2013 CHEVROLET Impala Problems & Complaints
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ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
41 complaints
WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND I BEGIN TO LOOSE POWER I TRIED PUSHING THE OFF BUTTON AFTER A FEW MILES IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF HOPING TO RESET IT BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I'VE HAD MY STARTER CHECKED, MY BATTERY, MY ALTERNATOR ALL THOSE CAME OUT FINE BUT THE CAR WON'T START AND THE MECHANICS ARE SAYING THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE CAR FROM STARTING. ALSO PRIOR TO THIS I WOULD HEAR A THROOTLING SOUND AS WELL TO ME IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE WAS LOOSE SO K EVEN HAD THAT CHECKED BUT I BELIEVE IT'S CONNECTED TO THIS TRACTION LIGHT THAT CAME OWN BEFORE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF.
Dec 06, 2019
WHILE DRIVING I HIT THE BRAKES. THEN THE STABILITY LIGHT VAME ON. ALONG WITH BRAKE ASSIST AND TRACTION LIGHT. AFTER THIS THE CAR DOES NOT WANNA REVERSE MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR
Jun 28, 2019
WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING A GRINDING SOUND SIMILAR TO BAD BRAKES (FRONT BRAKES WERE REDONE LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO) AND THE SERVICE STABILITRACK, ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND PERIODICALLY SHUT OFF. I'VE SHUT OFF TRACTION CONTROL BUT IT STILL ENGAGES WHEN TURNING LEFT OCCASIONALLY CAUSING REDUCED ACCELERATION AND DANGER TO MYSELF WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE AT 95K MILES BUT THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AT AROUND 50K MILES AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER AND PARTIALLY COVERED BY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.
May 21, 2019
WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, DRIVING STABILITY LIGHT STAYS ON, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN IF I HAVE IT DISENGAGED.
Apr 24, 2019
SERVICE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF. CAR WILL LOSE SOME SPEED WHILE DRIVING FOR A SECOND, LIKE THE ABS KICKS ON WHEN IT ISN'T SUPPOSED TO. HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR WILL LOSE SOME SPEED WHILE THE LIGHT INDICATING ABS HAS ACTIVATED FOR SOME REASON.
Apr 21, 2019
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
18 complaints
FAULTY WIRING HARNESS FOR THE STABLE LINK SYSTEM FRONT DRIVER SIDE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON ALONG WITH THE STABLE LINK SYSTEM AND LOSE POWER TO THE ENGINE AND SHUT DOWN.
Aug 04, 2020
UPON USING THE KEY FOB TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS, OR JUST OPENING AN UNLOCKED DOOR, A LOUD CLICKING SOUNDS STARTS FROM UNDER THE DASH AND CAN LAST FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND SHIFT SIDE FROM DRIVE SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE AND BACK. THE A/C NOR HEAT WORKS WHILE THE CLICKING SOUND IS MADE. WHEN YOU CHANGE SETTING FROM A/C TO HEAT, THE CLICKING SOUND STARTS AGAIN. INITIALLY, AFTER THE CLICKING SOUND STOPPED, THE A/C AND/OR HEAT WORKED FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. NOW, AT TIMES, NEITHER THE A/C NOR HEAT WORKS. IF EITHER WORKS, IT IS ONLY ONE SIDE AND IT SHIFTS AS TO WHICH SIDE WORKS. BOTH SIDES NO LONGER WORK AT ONCE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE SEPARATE A/C AND HEAT CONTROLS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND THERE IS NOT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS ON, WHILE IN DRIVE AND IN PARK, STATIONARY, MOVING, TURNING, STOPPED, ETC. ALWAYS MAKES THE CLICKING SOUND WHEN UNLOCKING AND LOCKING DOORS. NOT FOB RELATED BECAUSE CLICKING SOUND HAPPENS WHEN MANUALLY UNLOCKING AND LOCKING DOORS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION. (OTHER IMPALA OWNERS HAVE TOLD ME THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE) THE CLICKING SOUNDSTARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND WOULD HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY. NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY, EACH TIME THE DOOR OPENS AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. IF WE ARE UNSURE IF DOORS ARE LOCKED AND USE THE KEY FOB TO LOCK, THE CLICKING STARTS AGAIN.
Jan 09, 2020
ACTUATOR FAILS UNDER DASH CAUSING A/C TO FAIL IN THE ARIZONA DESERT. THIS IS THE 4 OR 5TH-TIME CHEVROLET HAS REPLACED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY CLAIM IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NO RECALL AS IT IS NOT SAFETY RELATED. A/C FAILURE IN THE ARIZONA DESERT IS DEFINATLY A SAFTY ISSUE.
Jun 25, 2018
MY REAR DEFROST STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY SO I INSPECTED THE HARNESS FOR REAR DEFROST AND I NOTICED IT WAS BURNT UP AND MELTED AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIRNCED THIS ISSUE. LOTS OF OTHER IMPALA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CSLLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THIS WAS A RECALL AND THEY SAID NO THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD TO ME AND PLENTY OF OTHER MOTORISTS.
Mar 27, 2018
IGNITION STICKS IN THE 'START' POSITION & HAS TO MANUALLY BE TURNED TO THE 'RUN' POSITION. NEW IGNITION HAD TO BE INSTALLED.
Jan 05, 2018
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ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
15 complaints
THE SERVICE STABILITRAK/ABS/BRAKE CONTROL LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF INCESSANTLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I'M MOVING, TURNING, BREAKING, ETC. IT'S SEEMINGLY COMPLETELY RANDOM. EVERY IME THEY DO, THE CAR DINGS, MAKING THE RIDE UNBEARABLE ("DING, DING, DING...DING, DING, DING" AD NASEUM). THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AND I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY, A LITTLE OVER 1.5 YEARS AGO. IT'S NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. COUNTLESS REPORTS ON FORUMS INDICATE THAT IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS GOING TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS. IT'S DISTRACTING, UNSAFE, AND SEEMINGLY UNFIXABLE IN THE LONG TERM. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I'VE FIXED THIS IN LESS THAN 50,000 MILES DRIVEN.
Nov 29, 2019
GET ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, STABLE STABILITY SENSORS ON. IN MOTION AND WHEN SITTING STILL. RESETS BUT COMES RIGHT BACK ON.
Nov 20, 2019
STABLE CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT COMES IN WHEN I STAR ON WET PAYMENT I HEAR NOTICE AND SLIGHT VIBRATION, BUT LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON AT VARIOUS TIMES, NOY LOG ENOUGH FOR DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT
Jun 25, 2019
WAS TRAVELING ALONG AND I THINK I HAD JUST COMPLETED A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE CAR DINGED. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND THREE MESSAGES POPPED UP, "SERVICE STABILITRAK", "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST", "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT SHOWS UP. HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY HAVE HAD IT FIXED AT LEAST ONCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO ON MY 2012 IMPALA BEFORE IT WAS TOTALED.
Sep 11, 2018
WHILE DRIVING AND USUALLY MAKING HARD TURN AND BRAKING THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGES APPEAR ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND THE ABS LIGHT TURNED ON. HAD DIAGNOSTICS CHECKED ON IT AND FOUND CODE FOR FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING AND POSSIBLE ABS SENSOR. HAD THE WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY PROFESSIONAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. DROVE HOME AND AS RETURNING HOME, MADE LEFT TURN AND BRAKED AND FELT THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY LOCK UP. HIT GAS AND ALL LIGHTS AND MESSAGES REAPPEARED. SERVICED AT 87,000 MILES.
Sep 08, 2018
+ 10 more complaints for this component
STEERING
12 complaints
MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT
Feb 05, 2020
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING CONTROL IN THIS VEHICLE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM SERPENTINI CHEVROLET IN STRONGSVILLE, OHIO. CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY ON 6/9/16 AT 34,770 WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON 8/3/18, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 60039 MILES, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING AND IT WOULD BE AN $1829.50 REPAIR. THE SYMPTOMS I AM EXPERIENCING NOW ARE THE SAME AS WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY. IT MAKES A SCRAPING OR GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN. IF I ADD POWER STEERING FLUID, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG. I CHECKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WHICH USUALLY ONLY GETS IDENTIFIED AFTER THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Oct 15, 2019
I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON MY VEHICLE WHILE IN THE PARKED POSITION THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND THE WHEEL WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITIION. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPS TO TRY AND TURN THE KEY WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND A FEW DIFFENT MECHANICS ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE KEY BUT NEGATIVE RESULT. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Jul 18, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUPIENT CHEVROLET (1601 SOUTHTOWN DR, BLOOMINGTON, MN) FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCOVERED THIS YEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,080. *TT CONSUMER STATED HE HAD A 27 INSPECTION COMPLETED AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK WITH A MILAGE OF 33,393. STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AT 20,080 MILES AND AGAIN AT 13,893 MILES. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE.*JB
Mar 14, 2019
THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE EVERY TIME I MAKE A LEFT TURN.
Aug 05, 2018
+ 7 more complaints for this component
AIR BAGS
11 complaints
THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I WAS THE MIDDLE CAR IN A THREE CAR COLLISSION
Dec 26, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NODDED OFF AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE AND LANDED UPRIGHT ON ITS WHEELS. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO THE BACK AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED HIGHT CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (29 MADISON AVE, SKOWHEGAN, ME 04976, (877) 617-0562) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE, BUT THEY DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5465890807. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,600. *TR*JB
Sep 03, 2019
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MILES AN HOUR ON A HIGHWAY ALL SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO COLLISION.
