2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

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  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - LAS VEGAS, NV

    "TAKATA RECALL". I HAVE HAD THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE ALONG WITH THE RED INDICATOR ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A FEW YEARS. I DO NOT SEE MY VEHICLE ON THE RECALL LIST. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED? ANYTIME THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA

    THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE WE ARE DRIVING OUR CAR. AND I'M WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A ACCIDENT, OR THEY MAY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I DON'T WANT TO DISABLE THE AIR BAGS BUT NOT KNOWING WHY THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS IS COMING ON. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT ON THE 2006-2014 IMPALA'S. AND PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THERE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT. PLUS OUR SERVICE OUR TRACTION CONTROL KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT. SO I'M WORRIED THAT THIS CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IN A ACCIDENT OR IF THEY WILL JUST DEPLOY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - REISTERSTOWN, MD

    2009 CHEVY IMPALA TPS SENSOR KEEPS APPEARING BUT TIRE DEALER COULDN'T DX PROBLEM PASS SIDE RIGHT FRONT. TODAY AIR BAG P/S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SOLD AS IS. THINK NONE OF THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER GONE THRU MD STATE INSPECTION. PLEASE HELP

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI

    THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT TURN ON. IT IS DISABLED AND THE DIGITAL READER BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER FLASHES SERVICE AIRBAG. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT'S FIXED?

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - UTICA, MS

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE ABS, AIR BAG, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND STABILITY CONTROL. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD BANGING NOISES COMING ROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN ROUGH DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - PAYETTE, ID

    HAD CAR REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS MALFUNCTIONING. I CANNOT AFFORD $900 FOR A NEW ONE. IS THERE SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE?

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - MURFREESBORO, TN

    AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT HAS A AIRBAG MESSAGE ON THE DASH THE IGNITION SWITCH DOESN'T WORK THE CAR WON'T TURN OVER

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - PALM BAY, FL

    ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN YOU GO TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOP, THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL, CALIPER, OR SOMETHING IN THE DRIVETRAIN LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO PROCEED FORWARD MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE ONLY GOES FORWARD WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS THEN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN NOW FOR 5 MONTHS AND THE CUSTOMER IS COMPLAINING THAT SHE ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT, HOW EVER HERE AT DIESELZ MOTORSPORTS WE HAD REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION, FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AND OUTER TIE RODS. AND THE ISSUE STILL PERSIST.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - BRATTLEBORO, VT

    I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE LAST RECALL FOR THE PASSANGER AIR BAG SENSOR IT DID NOT TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THE DEALER SAYS THER IS A DIFFERANT ISSUE WITH IT AND THAT'S WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT THEY DID AS FAR AS TAPING THE WIRES OR REPLACING THE SENSOR. BUT I FEEL LIKE THEY DID NOTHING NOW THEY TELL ME THE PART IS 433.00 AND LABOR AND PROGRAMING IS ALMOST 1000.00. I SEE MANY CARS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE PASSANGER PRESENCE SENSOR MODULE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON KEEPS ME FROM GETTING THE CAR INSPECTED. BASICALLY IF YOU SIT IN MY PASSANGER SIDE FRONT SEAT IT CAN'T RECOGNIZE ANYONE SITTING THERE. ANY HELP WOULD BE WELCOME ON THIS SITUATION.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
    - CHARLOTTE, NC

    WHILE DRIVING ON ROADS AND INTERSTATES, I FREQUENTLY RECEIVE A DASH NOTIFICATION "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY VEHICLE LOSES SPEED AND CANNOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40MPH - DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON AN INTERSTATE. THE NOTIFICATION LIGHTS AND SYMPTOMS OCCASIONALLY GO AWAY AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON, ONLY TO COME BACK LATER. I CANNOT FIND AND ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE