2010 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR VENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,964 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,968.

DRIVING TO WORK AND I GOT A DISPLAY MESSAGE THAT SAID SOMETHING SIMILAR TO "STABILITRACK REPAIR, ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND IT CAUSED A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I'VE READ ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH IMPALA'S AND SOMETHING THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS THE SHUTTING DOWN OF THE CAR IS NOT NEEDED. HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC, A LARGE CAR PILE UP WOULD HAVE RESULTED. *JS

WHEN THE INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DASH READ "SERVICE STABILITRAK", "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". IT SEEMED FINE WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE NEXT INCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL A WHILE LATER, AND THEN IT WASN'T THAT BAD. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I WAS DRIVING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, EXCEPT IT SAID "STARTING DISABLED, SERVICE THROTTLE" AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE. EVENTUALLY, LEADING UP TO TODAY, MY CAR GOT WORSE AND WORSE, AND EVENTUALLY IT JUST STARTED TURNING OFF AT STOPLIGHTS WITH THE MESSAGE "STARTING DISABLED, SERVICE THROTTLE". IT STARTS WITH THE OTHER MESSAGES ALMOST AS SOON AS I TURN ON THE CAR. THE ENGINE REVS AND THE CAR SOUNDS AWFUL. *TR

AFTER WET WEAR HER STABILITY LIGHT MESSAGE, TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AS DOES ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE POWER IS REDUCED AND VEHICLE DIES IF YOU DO NOT PULL OVER AND TURN IT OFF AND BCK ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM WHICH GM IS AWARE OF AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IF NOT DEALT WITH. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I GO TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND IS GIVING ME MESSAGES OF ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK. THE CAR STILL DRIVES WHEN THIS IS ON, BUT ITS REALLY DOGGIE, AND SHIFTS HARD. *TR

AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE LOW ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON .SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 15 MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN CAR OFF . THEN RESTARTED IT AGAIN IT WAS FINE FOR A MONTH . IT REPEATED SAME PROBLEM. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON .HDHAD CODE READ SAYING THROTTLE CABLE AND TRACTION CONTROL.TO ME THAT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HIGHWAY DRIVING THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT .I CAN SEE THIS HAS BEEN A ISSUE WITH GENERAL MOTORS WITH IMPALAS AND OTHER MODELS SINCE 2008.HOW MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS WOULD IT TAKE UNTIL ITS FIXED .COMPLAINTS KEEP COMING UP AFTER THROTTLE BODIES REPLACED STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM. *TR

I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE, BUT APPROXIMATELY 2 YRS AGO, I BEGAN SEEING THE SEQUENCE OF MESSAGES, "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER REDUCED," AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT. THE CAR SPEED WAS OBVIOUSLY REDUCED AND I COULDN'T REALLY ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO CARMAX AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, BUT SEEMINGLY ALWAYS ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I'M TRAVELING AROUND 65--70 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO RESEARCH WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. I THINK THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVY I PURCHASE! *TR