Apr 29, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN ITEM ON THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE RIGHT ARM. A PASSENGER ALSO RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO THE NOSE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO FIRE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO A SALVAGE LOT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Mar 07, 2019
TAKATA RECALL
Oct 29, 2017
+ 6 more complaints for this component
POWER TRAIN
10 complaints
TFP Switch(Sensor) 4 Circuit Low Voltage
Aug 16, 2023
ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR POSITIONS BUT THE INDICATED SHIFT POSITION DOES NOT REPRESENT THE GEAR POSITION THE VEHICLE IS IN. WHEN I STOP AND PARK THE VEHICLE, I AM ABLE TO SHIFT THE LEVER TO THE "PARK" POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACTUALLY IN PARK POSITION. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE EMERGENCY BREAK ON. VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY IN PARK WHEN GEAR IS IN PARK POSITION. THE LIGHTEST TOUCH WILL KNOCK GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND CAR ROLLS AWAY.
Nov 23, 2020
THE AIR CONTROL KNOB MAKES A TICKING SOUND. IT DOES WHEN YOU OPEN THE CAR DOOR OPENS, IF THE WIND SHIFTS, OR WHEN YOU ARE ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE IN THE CARR
Nov 19, 2018
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (EG 20MPH) AND THEN RE-APPLYING GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE THERE IS A LARGE JUMP/KICK FROM WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE LOCK UP O F TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. ALSO THE POWERTRAIN DOESNT FEEL SMOOTH WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS LOOSE OR NOT ROTATING ON THE CORRECT AXIS. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER AND MECHANICS ABOUT 7 TIMES THIS YEAR ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE VIBRATIONS AND UNSMOOTHNESS AREN'T EXPERIENCED IN COMPETITOR CARS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN. THIS HAS OCCURED OVER THE COURSE OF 7 MONTHS.
Aug 23, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Jun 23, 2016
+ 5 more complaints for this component
ENGINE
8 complaints
The stabilitytak light came on and vehicle won’t drive more then 15mph or it turns of by it self Ms
Oct 02, 2021
WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE OF MY CAR HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAINS AND GEARS. KNOWN TO BEING PROBLEMATIC AND BREAKING AROUND 85,000 MILES. MANY ON LINE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ENGINE, BUT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND DO A SAFETY RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT TO ALERT US TO A PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND IT MADE A CLANGING NOISE ALONG WITH A THICK CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE.. WE WERE LUCKY TO GET THE CAR OFF THE SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE GETTING REAR ENDED. TIMING CHAINS ARE NOT A REGULAR MAINTENANCE ITEM. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST THE LIFE OF MOTOR. IF THEY ARE FAILING AT 85,000 MILES OR LESS WHY ISN'T A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE LISTED FOR IT. OUR CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AT 4,000 MILES WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. I DID NOT USE A CHEVY MAINTENANCE MECHANIC I USED A MECHANIC WHO HAS CLOSE TO 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE. JI CALLED GM UP TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPEN THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I CAN'T GO BY ON LINE FORUMS. THEY WANTED ME TO TOW THE CAR TO A CHEVY GARAGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I ASKED THEM IF THEY CAN HAVE A MECHANIC COME TO WHERE MY CAR IS, BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD ANOTHER TOW AND IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS THE ENGINE FAILED. THEY REFUSED. I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO REPLACE A MOTOR AT 85,000 MILES WHEN MOST IMPALAS GO 200,000 MILES. AFTER ON LINE RESEARCH THERE WAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE WITH TIMING CHAINS AND ALSO A CLASS ACTION SUIT WITH DIFFERENT MODELS, BUT SAME ENGINE. I HAVE NO MONEY TO REPLACE AN ENGINE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
Apr 07, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.
Apr 23, 2019
VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 90,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS ALWAY DONE THE OIL CHANGES ETC, AND NEVER MENTIONED IT. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. I SEE FROM OTHERS THAT THIS IS COMMON ON THE 3.6 ENGINE NO MATTER WHAT VEHICLE IT IS IN.
Apr 23, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED THREE OTHERS TIMES. IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND THEN RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CREST CHEVROLET DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 08/03/17*LJ *JS
Jun 05, 2017
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UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7 complaints
Stolen vehicle
Jul 16, 2021
SECOND COMPLAINT ORIGINAL NHSTA REFERENCE # 1128286 FILED ON 8/17/2017RANDIMLY THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES IN EVEN WHEN TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. WHEN TURNING THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THE CAR ALSO HESTITATES AND LOOSES POWER.
Jun 23, 2018
SECOND COMPLAINT. FIRST COMPLAINT WAS FILED ON 8/17/2117 NHSTS REFERENCE # 1128287. THE CAT RANDOMLY THE ABS AND TRACTIONCONYROL LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN TRACTIONCONYROL IS OFF IT THEN MAKE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN MAKING TURNS AND LOOSES POWER AND HESITATES. IT JUST RANDOMLY DOES THIS.
Jun 23, 2018
2013 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ HAS TO MANY ISSUES WITH UNDER DASH DOOR AGIGATOR CENSORS 2TIMES ON THIS CAR AND NOW ABS AND TRACKSTABLIZER LIGHTS COMING ON AND IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT WAS DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS CAME AND CANT GET THEM TO GO OFF EVEN AFTER RESETTING THEM.
May 25, 2018
FROM A STOP, WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITY CONTROL ACTUATES CAUSING THE CAR TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE FORWARD MOVEMENT AND HEAR A GRINDING OR SCRAPING NOISE CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. HAVE HAD OTHER MOTORISTS HONKING ETC. ON A HIGHWAY.
Apr 04, 2017
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WHEELS
6 complaints
AUTO BRAKING SYSTEM CONSTANTLY GOES ON / OFF TOLD IT'S HUB SENSOR. REPLACE HUB SAME PROBLEM INTERNET HAS MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM, AND SPENT MORE THAN ME TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM AND STILL CAN'T RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. HOW CAN YOU TELL IF BRAKES ARE FAILING IF THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ALARM FOR NO KNOWN REASON.
Apr 26, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND PROCEED TO DRIVE . THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND I HEAR A RUBBING NOISE. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE THE WHEEL HUB OR BEARINGS IS BAD. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER IMPALA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS 78,000 MILES AND MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY CHEVROLET BY A RECALL. ASAP I AM NEEDING TO DRIVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF ROUND TRIP MILES OF 4,000. VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR , AFRAID THAT IT IS THE BEARING AND WILL LOCK UP ON ME ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Dec 09, 2016
PLEASE REFERENCE COMPLAINT NUMBER 10899363 FILED ON 8/29/2016. ON 8/30/2016 TWO ADDITTIONAL TIRES OF THE SAME DOT NUMBER WERE FOUND TO HAVE SIMILAR DEFECTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE, BUT HAD NOT COMPLETELY FAILED WITH A BLOWOUT OR AIR LEAKDOWN. THE TWO ADDITTIONAL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON THE SAME VEHICLE WERE FOUND, DURING INSPECTION WITH THE VEHICLE STATIONARY, TO HAVE SEPARATIONS/BULGES AT THE INNER TIRE EDGE WHERE THE TIRE FACE MEETS THE SIDEWALL. NEITHER OF THESE TIRES CAUSED ANY "THUMPING" DURING DRIVING; HOWEVER, EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE SEPARATION HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR ENOUGH TIME TO ALLOW WEAR OF THE RAISED AREA AND FATIGUE CRACKING/CHECKING IN THE SIPES OVERLYING THE SEPARATED AREA. IN ALL CASES, THE SEPARATED AREA WAS PRESSURIZED AND COULD BE PUSHED IN UNTIL THE OUTER TIRE RUBBER CONTACTED THE INNER BODY OF THE TIRE. ADDITTIONALLY THERE WAS NO AIR LEAKAGE OR REDUCTION IN TIRE PRESSURE. MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVED DEFECT ON THESE TWO ADDITTIONAL TIRES WAS 39,000. THE DOT NUMBER OF THE TWO ADDITTIONAL AFFECTED TIRES IS M643 BHDR 3912. BE ADVISED THAT ALL TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION. THE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWS THE SWELLING/SEPARATION/CRACKING/WEAR AT THE TIRE EDGE OF ONE OF THE TWO ADDITTIONAL TIRES FROM DOT NUMBER M643 BHDR 3912 - OBSERVED DEFECT ON 8/30/2016 WAS SIMILAR ON BOTH OF THESE TIRES. DUE THE THE NATURE OF THIS FAILURE, WHERE SEPARATION HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN ONGOING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AS INDICATED BY THE WEAR AND CHECKING PATTERN BUT NO "ROAD FEEL" OF THE FAILURE, A DRIVER COULD EASILY END UP WITH AN INSTANT FAILURE/BLOWOUT AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING AS HAPPENED WITH A TIRE ON THIS CAR AS REPORTED IN COMPLAINT 10899363. IN ALL CASES, THE FAILURE WAS ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE AND NOT READILY OR EASILY BE FOUND WITHOUT A DETAILED INSPECTION.
Aug 30, 2016
GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 2 TIRE ON A 2013 IMPALA EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL SPLIT AND TIRE DEFLATION WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. THE DISTANCE COVERED FROM THE TIME THE TIRE DEVELOPED A PERCEPTIBLE "THUMP" TILL THE SIDEWALL RUPTURED AND TIRE WENT FLAT WAS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO MILES. UNTIL THAT TIME, THE TPS DID NOT COME ON. THE ENTIRE EVENT OCCURRED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. SEPARATION OCCURRED BETWEEN THE RADIAL PLIES AND THE OUTER RUBBER COVERIG OF THE SIDEWALL. THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 2 TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE. MILEAGE ON THE TIRES AT THE TIME OF THIS FAILURE WAS 39,000. TIRES HAVE ALWAYS BEEM MAINTAINED TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS.
