2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP OR TURNING LEFT. IT DOES IT ONCE IN A WHILE. WHEN ACCELERATED IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE THEN IT TAKES OFF.ALMOST CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE A WRECK TODAY AND I'M NOT PLEASED. TOOK IT TO A FEW PLACES TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND IT WOULDN'T DO IT. AFTER TODAY, I AM NOT TO HAPPY WITH MY 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. IS IT GONNA TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVROLET DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT. MY DAUGHTER WAS TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD GRINDING NOISES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,205.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND VEERING LEFT, THE TIRES SPUN AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THE VEHICLE ICON AND "STABILITY TRACK SERVICE". THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,700.

WHEN STARTING FROM A STANDSTILL, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM SEEMS TO KICK IN AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. INITIAL OCCURRENCES ONLY SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN TURNING LEFT FROM A STANDSTILL, BUT NOW IT IS OCCURRING WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION FROM A STANDSTILL. THIS IS OCCURRING AT LOW SPEEDS ON BOTH DRY AND WET PAVEMENT WITH VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION (I.E., NO TIRE SLIPPAGE).

CAR WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURNED THE WHEEL. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER. THEY SAID STEERING COLUMN WAS LEAKING AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING IF NOT REPAIRED. 1300.00 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT. WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LOSING YOUR STEERING IS CERTAINLY A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

RECEIVED "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST" WARNINGS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. CAR MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN REVERSING AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. OCCASIONALLY WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR SKIDS. ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,900. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ UPDATED 10/19/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE BATTERY FAILED. THE BATTERY WAS ABLE TO BE JUMPSTARTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NO FAILURE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT REPLACE THE GRILL TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM FAILING AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE STARTED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM RESET AND ALL OF THE WARNING PROMPTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALARM, TURN SIGNALS, HORN, AND NOTIFICATIONS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HOT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR, A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT NOT WITH ENOUGH TIME DUE TO THE TRUCKS RAPID MERGE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

BRAKE AND STEERING SYSTEM DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL, STABILI-TRAK, AND BRAKE ASSIST LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC AT MODERATE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM (WHAT!!!!) AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN BUT ONLY PART OF THE 30K COVERAGE. THEY THEN SAID IT WOULD BE AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE THEY COULD LOOK AT THE CAR. (BRAKE AND STEERING ISSUES NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM?) IN DOING SOME CHECKING ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS AND ONGOING ISSUE WITH CHEVEROLET AND GM VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE PROBLEM THERE HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE, STABILITY SYSTEM. SOME EVEN REPORTED TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. IT WOULD BE GOOD IF YOUR DEPARTMENT WOULD BE PROACTIVE AND HAVE THIS ISSUE INVESTIGATED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN GM. BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE. PERHAPS YOU COULD SPEND SOME TIME LOOKING AT THE VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE WEB AND SEE THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE. I DOUBT ANYTHING WILL BE DONE BUT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO VENT. I AM WRITING THIS TO HELP MY SON OUT SINCE IT IS HIS CAR, AND HE A) HAS A FULL LOAD IN COLLEGE AND B) HE IS A LESS HAPPY CAMPER THAN I AM. *TR