2011 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITY, CHECK ENGINE, AND ENGINE POWER INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE CONTACT DECELERATED THE VEHICLE TO 10 MPH; HOWEVER, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CHECK DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. DEALER INSPECTION RESULTED IN "BAD SENSOR". WANTED $400. TO REPLACE. CURRENT ISSUE: AWAY FROM HOME. CAR STARTED BUT ENGINE VERY ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MESSAGE "LOSS OF POWER", CHECK STABIL-TRACK". CAR WOULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE AFTER REVVING UP TO 3K RPM. MAX SPEED ATTAINABLE 55 MPH. MADE IT HOME. NOW UNABLE TO START CAR. (NEW BATTERY) OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAD TO REPLACE/CLEAN THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR?? SOME WERE AT HIGHER SPEED WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. NO START IS ANOTHER ISSUE?

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY ALERTED "SERVICE STABILTRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO UTILIZE CRUISE CONTROL ANYMORE AND IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO JERKILY MOVE & THEN IT ALERTED "STARTER DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE" AND MY CAR SHUT DOWN (STEERING ALTERED & CAR SHUT OFF). I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD & TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR (UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES). DID I MENTION I HAD MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED? THIS WAS TERRIFYING AS MY CAR JUST STOPPED-I HAD MINIMAL WARNING & WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IT COULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE. AFTER READING HOW FREQUENTLY THIS HAPPENS, WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED?

I WAS IN MOTION WHEN MY CAR NOTIFIED ME OF ENGINE REDUCE POWER AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH MY TRACTION LIGHT. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN NOVEMBER OF 2015 ABOUT THIS AND TO NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS WHEN IT HAPPENS. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AND THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS TO FIND AN EXCUSE NOT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD LOOSE $1200 IF THEY FIXED THE ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER. I GUESS MY SAFETY AND LOYALTY AS A CUSTOMER MEANS NOTHING. THIS HAPPENED ON OR AROUND 4/04/2017

I HEAR A HORRIBLE GRIND WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AFTER A STOP, CAR ALSO FELT LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO GO FORWARD CAUSING HESITATION IN LEFT HAND TURN - VERY DANGEROUS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAVE HAD IT TO MECHANIC MANY TIMES, EITHER THEY COULDNT FIND THE PROBLEM OR WOULD FIX THIS OR THAT AND THEN PROBLEMS RIGHT BACK WITHIN DAYS IF NOT HOURS. OCCASIONALLY GET SERVICE STABILITRAC AND/OR ABS LIGHTS, USUALLY LIGHTS WOULD CLEAR BY NEXT DAY WHEN I TOOK TO MECHANIC AND AGAIN THEY'D EITHER FIND NO PROBLEM OR TRY A FIX -STILL A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARING NEXT BUT FROM ALL FORUMS I'VE READ THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP PEOPLE EITHER, PROBLEM COMES RIGHT BACK, RECENTLY RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED COSTING $700 TO FIX, WITHIN 2 DAYS I HEARD THE GRIND, HAD HESITATION ON A LEFT HAND TURN, NOTICED FLUID UNDER MY VEHICLE UPON RETURN HOME, HOPED IT WAS A/C CONDENSATION, WITHIN DAYS THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AGAIN - TURNS OUT NEW RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING AND CAR IS COMPLETELY OUT IF POWER STEERING FLUID AGAIN AFTER 2 WEEKS. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF THE SOUND AND GRIND ISN'T WHAT'S CAUSING MY RACK AND PINION ISSUES AS WELL? HAVE OWNED 2 YEARS NOW WITH THIS PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. APPROX. 68K MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED NOW ALMOST 90K HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS THAT THERE IS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS HESITATION MAY CAUSE YOU TO GET HIT IF VEHICLE CAN'T TURN IN TIME. HAVE TO COMPLETELY LET OFF GAS AND TRY AGAIN SOMETIMES STILL GRINDS IF SO REPEAT IS ALL YOU CAN DO. BECOMING VERY SCARY AND COSTLY WITH NO FIX FOUND SO FAR!!! PLEASE INVESTIGATE! MULTIPLE POSTS REGARDING SAME ISSUE SOME ON NEWER MODELS, VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE I CAN'T EVEN TEACH MY CHILD TO DRIVE IN THE CAR AS I AM AFRAID FOR THEIR SAFETY IN IT, AS WELL AS MY OWN SAFETY EVER TIME I TRY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN.

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY, STABIL TRAC COMES ON, AND IT SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THIS CAUSING ME TO DRIVE IN THE SLOW LANE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND. WE'VE HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE, AND WE GOT IT FIXED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET ANY CODES. BASICALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND IT'LL BE GONE THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS A SCARY SITUATION FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO TRAVEL EVERY OTHER WEEKEND, AND I DON'T NEED THIS HAPPENING TO MY FAMILY AGAIN. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER.

I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT LEFT HUB AFTER REPLACING. I HAVE REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AS WELL. WONDERED IF THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE DESCRIBED TO ME AS THE HUB ADJUSTING THE SPEED OF ONE TIRE TO MATCH THE OTHER. IT ALSO FLASHES BRAKE ASSIST AND STABILITRACK ISSUES AS WELL AS ANTI LOCK ALERT. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY TURNING LEFT BUT MOST RECENTLY EVEN WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.