2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SPEED REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE REDUCED IN SPEED TO 30 MPH AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A VIOLENT, JARRING COLLISION ON JUNE 26, 2014 WITH AN SUV IN LAS VEGAS, NV. I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A TOYOTA RAV 4. I SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES, & MY CAR SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE BEING DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF & THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVED OUT OF THE RUN POSITION, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THE GM PROVIDED REMEDY WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2014. *TR

ON 12/11 THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM IGNITION ALTHOUGH GEAR SHIFT IS IN PARK. ON 12/12 THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START WITH KEY STILL STUCK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN WENT TO GET BASIC INFORMATION TO START THE SERVICE PROCESS THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE SHIFT AND KEY. GENERAL MOTORS ESCALATED REPRESENTATIVE 800-222-1020 REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE FOR FAULTY MANUFACTURED PARTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON GM CHEVROLET IMPALA PROBLEM FOR WHICH GM SHOULD ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY BY PERFORMING A VOLUNTARY RECALL. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL SUDDEN WENT OFF - TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BOTH ON - FIRST TIME OF REALLY COLD WEATHER/RAIN SNOW. DID IT ONE MORE TIME AND THEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS OFF AND SERVICE ENGINE IS ON - I SEE THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALA AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO "POSSIBLY" REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REDUCED POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND TRAVELED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, CRASHING INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOLLOWED BY AN ADVISEMENT THE REPAIR PART(S) WERE IN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS GOING TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. AIRPORT CHEVROLET-MEDFORD, OREGON. ALL THAT WAS DONE WAS THE SIZE OF THE KEY RING HOLE ON THE KEYS WERE REDUCED. WAS THIS AN ACCEPTABLE FIX FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM, AND IF SO, WHY WAS THAT NOT MENTIONED ON ANY OF THE TV NEWS COVERAGE LIKE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT WAS? THANK YOU.

CHECK AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARS AND "CHECK AIR BAG" APPEARS IN DRIVER INFO CENTER SOON AFTER STARTING DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS USED, NOT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURED ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.