2009 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE FUMES WERE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND THE LOWER ENLIST LINE WAS REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CROSS OVER GASKET, CRANK TIMING COVER SEAL AND THE LOWER ENLIST LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL (SPEED LIMIT WAS INCREASING FROM 50MPH TO 65MPH), A MESSAGE OF "STARTING DISABLED. SERVICE THROTTLE" CAME UP ON THE DASH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET (NARROWLY AVOIDING A CAR STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE TO TURN) AND PARK THE VEHICLE IN A LOCATION OUT OF THE MAIN LANE OF TRAFFIC. HAD THIS SIDE STREET NOT BEEN THERE AT THAT EXACT MOMENT, THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH WOULD BE VERY LIKELY AS STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND I MAY HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. *TR

THIS IS THE 1ST TIME I AM FILING A COMPLAINT, BUT THIS COMPLAINT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES! MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR! MY CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THE DASH ALTERNATES BETWEEN "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER." THIS IS REALLY FRIGHTENING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REDUCE POWER AND YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY FAST MOVING VEHICLES. THE FAULT HAS BEEN CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALS BOGUS FAULTS UNRELATED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL FAULT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I NEED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, OPEN THE DOOR AND WAIT FOR THE DOME LIGHT TO GO OFF. THEN I CAN RESTART AND GO ON MY WAY. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH AND HAS DONE IT FOR 2 YEARS. CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO BUY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS AND THEY EXPERIENCE THIS SAME FAULT, BUT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

THREE TIMES NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WORDING WAS DISPLAYED, AS WELL AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WORDING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WAS DISPLAYED. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THEN AGAIN FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY THE COMPANY AND LEFT UP TO THE CAR OWNER TO DEAL WITH. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET A DIFFERENT CAR NOR PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT ARE BEYOND MY CONTROL OR FAULT. *TR

TODAY MUST OF BEEN A RECORD FOR HOW MANY TIMES MY IMPALA SHUT ITSELF OFF! I LOST COUNT AT ABOUT 20 TIMES! IM OVER A HUNDRED MILES AWAY FROM HOME AT MY PARENTS HOUSE AND ON MY ATTEMPT TO GET HOME THE IMPALA WOULDN'T LET ME DRIVE MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE NOW HAD TO CALL OFF WORK AND AM OUT OF A DAYS WAGE BECAUSE I MADE THE MISTAKE OF BUYING THIS CAR. I HAVE NO MONEY AND CANT GET THIS FIXED FOR AWHILE BUT IT SEEMS THAT I MAY HAVE TO CHOSE BETWEEN EATING THIS MONTH OR FIXING THIS SO I GUESS ILL JUST GO HUNGRY. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING THIS SITE FOR OTHER YEAR IMPALAS AND IT SEEMS THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR IS HAVING THIS ISSUE, EVEN THE 2014 MODELS! THIS HAS MADE ME REACH THE CONCLUSION THAT THE NHTSA DOESN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR SAFETY NOR DO THEY ATTEMPT TO SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS BASED ON HOW MANY TIMES THIS COMPLAINT GETS REPORTED AND DOES ANYTHING EVER HAPPEN!? THE ANSWER IS NO! SO IM BASICALLY WRITING THIS TO INFORM OTHERS WHO PLAN ON GETTING AN IMPALA, PLEASE FOR THE SAFETY OF YOURSELF, THOSE AROUND YOU, AND YOUR WALLET DON'T! THIS IS MY LAST GM CAR I WILL EVER PURCHASE! NOT THAT GM REALLY CARES BECAUSE THEY ALREADY GOT MY $60,000 FOR MY LAST 3 CARS SO THIS PROBLEM WILL NEVER GET RECALLED, NOR WILL THIS WEBSITE ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF HELP SO SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE AND BUY FOREIGN. *TR

AFTER 1 MONTH OF HAVING MY THROTTLE BODY RESET BY THE DEALER, THE CAR ACTS UP AGAIN. YES AGAIN IN THE RAIN. WELL, I HAVE AN IDEA WHY IT MAY BE ACTING UP. THE FREAKING COMPUTER IS LOCATED WERE THE AIR INTAKE IS. SO WHEN THE CAR STARTS, YOU GUESSED IT GM IT SUCKS IN MOISTURE AKA RAIN, THEN THE RAIN GOES ACROSS THE COMPUTER AND ALL [XXX] BREAKS LOOSE. REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL AND IT IS RIDICULOUS! WHY IN THE [XXX] DO YOU PUT A COMPUTER WERE IT IS IN DIRECT LINE WITH MOISTURE. MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS THE COMPUTER UNDER THE PASSENGERS SEAT. GUESS WHAT NO FREAKING PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER 257000. THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT! THE CAR IS BEGGING TO BE ANOTHER FORD PINTO. PLEASE RECALL THE CAR, AND MOVE THE COMPUTER. THIS SHOULD SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS, AND IT MAY GIVE PEOPLE A LITTLE LESS BAD TASTE IN THEIR MOUTH. I KNOW I HAVE RENAMED MY IMPALA TO THE FORD IMPALA. NOT TO INSULT FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT MINE ACTUALLY STANDS FOR FIX OR REPAIR DAILY IMPALA. I USED TO LOVE MY IMPALA AND I USED TO BE A LOYAL TO GM, BUT IF THIS DOES NOT GET RECALLED I SEE IT BEING MY LAST GM CAR I BUY EVER! BRING BACK THE PRIDE IN OWNING A GM, BEFORE THE GM NAME WILL STAND FOR GARBAGE MOTORS. SIGNED, ONCE A LOYAL GM OWNER [XXX] *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

AFTER JUST CLEARING THE ONBOARD COMPUTER WITH MY OBD2 SCANNER JUST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER SITTING AT ANOTHER STOPLIGHT I PROCEEDED INTO MY LEFT TURN AND AS I'M COMING INTO THE LANE MY IMPALA DIED MIDWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AS IT CHANGED FROM YELLOW TO RED LEAVING ME IN THE INTERSECTION AS THE CROSS TRAFFIC BEGAN TO GO ALMOST CREATING A HEAD ON COLLISION AND A MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION. CAN A RECALL PLEASE BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS! ITS TO THE POINT TO WHERE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK! I'D RATHER WALK THE 20 MILES TO WORK THEN BE IN THIS UNSAFE GM CAR! *JS