2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA Power Train Problems

At a complete stop, press the gas to go and the car will not go. Kind of like its struggling to catch gear and then all of a sudden it with catch jerk hard. That's an issue for a few reasons. If you have to pull out for somewhere that traffic doesn't stop or yield, and the car is barley rolling trying to catch gear, there's the risk of getting hit. When the gear catches, and the jerk happened it's not a small jerk, i feel it's a safety hassard to small children. When my son was 4 months old it started and it jerked him pretty hard. My mother in law is the original owner and had it checked several times with no resolution.

When I turn the ignition key and start my car engine, I then shift the automatic transmission into “drive”, but there is no forward acceleration power, and I have no idea why this is.

The gas petal sensor is reading a code P2138 (Accelerator Petal Position Sensors 1-2 not plausible). My father has changed the petal not once but twice and erased the code but it keeps coming back. Also getting a p0172 code as well. A Cheverolet dealership has been called and the representative rushed me off phone saying there was not recall for the car. Car was taken to an Autozone and the codes were still coming up. Engine warning light goes off and on every 3 to 4 days after being cleared, then will get a reduced engine power message will appear. Messages warning lights and symptoms started 3 months ago.

car shuts off while in traffic and it says engine power reduced service traction control

I HAVE DAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THE SOLENOIDS KEEP GOING OUT THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I WILL BE GETTING THEM REPLACED, I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPERATING VEHICLE FOR A WEEK NOW AND I JUST HAVE WAIT TO SAVE UP TO HAVE THEM REPLACED.

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN DRIVING IT STATED NOT TO PICK UP SPEED THEN INBOXES I COULDN'T GO ANYMORE I TURN IT OFF THEN BK ON AND I PUT IT ON DRIVE. AND IT WENT INTO REVERSE SO I TURNED IT OFF WAITED A LITTLE AND THEN TIERED IT BACK ON AND IT PICKED UP A LITTLE SPEED (5MPH) AND I KEPT HAVING TO TURN IT OFF N ON TILL I MADE IT HOME. AFTER I HAVEN'T DROVE IT. THE ONLY GOOD THING WAS THAT IT HAPPENED ON MY BACK RODE TO MY APT. (LESS CARS)

Mileage: 970

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GREGG YOUNG CHEVROLET (17750 BURT ST, OMAHA, NE 68118, (402) 509-3028) TWICE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT. THE CRASH WAS A T-BONE COLLISION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND OTHER DRIVER WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HUBER CADILLAC (11102 W DODGE RD, OMAHA, NE 68154, (402) 496-5400), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUGS, COIL, AND FUEL INJECTOR (TWICE); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP THE CAR HESITATES AND JERKS HARD AND SOMETIMES 10 TO 15MPH WILL QUIT ACCELERATING AND THEN JERK THEN TAKES OFF. STATE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE HESITATES THROTTLE BODY CAUSES CAR TO JERK CUT OFF NOT PICK UP SPEED ALWAYS IDLED UP SPEED SENSOR READS 107 MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 30MPH STALLS. ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED BECAUSE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING.I HAVE MY CAR REGULARLY SERVICED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. MY BLENDOOR ACULATER CAUSE MY HEAT NOT TO SOMETIMES COME ON AND IT MAKES THIS LOUD CLICKING NOISE. MOST IF NO ALL IMPALA HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I TOLD YOU ABOUT YET THEY DONT WANNA RECALL THE VEHICLE

TRANS HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO GEAR THE RIGHT WAY, HAD IT SERVICE 4 TIMES AN NOW THE CAR SITS IN DRIVE WAY, PROBLEM STARTED LAST YEAR 2017 GM NEEDS TO HELP OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM PERIOD.

STARTED FORWARD FROM FULL STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL HEARD LOUD BANG CAR REVERSED DIRECTION AND IMPACTED CAR BEHIND IT

Mileage: 160,000

IGNITION IS MESSING UP AND THE POWER WILL GO DOWN

WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES INITIALLY MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY AND THEN SUDDENLY LAUNCH FORWARD ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. IT IS ALSO GIVING A TRACTION LOST INDICATOR WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS FROM A STOP AND IT SOUNDS AS IF THERE IS SLIPPING FROM THE FRONT END. REMEDY FOR THIS IS TO BACK OFF THE SHARP TURN SLIGHTLY AND ONCE THE CAR IS ROLLING TURN THE WHEEL MORE SHARPLY.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT BECAME STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.

Mileage: 214,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTED TO JERK. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WIRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

Mileage: 210,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

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.