Aug 29, 2016
IN SEPT OF 2015 WE HAD A BLOW-OUT WHILE ON I-71 IN OHIO WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75 MPH AND WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ALMOST UPON AND EXIT RAMP WHERE WE COULD GET OFF AND PUT ON OUR "DONUT" AND PROCEEDED TO A TIRE STORE WHERE WE HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE.WE DID NOT TAKE A PICTURE, FIGURED WE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. THEN TWO WEEKS AGO (10 JAN 16) MY WIFE, ON THE WAY TO THE STORE TURNED AROUND AND CAME HOME AND COMPLAINED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW ONE OF THE TIRES ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE PREVIOUS DAY WHEN SHE AND MY SISTER WERE COMING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THE PREVIOUS DAY THAT THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO HANDLE NORMAL THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AND ROUGH ROAD.. I WENT OUT TO AIR IT UP AND WHILE AIRING IT UP I NOTICED A PLY SEPARATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. SO I PUT THE "DONUT" ON AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY TO REPLACE THAT TIRE, ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT ANOTHER TIRE WAS WORSE THAN THE ONE I INDICATED. SO NOT TRUSTING THE FOURTH TIRE I HAD THE THREE ORIGINAL TIRES REPLACED. THESE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR, THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR WHEN WE BOUGHT IT NEW. MY WIFE CALLED GOODYEAR AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE TIRES TO MOODY'S A GOODYEAR STORE IN FRANKLIN TN AND HAVE THE TIRES ASSESSED WHICH WE DID AND THEY CALLED GOODYEAR AND GAVE THEM THEIR REPORT.
Jan 19, 2016
+ 1 more complaint for this component
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
5 complaints
while waiting to make a left turn when traffic cleared I pressed the gas pedal and heard a loud grinding noise and the car would not move for 2 or 3 seconds and suddenly moved. Very dangerous. Car forums have many of the same incidents with great difficulty in resolving this problem and after several years no answers. This is life threatening issue.
Aug 09, 2022
WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE WITHIN NORMAL SPEED LIMIT. ALL OF A SUDDEN HIT SOMETHING RAN OVER SOMETHING AND THE CAR BEGIN TO LOSE OIL AND SHUT OFF. WHEN TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD A DEFECT IN IT BC IT THREW A ROD AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED I WAS NOT AT ANY FAULT BC THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL AND ALL NEEDED MAINTENANCE WAS UPDATE. THE REPAIR SHOP CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE ENGINE WOULD THROW A ROD AND DEEMED IT A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH 30K MILES AND NOW ITS 130K. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS AND STATEFARM INSURANCE SAYS IT DOES NOT COVER THIS SITUATION. WILL BE SEEKING IF THE MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE IT, BC IT HAPPENED NOT AT ANY FAULT OF MINE. IF ANYONE ELSE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PLEASE MAKE IT KNOWN FOR OTHER PPL AND STATE HOW YOU SOLVED IT. THKS
Apr 17, 2018
CAR WAS HARD SHIFTING ALWAYS WAS GETTING TO HIGH WAY SPEED LOST POWER ON ENGINE WARNING CODE CAME ON HAS ONLY LOWER 3 GEARS FORWARD NO REVERSE NOW, CHEVY WANTS ME TO PAY 3660 THEM PAY 1600 AND CALL IT A WARRENTY ,HAS LOT LEFT ON MILEAGE SHORT 5MONTHS ON WARRENTY BEING OUT NOT RIGHT THEY WANT OLD TRANSMISSION ALSO TO COVER THEIR SCREW UP
Dec 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE RE-ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
May 19, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD GRINDING NOISES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,205.
Oct 25, 2016
TIRES
5 complaints
THE TIRES ON MY 2013 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ HAVE WEARN DOWN FROM THE INSIDE OF TIRE IN THE FRONT YOU DON'T NOTICE IT AT ALL UNLESS YOU ARE SITING DOWN AND ABOUT 10-15 FEET BACK AS MY WIFE NOTICE THEM I ROTATE MY TIRES AT EVERY OIL SERVICE WHICH IS AT EVERY 6000 MILES THE CAR HAS 37895 MILES ON IT NOW THEY ARE WEORN DOWN TO THE WHITE THREAD AND ONLY IN THE IN SIDE THIS SHOULD OF BEEN SEEN AND ME NOTIFIED ST THE TIME OF SERVICE AT DEALER AT MARK CHRISTEFER CHEV.IN ONTARIO CA. BUT I WASN'T THIS IS A ON GOING COMPLAINT BY HUNDRED OF PEOPLE AS I FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET SO FAR NO DEATHS THAT I KNOW OF MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR WITH MY GRANDKIDS AGES 2-13 I HAD TO GO BUY 2 USED TIRES RIGHT AWAY I'M ON DISABILITY AND GO TO DOCTOR 30 MILES ONE WAY THESE TIRES COULD OF BLOWN WHILE MY WIFE DRIVING AND I DON'T WANT TO THINK WHAT WOULD OF HAPPEN BUT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUS GOING ON EITHER THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE COUSE AT 37000 MILES THE TIRE SHOULD LAST A HELL OF SLOT OR MILES THAN THAT MOST TIRE WSRRENTY ARE AT LEAST 50000MILES AND UP OR THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION MY TIRES ARE WEARING OUT EVEN EXCEPT FOR THE INSIDE OF TIRE AND ITS NOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ALINMENT I HAD IT CHECKED AND ITS RIGHT ON THE MARK PUTTING A STRAIGHT EDGE ACCROSS THE TIRE THE OUT SIDE OF TIRE HAS JUST MAYBE ABOUT A 1/8"' DROP BUT THE OTHER SIDE THE INSIDE OF TIRE HAS D ROP OF 1" I HAVE PHOTOS THAT DROPS INCH THAT'S ABOVE DANGERASTHIS WEB SITE WWW.M.CSRCOMPLAINTS.COM HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT HAS I FILING OR WORSE
Jul 27, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 TIRES, SIZE: P225/55R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE THREAD SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Jun 16, 2015
CORDS IN THERE OF THE FOUR TIRES ON OUR 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA RUPTURED, CAUSING BULGING ON THE INSIDE MARGIN OF THE TIRE FACES. THE BULGING CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE CAR TO SHAKE AT ALL SPEEDS. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED LONG BEFORE THE END OF THE TREAD LIFE. THE TIRES, WHICH WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR, WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2, SIZE P225/55R17, DOT# M643 BHDR 2312. CONTINUE USE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE COMPONENTS AND POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE. *TR
Mar 15, 2015
I WORK IN A TIRE SHOP AND IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE HAD TWO 2013 IMPALA LT'S COME IN WITH PARTIALLY SEPARATED TIRES. BOTH WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2'S, SAME SIZE, AND SAME DOT NUMBER. SEPARATION WAS IDENTICAL ON BOTH VEHICLES.CUSTOMERS REPORTED THAT THEIR TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK IN BOTH CASES. UPON CHECKING THE TIRE I NOTICED BOTH TIRES HAD UNEVEN WEAR AND WERE SEPARATED ON THE SHOULDER. TIRES WERE BOTH REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE PARTIAL SEPARATION. *TR
Dec 29, 2014
MY FRONT LEFT TIRE, WHICH IS A GOODYEAR EAGLE P225/55R17/SL GDY B01 LS-2 95T0, BLEW OUT IN THREE PLACES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE THREAD. THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I BOUGHT MY 2013 CHEVY IMPALA LAST OCTOBER. I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED LAST AT JIMMY GRAY CHEVROLET IN SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671. I HAVE ONLY 37,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I FEEL GOODYEAR OWES ME A NEW TIRE, BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED. IF THEY WOULD PAY ME $140. I WILL BE HAPPY. I WILL SAVE THE TIRE FOR EVIDENCE, IF THEY WISH. *TR
Aug 09, 2014
SUSPENSION
4 complaints
SHAKES AND FEELS AS THOUGH THE TIRE MAY COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. SHAKES WHEN YOU GO A CERTAIN SPEED AND SLOW DOWN. REPLACED TIRES AND HAD ALIGNMENT CHECK AND CAR STILL DOES THE SAME THING.
Jan 21, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING HUB WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE HUB WAS REPLACED AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Jul 18, 2018
CONTROL ARM - L& R - O/A MAY 19, 2015 BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE; MADE A LEFT TURN HEARD IT AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT IT. TOLD THE SVC. MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM; I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY TEST DROVE IT OR JUST LOOKED UNDER THE CAR; HE DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. A MONTH LATER IT STARTED ACTING AGAIN WITH THE STRANGE NOISE; I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT 'CERTIFIED CHEV DEALER'. A TECH RODE WITH ME AND HEARD THE NOISE IMMEDIATELY; APPOINT WAS MADE IMMEDIATELY; SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED...I DROVE IT ANOTHER MONTH. THEN THE SAME NOISE STARTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE; TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. ONCE AGAIN 'CONTROL ARM', SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED ... WRONG !!!! NOW 8/04/15, TURNING THE WHEEL AGAIN, THE SAME GRINDING NOISE STARTED. I WANT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE LAST SHOP BUT FIRST I WANT IN PUT FROM YOUR OFFICE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 14000 MILES ...UPDATED 08/20/15 *BF
Aug 06, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE SYSTEM ENGAGED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,780.
Apr 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
4 complaints
SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASH AND BEEP WHILE ALL GUAGES GO TO ZERO AND BACK WHILE DOOR LOCKS ARE ALSO ENGAGING OPEN AND CLOSED AT ALL SPEEDS. HAS BEEN ALMOST ON DAILY BASIS FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. BEFORE 6 MONTHS AGO WOULD ONLY HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY.VEHICLE WILL LOSE ACCELERATION FOR A FEW SECONDS. . THIS WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING CONSECUTIVE ALMOST 10-20 TIMES IN A ROW. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS, BRAKE ASSIST WILL ALSO HAVE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF. HAVE HAD MY CAR IN 2 DIFFRENT SHOPS AND SPENT ALMOST $2000 AND STILL NO FIX. . CHEVY NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB EXPLAINING WHAT SERVICE STABILITRACK CONSIST OF. MECHANICS HAVE NO CLEAR IDEA WHAT TO FIX. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS SYSTEM. ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. CHEVY HAS NO ANSWERS.
