2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SERVICE STABILITRAC, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT WIRE HARNESS WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,371.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON MAY 2, 2016 AS SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO JERK BACK AND THE RPM'S WENT UP PAST THREE,T HEN WENT BACK DOWN TO ONE. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO PROCEED FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPDATED 08/03/16.*JB

WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURN LEFTMOST OR RIGHTMOST AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, YOU CAN'T TURN ON THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK. WITHOUT REMOTE START, MY CAR WILL ALWAYS BE STUCK ON THE SIDEWAY OF A SLOPE.

WHEN BACKING OUT AND TURNING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT IT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH. BEFORE THIS STARTED I STARTED NOTICING THE WHEN I TOOK OFF THE TRACTION LIGHT WOULD COME ON, EVEN WHEN A SLOW TAKE OFF. THE GRINDING SOUND HAPPENS OFF AND ON AND ITS STARTING TO GET LOUDER. THE LIGHTS DON'T STAY ON ALL THE TIME.

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY CAR IS HAVING MAJOR TROUBLE. IT STARTED WITH ME HEARING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I MADE LEFT TURNS. THIS HAS NOW DEVELOPED TO MAKING A NOISE WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS TO MAKING IT WHEN I AM BACKING OUT, AND OCCASIONALLY STALLING WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT. THIS HAS PUT ME IN SOME DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO 2 LIGHT AND 2 MESSAGES CAME UP ON MY DASH. THEY WERE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST. MY BRAKE LIGHT AND MY TRACTION LIGHT ARE ALSO ON. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE PART REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT AND NOW RIGHT THE FRONT END GRINDS AT TIMES BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING GRADUALLY WORSE, GRINDING MORE OFTEN. THE "SERVICE STABILITRAC SYSTEM" COMES ACROSS THE DASH PANEL AND NOW IT IS STATING "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST". ALL THE WHILE NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG WITH ANYTHING UP FRONT. THIS HAPPENS UPON ACCELERATION. THIS CAN HAPPEN IN CITY STREETS, PARKING LOTS AND FREEWAYS. I HAPPENS ANYWHERE UPON ACCELERATION. THERE IS NO POINT AT WHICH THE GRINDING IS TAKING PLACE CAN BE SEEN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET HAS WITH ALL THE MODELS OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE YET THEY ARE DENYING ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHILE TURNING LEFT, ABS ENGAGES AND BRAKES LEFT FRONT WHEEL GRINDS WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO STOP AND DRAG. SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGES ALSO APPEAR ON DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. ALL WARNING LIGHTS RESET WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, UNTIL A LEFT TURN IS MADE WHILE ACCELERATING AGAIN, AND THE ABOVE ISSUES OCCUR AGAIN.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHILE TURNING LEFT, ABS ENGAGES AND BRAKES LEFT FRONT WHEEL CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION STOPPING THE CAR IN INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT WARNING. SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGES ALSO APPEAR ON DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. ALL WARNING LIGHTS RESET WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, UNTIL A LEFT TURN IS MADE WHILE ACCELERATING AGAIN, AND THE ABOVE ISSUES OCCUR AGAIN.

MY 2013 IMPALA LTZ WILL SUDDENLY DECELERATE TO AROUND 35 MPH AND HESITATE WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS. THREE MESSAGES POP UP, "TRACTION CONTROL OFF", "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THIS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I BROUGHT IT RIGHT IN TO GLOBAL CHEVY IN NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ. THEY FIXED AND IT SEEMED FINE BUT NOW HAPPENING AGAIN BUT THIS TIME, I ALMOST GOT T-BONED IN AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE IN MANY DIFFERENT FORUMS. NOW I NEED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!!!!!! I ALMOST GOT SMASHED AND I WILL BE MAKING SURE THIS IS DOCUMENTED IN AS MANY FORUMS AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A CHEVY PROBLEM. I GOT CHARGED OVER $650 TO FIX THIS LAST TIME!!!!!!!! I AM UPSET AS HELL AND NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS. I NEED TO DRIVE MY KIDS AROUND IN THIS TIME BOMB NOW? I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SUCH A DANGER TO OPERATE. SECONDARY ISSUE IS THAT SOMETIMES WHEN BACKING OUT OF A SPOT IN REVERSE, APPLYING DRIVE AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD, THE SOUNDS LIKE GEARS GRINDING THAT GOES AWAY IF I STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL OUT. WTH IS THAT?? THIS HAPPENED AT THE LIGHT ON CENTENNIAL AVENUE IN PISCATAWAY NJ CROSSING OVER S WASHINGTON AVE. WAS STATIONARY, THEN IN MOTION. THE AUTO DECELERATION HAPPENED WHILE AT SPEED OF 35 MPH AND THEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. I HAVE AN INVOICE FOR THE FIRST REPAIR. I WOULD APPRECIATE EXPEDITED HELP ON THE MATTER.

IN SEPT OF 2015 WE HAD A BLOW-OUT WHILE ON I-71 IN OHIO WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75 MPH AND WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ALMOST UPON AND EXIT RAMP WHERE WE COULD GET OFF AND PUT ON OUR "DONUT" AND PROCEEDED TO A TIRE STORE WHERE WE HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE.WE DID NOT TAKE A PICTURE, FIGURED WE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. THEN TWO WEEKS AGO (10 JAN 16) MY WIFE, ON THE WAY TO THE STORE TURNED AROUND AND CAME HOME AND COMPLAINED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW ONE OF THE TIRES ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE PREVIOUS DAY WHEN SHE AND MY SISTER WERE COMING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THE PREVIOUS DAY THAT THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO HANDLE NORMAL THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AND ROUGH ROAD.. I WENT OUT TO AIR IT UP AND WHILE AIRING IT UP I NOTICED A PLY SEPARATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. SO I PUT THE "DONUT" ON AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY TO REPLACE THAT TIRE, ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT ANOTHER TIRE WAS WORSE THAN THE ONE I INDICATED. SO NOT TRUSTING THE FOURTH TIRE I HAD THE THREE ORIGINAL TIRES REPLACED. THESE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR, THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR WHEN WE BOUGHT IT NEW. MY WIFE CALLED GOODYEAR AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE TIRES TO MOODY'S A GOODYEAR STORE IN FRANKLIN TN AND HAVE THE TIRES ASSESSED WHICH WE DID AND THEY CALLED GOODYEAR AND GAVE THEM THEIR REPORT.