Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2008)

810 consumer complaints on file.

#10916060October 14, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS TOLD FROM A MECHANIC THE CAR HAS EITHER PCM OR ECM PROBLEMS. THE CAR STARTS TO DIE OUT WHEN I'M DRIVING IT THEN I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF THEN RESTART IT. IT JERKS REALLY HARD WHEN DRIVING IT. THE OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP ENGINE MESSAGE COMES ON. IT JUST HAS A LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE OTHER IMPALAS LIKE MINE ARE HAVING EITHER ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS OR SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896071August 15, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, AFTER PROCEEDING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BOTH SHOULDERS, LEFT FOREARM, BRUISING AND SWELLING TO THE UPPER CHEST CAVITY AND LOWER ABDOMEN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10894713August 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR STOPPED ON 630. IT SAID DISABLED FULL THROTTLE. I HAD TO SIT FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. I THEN HEAR A CLICKING NOISE THAT STARTED AT 830AM AND STOPPED AT 832AM. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. DO NOT BUY ANY IMPALA, UNLESS YOU HAVE A LIFETIME OF FIXABLE RECALLS. IT'S HOT IN ARKANSAS AND TO STALL FOR 15 MINUTES WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHEN YOU CALL CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY CAN NOT HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING. THEY JUST TAKE YOUR VIN NUMBER AND STATE OH I DON'T SEE A RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH YOU READ 5598 PROBLEMS/SAME ISSUE YOU ARE HAVING WITH YOUR CAR. ERRATIC TRANSMISSION IS THE WHOLE PROBLEM. SO TO CHEVROLET AND COMPANY PLEASE THINK ABOUT FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SALE A NEW CAR WITH USED PRODUCTS. IT'S NOT COOL AND THE SAD PART IS YOU WILL NOT FIX IT. WARRANT MY BEHIND CHEVY NEED A LIFETIME OF RECALLS FOR EVERYONE ON ALL CARS. MAY JESUS BE WITH YOUR COMPANY. SINCERELY A MOTHER OF 3 BOYS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892325August 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN ROYALTON, VT TRAVELING FROM BURLINGTON, VT WHERE I WAS VISITING FAMILY TO MY HOME IN MAINE. I WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH IN THE MEDIAN, I'M NOT SURE WHY BUT THEY THINK I MAY HAVE HIT SOME BLACK ICE. I ENDED UP IN THE DARTMOUTH HOSPITAL REQUIRING MAJOR SURGERY TO MY BACK AS WELL AS SOME OTHER PROBLEMS. I SPENT 6 WEEKS IN REHAB LEARNING HOW TO WALK AGAIN. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. I WAS WORRIED MORE ABOUT MY RECOVERY AT THE TIME AND NOT ABOUT WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T INFLATE BUT I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL RECALLS LATELY THAT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I TRADED IN THE CAR A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER SO I DID NOT GET ANY NOTICES ABOUT THE PROBLEM.. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A LAWSUIT FILED BUT I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT IT - PROBABLY BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE SOME RESOLUTION TO THIS SITUATION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10891806July 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TWO DIFFERENT OUTCOMES BUT STEM FROM THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE TRYING TO START MY VEHICLE I GET A CLICK AND CARE WON'T START AT ALL. SOMETIMES AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT DOES FIRE UP. ALSO WHEN IT DOES START IT WILL SOMETIMES STALL. MOST RECENTLY WHILE TRAVELING DIDN'T THE INTERSTATE IT STALLED GOING 75MPH LEAVING ME TO COAST AND DISRUPT 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885928July 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE PARKED, BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884030July 11, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK SOLENOID. THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND IT COULD NOT BE REMOVED UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. I AM REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MY REPAIR. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON JUNE 20, 2014 FOR AN UNINTENDED IGNITION KEY ROTATION APPARENTLY THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM I HAD IN 2013 THEREFORE I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881810June 30, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES AT 25 MPH BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE POWERED OFF AND THE STARTER DISABLED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876921June 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE A/C FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2012 FOR THE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877030June 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GAS PETAL AND THROTTLE BODY BREAKS DOWN CAUSING VEHICLE TO DISPLAY REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 20 TO 30 MPH INSTANTLY. HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT DUE TO SLOWDOWN. SHOULD BE SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE OR MYSELF GETS KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870610May 24, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TAKATA RECALL. IT HAPPEN TO ME TWICE I GOT TWO KIDS THE CAR LOST POWER FROM 45 TO TEN. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE CODE THST COMES UP IS P2138 THIS IS NOT OK NEEDS TO GET FIXED. FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I WAS ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO THE ENGINE POWER LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870601May 24, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION ELECTRICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARM. AUTOMATIC LOCK FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN 'DRIVE' DOES NOT FUNCTION UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE MANUAL LOCK RELEASES, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS MANUALLY. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, IF THE REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION, IT CAN DELAY ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865509May 17, 2016
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862748May 3, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR FOR ONLY TWO MINUTES, THE REDUCED POWER SENSOR CAME ON AND TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON ALSO. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH. WENT BACK TO NORMAL AFTER AN HOUR. VERY CONCERNING IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.WAS ON A BACK COUNTRY HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853441April 5, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN CHANGING TEMPERATURE IN VEHICLE, A LOUD CLACKING NOISE IS HEARD FOR UP TO 2-3 MINUTES EVEN IF VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AND STABLIZER TRAC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. OIL LEAK UNDER CAR. ONLY 55,000 MILES. CAN BE HEARD 50 YEARS AWAY FROM CAR IT IS SO LOUD. 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853591April 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO PULL THE KEY OUT. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS RECALLED A YEAR AGO AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852346March 30, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD CAR STARTED TO NOT START OR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO BERGLUND CHEVROLET IN ROANOKE VA. THEY CHARGED ME FOR PUTTING ANOTHER ONE ON BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL OF THIS STARTED IN JANUARY. BERGLUND WAS TELLING ME THAT IT WAS MY BATTERY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. THEY ALSO DID A TUNE UP ON THE CAR BUT ONLY CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS THEY TOLD ME THAT WIRES WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A TUNE UP JUST THE SPARK PLUGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851577March 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS LEFT SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS GOING 70 MPH ON I-94 WHEN THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" LIGHT, THEN SOMETHING ABOUT "DISABLING THROTTLE" SENSOR... MY CAR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN, LEAVING ME TO COAST ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 94. I'VE OWNED THIS 2008 IMPALA FOR JUST ABOUT A YEAR... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I RECEIVED THE LETTER ABOUT AN EXTENDED RECALL BACK IN DECEMBER AND I CALLED GM BECAUSE THERE'S A STIPULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF MILES YOU CAN HAVE ON YOUR CAR TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED... BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 276000 MILES GM TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, AT THAT TIME I ASKED WHY THIS ITEM WASN'T RECALLED. I WAS TOLD IF I FELT THE PROBLEM CALLED FOR A RECALL I SHOULD REACH OUT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND SAFETY COMMISSION. I DON'T EVEN FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR ANYMORE... THIS IS A DEATH TRAP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851498March 24, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH, I NOTICED A INTERNAL FIRE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838945February 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I GOT A JUMP AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO GET ICHECKED THEY SAY ITS MY ECM. WHAT IS THAT AND IS IT RELATED TO THAT ELECTRICAL RECALL. I WAS IN PARK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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