Mileage: 76,000

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.

Mileage: 2

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR MY CAR STALLED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I STOPPED AND TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. IT CRAKES UP BUT THERE ARE NO SHIFTING OF GEARS. I HAD TO REPLACE MY GAS TANK AS WELL AS MY PEDALS FOR THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 179,000

I STARTED SEE A WARNING LIGHT ON IN MY CAR THAT READ "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" SO I SENT GM AN EMAIL REGARDING THIS AND MAYBE A MONTH OR SO LATER I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT SAID THE GAS THROTTLE SENSOR WILL CAUSE THIS TO APPEAR WHEN IT IS BAD. THEY ADVISED IF I FELT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM I COULD TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECK, BUT IF IT WASN'T THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. I TOOK MY CAR AND TOOK MY CAR , ALONG WITH THE NOTICE TO SUNRISE PONTIAC ON 12/31/15. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A THERMOSTAT A GAS PRESSURE SENSOR. THE COST TO REPAIR THESE ITEMS WOULD RUN ME ALMOST $900 AND I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT T THIS TIME. I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN, WHICH COULD I GET AWAY WITH NOT FIXING RIGHT NOW AND HE SAID I NEEDED TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT TO GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF. I HAD THAT WORK DONE AND THE LIGHT STILL WAS ON, AS WELL AS, THE WARNING LIGHTS. SO I CONTACTED GM AGAIN AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION. THEY PAID FOR ME TO GO TO SERRA CHEVROLET TO GET ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC DONE. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD I NEEDED AN APP SENSOR, GAS PRESSURE SENSOR, THERMOSTAT (WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED), AND A TEMPERATURE SENSOR, ALL OF WHICH WOULD RUN ME $1300. I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AND LEFT. I CONTACTED GM ONCE AGAIN AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME AND ASKED WHY THE SENSORS WOULD NOT BE COVERED WHEN THEY WERE APART OF THE GAS THROTTLE BODY? NOW I'M GETTING A WARNING THAT SAYS "STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE " AND MY CAR IS LITERALLY CUTTING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MATTER THAT GM SHOULD BE WILLING TO REPAIR FOR THEIR CONSUMERS TO PREVENT ACCIDENT OR DEATH. I 'VE READ ON GOOGLE THAT SEVERAL IMPALA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. ALSO, WHILE I'M DRIVING MY GEAR CONTROL IS POPPING OUT. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

Mileage: 118,000

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS VEHICLE JERKS HARD AFTER COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS SAFETY ISSUES CAN BE A DANGER IF VEHICLE IS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND HAS A ISSUES ON MOST CHEVROLET IMPALAS. THIS PROBLEM HAS ACCORD IN MOVING TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM ACCORD THE SECOND MONTH AFTER VEHICLE WAS BOUT FROM DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON VEHICLE

Mileage: 65,000

THE VEHICLE JERKS AFTER TAKE OFF FROM A STOP AND LOSES SPEED IN TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 6,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS HESITATED TO CHANGE AND THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS ON THE 10 FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES HEADING WEST IN THE FAR LEFT LANE DOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER DROP DOWN TO 10 MILES AN HOUR WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO I CONTACT A GM THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING I WAS READING ON THEIR BLOGS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE SO THE YEAH THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AND SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!

Mileage: 140,000

WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEARS. CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COULD NOT GO TOWARD. ENGINE JUST REVVED. HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SOLENOID BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ISSUE. HAD PART REPLACED ONLY TO FIND THE TRANNY ITSELF WENT. DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. WHY ISN'T THIS ISSUE OR DEFECT UNDER RECALL WHEN ITS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY COSTLY AS WELL?

Mileage: 155,928

WHEN TAKING OFF THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTO GEAR AFTER A SLIGHT SPUTTER. YOU HAVE TO LET THE TRANSMISSION GET FULLY HOT (RUNNING FOR 10-15 MINUTES EVEN ON A HOT DAY) FOR IT NOT TO JERK WHEN PULLING OFF OR LET IT SLIGHTLY COAST BEFORE GIVING GAS TO KEEP FROM JERKING. ONCE IT'S GOOD AND HOT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 75,000

TRACTION CONTROL NEEDS SERVICE MESSAGE DISPLAYED, THEN THROTTLE DISABLED MESSAGE DISPLAYED SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD. SO THEREFOR NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES ETC . ONCE PULLED ONTO SHOULDER CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. HAD TO WAIT FIVE MINUTES UNTIL THE GAUGES FLICKERED AND THEN CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS IF NOT WHERE TO PULL OFF OR BEING FOLLOWED CLOSELY. NOT TO MENTION NOT POWER STEERING ASSIST OR BRAKE ASSIST. THIS COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE A CRASH AND THERE FOR SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED BY THIS!

Mileage: 81,352

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID ENGINE REDUCED POWER. THE CAR SEEMED TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT HAVE POWER. IF I CAME TO A STOP AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE CAR BARELY ACCELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKED EVERY SINGLE TIME IT SHIFTED. I HAD EVERY CAR GOING AROUND ME DOWN THE BUSY STREET, BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. I WAS WORRIED I WOULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT HOME AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE ENGINE AS IT JERKED ROUGHLY WITH EVERY GEAR CHANGE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AT A WORSE TIME, AS I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO, HAVE MY FIRST CHILD ON THE WAY, AND JUST GOT A HOUSE. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE SPEED REDUCED ITSELF FROM 40MPH TO 5 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER ACROSS MY DASHBOARD. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING. IT THEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I HAD IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID A SENSOR WAS BAD IN THE GAS PEDAL AND REPLACED THE WHOLE PEDAL. 4 DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. AGAIN IT STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING THEN SHUT ITSELF OFF. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP BUT BY THE TIME THEY COULD READ THE CODES THE CAR HAD BEEN SHUT OFF LONG ENOUGH THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND GAVE IT BACK. THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING. I AGAIN TOOK IT BACK AND DID NOT SHUT IT OFF TIL THEY READ THE CODES. IT READ THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED IT AND GAVE THE CAR BACK. 30 MILES LATER, IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKE TO GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS ON THE WEB WITH IMPALAS DATING BACK TO 2005 HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND HURT/KILL PEOPLE IF ITS NOT ADDRESSED SOON. *TR

Mileage: 142,760

I LET ME 2008 CHEVY IMPALA WARM UP AS THE WINDCHILL IS AROUND -35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. I STARTED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY MESSAGE DISPLAY SAID "REDUCING ENGINE SPEED", THEN IT SAID "SERVICE DISABLED, DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE". THEN THE VEH CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT! THERE ARE NO TOWERS AVAILABLE AT ALL TILL TOMORROW MORNING EITHER. TRIED JUMPING STARTING THE VEHICLE - BUT TO NO AVAIL. CALLED A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT WHO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HER 2008 IMPALA, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS SHE BELIEVES WERE ALL PART OF A RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON APRIL 1, 2014, SHE HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH THAT READ THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. ON APRIL 19, 2014. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RE-START, ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER WAS RE-PROGRAMMED.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO SPEED UP WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. IT WILL THEN SUDDENLY REV UP AND TAKE OFF OR THE WHEELS WILL SPIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN A DAY AND THEN BE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS. IT WORKS FINE IF SHIFTED MANUALLY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS AND NOT KNOWING IF THERE WILL BE ANY POWER TO ACCELERATE. THE SUDDEN JERK IS HARD TO DEAL WITH IN THE WISCONSIN SLIPPERY WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

ON THIS DAY I WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, CLIMATE AND ROADWAY WAS DRY AND FREE OF DEBRIS. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. TODAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 WHILE OPERATING UNDER NORMAL SPEED AND DRY CLIMATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH TRACTION CONTROL, WHICH HAS REMAINED ON SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 40MPH. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME, HOWEVER THANKFULLY MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. I SHUT THE CAR OFF IN HOPES THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD RESET, BUT THEY DID NOT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND IN MY OPINION THEY COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND SEE THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MANY IMPALA OWNERS. A FEW EVEN STATED THEY HAD WRECKED THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. WHY HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? I SEE REPORTS DATING BACK TO 2010. THE SAME DANGER THAT WARRANTED AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IS HAPPENING IN THESE CASES AS WELL, THESE CARS ARE SHUTTING OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V377000 (SUSPENSION) AND 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,066.

Mileage: 90,066

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ UPDATED 01/13/15

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 20 MPH, THE GEAR LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PAM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 20 MPH, THE GEAR LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PAM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,460.

Mileage: 66,460

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND PARKED, THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WIRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,029. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN UPDATED 4/7/2015 *JS

Mileage: 94,029

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR JUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP MY CAR DOESNT SEEM TO WANT TO GO WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SHUDDERS AND JERKS FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE ROADS ARE SLIPPERY! THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT I AM GUESSING THAT IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 46,000 MILES ON THE CAR. MY DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE CAR, COULD RUN INTO ALOT OF MONEY, OR WAIT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE IN DIFFERENT IMPALA FORUMS. GM SAID ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND BASICALLY NOT OUR PROBLEM. ALSO, ALL 4 OF MY TIRES WERE WORN OUT ON THE INSIDE AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES. *JS

Mileage: 46,000

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR TO THE STORE I PULLED UP TO PARK MY CAR. AFTER I CAME BACK TO GET INTO IT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AT ALL. I WAS STRANDED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET IMPALA MODELS. AFTER CONTACTING GM THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE SORRY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I'M STILL WAITING TO SEE WHAT TRICKS THIS CAR DOES NEXT. I NOW BELIEVE IT IS POORLY MADE AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE.. GM CANT EVEN MAKE A CUP HOLDER ROUND LIKE A CUP. SORRY I DIDN'T SEE THAT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT OR MIGHT HAVE AN ENGINEERING CLUE. ALSO BOTH MY DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CONSECUTIVELY STOPPED WORKING AND ITS NOT THE FUSES. THERE'S 200 BUCKS TO FIX THAT I DON'T HAVE AND I HAVE TO SHIFT MY CAR BY USING A SCREWDRIVER AND PUSHING THE SILVER BUTTON UNDER THE CONSOLE WHICH RELEASES THE SHIFTER. THANK GOD CHEVY HAD BACK UP FOR THAT ENGINEERING MISTAKE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THAT ONE EITHER. NOW I'M JUST GUESSING IF MY CAR SHOULD BE ON RECALL. GM TOLD ME ON THE PHONE I WOULD JUST HAVE TO WAIT. LESSON LEARNED NEVER BY A CAR JUST BECAUSE U YOU LIKE THE BODY STYLE! THANKS *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP, TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING, THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE. AFTER APPLYING ENOUGH GAS, THE CAR WILL "BRAKE LOOSE" AND LUNGE FORWARD. THIS CAN DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

ONCE MY VEHICLE GOT NEAR 80K MILES, IT BEGAN TO RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN ON ME AS I DRIVE. THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE THROTTLE" COMES ON AND I BARELY HAVE TIME TO PULL OUT OF HARM'S WAY BEFORE THE CAR WON'T MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR--MOST RECENTLY, THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND TURNPIKE ON SATURDAY JUNE 28. DRIVING AT 70MPH AND HAVING MY CAR SUDDENLY LOSE POWER IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS. WHEN MY MECHANIC PULLS THE ERROR CODE, IT'S JUST A GENERAL COMPUTER ERROR EVERY TIME. NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT THE THROTTLE HAS EVER SHOWN. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL WHEN YOU SEARCH "IMPALA ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND SEE THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE GETS FIXED? *TR

Mileage: 78,055

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I WENT TO PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND HESITATED! I TOOK IT TO GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH IT! IT WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO BAD BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! NOW I HAVE 68000 MILES ON IT, AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY! TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN PULLING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, IT HESITATED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS A SEMI COMING! LUCKILY IT FINALLY TOOK HOLD AND I COULD PROCEED! I SAW ON THE INTERNET, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE!! WHY, DOESN'T GM FIX IT?? ALSO, I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS, THEY HAVE REMOVED THE ENGINE FROM THE CAR, AND "DECARBONED THE CYLINDER"! NOW ABOUT 30000 MILES LATER IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 32,000

WAS DRIVING ON BUSY ONE LANE ROAD, REDUCED SPEED, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 45 AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER, WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF ROAD AND SHUT CAR OFF STARTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER NO INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. WENT TO INTERNET TO CHECK PROBLEM SEEMS LIKE THERE HAVE BEEN 100,000 S OF THESE PROBLEMS MANY RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. IT DOES NOT SHOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A FREEWAY WITH TRUCKS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHAT HAS THE VEHICLE SAFETY BOARD DONE TO PROTECT OWNERS OF FAULTY VEHICLES? *TR

Mileage: 123,000

DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO GEAR FROM PARK WITH VEHICLE STARTED OR OFF WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE. SHIFT LEVER WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. ON 3/16/2014 IT COMPLETELY LOCKED IN PARK POSITION. I CALLED ROAD SERVICE AND THEY REMOVED PART OF CONSOLE COVER AND FOUND WIRE HAD BROKEN IN WIRE HARNESS (BLACK) WHICH CONTROLS RELEASE OF GEAR SHIFT WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. THEY SHOWED ME HOW TO DEPRESS RELEASE BUTTON FOR PARKING GEAR. I HAD TO DO THIS FOR 3 DAYS MANUALLY TILL I COULD GET A ELECTRICAL SHOP REPAIR THE BROKEN WIRE SUBSEQUENT WIRE HARNESS AS THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT FEASIBLE TO REPLACE JUST THE BLACK WIRE TO THE PARK GEAR RELEASE. IT COST ME $465.00 FOR REPAIRS. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A QUITE A PROBLEM WITH 2008 CHEVY IMPALA'S AND IS HAPPENED QUITE FREQUENTLY. MY QUESTION IS WHY GM HAS NOT ISSUED A BULLETIN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM TO CORRECT IT. TO BE STRANDED AND IN THE DARK IS QUITE A FRIGHTENING SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

I HAD TO REPLACE LOWER CONTROL,AND TRANS. SHIFT LINKAGE I CALL TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL GM SAID ONLY ON POLICE MODELS ANOTHER TIME I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRANS. LINKAGE REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I OWN A 2008 CHEVY IMPALA WHICH HAS BEEN HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS FOR 1 YR NOW. IT READS OUT REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE CAR WONT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH. IVE HAD IT FIXED BUT THEN COMES RIGHT BACK UP, ONE MECHANIC SAYS TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE AND ANOTHER SAYS ITS SENSORS. THIS IS BECOMING QUITE A PROBLEM AND NOBODY CAN FIX IT PERMANENTLY. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFTEY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I TRANSPORT GRANDCHILDREN AROUND AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER OUT OF NOWHERE,THEN JUST SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I CANT KEEP PAYING ALL THIS MONEY FOR IT TO JUST HAPPEN OVER AND OVER WITH NO RESULTS. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST? I WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME? I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR THIS WHEN ITS NEVER ACTUALLY BEEN FIXED. I HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED BUT I DO WHEN I HAVE TO PAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND ITS STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 61,390

VEHICLE STALLS OUT. FOR EXAMPLE AFTER SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CARS STALLS AND WON'T PICK UP SPEED, IT THEN JERKS HARD AND DRIVE AS USUAL. *TR

Mileage: 109,890

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK AND THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WERE BOTH UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL- CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVEY IMPALA LT. THE FAILURE OCCURED APRIL 2014. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND YOU HIT A POTHOLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD TO PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS ON. THE CONTACT BRAKES FAILED AFTER HITTING THE POTHOLE, PREVENTING HER FROM STOPING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY IGNITION FAILED. THE CURRENT MILLAGE IS 109,000. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE ON THE VEHICLE.

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN SEPT 2007, AND IN SEPT 2009, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER 100% WARRANTY AND SHE WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A FOR A SECOND TIME, AND LASTED UNTIL MARCH 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR A 3RD TIME AND IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN 7 YEARS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FROM A STOP. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED ENGINE MOUNT AND STABILIZER LINKS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT'S TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND GEAR SHIFT WERE BOTH REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING ALL AT ONCE WHICH CAUSED A JERKING MOTION OF THE CAR CAUSING ME(THE DRIVER) TO BE THROWN FORWARD HITTING MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT ALL HAPPENED VERY FAST AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD AND IS STILL ON THE DASH BOARD. AS I SAID IT ALL HAPPENED VERY FAST BUT I WAS ABLE TO BRACE MYSELF SLIGHTLY WHICH IS THE ONLY REASON I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS ISSUE WHICH NOW AFTER SPEAKING TO MY CAR MECHANIC AND ME SEEING MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IS A DEATH SENTENCE TO SOMEONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THE CAR LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ALL AT ONCE ALONG WITH A JERKING MOTION THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO HAVE A FOOT ON THE GAS AND A FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO BE ABLE TO STOP SHOULD THE CAR TAKE OFF ON IT OWN. *TR