May 24, 2019
2013 CHEVY IMPALA WITH APPROXIMATELY 38860 MILES. 3.31.2015 DEVELOPED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING SHARP LEFT, CAUSES THE CAR TO HESITATE, MAKING IT A VERY DANGEROUS. OCCURRED A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP OPENED. I TOOK IT INTO BOWMAN CHEVY IN CLARKSTON THEY DROVE IT & IT DIDN'T OCCUR FOR THEM AND THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN, & WITH GREAT CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, JOE LUNGHAMER CHEVROLET IN WATERFORD. THEY DID KEEP MY CAR ALL DAY & GAVE ME A INVOICE THAT STATES: NPF OPERATING TO MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS AND MULTI-POINT INSPECTION WAS DONE. THEY GAVE MY CAR BACK & SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SAD TO SAY GENERAL MOTORS MAY BE PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER, AS THEY DID MANY OTHER PEOPLE BEFORE RECALLING FOR THE IGNITION CONTROL. AT THIS TIME MY CAR IS CLOSE TO 3000 MILES OVER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, I BELIEVE THEY'D TRY HARDER IF IT WAS UNDER 36000 MILES. BOTH DEALERSHIPS SAID THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE. BOWMAN CHEVY SAID THE FEES WOULD START AT $100 TO DIAGNOSE, AND GO UP & MADE IT CLEAR IT COULD TAKE UP TO A WEEK OR MORE TO DIAGNOSE & TO WAIT UNTIL IT DOES IT ON A REGULAR BASIS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IT'S NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD AND I'M STILL PAYING ON. THERE ARE OTHERS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE THE SAME AS MINE, ALONG WITH DIFFERENT SITES AND IMPALA FORUMS THAT HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS. MY CAR CONTINUES TO DO THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES A DAY BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPERIENCE. I WANT THIS FILED SO OTHERS KNOW, MY CAR IS NOT SAFE.WHO HAS TO DIE TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT AND RECALLED? AGAIN, 2013 IMPALA - GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT AND HESITATES CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO [XXX] IF YOU ARE ABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Apr 13, 2015
WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS (LIKE WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY) THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON; THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LIGHT BLINKING; THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER, LIKE THE CAR IS BEING HELD BACK BY SOMETHING. SAME HAPPENS WHEN TURNING, ON A HILL COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP BUT THIS IS RANDOM AND NOT EASILY RE-CREATED. I'VE ALSO NOTICED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEN TAKING BENDS ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE A FEW DAYS AGO. I'VE RESORTED TO TURNING THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF BEFORE PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THIS SEEMS TO AMELIORATE THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND DEMONSTRATED THE PROBLEM TO THEM AND THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD. THEY HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING STRUCTURALLY WRONG WITH ANY OF THE COMPONENTS THAT HE COULD TELL AND THAT THERE WERE "NO CODES BEING THROWN" - WHATEVER THAT MEANS. SO THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME, IT CANNOT BE "FIXED" BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO GM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEMONSTRABLE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TURN OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL -A SAFETY FEATURE!- ON MY CAR TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT LOOSING POWER AT THE WORST TIMES. MY CAR IS A 2013 CHEVY IMPALA LS WITH ALMOST 15,500 MILES ON IT. *TR
May 26, 2014
TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES AND LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AND ENGINE REDUCES POWER AND ABS PUMP COMES ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME. OCCURS INTERMITTENT AND ONLY WHEN IT SITS FOR A DAY AND WHEN YOU BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THEN PUT IT IN FORWARD GEAR TO GO FORWARD. HAVEN'T HAD IT TO A DEALER YET BUT WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WASN'T SHOWING A CODE THAT THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CAR IS A 2013 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ WITH 32000 MILES. *TR
May 08, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
4 complaints
MY 2013 CHEVY IMPALA IS HAVING ISSUE WITH THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTIL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, WHEN PRESSING BRAKE YOU CAN FEEL IT PULSATING AND THE CAR SLIDES. THE CAR ALSO DECELERATES ON IT'S ON AND THEN STARTS BACK ACCELERATING. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND CHEVY HAS YET TO RECALL THE VEHICLE, I'VE TAKING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL PLACES AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
May 08, 2017
RECEIVED "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST" WARNINGS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. CAR MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN REVERSING AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. OCCASIONALLY WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR SKIDS. ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON.
Sep 14, 2016
WHEN BACKING OUT AND TURNING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT IT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH. BEFORE THIS STARTED I STARTED NOTICING THE WHEN I TOOK OFF THE TRACTION LIGHT WOULD COME ON, EVEN WHEN A SLOW TAKE OFF. THE GRINDING SOUND HAPPENS OFF AND ON AND ITS STARTING TO GET LOUDER. THE LIGHTS DON'T STAY ON ALL THE TIME.
Mar 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR VISIBLE DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Jul 29, 2013
STRUCTURE
3 complaints
DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WILL BECOME STUCK, AND DOOR WILL REMAIN LOCKED DESPITE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK IT WITH THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY. FIRST NOTICED WHEN THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK AFTER BEING PUT IN PARK AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. OTHER DOORS UNAFFECTED, AND REAR PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE VIA PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR. ONLY SOLUTION APPEARS TO BE REMOVING THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELING TO ACCESS THE LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (VARIES) BUT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.
Sep 07, 2020
AS I WAS DRIVING ON I 294 I HEARD A LOUD BANG SORT OF LIKE A GUN SHOT AND GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF CAME RAINING DOWN ON ME. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AROUND IN THE CAR TO SEE IF SOMETHING LANDED ON IT HOWEVER THERE WAS NOTHING BUT GLASS.
Jul 05, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Feb 04, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE
3 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILI-TRAC WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHUDDERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHUDDERED AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Aug 19, 2020
MY REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT IS ON ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.CAR WILL NOT GO OVE 30 TO 40 MPH. THE CAR WILL REDUCE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. AND STREETS. I LIVE IN ILLINOIS. I'VE DONE TRIED EVERYTHING. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH COST ME $1500 TO FIX EVERY ISSUES THE MECHANIC THOUGHT WAS WRONG AND THE CAR STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE EVEN JUST RECENTLY BROUGHT A NEW GAS CAP BECAUSE THAT LIGHT KEPT SAYING TIGHTEN. THIS CAN BE REALLY STRESSFUL. I DONT THINK I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY CAR AGAIN. AS I RESEARCH MY ISSUE JUST BY TYPING IN THE PROBLEMS WITHOUT GIVING THE MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. I SEE ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE ONLY WITH CHEVY VECHILES. WHAT DO I DO?
Jul 26, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE "SERVICE STABILITRACK" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION, THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Mar 06, 2019
STEERING,WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3 complaints
WHEELS DRAG HESITATE WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A PARKED POSITION, HAS DONE THIS SINCE ABOUT A MONTH OF PURCHASING THIS CAR FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR
May 21, 2020
AFTER REVERSING, THEN WHEN ACCELERATING OUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, I CAN FEEL IT IN MY ACCELERATOR AND I LOSE POWER, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON, SOMETIMES MY BRAKE ASSIST, ABS, AND STABILTRAK LIGHTS COME ON TOO... IF I BACK OFF AND TRY AGAIN I CAN THEN ACCELERATE OUT AND PROCEED AS NORMAL, HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, HARD TO DUPLICATE, MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE IF I NEED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A TURN THEN I WILL NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO. I WANT TO TAKE IT IN TO SEE IF IT NEEDS A REPAIR, BUT BY READING FORUMS, MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA AND HAVE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET DIFFERENT THINGS FIXED, AND IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE ISSUE. STARTED 3 WEEKS AGO, AND HAS HAPPENED MANY TIME IN THAT 3 WEEKS. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON IT. I USE TO LOVE MY IMPALA, NOW JUST WANT TO GET RID OF IT.
Jan 11, 2017
I JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AGO AND ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. IT SEEMS I GET THIS PROBLEM WHEN I JUST START MY CAR AND TRY TO TURN THE WHEEL RIGHT, AT LOW SPEEDS IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GRINDING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN (NOT CONSISTENT) AND EVERY TIME IT GRINDS I GET A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT POP UP. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WHEN THERE IS NO RAIN OR SNOW ON THE ROAD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET IMPALA'S. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IT IS VERY DANGEROUS!
Jul 06, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3 complaints
I WAS IN MOTION ON A 50 MPH STATE ROAD, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DASH STARTED DINGING AND WHEN I LOOKED DOWN IT STATED "SERVICE STABILITRAC" , AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". MY CAR SUDDENLY WENT DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. IT APPEARS CHEVY HAS HAD RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL YEAR.
Mar 05, 2019
MY VEHICLE HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR THE 3RD TIME DUE TO THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE ABS WARNING. THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING (USUALLY LEFT) OR WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE FRONT SPEED CONTROL HUB HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE TO SUPPOSEDLY CORRECT HIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, SINCE IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN, I AM RELATIVELY CERTAIN THAT THE HUB WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE IN A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT.
Jun 07, 2018
BOUGHT MY 2013 IMPALA USED BUT AROUND 25000 MILES STARTED GETTING ISSUES WITH TURNING LEFT AND ACCELERATING. THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL ENGAGE AND CAUSE THE CAR TO HESITATE. BIG ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO CROSS IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD INTO THE DEALER MANY TIMES BUT THEY DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. TWICE I HAVE HAD ALL THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND POWER REDUCED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER TWICE FOR THAT ONE. THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST CHEVY. 3/36 WARRANTY IS A JOKE ANYMORE!
