2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON FOR NO REASON. I SEE TODAY THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE 2014 AIR BAG WARNING SYSTEM. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS BIGGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING, I GOT TO ABOUT 60MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AS WELL AS TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER REDUCE. I DROPPED TO 40-45MPH THEN SYSTEM SAID ENTERING TROTTLE MODE AND VEHICLE CUT IN ROAD. I PULLED OVER, TURNED IGNITION OFF AND WAITED 2 OR 3 MINUTES THEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE GOTTEN THE BLEND DOOR / AIR DOOR ACTUATOR CHANGED ABOUT 8 OR 9 MONTHS AGO. ONCE THE UNLOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED THE TICKING NOISE BEGINS TO GO ,OFF IT MAY GO FOR 3 MINUTES OR LONGER BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY STOP, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY CAR HAVING AN ISSUE BUT WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT IT'S ALOT OF IMPALAS ON OTHER IMPALAS AS WELL EVEN BY WORD OF MOUTH PEOPLE HEAR THE NOISE AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE STATED THAT THEIR CAR USE TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS ALSO HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND, UNTIL THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND LETTER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND MESSAGE CAME ACROSS SAYING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL: THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING RAPIDLY AT THE SAME TIME. FOLLOW BY A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THEN SPEED WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED ON FLASHERS AND COASTED INTO PARKING LOT. VEHICLE HAD TROUBLES RESTARTING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. TRIES TO DIE WHILE IDLING AFTER YOU GET IT TO START. DID DIAGNOSTICS AND CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE DETECTION POWER TRAIN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A LINK TO THE VEHICLE. FUEL SYSTEM 2 IS OL, LIFT AT 0%, SPARK PLUG 13.5, FUEL LEVEL LOW 38.8, ECU 14.417, LOW ACCELERATION. CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $35 TO TOW IT TO THEIR SHOP AND ABOUT $85 JUST TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THEIR MACHINE. IF IT IS A LIFTER THE COST WILL BE OVER $700 TO GET FIXED. I PURCHASED THIS AUTOMOBILE IN AUGUST 2013 AND HAVE JUST HAD IT A YEAR. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT ON A CAR THAT DOESN'T RUN. I BOUGHT IT AT WK MOTORS IN SEDALIA, MO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS CAR HAS HAD ISSUES AND WITHOUT A WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP WONT DO ANYTHING!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR INTO A SERIES OF TURNS AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILE PER HOUR WHEN IT SEEMED I LOST ENGINE POWER RAPIDLY AND THE CAR DECREASED SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MILE PER HOUR I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COULD BARELY STEER AND BRAKING WAS REALLY DIFFICULT. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD WHERE IT SET FOR APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE OR TWO BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. I CONTACTED GM AND MY DEALERSHIP AND DID NOT GET A SATISFACTORY ANSWER EITHER PLACE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MY RECALL LETTER DESCRIBES YET I WAS TOLD THAT MY ISSUES WERE NOT DUE TO THE RECALL. I AM GREATLY DISAPPOINTED TO BE PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO TURN IN THE IGNITION BUT FAILED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.