Mileage: 111,690

IN JUNE 2012 I HAD THIS PROBLEM ERROR MESSAGE READ: "ENGINE POWER REDUCED " AS I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY MPH FELL BELOW TO 40 I HAD TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED SO I THOUGHT IT COST ME ABOUT 360 DOLLARS. SAME EXACT RECURRING PROBLEM SAME ERROR MESSAGE TODAY 12/09/13. THIS IS RIDICULOUS GM HAS TO KNOW THIS IS NOT SAFE. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR AGAIN AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. TOO MUCH MONEY FOR ME TO CONTINUE PAYING OVER N OVER AGAIN. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS CAR IT'S OUTRAGEOUS! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US?! *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION. ADDITIONALLY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I TURNED MY CAR ON, PUT ON MY SEAT BELT, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND TRIED TO SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE. I COULD NOT PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER IN, AND THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A QUICK RELEASE BUTTON UNDERNEATH THE CENTER CONSOLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. I HAD TO PUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, TURN ON MY CAR, HAVE SOMEONE REACH UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TO PRESS THE BUTTON, AND SHIFT INTO DRIVE WHILE THEY HELD THE BUTTON. I STILL AM UNABLE TO SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK UNLESS SOMEONE IS HOLDING THAT BUTTON. *JS

Mileage: 76,330

SHIFTER LOCKED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. SERVICE FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT TRANSMISSION SHIFTER. THEY REMOVED CENTER CONSOLE AND REPAIRED WIRE. *TR

Mileage: 97,322

SHIFTER IS LOCKED - AGAIN - AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 69,000

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR,IT GETS RANDOMLY STUCK IN PARK. IT USUALLY IS IN A DRIVEWAY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. IT TAKES 20 OR 30 MINUTES OF PUSHING THE BRAKE AND STARTING AND RESTARTING TO FINALLY GET IT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE WHEN I CAME UPON STOPPED TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A BAD ACCIDENT AHEAD AND TRAFFIC WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. AFTER ABOUT 20 OR 30 MINUTES I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO START MOVING. WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING, I TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS NOT ON AN INCLINE. I WAS ON LEVEL GROUND. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HERE I SAT UNABLE TO MOVE AT ALL, COULD NOT PULL OF THE ROAD. IRATE DRIVERS AND 18 WHEELERS COMING UP ON ME AT 70 MILE AN HOUR. I WAS SO SCARED, I THOUGHT I'M GOING TO GET KILLED AND SO IS THE DRIVER THAT CRASHES INTO ME. I DID EVERYTHING I KNEW TO DO AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES IT FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR. HAD IT NOT, I WAS GOING TO ABANDON THE CAR BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD GET CREAMED. MY ONLY CONCERN WAS THE PERSON THAT WOULD HIT THE ABANDONED CAR WOULD BE HURT OR KILLED. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. I TOOK IT TO THEM AS WELL AS ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD, I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN SO THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT. WELL DUH, IF I COULD BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED I WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. ONE TOLD ME IF IT WAS A STICK SHIFT, HE WOULD KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT SINCE IT WAS ON THE COLUMN, HE HAD NO IDEA. AFTER SPENDING MONEY AND TIME I STILL HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MY EYES. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHTS CAME ON. I SLOWED DOWN TO 40 AND WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED REALLY HARD AND DIED. RIGHT AS IT DIED ANOTHER LIGHT CAME ON, SOMETHING ABOUT THE THROTTLE. I WAS ON A 4 LANE BRIDGE DURING RUSH HOUR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. WHEN THEY GOT IT, IT STARTED RIGHT UP, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 87,500

I HAD JUST STARTED MY 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ AND WAS LEAVING WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED WARNING CAME ON. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO JERK AS IT SHIFTED GEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND ON THE WEEKEND. I'M HOPING TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED ON MONDAY AS THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I'M 8 WEEKS FROM GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE!! IT WOULD SUCK IF I HAVE SPEND ALL THIS TIME AND MONEY IN GETTING MY EDUCATION ONLY TO FAIL DUE TO A VEHICLE BREAKDOWN THAT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS VERY MAKE AND MODEL. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR IMPALA. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE A LOSS OF LIFE OR INJURY, FIRE OR CRASH TO MAKE THE MANUFACTURER PLACE A RECALL ON THE FAULTY PART THAT IS CAUSING THIS. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

ON 4/28/13, WHILE TURNING INTO CHURCH PARKING LOT, TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. COMPUTER CHECK THE NEXT DAY SHOWED CODE 2127. THE COMPUTER WAS CLEARED AND THIS PROBLEM CODE DID NOT REAPPEAR. ON 5/28/13, WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH, TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON. I HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 20 MILES TO GET BACK TO MY MECHANIC. PART OF THE COMPUTER RESPONSE DURING THE THIS TIME WAS TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER. THIS WAS NOTICEABLE ON ANY MINOR HILL. AGAIN, MY MECHANIC CHECKED THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID CODE 2127. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY DEALER 5/29/13 AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 71,500

