2009 Chevrolet Impala

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.

TL* THE CONTACT'S BOYFRIEND OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HER BOYFRIEND'S VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHEN STARTING , IT STATES SERVICE AIR BAG, THIS WILL THEN CLEAR BUT A FEW DAYS WEEK OR MONTH IT COMES BACK ON [SERVICE AIR BAG] IT RUNS FINE AND HAS 148000 MILES, I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE OF WIRE NOT CONNECTING WELL. WAS THIS RECALLED? IF SO I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL, THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

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.

AFTER STARTING MY CAR AND PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR CAR STARTS TO JERK LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE MESSAGE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES LOSE POWER. AND DOES THIS WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT ACCERERATE. I HAVE CHANGED THE ACCERATOR PETAL POSITIONING SENSOR AS WELL AS THE BATTERY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CARE WHATSOEVER. AND I'VE SEEN THAT MANY OTHER IMPALAS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE.

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.