2008 Chevrolet Impala

EVERY TIME IT RAINS, OR EVEN IF THE AIR HAS BEEN DAMP OVERNIGHT, MY FRONT IN-DOOR SPEAKERS FAIL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, IN-DOOR SPEAKER IS COMPLETELY BURNT OUT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS ALSO FAILED. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO REPAIR THIS. THERE IS WATER LEAKING INTO THE DOORS CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES TO OCCUR. ONCE THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS DRY, THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR SPEAKER BEGINS TO WORK AGAIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR IS COMPLETELY DEAD BUT THE WINDOW WORKS. *TR

ON JUNE 22, 2012 AS I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DASH. I KNOW MY CAR SLOWED DOWN A LOT AND THEN PICKED UP SPEED AGAIN. I NOTICE THAT EACH TIME I PRESSED ON THE PETAL TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD. I DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT UNTIL MY HUSBAND THEN DROVE IT AND SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING REALLY ROUGH. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THAT LOTS OF CHEVY OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE ENFORCE A RECALL AS THIS IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON. THIS CAUSED MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD I BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHICH FORTUNATELY I WASN'T. I READ UP ON THIS AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN AND THIS SHOULD REALLY BE REMEDIED BEFORE AN UNFORTUNATE DEATH OR INJURY OCCURS FROM THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY IMPALA. STARTING LAST MONTH (MAY 2013) THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IT CAME BACK THAT IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WAS REPLACED AND 5 DAYS LATER THE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK TO THEM ON MONDAY BECAUSE THEY WERE CLOSED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AND THE LIGHTS WEREN'T ON. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET A READING ON THE CAR AND TO COME PICK IT UP. I DROVE OFF THE LOT AND 3 DAYS LATER THE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY WEEK SINCE THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN I TOOK IT IN INITIALLY THEY SAID IT WAS EITHER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE THROTTLE. ON FRIDAY JUNE 14TH THE CAR STOPPED THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND STARTING DISABLED SERVICE/CHECK THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I CUT IT OFF AND SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I STARTED IT AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE LOT IT WAS FRIDAY AT 4:45 PM THEY CLOSED AT 5:00 THE GUY SAID BRING IT BACK MONDAY (WOW REALLY). I PARKED THE CAR AGAIN ALL WEEKEND DIDN'T START IT UNTIL MONDAY. THE LIGHTS WERE OFF WHEN I GOT IN IT ON MONDAY AS SOON AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THE LIGHTS POPPED BACK ON AND IT WOULD ONLY GO 40 MPH. LUCKILY THE PLACE IS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM MY HOUSE WHEN I GOT THERE THEY WEREN'T OPEN YET SO I SAT THERE. WHEN THEY FINALLY OPENED I DROVE IN AND TOLD THE GUY WHO I WAS. THE DROVE THE CAR AROUND SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. IT IS NOW TUESDAY AND I STILL DON'T HAVE MY CAR BACK. THEY SAY THAT THEY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT I NEED MY CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. *TR

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. I SLOWED TO TURN. A CAR WAS COMING BUT FAR AWAY. THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD MINIMAL POWER TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK IN THE SIDE. I HAD THE DECREASED POWER, ONLY AFTER COMPLETING MY TURN DID I STOP AND NOTICE THE LIGHT HAD COME ON. MY CAR HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED POWER AND ACCELERATION. IT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAD A VERY UNSAFE DRIVE BACK HOME. I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT DECREASE OF POWER. *TR

CAR WAS JUST STARTED, IN PARKING LOT, GETTING READY TO DRIVE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. COULDN'T TAKE KEY OUT, OR RESTART, NO LIGHTS, NO ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AT ALL, BUT IT HAD JUST BEEN RUNNING. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, IT ALL CAME BACK ON AND RESTART, AND DROVE OK. THERE HAD BEEN BATTERY PROBLEMS IN THE PAST, CORROSION ON TERMINAL, WHICH WAS REPAIRED. THE BATTERY CABLE WHERE THE WIRE ENTERS THE POSITIVE TERMINAL WAS NOT COMPLETELY TIGHT. THE INTERNET HAS REPORTS FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE REPORTING THIS SAME EVENT ON IMPALAS, OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. MOST OF THESE THOUGH, IT HAPPENED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND SOME REPORTED ACCIDENTS THAT RESULTED. PRIOR TO ALL THE MODERN ELECTRONICS, IF THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS WORKING, THE ENGINE WOULD NEVER JUST SHUT DOWN EVEN IF THE BATTERY CONNECTION WAS BAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHERE THE CAR CAN JUST SHUT OFF AND THE OPERATOR LOSES ALL POWER SYSTEMS. NO POWER STEERING, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BRAKING, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING (THOUGH THE LATTER DID NOT HAPPEN TO US). WHEN OPERATING THE CAR IN HILLY OR MOUNTAINOUS ROADS, WHERE THERE ARE STEEP DROP OFFS ON SHOULDER SIDE, AND SEMI-TRUCKS COMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SURELY THIS HAS POTENTIAL AS DEADLY SITUATION. WOULD LIKE TO SEE REDUNDANCY, IF ALTERNATOR IS PRODUCING, DON'T SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RATHER, JUST GIVE WARNING. ALSO, BE SURE THAT NO CAR WOULD EVER LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS MALFUNCTION. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL A NEW BATTERY CABLE IS INSTALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE CAUSED THE SUB FRAME TO CRACK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V377 (SUSPENSION), BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *TR

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