2008 Chevrolet Impala

I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE . I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY AND THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WARNINGS CAME ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN OVER 50 MPH. THIS IS ON A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON ,THEY JUST AS QUICKLY TURN OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE CAR SHOOK AND THE THROTTLE WAS A BIT OFF. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND IT IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT.AS OF TODAY, THIS IS THE 5TH TIME I HAVE DEALT WITH "REDUCED ENGINE POWER"/"SERVICE STABILITRAK". SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. INSTEAD OF BEING SCARED OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT, I'M FEARFUL I WILL BE THE ONE CAUSING THE PILE UP. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE CHEVY IMPALA TO BE OUR FIRST VEHICLE TOGETHER AFTER GETTING MARRIED. BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW ONLY 102 MILES ON IT BEFORE WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. LITTLE DID WE KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE 4 YEARS OF NIGHTMARES AND HEADACHES. AT THE TIME READ MANY REVIEW ABOUT THE IMPALA, NOTHING TOO MAJOR WAS FOUND. AFTER THE FIRST WEEK, THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE FAILING, ESPECIALLY DURING RAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT. THEY TOLD US THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND TO BRING IT BACK IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG AND WE WERE BACK AT THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY CHECKED THE BELTS AND THE FLUID ALL WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER A FEW OTHER TIMES OF THE POWER STEERING FAILING TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY TOO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PS. SO, AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS BACK TO DEALER WE DECIDED TO JUST DEAL WITH IT. WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2008 IMPALA, AT JUST OVER 10,000 NOTED ABNORMAL WEAR ON TIRES, AND WIRES PEEKING THROUGH ON THE INSIDE. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER AND THEY ACCUSED US OF ABUSIVE DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND NEGLECT, WHICH WAS A NEW ON TO ME. ANYWAY, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES SITTING THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS DEFECTS AND NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. SO, BY THIS TIME WE ARE STARTING TO REGRET THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES @ 98.00 EACH. ABOUT YEAR LATER AT 28,000 MILES BEGAN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN. AFTER MANY HOURS OF DEBATES AND PHONE CALLS THEY AGREE TO "CHECK OUT OUR PROBLEM" WITH NO COST TO US. LOW AND BEHOLD WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED US TO PURCHASE BETTER BRAND TIRES. THE LAST TIME I LOOKED MICHELIN WAS A TOP BRAND TIRE. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE, MAIN SEAL IN MOTOR BEGAN TO LEAK. THIS WAS THE LAST STRAW! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY IMPALE WITH 45000 MILES, I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN INDIANAPOLIS AND WAS TOLD IN FACT IT WAS THE GAS PEDAL AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY...THEY ALSO CHARGED ME $90 TO CHECK THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $160 TO FIX IT...I HAVE BEEN N CONTACT WITH CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AM HOPING THEY WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT...I WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND TO BE REIMBURSED MY $90...NO ONE SHOULD BE REPLACING A GAS PEDAL ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 45000 MILES AND UNDER 5 YEARS OLD... *TR

NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES & CAM BOLTS ON 3 WHEELS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR (DOWN TO THREAD) AFTER ONLY 22,348 MILES. I WAS (AT FIRST) TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE MOST OF MY DRIVING WAS AROUND TOWN & THAT I MADE A LOT OF TURNS! TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY SINCE 2008...DLR. NEVER MENTIONED KNOWN PROBLEM W/CAMBER. (MECHANIC SAID HE SEES ALL THE TIME FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL.) SAW THAT THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR POLICE DEPT. PURCHASERS BUT NOT FOR THE REST OF US. MY LAST CHEVY! *TR

WHEN MY IMPALA FIRST STARTED TO DISPLAY THE ENGINE POWER REDUCE MESSAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. SO I CHANGE THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE LIGHT WHEN OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THEN MY CAR CUT OFF ONE DAY AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. WHEN I WENT TO GET IT CHECK THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE THE ALTERNATOR AND THEN IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEN THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT MY CAR IS NOW PARK AND REFUSE TO STAY RUNNING. IT WILL START ONLY TO CUT OFF A MILE OR SO INTO DRIVING. *TR

THE CAR IS ALWAYS GIVING ME A HARD TIME AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN INCIDENT FROM SHUTTING DOWN ON SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL FOR NO REASON. TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS JUST A MALFUNCTION AND WANT TO CHARGE MONEY NOT EVEN SURE WHAT IT IS. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW SAY IT THE COMPUTER AND IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. THIS IS UNSAFE ALMOST GOT REAR END. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER NOTICED A WARNING THAT STATED ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR