2007 Chevrolet Impala

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND I KNOW A LOT OF OTHERS ARE HAVING IT TOO. WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON WILL RANDOMLY AND CODE SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. MY CAR'S ENGINE POWER WILL REDUCE AND I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES: ON THE FREEWAY, IN TOWN, AT STOP LIGHTS, GOING UP HILLS, ON FLAT GROUND, WHEN I FIRST TURN MY CAR ON, AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 HOURS. THERE IS NO PATTERN. AFTER I TURN MY CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, THE LIGHT TURN OFF AND MY CAR RUNS OK AGAIN. IT HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, BUT SOMETIMES 4 OR 5 TIMES WEEK.

VEHICLE IN MOTION AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AND NEARLY CAUSING A FATAL COLLISION ON A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. ERRORS ON DASH STATED THROTTLE DISABLED STOP ENGINE, OIL PRESSURE LOW ENGINE POWER REDUCED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE WAS A RECALL (EXPIRED?) FOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR DUE TO FAULTY SOLDERING.

AIR BAG INOPERATIVE LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS ASSOCIATED WITH (PIG-TAIL) WAS BROKEN AND CHAFED FROM INTERFACING WITH CAR FRAME DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF INCIDENT . VEHICLE HAS 58,025 ORIG MILES THE CAR IS OPERATED ON. CITY AND HIGHWAY PAVED ROADS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AND ALSO THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TRACTION CONTROL, WARNING COMES ON THEN ENGINE STARTS TO SHUT DOWN NO POWER TO MAINTAIN FREEWAY SPEED HAVE TO EXIT. SCARY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ON A SIDE STREET IT IS NOT QUITE SO BAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. NEED HELP. MOST RECENT JAN 5 2017. COLD WEATHER, CAR VIBRATES SO BAD AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FOR ABOUT 3 TO 5 YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED PER A RECALL CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MID SEPTEMBER OF 2014. A YEAR LATER, WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.