WHILE DRIVING, FAST OR SLOW, MY CAR WILL SLOW DOWN ABRUPTLY AND A "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" WARNING COMES UP ON THE LCD DASH. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE I'VE BEEN STANDING IDLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY MY CAR WILL STOP COMPLETELY WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY, RESULTING IN A CRASH OF SOME SORT. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK POSITION. WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER POSITION. CHEVROLET MECHANIC FOUND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND MADE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE REPAIR ORDER. FOUND THAT SHIFT LOCK CONTROL SOLENOID INOP. FOUND THAT GREEN WIRE MELTED ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM SHIFTER AND ALSO CONNECTOR FOR SHIFT LOCK CONTROL HAD HIGH RESISTANCE.. REPAIR COMMENTED: REPLACED CONNECTOR AND REPAIRED WIRE WORKING AS DESIGNED AT THIS TIME. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON. ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS INTERNET FORUM COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.. VERY SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. GM SEEMS TO BE AWARE SINCE ABOVE REPAIR IMPLIES A REWORKING DESIGN OF WIRE WORKING.: EVIDENCE OF BURNED WIRE INSIDE A VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 132,678

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A START THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ENGAGE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV, THEN IT SLAMS INTO GEAR EVENTUALLY. HAVE ALSO NOTICED A DECREASE IN POWER SOMEWHAT. HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALER FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES AND OF COURSE THEY SAY THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. KINDA CRAPPY SINCE THE WARRANTY JUST WENT OUT ON THE DRIVE TRAIN ABOUT A MONTH AGO. PROBLEM ONLY SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS OF THIS ISSUE ON NUMEROUS VEHICLES THAT USE THE 4T65-HD TRANSMISSION AND THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LEADING INTO AN OVERPASS. AS L ENTERED ONTO THE OVERPASS MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND SERVICE THROTTLE BODY DISABLED FLASH ACROSS MY DASH BOARD, KILLING THE POWER TO MY VEHICLE AND LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL. WHILE I WAS STOPPED UNABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE, CARS FLEW ME AND I WAS ALMOST HIT. AT ONE POINT ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRYING TO DODGE ME. THIS WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I HAVE NEVER FEARED FOR MY LIFE LIKE I DID AT THIS TIME. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN IN MY SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR HAS GONE BAD. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND NEEDS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER DECELERATING TO A STOP OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR AND START TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THE DRIVER AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. THE CONTACT ALSO SUFFERED AN ANKLE INJURY. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED A LEG INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD ALSO OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

AT A STOP SIGN ON SIGNAL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST UNLESS STEPPING HARD ON GAS. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP UNTIL ENGAGING AT HIGHER RPM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO REPLICATE THE ISSUES I'VE HAD. HAVE HAD DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WITH ME AND IT STILL WOULD NOT TO IT. 10/1/2012. DOING THE SAME THING. 83,000 MILES. GM AND DEALER AWARE OF PREVIOUS ISSUES. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER OF GM THIS TIME. I GIVE UP. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

ACCELERATING AT APPROX. 30% ONTO INTERSTATE ON-RAMP, ENGINE RPM FLARE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD FROM 2ND, AND INTO 4TH FROM 3RD. HAS REPEATED OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. FLUID IS NOT BURNED/DETERIORATED. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR I GOT IN IT ABOUT 7 AM TO GO TO WORK. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE I HEARD A NOISE SO I LOOKED AT THE SCREEN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED LIGHT WAS FLASHING AS WELL AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 40 MPH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN AFTER WORK AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. THE FIRST TIME THE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY SO I REPLACED THAT. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THIS TIME THEY SAID I HAD A PINCHED WIRE AND THEY FIXED IT. AGAIN IT CAME ON WHEN I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER WAS JARRED SO THEY RESET IT. A MONTH LATER ON AUGUST 18, 2012 I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO TURN RIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A CAR COMING AROUND THE CURVE. I GOT SCARED SO I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME AND IT STALLED OUT ON ME FOUR MORE TIMES BEFORE MAKING IT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME AND THEY GOT PRETTY SHAKEN UP AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS WITH 5.3L LS4 ENGINE AND 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE AT 55K MILES REQUIRING FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT SAME TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER BEHAVIOR AGAIN AND WARRANTY WILL BE EXPIRING SOON. 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION ONLY RATED FOR 280 FT-LBS TORQUE, LS4 V8 PRODUCES 323 FT-LBS. THIS IS CLEARLY NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF GENERAL MOTORS AND A SOLUTION MUST BE REACHED FOR OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE GEAR SHIFT SEIZED AND THE GEARS COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE COVER ON THE GEAR SHIFTER BOX AND NOTICED THERE WAS A BROKEN WIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,282.

Mileage: 68,282

MY CAR SHUT OFF WITH A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

REDUCE POWER LIGHT COMES ON. CARS SPEED DRASTICALLY REDUCES. IF YOU PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR,IT RESETS ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY NEAR TO MY HOME, AND FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW THE VEHICLE HAS COME UP WITH AN ERROR STATING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY STALLED ITSELF, COMING UP WITH A MESSAGE THAT STATED "STARTING DISABLED/SERVICE THROTTLE". I WAS TRAVELING UPHILL AT 40MPH, NOW WITH NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND UNABLE TO RESTART. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT TO RESTART IT. WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY ON OR OFF RAMP? OR ON A CORNER? OR WITH A VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME? I BELIEVE ANY VEHICLE THAT WILL JUST RANDOMLY TURN ITSELF OFF DUE TO A PART THAT HAS HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE JUST READ ONLINE IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN ON AMERICA'S HIGHWAYS. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS WAS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND I HOPE I GET INJURED BECAUSE OF IT SO I CAN SUE GM. *TR

Mileage: 83,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,211. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 39,211

SAFETY ISSUE - VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND CONTROL. THE SERVICE STABILTRAK AND NO POWER TO THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHTS APPEAR AND THE CAR LOOSES CONTROL AND POWER WHILE DRIVING... MULTIPLE INCIDENTS GM DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY/FIX. THIS RECURRING ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE SNOW LOOSING POWER AND CONTROL WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS/INJURY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING AND WOULD JERK IN VARIOUS GEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN ACCELERATING UPHILL, VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP, GRINDING/ RATTLING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

2008 IMPALA, EACH TIME I DRIVE THROUGH WATER AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE BATTERY ERROR SIGNAL ILLUMINATES. THE CAR DOES NOT HANDLE WHATSOEVER AND THERE HAVE BEEN NEAR MISSES ON THREE OCCASIONS. THIS HAS NOT PROVEN TO BE AN ISSUE ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON ROADS AT HIGHER SPEEDS OVER 25 MPH. I INQUIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AS THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA GEARSHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM "PARK". TOWED TO DON BROWN CHEVROLET (AFTER TOW DRIVER DISCONNECTED SHIFT LINKAGE). DIAGNOSED AS "TEST AND TRACE GROUND CIRCUIT TO BROKEN WIRE IN CENTER CONSOLE". TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGER WHO REPORTED THAT TECHNICIAN STATED WIRES MOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS MOVED WHICH LIKELY CAUSED WIRE TO BREAK SEPARATE. POTENTIAL FOR DRIVER TO BE "STUCK" IN PARK IN A RISKY / UNSAFE SITUATION EXISTS. *TR

Mileage: 63,164

YESTERDAY, MY CHEVY 08 IMPALA WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CONTACTED AAA WHO WAS UNABLE TO HELP ME. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A CAR MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE WIRESUNDER THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAD COME UNATTACHED. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH CHEVY WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AND MY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WAS OVER AT 36, 000 MILES. I HAD TO PAY $ 91 TO HAVE THE WIRES RECONNECTED BACK INTO THE PIECE EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE WIRES ARE TO SHORT TO BEGIN WITH AND THAT IS WHY THEY CAN BECOME TANGLED AND TEAR OUT OF THE CONNECTING PIECE. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS FAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WHEN IT IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD BEFORE MOVING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 850. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/09/09. *JB

Mileage: 850

GM ADVERTISES THAT MILEAGE FOR AVERAGE HIGHWAY DRIVING IS 28 MPG. THE CAR DOES NOT MEET OR EVEN COME CLOSE TO THIS STANDARD. I HAVE TESTED MILEAGE WITH 100% HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THE MAX MPG IS 23. WITH SOME MINIMAL OFF HIGHWAY DRIVING (TO AND FROM HIGHWAY) THE MPG AVERAGES 21 TO 22. OFF HIGHWAY MPG AVERAGES 19. MY INVESTIGATIONS HAVE FOUND THAT GM HAS CHANGED THE FINAL DRIVE RATIO. AT 70 MPH THE ENGINE RPM IS 2,300. THAT IS 300 RPM MORE THAT PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 10,000