2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electronic Stability Control (esc) Problems

WARNING SAYS ENGINE POWER DOWN. GM DEALER SAID RECALL EXPIRED FOR THROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER 100,000 MILES I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER RECALL.

Mileage: 91,100

POWER REDUCES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IF I SLOW BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC IT JERKS LIKE BRAKES ARE STILL ENGAGED. ACTS LIKE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. THIS CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET RUN INTO FROM BEHIND. THERE WAS A RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE MILEAGE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO COVER MY VECHILE. THERE SHOULD BE NO MILEAGE LIMIT. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE CAR LOT AND THE SENSORS KEEP GOING OFF, THE SEAT BELT DOESN'T LOCK UP, SOMETIMES IT SAYS ENGINE IS HOT TURN OF AC WHEN IT ISN'T ON. AND WHEN TURNING IT'S WILL SOMETIMES MAKE A VIBRATING NOISE THAT WON'T ALLOW ME TO GO THEN THE ACCELERATOR KICKS BACK IN TO GO. *TR

Mileage: 230,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR IN MOTION IT COMPLETELY LOSES POWER. HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE ON HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE, AND IN TOWN ROADS. SO PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED, AND RESULTS IN VEHICLE COASTING TO A STOP AS THE STEERING AND BRAKES STOP WORKING TOO. HAS HAPPENED TO ME HUNDREDS OF TIMES AS WE CAN NOT PIN POINT PROBLEM, AND HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS DIFFERENT PARTS TRYING TO SOLVE IT. WHEN POWER LOSS OCCURS THERE IS VERY LITTLE TO NO TIME AT ALL FOR DRIVER TO COAST & STEER VEHICLE & OCCUPANTS TO SAFETY AREA ON SIDE OF ROAD. THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION CENTER WILL STATE "STARTING DISABLED, SERVICE THROTTLE" ALSO ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND "SERVICE STABLITRAK." A NEW THROTTLE HAS BEEN PUT IN VEHICLE AND STILL DOES SAME THING. OVER THE YEAR IVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE IVE NOTICED IT DOES IT MORE IN WARM WEATHER. AFTER VEHICLE COAST TO A STOP AND IS PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF, WAIT 5 TO 10 MINUTES THEN VEHICLE WILL START UP AND NO INFORMATION OR LIGHTS DISPLAY IN DASH CENTER, LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED.

Mileage: 100,000

REACCURING PROBLEM WITH GRINDING ON FRONT WHEELS WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTING ON CONTROL PANEL. HAVE HAD WHEEL HUBS REPLACED WHICH HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. THE CAR FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF OTHER IMPALA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE GRINDING OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION WHEN MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD MOSTLY WHEN TURNING BUT HAS OCCURED WHEN JUST MOVING FORWARD, MOSTLY ON CITY AND SUBURBAN STREETS. THE PROBLEM DEVELOPED ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO AND CONTINUES TO DATE. NEED HELP AND ADVICE PLEASE.

Mileage: 124,000

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE WE ARE DRIVING OUR CAR. AND I'M WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A ACCIDENT, OR THEY MAY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I DON'T WANT TO DISABLE THE AIR BAGS BUT NOT KNOWING WHY THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS IS COMING ON. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT ON THE 2006-2014 IMPALA'S. AND PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THERE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT. PLUS OUR SERVICE OUR TRACTION CONTROL KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT. SO I'M WORRIED THAT THIS CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IN A ACCIDENT OR IF THEY WILL JUST DEPLOY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 156,543

WHILE DRIVING ON ROADS AND INTERSTATES, I FREQUENTLY RECEIVE A DASH NOTIFICATION "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY VEHICLE LOSES SPEED AND CANNOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40MPH - DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON AN INTERSTATE. THE NOTIFICATION LIGHTS AND SYMPTOMS OCCASIONALLY GO AWAY AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON, ONLY TO COME BACK LATER. I CANNOT FIND AND ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 47,000

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON CAUSING CAR TO JERK WITH ACCELERATION, OR OCCASIONALLY, TO SLIP DURING BRAKING. WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE SAME FAULTY ISSUE KEEPS REOCCURRING. LOW QUALITY WIRING AND POSITION AND TAUTNESS GOING INTO THE HARNESS ARE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. SENSORS CAN BE SET OFF WITH AS LITTLE EFFORT AS GENTLY ROCKING THE CAR, DEFINITELY GOING OFF IF THERE ARE ANY BUMPS OR POTHOLES IN THE ROAD. ALSO HAD OTHER ANNOYING ALTHOUGH LESS DANGEROUS ISSUES: DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS AND HEATING/AC ACTUATOR, CAUSING DOOR LOCKS TO NOT RESPOND AND CAUSING A HORRIBLE CLICKING NOISE IN THE CAR, RESPECTIVELY. I HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM THE CAR THINKING I HAD LOCKED IT ONLY TO FIND ONE OR MORE OF THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK. ACTUALLY HAD ITEMS TAKEN FROM THE CAR. THE CLICKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE DASH WAS SPORADIC, USUALLY UPON STARTING THE CAR, BUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING WITH NO NOTICE. THIS EAR SPLITTING, HEADACHE INDUCING NOISE WOULD FOR THE MOST PART STOP AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING, BUT WOULD SOMETIMES CONTINUE AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE CAR IS HORRIBLE.

Mileage: 85,000

THE IMPALA DISPLAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THROWS A CODE FOR THROTTLE BODY SENSOR, BUT THAT DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR IS ANOTHER REASON THEY SAY, WHICH ALSO DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF ON ME GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, ON A HIGHWAY, AND AND OVER A HILL. IT SHUTS DOWN AND SAYS 'STARTING DISABLED, SERVICE THROTTLE' WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEY SAY WIRING BUT IT NEVER FIXED ANYTHING.

Mileage: 140,000

THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THEN THE STEREO WILL TURN OFF FOR A SECOND THEN COME BACK ON AND DISPLAY SERVICE STABILITRAK. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A STOPLIGHT. THE ENGINE HAS ALWAYS COME BACK ON WHEN TRYING TO RESTART IT WITH THE KEY.

Mileage: 101,000

"TAKATA RECALL " EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE 5 SECONDS THE CAR JERKS MAKES LOUD SOUND, STARTS BEEPING, MESSAGES APPEAR FLASHING BACK AND FORTH ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, CAR SLOWS DOWN, CAR JERKS AND CHUGS, MAKES LOUD SOUND, BEEPING NOISE FROM MESSAGE BOARD, THROTTLE SOMETHING APPEARS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, CAR STOPS, CAN'T STEER CAR OUT OF ROAD, WON'T CRANK, MY CAR SITS IN THE ROAD.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON PAID TO GET IT FIXED AND IT'S STILL ON AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IT WILL PROBABLY NOT DEPLOY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK TO FIX THEM AND GET NEW BALLS IT'S ALL ELECTRICAL I SEEN THERE'S A RECALL BUT I BOUGHT THE CAR AFTER THE RECALL SO I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I HAVE TO PUSH A BUTTON IN THE BACK IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE

AS I GO DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STABLETREK WARING TRACKION LIGHT ALSO COMES ON LIGHT AND POWER REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON BUT NOT ALL THE TIME IT GOES OFF AFTER A DAY OR SO AND THAN NO ONE CAN FINE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 140,000

FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO I HAVE DEALT WITH SEVERAL ISSUES THAT STARTED HAPPENING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND ALL AT ONCE. FOR STARTERS, MY AIR BAG INDICATOR COME ON AND OFF WHEN I DRIVE AT ANY SPEED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT AND THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE IT AND ALL HE SAID WAS I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY AIR BAGS WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ROUGHLY $3400.00. IN ADDITION TO THAT, MY ABS INDICATOR BEGAN GOING ON AND OFF AND HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO FEEL AS IF IT WAS ON A HYDROPLANE MODE. WHEN IT TURNS ON IT OCCASIONALLY MAKES MY CAR JERK ON THE ROAD. I WENT TO AN AUTO SUPPLY STORE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO READING SO NOTHING WAS WRONG, DEALERSHIP SAID THE SAME. THE LIGHT SHUT OFF AND IT WAS LIKE DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN. ALSO, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DOOR ACTUATORS AT LEAST ONE TO TWO TIMES A YEAR BECAUSE THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK. FINALLY, MY NEW BATTERIES THE LAST FEW OF YEARS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DRAINED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO DAMAGED BATTERIES EVEN THOUGH I REPLACE IT WITH BRAND NEW CAR BATTERIES.

Mileage: 89,000

THIS VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM NEVER ENDS

LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHEN ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED WHEN GETTING ONTO A FREEWAY. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO AN EXIT AND GET OFF. AFTER WAITING SOME MINUTES, TURNED CAR BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO GO HOME. ALSO TRACTION CONTROL ALERT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING SLOW IN A PARKING LOT OR MAKING A SLOW RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. CAUSES A GRINDING NOISE.

Mileage: 131,100

MY STERRING WHEEL ON MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA HAS RECENTLY STARTED GETTING STUCK ONCE THE ENGINE HS BEEN CUT OFF AND PARKED. SOMETIMES I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS TURNING THE KEY AND IT CRANKS RIGHT ON UP WHILE MAJORITY OF THE TIME I HAVE TO ROCK MY STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH WHILE TURNING THE KEY. MY TIRE AND PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER I HAVE BROUGHT NEW TIRES AND A OIL CHANGE. MY ACTUATOR MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I CRANK UP MY CAR AND LAST ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO THEN STOPS.

TIRES: ARE CONSTANTLY NEEDING REPLACED HAVE HAD THREE SETS OF 60K GOODYEARS TIRES IN ADDITION TO A SET OF PERILLIS WITH ABOUT 40 % TREAD SINCE FEBRAURY 2015. BRAKES: THREE SETS OF BRAKES ON VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 2015. EVERYTIME VEHICLE GOES TO MECHANIC THEY STATE THAT ROTORS ARE SEVERELY WARPED. ELECTRICAL: HAVING ISSUES WITH ABS TRACTION CONTROL. THIS IS CAUSING REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHEN TURNING. WHEN CROSSING A MAIN INTERSECTIONS THE CAR COASTS ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ACTUATORS AND WIRING TO MANY VEHICLE COMPONENTS HAVING ONGOING ISSUES. AIR CONDITIONER, DOORS, DOOR LOCKS, RELAYS THE MAIN ISSUE I AM HAVING IS NON OPERATIONAL DOORS LOCKS IN VEHICLE. I HAVE TO CRAW THROUGH THE CAR TO OPEN THE DOOR LOCKS. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND MY DAUGHTER WAS STANDING OUT OF THE CAR AWAITING ME TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT NEARLY HIT MY CHILD. ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS HAVING ITEMS STOLEN FROM VEHICLE DUE TO INTERMITTENT OF THE LOCKS. IT HAS REALLY BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME WITH THIS CAR. THIS ISSUE WITH LOCKS BECAME A PROBLEM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. I STATED TO CHEVORLET I WAS ABLE TO PRESS LOCK OR UNLOCK A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO AT LEAST FREE ONE LOCK WITHIN THE REAR AND FRONT. ANY HELP WITH THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER STARTING MY CAR AND PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR CAR STARTS TO JERK LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE MESSAGE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES LOSE POWER. AND DOES THIS WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT ACCERERATE. I HAVE CHANGED THE ACCERATOR PETAL POSITIONING SENSOR AS WELL AS THE BATTERY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CARE WHATSOEVER. AND I'VE SEEN THAT MANY OTHER IMPALAS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE.

Mileage: 130,000

FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS, I HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE. EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE OVER 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE CAR WOULD DO THIS EVERY TIME I WOULD TRY AND DRIVE OVER 40 MPH, NO MATTER THE ROADWAY OR STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. WHENEVER THIS HAPPENED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. A MONTH BEFORE THIS PROBLEM STARTED, MY FATHER HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 121,225

THIS PROBLEM INCLUDES MORE ITEMS THAN YOUR FORM ALLOWS ME TO CHECK. IT STATED OUT ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO WHEN YOU WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SERVICE STABLE TRACT AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON CAUSING THE ENGINE POWER TO BE REDUCED WHICH IS AN ANNOENCE BUT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE IS YOU ARE PASSING SOMEONE ON A TWO LANE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENS AND YOU CAN NOT COMPLETE THE PASS DUE TO REDUCED POWER. IF YOU PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF THE SERVICE LIGHTS WOULD GO AWAY AND MAY NOT COME ON AGAIN FOR WEEKS. THIS PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN THE CAR STARTED A NEW ONE WITH A NO CRANK, NO START PROBLEM WHICH WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN YOU WOULD GET UP TO THREE WARNING LIGHTS, (SERVICE TABLE TRAC, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE AIR BAGS) WITH TIME THE NO CRANK, NO START PROBLEM KEPT COMING AND GOING AND THE ONLY LIGHT THAT CAME ON WHEN IT WOULDN'T CRANK OR START WAS THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT. IF YOU KEPT TRYING TO START IT AFTER 3 TO 30 TIMES IT WOULD START AND RUN FINE AND MAY NOT ACT UP AGAIN FOR 1 DAY OR EVEN UP TO A WEEK. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I HAD MY WIFE SWITCH CARS WITH ME AS THIS WAS THE CAR SHE DROVE TO WORK DAILY AND I DIDN'T WANT HER TO GET STRANDED. I AM SO GLAD I DID THAT AS THE VERY FIRST DAY I DROVE IT TO WORK ON MY WAY HOME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND AGAIN I COULD HAVE BEEN IN VERY BIG TROUBLE IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR AND I DON'T THINK THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY WITH THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. I REPORTED THE TO CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME TRYING TO FIX IT WOULD BE AT MY COST SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE LOCAL DEALER AND FOUND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR 3 DAYS TO FIND A NO CRANK, NO START ON A CORVET WITH NO LUCK.

Mileage: 159,000

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME AND THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON TOO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE INTO ADJACENT LANES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FAILURE STOPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

MY COMPUTER IS ALERTING ME TO "SERVICE STABILITRACK". BASED ON SOME QUICK SEARCHES, IS SEEMS THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. WHERE DO I FIND OUT WHAT TO DO AND WHETHER OR NOT IT IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL? IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 69,000

I GOT AN ALERT THAT I SHOULD "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND THAT "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". THE CAR BEGAN JERKING. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND HAS ACTUALLY CAUSED THE CAR TO SHUT OFF WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED (65MPH).

Mileage: 26,000

I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY A SYMBOL FOR TRACTION STABILITY CAME ON AND THEN A WARNING SAYING LOW ENGINE POWER.

Mileage: 72,000

A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON SAYS IT IS REDUCING SPEED AND THE CAR WILL LOOSE POWER AND JUST DIE. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE. I RECEIVED A SPECIAL NOTICE RECALL BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THAT SINCE I WAS OVER THE MILEAGE THEY COULD NOT DO THE REPAIR. THE KEY IS ALSO STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT DRAINING THE BATTER, AAA HAS COME OUT TWICE TO SWITCH THE BATTERY OUT FOR ME. THERE IS ALWAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 5

I HAVE A 09 CHEVY IMAPALA AND MY CAR MAKES THIS AGGRAVATING TICKING NOISE WHEN I ENTER MY CAR WHEN I CRANK UP THE CAR WHEN IM OUTSIDE AND TOUCH HE CAR IT TICKS FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO. IT ALSO TICKS WHEN I HAVE TO TURN THE AIR ON FOR THE DRIVER SIDE I HAVE TO LEAVE THE TEMP OR HOT AND WHEN THE TICKING STOPS COMPLETLY ( THERE IS TWO REPS OF IT) THEN I CAN MOVE IT TO THE COLD SIDE.

CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 134K MILES AND JUST GAVE ME A "REDUCED POWER ENGINE", "CHECK TRACTION CONTROL", AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I GOOGLED AROUND AND CAME ACROSS A LOT OF CHEVY IMPALAS AROUND THE SAME YEAR (07-10) ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE "ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITIONER PEDAL SENSOR. ALSO READING INTO IT, IT CLAIMS THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP FROM 60MPH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 20 OR ZERO. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED.

Mileage: 134,000

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE CAR ALERTED ME THAT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AS THESE MESSAGES HAVE APPEARED ON MY CAR BEFORE. I TRAVELED ANOTHER 40 MILES ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ABOUT A MILE FROM MY EXIT. I WAS PASSING AN OVER-SIZED TRACTOR TRAILER GOING UP HILL WHEN THE CAR DISPLAYED STARTING DISABLED THROTTLE SERVICE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO INITIATE MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND WAIT FOR THE TRACTOR TRAILER TO PASS ME SO I COULD MOVE THE CAR OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AS THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SHUTOFF AND WAS JUST COASTING, I HAD TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE CAR. I FEEL LIKE HAD MY SITUATION WAS JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT, THE CAR COULD HAVE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS TRAVELING 70+ MPH AND POSSIBLY CAUSED A CRASH. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THAT REMEDIED THE SITUATION FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THIS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE THAT I KNOW IS COMMON WITH THE IMPALA'S AS I'VE HEARD IT HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE OWNING IMPALA'S.

Mileage: 122,800

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HOME FROM WORK 65 MPH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND READOUT SAID LOOS OF ENGINE POWER MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 I PULLED OVER AND WENT OFF THE EXIT AND FINISHED MY DRIVE HOME FROM WORK THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL BUT AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON SINCE AND THE DEALER WANTS 1000.00 TO FIX IT. CAN'T GET MY CAR INSPECTED. THIS AIRBAG LIGHT ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED

Mileage: 96,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY CAR STARTED JERKING THE ESC CAME ON ENGINE LIGHT TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM PULLED OVER ALMOST GOT HIT BY TWO OTHER CARS . ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHTS BEEN ON THE SENSORS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AND NEW FRONT AIRBAGS.

THIS PROBLEM STARTED 2 YEARS AGO. MY CAR WOULD GIVE ME A WARNING "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. ENGINE POWER REDUCED." THEN THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FIXED A SENSOR. THAT WAS AROUND A YEAR AGO. I TRAVEL A LOT FOR MY JOB AND TODAY I ARRIVED IN PORTLAND OREGON HAD PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE TO GET FUEL, AND ONCE I PULLED OUT TO THE EXTREMELY BUSY INTERSECTION MY CAR DID THIS AGAIN! I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND ONCE IT TURNED GREEN BOOM CAR DIED DUE TO TRACTION CONTROL. SO NOW I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD WITH TRAFFIC GOING AROUND 45 MPH ALMOST REAR ENDING ME. I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS AND TRED STARTING IT WHICH WORKED. FOOLISHLY I THOUGHT I COULD AT LEAST MAKE IT TO THIS PARKING LOT RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET WHEN I WENT ABOUT 500 FEET IT DID IT AGAIN, IN AN EVEN WORSE SPOT. I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AGAIN FOR 45 SECONDS STARTED THE CAR AND GOT INTO THE PARKING LOT WHICH WAS NOW 50 FEET FROM ME. I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS AND THAT'S WHERE I FOUND AT LEAST 50 OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND TRYING TO GET GM TO HELP. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO MY JOB IF I CAN NOT GET FROM PLACE TO PLACE SAFELY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO KILL PEOPLE.

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 TRANK AND SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES OFF THROUGH THE THE DAY WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND PARK.

INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR REDUCED POWER, SERVICE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AT ANYTIME AND GO OFF. EXPERIENCE A LITTLE LACK OF POWER. I WILL DO IT ANY TIME AND ANY CONDITION. IT IS RANDOM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ I AM WORRIED IF THE CAR WILL LEAVE US STRANDED.

Mileage: 142,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY ENGINE REDUCE POWER MESSAGE THEN THE ENGINE WOULD REDUCE POWER AND STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 12-21-15 WITH 118755 MILES THEY SAID NO CODES. I STATED THE BATTERY DIED THEY SAID BRING IT BACK K IF IT DOES IT AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK ON 3-17-16 123236 MILES THE CODE WAS IN THE SYSTEM BUT THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED NOW OVER THE MILES. I CALLED GM ON 3-17-16 THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND CALL ME BACK. GM CALLED BACK AND SAID THEY CAN'T HELP ME( CASE # 8-1882923571). I ASKED WHEN THE NOTICE WENT OUT AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. I THINK THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CHUCK NICHOLSON GMC DOVER OHIO 330-343-7781.

Mileage: 11,800

WHILE TRAVELING HOME AT ABOUT 55 MPH CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES CAUSING ME TO DO THE SAME - THEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON IN THE DISPLAY WINDOW - FELT LIKE ALL FOUR WHEEL JUMPING UP AND DOWN WHEN TRYING TO GAIN ANY SPEED WEIRD SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE (NORMALLY QUIET).

Mileage: 116,000

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON TOO. LOOKS LIKE SAME PROBLEM AS TEN MILLION OTHER PEOPLE (GOOD LUCK FOR US ALL - TIME TO GO BACK TO BMW). HAVE TO STOCK UP ON SENSORS I GUESS

Mileage: 65,000

I BOUGHT MY 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA USED IN APRIL 2015, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE WARNING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER REDUCED POP UP ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES, WITH VARYING LENGTHS BETWEEN INCIDENTS, BUT NOT UNTIL YESTERDAY DID THE CAR RESPOND IN ANY WAY. YESTERDAY I WAS ACCELERATING UP AN INTERSTATE ENTRANCE RAMP WHEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE POPPED UP, THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND I PAID LITTLE ATTENTION UNTIL QUICKLY AFTER THE SECOND MESSAGE I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER, I HAD THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WASN'T RESPONDING, THE ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN. SO I TURNED ON MY HAZARD FLASHERS AND TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE BERM, BUT HAD TO FIGHT THE DEAD STEERING WHEEL TO DO SO, THE POWER STEERING HAD STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE CAR WOULDN'T IMMEDIATELY RESTART ONCE I HAD COME TO A STOP, BUT AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT STARTED AND I HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES GETTING HOME. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE HERE ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN ON ME AFTER THE TWO WARNING MESSAGES, AND I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THE LANE I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO WHEN IT DID HAPPEN.

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL CAME UP ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, WITH IN SECONDS OF THIS HAPPENING THE CAR READ REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN TO A MAXIMUM OF 25 MPH. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAUSED THE CARS BEHIND ME TO NEARLY MISS REAR-ENDING ME. I HAD TO DRIVE IN THIS CRIPPLED MODE 10 MILES TO REACH THE CLOSEST EXIT. IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND CAN CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.

Mileage: 180,000

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. SERVICE TRACTION, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, CAR WAS SHAKING, EVERYTHING WAS SHUTTING DOWN. FORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT RUSH HOUR AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD. I WAS ON A TOLL ROAD THAT AAA CAN NOT RESPOND. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TOOK CAR TO OUR MECHANIC, THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN, TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. SINCE THEN, 2 LETTERS FROM GM ABOUT COVERING COST OF THROTTLE SENSOR, BUT NOT ASSEMBLY. GM IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THE REAL PROBLEM, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, NOT JUST THE SENSOR! I'VE KEPT THE PART AND INVOICE AND LETTERS FROM GM, THEY SHOULD JUST RECALL BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!

Mileage: 77,303

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I PURCHASED A 2009 CHEVY IMPALA, WITH 123,000 MILES ON IT, IN AUGUST 2015 FROM MAC CHURCHILL AUTO MALL IN BEDFORD, TEXAS. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE ITS PURCHASE UNTIL NOVEMBER 29TH. WHILE EN ROUTE TO EMORY, TEXAS, MY CAR STARTED DISPLAYING "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES. ABOUT 99% OF THE WAY THERE, I SUDDENLY GOT A LURCH AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN, WITH STEERING AND BRAKING NOT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY BUT HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AND GET IT TURNED OFF. I TRIED REPEATEDLY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET IT GOING AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, THE CAR RESTARTED NORMALLY AND HAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY SINCE. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED. I'VE HAD A GARAGE PULL AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE ERROR CODES THAT WERE PULLED ARE P2122 AND P2138 ,REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASCERTAIN FROM MY RESEARCH. BUT I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHETHER THIS IS A RECALL ITEM BASED UPON THIS: HTTP://WWW.NAIOA.COM/V2/MODULES.PHP?NAME=FORUMS&FILE=VIEWTOPIC&T=49934 . I'M NOW TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER I CAN GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THIS IS COVERED UNDER MY USED CAR WARRANTY AND I DO NOT FEEL COMPELLED TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY MY DEALERSHIP OR ME AS A OWNER, UNTIL I GOT A LETTER ON 12/9/15 INDICATING THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM...WELL AFTER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. I WANT GM TO FIX THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD HERE IN THE DFW AREA BECAUSE THIS COULD REOCCUR WHILE I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAVE NO WAY TO STOP BEFORE SOMEONE HITS ME OR I HIT SOMEONE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 123,000

FOR A FEW YEARS I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME WAS ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY JUST BEFORE RUSH HOUR. I RECEIVED AN ERROR CODE TO CHECK TRACTION CONTROL AND THAT THE ENGINE POWER IS BEING REDUCED. THE CAR THEN LOOSES SPEED DROPPING DRASTICALLY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO VEER OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ACCIDENT FREE. I'VE NEVER BEEN SO AFRAID AND TERRIFIED IN MY LIFE. I FEAR THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE FATALITIES THAT CAN BE PREVENTED. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ANN ARBOR MI WHICH WAS AN EXPENSIVE FIX! SINCE I'VE HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED, THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF TWO OTHER TIMES FOLLOWED BY THE SAME WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER BEING REDUCED. I'VE WRITTEN IN TO GM AND THEY CONTINUE TO REQUEST THAT I PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THE CAUSE. I CANT CONTINUE TO PAY $200-$300 FOR THIS FIX WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ON OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS AND I AM PRAYING FOR A RECALL ON THE 2009 IMPALA. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO MY FAMILY AND THE DRIVERS WHO ARE AROUND ME. THE ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT AND IS A MAJOR CONCERN. THE VEHICLE SPEED CANT EXCEED 40MPH AT TIMES, OR WILL INSTANTLY DROP AT UNEXPECTED MOMENTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE SHUTOFF AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 15,000

MY CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME ON MAY 15 2015.SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE APPEARED. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AT SLOW SPEED.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ REPORTS THAT SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE APPEARED ON OTHER 2009 IMPALAS. SOME REPORTS SAID THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC.I HAD MY OWN MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAS THEA.I.R. SYSTEM CHECK VALVE.I LATER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET ABOUT ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. (APP) SENSOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR.I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY.ALSO, CHEVROLET DID NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS TO THE A.I.R. PUMP. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 58,970

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. A LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. AT THAT POINT MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO NEARLY 20 MPH WHILE I WAS STILL ON THE INTERSTATE IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF TO TRY TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. AT THAT POINT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE TO START I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT HOME. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE INJURED MY WIFE AND I, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT ALONG WITH ANY ONE ELSE INVOLVED. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY DIFFERENT FORUMS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THEIR CHEVROLET IMPALAS.

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA HAD EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT MESSAGE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" ALONG WITH "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" SINCE AUGUST OF 2012. IT HAPPENED MAYBE 1-2 TIMES PER YEAR FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. THE MESSAGE WOULD CLEAR ITSELF AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES. ON JULY 24TH, MY CAR EXPERIENCE THESE SAME MESSAGES ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE MESSAGE CAME AND WENT MULTIPLE TIMES AND ALL SPEEDS IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MESSAGE FINALLY STAYED AND DID NOT GO AWAY ON JULY 25TH. I SCHEDULED SERVICE AT THE LOCAL DEALER ON THURSDAY, JULY 30. THEY CHANGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT GM ISSUED A SPECIAL CONDITION ON IN APRIL 2015. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE SHOP, THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN. THUS, THE CAR WAS AGAIN SERVICED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY, JULY 31. BY AUGUST 1, THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT BLINKED ON AND THEN WENT OFF QUICKLY. IT DID THE SAME THING ONE TIME ON AUGUST 2ND. TODAY, AUGUST 3RD, THE LIGHT WENT OFF THREE TIMES IN A SHORT DRIVE AND IS ONCE AGAIN STUCK ON. I'M VERY WORRIED THAT THE REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WILL RETURN WHEN I AM ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM OR THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ISSUED A SPECIAL CONDITION. THEY ONLY WILL FIX THIS UP TO 120,000 MILES. IF MY ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE MOVING AT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY, THIS WILL BE HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I'M WAITING ON THE DEALER TO CALL ME BACK TO ONCE AGAIN RETURN MY CAR FOR REPAIR. [XXX] [XXX] CLINTON, MO 64735 [XXX] [XXXXXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

Mileage: 122,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION AND POWER REDUCED WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH THEN MY CAR BROKE DOWN SPEED TRACTION SENSOR WAS ON AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT READ ENGINE POWER HAD BEEN REDUCED AS I KEPT DRIVING IT WAS JERKING AND NOT WANTING TO PICK UP SPEED I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES STARTED AGAIN TRACTION LIGHT OFF BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON WENT TO OREILLY AND IT READ A CODE SAYING PEDAL POSITION SENSOR

Mileage: 112,290

SINCE WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING STABILITY TRACT CONTROL SENSORS. WE HAVE REPLACE THEM ONCE AND IT IS SHOWING UP AGAIN. WHEN THE STABILITY TRACT CONTROL GOES BAD THEN THE ABS AND BRAKE ASSIST LIGHT ALSO COMES ON ALONG WITH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AS I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IMPALAS.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 PER HOUR AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON AND THEN SAID THAT ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. IT ALSO HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND STAYED ON ALL THE WAY HOME. I THEN GOT HOME SAFELY THAT TIME AND SHUT OFF THE CAR ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER WENT OUT AND ALL LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF AND WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THEN. THEN ON 6/29/15 THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HOWEVER THIS TIME THE CAR SAID THROTTLE DISABLED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO TRY AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES THE CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THEN LATER IN THE DAY I RETURNED HOME AND TRIED TO LEAVE IN MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD NO POWER WHAT SO EVER. THE KEY ALSO WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND I JUST HAD THAT RECALL DEALT WITH ON THE KEY. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THIS LAST INCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND GM NEEDS TO PAY FOR WHAT I AM OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE I NOW HAD TO GET A RENTAL CAR TO WORK. I HAVE READ PAGES UPON PAGES OF COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING INJURED OR KILLED FOR GM TO DO SOMETHING?

Mileage: 74,586

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE AND HAD TO STOP. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. WAITED 10 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR. RAN FINE UNTIL I GOT HOME. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR IN. FOUND OUT IT WAS AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION (APP) SENSOR.

Mileage: 49,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON. WARNINGS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER ARE DISPLAYED AND ALL BUT SHUTS MY CAR OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING CARS TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE BARELY MISSING ME. I GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON SAME MESSAGES AND WON'T GO NO WHERE. DO THE SAME THING AGAIN ONLY WAITING LONGER AND NO MESSAGES BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. I DRIVE HOME. NEXT DAY NO WARNINGS OR LIGHTS. COUPLE WEEKS GO BY DOES THE WHOLE WARNINGS AND LIGHTS AND SLOWS CAR DOWN AGAIN BUT DOESN'T COMPLETELY SHUT IT DOWN. I WAS IN REGULAR STREET TRAFFIC THIS TIME ABOUT 35MPH. AND NOW IT'S MORE FREQUENT SOMETIMES A COUPLE TIMES A DAY TO ONCE EVERY DAY OR TWO. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. I'M READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON A LOT OF IMPALAS CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS AND WRECKS. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY TRACK AND ABS LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WAS LOWER. I HAD THE LEFT SPEED SENSOR REPLACED AND THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR REPLACE ON AUGUST 8TH AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HAD FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN APRIL AND AGAIN IN JUNE. I WAS TOLD THEY CHANGED SENSORS THEN ALSO, BUT I AM NOT SURE OF WHICH ONES AT THAT TIME. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE FORTH TIME. REPLACING THE SENSORS EVERY FEW MONTHS IS GETTING EXPENSIVE. ALSO NOT VERY SAFE. I CONTACTED GM AND THE WOMAN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED AGAIN. I HAVE FIXED THE SAME ISSUE THREE TIMES ALREADY. THEY WERE OF NO HELP AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MESSAGE LIT UP SAYING ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, THEN SAID STARTING DISABLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF MID HIGHWAY WITH NO TIME TO REACT. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS, TRACTOR TRAILER, AND BUSES. I HAD NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING. I HAVE 5 CHILDREN WHO ARE OFTEN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS CREATED A MESS OF TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. AFTER BEING SCARED OUT OF MY MIND AND STUCK HALF IN A HIGHWAY LANE FOR 5 MIN WITH TRAFFIC SWERVING, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO ISSUES AND I CONTINUED HOME. NO SIGN OF ANYTHING TODAY, HOWEVER I AM READING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER CHEVY IMPALA OWNERS WHO STATE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND IT COMES AND GOES AND HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX IT AND IT STILL HAPPENS EVERY SO OFTEN SOMETIMES MORE THAN OTHERS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE A LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHEN I REACH 56 MILES PER HOUR MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SLOW DOWN THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE. THE LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING RAPIDLY AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. ONCE I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP AND THE IGNITION SWITCH SEEMED TO BE STUCK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT SO I HAVE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO PARK A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED I HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND IN MY GLOVE BOX WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN AND CLOSED AND SOMETIME HOURS AFTER ILL HEAR THE NOISE AND THE ELECTRIC WILL FLICKER. *TR

Mileage: 303,303

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 40 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED AS WELL. THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO TRY AND GET THE ISSUE TO SUBSIDE. ONCE BACK ON THE ROAD, NOT MORE THAN 3 MILES LATER THE ISSUE SURFACED AGAIN. I ENDED UP HAVING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVE (VERY SLOWLY) BACK TO MY HOUSE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUBS AND THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY AND EVEN AFTER HAVING IT FIXED BY A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IN SERIOUS INJURY HAD I NOT BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE ANY CARS IMMEDIATELY AROUND ME. WITH THE AMOUNT OF CONSISTENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CAR I HOPE IT CAN BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A BRAIN INJURY, TONGUE NEARLY CUT IN HALF, THORATIC SPRAIN, NECK SPRAIN, ETC. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD, I WAS GOING AT LEAST 60-65 MPH WHEN I HAD MY FRONT END CRASH AND MY HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES ALREADY SUBMITTED TO CHEVY, SUCH AS THE STEERING ISSUES I HAD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I LATER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I WAS TURNING MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COME INTERMITTENTLY ALONG WITH THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. I HAVE HAD A TECHNICIAN LOOK AT THIS FOR ME AND ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR (ACCELERATOR PEDAL) IS GOING IN AND OUT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS CONNECTED TO A SENSOR THAT DRIVES THE THROTTLE ON THE ENGINE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE LOOSES ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME: WHILE DRIVING, SPEED REDUCES DRAMATICALLY, SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR COMES ON FOLLOWED BY WARNINGS: "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL". MY RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX, SHOWS MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT ISN'T GETTING RESOLVED BY GM. ENGINE POWER REDUCTION TO SUCH A DRAMATIC SPEED CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR NOT ONLY THE OPERATOR OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, BUT ALSO ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD NEAR THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 113,149

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

Mileage: 98,780

THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES LEADING UP TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINING ON. AS I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY START TO JERK TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE WITHOUT ME WANTING TO CHANGE SPEEDS. SEVERAL OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THEN THE MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. THIS WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE CAR TO REDUCE ITS SPEED AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR AS INDICATED BY A CODE LOOK UP AND HAVEN'T HAD ANYMORE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AS OF OCTOBER 25, 2014. *TR

Mileage: 95,056

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BEEP AND GAUGES DIDN'T WORK THEN WORK. THE GAUGES WENT BACK AND FORTH. THE LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. I STARTED TO DRIVE AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO WORK HARDER TO REACH HIGHWAY SPEED. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, THE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME OFF BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEARED THE CODES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT COULDN'T FIND WHAT CAUSED THE STABILITRAK LIGHT TO COME ON. THEY TOOK THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS OFF AND PUT ELECTRICAL GREASE ON TO KEEP MOISTURE OUT. THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE STABILITRAK LIGHT TO COME ON AND GAUGES NOT TO WORK. NOW, IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING. I FEEL THAT SOMEDAY THIS WILL HAPPEN AND HAVE NO CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE ONE TIME I FELT THE POWER STEERING TO GO BUT COME BACK RIGHT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 58,500

WHILE DRIVING, I GOT TO ABOUT 60MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AS WELL AS TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER REDUCE. I DROPPED TO 40-45MPH THEN SYSTEM SAID ENTERING TROTTLE MODE AND VEHICLE CUT IN ROAD. I PULLED OVER, TURNED IGNITION OFF AND WAITED 2 OR 3 MINUTES THEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND MESSAGE CAME ACROSS SAYING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL: THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING RAPIDLY AT THE SAME TIME. FOLLOW BY A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THEN SPEED WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED ON FLASHERS AND COASTED INTO PARKING LOT. VEHICLE HAD TROUBLES RESTARTING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. TRIES TO DIE WHILE IDLING AFTER YOU GET IT TO START. DID DIAGNOSTICS AND CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE DETECTION POWER TRAIN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A LINK TO THE VEHICLE. FUEL SYSTEM 2 IS OL, LIFT AT 0%, SPARK PLUG 13.5, FUEL LEVEL LOW 38.8, ECU 14.417, LOW ACCELERATION. CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $35 TO TOW IT TO THEIR SHOP AND ABOUT $85 JUST TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THEIR MACHINE. IF IT IS A LIFTER THE COST WILL BE OVER $700 TO GET FIXED. I PURCHASED THIS AUTOMOBILE IN AUGUST 2013 AND HAVE JUST HAD IT A YEAR. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT ON A CAR THAT DOESN'T RUN. I BOUGHT IT AT WK MOTORS IN SEDALIA, MO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS CAR HAS HAD ISSUES AND WITHOUT A WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP WONT DO ANYTHING!!! *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I CRANKED MY 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA LEAVING A NEARBY GAS STATION AND THE MESSAGE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL FLASHED, THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR DROVE SLUGGISH HOME AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM HOME. THE NEXT MORNING NO MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. I TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND THE CODE P2127 WAS DISPLAYED TWICE - THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. I SEE MOST OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE SIMILAR TO MINE I JUST HAPPEN NOT TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. IS GM INVESTIGATING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS SERIOUS WITH MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES? *TR

Mileage: 126,000

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. POWER IS REDUCED. CAR RUNS AND DRIVES WELL. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE LIGHT COMES ON AND CUTS POWER. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED. THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR A DAY AND THEN CAME BACK ON. I HEAR OF PEOPLE REPLACING PARTS AND THE PROBLEM NOT BEING FIXED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO IN MARCH 2014 BUT THE ENGINE NEVER DIED THEN. IT JUST HAD LESS POWER AND WAS BETTER THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR. DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MILEAGE WAS THEN, MAYBE ABOUT 52K. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES THAT SAME WEEK AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 40MPH. I ASKED ABOUT IT IN APRIL WHEN THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS BUT THAT IT MIGHT BE A SENSOR GOING OUT. THEN, ON JULY 4TH IN THE MOUNTAINS IN MISSOURI WAS THE NEXT TIME, GOING ABOUT 70 MPH DOWNHILL AND THIS IS WHEN IT DIED WITH LIKE 3-5 SECOND WARNING. FIRST THE LIGHT COMES ON THAT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL THEN IT SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND DIES. NOTHING WORKS EXCEPT THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 7/12, GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AGAIN, DIED AGAIN. WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON FREEWAY AND NEARLY GOT HIT AS MY CAR BARELY MOVED AND HAD HARD TIME GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR DID NOT DIE, BUT HAD VERY LITTLE POWER, STEERING WAS VERY HARD AND I FELT LIKE I WAS IN EXTREME DANGER BOTH OF THESE TIMES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! SO MANY OTHER REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM NOT JUST IN THE 2009 BUT LATER YEARS, WHERE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD ALREADY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT KEEPS MAKING THE CAR THE SAME WAY. THIS IS A TOTAL OUTRAGE!!! I CANNOT GET ON THE FREEWAY FEELING ANY SECURITY AND DON'T HAVE MONEY TO KEEP MAKING COSTLY REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE. MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, BUT NOT SAFETY ISSUES AT THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO A COUPLE OF MESSAGES. "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL". I HAVE ENCOUNTER A LOT OF IMPALA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IS A MANUFACTURES MISTAKE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW DID NOT LOSE ENGINE POWER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHTS WERE NOT LIT BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I GOT IN THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT LIT. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON NO CHECK ENGINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN IT STARTED COMING BACK ON AGAIN. IT HAS STARTED AGAIN ON A MORE RECURRENT BASIS. I HAVE READ THREADS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE READ THREADS ON THIS ISSUE ON YOUR WEBSITE AND APPARENTLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALAS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

IN FEBRUARY 2014,THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON, IN MY 2009 IMPALA, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND WOULD STAY ON FOR LONGER TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT HUB. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN APPEARING AGAIN. EACH TIME THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON FOR A LONGER TIME. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 58,725

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DISPLAYED "POWER REDUCE". THEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN BY ITSELF. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR LOST POWER. TODAY, THE CAR IS STATING THE SAME THING AND SIGNAL TURN THEMSELVES ON, AND ONCE THE CAR IS OFF THE DOORS WANT LOCK YOU HAVE TO MANUAL LOCK THE DOORS. THE CAR HAVE BEEN JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

WHEN I DRIVE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH A REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING AND A MESSAGE TO CHECK STABILTRACK. AFTER THREE OR FOUR SHUTTING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE LIGHT GOES OFF FROM ANYWHERE TO 3 OR 4 DAYS TO MAYBE A MONTH OR SO. IT IS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER SAYS IT HAS NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT. MY CAR HASN'T STALLED AS OF YET BUT I AM CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF.

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE CAME UP FOLLOWED BY "CHECK TRACTION CONTROL". THE CAR THEN BECAME SLUGGISH AND SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH. IT THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THANK GOD TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE WITH THAT HAPPENING IT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FOR A FEW YEARS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET. IS GM WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO PINPOINT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT SOMEONE HAS TO PAY MONEY TO FIX WHAT MAY BE A PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. I SEE A LOT OF IMPALAS IN MY TOWN AND IT'S SCARY TO THINK THAT AT ANY TIME THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANY ONE OF THOSE CARS, MINE INCLUDED, AND SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO INVESTED THEIR MONEY IN THE GM BRAND.

