2008 Chevrolet Impala

I OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. TODAY 11/03/2012 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE INDICATING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND DISCOVERED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THIS CAUSES THE MESSAGE AND CHECK ENGINE TO APPEAR. THIS SENSOR AFFECTS THE CARS DRIVABILITY AND CAUSES LIMITED SPEED IN THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED ON GOOGLE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I GUESS NO ONE HAS REPORTED IT BUT IT SEEMS VERY COMMON AMONGST CHEVROLET IMPALA MODEL CARS 2006 AND UP. THIS IS THE EMAIL LINK WITH SEVERAL OTHER CONCERNS REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F215E7E I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER??S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT FASTEN WITHOUT ME HOLDING THE LATCH DOWN. THIS ISSUE STARTED AROUND AUGUST 2012 AND IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE IT FASTENED. BUT KNOWING I HAVE TO HOLD THE LATCH DOWN IN ORDER FOR IT TO CLICK INDICATES A DEFECT AND EVENTUALLY IT MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES AND IF NECESSARY WARRANT A RECALL BECAUSE SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS AND IF I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING A GM VEHICLE IT WILL BE MY FIRST AND LAST TIME PURCHASING ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS HE HAD TO REALIGN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE TIRES CONSTANTLY BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONE SET OF TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF FAULTY ALIGNMENT WERE NEW AND HAD ONLY 7,00 MILES ON THEM. UPDATED 12/28/2012 *JS

THE LEFT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED AND THE REMOTE OPENER AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S ELECTRIC LOCKS WOULD NOT OPEN OR LOCK THE LEFT REAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. I WAS ADVISED BY LOCAL GM DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SAFETY RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT INVOLVED PASSENGERS WHO WOULD BE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

AT A STOP SIGN ON SIGNAL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST UNLESS STEPPING HARD ON GAS. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP UNTIL ENGAGING AT HIGHER RPM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO REPLICATE THE ISSUES I'VE HAD. HAVE HAD DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WITH ME AND IT STILL WOULD NOT TO IT. 10/1/2012. DOING THE SAME THING. 83,000 MILES. GM AND DEALER AWARE OF PREVIOUS ISSUES. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER OF GM THIS TIME. I GIVE UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME LOCKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR I GOT IN IT ABOUT 7 AM TO GO TO WORK. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE I HEARD A NOISE SO I LOOKED AT THE SCREEN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED LIGHT WAS FLASHING AS WELL AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 40 MPH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN AFTER WORK AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. THE FIRST TIME THE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY SO I REPLACED THAT. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THIS TIME THEY SAID I HAD A PINCHED WIRE AND THEY FIXED IT. AGAIN IT CAME ON WHEN I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER WAS JARRED SO THEY RESET IT. A MONTH LATER ON AUGUST 18, 2012 I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO TURN RIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A CAR COMING AROUND THE CURVE. I GOT SCARED SO I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME AND IT STALLED OUT ON ME FOUR MORE TIMES BEFORE MAKING IT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME AND THEY GOT PRETTY SHAKEN UP AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK AND COULD NOT BE OPENED AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS WITH 5.3L LS4 ENGINE AND 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE AT 55K MILES REQUIRING FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT SAME TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER BEHAVIOR AGAIN AND WARRANTY WILL BE EXPIRING SOON. 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION ONLY RATED FOR 280 FT-LBS TORQUE, LS4 V8 PRODUCES 323 FT-LBS. THIS IS CLEARLY NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF GENERAL MOTORS AND A SOLUTION MUST BE REACHED FOR OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES! *TR