2009 Chevrolet Impala

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 50 ON A CLEAR DRY DAY AND THE ENGINE LITE COMES ON WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING, SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THEN THE POWER SHUT OFF INCLUDING THE STEERING CAUSING ME TO PULL THE CAR OFF INTO THE DIRT OFF THE FREEWAY. DUE TO THIS MY FRONT BUMPER GOT CRACKED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOW A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING (WITH MY THREE KIDS AS PASSENGERS) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE DASHBOARD "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LAST POWER AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 30 MPH, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER AND CALL ME FOR ASSISTANCE. BY THE TIME I GOT THERE AND STARTED THE ENGINE IT WAS RUNNING NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS LIT. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO IMMEDIATELY STATED IT WAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND WOULD COST $580 TO REPLACE. I SEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE FOR 2008-2012 MODEL IMPALAS'. THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO THE CUSTOMERS ARE GETTING CHARGED TO FIX THIS FAULTY CHEVROLET DEVICE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY DO NOT RECALL THIS DEVICE. *TR

AFTER GETTING NEW BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR DIFFERENT TIRES. IT WAS RANDOM AND AFTER CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE THEY WERE ALL FINE. THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE ON THE DASH PANEL THEY ALL FOUR READ 0 TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE TO CHECK THEM MANUALLY WHICH SOUNDS PETTY BUT I PAID FOR THIS OPTION I SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT. MY REMOTE CAR STARTER DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS ON. I'VE HAD IT RESET AND IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I WAD TOLD THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE BROKE WHEN GETTING THE BRAKES FIXED AND THAT THEY COST AROUND $100 EACH. THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY TO MAKE THESE SO THEY DON'T GET BROKEN WHILE GETTING NORMAL MAINTENANCE DONE SO I NOW HAVE A HUGE ADDITIONAL COST THAT FAR EXCEEDS THE COST OF GETTING THE BRAKES. *TR

2009 CHEVY IMPALA 3.5L FFV - MY "PASSENGER AIRBAG" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE EARLY SPRING 2013. IN AUGUST 2013, MY "BRAKE" LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY HANDLING ISSUES. BOTH THE REGULAR BRAKES & PARKING BRAKE WORKED NORMALLY THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS FULL. FOR A FEW MONTHS THE "BRAKE" LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY & ALARM WHILE DRIVING, ALL WITHOUT ANY CHANGES IN DRIVING OR BRAKING ABILITY. AROUND SEPTEMBER 2013, THE "TRACTION CONTROL" & "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS CAME ON. AGAIN, THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANY ISSUE WITH HANDLING. THESE LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON & OFF RANDOMLY & THEY WERE SELDOM ALL ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE WARNING PANEL ALSO SAYS, "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" & ACCELERATION & POWER ARE DIMINISHED. THERE'S ALSO BEEN A "LOW PRESSURE LEFT REAR TIRE." THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE LOW, BUT THE REAR TIRE WAS OK. TONIGHT, THE "CHECK ENGINE" & "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHTS CAME ON & THE DISPLAY SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." SUDDENLY, IT SAID, "STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE" & MY CAR ESSENTIALLY LOST ALL POWER. THE STEERING ALSO LOCKED UP. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE, & THE "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN, WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

THREE TIMES NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WORDING WAS DISPLAYED, AS WELL AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WORDING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WAS DISPLAYED. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THEN AGAIN FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY THE COMPANY AND LEFT UP TO THE CAR OWNER TO DEAL WITH. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET A DIFFERENT CAR NOR PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT ARE BEYOND MY CONTROL OR FAULT. *TR

AFTER 1 MONTH OF HAVING MY THROTTLE BODY RESET BY THE DEALER, THE CAR ACTS UP AGAIN. YES AGAIN IN THE RAIN. WELL, I HAVE AN IDEA WHY IT MAY BE ACTING UP. THE FREAKING COMPUTER IS LOCATED WERE THE AIR INTAKE IS. SO WHEN THE CAR STARTS, YOU GUESSED IT GM IT SUCKS IN MOISTURE AKA RAIN, THEN THE RAIN GOES ACROSS THE COMPUTER AND ALL [XXX] BREAKS LOOSE. REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL AND IT IS RIDICULOUS! WHY IN THE [XXX] DO YOU PUT A COMPUTER WERE IT IS IN DIRECT LINE WITH MOISTURE. MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS THE COMPUTER UNDER THE PASSENGERS SEAT. GUESS WHAT NO FREAKING PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER 257000. THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT! THE CAR IS BEGGING TO BE ANOTHER FORD PINTO. PLEASE RECALL THE CAR, AND MOVE THE COMPUTER. THIS SHOULD SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS, AND IT MAY GIVE PEOPLE A LITTLE LESS BAD TASTE IN THEIR MOUTH. I KNOW I HAVE RENAMED MY IMPALA TO THE FORD IMPALA. NOT TO INSULT FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT MINE ACTUALLY STANDS FOR FIX OR REPAIR DAILY IMPALA. I USED TO LOVE MY IMPALA AND I USED TO BE A LOYAL TO GM, BUT IF THIS DOES NOT GET RECALLED I SEE IT BEING MY LAST GM CAR I BUY EVER! BRING BACK THE PRIDE IN OWNING A GM, BEFORE THE GM NAME WILL STAND FOR GARBAGE MOTORS. SIGNED, ONCE A LOYAL GM OWNER [XXX] *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WENT INTO REDUCED POWER MODE AND FINALLY DIED WHILE STILL MOVING. LOST POWER STEERING. THEN MY CAR SHUT DOWN, HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WITH THIS HAPPENING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, MYSELF OR MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, DUE TO CAR SHUTTING DOWN. COST OF TOW AND SERVICE 350.00 I ALSO HAVE HAD THE CAR PUT IN FOR THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS GOING OFF, SINCE BEING IN THE CHEVROLET DEALER, THE LIGHTS NEVER GO OFF. *TR