2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING TO MERGE, THE CAR FELT AS IF IT DROPPED A GEAR OR TWO AND THE POWER WAS NOTICEABLY REDUCED. THE SERVICE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE ERROR MESSAGE "SERVICE STABILITYTRAC- SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" CAME ACROSS THE DASH. NOW THE CAR WHEN IT ACCELERATES "JERKS" AS IF IT'S HAVING TROUBLE MAKING IT TO THE NEXT GEAR WHEN MOVING BETWEEN 20-30MPH ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THE POWER IN ACCELERATING AFTER 30MPH IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE FASTER YOU WISH TO GO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD AT 55 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2010 IMPALA AND IT WAS JUST A NORMAL ACTIVITY NO EXCESSIVE TURNING OR DRIVING . MY LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THEN MY LIGHT SAID ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED. I WAS TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AN MY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT SAID IT WAS DISENGAGING THE THROTTLE AND MY CAR JUST QUIT. NO POWER STEERING NO WARNING JUST QUIT AND I BARELY GOT IT OFF THE ROAD IN TIME TO KEEP ME FROM CRASHING! THE CAR WOULDN'T START FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES BUT FINALLY I GOT IT STARTED AND MADE IT HOME. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE CONTINUOUSLY ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY AND THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE STALLING FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32, 000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND WILL SHUT DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OVER 5 TIMES NOW. I CAN'T EVEN PICK UP SPEED AFTER THIS HAPPENS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ONE TIME DOING ABOUT 65 AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, I WAS ON AN INCLINE/RAMP AND AN 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND ME AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO TO GET THE CODES RAN BUT CAN NOT SEEM TO GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE. I AM THINKING ABOUT JUST GIVING THE CAR BACK AND HAVING IT GO ON MY CREDIT. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS A SERVICE AIR BAGS MESSAGE ON THE DIC MESSAGE CONSOLE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY SO I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE A RECALL SINCE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ UPDATED 03/02/2015*JS

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT WITH 65,000 MILES. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. A DEER RAN ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON MAY 12,2013. I WAS GOING 60 MPH AND THEN MADE A SUDDEN STOP. THE NEXT DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PLUS THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON.... NOW, I ONLY HAD THIS CAR NOT EVEN 2MONTHS AND MAKING PAYMENTS AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT (ALREADY). ANY OTHER CAR THAT I HAD HAVE IN THE PAST I MADE SUDDEN STOPS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS NEVER COMES ON. WHATS GOING ON WITH THE CHEVROLET IMPALAS? THEY LOOK NICE BUT THEY ARE SSSOOOO NOT WORTH THE COST TO PURCHASE OR TO GET REPAIRED. THIS IS THE ONLY BAD INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE. I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY MAZDA. I WILL LET IT BE KNOWN TO ANYONE WHO ASK ME ABOUT CHEVROLET TO DONT EVEN BOTHERED. THERE ARE BETTER CARS THAN THE CHEVROLET. THIS CAR IS ALSO A GAS GUZZLER. I PUT $50 IN THE TANK EVERY 5 DAYS WHEN DRIVING LOCALLY. I ONLY WORK 10 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE. EVERYTIME YOU STOP YOU LOOSE GAS MILEAGE ON YOUR DIC THE GAS IS GREAT ON THE HIGHWAY THOUGH. LIKE I SAID THE WORST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE. CHEVROLET....IM SO UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED. *TR

RIDING ALONG AT 70 MPH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. COMPUTER SAYS ENGINE SPEED IS REDUCED. DROVE TWO MORE MILES TO PULL OVER SAFELY BUT CAR CUT OFF AND COMPUTER SAYS ENGINE START IS DISABLED AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL I UNHOOKED BATTERY. NOT REAL FUN WITH RUSH HOUR IN ST. LEWIS.GLAD I WAS NOT [XXX]ENDED. *TR

KEY WONT TURN CAR OFF COMPLETELY, WONT COME OUT OF IGNITION, I SEE WHERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY, WHY NO RECALL? OBVIOUSLY ITS A PROBLEM COMING FROM GM. *TR

[XXX] I HAVE ATTACHED THIS LINK AS A REFERENCE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING THROUGH THIS. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ALOT OF THESE PEOPLE AS FAR AS THE CAR JERKING AND WITH THE CAR REDUCING ITS SPEED (SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING). I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ALREADY, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION LINES AND AN ACCELERATOR SENSOR (WHICH THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE ACCELERATOR). PLEASE NOTE MY COMPLAINT IS NO REFLECTION TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THAT DEALER FOR THEY WERE EXTREMELY COURTEOUS AND AS HELPFUL AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE DEALER, BUT I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY WITH THE WAY GM IS NOT HANDLING THIS. AS YOU READ THROUGH THE COMMENTS ON THAT LINK, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. I TRAVEL ON MAJOR EXPRESSWAYS 4 DAYS A WEEK WITH MY MOM AND DON'T WANT TO END UP IN A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DASHBOARD MESSAGES IF NEEDED. AS OF TODAY, THEY ARE NOT ON BUT THE CAR IS JERKING AGAIN. PLEASE CONSIDER ACTION ON THIS. -- THANK YOU. *TR PARTS 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).