2009 Chevrolet Impala Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED HALF A TANK AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL FOR FUEL TO BE BROUGHT TO THE SITE. ONCE THE FUEL WAS POURED INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,445.

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES STAYS OFF FOR UP TO A WEEK AND THEN COMES BACK ON. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE MODULE FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $730- HOW CAN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN WHEN THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT, LOW MILEAGE OR ANY TYPE OF "BUMPING" TO THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD RESOLVE. UPON LOOKING INTO THIS COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD EFFECT ANY DRIVER WITH THIS PROBLEM IF THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DO NOT GO OFF AS INTENDED...UPDATED 10/20/15 *BF UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ.....UPDATED 08/11/16 *BF UPDATED 1/20/2016 *JS... UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE CHECK THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY, THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULES WERE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

DRIVING TO WORK AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THROTTLE ERROR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND POWERED DOWN. I WAS AT RED LIGHT SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITING PUT MY FLASHERS ON, WAITED A FEW MORE MINUTES AND THE CAR FINALLY STARTED TO MOVE. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S A POWERTRAIN ISSUE AND I HAVE 100K POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S NOT POWERTRAIN AND WANTED $778 TO REPAIR, I CALLED CHEVY AFTER SEEING THE FORUMS ONLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND CHEVY SAID THEY ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TO BE BACK AT WORK MONDAY AND DRIVE THROUGH A VERY ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD I DO NOT WANT TO BREAKDOWN IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

'SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL' 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON MY DAILY DRIVE OF 60 MILES ONE WAY. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T PASSING AND DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR! THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WHERE I HAVE NOT LOST ALL POWER BUT PARTIAL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL QUIT WORKING AND THE CAR HAS VERY LITTLE POWER. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2009 IMPALA HOME FROM WORK AT 1230 AM WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY . GOOD THING SHE WASN'T IN THE BAD PART OF TOWN BECAUSE IT WOULDNT START FOR ABT 15 MIN. I ALWAYS BUY AMERICAN AUTOS BUT NEXT TIME IT WONT BE A CHEVROLET UNLESS WE GET THE PROBLEM FIXED FREE.THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPAL TIMES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK, NECK, LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHAT REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

KEY WENT AND TURNED VEHICLE ON . WHEN I STOPPED TO PULL KEY OUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL, THE HOOD LID WAS OPEN AND INADVERTENTLY CRASHED DOWN ONTO THE CONTACT'S HEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND REPLACED THE HINGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

WHEN IM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR DRIVING 35 MPH THE CAR GETS ON A LIMP MODE AND SHOWS A "POWER ENGINE REDUCE: AND TRACTION CONTROL AND SOMETIMES TURNS OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING I ALREADY REPLACE THE (TPS) AND THE THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE CAR COMPUTER WAS TELLING ME AND I ALREADY TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRING WITH IT.

WHEN TRYING TO START THIS VEHICLE IT WILL NOT CRANK OVER. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND THE PROPER NOISES AS IF YOUR STARTING YOUR CAR COME ON; HOWEVER THE SERVICE AIRBAG SIGN COMES ACROSS MY DASH AND THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK OVER. I TRIED TO USE THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND THIS DOES NOT WORK EITHER. I HAVE PLACED A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND AFTER LEAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO ON FOR A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WILL THEN CRANK OVER. IT WILL EITHER START OR JUST CRANK OVER AND ACT AS THOUGH IT WILL START. IF IT DOES NOT START THE FIRST ATTEMPT I WAIT SEVERAL MORE MINUTES AND MESS AROUND GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WILL CRANK OVER AND START. AFTER READING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON... HTTP://WWW.IMPALAFORUMS.COM/CHEVY-IMPALA-8TH-GEN-DISCUSSION/328381-SERVICE-AIR-BAG.HTML#/FORUMSITE/20859/TOPICS/328381 I WONDER WHY THERE CANNOT BE A RECALL ISSUED ON THIS? IT APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT SUCCESSFULLY BEING REPAIRED. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS? I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCE POWER SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/25/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE KEY GETS STUCK AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY. *TR

LOUD CLICKING NOISE. I THINK IT'S SOMETHINGS TO DEAL WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER WHEN THE BUTTON IS ON THE BLUE AREA. ACTUATOR? THE CLICKING SOUND WOULD COME AND GO. WHEN I PRESS THE KEY BUTTON ON MY KEYCHAIN. POP THE TRUNK AND SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES OFF THROUGH THE THE DAY WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND PARK.

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.

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION FOR NO APPARENT REASON,NO ISSUE OR WARNING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 3/3/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS OBVIOUS THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY IGNITION. THE ENGINE WOULD STALL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. UPDATED 03/26/15

THE FIRST TIME THE LOUD NOISE HAPPEN WAS BACK IN 12/2014. 02/08/2015 THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD THAT I PULL OFF THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH OR RADIO? I CALL GM AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE IS NOT AND HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FORM THIS ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. PER GM THE COST OF REPAIRS IS ON THE CAR OWNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 10/13/16*LJ *TR

ON 12/11 THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM IGNITION ALTHOUGH GEAR SHIFT IS IN PARK. ON 12/12 THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START WITH KEY STILL STUCK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN WENT TO GET BASIC INFORMATION TO START THE SERVICE PROCESS THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE SHIFT AND KEY. GENERAL MOTORS ESCALATED REPRESENTATIVE 800-222-1020 REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE FOR FAULTY MANUFACTURED PARTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON GM CHEVROLET IMPALA PROBLEM FOR WHICH GM SHOULD ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY BY PERFORMING A VOLUNTARY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SPEED REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE REDUCED IN SPEED TO 30 MPH AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNREPAIRED RECALLS WHICH RESULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE DIPS IN THE ROAD, THE HIGH SPEED, THE LOADING/UNLOADING AND OF THE SUSPENSION CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REDUCED POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND TRAVELED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, CRASHING INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO A HARD TRANSITION OF GEARS VERY SLOWLY BEFORE SHIFTING INTO A NORMAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOLLOWED BY AN ADVISEMENT THE REPAIR PART(S) WERE IN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS GOING TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. AIRPORT CHEVROLET-MEDFORD, OREGON. ALL THAT WAS DONE WAS THE SIZE OF THE KEY RING HOLE ON THE KEYS WERE REDUCED. WAS THIS AN ACCEPTABLE FIX FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM, AND IF SO, WHY WAS THAT NOT MENTIONED ON ANY OF THE TV NEWS COVERAGE LIKE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT WAS? THANK YOU.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and shifting to reverse, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact continued to reverse the vehicle and felt a pulling sensation. The "Traction Control" failure light illuminated. The contact decided to move forward and park the vehicle. After several hours, the contact restarted the vehicle and the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was then able to be driven. The failure occurred several times after the tires were changed. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA ID Number: 10090054 (Vehicle Speed Control, Engine). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the accelerator pedal failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired. The vehicle was not returned to the dealer when the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and it was confirmed that the vehicle was past the 10-year coverage for NHTSA ID Number: 10090054 (Vehicle Speed Control, Engine). The failure mileage was 65,510.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE TRACTION CONTROL SUDDEN WENT OFF - TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BOTH ON - FIRST TIME OF REALLY COLD WEATHER/RAIN SNOW. DID IT ONE MORE TIME AND THEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS OFF AND SERVICE ENGINE IS ON - I SEE THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALA AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO "POSSIBLY" REPAIR. *TR

AT 55 MPH, A WARNING MESSAGE STATING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL-ENGINE POWER REDUCED APPEARED. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL OR ON LEVEL GROUND, I HAD SUFFICIENT POWER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. WHEN HEADED UPHILL IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR. WHEN IT FINALLY DID SHIFT, IT SHIFTED HARD AND REALLY JERKED THE CAR. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, I ROUNDED A CORNER AND BEGAN TO PICK UP SOME MOMENTUM. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT STATING STARTING DISABLED-SERVICE THROTTLE APPEARED. I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO MOVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. THE ENGINE DID NOT CRANK AND THE MESSAGE CONTINUED TO FLASH. I COMPLETELY TURNED THE KEY OFF AND SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I WAS ABOUT TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK WHEN I TRIED AGAIN. THE ENGINE STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME WITH NO ISSUES. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE FIRST MESSAGE I MENTIONED APPEARED (SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL-ENGINE POWER REDUCED). I WAS STILL AT WORK, SO I FOUND A PARKING SPACE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF IMMEDIATELY. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE AWAY. I GUESS I'M JUST LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE TURNPIKE OR INTERSTATE. GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. I GUESS THEY DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO NEAR-MISSES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V517000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN UPDATED 11/3/2015*JS

WE RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAVE A POOR SOLDER CONNECTION THAT CAUSES REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE. OUR CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, CHEVROLET WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE FIX IF IT IS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS LESS THAN 120,000 MILES. WE BELIEVE THAT MOST SIX YEAR OLD CARS HAVE MORE THAN 120,000 MILES AND CHEVROLET IS JUST COVERING THEMSELVES FROM LAWSUITS WITH THIS LETTER. IF THEY SOLDERED SOMETHING IMPROPERLY THEY SHOULD FIX IT REGARDLESS OF THE MILEGE ON A VEHICLE.

CAR STATES REDUCED ENGINE POWER STALLING TO ABOUT 10MPH VERY DANGEROUS. MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AT 40 MPH, TRACTION LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, POWER REDUCING MESSAGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR QUITS IN MIDDLE OF BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. ABLE TO COAST TO MIDDLE BETWEEN TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC GOING BOTH WAYS. SAT FOR AWHILE AND CAR STARTED. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH MISHAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT PARK FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 12/22/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. UPDATED 05/26/2015 *JS

ON MY DISPLAY I HAVE SEEN DAILY (SERVICE TRACTION ACTION) AND (ENGINE POWER REDUCED) ALONG WITH (SERVICE AIRBAG) FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, DID NOT SERVICE DUE TO COST AND IT IS NOT MY FAULT! MY CAR USUALLY SLOWS DOWN ONCE THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED DISPLAYS CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK DUE TO ME TRYING TO GIVE IT MORE GAS SO AS NOT TO BE HIT FROM THE BACK. AS MY GRANDCHILDREN AND I WERE HEADED HOME ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR DECIDED TO JUST SHUT OFF. ON THE DISPLAY IT READ FIRST.. SERVICE TRACTION ACTION AND THEN STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE. MY CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND I BEGAN TO PRAY HOPING I WOULD NOT GET HIT FROM THE BACK WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN SITTING IN THE BACK. ONCE I PULLED OVER MY CAR WOULD NOT START I SAT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND TRIED TO START AGAIN AND IT STARTED. JUST TODAY 01/12/2015, WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK OF MY CAR AGAIN MY CAR DECIDED TO LOOSE POWER AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT DID SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT, IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO FIRST REVERSE AND THEN IT ALLOWED ME TO BUT SOON AFTER I COULD NOT GO FORWARD. THE GAS PEDDLE ACTED AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF BUT THE CAR WAS RUNNING. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE I PRESSED IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. I ENDED UP CALLING A TOWING SERVICE AND AFTER TELLING THEM WHAT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD MY ISSUES STEMMED FROM A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE THAT CHEVY HAD RECALLED. THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE FOR SO MANY OF US TO GO THROUGH THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOTHING BE DONE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE QUICKLY!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POTHOLE AND THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL POWERED ON. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS PERFORMED WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE DOOR WHICH DID NOT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REDUCE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY SHAKE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER INTO THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V480000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT ONCE THE PART CAME IN, THEY WOULD BE SENDING THE KIT TO HIM AND HE DID NOT NEED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AT FIRST IT WAS JUST THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK THAT WOULD NOT UNLOCK ALL THE TIME AND THEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LOCK STARTED TO BE INTERMITTENT BUT AS OF FEBRUARY 2015, NEITHER WILL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK EVEN USING THE DOOR HANDLE. WE HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS AND UNLOCK. ONCE UNLOCKED THEY THEN RARELY LOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM, IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE NOR WOULD FIRST RESPONDERS BE ABLE TO QUICKLY EXTRICATE ANY PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT. THIS WORRIES US AS WE DO TAKE PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT. IF THERE WAS A CHILD OR INFANT, IT WOULD BE HORRIFIC WE HAVE FRIENDS WITH A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THEIR REAR LOCKS ARE INTERMITTENT AND ONE IS GETTING WORSE. I WILL BET THERE A NUMBER OF CARS JUST LIKE OURS. I HAVE HAD CARS AS LONG AS 15YRS AND NEVER HAD A DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CAR THAT IS 31 YRS OLD AND THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FAIL - AND IT IS A CHEVROLET ALSO. THE DEALER HAS TOLD US OUR CAR IS NOW ALMOST 6 YRS OLD AND THAT WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND PAY TO HAVE THEM FIXED. WE THINK IT IS A DEFICIT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE DOOR LOCKS AND THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY FOR IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOME CHILD GETS KILLED OR ADULTS GET TRAPPED. *TR

MY ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON ALONE WITH THE TRACTION LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DECREASE IN POWER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.