2008 Chevrolet Impala

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND UPON INSPECTION BY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ON JANUARY 15, 2015, TWO DIFFERENT VISIBLE LEAKS WERE FOUND AS A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AFTER ONLY APPROX. 73,000 MILES. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT INFERIOR GASKETS/SEALS IN THE 1) ENGINES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND 2) THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM CAUSED PREMATURE LEAKS TO OCCUR IN THE MODELS. REPAIR COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT APPROX. $2,000. *TR

ON THIS DAY I WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, CLIMATE AND ROADWAY WAS DRY AND FREE OF DEBRIS. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. TODAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 WHILE OPERATING UNDER NORMAL SPEED AND DRY CLIMATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH TRACTION CONTROL, WHICH HAS REMAINED ON SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 40MPH. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME, HOWEVER THANKFULLY MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. I SHUT THE CAR OFF IN HOPES THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD RESET, BUT THEY DID NOT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND IN MY OPINION THEY COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND SEE THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MANY IMPALA OWNERS. A FEW EVEN STATED THEY HAD WRECKED THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. WHY HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? I SEE REPORTS DATING BACK TO 2010. THE SAME DANGER THAT WARRANTED AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IS HAPPENING IN THESE CASES AS WELL, THESE CARS ARE SHUTTING OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THINKING THIS MIGHT HELP THE PROBLEM. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND THE CAR SLOWS AND CUTS OFF. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER CARS AND AM LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL OTHER DEALERS AND THEY CLAIM THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX IT. IT IS ONLY A MATER OF TIME BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURE MYSELF OR OTHERS . *TR

MY IMPALA WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND LOCK UP EVERYTIME IT RAINS. I CAN BE DRIVING 5 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND WATER FILM ON THE PAVEMENT AND MY IMPALA WILL SHAKE, LOCK UP AND SHUT DOWN. I WAS LEAVING MY CHURCH PARKING LOT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO ROAD, MY IMPALA SHUT DOWN AND DRIFTED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE STREET ALMOST LANDING IN THE DITCH. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING 35 AND CAR SHUT DOWN. IT IS VERY TERRIFYING TO DRIVE A CAR THAT SHUTS DOWN AND HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND AM FEARFUL MY AND THEIR SAFETY. *TR UPDATED 2/16/16 *JS

AFTER GOING THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE, SERP BELT SLIPS, LOSE POWER STEERING, CANT HARDLY CONTROL CAR. IF IT HAPPENED WITH MY WIFE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC COULD BE VERY BAD. WENT TO BEARD CHEVROLET A MONTH AGO (THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SEVERAL MOS) AND WAS TOLD IT'S NORMAL, AND IN NEW CARS THEY WENT TO ELECTRIC PS BECAUSE OF IT. THAT DOESN'T CONSOLE ME WITH AN OTHERWISE PERFECTLY RUNNING CAR. I HAD REPLACED THE TENSIONER AND SERP BELT ALREADY BEFORE GOING TO THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PULLER AND POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WAS TURNING IN MY DRIVEWAY OFF OF THE MAIN ROAD AND THE CAR SEEMED TO CUT OFF. THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTICED WAS THAT I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AS I WAS TRYING TO AVOID A CEMENT POST ON THE SIDE OF MY DRIVEWAY. I GOT IT IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE BASICALLY COASTING, AND I NOTICED SOME LIGHTS ON IN THE DASH. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PROCEEDED TO START IT. *TR

HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHEN IT FIRST DID THIS GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AT 5-10 MPH AND HIT A MUD PUDDLE. I TRIED TO TURN OUT ONTO THE RD AND ALMOST WENT IN DITCH BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T STEER. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR ACTUALLY SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES THE CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS SO VERY DANGEROUS. GLAD TO SEE IN NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THE RECALL-14299. I CONTACTED MY DEALER WHO SAID HE DOES NOT HAVE PARTS YET. WE THEN GOT A LETTER THAT SAID THE CONTRACTOR HAD THE PARTS. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD 4 LEGAL PAGES WITH NAMES AND OURS STARTED THE 5TH. THE DEALER SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. WHY ARE WE WAITING SO LONG FOR THE PARTS? *TR