2009 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V507000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT PAT O'BRIEN CHEVROLET EAST (2810 BISHOP RD, WILLOUGHBY HILLS, OH 44092), THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,807.

I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY AUTOMOBILE PLACE AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE RECALL ON 36110 PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTION I NEED THIS FIXED BECAUSE I CAN TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING NOT SEE HOW MUCH GAS I GOT IN MY TANK NONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE DASHBOARD WORK I'M ALWAYS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND I CAN'T TELL IF CAR IS HOT OR COLD CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN ALL THIS OCCURS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FAILURE THREE YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCDERMOTT CHEVROLET WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V507000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

DRIVER DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK WHEN PLACED IN PARK, WHEN USING THE UNCLOCK BUTTON OR KEY FOB. THE DOOR ALSO DOESN'T LOCK WHEN USING THE ELECTRIC BUTTON OR KEY FOB. THERE IS OFTEN THE NEED TO MANUALLY UNLOCK AND LOCK THE DOOR USING THE "STEM". MY CONCERN IS AND REMAINS TO BE THE NECESSITY TO QUICKLY EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY, SUCH AS A FIRE, ACCIDENT OR CAR JACKING. MOST WOULD PANIC AND NOT REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO MANUALLY DISABLE/ENGAGE THE LOCK. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING AND LONG TERM PROBLEM.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION, RAP FUSE BLOWS, THEN WHEN INSERTING NEW RAP FUSE (10 AMP) IT SHORTS BEFORE THE FUSE CAN BE PLACED IN THE FUSE BOX. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY CHEVROLET VEHICLES. STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED (SHIFTING INTO PARK), ACCESSING ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX IS A SAFETY ISSUE (APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING LIVE THAT CAUSES THE NEW FUSE TO BLOW). SAFETY DUE TO INABILITY TO GET KEY OUT AND RESULTANT DEAD BATTERY, FAILURE TO START, ETC. THE SHORTING OF THE RAP FUSE AND THE RESULTANT INABILITY TO REMOVE THE KEY COULD TURN INTO A LARGER SAFETY ISSUE, GM SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE A TSB.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK USING THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.