2009 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIR BAG FRACTURED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE AIR BAG WIRING CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V517000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,977. MA 08/05/15 UPDATED 9/24/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,977. MA 08/05/2015 UPDATED 9/29/2015*JS

WHEN TRYING TO START THIS VEHICLE IT WILL NOT CRANK OVER. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND THE PROPER NOISES AS IF YOUR STARTING YOUR CAR COME ON; HOWEVER THE SERVICE AIRBAG SIGN COMES ACROSS MY DASH AND THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK OVER. I TRIED TO USE THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND THIS DOES NOT WORK EITHER. I HAVE PLACED A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND AFTER LEAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO ON FOR A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WILL THEN CRANK OVER. IT WILL EITHER START OR JUST CRANK OVER AND ACT AS THOUGH IT WILL START. IF IT DOES NOT START THE FIRST ATTEMPT I WAIT SEVERAL MORE MINUTES AND MESS AROUND GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WILL CRANK OVER AND START. AFTER READING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON... HTTP://WWW.IMPALAFORUMS.COM/CHEVY-IMPALA-8TH-GEN-DISCUSSION/328381-SERVICE-AIR-BAG.HTML#/FORUMSITE/20859/TOPICS/328381 I WONDER WHY THERE CANNOT BE A RECALL ISSUED ON THIS? IT APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT SUCCESSFULLY BEING REPAIRED. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS? I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON. WARRING CAN BE ERASED BY PUSHING THE RESET BUTTON SO YOU CONTINUE TO VIEW INFORMATION WINDOW. MOVING DRIVER SEAT BACK OR FORWARD CAN SOMETHING ERASE THE WARRING. DEALER COULD NOT TELL IF DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IS WORKING WHEN THE WARRING LIGHT IS ON, GO FIGURE! REPAIR COULD BE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. WHY ARE AIR BAGS NOT COVERED FOR A 100,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS LIKE EMISSION COMPONENTS? AFTER ALL AIR BAG SYSTEMS ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND EMISSIONS ARE NOT! I WILL JUST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IS.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2012. THIS CAR HAD PERIODIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND A CO2 SENSOR FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO ISSUES COMPARABLE TO A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. EARLIER IN THE WINTER OF 2015, I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP INTO FOURTH GEAR ON THE FREEWAY UNTIL AFTER TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING. ONE DAY IN ANN ARBOR, MI, I WAS ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN WHEN THE RPM METER STARTED REVVING TO 6,000 AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AFTER RESTARTING THE IMPALA, THE CAR WENT A FEW HUNDRED FEET TO RED LIGHT AND DIED AT THE INTERSECTION. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO DROP THIS VEHICLE OFF AT AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP FOLLOWING A LONG TRIP FULL OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND START-UPS. THE MECHANIC LATER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $1,600 AND THE TRANSMISSION STILL POSSESSES THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON. WARNINGS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER ARE DISPLAYED AND ALL BUT SHUTS MY CAR OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING CARS TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE BARELY MISSING ME. I GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON SAME MESSAGES AND WON'T GO NO WHERE. DO THE SAME THING AGAIN ONLY WAITING LONGER AND NO MESSAGES BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. I DRIVE HOME. NEXT DAY NO WARNINGS OR LIGHTS. COUPLE WEEKS GO BY DOES THE WHOLE WARNINGS AND LIGHTS AND SLOWS CAR DOWN AGAIN BUT DOESN'T COMPLETELY SHUT IT DOWN. I WAS IN REGULAR STREET TRAFFIC THIS TIME ABOUT 35MPH. AND NOW IT'S MORE FREQUENT SOMETIMES A COUPLE TIMES A DAY TO ONCE EVERY DAY OR TWO. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. I'M READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON A LOT OF IMPALAS CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS AND WRECKS. *TR