2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Engine Problems

I started for the first time in early June of having reduced engine power. At this time I get several warrning lights on dashboard. I get engine power is reduced, traction control and engine light. The car goes into limp mode. I replaced the accelerator pedal position sensor after the first event. Since this time I had it happen 4 more times. This situation can be dangerous if a car is behind me and I slow up real quick due to going into limp mode. I try to pull over where I can when this happens. Once I pull over for 10 minutes the car will resume like normal driving with just the engine light on. The next day the engine light usually leaves. It is hard to know when this will occur but it can be a dangerous situation to be in.

The car at lights act like it does not want to go which can cause a wreck

REDUCE ENGINE POWER. CODE P2138

Mileage: 118,000

HAD ISSUES WITH MY 2007 IMPALA 3.9L STALLING AND REDUCING POWER ON MY WIFE, AND AT TIMES ALMOST LEAVING HER IN OR ON THE ROAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, THROTTLE PEDDLE ( TWICE ) AND HAD THE CAR FLASHED AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER. NOW THE CAR NOT ONLY READS REDUCED ENGINE POWER IT READ STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE AND DIED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR.. CAUSING HER TO ALMOST BE INVOLVED IN A BAD WRECK. THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO HAVE ATTENTION OF WHOEVER AT GM IS OVER SAFETY, CAUSE THIS ISSUE WILL END UP IN A REALLY BAD SITUATION IF OR WHEN SOMEONE ENDS UP SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. I MEAN YOU REALLY NEED TO PROGRAM THEM TO SLOWLY REDUCE POWER, NOT JUST TELL YOU THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND HAVE THE DRIVER FIGHT AND PANIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD THROUGH TRAFFIC, WHILE NOT GETTING RUN OVER IN THE PROCESS. BUT IF THERE IS A FIX WE NEED TO KNOW.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE REDUCE, AND STARTING DISABLE SERVICE THROTTLE MESSAGES ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWER OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR FIVE MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE GASKETS ROTTED AWAY AND HEAT QUIT WORKING LEAVING MY WIFE AND KIDS TO FREEZE IN THE WINTER.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY IMPALA IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT 25 MPH, AND WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE BADLY WITH THE CODE "ENGINE LOSING POWER." LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. BEING 68 YEARS OLD, I GOT EXTREMELY SCARED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED CALLING 2 OF MY CHILDREN TO HELP ME. NOT BEING ABLE TO GET EITHER ONE OF THEM. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, AND PROCEEDED BACK HOME WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM MY HOUSE. I CALLED THE PREVIOUS OWNER, AND SHE STATED THAT HAD HAPPENED TO HER ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR. NOW I AM TERRIFIED TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN GARAGED KEPT. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME REGARDING WHY THIS MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Mileage: 70,000

BRAND NEW BATTERIES DIE WITHOUT EVEN DRIVING.NEW BATTERIES WILL DIE INSTANTLY.

Mileage: 79,000

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING I KEEP GETTING A 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' MESSAGE AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 90,000

SLOW ON TAKE OFF, PASSENGER DOOR DOSENT OPEN ALL THE WAY REAR MAIN SEAL LEAK AIR ACTUATOR GONE OUT

Mileage: 2,000,000

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN AT A MOMENTS NOTICE THE CAR SHUT OFF POWER STEERING WAS LOST THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR SLAMMED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE SWIPING ME.

Mileage: 175,000

TAKATA RECALL , IT MAKES A VIBRATION NOISE & WON'T GO OVER 40MPH

'ENGINE POWER REDUCED', APPEARING AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS STUTTERING AND BECOMING UNDRIVABLE.

Mileage: 262,941

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY IMPALA, 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWL, A REDUCED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, BEING AS WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY TO SUDDENLY ONLY BEING ABLE TO GO 20MPH WAS VERY FRIGHTENING!! I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. AFTER SEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE I FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS SAME CAR. I FIND IT STRANGE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS DUE TO IT BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER CALLING A CHEVY DEALER, THEY TOLD ME ALL THEY COULD DO IS HOOK IT UP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS BUT IT WOULD COST 175.00 JUST TO DO THAT. THIS VEHICLE IS STILL PARKED AND WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE IT AND STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT AGAIN FOR FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND US MAYBE NOT BEING AS LUCKY NEXT TIME!!!! SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. SIMPLY TYPE IN 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE!!!!

