2008 Chevrolet Impala

INSIDE TREAD OF EACH BACK TIRE WEARS OUT PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF AN ADJUSTMENT THAT CANT BE MADE TO THE REAR WHEELS, ALL POLICE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS DEFECT AS A SPINDLE ROD WITH AN ADJUSTER WAS PUT IN TO CORRECT IT, I OWN A 2007 AND 2008 AND BOTH CARS R DOING THIS WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER BE STUCK FOR A PART THAT SHOULD BE PUT IN AT MANUFACTURE TIME. HOW CAN U EXPECT GM LOYALTY WHEN U TREAT US THAT WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED RAPIDLY. THERE WERE A COMBINATION OF TWO WARNING MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AND THROTTLE PICKTAL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE PICKTAL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

ON 4/28/13, WHILE TURNING INTO CHURCH PARKING LOT, TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. COMPUTER CHECK THE NEXT DAY SHOWED CODE 2127. THE COMPUTER WAS CLEARED AND THIS PROBLEM CODE DID NOT REAPPEAR. ON 5/28/13, WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH, TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON. I HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 20 MILES TO GET BACK TO MY MECHANIC. PART OF THE COMPUTER RESPONSE DURING THE THIS TIME WAS TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER. THIS WAS NOTICEABLE ON ANY MINOR HILL. AGAIN, MY MECHANIC CHECKED THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID CODE 2127. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY DEALER 5/29/13 AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *TR

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2008 CHEVY IMPALA, I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 1 1/2 AND NOT EVEN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT, I START EXPERIENCING THE (TCS) TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR - WHICH ALTERNATIVELY REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE; IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY,... I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE CAR, AND THEY READER SAID IT WAS DUE TO A CYLINDER 5 MISFIRE.... MY CAR IS A 6 CYLINDER, IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS WHEN THE (TCS) DOES COME ON' THE REDUCE ENGINE SPEED IS WELL UNDER THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT. OTHER CONCERNS THAT ARISE IS THAT SENSE THIS SENSOR HAS BEEN OWN, IT' HAS ACCUMULATED OTHER SENSORS' (ABS) (!) AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL ON THIS, AND WAS ADVISE THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE DANGER, AS THIS IS A COMMONLY USED CAR IN THE U.S & IF THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THUS FAR OVER THE SAME ISSUE, WHY HASN'T ANYTHING BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE? WHAT IF YOU'VE WORKED HARD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE YOU WANT;& HAVE TO PAY OUT OF COST; OTHER THAN BASIC MAINTENANCE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A LOUD TICKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE ACTUATOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,119.

THE CAR HAD BEEN LEAPING FORWARD WHEN YOU WOULD DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE WORD ENGINE POWER REDUCED APPEARED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LITE WENT OUT. RESEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN LOGGED ALONG WITH SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR HAD BEEN PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP ON SATURDAY MAY 25TH AND STATING THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEIR ARE MANY BULLETINS OUT THERE. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP WAS PROVIDED A NUMBER BUT FAILED TO LOOKUP THE BULLETIN. THE ISSUE WAS A FAILED CODE P2138 SET. DUE TO A FAULTY ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. REPLACED PEDAL. THE FIRST PRICE QUOTED WAS LESS THAN $200.00 AND THE TOTAL BILL WAS $280.77. AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS A PART THAT IS DESIGNED BY THE MAKERS OF AN AUTOMOBILE THAT SHOULD NOT BE FAULTY, HOW COULD AN OWNER CAUSE AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BE FAULTY OR BAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE A NATIONAL INVESTIGATION. *TR

2008 IMPALA SS: OFTEN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE CAR FEELS SLUGGISH AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES. I FIGURED BY NOW THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE THIS IS SO COMMON, BUT I SUPPOSE THERE HAVE TO FATALITIES AND LAWSUITS IN ORDER FOR THE MANUFACTURE TO STEP IN. *TR

ON FRIDAY 5/17/2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AS I USUALLY DO AND I MADE A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO DRIVE, I FELT THE CAR JERK AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE POPPED UP AND SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE CAR STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE OFTEN FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I FELT SAFE IN SEE THE CAR BROKE DOWN AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF AN SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 10 MIN AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BY TAKING THE HIGHWAY SINCE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN AND IT APPEARS TO BE DRIVING NORMAL. THEN AGAIN TODAY 5/19/2013, THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY HOME AND THE CAR WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE THE WAY IT SHOULD. HIS POSES AS A DANGER TO MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERS THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH CHEVY IMPALAS HAVE REPORTED AND COMPLAINED OUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT IT CAN POSSIBLY BE A SENSOR IN THE GAS PEDAL WHICH APPARENTLY ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND ITS COSTLY CONSUMERS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO CORRECT. THIS VEHICLE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT IS A SAFETY THREAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY SALES ROUTE AND OVER A FEW DAYS TIME, MY CAR WOULD HAVE THE ENGINE PICTURE LIT AND A MESSAGE OF REDUCED POWER WOULD APPEAR AND I COULD NOT DRIVE ANY FASTER THAN 50 AND MY FOOT WAS TO THE FLOORBOARD. THIS WAS VERY SCARY IN THAT IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CARS BEHIND YOU DO NOT KNOW YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEM BEFORE YOU ARE ABLE TO EXIT OFF. EVEN STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET YOUR SPEED UP VERY FAST. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES WHERE THE CAR LOST TOTAL POWER AND I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT STARTED AGAIN BUT STILL HAD THE ENGINE ICON LIT AND HE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED. I DID HAVE A PART REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $200+ AND FOR A VERY SHORT TIME IT DID FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEN VERY SHORTLY IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. I WAS LAID OFF MY JOB SO WAS NOT DOING THE ROUTE SALES ANY LONGER AND WAS USING THE CAR JUST FOR PERSONAL RUNNING SO DIDN'T PAY TO MUCH ATTENTION TO GETTING IT LOOKED AT AND MY WIFE HAD HER CAR TO USE FOR TRIPS. IT RECENTLY HAS BEEN TO WHERE THE LIGHT AND MESSAGE WILL NOT GO OFF AND IT IS CONSTANTLY IN THE REDUCED POWER MADE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THIS MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF. I DID TAKE IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK TO SEE IF I HAD MISSED A RECALL. THE MECHANIC WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TRUCKS NOT CARS AND HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT. NOR DO WE. NOW IF YOU KNOW THIS IS A POTENTIAL AND IS VERY COMMON ON THESE CARS AS WE ARE TOLD, THEN IT NEEDS FIXED NOW. FIXING THIS, SINCE YOU KNOW THE SEVERITY AND POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WOULD SURE BE BETTER THAN A LAWSUIT I WOULD THINK. I AWAIT YOUR TIMELY RESPONSE. I WILL KICK THIS UP HIGHER BUT WANTED TO START HERE. COMPENSATION IS DUE ON THIS MATTER. I HAVE MY RECEIPTS. *TR