2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR KEY FOB FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WEEKS LATER, THE BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSES AS DIS-FUNCTIONAL LOCK ACTUATORS. UPDATED 06/18/15

WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MESSAGE LIT UP SAYING ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, THEN SAID STARTING DISABLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF MID HIGHWAY WITH NO TIME TO REACT. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS, TRACTOR TRAILER, AND BUSES. I HAD NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING. I HAVE 5 CHILDREN WHO ARE OFTEN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS CREATED A MESS OF TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. AFTER BEING SCARED OUT OF MY MIND AND STUCK HALF IN A HIGHWAY LANE FOR 5 MIN WITH TRAFFIC SWERVING, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO ISSUES AND I CONTINUED HOME. NO SIGN OF ANYTHING TODAY, HOWEVER I AM READING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER CHEVY IMPALA OWNERS WHO STATE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND IT COMES AND GOES AND HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX IT AND IT STILL HAPPENS EVERY SO OFTEN SOMETIMES MORE THAN OTHERS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE A LIFE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHEN I REACH 56 MILES PER HOUR MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SLOW DOWN THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE. THE LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING RAPIDLY AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. ONCE I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP AND THE IGNITION SWITCH SEEMED TO BE STUCK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT SO I HAVE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO PARK A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED I HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND IN MY GLOVE BOX WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN AND CLOSED AND SOMETIME HOURS AFTER ILL HEAR THE NOISE AND THE ELECTRIC WILL FLICKER. *TR

AT FIRST IT WAS JUST THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK THAT WOULD NOT UNLOCK ALL THE TIME AND THEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LOCK STARTED TO BE INTERMITTENT BUT AS OF FEBRUARY 2015, NEITHER WILL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK EVEN USING THE DOOR HANDLE. WE HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS AND UNLOCK. ONCE UNLOCKED THEY THEN RARELY LOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM, IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE NOR WOULD FIRST RESPONDERS BE ABLE TO QUICKLY EXTRICATE ANY PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT. THIS WORRIES US AS WE DO TAKE PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT. IF THERE WAS A CHILD OR INFANT, IT WOULD BE HORRIFIC WE HAVE FRIENDS WITH A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THEIR REAR LOCKS ARE INTERMITTENT AND ONE IS GETTING WORSE. I WILL BET THERE A NUMBER OF CARS JUST LIKE OURS. I HAVE HAD CARS AS LONG AS 15YRS AND NEVER HAD A DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CAR THAT IS 31 YRS OLD AND THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FAIL - AND IT IS A CHEVROLET ALSO. THE DEALER HAS TOLD US OUR CAR IS NOW ALMOST 6 YRS OLD AND THAT WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND PAY TO HAVE THEM FIXED. WE THINK IT IS A DEFICIT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE DOOR LOCKS AND THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY FOR IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOME CHILD GETS KILLED OR ADULTS GET TRAPPED. *TR

'SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL' 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON MY DAILY DRIVE OF 60 MILES ONE WAY. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T PASSING AND DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR! THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WHERE I HAVE NOT LOST ALL POWER BUT PARTIAL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL QUIT WORKING AND THE CAR HAS VERY LITTLE POWER. *TR

THE CAR STATES SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL-ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO START IT AGAIN. I DRIVE HIGHWAY DAILY AND HAVE A (XXX) YEAR OLD SON THAT RIDES WITH ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE BOTH OF US. *TRPARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE CHECK THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY, THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULES WERE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 40 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED AS WELL. THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO TRY AND GET THE ISSUE TO SUBSIDE. ONCE BACK ON THE ROAD, NOT MORE THAN 3 MILES LATER THE ISSUE SURFACED AGAIN. I ENDED UP HAVING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVE (VERY SLOWLY) BACK TO MY HOUSE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUBS AND THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY AND EVEN AFTER HAVING IT FIXED BY A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IN SERIOUS INJURY HAD I NOT BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE ANY CARS IMMEDIATELY AROUND ME. WITH THE AMOUNT OF CONSISTENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CAR I HOPE IT CAN BE ADDRESSED. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS UNAVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 89756+ MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR'S TRACTION SERVICE CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS STAYS ON AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND SOMETIMES STALLS. WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF, THE CAR LOSES SOME BRAKE CONTROL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT AUTO MECHANICS. I REPLACE THE GAS PEDAL (TWICE), THE LEFT BARRING AND THE PROBLEM HASN'T GONE AWAY. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS FOR A YEAR NOW. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF 2009 CHEVY IMPALAS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND FORUMS SUPPORTING THIS ISSUE SHOULD RECALL BY CHEVROLET. THIS IS VERY RECKLESS. I ONLY DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK AND BACK. I AM FEARFUL EVERY TIME I GET IN MY CAR. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE & ABS SYSTEM ISSUES IN THE 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *TR