Nov 21, 2016
SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
3 complaints
I HAVE A CHEVY IMPALA I BOUGHT IT A YEAR AGO JULY 2016 MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, SERVICE SABILITRAK , AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST KEEPS BLINKING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING MY BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY CONTRACTS AS IF MY CAR IS TRYING TO STOP ITSELF MAKING ME JERKS AND THE CAR JERKS REPORTED IT TO MY FINANCE COMPANY THAT FINANCE THE CAR AND THE COMPANY THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SO IT SHOULD BE ON RECORD THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. P.S MY CAR BRAKES CONTRACTS, JERKS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE STREET AND ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR BRAKES CONTRACT WHEN I AM DRIVING IN MOTION AND WHEN I'M TURNING AFTER I COME FROM A COMPLETE STOP.
Nov 14, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL/ BRAKE ASSIST AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER AND SAY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT HAD WHEEL BEARING REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS BACK. HAPPENS WHILE IN REVERSE
May 12, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK, AND BRAKE ASSIST WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, A MESSAGE WARNING OF ICY CONDITIONS APPEARED, BUT THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND CLEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRAKE AND HUB BEARING FAILURE. THE BRAKES AND HUB BEARINGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 08/22/2017*JS
Mar 22, 2017
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
3 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Aug 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TUR,N THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Aug 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Aug 21, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
3 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND VEERING LEFT, THE TIRES SPUN AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THE VEHICLE ICON AND "STABILITY TRACK SERVICE". THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,700.
Oct 21, 2016
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. *TR
Sep 03, 2014
WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY SYSTEM PANEL WILL LIGHT UP WITH SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK. WHILE TURNING TRACTION CONTROL WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ITSELF ON AND GRIND THE WHEELS MAKING TURNING DIFFICULT. WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY AND ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON. *TR
Jun 29, 2014
TIRES,WHEELS
3 complaints
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES RECENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BULGE IN THE TIRES AND THAT THEY CONTINUED TO GO FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. AD UPDATED 03/16/16*LJ *TR
Jan 04, 2016
EAGLE LS2 TIRES HAVE HAD THE SIDEWALL FAIL AND BLOW OFF. WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH HIGHWAY SPEED. NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT(S). APPARENTLY THIS IS MUCH MORE COMMON THEN IT SHOULD BE AFTER READING ONLINE ABOUT THESE TIRES. AND COMMONLY ON IMPALA VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS, NEARLY A DECADE. *TR
Feb 02, 2015
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
Sep 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2 complaints
While driving vehicle warning light service stabilitrak....reduced engine power comes on. Vehicle then slows and can not drive over 20 to 30 mph. This has occurred randomly at highway speeds while driving on interstate in traffic. Sudden reduction caused traffic to have to slow quickly and almost caused a collision.
Apr 17, 2024
I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR SHOWS NO MISFIRES UNTIL TODAY AND ITS THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE BUT IT RESETS AND GOES AWAY THEN BACK AGAIN LIKE ITS REMOTE CONTROL. WHILE STATIONARY BATTERY IS FAIR/ ALTERNATOR FAIR
Oct 05, 2020
WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 complaints
Consistent problems/issues with the Traction Control turning off randomly while driving the vehicle. Which causes the car to almost stall, have issues accelerating, make a grinding/scraping noise until we manually turn the traction control off. Most of the issues/sounds stop shortly after turning it off, but car still has issues accelerating and feels like it’s going to stall.
Jul 10, 2022
MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP OR TURNING LEFT. IT DOES IT ONCE IN A WHILE. WHEN ACCELERATED IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE THEN IT TAKES OFF.ALMOST CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE A WRECK TODAY AND I'M NOT PLEASED. TOOK IT TO A FEW PLACES TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND IT WOULDN'T DO IT. AFTER TODAY, I AM NOT TO HAPPY WITH MY 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. IS IT GONNA TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVROLET DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT. MY DAUGHTER WAS TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
Oct 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
2 complaints
WIRING HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE AND FRICTION CAUSES ELECTRICAL MISFIRES THAT AFFECT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, FROM DEACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING TO NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN OVER THE ENGINE TO START. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR OVER 4 YEARS AND GM NOR ANY SAFETY COMMISSION WILL DO ANYTHING IN TERMS OF A RECALL. THIS COMPLAINT IS THE ONLY RECOURSE THAT I HAVE IN ORDER TO NOTIFY PUBLIC OF THE ISSUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING AS IT CAN CAUSE SAFETY HAZARD ON ROAD.
Feb 19, 2021
I WENT TO START MY CAR THE KEY WAS IMMEDIATELY "LOCKED" INSIDE THE IGNITION ..LOCKING EVERYTHING IN THE CAR UP, FROM THE BRAKES TO THE ELECTRICAL . YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TURN IT 4X (A,B,C,D(ON) IT WOULD NOT LET YOU GO PAST C. THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT, I HAD IT JUMPED IN ORDER TO GET THE KEY OUT . I THOUGHT FOR SURE IT HAD TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH BEING RECALLED, BUT NO HALL CHEVROLET SAID IT WAS JUST THE BATTERY. SO WHEN YOUR BATTERY GOES BAD, IT IS NORMAL FOR THE KEY TO BE LOCKED ALMOST "EATEN" BY THE IGNITION. THERE WAS NO WARNING IT WAS THE BATTERY, NOTHING. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR 29 DAYS. I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS NO BATTERY? *TR
Apr 17, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2 complaints
MY CAR KEEPS TURNING OFF ON ME WHILE IM DRIVING
Sep 19, 2020
THE FLOATING GAS GAUGE DOESN'T PROPERLY READ THE GAS LEVELS, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM AND HOUSING. ONE MINUTE MY GAUGE SAYS I HAVE 120 MILES WORTH OF GAS WHEN I CUT THE CAR OFF. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I GET IN THE CAR TO LEAVE, MY GAS GAUGE SHOWS 109 MILES THEN IT MIGHT JUMP DOWN TO 99. I CAN NEVER TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THE ACTUATORS GO BAD IN EVERY MODEL, I'VE HAD A 2005, 2010 AND 2013 ALL OF WHICH ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUATORS GOING BAD DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WHEN YOU REPLACE ONE ACTUATOR, IT'S NOT LONG BEFORE IT GOES OUT AGAIN AND YOU NEED A NEW ONE.
Sep 20, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
STABILTRAK ABS TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ALL COME ON VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND POWER IS REDUCED. RESEARCHED AND FOUND 100'S OF REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE IMPALA AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE LIGHT TRUCK AND SUV MODELS. FIX IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE IF YOUR MECHANICALLY / ELECTRICALLY INCLINED AS INVOLVES SPLICING IN A NEW WIRE HARNESS FOR THE ABS SENSOR. SAID HARNESS IS ABOUT $20 IT SHORTS OUT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT GAUGE OF WIRE USED ON ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALL. REPLACE HARNESS HAS MUCH STURDIER GAUGE FROM WHAT MY RESEARCH SAYS. REPAIR SHOP QUOTED $700 TO REPAIR GLAD I TOLD THEM TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. THEY HAVE A FLEET OF IMPALAS AS LOANERS SO THEY KNOW THEY ARE GOUGING PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY REPLACE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY ABS SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS WHEN THEY KNOW IT'S THE ABS SENSOR PERIOD. CHEVY NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION AFTER TURNING OR GOING OVER A BUMP WIRING THAT HAS BEEN WORE THRU DUE TO PLACEMENT OF WIRING IN A HIGH FRICTION AREA, WIRE WEARS THROUGH COATING EXPOSES WIRING THAT SHORTS OUT AND SENDS CODES TO COMPUTER CONCERNING ABS STABILTRAK AND TRACTION ASSIST CAUSES VEHICLE TO BEHAVE ERRATICALLY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AND NOT RESTART UNTIL PROBLEM CORRECTED. I'M SURE THEY ARE GOUGED FOR A THOUSAND $ OR MORE. WET ROAD CONDITIONS,EXTREME HEAT OR COLD,LEFT TURN WHILE BACKING, JARRING BUMPS, ALL TRIGGER THE DASH TO LIGHT UP LIKE CHRISTMAS TREE DINGING ALARM GOES OFF STEERING SHUDDERS POWER IS REDUCED. IT'S A HUGE DISTRACTION AND SAFETY CONCERN FOR SO MANY TO BE EXPERIENCING GM SHOULD STAND UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
Sep 12, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING AND MADE ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISES DURING TURNS. THE STABILITRAK, ABS, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Aug 03, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2 complaints
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT EVERY 2 WEEKS, NOT BLOWING BULBS JUST STOPS WORKING. HAVE CLEANED CONNECTORS SEVERAL TIMES, WORE GLOVES WHEN CHANGING BULB AND CHECKED FUSE. *TR
Jun 16, 2020
2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POOR PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT SIDE LOW BEAM WAS NOT LIGHTING. THE BULB WAS REPLACED. *JS
May 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2 complaints
IT KEEPS SAYING ON THE ODOMETER ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL OR TRACK AND LOWER THE POWER. MY CAR WAS ON MOTION ON A CITY STREET WITH CARS ALL AROUND US. I'VE READ THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SAME THING. WHY DON'T THEY RECALL
Apr 27, 2020
AT ROUGHLY 26,000 MILES MY ABS, STABILITRAC, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR IGNITION RECALL, THEY REPLACED THE ABS WIRE HARNESS AND CORRECTED THE THE PROBLEM. AT ROUGHLY 56,000 AND 86,000 THE ABS, STABILITRAC, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I AM CARRYING MY CAR BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOMORROW FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS NOW DECELERATING ON ITS OWN AND THE WHEELS ARE ABRUPTLY LOCKING. THE CAR IS MOVING DURING ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS. MY CAR HAS BEGUN FLASHING ABS, STABILITRAC, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND ABRUPTLY DECELERATING ON ITS OWN AT 60/75 MILES PER HOUR.
