2009 Chevrolet Impala

FOR A FEW YEARS I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME WAS ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY JUST BEFORE RUSH HOUR. I RECEIVED AN ERROR CODE TO CHECK TRACTION CONTROL AND THAT THE ENGINE POWER IS BEING REDUCED. THE CAR THEN LOOSES SPEED DROPPING DRASTICALLY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO VEER OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ACCIDENT FREE. I'VE NEVER BEEN SO AFRAID AND TERRIFIED IN MY LIFE. I FEAR THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE FATALITIES THAT CAN BE PREVENTED. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ANN ARBOR MI WHICH WAS AN EXPENSIVE FIX! SINCE I'VE HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED, THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF TWO OTHER TIMES FOLLOWED BY THE SAME WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER BEING REDUCED. I'VE WRITTEN IN TO GM AND THEY CONTINUE TO REQUEST THAT I PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THE CAUSE. I CANT CONTINUE TO PAY $200-$300 FOR THIS FIX WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ON OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS AND I AM PRAYING FOR A RECALL ON THE 2009 IMPALA. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO MY FAMILY AND THE DRIVERS WHO ARE AROUND ME. THE ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT AND IS A MAJOR CONCERN. THE VEHICLE SPEED CANT EXCEED 40MPH AT TIMES, OR WILL INSTANTLY DROP AT UNEXPECTED MOMENTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.

I TOOK THE CAR TO HANK GRAFF CHEVROLET IN DAVISON, MI FOR WARRANTY WORK AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG SOON LIGHT WAS ON. THEY REPLACED SEATBELT TENSIONER ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT REMAINED OFF FOR A MONTH. NOW THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THESE SAFETY MECHANISMS REGARDLESS OF ANY WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, YET I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM WITH A SAFETY DEVICE INTENDED TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. GM CANNOT IGNORE FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT LIKE THEY IGNORED THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE WARNING MESSAGE "ENGINE SHUTTING OFF". THE ENGINE WAS THEN SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,683.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACTUATOR BLEND DOOR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.