2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

DRIVING 65 SPEED LIMIT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRACTION CONTROL ALTERNATES WITH ENGINE POWER REDUCED. SLOWED VEHICLE TO 40 MPH. OTHER CARS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE AND BLOWING HORNS. PULLED OFF ROAD, OPENED HOOD SHUT OFF ENGINE. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. RESTARTED EVERYTHING NORMAL EXCEPT ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON BUT POWER IS AVAILABLE. THIS CYCLE REPEATS EVERY FEW DAYS. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. ABOUT TIME GM SHEDS SOME LIGHT ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OVER THIS PROBLEM. NOT A LOT HAVE REPORTED TO YOU BUT JUST LOOK UP ENGINE POWER REDUCED ON GOOGLE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE GM HASN'T DONE A RECALL, I GUESS ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVEN'T DIED YET. YOU WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL LOOSE SPEED, YOUR CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WILL APPEAR ON THE INFO BAR. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AND I MADE IT HOME SAFELY. MAYBE I SHOULD CALL MY LOCAL NEWS STATION AND HAVE THEM DO AN INVESTIGATION SINCE GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS LIVES ONLY THEIR PAYMENTS. *TR

1. THE CAR WOULD STOP ACCELERATING AND COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND WOULD COAST TO A STOP. ALL THE LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND EVERYTHING WOULD TURN OFF. 2. 3 SEAT BELT LATCHES NO LONGER WORK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY COMPANY ASSIGNED CAR DOWN A STEEP HILL WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 OTHER TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING FAST THOUGH. IT'S LIKE THE ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF. THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON BUT I LOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT WAS TERRIFYING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS COMPLETELY RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS IN MY COMPANY WITH THEIR IMPALAS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER INSTANCES OF CHEVY IMPALAS OF VARIOUS MODEL YEARS DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM ITS RANDOM AND OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 4 MONTHS OR SO. I AM AFRAID I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK IN THIS DEATH TRAP DUE TO MY EMPLOYER MAKING ME. PLEASE HELP- I DON'T WANT TO DIE BECAUSE CHEVROLET HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THEIR CARS. *TR

GOING 55 MPH CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 35 MPH ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY CARS BEHIND ME. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL , ENGINE POWER REDUCED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. HAD SOME WORK DONE AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP 100 MILES AGO SO MAYBE SOMETHING THEY DID WRONG. BUT I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS CAUSED BY THIS VERY SAME MESSAGE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED BY THIS SUDDEN DECELERATION WITH NO WARNING. *TR

I WAS JUS LEAVING MY JOB ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL WHEN AS I REACHED ABOUT HALF A MILE AWAY FROM MY JOB THE CAR DISPLAYED A MESSAGE ENGINE POWER REDUCED I WAS GOIN THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS ABOUT 45 TO 50 WHEN I WAS SUDDENLY UNCONTROLLABLY BROUGHT TO UNDER 20 MPH CARS NEARLY RAN INTO MY REAR SEVERAL TIMES SO I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT ON MY HAZARDS N PULL INTO A NEARBY SHOPPING CENTER I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME N NOW I'M CAR I DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY FUNDS MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IS CHAGRIN TO FIX THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY CHARGE BY HOW LONG THE JOB TAKES AFTER FOR THE LIFE OF ME I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA WHICH HAD 155000 MILES PERFORMED BETTER THAN MY 2006 I NEVER HAD AS MUCH ISSUE AS I DID WITH THIS CAR AS I DID WITH OLDER ALSO IN THIS 2006 IMPALA THIS COOLING SYSTEM PART ARE VERY CHEAP I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A CHEVY TO ANY ONE AFTER EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS I DID WITH THIS CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND LOST ALL MY POWER STEERING FLUID AFTER JUST HAVING A RECALL FOR AN POWER STEERING PUMP HOSE REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCE LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

AFTER LEAVING WORK I STARTED UP MY CAR, THEN PUT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE. I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO USE ALOT OF FORCE JUST TO TURN IT. EVER SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR TIRE SIZE P235-50-R18. THE DOT AND SERIAL NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE THREAD SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.