Mileage: 92,320

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2009 IMPALA. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH ONLY 100+ MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TODAY. THE DASH WILL SAY REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MILES AN HOUR MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUST SAT THERE WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, IT WAS JUST COMPLETELY OFF. I WAS ABOUT TO CALL FOR AAA AND TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND IT STARTED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 AS WELL AND I WAS GOING 45 ON A COUNTRY RD. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND SAT THERE AND WAITED AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL DO NOTHING. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRACTION CONTROL, MAKING A STRANGE GRINDING TYPE NOISE AND BOGS THE CAR DOWN FROM MOVING WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR TRYING TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHTS COMING ON AND TELLING ME TO SERVICE MY AIR BAGS. IT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AND COMES ON AND GOES OFF. THE DASH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND TELL ME TO SHUT ENGINE OFF NOW FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE, THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR 4 YEARS, THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD. THIS CAR WAS NEVER A GOOD CAR FROM THE VERY DAY IT CAME OFF THE LOT. *TR

Mileage: 62,963

WAS DRIVING CAR AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LOST POWER AND BRAKES. CAR WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT VERY HARD. GLAD NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE IT THEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY AND SENSORS. I DID HAVE IT FIXED BUT HAD TO TAKE IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE THROTTLE BODY.IT WAS THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 104,122

THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2014. AS I WRITE THIS I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE READ ALL THE BLOGS ON MY COMPLAINTS AND SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE WHICH FORCES ME TO ASK GM WHY IS IT THAT WE ALL SEE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM AND YOU PEOPLE ARE IGNORING IT. SUFFICE TO SAY THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY. WHEN WILL GM STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THESE ISSUES A PRIORITY SO THERE CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE TO WASTE TIME WRITING COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ONE. IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE STABILITRAK LIGHT AS WELL AS THE CAR LOSING ALL POWER. NOW IF GM FEELS THIS IS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO CREATE A RECALL I FAIL TO SEE WHAT IS. PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND GM DOES NOTHING. ALONG WITH GM BEING AT FAULT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE [XXX] THERE CUSTOMERS WHILE THEY GO THRU A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS THEY THINK MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM FOR THESE CODES. I FOR ONE CANNOT AFFORD THE DEALERSHIP PRICES NOR WILL I PAY THESE SO CALLED EXPERTS GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD TO TRY AND FIX PROBLEMS THAT THEY REALLY HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHAT'S CAUSING THEM. I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THIS CHEVY B/C I WANTED AN AMERICAN CAR FOR A CHANGE, MAN WAS I WRONG. AS SOON AS I FIX THIS HEAP I WILL SELL IT BEFORE ANYMORE LIGHTS GO ON AND GO RIGHT BACK TO HONDA WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW THEY STAND BY THERE CARS AND IT RUNS WAY INTO THE SIX FIGURES BEFORE ANY REAL PROBLEMS OCCUR. I'M ONE OF THE LITTLE GUYS THAT BAILED OUT GM AND BY THE WAY WERE STILL PAYING TAXES FOR THAT BAILOUT. HOW ABOUT IT GM, DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT US AT ALL? *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 80,020

WHAT HAPPENED IS THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL TRIGGERED AND REDUCED THE CARS FUNCTIONALITY AND SPEED. IT CLEARED ITSELF, BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN GM CHEVROLET VEHICLES RANGING FROM 2005 TO 2011. IT IS LISTED MANY TIMES HERE IN YOUR DATA BASE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. OUR LIVES AND SAFETY ARE INVOLVED HERE. FOCUSING ON CHARGING A FEE TO DO AN INVESTIGATION IS DEPLORABLE. LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ANOTHER AMERICAN AFTER THE FACT OCCURRENCE OR EVENT. WHAT HAPPENED TO PROACTIVE RESPONSIBILITY. THESE AMERICAN CAR MAKERS PRODUCE JUNK CARS AND THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY GET STIFFED WITH LEMONS. STATES LEMON LAWS? NOTHING BUT AMERICAN LEMONS ARE ROLLING OFF OF THE PRODUCTION LINES. YOU THINK, THIS MAY BE WHY OTHER COUNTRIES WILL NOT BUY OUR PRODUCTS. THERE IS NO RELIABILITY IN WHAT IS PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS LIP SERVICE. NON - EXISTENT WITH THESE CAR DEALERS AND PURE SALES RHETORIC. YOUR SITE READS: THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED DEFECTS OR DETERMINE THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING SAFETY RECALLS. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS, PAY FOR AN INVESTIGATION AS WELL. I AM NOT PLEASED WITH HOW THE BALL KEEPS GETTING PASSED OR DROPPED. NHTSA THESE POORLY PRODUCED WEAPONS WEIGH TONS. ROLLING DOWN THE POORLY MAINTAINED HIGHWAYS AND STREETS OF THIS COUNTRY ENDANGERING US ALL LIFE AND LIMB. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT FORCES MY CAR TO BRAKE , PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SLOW ENOUGH TO ENDANGER MY WELL BEING. I'M TRULY SCARED AND CONCERNED HERE AND THE REPAIRS AND CODE LIGHTS AREN'T RELIABLE. ONLY THE REPAIR SHOPS ARE WINNING. THE PROBLEM KEEPS REPEATING AFTER THOUSANDS ARE SPENT TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. I NEED THIS CAR FOR WORK. IF IT CANT GET ME THERE THEN THEY WILL COME AND TAKE THE JUNK BACK I AM TRYING TO MAINTAIN. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 57,000

STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON. THIS CAUSES A SPONTANEOUS MAJOR REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PASSING A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER ON AN INTERSTATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES APPARENTLY ALLOWED THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE. HAD I BEEN PASSING ON A 2-LANE ROAD, IT VERY LIKELY COULD HAVE CAUSED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 50 ON A CLEAR DRY DAY AND THE ENGINE LITE COMES ON WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING, SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THEN THE POWER SHUT OFF INCLUDING THE STEERING CAUSING ME TO PULL THE CAR OFF INTO THE DIRT OFF THE FREEWAY. DUE TO THIS MY FRONT BUMPER GOT CRACKED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOW A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 79,905

DRIVING 65 ON FREEWAY CAR SLOWS DOWN TO 40 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 65

AFTER GETTING NEW BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR DIFFERENT TIRES. IT WAS RANDOM AND AFTER CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE THEY WERE ALL FINE. THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE ON THE DASH PANEL THEY ALL FOUR READ 0 TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE TO CHECK THEM MANUALLY WHICH SOUNDS PETTY BUT I PAID FOR THIS OPTION I SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT. MY REMOTE CAR STARTER DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS ON. I'VE HAD IT RESET AND IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I WAD TOLD THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE BROKE WHEN GETTING THE BRAKES FIXED AND THAT THEY COST AROUND $100 EACH. THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY TO MAKE THESE SO THEY DON'T GET BROKEN WHILE GETTING NORMAL MAINTENANCE DONE SO I NOW HAVE A HUGE ADDITIONAL COST THAT FAR EXCEEDS THE COST OF GETTING THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING (WITH MY THREE KIDS AS PASSENGERS) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE DASHBOARD "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LAST POWER AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 30 MPH, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER AND CALL ME FOR ASSISTANCE. BY THE TIME I GOT THERE AND STARTED THE ENGINE IT WAS RUNNING NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS LIT. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO IMMEDIATELY STATED IT WAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND WOULD COST $580 TO REPLACE. I SEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE FOR 2008-2012 MODEL IMPALAS'. THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO THE CUSTOMERS ARE GETTING CHARGED TO FIX THIS FAULTY CHEVROLET DEVICE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY DO NOT RECALL THIS DEVICE. *TR

Mileage: 90,100

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN A 55 MPH ZONE, A SERIES OF WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE DASH: ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK, CHECK ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND SPEED DECREASED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

2009 CHEVY IMPALA 3.5L FFV - MY "PASSENGER AIRBAG" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE EARLY SPRING 2013. IN AUGUST 2013, MY "BRAKE" LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY HANDLING ISSUES. BOTH THE REGULAR BRAKES & PARKING BRAKE WORKED NORMALLY THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS FULL. FOR A FEW MONTHS THE "BRAKE" LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY & ALARM WHILE DRIVING, ALL WITHOUT ANY CHANGES IN DRIVING OR BRAKING ABILITY. AROUND SEPTEMBER 2013, THE "TRACTION CONTROL" & "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS CAME ON. AGAIN, THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANY ISSUE WITH HANDLING. THESE LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON & OFF RANDOMLY & THEY WERE SELDOM ALL ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE WARNING PANEL ALSO SAYS, "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" & ACCELERATION & POWER ARE DIMINISHED. THERE'S ALSO BEEN A "LOW PRESSURE LEFT REAR TIRE." THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE LOW, BUT THE REAR TIRE WAS OK. TONIGHT, THE "CHECK ENGINE" & "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHTS CAME ON & THE DISPLAY SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." SUDDENLY, IT SAID, "STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE" & MY CAR ESSENTIALLY LOST ALL POWER. THE STEERING ALSO LOCKED UP. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE, & THE "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN, WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

