2011 Chevrolet Impala

I'M A 68 YEAR OLD MALE DRIVER,WHO WHEN BUYING A PRODUCT EXPECT A QUALITY MADE AMERICAN PRODUCT. I HAVE HAD TWO SIDEWALL FAILURES ON THE OEM EQUIPMENT TIRES THAT CAME ON MY CAR. THE PROBLEMS WERE POTENTIALLY OF A FATAL NATURE IF NOT DISCOVERED DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK. I OWN TWO VEHICLES WITH THE EAGLE LS-2 TIRES, I HAVE BEEN TOLD GOODYEAR DOES NOT WARRANT SIDEWALL FAILURES. *JS

MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING HOME ON I-81 TRAVELING NORTHBOUND. A WARNING BELL SOUNDED AND SHE NOTICED THE TCS(TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING NOTICE TO HAVE THE STABILTRAC SERVICED, ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING AS WELL. WE DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AT A REDUCED SPEED AND PARKED IT. MY WIFE WENT OUT TODAY AND STARTED THE CAR AND THE ONLY INDICATION WE HAD WAS THE TCS LIGHT WAS ON. NO OTHER WARNINGS APPEARED. THIS IS SOMETHING GM REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS SINCE I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS. A RECALL IS NEEDED GM. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND YOU SHOULD COVER THE COSTS NOT US CONSUMERS!! *JS

I PURCHASED A 2011 CHEVY IMPALA AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2012. SINCE THEN, I HAVE PUT ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 TIRES. UNFORTUNATELY, STARTING ON JUNE 13, 2013 I HAVE HAD A SERIES OF SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS. THE FIRST BLOWOUT WAS JUNE 13. THE SECOND WAS JULY 29. THE THIRD WAS AUGUST 27. THE FIRST TWO BLOWOUTS HAPPENED WHILE AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE THIRD ONE HAPPENED WHILE IN TOWN AND DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MPH. I HEARD A SOUND VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I HEARD PRIOR TO THE OTHER TWO BLOWOUTS, SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED MY TIRES. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE BUBBLE THAT FORMED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. NOT THREE MINUTES LATER, THAT BUBBLE BLEW OUT AND THE TIRE QUICKLY DEFLATED. THIS IS NOW THREE TIRES, ALL GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2, THAT HAVE BLOWN OUT IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LEFT AT NHTSA, I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH MY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SHOP OWNER AT THE TIRE STORE TOLD ME "THAT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, A FAULTY AND BUSTED BELT" UPON SEEING THE PHOTO OF THE BUBBLE. *TT

AFTER THE NOVELTY OF MY NEW CARE WORE OFF, I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OF LIMITED VISIBILITY WHEN LOOKING OUT THE REAR WINDOW. THE MIDDLE HEADREST IN THE BACK SEAT OBSCURES MUCH OF THE WINDOW! I AM EXTRA CAREFUL WHEN BACKING UP BECAUSE OF THIS LIMITED VISIBILITY. I AM CONCERNED WHEN MY KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, YOUNGER DRIVERS DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN TO THEIR PARENTS. IN ADDITION, MY DAUGHTER ISN'T NEARLY AS TALL AS I AM AND THE BACKSEAT MIDDLE HEADREST IS EVEN MORE OF AN ISSUE WITH SHORTER PEOPLE. THIS ISN'T A DEFECT, PER SE, BUT JUST AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DESIGN FLAW. LOOKING ON YOUR WEBSITE, I AM NOW AWARE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS CONCERN. I AM GLAD GM REDESIGNED THE 2012 MODEL TO TAKE THIS HAZARD AWAY BUT WHAT ABOUT FOR THIS 2011 MODEL YEAR? *TR

CODE P211222 AND CODE C0242 CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. CALLED ONSTAR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 15 MONTHS. FIXED TWICE. SPOKE WITH GENERAL MOTORS SAFETY DIVISION AND [XXX] AT GENERAL MOTORS SEVERAL TIMES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE LEAVING FROM WORK I MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY AND MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, REDUCE ENGINE POWER, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND CAR WAS WANTING TO TURN OFF. TURNED OFF CAR AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OFF BUT CHECK ENGINE STAYS ON. CAME HOME GOOGLED WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE AND SEE THAT MANY IMPALAS OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE...I SEE A LAWSUIT HAPPENING IF GM DOES NOT RECALL THIS! *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE BACKING I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE BEHIND ME IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR BE CAUSE THE VIEW IS OBSTRUCTED BY THE 3 REAR SEAT HEADRESTS. I HAVE ALMOST HIT TWO PEOPLE WHO'S HEADS WERE BLOCKED BY THE REAR SEAT HEAD RESTS. I WISH THE HEAD RESTS COULD BE REMOVED BUT THE ARE MOLDED AS PART OF THE REAR SEAT. STUPIDEST REAR SEAT DESIGN I HAVE EVER SEEN. *TR