2013 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A SECOND NOTICE WAS RECEIVED ON OCT 4, 2014 INDICATING THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CONTACTING THREE LOCAL DEALERS IN THE AREA HE WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO APPOINTMENT COULD BE SCHEDULED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2013 CHEVY IMPALA WITH APPROXIMATELY 43000 MILES DEVELOPED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN IT WAS TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS (5MPH), ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD BEGIN TO FLASH. IT BECAME SO SEVERE THAT IT CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR TO NOSE DIVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVY DEALER, MECHANIC FOUND FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HUB LOOSE AND BAD. REPLACED WHEEL BEARING HUB AT A COST OF $350, DEALER CLAIMED WHEEL BEARING HUB NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY RECALLS. *TR

AT JUST OVER 40000 MILES ON THE 2013 CHEVY IMPALA, THE LEFT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A LEAK. TOOK CAR TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED BELTS WERE COMING APART ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ALSO HAD EVIDENCE OF CORD SEPARATION (SOFT SPONGY SPOT IN TREAD). TIRES WERE GOODYEAR BRAND THAT WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE IMPALA & STILL HAD APPROXIMATELY 20% OF USABLE TREAD LEFT. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $643. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A MESSAGE FROM THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ABOUT TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGED AND STABILITRACK NEEDING SERVICE. SES LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AS SOON AS I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT, BUT BY THAT TIME ALL LIGHTS HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM AND NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS WHEN LEAVING A STOP OR A RED LIGHT SIGN OR AT ANY OCCASION THAT REQUIRES MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER BEING STOPPED. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND IN THE PROCESS CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN TURNING LEFT FROM A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATED THAT SHE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT HER VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING PER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED BY ANY DEALER IN HER STATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY SINCE SHE HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SIX MONTHS AGO AND SHE WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN EXISTING RECALL. THE GM RECALL NUMBER ON HER NOTICE WAS 14299. SHE WAS EXPECTING SOMEONE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS IMMEDIATELY. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. RK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW, THE IGNITION SWITCH INDEPENDENTLY TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED BUT A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE WAS NOT YET SUBMITTED TO DEALERS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 15 MPH, THE STABILITRAK, ABS, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,600.