2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

MY CAR DIED ALONG SIDE THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILING. WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE IN ANY FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE CAR HARD, AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN PER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AND GUIDELINES. 2010 IMPALA WITH 130,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY A POLICE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO PARK BEHIND US IN THE ROAD WITH HIS LIGHTS FLASHING TO KEEP CARS FROM RUNNING INTO US UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO GET TOWED AWAY. I HAD JUST MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AND THE TRANSMISSION INSTANTLY FAILED AFTER THE TURN (I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT A MILE FROM MY GARAGE TILL THE FAILURE).

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY IMPALA LT WITH 90K+ MILES ON IT. I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 USED WITH 40K+ MILES ON IT, SO THE CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED THROUGH WARRANTY. ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAC, ETC. I'M A FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT, AND A FULL TIME UBER DRIVER. LAST NIGHT I WAS WITH A PASSENGER ON [XXX] TOWARDS O'HARE AIRPORT. MY CAR REDUCED SPEED AND SUDDENLY DROPPED SPEED FROM 70MPH DOWN TO 50MPH. AS I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AND START STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER I WAS IN THE THIRD LANE TO THE RIGHT (THE EXPRESSWAY IS 4 LANES) AS I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TO GET TO SAFETY MY STEERING LOCKS, AND THERE WAS A RECKLESS DRIVER GOING 100MPH TRYING TO CUT OFF TRAFFIC. THE LANES TO THE LEFT WERE BLOCKED SO HE HAD TO CUT ME OFF BY OVERTAKING ME BY GOING ONTO THE SHOULDER. HE DAMAGED HIS RIGHT REARVIEW MIRROR AND PROBABLY SCRAPPED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CAR PULLING OFF THAT RECKLESS STUNT. HAD I DELAYED THE BREAKING FOR A SECOND I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE MAKING THIS POST TODAY. LUCKILY I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES, TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND TOOK THE NEARBY [XXX], AND WAITED WITH MY PASSENGER AT THE NEARBY TARGET PARKING LOT FOR THE NEXT UBER DRIVER TO PICK UP MY PASSENGER AND GET HER SAFELY TO THE AIRPORT. HAD I NOT ACTED QUICKLY, MY UBER PASSENGER WOULD HAVE MISSED HER FLIGHT. 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)

DRIVING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHTS CAME ON AND ENGINE STARTED TO THROTTLE DOWN. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PULL OVER ONTO LEFT SHOULDER WITH A SEMI CLOSE BEHIND. TURNED CAR OFF FOR 1 MINUTE AND RESTARTED AND THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK DISAPPEARED. HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE REQUIRING A RECALL?

TAKATA RECALL CAR JERKS HARD EVERY TIME YOU PUSH THE GAS TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD AS IF IT DON'T WANT TO MOVE. AND THE RPM RISE UP

WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROADWAY HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN LOST STEERING CONTROL AS THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED AND WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE FRONT WHEELS WILL NOT ROTATE IN ANY GEAR NOW VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. FELDMAN CHEVROLET OF NOVI, MI STATES THERE IS METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. LOW MILES AND NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS, NO TRANSMISSION ISSUES PRIOR, DEALER MAINTAINED. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

A COMMON ISSUE AMONGST CHEVY IMPALA'S IS THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" ERROR. IT COMES ON EVERY DAY AND EFFECTS MY BRAKE PEDAL AND ENGINE POWER. I WILL BE ATTACHING A LINK PROVING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN IGNORED ISSUE BY GM FOR YEARS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE THESE CARS ON THE ROAD AND I DEMAND A RECALL/DIFFERENT CAR FROM MY DEALERSHIP AS MY CAR IS LESS THAN 2YRS OLD. [XXX] 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).

THIS PROBLEM TENDS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION TRYING TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND SIMPLY JUST TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT IS VERY HARD TO DESCRIBE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS BUT IT'S LIKE THE CAR HAS A HUGE HICCUP AND IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE UNDERNEATH. I HAVE TO LIGHTLY TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY AND AVOID THIS HAPPENING. I GET THE WARNING LIGHT-SERVICE STABILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL. I GET SCARED AT TIMES TRYING TO MAKE TURNS BECAUSE WHEN THE HICCUPPING HAPPENS, IT DELAYS THE CAR FOR SECONDS AND I TRY TO PRESS ON THE GAS BUT IT WON'T GET UP TO SPEED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IF IT'S POSSIBLE, I TRY AND WAIT FOR A GOOD DISTANCE BETWEEN ME CROSSING AND THE CARS COMING.

ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE THERE ARE FOUR (4) RECALL ITEMS FOR THIS CAR' LOWER CONTROL ARM, SEATBELT ASSEMBLE ANCHORAGE PASSENGER PRESSURE SENSOR WIRES AND IGNITION CUT OFF. I HAVE CONTRACTED BEN MYNATT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AT 281 CONCORD PKWY S, CONCORD, NC 28027 REGARDING THESE RECALLS. ACCORDING TO BEN MYNATT CHEVROLET THESE RECALLS DO NOT ASSIST. PLEASE CONFIRM. I ALSO SEE THAT THERE ARE 313 COMPLAINTS BUT 0 INVESTIGATIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ENTERING THE PARKED VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR HAD A PUDDLE OF WATER AFTER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WATER ENTERED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/17/17*LJ