2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

MY IMPALA HAS A VERY BAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND THE MANUAL SAID IT CAN DEFLATE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. MY WIPERS HALF THE TIME DON'T WANT TO COME ON OR WORK. MY HORN AND ALARM SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. THE CAR SHAKES REALLY BAD WHEN I DRIVE IT, ESPECIALLY THE STEERING WHEEL. IT ALSO BURNS OIL LIKE CRAZY.I TRUST MY 99' CHEVY SUBURBAN OVER MY BRAND NEW 09' IMPALA. IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CAR I HAVE EVER HAD AND I WISH I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT. IT DEFINITELY HAS TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS THEN MY 99' SUBURBAN HAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING THAT WAS UNDER THE FRONT SEAT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING. HE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,600. *TR

ALARM CAME ON THAT READ SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL - ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I WAS TRYING TO PASS A SEMI-TRAILER WITH ANOTHER CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT DEAD AND ANOTHER ALARM READ STARTING DISABLED. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. IF THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD NOT NOTICED MY CAR ROLLING TO A STOP I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND SENT INTO THE TRUCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING UP FROM UNDER MY SEAT, I PUT DOWN THE WINDOWS WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO A SAFE SPACE AND BY THAT TIME VISIBLE FIRE WAS COMING UP FROM AROUND THE EDGES OF THE SEAT I HIT THE ONSTAR BOTTON TOLD THEM MY CARE WAS ON FIRE THEY DISPATCHED POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT APPEARED TO THEM THAT THE WIRING FROM THE SEAT MOTOR AT SHORTED OUT AND BURNED THROUGH THE WIRE CASING WHICH THEN CAUGHT THE SEAT I WAS SITTING IN ON FIRE. THE AUTO BODY ALSO STATED THAT THAT APPEARED TO BE WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ 2009 MODEL A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS 82,000 ON IT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT SAID THAT I HAD A BAD ACCELERATOR SENSOR. FOLLOWED BY A FLASHING LIGHT THAT SAID MY CAR HAD REDUCED ENGINE SPEED. I HAVE LOOKED UP MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH A BAD GAS PEDAL. GM KNOWS AND I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHY THEY NEVER ASKED FOR A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THEN FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AS THERE WAS A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. BEING THE PERSON THAT I AM I WAS VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE AND TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WILL OCCASIONALLY COME ON WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WE HAD IN OUR AREA.THEY SAID WHEN IT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRY OUT IT WILL GO OFF. WELL TO DATE IT HAS NOT GONE OFF BUT STAYS ON THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. NOW IT IS HAVING FUN WITH THE REDUCE POWER LIGHT WHICH BASICALLY SLOWS DOWN THE CAR. NOT ONLY ARE THE FLIP FLOPPING BUT WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKES IT SOMETIMES ACTS AS IF IT WILL CATCH BUT THEN LET GO AND CATCH AGAIN. HOW SCARY IS THIS WHEN YOU FEEL YOUR BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE CAR? THIS IS NOT A GOOD FEELING. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AND IT WILL COST ME $85 TO $100 TO HAVE THIS PUT ON A MACHINE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. AND GET THIS JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE THIS IS NOT A COVERED PROBLEM. MY QUESTION IS WHY? I HAVE TRIED VERY HARD TO STICK WITH CHEVROLET PRODUCTS BUT THIS IS REALLY MAKING ME RETHINK MY DECISION. EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE ALERTS AND SENSORS. I AM NOT ONE TO SINK A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY INTO A CAR WITH REPAIRS, I WILL GET RID OF IT IMMEDIATELY. I MAINTAIN MY CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND THE INFORMATION CENTER SAID SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING WITH OUT ME PAYING FOR IT. IT APPEARS FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALA. MINE DID NOT SHUT DOWN BUT I AM SURE THAT IS NOT FAR OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE TURN SIGNALS, HOWEVER, WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,614. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.