THREE TIMES NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WORDING WAS DISPLAYED, AS WELL AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WORDING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WAS DISPLAYED. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THEN AGAIN FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY THE COMPANY AND LEFT UP TO THE CAR OWNER TO DEAL WITH. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET A DIFFERENT CAR NOR PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT ARE BEYOND MY CONTROL OR FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

AFTER 1 MONTH OF HAVING MY THROTTLE BODY RESET BY THE DEALER, THE CAR ACTS UP AGAIN. YES AGAIN IN THE RAIN. WELL, I HAVE AN IDEA WHY IT MAY BE ACTING UP. THE FREAKING COMPUTER IS LOCATED WERE THE AIR INTAKE IS. SO WHEN THE CAR STARTS, YOU GUESSED IT GM IT SUCKS IN MOISTURE AKA RAIN, THEN THE RAIN GOES ACROSS THE COMPUTER AND ALL [XXX] BREAKS LOOSE. REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL AND IT IS RIDICULOUS! WHY IN THE [XXX] DO YOU PUT A COMPUTER WERE IT IS IN DIRECT LINE WITH MOISTURE. MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS THE COMPUTER UNDER THE PASSENGERS SEAT. GUESS WHAT NO FREAKING PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER 257000. THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT! THE CAR IS BEGGING TO BE ANOTHER FORD PINTO. PLEASE RECALL THE CAR, AND MOVE THE COMPUTER. THIS SHOULD SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS, AND IT MAY GIVE PEOPLE A LITTLE LESS BAD TASTE IN THEIR MOUTH. I KNOW I HAVE RENAMED MY IMPALA TO THE FORD IMPALA. NOT TO INSULT FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT MINE ACTUALLY STANDS FOR FIX OR REPAIR DAILY IMPALA. I USED TO LOVE MY IMPALA AND I USED TO BE A LOYAL TO GM, BUT IF THIS DOES NOT GET RECALLED I SEE IT BEING MY LAST GM CAR I BUY EVER! BRING BACK THE PRIDE IN OWNING A GM, BEFORE THE GM NAME WILL STAND FOR GARBAGE MOTORS. SIGNED, ONCE A LOYAL GM OWNER [XXX] *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 132,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WENT INTO REDUCED POWER MODE AND FINALLY DIED WHILE STILL MOVING. LOST POWER STEERING. THEN MY CAR SHUT DOWN, HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WITH THIS HAPPENING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, MYSELF OR MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, DUE TO CAR SHUTTING DOWN. COST OF TOW AND SERVICE 350.00 I ALSO HAVE HAD THE CAR PUT IN FOR THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS GOING OFF, SINCE BEING IN THE CHEVROLET DEALER, THE LIGHTS NEVER GO OFF. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THIS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WENT INTO REDUCED POWER MODE AND FINALLY DIED WHILE STILL MOVING. LOST POWER STEERING AND FINALLY BROUGHT CAR TO A STOP ON LEFT INSIDE OF EXPRESSWAY. AFTER A SHORT TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND LIMP HOME. NOTE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS SET. HAD THE CODES READ THAT INDICATED A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CAUSED THE FAULT. THERE ARE TWO SENSORS WHICH HAVE TO AGREE AND IF THEY DON'T CAR WILL GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. WHEN SHE GOT HOME I FOUND ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE IN THE PAST MOVED THE WIRES ON THE BRAKE FLUID SENSOR TO GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF. NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS ARE TIED TOGETHER, I TEND TO THINK THAT THE CARS COMPUTER IS THE PROBLEM WHICH SETS OFF ALL THE DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR ASKED IF THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS SOME WHAT STRANGE. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS ON THE NET I CAN SEE WHY SHE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE. THE THROTTLE BODY PART IS $300 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR RATE OF $105/HR. AS OF NOW I CANNOT FIND ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LOSS OF STEERING WITH ALL SYSTEMS DUE TO MOTOR STALLING WHILE IN MOTION IS A HAZARD TO EVERYONE. *TR

Mileage: 98,659

I DRIVE A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. ON 8-6-13 DRIVING THE FAR LANE ON THE HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF WARNING MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MESSAGES WERE, "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE ENGINE." AS THE SPEED OF THE CAR BEGAN TO REDUCE, I WENT TO MERGE INTO THE SLOW LANE TO PREPARE TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. BEFORE I COULD SWITCH ONE LANE A MESSAGE POPPED UP SAYING, "STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN LOCKED." AT THAT POINT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT ALMOST ENABLING ME TO STEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE VEHICLES MILEAGE HAS DROPPED DOWN TO PRACTICALLY NOTHING. LETS REMEMBER I'M ON THE HIGHWAY DURING 5:00PM RUSH HOUR. BY THE TIME THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC REACHED ME, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ONTO THE SHOULD OF THE HIGHWAY. I THEN GET A WARNING MESSAGE SAYING, "ENGINE HAS BEEN DISABLED." AT THAT POINT I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I'VE LOST A FAMILY MEMBER TO CAR FAILURE ON THE HIGH WAY. AT THIS POINT I SIT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN START THE CAR BACK UP. AFTER TURNING OVER A COUPLE OF TIMES, THE CAR STARTS AND OPERATES AT AN EXCEPTIONAL SPEED. IMAGINE HAD THE CARS BEHIND NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. MAYBE THEY WERE TEXTING, FATIGUED, LOOKING BEHIND THEM OR ANYTHING TO HAVE MADE THEM NOT NOTICE THE DISABLED VEHICLE AHEAD. THIS COULD'VE BEEN A MASSIVE FATAL CRASH. MY [XXX] YEAR OLD CHILD WOULD NOT HAVE STOOD A CHANCE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO JUSTIFY THE POORLY ASSEMBLED PARTS, I AM VERY UPSET AT THE LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR BUYERS SAFETY. AS A SINGLE PARENT, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE ANY SAFETY HAZARDS TO MY CHILD. COMING OUT OF $300+ FOR SOMETHING GM SHOULD'VE RECALLED WHEN NOTIFIED IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WILL BE CONTACTING ALL SOURCES POSSIBLE TO INQUIRE ON GETTING A RECALL AND HOPEFULLY SAVING SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U

Mileage: 72,874

I NOTICED THE SERVICE STABILITITRAK LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES BUT AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR IT DOES NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL ANOTHER DAY ON JULY 1, 2013 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP IN TEMPLE TX BECAUSE OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, TOLD THEM THAT GAS GAUGE WAS SAYING I WAS OUT OF GAS (EVEN AFTER I FILLED IT) AND THE SERVICE STABILITITRAK CAME AND THE DAMPENER SOLENOID COULD BE BAD. THEY FIXED THE GAS GAUGE BUT TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A CODE FOR THE STABILIZER. SO 2 DAYS LATER WHEN IT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THEM TO SHOW THE DASH BOARD TO THEM THAT CLEARLY SAID SERVICE STABILITITRAK DID NOT SHUT OFF CAR SO THEY COULD RUN THE CODE BECAUSE THE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND IT LAST TIME, NO CALL ALL DAY LONG WHEN I GOT OF WORK I CALLED TO FIND OUT SOMETHING THEY SAID IT WAS NOT CHECKED WHEN I ASKED IF THEY RAN THE CODE THEY SAID NO. SO TODAY THEY CALLED ME EARLY AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. IF I CAN FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM, TELL THEM , SHOW THEM AND THEY STILL CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM.THEY WANT ME TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I BROUGHT TO THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY HUSBAND IS ASE CERTIFIED AND THE ONLY REASON WE BROUGHT IN IS BECAUSE OF WARRANTY BUT WHAT GOOD IS WARRANTY IF YOU CAN'T GET IT FIXED. MY HUSBAND ALWAYS BELIEVED IN CHEVY'S BUT NOW THEY ARE NOT MADE LIKE THEY USED TO BE!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 46,253

I WAS DRIVING AND THE MESSAGE LOOSING ENGINE POWER AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I COULDN'T STEER. I HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG. I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THE MANY COMPLAINTS AND GM IS AWARE. I PARKED THE CAR UNTIL I AM ABLE TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A ACCELERATOR SENSOR SWITCH MALFUNCTION. IF I WAS GOING AT A FASTER SPEED OR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THEY SEE NO REPORTED ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

ALARM CAME ON THAT READ SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL - ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I WAS TRYING TO PASS A SEMI-TRAILER WITH ANOTHER CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT DEAD AND ANOTHER ALARM READ STARTING DISABLED. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. IF THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD NOT NOTICED MY CAR ROLLING TO A STOP I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND SENT INTO THE TRUCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 39,500

MY CHEVROLET IMPALA REDUCES THE POWER OF THE ENGINE DOWN TO 20 MPH OR LESS AND INDICATES CHECK TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID FURTHER POTENTIAL COLLISIONS. *TR

Mileage: 82,654

WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE THROTTLE LOST RESPONSIVENESS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THREE MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY. 1. 'SERVICE STABILITRACK' 2. 'TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION' FOLLOWED BY 3. 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER'. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40MPH. I WAS ON A DOWN RAMP HEADING TOWARD A HIGHWAY WITH NO BREAKDOWN LANE AVAILABLE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NEXT MORNING I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND CODE P2138 REVEALED "ACCELERATOR PEDAL/SENSOR FAILURE." REPAIR COST $265. MANY OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE DANGEROUS SITUATION THE ACCELERATION LOSS CAUSES. PLEASE SEE THIS EDMUNDS.COM BLOG WITH DOZENS OF OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME ISSUE. [XXX]. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 35,200

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALL OF A SUDDEN I FEEL THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AND THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYS "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH AT THE TIME HOWEVER TO MAINTAIN THAT SPEED AFTER THIS HAPPENED I HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL FURTHER. THE STABILITRAK LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A DAYS ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 88,680

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY IMPALA LT & WAS DRIVING APROXIMATELY 50MPH DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE CAME ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & ENGINE POWER WILL BE REDUCED MESSAGE CAME ON". THE CARS SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 40MPH & WOULD HARDLY GO. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT REALLY SCARED ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. I DID GET TO WORK SAFELY BUT I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I SEARCHED MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET & CAME ACROSS 297 MESSAGES FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN GM VEHICLES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SAID THEIR CARS ACTUALLY CUT OFF ON THEM WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ONE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE READ HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR OR THROTTLE BODY. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE POSTED THAT THEIR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP COVERED THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEIR CARS WERE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS MYSELF. TO ME, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I COULD HAVE A WRECK & GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A COMPANY WOULD CLEARLY KNOW ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE AND TO ANY OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 83,434

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT I PURCHASED IN 2010. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO READ CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, THEN STALLS AND JERKS WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE COMPUTER CODE. THEY SAID IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. I AM PLANNING O TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE GIVES A SERVICE THROTTLE STARTING DISABLED MESSAGE AND PROMPTLY SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE. IF YOU WAIT 5 MINUTES THE CAR WILL RESTART AND PERFORM AS USUAL.....UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO RESULT IN SOMEONE BEING KILLED. BASED UPON INTERNET SEARCHES THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT GM WILL NOT PROACTIVELY FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 9/6/2012 USED WITH 27,479 MILES. ON 9/19/2012 WITH 27,960 MILES, I WAS ACCELERATING ON AN ONRAMP GETTING ON A HIGHWAY AND TWO MESSAGES APPEARED ON MY DASH: "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. EXPERIENCE ROUGH AND HESITANT SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS AND COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 35MPH. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE HOME ON SIDE ROADS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS READING CODE P2138 AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE WAS COVERED UNDER THE DEALER'S WARRANTY AND I WAS SET TO GO. FLASH FORWARD TO 10/24/2012 WITH 29,355 MILES, I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE ROAD AND THE SAME MESSAGES CAME UP. I CALLED ON STAR AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH RESULTED IN THE COMPUTER READING CODES P2138 AND C0242. EXPERIENCED OUT OF CONTROL WHEEL SPINNING AND SENSITIVE BRAKING. TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN THE AREA I WAS CURRENTLY IN TRAVELING FOR BUSINESS AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE WITH ANY ISSUE. ALL CODES AND LIGHTS WERE NOT ENGAGED. I STILL DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE DUE TO PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATOR AND HAD TOWED TO THE PURCHASING DEALER NEAR MY HOME. THEY ALSO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE WITH ANY ISSUE AS THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ERROR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND A PROBLEM (ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY) WITH A POPULAR MODEL. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM ON THIS ISSUE AND AM HOPING TO HAVE IT RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 27,960

I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY GOING NO MORE THAN 7 MILES AN HOUR, BECAUSE I WAS FOLLOWING A CAR, WHEN I HEARD A LARGE GRIND THEN POP. I PARKED MY CAR AND KNEW IMMEDIATELY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BY THE FLUID TRAIL AND PART LEFT BEHIND. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND LUCKILY IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. A WEEK AFTER RECEIVING MY VEHICLE BACK THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT SOCKET CAUGHT FIRE, I HAVE LABORED START UP, HAVE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY! AND HAVE STABILITRAK, AIRBAG, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER ERROR CODES THAT RANDOMLY APPEAR. *TR

Mileage: 57,068

AS I WAS DRIVING TO GOLF ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH, ON INTERSTATE I-80 HEADING WEST, MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA ONBOARD COMPUTER STATED THE FOLLOWING, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, REDUCED POWER, STARTER DISABLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL AT ROUGHLY THE SAME TIME. MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF HARMS WAY AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CHECKED SOME WIRES UNDER THE HOOD AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING LOOSE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BACK-UP, THE ONBOARD COMPUTER FLASHED, STARTER DISABLED. I SAT WITH THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND TRIED ONCE MORE. THIS TIME IT STARTED AND RAN NORMAL, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIKE WAS ON(STILL IS). HOW SCARY IS THIS REALLY? ENOUGH TO MAKE ME HATE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYWHERE. NOT TO MENTION I'M A SINGLE DAD OF 4, WHO NEEDS TO GET TO WORK, SCHOOL AND MANY OTHER THINGS. *TR

Mileage: 87,300

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT ROUGHLY 10-15 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS IT WAS DISPLAYING THE MESSAGE FOR WHAT NEEDED TO BE CHECKED THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGES CAME ON. I HAVE BEEN ONLINE AND CHECK FORUM AFTER FORUM ABOUT IT AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF POSTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME VEHICLES. WONDERING EUGENE GM WILL BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND PUBLICLY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I REC'D THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GO APPROX 50-55 MPH. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NEAR AN EXIT. AS I WAS EXITING, A MESSAGE CAME ON TELLING ME THAT THE POWER WAS BEING TURNED OFF OR STOPPED. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT WORDS. I THEN HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE, IT WAS NOT IN A SAFE PLACE AND TRAFFIC WAS GOING BY AT THE SPEED OF 55-60 MPH AND I WAS BARELY OVER THE WHITE LINE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THIS HAPPENED AT 4:15 ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MY MECHANIC DIDN'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL MONDAY AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. HE DROVE IT ALL OVER AND HE CHECKED EVERYTHING HE COULD THINK OF. I TRUST THIS MECHANIC. HE DID SAY THAT HE WAS AFRAID HE WOULD HAVE TO SEND ME TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I CAME HOME, GOOGLED THE PROBLEMS AND ENDED UP AT EDMUNDS.COM IN A FORUM FOR CHEVY OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. WHILE NO ONE WAS HURT THIS TIME, THAT IS JUST A BLESSING. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL NEED TO BE HURT, MAIMED OR EVEN KILLED BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY OBVIOUS. HOW MUCH MONEY AND TIME WILL I SPEND TAKING THIS TO A DEALER WHO DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WON'T DIAGNOSE IT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME? AMERICA WANTS AMERICANS TO BUY AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS. I OWNED A FOREIGN VEHICLE FOR 9 YEARS AND IT NEVER LEFT ME STRANDED THE WAY THIS CHEVROLET IMPALA DID AFTER OWNING IT FOR 7 MONTHS! I THINK IT IS PAST TIME SOMETHING WAS DONE. FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THE PROBLEM NOW AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE OUT THERE JUST WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO THEM. SAFETY SHOULD COME FIRST! *TR

Mileage: 72,735

ALL CHEVROLET IMPALAS DATING BACK TO 2002-2009 HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IGNORED BY CHEVROLET SINCE 2002. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED. CHEVROLET DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, OR SIMPLY CHOOSES TO IGNORE IT. HOWEVER BY SIMPLY READING COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ONE. PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD REQUIRE THE GOVERNMENT TO DISCIPLINE CHEVROLET FOR INTENTIONALLY REFUSING TO ADDRESS A POTENTIALLY LETHAL FLAW IN IT'S CHEVROLET IMPALA LINE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON 2 LANE ROAD, CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES VEHICLE CRANKED AND STARTED AND WAS DRIVABLE. TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER WHO MADE REPAIRS BY REPLACING 24 TERMINALS. VERBALLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON WIRES ON THIS 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH BARELY 60,000 MILES. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A MULTILANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SHUTTING DOWN LIKE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR