2009 Chevrolet Impala

WITH BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, SHUDDERS, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES HARD TO HOLD. CONDITION IS MOST EVIDENT ON DOWN HILL BRAKING. AFTER BRAKES COOL THE PROBLEM IS LESS NOTICEABLE. THE PROBLEM CAN THEN HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN BRAKE APPLICATION, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL IN THIS CONDITION AND THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS ARE STARTLED BY THE VIBRATIONS TAKING AWAY THE DRIVERS FOCUS ON DRIVING. *TR

I NOTICED SOME TIME BACK THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THAT I WOULD GET A ROUGH VIBRATION, SUCH AS WITH BAD ROTORS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT AT AND THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. SINCE THEN EVERYTIME I HIT THE BRAKES THE VIBRATIONS HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE, IT'S TO THE POINT NOW THAT IT VIOLENTLY SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR AND FEELS AS IF IT'S GOING TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS. SO I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR THIS ISSUE AND A NEW ONE; SOMETIMES MY DASH LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND IT WILL TELL ME IT'S 102 OUTSIDE WHEN IT'S ONLY 70 AND AUTOMATIC TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR IS WAY, WAY OFF. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED RECENTLY THAT MY FRONT TIRES HAVE BECOME EXCESSIVELY WORN ON THE OUTER EDGES TO WHERE THERE IS ONLY TREAD IN THE CENTER AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM WITH ONLY 21,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE; I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ABOUT TWICE THAT OUT OF THE FACTORY TIRES. AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT THEY HAVE STILL SAID THERE IS NO NOTABLE PROBLEMS WITH MY IMPALA. *TT

WE LIVE NEAR MOUNTAIN DRIVES. ON STEEP DESCENTS THE BRAKES WARP AND CHATTER TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO HOLD STEADY. THE LAST TRIP THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT A CUP WAS THROWN FROM THE CUP HOLDER IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND THREE TIMES THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WE NO LONGER TAKE OUR CAR INTO THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS. WE HAVE A CAR WE CANNOT DRIVE SAFELY IN OUR AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN A HILL THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE BRAKES OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED NEW ROTORS UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT WITHIN TWO MONTHS THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AGAIN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED NEW BRAKE PADS AND HEAT SHIELDS BEHIND THE ROTORS SO THEY WOULD NOT OVERHEAT BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

THE STEERING SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN NEEDED TO SLOW SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC OR LEAVING THE INTERSTATE THAT HAVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE AND APPLY BRAKE SEVERAL TIME TO SLOW DOWN. INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AND LESS THEN 3000 MILES HAD TO HAVE THEM TURNED ALSO BALANCE ALL WHEELS, THEY WARPED AGAIN AFTER NOT EVEN 500 MILES. I'M AFRAID WHEN I NEED TO USE THE BRAKES IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE WERE WARPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE CONTACTS FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE BRAKES ARE USED OFTEN; BUT THE FAILURE NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE ROTORS ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,504 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,500.

AT 10,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER UNDER HIGH SPEED BRAKING IE. A FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. DEALER TURNED REAR ROTORS. AT 16,000 MILES VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER DURING HIGH SPEED BRAKING AND WHEN ON DOWNHILL MOUNTAINS THE SHUDDER WOULD LEAD TO THE CAR BOUNCING ON THE ROAD. DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS. NOW AT 40,000 MILES THE BRAKES ARE ONLY 1/2 WORN AND BOTH ROTORS ARE WARPED. DEALER CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO DRIVING STYLE. NO WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR

I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR MAINTENANCE AND FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES VIBRATING AND GRINDING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED GM TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, THEY AUTHORIZED SERVICES. THEY ARE LOOKING IN TO IT NOW. I DO NOT FEELS SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING ON MOUNTAINS. I AM CONCERNED WHEN THE BRAKES GET HOT, THEY WILL NOT WORK. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AVOID CERTAIN AREAS BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH GM PRODUCTS. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY AND THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH GM FOR NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/08/11 *BF

WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES THE FRONT END SHAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO BADLY, IT MAKES YOU WANT TO NOT USE THE BRAKES AND PULL YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES APPEAR TO HAVE HARD SPOTS IN THE ROTOR. THERE ARE 35,900 MILES ON THIS CAR WHICH WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN JULY 2009. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE SAYS IT HAS VIBRATED SINCE 13,000 MILES, BUT HAS RECENTLY BEEN A MORE ALMOST VIOLENT VIBRATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN COMING OFF AN EXPRESSWAY RAMP AFTER DRIVING MAYBE 20-40 MILES AND NOT EVEN USING THE BRAKES PRIOR TO HAVING TO APPLY ON THE EXIT ON A GRADUAL SLOWDOWN, NOT A SUDDEN STOP. THIS CAUSES ONE NOT TO WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I WAS A MASTER TECH ON TRUCKS FOR 20 YEARS, AND JUST DRIVING THIS ONE TIME, I KNEW THE PROBABLE CAUSE, I WAS NOT JUST GUESSING. I CHECKED THE WEB AND WAS ASTOUNDED TO SEE THE CAR MANUFACTURER I HAD ALWAYS ALIGNED MYSELF TO, IN THE COMPLAINT SECTION RESPONDING NEGATIVELY TO CUSTOMERS. I CALLED 2 LOCAL DEALERS TODAY TO TRY AND GET THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AND ASKED BOTH SERVICE REPS IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY BOTH IN THE CINCINNATI AREA SAID NO, IT WAS A WEAR PROBLEM. WAITING TO HEAR A RESPONSE FROM THIS COMPLAINT. *TR