2009 Chevrolet Impala

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 40 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED AS WELL. THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO TRY AND GET THE ISSUE TO SUBSIDE. ONCE BACK ON THE ROAD, NOT MORE THAN 3 MILES LATER THE ISSUE SURFACED AGAIN. I ENDED UP HAVING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVE (VERY SLOWLY) BACK TO MY HOUSE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUBS AND THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY AND EVEN AFTER HAVING IT FIXED BY A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IN SERIOUS INJURY HAD I NOT BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE ANY CARS IMMEDIATELY AROUND ME. WITH THE AMOUNT OF CONSISTENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CAR I HOPE IT CAN BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 89756+ MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR'S TRACTION SERVICE CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS STAYS ON AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND SOMETIMES STALLS. WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF, THE CAR LOSES SOME BRAKE CONTROL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT AUTO MECHANICS. I REPLACE THE GAS PEDAL (TWICE), THE LEFT BARRING AND THE PROBLEM HASN'T GONE AWAY. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS FOR A YEAR NOW. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF 2009 CHEVY IMPALAS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND FORUMS SUPPORTING THIS ISSUE SHOULD RECALL BY CHEVROLET. THIS IS VERY RECKLESS. I ONLY DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK AND BACK. I AM FEARFUL EVERY TIME I GET IN MY CAR. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE & ABS SYSTEM ISSUES IN THE 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *TR

I WAS JUST GETTING OFF OF WORK AND ON MY WAY TO GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT. AS I BEGAN TO MAKE A LEFT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE SERVICE TRACTION AND REDUCED ENGINE SPEED LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD NOT GO MORE THAT 30 MPH AND IT BEGAN JERKING SO MUCH THAT I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE BECAUSE I STILL HAVE TO FIT IT. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR JUST DROPPED IN SPEED WITH NO WARNING. I'VE SEEN THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE. IS GM LOOKING INTO THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING THEY SHOULD FIX WITH NO CHARGE ESP IF ITS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. *TR

I CONTACTED CHEVY SERVICE TO INQUIRE WHY MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON WHEN MY VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY STATED THAT NO RECALLS WERE CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR AIR BAGS AND THEY WOULD COVER THE DIAGNOSIS COST TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED AND SAID THE "SEAT BELT TENSIONER BRACKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACE" THEY ALSO STATED THEY HAD NO OF KNOWING IF THE AIR BAGS OR SEAT BELTS WOULD DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT TENSIONER BRACKET. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT IF THIS SITUATION IS TRUE (SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN BE RENDERED INEFFECTIVE WITHOUT NOTICE) THAT POSSIBLY THE SITUATION SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR WAS COMING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF SO I ORIGINALLY DID NOT WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN THE GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT I COULD HAVE DRIVING AROUND WITH NO SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. IMAGINE ALSO MY SURPRISE WHEN CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DID NOT SEEM TO SEE THE URGENCY OF WHO KNOWS HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE OUT THERE WITH A POTENTIALLY USELESS SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. PLEASE USE YOUR POSITION OR RESPECT TO PURSUE THIS ISSUE AND FIND OUT IF THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THANK YOU. I HAVE CASE FILE NUMBERS AND MORE INFORMATION IF YOU REQUIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO A HARD TRANSITION OF GEARS VERY SLOWLY BEFORE SHIFTING INTO A NORMAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED HALF A TANK AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL FOR FUEL TO BE BROUGHT TO THE SITE. ONCE THE FUEL WAS POURED INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,445.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLES SPEED REDUCED AFTER THE ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 4/6/15*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK, NECK, LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHAT REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.