Sep 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
2 complaints
2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEYS BEING WEIGHTED COULD CAUSE THE IGNITION TO SWITCH OUT OF POSITION. *JS
Mar 02, 2020
"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH HAS WENT OUT AND MY " SERVICE AIR BAG " LIGHT HAS CAME ON AS WELL. I SEARCHED MY VIN NUMBER ON THIS SITE AND "0 RECALLS" SHOWS UP AS A RESULT. HOWEVER ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT WAS ONCE RECALLED ARE BOTH IN TACT ON MY VEHICLE. IN ADDITION TO, I RECENTLY SEARCHED "IGNITION SWITCH RECALL" ON THE RECALL LIST AND "CHEVY IMPALA 2013 " CAME UP AS RESULT AND THAT IS CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IM DRIVING AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM IM HAVING. I REACHED OUT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED SAID MY VEHICLE ISN'T LISTED FOR RECALLS HOWEVER LIKE STATED BEFORE I HAVE THAT SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. TO ADD MORE INFORMATION DEALERSHIP EVEN INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED BUT THE PROBLEM HAD JUST BEGUN.
Dec 31, 2018
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2 complaints
THERE IS A "KNOWN" ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE CAR WILL DECELERATE AND TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I FOUND THE CAUSE VIA GOOGLE AND NEEDS TO GET ADDRESSED. THE CAR WILL ALWAYS DISPLAY DRIVER FEEDBACK ON THE DASHBOARD. IT SIMULATES WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AN ICY PATCH. THE CAR WILL NOT EXCEL BUT RATHER DECELERATE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME JUST LAST WEEK TURNING INTO PAYTON MANNING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
Feb 16, 2020
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON MARCH 23 2019 .I HAVE MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS TO CAR BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS . IF I'M AT A STOP AND I PROCEED TO DRIVE AND MAKE A LEFT MY CAR WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL FLASH IT MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO JOIN TRAFFIC SAFELY . I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES . SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. SERVICE STABILITRAK SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WILL GO ON WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A U TURN . . IVE REPLACED LEFT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HUB WITH ABS SENSOR REPLACED TPMS AND HAD ALIGNMENT DONE . I FELT THE TEA ADMISSION IS BEING AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE . SO I HAD IT SERVICED AS WELL . I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD DO A RECALL IMMEDIATELY.
May 08, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
SERVICE ABS/STABILITRACK IS DISPLAYING OFTEN. GRINDING NOISE, DECREASED POWER AND CAR WILL NEARLY STOP ON YOU FROM TIME TO TIME, PARTICULARLY WHEN TURNING. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, MORE THAN ONCE, THEY GET NO CODES ON DIAGNOSTIC. I BELIEVE THIS IS A WIRING ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS DEFECT IS FOUND IN MANY YEARS OF THE SAME MAKE OF VEHICLE. AT TIMES WHEN TURNING, THE STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE COULD HARM OR KILL ME OR MY FAMILY. THERE IS BOUND TO BE LAWSUITS IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED. A SEARCH ONLINE PRODUCES HUNDREDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
Aug 26, 2019
THE WIRE HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE LEFT FRONT ABS AND STABILITRAK BROKE CAUSING THE ABS TO ENGAGE ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER READING ONLINE IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALA THAT EVEN HAS A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE BROKEN HARNESS ALONG WITH THE $272.94 BILL FOR HAVING THE DEALER REPAIR IT.
Apr 05, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2 complaints
BLEND DOOR ACTUATORS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY CHANGING CABIN TEMPERATURE DRASTICALLY LOSING VISIBILITY OF FOGGED UP WINDSHIELD AND CRASH OCCURS.
Jan 07, 2019
THE WIPERS HAD ICE ON THEM AS WELL AS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON 01/25/14 A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. THE DEFROSTER HAD BEEN ON ALL THE TIME DURING MY DRIVE HOME, ABOUT 1 HOUR. I HAD TO STOP A NUMBER OF TIMES TO KNOCK THE ICE OFF THE WIPERS AND SCRAPE THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 04/03/14 WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE MPLS AIRPORT. I HAD PUT ON NEW WIPERS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, YET THESE WIPERS ICED UP AS WELL. I AGAIN HAD THE DEFROSTER ON, SOMETIMES IT WAS FULL BLAST. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE WIPER BLADES ON THE 4/3 DRIVE. I SHOWED THEM TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE DEFROSTERS WERE WORKING FINE. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO THERE IS TERRIBLE ROAD/WIND NOISE. I HAVE RECORDED IT. I HAD ALL THE WINDOWS UP, NOTHING WAS TURNED ON AND THE NOISE IS TERRIBLE. EVEN WHEN AT A STOP, YOU CAN HEAR THE NOISE OF THE PASSING CARS 2 OR MORE LANES AWAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR IT. THEY ARE WORKING WITH ME TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. SO I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WITH THE CAR. I AM THINKING OF TAKING IT TO A BODY SHOP AND SEE WHAT THEY THINK OF THE ROAD/WIND NOISE. I EVEN WEAR EARPLUGS IF I HAVE TO GO VERY FAR BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND TO LISTEN TO THE NOISE. I USED TO LOVE TO GET IN THE CAR AND JUST DRIVE, WITH NO RADIO ON, I DON'T IN THIS CAR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A PICTURE OF THE WIPER BLADES OR LISTEN TO THE NOISE IN MY CAR I CAN SEND THOSE TO YOU. *TR
May 01, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED ALAMO CITY CHEVROLET AT (210) 987-2134 (LOCATED AT 9400 SAN PEDRO AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Aug 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE AND THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED WHILE THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,376.
Oct 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 complaints
I HAVE A LOUD TICKING NOISE INSIDE THE DASH (PASSENGER SIDE) THAT STARTS WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED OFF. ALSO HAPPENS IF THE A/C IN THE ON POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF FOR QUITE SOMETIME. VERY ANNOYING AND SCARY.THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE.
May 23, 2018
HARD POPPING IN THE DASHBOARD.... I KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.... IS THIS NOT MEANS FOR A RECALL.... JUST COST ME 1000 DOLLARS. WITH A WARRANTY SO WHY ISN'T THIS COVERED IN A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY?
Mar 28, 2017
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN SERVICE STABILITRACK AND SERVICE ABS WARNINGS COME ON, STEERING IS DIFFICULT AND A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. GRINDING STOPS WHEN STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHTENED THEN TURN CAN BE MADE AFTER SPEED IS BUILT UP.
Apr 30, 2018
CAR WARNING LIGHTS COME ON FOR TRACTION CONTROL BREAKS AND THROWS CAR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT RANDOM TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND IS ON A RECALL LIST. I SHOULD NOT BEEN SOLD A LEMON CAR. *TR
Aug 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
2 complaints
WAS DRIVING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS GETTING THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, TRACK STABILITY, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED.
Nov 19, 2017
MY 2013 IMPALA LTZ WILL SUDDENLY DECELERATE TO AROUND 35 MPH AND HESITATE WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS. THREE MESSAGES POP UP, "TRACTION CONTROL OFF", "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THIS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I BROUGHT IT RIGHT IN TO GLOBAL CHEVY IN NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ. THEY FIXED AND IT SEEMED FINE BUT NOW HAPPENING AGAIN BUT THIS TIME, I ALMOST GOT T-BONED IN AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE IN MANY DIFFERENT FORUMS. NOW I NEED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!!!!!! I ALMOST GOT SMASHED AND I WILL BE MAKING SURE THIS IS DOCUMENTED IN AS MANY FORUMS AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A CHEVY PROBLEM. I GOT CHARGED OVER $650 TO FIX THIS LAST TIME!!!!!!!! I AM UPSET AS HELL AND NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS. I NEED TO DRIVE MY KIDS AROUND IN THIS TIME BOMB NOW? I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SUCH A DANGER TO OPERATE. SECONDARY ISSUE IS THAT SOMETIMES WHEN BACKING OUT OF A SPOT IN REVERSE, APPLYING DRIVE AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD, THE SOUNDS LIKE GEARS GRINDING THAT GOES AWAY IF I STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL OUT. WTH IS THAT?? THIS HAPPENED AT THE LIGHT ON CENTENNIAL AVENUE IN PISCATAWAY NJ CROSSING OVER S WASHINGTON AVE. WAS STATIONARY, THEN IN MOTION. THE AUTO DECELERATION HAPPENED WHILE AT SPEED OF 35 MPH AND THEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. I HAVE AN INVOICE FOR THE FIRST REPAIR. I WOULD APPRECIATE EXPEDITED HELP ON THE MATTER.
Feb 14, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2 complaints
CAR STOPPED RUNNING AT INTERSTATE SPEED (70MPH) WITHOUT WARNING. GAS GAUGE SHOWS 1/4 TANK OF FUEL LEFT. THE CAR HAS ALSO DONE THE SAME THING ON A CITY STREET WITH 1/8 TANK OF FUEL LEFT.
Nov 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,936.
May 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2 complaints
"TAKATA RECALL" I PURCHASED A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA 02/2015. ONE MONTH LATER MY CAR STOPPED IN ME. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO SERRA CHEVROLET. THEY SAID I WAS OUT OF GAS WHICH I DIDN'T BELIEVE CAUSE I WAS AT QTR OF TANK. THEY SAID WITH THE KIND OF ENGINE I HAD QTR OF A TANK MEANT EMPTY IN MY CAR. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THIS. IN 02/2016, ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY CAR STOP ON THE INTERSTATE. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO SERRA CHEVROLET AGAIN. THEY SAID MY FUEL PUMP SENSOR AND SOMETHING ELSE WAS GONE. THEY USED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED W/ SERRA TOYOTA WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I LOST MY JOB DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IN 02/2017, THE CAR STOPPED ON ME AGAIN. I GOT THE CAR TOWED AGAIN TO SERRA ON 02/03/17. THEY SAID IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP SENSOR. I HAD TO PAY $420.21 OUT OF POCKET ON 02/09 TO GET MY CAR. THEY SAID MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND CAUSE MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAVEN'T EXPIRED, I'M ALSO STILL PAYING FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH MY CARNOTE BUT I CAN'T UTILIZE, AND I ONLY USED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ONCE. ON 02/13/17 AFTER I GOT MY CAR FROM SERRA MY CAR STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING AGAIN. I CONTACTED SERRA. THEY PAID FOR TOWING BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR AN EMC, WHICH WAS $329.18. AT THE TIME, MY CAR HAD 86,078 MILES. ON 4/28/2017, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SAID WAS WRONG BUT I PAID $1,131.25 ON 05/15/2017. I DON'T THINK THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG. ON 05/24/2017, MY CAR MESSED UP AGAIN, AND I HAD TO PAY $133.00. SERRA GAVE ME A $32.95 DISCOUNT CAUSE I'VE HAD TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE 90668 MILES ON MY CAR. ON 06/21 OR 27TH, MY SERPINTINE BELT BROKE AND I HAD TO PAY $468. TO HENDRIX CHEVROLET. THAT WAS THE CLOSEST CHEVY STORE WHERE MY CAR STOPPED. NOW 7/18/17 MY CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP AT SERRA. THEY SAY MY CRANKSHAFT AND SOMETHING WITH MY MOTOR. MY CAR HAVE 93,586 MILES. I WAS SOLD A LEMON FROM SERRA TOYOTA. I HAVE PAID $2,481 SINCE.
Jul 19, 2017
MY CAR BASICALLY JUST CUTS OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING ALL KINDS OF SIGNS KEEP POPPING UP ON THE DASH THEN THEY'LL GO AWAY. IT HAS TOLD BE TO SERVICE MY STABILITY TRACK AND I WENT TO GET SERVICE AND THE PEOPLE SAY THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE BUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND IT SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM I JUST DON'T KNOW ALL I DO KNOW IS WHEN I'M DRIVING IT CUTS OFF AND THEN SOME TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING THE ENGINE POWER GETS REDUCED THEN I CAN'T GO OVER LIKE 20 IT DID THIS WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY I THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET HIT!
Apr 20, 2016
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
MY 2013 CHEVY IMPALA IS HAVING BIG ISSUES MAKING LEFT TURNS. THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. WHILE THESE PROBLRMS OCCUR I AM GETTING WARNINGS ON THE DASH THAT SAY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, AND THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. STARTING TO NOT FEEL SAFE TO BE IN THIS VEHICLE. ALSO HAD IT CHECKED TWICE BY TWO DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS AND THEY CANT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM.
Apr 17, 2016
WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT AND NOW RIGHT THE FRONT END GRINDS AT TIMES BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING GRADUALLY WORSE, GRINDING MORE OFTEN. THE "SERVICE STABILITRAC SYSTEM" COMES ACROSS THE DASH PANEL AND NOW IT IS STATING "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST". ALL THE WHILE NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG WITH ANYTHING UP FRONT. THIS HAPPENS UPON ACCELERATION. THIS CAN HAPPEN IN CITY STREETS, PARKING LOTS AND FREEWAYS. I HAPPENS ANYWHERE UPON ACCELERATION. THERE IS NO POINT AT WHICH THE GRINDING IS TAKING PLACE CAN BE SEEN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET HAS WITH ALL THE MODELS OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE YET THEY ARE DENYING ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES.
Mar 06, 2016
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT AND ABS ENGAGES THE BRAKES AND LOW TRACTION LIGHT FLASHES ON WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND TURNING LEFT AT THE SAME TIME, DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ACCELERATE SLOW OR FAST AND THIS IS HAPPENING ON DRY PAVEMENT. IF I TURN OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL IT WILL NOT DO IT, SO I ASSUME THE PROBLEM MUST EXIST IN A SPEED SENSOR OR SOMETHING WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSORS OR WIRING. OF COURSE MECHANICS CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS. WAITING FOR GM TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX.
Jun 18, 2015
FIRST MY SERVICE ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS A LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISE HAPPENED AND MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC HE REPLACED THE BEARING AND SENSORS WHICH HELPED WITH THE SERVICE LIGHTS BUT THE GRINDING STILL HAPPENED. THE NOISE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STILL CONTINUED WHILE TURNING JUST NOT AS MUCH AS BEFORE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE PART TWICE!! TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE GRINDING AND TRACTION CONTROL FLASHING HE DROVE IT AROUND AND HE COULD NOT MAKE THE NOISE HAPPEN SO HE COULD NOT FIX OR REPLACE ANYTHING. IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS IS BRAKING ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON WHILE I DRIVE MY 2013 IMPALA LTZ. MY MECHANICS CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS NEITHER CAN ANY IMPALA OWNER OR MECHANIC. BUT I'M 99% SURE WHEN I DRIVE IT TONIGHT TO VISIT FRIENDS I WILL HEAR A METAL ON METAL GRINDING NOISE I JUST HOPE NOT WHILE IM ON THE FREEWAY WHERE I CAN GET KILLED. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING COMING FROM A STOP OR AS SIMPLE AS ME BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
Apr 20, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE WAS BEING EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,386. DJR
Oct 10, 2014
WHILE HEADING SOUTH ON OHIO I675 JUST SOUTH OF I35, THE GAS WAS NO LONGER BEING PUMPED TO THE ENGINE. I WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT THE CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED BY THE TIME I GOT IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I CALLED AAA AND THEN LANG'S AUTO DEALERSHIP TO MAKE SURE I COULD GET THE CAR IN ON A SATURDAY. AAA RESPONDED QUICKLY AND REPLACED THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL PUMP SINCE THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE FIRST WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO LANG'S. THEY FOUND THAT THE DRAIN WIRE IN CONNECTOR X200 A1 SHORTED TO CIRCUIT 3640 A3 IN X200. THE FIX WAS TO RE-POSITION THE DRAIN WIRE TO NOT CONTACT THE FSCM WIRE TERMINAL AT X200. DOC ID 2585199 LOCATION K-16. HAD SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH LANG'S SERVICE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE MECHANIC KNEW THE FIX SINCE HE HAD DONE THIS BEFORE. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO REPORT THIS TO GM TO HOPEFULLY CREATE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER: THE WIRING REPAIR WAS DONE AT A CONNECTOR IN THE RIGHT LOWER HUSH PANEL AREA BY THE LOWER DOOR HINGE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THIS DO TO EXPERIENCE AND PROPER DIAGNOSIS. THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU DID TO CREATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT CORRECTLY MANUFACTURED FROM THE SUPPLIER OF THE HARNESS/CONNECTOR. AND: ALL WARRANTY REPAIRS ARE LOOKED AT BY GENERAL MOTORS BUT I WILL FORWARD YOUR CONCERNS TO MY AREA REPRESENTATIVE. MY CONCERN IS THERE ARE MORE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH ARE KNOWN BUT NOT RECALLED. ON THE NEWS THIS MORNING SUBARU WAS BEING SUED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE MORE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE A BREAKDOWN THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF HARMS WAY. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF THERE ARE ANY RESULTS FROM THIS REPORTING INCIDENT. *TR
Jul 19, 2014
STEERING,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
I have driving on highway [XXX] heading back home to yucca valley from oceanside driving in the left lane my steering wheel locked up my vehicle swerved let into a street sign and thr vehicle proceeded to turn right swerving on the road losing control of the vehicle my airbag never deployed and my riverside tire as well the drives haft fell off the vehicle and now my car is completely totaled luckily there were no other vehicles involved but there was another person in the car with me when the incident occurred, we both he whiplash. Incident occurred in Morongo Valley near road runner mobile home trailer park in morngo valley INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Jul 17, 2025
VISIBILITY
1 complaint
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that for the past nine years, the blower fan had been replaced several times. The contact stated that prior to the failures, the blower fan was making abnormal tapping and clicking sounds. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was intermittently illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The independent mechanic determined that the fan and heater needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired after every service appointment; however, the contact stated that eventually the fan and heater failed and had to be replaced. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
Jan 23, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
1 complaint
Service Stabilitrak traction light comes on and front left side on car makes noise when turn sterring wheel to left and ABS light comes on when this light comes on.
Sep 15, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1 complaint
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the driver 's side power master door lock switch was inoperable. The messages "Monitor Tie System" and "Monitor Battery System" were displayed. The contact stated that the windshield wipers were operating at a slower speed than needed. On other occasions, the windshield wipers and the horn would engage independently, and the windshield wipers would operate faster than needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ECM needed to be reprogrammed. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and she was unable to release the key from the ignition switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V355000 (Electrical System). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 111,366.
Apr 04, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
1 complaint
My 2013 Impala Ltz Service Traction Control, Service Stabilitrack, Engine power reduced problem lights came on the dash. Almost had an accident I want to know why the 2013 model of impala has not had any recalls as the 2010 models with same issues..... My vehicle has the same major issue and need to be addressed & Recalled...... The 2013 Chevrolet impala LTZ Need to be Recalled to fix this issue for the safety of my family and the families on the road and Highways........ I can't express more the need of recall for my vehicle!!!!! I attached documents on the pervious 2010 model recall that had the same issues.... If you think Chevrolet dealership fixed the problem on the 2013 impala model it didn't work cause I have same issues!!!!!
Feb 23, 2023
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
1 complaint
Driving home on 9/3/22 I began to turn into a curve in the road at which time the brake light on dash came on and felt as though one wheel in the rear locked up.2 seconds later It caused my car to spin uncontrollable down the road and slide into ditch however I slid into a field entrance and it caused my car to roll more then once and landed on passenger side. Airbags did not deploy at any time during this accident.
