2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE 9/2013. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS SERVICED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT CAME ON AGAIN. THEN BACK IN FEBRUARY THE CAR STARTED MAKING A VERY ANNOYING AND EMBARRASSING CLICKING SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE AC/HEATING UNIT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COMMON IN THE IMPALA AND THAT IT IS THE ACTUATOR. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT CLICKS EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING AND IS LOCKED. I KNOW AT LEAST 7 PEOPLE HERE LOCALLY THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS LISTED ABOVE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR. PLEASE TAKE A SURVEY OR DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. *TR

MY CAR WOULD SHIMMY AS IF THE TIE ROD WAS GOING BAD, AND THE TIRE IN QUESTION WOULD BE FLAT NEARLY EVERY MORNING. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS I MADE IT TO HARTINGTON, NE TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT THERE BECAUSE THE BELTS SEPARATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WHERE I WOULD HAVE NEVER SEEN WHAT WAS HAPPENING. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE. I NOW HAVE HANKOOK TIRES AND WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY GOODYEAR TIRES AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY IMPALA SINCE MARCH 2010 AND WHILE IT IS AN ATTRACTIVE CAR, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. FIRST MONTH A SENSOR GOES OUT IN THE ACCELERATION, $230 TO REPLACE, IN THE LAST 2 YEARS WE HAVE HAD AN ANNOYING TICKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON SOMETHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE AC/HEATER. SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE SAYS THAT IT IS COMMON IN IMPALAS BUT YET I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL. I DON'T HAVE THE $450 TO FIX AND IT IS RATHER EMBARRASSING WHEN YOU CAR POOL AS IT IS VERY LOUD AND LAST APPROXIMATELY 30SECONDS TO 45 SECONDS. I HAVE ALSO HAD LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR WE GO TO THE CAR WASH. WATER SEEMS TO BE COMING IN FROM THE FRAME BY THE WINDSHIELD ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ROOF AREA. IT RUNS DOWN AND COMES OUT BY THE BRAKE ON DRIVER SIDE AND FUSE BOX ON PASSENGER SIDE. I THOUGHT THIS WATER WAS AFFECTING MY POWER LOCKS AS IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH OUR DOOR LOCKS NOT OPENING. THEY TAKE TURNS, NOT UNLOCKING BUT AFTER READING COMMENTS ON THIS WEB PAGE SEEMS LIKE OTHERS ARE ALSO HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH LOCKS, YET NO RECALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT DOWN TO BE LOOKED AT BUT THEY SAY THEY DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES THEY CAN PIN POINT. DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO PUT INTO THIS VEHICLE. I LIKE MY CAR BUT IT HAS ISSUES. I WILL DO MY HOME WORK BEFORE I PURCHASE MY NEXT CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALY, THE SERVICE AIR BAG SOON WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF UPDATED 08/19/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,628 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,378.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,220. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

I'M TRIED OF MY DOORS NOT LOCKING WITH KEY FOB AND BOTH REAR DOORS AND SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT LOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE APRIL 2013 AND TODAY MAY 2014 IT'S STILL HAPPENING.I ATTEMPTED TO LOCK FROM INSIDE VEHICLE AND WOULD STILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. I HAVE TO MANEUVER WALK AROUND THE CAR AND LOCK THE DOORS INDIVIDUAL. EACH TIME I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED PART. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THEY CLAIMED THEY CONDUCTED A FULL VEHICLE CHECK. I THINK THEY LIED AND THEY CAR WAS NEVER CHECKED. WHY DO US AS CUSTOMER BUY WARRANTS AND THE WARRANT DON?T COVER ELECTRICAL POWER. IS THIS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM? *TR

IN APRIL 2013, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON, IN MY 2009 IMPALA, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND WOULD STAY ON FOR LONGER TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXING BY THE DEALER. BUT THEY KEEP CHARGING ME $100 PER VISIT. *TR

IT'S APPARENTLY THE STANDARD IMPALA ISSUE OF THE CAR'S DASH READING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND MY I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN RUSH HOUR WHEN THE DASH READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I IMMEDIATELY PHONED MY HUSBAND. HE INSISTED THAT I GET IN THE RIGHT LANE AND BE PREPARED FOR THE CAR TO DIE. MY HUSBAND THEN MISTAKENLY TOLD ME TO DRIVE TO A SPECIFIC EXIT OUT OF THE INNER CITY BEFORE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. NEXT THE CHECK STABILITY MESSAGE CAME ON. HE WAS LIKE OK THAT'S WEIRD BUT LETS GET YOU HOME. THEN THE CAR DECIDED TO LOSE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. MY HANDS ARE LITERALLY BLISTERED GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD. I GUIDED IT OF THE HIGHWAY AS HE LOOKED UP THE ISSUE. FINDING HUNDREDS OF THESE SAME ACCOUNTS HE TOLD ME TO HOLD ON A BIT AND RESTART THE CAR. IT WORKED AND I DROVE IT HOME. HAD MY HUSBAND NOT INSISTED I MOVE OVER AND BE PREPARED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT ISSUE. *TR

IN FEBRUARY 2014,THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON, IN MY 2009 IMPALA, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND WOULD STAY ON FOR LONGER TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT HUB. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN APPEARING AGAIN. EACH TIME THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON FOR A LONGER TIME. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR