THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE FATALITIES THAT CAN BE PREVENTED. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ANN ARBOR MI WHICH WAS AN EXPENSIVE FIX! SINCE I'VE HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED, THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF TWO OTHER TIMES FOLLOWED BY THE SAME WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER BEING REDUCED. I'VE WRITTEN IN TO GM AND THEY CONTINUE TO REQUEST THAT I PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THE CAUSE. I CANT CONTINUE TO PAY $200-$300 FOR THIS FIX WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ON OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS AND I AM PRAYING FOR A RECALL ON THE 2009 IMPALA. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO MY FAMILY AND THE DRIVERS WHO ARE AROUND ME. THE ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT AND IS A MAJOR CONCERN. THE VEHICLE SPEED CANT EXCEED 40MPH AT TIMES, OR WILL INSTANTLY DROP AT UNEXPECTED MOMENTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780076October 6, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
VEHICLE SHUTOFF AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10779171October 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAGS LIGHT GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. WE'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY NEVER CAN FIGURE IT OUT. IS THERE A RECALL????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778478September 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
SERVICES AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778508September 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG CAME UP ON DASH DISPLAY. CHECKED FOR CODE AND FOUND NONE. RESTARTED CAR AND LIGHT STILL ON. WORRIED ABOUT AIR BAG IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. FOUND MANY OTHERS ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777944September 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
I TOOK THE CAR TO HANK GRAFF CHEVROLET IN DAVISON, MI FOR WARRANTY WORK AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG SOON LIGHT WAS ON. THEY REPLACED SEATBELT TENSIONER ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT REMAINED OFF FOR A MONTH. NOW THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THESE SAFETY MECHANISMS REGARDLESS OF ANY WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, YET I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM WITH A SAFETY DEVICE INTENDED TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. GM CANNOT IGNORE FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT LIKE THEY IGNORED THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776587September 25, 2015
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE WARNING MESSAGE "ENGINE SHUTTING OFF". THE ENGINE WAS THEN SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,683.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775489September 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2009 IMPALA, AND I TOOK VEHICE TO MY DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE LEFT FRONT SEAT SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED WHY THIS AIR BAG WOULD NEED FULL REPLACEMENT ALL OF A SUDDEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766656September 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACTUATOR BLEND DOOR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762757September 10, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 55MPH AND THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT. THEN THE CAR JUST COMPLETLY DIED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND PARK IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SEEMS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER FOLKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN AND HAVE NO CONTROL. I HAD THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR AND WAS THANKFUL THAT THIS DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND PLAN ON TAKING IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TODAY OR TOMORROW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760216August 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
WHEN I START THE CAR, I GOT A SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE. IT STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760167August 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE GSA IN FEBRUARY 2015. PICKED UP THE VEHICLE IN BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. DIGITAL INDICATOR REQUESTED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BE SERVICED. NEVER HAD THE SYSTEM CHECKED UNTIL TODAY 8/29/2015 BY MY MECHANIC. FOUND THAT THERE ARE MELTED WIRES UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT.AFFECTING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OPERABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759972August 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
MY CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME ON MAY 15 2015.SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE APPEARED. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AT SLOW SPEED.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ REPORTS THAT SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE APPEARED ON OTHER 2009 IMPALAS. SOME REPORTS SAID THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC.I HAD MY OWN MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAS THEA.I.R. SYSTEM CHECK VALVE.I LATER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET ABOUT ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. (APP) SENSOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR.I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY.ALSO, CHEVROLET DID NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS TO THE A.I.R. PUMP. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759727August 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG COMPLAINS THAT IT NEEDS SERVICE. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL STAY ON INDEFINITELY. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT DISPLAY AN ERROR, OTHER TIMES IT WILL APPEAR AT THE TIME THAT I START THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT TURN OFF FOR MONTHS. OTHER TIMES IT RANDOMLY TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759257August 25, 2015
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WARNING MESSAGES FOR POWER LOSS, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE AIR BAGS WERE DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,775. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749835August 19, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. DRY PAVEMENT WITH NOTHING ON SURFACE TO LOSE TRACTION. HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY OTHER VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749586August 18, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. A LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. AT THAT POINT MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO NEARLY 20 MPH WHILE I WAS STILL ON THE INTERSTATE IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF TO TRY TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. AT THAT POINT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE TO START I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT HOME. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE INJURED MY WIFE AND I, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT ALONG WITH ANY ONE ELSE INVOLVED. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY DIFFERENT FORUMS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THEIR CHEVROLET IMPALAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748857August 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT COMES ON AND TURNS OFF OCCASIONALLY. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR THAT HAPPENS FOR THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" TO EITHER COME ON OR SHUT OFF, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG. IT HAS BEEN TO THE CHEVY DEALER MORE THAN ONCE (NOT FOR THAT LIGHT) AND THEY HAVEN'T EVEN MENTIONED IT. VERY NERVOUS THAT IF SOMETHING WERE TO BE WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG, HOW WOULD I POSSIBLY KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ACTUALLY STATING A REAL PROBLEM??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748858August 15, 2015
WHEELS
THE SERVICE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, AND FROM ASKING MECHANICS AND OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, IT IS NOT JUST THE REPLACEMENT OF A SENSOR OR PART. WAS VERY NERVE RACKING WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED SINCE I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ONE OF MY TIRES (SINCE IT SHOWED ONE AT 0 PSI), BUT IT WAS JUST A GLITCH. IF SOMETHING REALLY WAS WRONG, I WOULD HAVE NO IDEA SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT THERE BEING A REAL ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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