2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. FRENCHIES CHEVROLET (255 E ORVIS ST, MASSENA, NY 13662, (315) 764-1760) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

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.

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE, CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO ON WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. PROBLEM ACCELERATING WHEN REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE IS ON. LIGHTS/MESSAGES GO AWAY SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN I TURN CAR OFF SOMETIMES. LIGHTS COME BACK ON IN VARYING COMBINATIONS WITH NO WARNING WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

ABS LIGHTS COME ON SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND IT CUTS THE ENGINE WHEN IT COMES ON

WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ? TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO TRY AND GET CAR PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING SOMEONE OR GETTING HIT . THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT . I WOULD REALLY LIKE A RESPONSE ON THIS PROBLEM . THIS HAPPENS A LOT SO YOUR DATE YOU WANT INCIDENT HAPPENING IS REALLY NOT RIGHT .

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN THE CAR STALLED AND HAD TO BE BE EASED OFF THE HIGHWAY. TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER IT SAT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND THE CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME PERFECTLY. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE, AND THERE ARE ENTIRE FORUMS IN EDMUNDS DEDICATED TO THIS VERY PROBLEM. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AGAINST SOMETHING LIKE THIS WITH SAFETY INVOLVED.

120,757 MILES AND THE CAR IS NEEDING A 3RD GAS PEDAL. THE GAS PEDAL WAS ALREADY REPLACED A FEW YEARS BACK AND GM WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN, $339.00. DID I RECIEVE A FAULTY REPLACEMENT? WARNING LIGHTS FOR TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND MESSAGE OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER. I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A SENSOR/ACCELERATOR PEDAL ONCE, LET ALONE TWICE ON A CAR!!

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SERVICE AIRBAG IS DISPLAYED. THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL HOPING IT WOULD FIX IT. IT DID NOT.

CAR HESITATES ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. RPMS GO UP BUT CAR GOES VERY SLOW, LIKE IF IT HAS LOST A LOT OF POWER. ONCE IT STOPS HESITATING IT BANGS INTO GEAR AND SPEEDS FORWARD. IT CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH IF DRIVER IS NOT AWARE ITS HESITATING.