2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE REAR DEFROST WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ORDINARY WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OR TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. HE EVENTUALLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WIRING IN THE SHIFTER HAD BECOME WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

STABILITRAC LIGHT ON WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER - TESTED AND FOUND CODE B 2138 REPLACED SHORTED GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. ON APRIL 9, 2010 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $463 FOR THE FIRST REPAIR AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING I MUST PAY ANOTHER $500 FOR A SENSOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND A FAULTY SYSTEM THAT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND/OR UNDER GMAC RECALL. *TR

PURCHASED BY CHEVY 2010 IMPALA ON JANUARY 25TH OF THIS YEAR AND JUST LAST NIGHT (MARCH 18TH AROUND 715PM) ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK JUST AS I WAS SPEEDING UP AFTER GETTING ON THE 405 IN WA. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE SERVICE STABILITYTRAC CAME ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THERE WAS THIS OTHER LIGHT WHAT LOOKED LIKE TO BE A PICTURE OF THE CAR SWERVING ON ICE ALSO CAME ON. MY CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT NEVER CUT OFF. MY GET UP ON MY CAR WASN'T WHAT IT NORMALLY IT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME FROM WORK, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD THAT MY CAR STARTED TO DO THAT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH ONLY A LITTLE OVER 40K MILES ON IT. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE ABOUT A "SERVICE STABILITYTRAC". I IMMEDIATELY SEND 2 EMAILS TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT I WORK WITH AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT I GOT MY CAR FROM. IT WAS AFTER HOURS WHEN I SENT THE EMAILS, SO I HAVE YET TO GET A RESPONSE. THIS MORNING THOUGH, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT CAME ONE THIS MORNING. I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE INTO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 25MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, BUT YET THE OTHER 2 DIDN'T EVER COME ON AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATING. THIS IS MY FIRST EVER NEWER CAR AND I LOVE LOVE LOVE IMPALA'S, BUT I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE OTHER POSTS AND IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I'M NOT RICH NOR DO I HAVE THE MONEY OR TIME TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WASN'T CREATED BY ME. IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO KNOW THAT WITH ALL THESE POSTINGS THAT GM HASN'T STEPPED IN AND FIXED THIS PROBLEM NOR COME UP WITH A PROACTIVE SOLUTION FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE REDUCED POWER WARNING COME ON AND CAR STATES ENGINE DISABLED... WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULD AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP... CHEVY SAYS ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND PEDAL I HAD THIS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE... LOOKING IT UP ON THE WEB I FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE REPAIRED WITH IT ONLY TO COME BACK... I BELIEVE THIS IS A SOFTWARE DEFECT AND WILL KILL SOME ONE... PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS SITE EDMUNDS.COM AND OTHER LINKS ON THE INTERNET... GM IS TURNING A BLIND EYE.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THEN STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ALSO WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN BACK TO THE OFF POSITION SO I CAN GET THE KEY OUT. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING COMPLETELY WHEN NOT IN USE AND RECONNECT MY BATTERY WHEN I NEED TO DRIVE MY CAR, AND I CANNOT LOCK MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I COULD GET INJURED WHILE CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING MY BATTERY AND I CANNOT SECURE MY CAR. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR IS ON. IT WAS NOT ON WHEN I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR BUT IT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. MY REAR DEFROSTER BARELY WORKS. THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT ZERO THEN STARTS WORKING FOR A FEW TENTHS OF A MILE THEN GOES BACK TO ZERO AGAIN. I HAVE TO GUESS WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AT ABOUT 68,000 MILES. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO REPAIR ANY OF THE ABOVE AT THEIR EXPENSE. STATING THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION ON MANY MODELS OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES ON THE INTERNET. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THESE ISSUES? *TR

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AD THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON : CHECK STABILITY TRACKER, REDUCE POWER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. *TR