2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

POTENTIAL DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHTS TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE SEATS ARE MOVED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE CODE DISPLAYED LED THEM TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. WITHIN A DAY OF THE REPAIR THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON BUT WENT OFF AND HAS NOT ILLUMINATED SINCE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM (CASE # SR # 71-13111-46047) AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ASSIST STATING THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE IMPALA AND WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME SINCE I USED A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND NOT A GM DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT GM HAS INSTALLED IN CHEVY IMPALA?S AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP. THEIR TRACK RECORD WITH FAULTY PARTS AND FAILURE TO RECALL UNSAFE VEHICLES HAS BEEN PROVEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND I AM ASKING THE NTSB LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,500. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 8/30/2017*CN

ON THIS DAY CAME OUT OF WORK, STARTED MY CAR AND STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING, TICKING NOISE COMING FROM WHAT APPEARED AS THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. I HAVE YET TO GET IT CHECKED OUT BUT LOOKING ON THE INTERNET OTHERS DESCRIBE IT AS THE ACTUATOR. THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME, SO I CAME ON THIS SITE JUST KNOWING IT WOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL BUT DIDN'T FIND ONE. IT AMAZES ME THAT SO MANY IMPALA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AND GM ISN'T FIXING/ LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR VENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,964 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,968.

DRIVING TO WORK AND I GOT A DISPLAY MESSAGE THAT SAID SOMETHING SIMILAR TO "STABILITRACK REPAIR, ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND IT CAUSED A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I'VE READ ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH IMPALA'S AND SOMETHING THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS THE SHUTTING DOWN OF THE CAR IS NOT NEEDED. HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC, A LARGE CAR PILE UP WOULD HAVE RESULTED. *JS

I HAD TO HAVE AN ACTUATOR REPLACED ON MY 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN I CALLED OTHER MECHANIC SHOP (INCLUDING GM), WAS UNINFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH IMPALAS. I ALSO HAD SEVERAL COWORKERS WITH IMPALAS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. CONSIDERING THIS ISSUE IS SO COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

WHEN THERE IS ANY MOVEMENT TO THE CAR BEFORE STARTING THERE IS A KNOCKING THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE AIR VENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; POSSIBLE ACTUATOR DOOR ?? ALSO, WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN FRESH AND RECIRCULATED AIR THE KNOCKING STARTS AND LASTS 1 - 2 MINUTES. THE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 36 DEGREES THE WINDOWS FOG COMPLETELY AND RUNNING THE DEFROSTER AT IT'S MAXIMUM SPEED WILL NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS. I HAVE TO WIPE THE EXCESS CONDENSATION WITH A TOWEL TO MAINTAIN VISIBILITY. MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE ACTUATOR DOOR BEING STUCK AND INTERFERES WITH THE DEFROSTER?? I HAVE TRIED USING RAIN-X ANTI-FOG WIPES TO NO AVAIL. NEED SOME HELP GM. *TR

2010 CHEVY IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL READ ENGINE REDUCED POWER, CHECK STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL. AS SHE APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE, THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP, AND THE APP SENSOR FAULT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000....UPDATED 07/15/14 *BF

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE TRAK STABILIZATION LIGHT CAME ON WITH A WARNING THAT ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE WARNINGS CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION SAFELY. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS LATER, THE CAR STARTED FINE WITH THE ONLY WARNING BEING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I DROVE HOME AND CALLED MY LOCAL REPAIR TO LOOK AT IT. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED IT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL AND MY LOCAL DEALER CHECK THE SENSORS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 30 DAYS LATER AND HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN 4 TIMES SINCE THEN. EACH TIME AFTER 2-5 HOURS THE CAR SEEMS FINE EXCEPT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH GOES OUT THE NEXT DAY. *JS