2009 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, SOMEONE SHOT AT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A MEDIAN STRIP. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SHOULDER AND UPPER BODY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, BUT THE TIRES APPEARED NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES MIGHT BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,195.

I CRANKED MY 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA LEAVING A NEARBY GAS STATION AND THE MESSAGE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL FLASHED, THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR DROVE SLUGGISH HOME AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM HOME. THE NEXT MORNING NO MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. I TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND THE CODE P2127 WAS DISPLAYED TWICE - THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. I SEE MOST OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE SIMILAR TO MINE I JUST HAPPEN NOT TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. IS GM INVESTIGATING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS SERIOUS WITH MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES? *TR

REFERENCE# [XXX]. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TURNING ONTO THE STREET I WAS ON. I MOVED OVER TO MAKE ROOM, AS I MOVED OVER I HAD TO CROSS OVER A CLUMP OF SNOW AND ICE THAT HAD RE FROZE MAKING A ROUGH AND BUMPY TRANSITION. I WAS ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE STOP SIGN. I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHICH WAS HARD AND UNRESPONSIVE. THE STEERING WAS HARD AND UNRESPONSIVE AS WELL. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 3-5 MPH AT THE TIME. WHEN I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND IT TOOK ME INTO THE INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TOTAL DAMAGE FOR MY VEHICLE WAS $ 5,615.93. WE WERE CONFUSED AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING DID NOT FUNCTION AND WHY WITH THIS VIOLENT OF A CRASH THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER READING THE RECALL NOTICE EXPLAINING THE IGNITION RECALL IT MADE SENSE THAT WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE REDUCE POWER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 45 MPH AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/1/2015 *JS

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. POWER IS REDUCED. CAR RUNS AND DRIVES WELL. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE LIGHT COMES ON AND CUTS POWER. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED. THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR A DAY AND THEN CAME BACK ON. I HEAR OF PEOPLE REPLACING PARTS AND THE PROBLEM NOT BEING FIXED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT. *TR