Mileage: 112,000

ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AND REPLACED THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED CHEVY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IMPALAS HAVE A THROTTLE SENSOR INSTEAD OF CABLE. IF THE SENSOR GOES OUT, THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED TO PROTECT THE ENGINE INTEGRITY. IN SOME CASES, IT'S REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE MANUFACTURE NOTED MY CONCERN BUT THE REP WOULD NOT ESCALATE THE MATTER. I WENT ONLINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THERE IS A CHEVY FORUM WITH SIMILAR CONCERNS. GENERAL MOTOR REPS REPLY WITH COMMON RESPONSES TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC AND THEIR CONCERN HAS BEEN NOTED. I WAS INFORMED BY REPRESENTATIVE AT 800# FOR MANUFACTURE TO CALL BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THANKFULLY I WASN'T GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED IN DALLAS TRAFFIC. NOT SURE IF I WOULD HAVE HAD THE LUXURY OF PULLING OVER.

I JUST RECENTLY HAD THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED NOTIFICATION COME UP ON MY CAR AND POWER REDUCED A GOOD AMOUNT. I GOT HOME AS SOON AS I COULD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. DIDN'T COME ON THE NEXT DAY BUT WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, 25-45 MPH, I COULD FEEL A LITTLE OF A PULL TIME TO TIME, SAW THAT THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD JUMP TIME TO TIME. I HAVE ALSO DRIVEN IT ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT IS JUST THE SAME THING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A SKUNK-LIKE ODOR ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED TSB NUMBER: 08-08-110-019, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED AND JERKED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, THANK GOD IT WAS AT NIGHT. THE CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE DISPLAY PUT UP THE WARNING "LOW ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL".HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED BUT NEVER WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A LITTLE BIT BUT THEN USUALLY GOES AWAY AFTER A DAY OR SO.

Mileage: 94,101

TEMP GAUGE MOVES TO HOT SIDE, DIC SHOWS ENGINE HOT TURN AC OFF, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, TRACTION STABILITY AND CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE "ENGINE HOT/ AC OFF" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

Mileage: 179,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SLIPPING IN OVERDRIVE AND DURING TAKEOFF EXCESSIVE ENGINGE OIL USAGE.

Mileage: 119,000

TRACTION CONTROL, WARNING COMES ON THEN ENGINE STARTS TO SHUT DOWN NO POWER TO MAINTAIN FREEWAY SPEED HAVE TO EXIT. SCARY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ON A SIDE STREET IT IS NOT QUITE SO BAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. NEED HELP. MOST RECENT JAN 5 2017. COLD WEATHER, CAR VIBRATES SO BAD AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FOR ABOUT 3 TO 5 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE LEAKING, VEHICLE HAS UNEXPECTED SHUT OFF, SMELLS SOMEWHAT LIKE IT'S BURNING.

MY 2007 IMPALA RECENTLY SHUT OFF ON ME WOULDN'T MOVE IN DRIVE AS I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IT HAS BEEN JERKING SINCE I HIT 135000 MILES IT HAS A STRONG ODOR WHEN I CUT MY AC ON IN AS MY CAR IS RUNNING THE ENGINE HAS A STRONG ODORNOW MY CAR WANT DRIVE AT ALL AN I SEE IT HAS 3 RECALLS ON IT PLEASE LET ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR BECAUSE THAT WAS SO SCARY HAVING BREAK DOWN ON ME IN TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 1,400,000

IN DECEMBER MY CAR WHILE DRIVING, I EXPERIENCED REDUCED ENGINE POWER THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CAR CUT OFF. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC PRAYING THAT WE WOULD NOT BE HIT WHEN EVERYONE IS DOING 70 MPH. WHEN THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ONLY BE TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT 100% SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT I CAN START BY REPLACING THE PCM MODULE AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A CHEVY DEALERSHIP NOT KNOWING WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEY CARS. ESPECIALLY A CAR THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH SO MANY OF ITS CAR ACROSS THE NATION. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN INCONVENIENCE SINCE DECEMBER AS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AFTER HAVING THIS ISSUE AND NOT FEELING CONFIDENT IN $1,000 REPAIR THAT THE DEALERSHIP THEMSELVES ARE NOT SURE IS GOING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IN HOPES OF GETTING A SOLUTION AND SOLID PLAN. I THINK THAT GM NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOUND A GOOD SOLID SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND NOT GUESSING FIXES TO MAKE MONEY. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE LIVES ARE BEING PUT IN DANGER. LIKE I FELT MINE WAS WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE LINE ON A HIGHWAY, WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH AND YOUR CAR REDUCE POWER AND THEN SHUT DOWN.

