2009 Chevrolet Impala

HORRIBLE SHIMMY/SHAKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, EVEN AFTER REPLACING BRAKES AND ROTORS. UNEVEN WEAR PATTERN ON TIRES (ESPECIALLY THE FRONT). INNER TREAD AND OUTER TREAD BALD, EVEN AFTER FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ALSO FEELS LIKE THERE'S SOME STEERING ISSUES TO WORK OUT AS WELL. WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT NOT SHAKE/WEAR TIRES, BUT NOTHING HAS HELPED. GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN OF ABSOLUTELY NO HELP EITHER! *TR

I TAKE A LEFT HAND TURN I HEAR CRACKING; BACKING UP I HEAR CRACKING; LIKE THE FRONT AXLE IS FALLING APART. THERE IS A CONTROL ARM RECALL BUT NOT ON MY CAR JUST POLICE CARS. THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR SOUNDS LIKE THE POLICE ISSUE CAR. I AM KINDA OF SCARED PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC SCARY, TWICE I HAVE HAD THE TRACTION CONTROL COME ON AND SAY IT NEEDS SERVICE; BUT WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF LIGHT DOESN'T COME BACK ON. IT DRIVES FUNNY AS WELL DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANYMORE. *TR

VEHICLE HAD BAD SHIMMY AND EXTREME TIRE WEAR ON INNER EDGES AND OUTER EDGES. TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED NEEDED A TIRE ROTATION AND AN ALIGNMENT KIT - BOTH OF WHICH WOULD BE A CUSTOMER PAY ITEM. I COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT ISSUE. HE CONFIRMED MY STATEMENT BUT SAID EVEN HIS WIFE'S CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND HE CAN'T GET IT COVERED BY GM AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. I HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES PER THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS, I PAID TO HAVE THE VEHICLE ALIGNED, AND I AM STILL WEARING THROUGH TIRES AT AN ALARMING RATE - CLOSE TO EVERY 16K-19K MILES. THE TIRES ARE BALD ON THE INNER AND OUTER EDGES, BUT HAVE TREAD IN THE MIDDLE. WE HAVE BEEN DIE-HARD CHEVROLET PURCHASERS, BUT THIS IS OUR LAST PURCHASE FROM GM UNLESS THEY STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AND CUSTOMERS. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AS I HAVE NO TRACTION IN SNOW OR IN RAINY/SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE WAY THE CAR PERFORMS THAT IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR

HAD THE CAR IN FOR NORMAL INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED I HAD UNEVEN REAR TIRE WEAR ON REAR TIRES.. THEY HAD TO GRIND THE REAR SPINDLE TO GET PROPER FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT 2011. 12 MONTHS LATE 2012 WAS INFORMED IN 2012 INSPECTION HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRE AND FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND HAVE TWO REAR SPINDLE BOLT TO COMPLETE JOB. THERE WAS NEVER A MENTION OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR IF THE DEALER WOULD STAND HIND THE PRODUCT AND WARRANTY THE WORK DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WHEEL CHAMBERS HAD FAILED CAUSING THE TIRES TO CUP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 10/24/12*LJ UPDATED 10/25/12

THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY ISSUES RELATED TO BRAKES AND SUSPENSION FOR THE CHEVY IMPALA. AFTER ONLY 10K MILES, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE. THE DEALERSHIP RESURFACED THEM. THEY WERE FINE FOR A BIT LONGER BUT THEN THE ISSUE REOCCURED. I AM NOT SURE IF ITS A OVERHEATING ISSUE OR WHAT BUT IT HAS HAD OTHER BRAKE AND SUSPENSION ISSUES AS WELL. THERE IS UNDER 30K MILES ON THE CAR AND IT HAS ALREADY HAD: LEFT FRONT TENSIONER REPLACED, REAR LEFT SWAY BAR REMOVED/REINSTALLED, ROTORS REFINISH, AND A WHOLE NEW SET OF TIRES NOW. WE HAVE HAD MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS FROM BOTH CHEVY AND BUICK. NO OTHER VEHICLE HAS GIVEN US AS MANY ISSUES IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP THAT THIS CAR HAS. IT ALL APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION. BASED ON ONLINE SEARCHES, WE ARE NOT ALONE AS MANY IMPALA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR BRAKE RELATED ISSUES/COMPLAINTS. *TR