Mileage: 178,000

MY WIFE'S 2007 CHEVY IMPALA LEFT HER STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY IN A SNOWSTORM. SHE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HER OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS "A HUGE CLOUD OF FOG OR SMOKE" WAS TRAILING BEHIND HER. SHE IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HER HAZARDS AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE STOPPED, THE DIGITAL READOUT SHOWED "ENGINE OVERHEAT, IDLE ENGINE" AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEALER AWAITING DIAGNOSIS.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

REDUCED ENGINE POWER/ TRACTION CONTROL WARNING/ GAS LINE FUEL LEAK. THIS CAR FLASHED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE WHILE I WAS GOING 65 MPH STRAIGHT AWAY ON BUSY CITY (IN HOUSTON) FREEWAY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY REDUCED SPEED AND WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 40 MPH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE GAS LINE FUEL LEAK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT BUT IT SEEMS VERY COINCIDENTAL THAT THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE SAME DAY. GM IS PUTTING OUT A LOT OF TRASHY VEHICLES RIGHT NOW AND THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL; ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE NUMEROUS VALID COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. I'LL NEVER BY GM/CHEVY AGAIN. I AM GOING BACK TO AN IMPORTED BRAND

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE CAME, CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY IN THE STREET.

Mileage: 10

WHILE STARTING MY CAR THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS ALSO A MESSAGE STATING ENGINE REDUCED POWER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS HAPPEN. PREVIOUSLY I HAD THIS OCCUR AND I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED. THE MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP TESTED FOR CODES AND IT STATED THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD THAT REPLACED ON TO TURN AROUND AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM TWO DAYS LATER. I RECENTLY SEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND NOTICED I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. I CALLED GM AND THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I TRAVEL A LOT ON THE FREEWAY AND I WOULD HATE FOR THE CAR TO STOP WHILE DRIVING WITH MYSELF AND CHILDREN INSIDE. THIS VEHICLE COMPLAINT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...THEN A MESSAGE STATING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" CAME ON. MY CAR DROPPED THE SPEED FROM 60 TO 20, ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A MONTH LATER AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, AND I WAS TOLD MY FUEL PUMP HAD GONE OUT. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING, AND THE MECHANIC DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY SO HE CAN'T DIAGNOSE IT UNLESS IT DOES IT WHILE THE CAR IS IN HIS POSSESSION.

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH SLOWING TO TURN INTO MY PARKING LOT AT WORK AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JOLTED AND THE POWER DECREASED TO MAYBE HALF. THE CAR NEVER COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPOT AT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO POWER LEFT AT ALL. ALL I COULD DO WAS COAST, THE CAR STILL NEVER COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCAREY, I JUST THANK GOD MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT WITH ME AT THE TIME!!

Mileage: 110,987

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK BEARING SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED FROM 60 MPH TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AT REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IT DROPS THE SPEED OF THE CAR DOWN TO 40 MPH OR LOWER. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE EASILY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW HOURS BUT DOES END UP COMING BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE NO ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR. SHUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED/BRAKE. CRANKS RIGHT BACK UP. REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAR HAS SHUT DOWN STARTER DISABLED. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 207,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON AN OVERPASS, A TRUCK SWIPED THE SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND ROLLED OVER FIVE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, BRUISED RIBS, HEAD TRAUMA AND NUMBNESS IN THE LOWER BACK. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TORN LIGAMENTS IN THE NECK, LEFT SHOULDER, AND THE LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,999.

Mileage: 9,999

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITION WAS TURNED OFF, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,966.

Mileage: 66,966

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE PASSENGER FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

2007 CHEVY IMPALA WILL HAVE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE WARNING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WILL COME ON, ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE, THE CAR SHAKES, AND IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. HAD THE GAS PEDAL AND THE EQUIVALENT PART IN THE ENGINE REPLACED (AT DIFFERENT TIMES) AND HAD THE CODES COME UP IN BETWEEN THE PARTS BEING REPLACED AND STILL NOW. TOOK IT INTO A CHEVY DEALER AND IT DOESN'T ACT UP FOR THEM. AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THEIR COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW ANY PROBLEMS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES. I CALLED GM AND HAVE A CASE OPENED TO GET HELP FROM THEM. IT'S EXTREMELY SCARY TO HAVE THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WHILE DRIVING AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MANEUVER OR ACCELERATE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

HAD THE CAR UNDER THREE WEEKS AND HEAD LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING THE DASHBOARD LIGHT FLICKERS AND THE ENGINE IS MAKING A TICKING SOUND. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THREE DAYS OF FINANCING THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 106,368

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE TRACTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND COASTED ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 95,000

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL CAME UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY. POWER WAS CUT, LEFT HER DRIVING AT AROUND 40MPH I DROVE IT TODAY, JULY 1,2014, IT DID FINE FOR ABOUT THE FIRST MILE THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, REDUCED ENGINE POWER DISPLAY CAME ON AGAIN. I DROVE IT 4 TIMES TODAY, SEEMS THAT IF THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, IT RAN FINE, FULL POWER, NO ISSUES FOR ABOUT THE FIRST MILE TO MILE AND A HALF THEN IT WOULD COME UP WITH THE SERVICE TCS AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHICH LEAVES YOU AT VERY REDUCED SPEEDS. LUCKILY I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY SO TRAFFIC WASN'T A HUGE ISSUE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH MANY YR MODEL IMPALAS SO I WANTED TO REPORT MINE SO IT WOULD BE ON RECORD AS WELL. 2007 IMPALA LT2 WITH 3.9L ENGINE. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. UPDATED 09/18/14

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO JERK AND HESITATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A MESSAGE OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER. COULD NOT DRIVE THE DRIVE OVER 5 MPH. WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AS THE ENGINE WILL NO LONGER START BUT CRANKS OVER FINE. HAD TO BUY A SCANNER TO READ THE CODE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP OR AUTO PARTS STORE TO READ THE CODES. THE PO641 CODE WAS SET. CHECKED AND TESTED THE SENSOR WIRES FOR THE 5VOLTS EVERY ONE THAT I TESTED SHOWED OK. REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLE BECAUSE OF THE CODE THAT COULD BE A SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM NO DIFFERENCE. CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT NO CHANGE CAR WILL NOT START.CHECKED AND GAVE ALL THE WIRES A GOOD PULL AND OR TUG TO WIGGLE THE CONNECTORS AND TOOK APART ALL SENSOR CONNECTIONS NO CORROSION WAS FOUND.ALL GROUNDS APPEAR TO BE GOOD. NO BROKEN WIRES ARE FOUND NO BLOWN FUSES WERE FOUND.AFTER 2 DAYS WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE WITH THE MESSAGE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND CAR DIED AGAIN AND WOULD RESTART BUT NOT IDLE. WAS ABLE TO REV ENGINE AND KEEP IT RUNNING BUT ONCE IT IDLED IT WOULD DIE AND SOMETIMES NOT RESTART AGAIN.AT THIS TIME CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE ON ANY ROADWAY BECAUSE IT MIGHT DIE AND RANDOM TIMES. *JS

Mileage: 151,450

ONCE AGAIN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHTS ARE ON. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DON BROWN CHEVY DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO FIX IN SIGHT. BEEN TOLD IT'S A CLIP THAT CAME LOOSE AND WAS FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO FIND SOME PLACE THAT CAN ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM OR FOR GM TO COME UP WITH A FIX. THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND SHOULD BE ON THE LIST DUE TO THE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY ON THE CAR SINCE 2009. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 07' CHEVY IMPALA THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ARM OFTEN WILL DROP TO 'C' AS IF THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS COLD, THEN THE DRIVERS INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL WILL DISPLAY A MESSAGE "ENGINE HOT TURN OFF A/C". I'VE HAD THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED, RADIATOR COOLANT DRAINED AND REPLACED, HOPING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT I'M STILL DEALING WITH IT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'M FINDING THAT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER CHEVY VEHICLE OWNERS DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, WHICH IS MOST LIKELY A BAD 'ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR (ECT). *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,400.

Mileage: 60,400

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND A MESSAGE POPPED-UP "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MY SPEED WAS QUICKLY REDUCED FROM 45 MPH TO 20 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT GM NEED TO ADDRESS. NUMEROUS OF IMPALA OWNERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS, BUT HAVE BEEN IGNORED. I FEEL AS THOUGH GM SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THE DEFECTS... THIS IS PUTTING ME, MY CHILDREN, AND MANY OTHERS AT RISK. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ASCENDING AN INCLINE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

"SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL; ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE ON DASH AS ENGINE & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON; PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, CAR HAS BEEN ACTING SLOWER WITH ACCELERATION & REQUIRED MORE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO ACCELERATOR TO MAINTAIN SPEED. HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. COULD'VE HAD MAJOR ACCIDENT!! CLOSEST DEALERSHIP 30 MILES AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE VEHICLE ANTITHEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND CAUSED THE ENGINE NOT TO START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. LI

Mileage: 122,000

MY WIFE'S DAILY DRIVER IS A 2007 IMPALA . SHE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH OUR THREE KIDS WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER DISPLAY CAME ON. AFTER THAT SHE COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 25MPH. THIS SCARED HER AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND FORUMS ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT PISSES ME OFF THAT GM HASN'T RECALLED THESE VEHICLES . DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS SITUATION IS TAKEN CARE OF? *TR

Mileage: 150,000

FIRST, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. AFTER THE TURN, WHEN I PRESS THE GAS I HAVE NO POWER. IT DOESN'T DIE, IT JUST WON'T GO ANYWHERE FOR ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS, NO POWER. THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LONG TIME UNLESS YOU ARE SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS, THEN TAKE OFF. SOMETIMES IT GOES, BUT FEELS LIKE IT JERKS INTO GEAR. THAT'S OK AT STOP SIGNS BUT STOP LIGHTS THAT TURN GREEN AS I APPROACH CAN BE DANGEROUS. ALSO, IF I TURN A CORNER ONTO ANOTHER STREET, IT HESITATES. AND SOMETIMES I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. PEOPLE EXPECT YOU TO TURN AND PROCEED. WHEN YOU JUST STOP, THEY MAY NOT. I ALSO NOTICED ONE DAY, WHEN I JUST COAST ON A LEVEL ROAD, MY CAR SOMETIMES ACCELERATES FOR QUITE A WHILE, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN IMMEDIATELY. I ONCE TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AT 45 MPH AND COASTED ON FLAT ROAD FOR 2.5 MILES. THE LATEST RELATED PROBLEM IS.. SPRING 2013, TWICE, I TURNED A CORNER AND IT JUST DIED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT CRANKED BACK UP. THANKFULLY, I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND NOT A FOUR LANE ROAD. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH PARKING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND PULL INTO PARKING SPOT. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK, IT LUNGES FORWARD. OR IF I STOP IN TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES IT LUNGES AFTER IT STOPS. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM IN FRONT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER ALLOWING THE GAS TO FLOW OR STOP. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND IT STILL DOES IT. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE DISPLAYED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER WILL BE REDUCED MESSAGE. BOTH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ARE BOTH ON. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

STARTED MY VEHICLE AS I WENT TO PULL OFF TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE/PICK UP ON SPEED. THE CAR STARTED PUTTING. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE, BUT WAS STILL RUNNING. MY SISTER PUSH ME BUMPER TO BUMPER TO MY MECHANIC ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

THE FIRST INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING AND THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" FLASHED ON THE DISPLAY. I HAD ALL BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT DEALER ON 1/3/2013. 2/7/2013 I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS TO ABOUT 10 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THE DASH THEN DISPLAYED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON 2/14/2013, I HAD THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR REPLACED AND AT THE SAME TIME HAD THE REAR DEFROST WIRING REPAIRED BECAUSE THAT HAD NOT BEEN WORKING FOR OVER A YEAR. ON 3/4/2013 THE CAR WOULD NOT START BY THE FACTORY REMOTE START, SO WENT OUT AND STARTED THE CAR WITH THE KEY, WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL THE CHIME WOULD SOUND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASHED BUT NO START. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN TRIED AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED BRIEFLY (50 SECONDS) "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" APPEARED ON THE DASH THEN IT SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD SAW THE BATTERY ATTACHMENT WAS LOOSE, TIGHTENED THAT UP AND THEN THE CAR STARTED UP. HOWEVER, THE CAR RADIO (FACTORY RADIO NEVER REPLACED), THE CHIME, OR THE TICKING OF THE TURNING SIGNALS NO LONGER WORK. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER ON 3/14/13, BUT THE CAR SEEMS TO BE FAILING ALL AROUND. IN READING CHEVY/GM FORUMS, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CHEVY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THESE SAME ISSUES, CHEVY/GM NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND INVESTIGATE THESE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. NEARLY 3000 DOLLARS LATER IN DEALER REPAIRS IS NOT GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ISSUE. I WAS NEARLY IN A CRASH DUE TO THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER ISSUE AND THAT WAS SCARY ENOUGH TO MAKE ME NOT WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR OR AN AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY READ REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND RESISTED AS I ACCELERATED. I CAN ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR. THERE IS NO WARNING AND THERE IS A DECREASE IN ACCELERATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I HAVE MY CHILD IN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE RECEIVED AN ILLUMINATED MESSAGE STATING THAT THE ENGINE POWER WAS LOW. LATER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON FOR NO REASON, MY TIRE SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL EVEN WHEN THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TIRES, MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON I GOT IT SERVICED AND ITS STILL ON , MY SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY , MY HEAT AND AIR DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AS WELL THERE'S SO MUCH WRONG WITH MY CAR AND I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY FIXING IT AND THE SAME PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR. *TR

RETURNING HOME FROM WORK ON INTERSTATE NOTICED IT TOOK HIGHER RPMS TO GET UP TO THE 65MPH SPEED LIMIT. AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE COULD THEN ONLY GET UP TO 40MPH AND LOST POWER DOWN TO 10MPH WHEN I PULLED OVER AND CALLED IT A DAY. CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP WITH 10 DIFFERENT CODES SHOWING. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE HAD IT JSUT OVER 5 YEARS AND NOT IN WARRANTY ANY MORE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

SINCE I HAVE HAD MY IMPALA I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CA. THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT I NOTICED WAS THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID STOP COMING OUT AFTER ON HAVING THE CAR A FEW MONTHS, I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE MOTOR HAD GONE OUT. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT IM HAVING IS THAT THE CHECK TIRE SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON EVEN AFTER, TIRES HAVE BEEN FILLED AND REPLACED, I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT ON OCCASIONS MANY OF THE OTHER SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON LIKE CHECK AIRBAGS, AND BRAKES EVEN AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED. MY BIGGEST ISSUE IS THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEGUN TO LEAK OUT MY CAR AND NO ONE NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE OR WHY ITS LEAKING. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO HESITATE AND JERK UPON ACCELERATION. READING A LOT OF THE FORUMS OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AND I THINK THAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THE IMPALA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE REDUCE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHENEVER THE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, SHE WOULD HAVE TO RESPOND RAPIDLY AND MERGE OFF THE ROADWAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,930.

Mileage: 80,000

COOLANT CROSSOVER GASKETS KEEP LEAKING ON 2ND SET NOW. PART 12623852 12577704 GASKET. GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A ISSUE PER THEIR BULL. 07-06-02-006E . THE WAY I NOTICE IT LEAKING IS WHEN THE HEATER DOES NOT GET HOT, WHEN SITTING, VERY SLOW LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 74,396

MY IMPALA'S SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHTS CAME ON 05/07/12 AND I LOSS POWER TO MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT SERVICED, I WAS TOLD AFTER THEY DIAGNOSED IT THAT I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY SO I HAD IT REPLACED FOR THE COST OF $647.00 1 WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY CAR LOSS POWER AND SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY LUCKILY I WASN'T IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE TAILPIPE SO I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME AFTER LOOKING @ IT THAT NOW I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST ME $6200 I DIDN'T GET ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD OR ANY OTHER INDICATION THAT I WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND THEY CANT TELL ME WHY IT HAPPENED. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED LIKE CLOCKWORK @ THE DEALERSHIP SPENDING GOOD MONEY FOR SUPPOSEDLY GOOD QUALITY SERVICE INSTEAD OF SOME RINKY DINK GARAGE BUT I GUESS THAT DIDN'T MATTER. THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, I HAVE 9100 MILES AND 3 CAR PAYMENTS LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 9,100