Sep 22, 2022
EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Impala equipped with an OEM jack, Part Number: 13500018. The contact stated while jacking up the vehicle to change a tire, the jack folded and caused the vehicle to fall. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
May 31, 2022
POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that her vehicle would fail to start up after multiple attempts without warning. The contact stated that while her fiance was driving at 55 MPH, the vehicle shut off without warning which cause him to crash into a ravine. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact and her fiance suffered minor scrapes and bruises but did not seek medical attention. A police report was filed at the scene. The vehicle was towed to an independent tow yard where it was deemed a total loss. The dealer was contacted about the incident and was informed that they could not pick up the vehicle to perform an investigation. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was unknown
Nov 16, 2021
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
1 complaint
DAYS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2013 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ 2 YEARS AGO FROM FIRST CAR IN BAKERSFIELD I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. AS I WOULD DRIVE IT , IT STARTED TO AUTOMATICLY BRAKE ON ITS OWN AND LOSE TRACTION SPEED. BLOWS WHITE SMOKE ALL THE TIME IT IS RUNNING EVEN WHEN PARKED. I HAVE MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING THE CAR SHAKES SLOT. I HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $5000 IN REPAIRS AND NO IMPROVEMENT WHAT SO EVER!
Mar 01, 2021
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
MY BRAKE CATCHES WHILE DRIVING AND UNDER DASH BOARD MAKES NOISE AND WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEATER IT MAKES NOISE AND ALL MY DASH BOARD HAZARDS LIGHT ARE ON AND WANT GO OFF WIPER RADIO FRONT SEAT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AND THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE
Jan 08, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
I'VE HAD MY 2013 LT IMPALA FOR 39 MONTHS I AM CURRENTLY FINANCING THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER THE ACTUATORS I KEEP REPEATING AND THEY KEEP GOING OUT CONSTANTLY AND THE REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE I'VE REPLACED THESE MULTIPLE TIMES AND AFTER A MONTH IT DOES THE PROBLEM AGAIN WHICH ENDED UP DRAINING MY BATTERY EACH TIME. I HAVE REPLACED MY BATTERY FOR A BRAND NEW ONE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE I GOT THE PROBLEM OF ALL 3 ACTUATOR FIXED AND HERE WE ARE NOW AND MY VEHICLE IS DEAD THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED BECAUSE THE ACTUATORS KEEP GOING OUT AND THE TICKING NOISE NEVER STOPS AND IT GOES EVEN WHEN I'M NOT PRESENT IN THE CAR AND RANDOM TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION*DT*JB
May 25, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),VISIBILITY/WIPER
1 complaint
I HAVE A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA--I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH; MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH SERVICE STABLITRACK, BRAKE ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS PLACES, THAT TESTED IT, AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IN REVERSE; SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS. ALSO MY PASSENGER SEAT'S, BUCKLE UP ALARM, GOES OFF WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING THERE AND THE FRONT WINDOW ALWAYS SEEMS DIRTY, EVEN AFTER IT'S CLEANED-INSIDE AND OUT.
Mar 06, 2020
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR SMOOTHLY. I CAN FEEL A JERK WHEN TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS. THERE IS A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN WHEN EXCELERATING FROM A STANDSTILL. THIS VEHICLE HAD 36000 MILES WHEN WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM 4 MONTHS AGO. PROBLEM CODE P0989 SHOWN WHEN RECENTLY CHECKED BY MECHANIC. ANOTHER PROBLEM IVOLVES AN INTERMITTENT METALLIC GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS.
Aug 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
1 complaint
SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR DECEMBER 2016, I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL WELL. FROM A TIRE ROD, CV AXLE, WHEEL HUB, AND THE STABILITRAK OFF LIGHT. TODAY, I GET AN ENGINE LIGHT AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN DRASTICALLY. NOW I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER REDUCE, STABILITRAK OFF AND TRACTION OFF!
Jan 10, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS. I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING DONE STILL STOP WORKING. ALSO ABS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP AND BRAKES ACT UP .
Dec 08, 2018
STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILD AND MY SERVICE STABILITRACT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN ALL U HEARD WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE WHEEL LIKE LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T LET ME TURN UNTIL LIKE 5 SECONDS LATER ALMOST CAUSING ME AND MY KIDS TO GET HIT INTO A REALLY TERRIBLE WRECK WITH CARS COMING AT US AT 55 MPH
May 11, 2018
SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT END NOISE WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. *JS
Jan 18, 2018
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
STABILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY FAIL WHILE BACKING AND DRIVING. ESPECIALLY WITH RIGHT HAND STEERING INPUT. MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND TURING RIGHT, STANILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL WILL ALERT FAILURE AND THE INPUT FROM THE ACCELERATOR WILL CEASE CAUSING SLOW TIRING LEADING TO NEAR MISS TRAFFIC COLLISIONS. CHEVY CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM AND NUMEROUS ONLINE REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. ON GOING ISSUE.
Dec 29, 2017
WHEELS,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Aug 15, 2017
STEERING,WHEELS
1 complaint
THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE ASSIST AND STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. A GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT-LEFT WHEEL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP OR MAKING LEFT AND/OR RIGHT TURNS FROM A DEAD STOP
Jun 12, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING. WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS, THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE SPEED REDUCED. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
May 11, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SEIZED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WIRE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO SHOW THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WIRE WAS ACTUALLY SPLICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,563.
May 04, 2017
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
ABS MULTIPLE TIMES THIS VEHICLE WILL LOCK UP THE BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING LOT OR MAKE A TURN FROM A SLOW SPEED I.E. AN INTERSECTION THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON IT AS WELL MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM ITS OUT THERE AND IT IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK. THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF THE TIME WHEN TURNING FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR SLOW SPEED OF ANYWHERE FROM 1MPH TO 15MPH.
May 03, 2017
SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
THE TRACTION AND/OR SUSPENSION CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL WHEN TURNING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER (AND PASSENGERS) TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. ONCE THE CAR GETS IN MOTION, IT MOVES AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED TO CATCH UP TO WHAT THE NORMAL SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN. THIS HAPPENS MAINLY ON CITY STREETS AS A RESULT OF TURNING. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TIMES THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE IN MOTION WHEN SIMPLY STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND DRIVING FORWARD.
Apr 28, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 40MILES OR LESS PULL UP AND STOP TO MAKE TURN AND CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. STALLS SOME BEFORE IT WILL PULL OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE ISSUE SO THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. LEFT LOT AND IT DID IT AGAIN.
Apr 17, 2017
SUSPENSION,WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY, STABILIZER BAR, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIE RODS, AND BRAKES SHOULD BE REPLACED TO MITIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Apr 13, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Mar 28, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE ASSIST AND STABILITITRAK WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. A GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT-LEFT WHEEL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP OR MAKING LEFT TURNS FROM A DEAD STOP. I HAVE GOTTEN BOTH HUBS REPLACED AND IT STILL IS HAPPENING. *TR
Dec 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE ASSIST AND STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. A GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT-LEFT WHEEL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP OR MAKING LEFT TURNS FROM A DEAD STOP. I HAVE GOTTEN BOTH HUBS REPLACED AND IT STILL IS HAPPENING. *TR
Nov 03, 2016
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED POSITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING TO EITHER SIDE, EXPERIENCED A GRINDING NOISE, LOSS OF POWER, DIMMING LIGHTS, AND ABS LIGHT COMING ON. GRINDING NOISE COMES FROM LOWER ENGINE AREA IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. REPEATED OCCURRENCES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. NOT KNOWN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT APPEARS TO BE TIED TO ABS/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. POSTINGS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS HAVE APPEARED IN VARIOUS WEBSITES DEALING WITH FREQUENT PROBLEMS OF SPECIFIC VEHICLES. GM DEALER CHARGED ME DIAGNOSIS FEE, BUT FOUND NOTHING. GM DEALER SAID IN ORDER TO FIND THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO BRING CAR IN WHEN ABS LIGHT WAS ON. I AM CONCERNED THAT I AM DUE FOR A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE BEFORE DEALER FINDS THE PROBLEM, OR ACKNOWLEDGES SAME. ALTHOUGH I REFERENCE ONE DATE OF OCCURRENCE, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 6 MONTHS WITH INCREASING EVENTS AS OF LATE.
Nov 02, 2016
STEERING,WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
1 complaint
THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE ASSIST AND STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. A GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT-LEFT WHEEL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP OR MAKING LEFT AND/OR RIGHT TURNS FROM A DEAD STOP. *TR
Oct 28, 2016
WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
WHEN STARTING FROM A STANDSTILL, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM SEEMS TO KICK IN AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. INITIAL OCCURRENCES ONLY SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN TURNING LEFT FROM A STANDSTILL, BUT NOW IT IS OCCURRING WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION FROM A STANDSTILL. THIS IS OCCURRING AT LOW SPEEDS ON BOTH DRY AND WET PAVEMENT WITH VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION (I.E., NO TIRE SLIPPAGE).
Oct 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES THAT PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. TN ADDITION, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL STABILIZER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Aug 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STABILITRAC CONTROL, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ESC, AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT TURNED OFF AND, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Aug 17, 2016
STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HAD A FEW NOISES FROM THE FRONT END. ONE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I REACHED SPEEDS OF APPROX 25 MPH, THE FRONT END WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE, WHEN I WOULD BACK UP THEN PULL FORWARD THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE, AND ALSO A FEW TIMES WHEN I WOULD MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IT WAS LIKE MY CAR WAS STUCK FOR A FEW SECONDS WITH THE MOTOR REVVING, BUT WOULDNT MOVE. WHEN IT FINALLY WOULD, IT WOULD SHOOT FORWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE RIGHT FRONT HUB HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY, THE FRONT ENGINE, REAR ENGINE, STRUT MOUNT, AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT WERE TORN, THE FRONT TIMING COVER AND THE STEERING GEAR RACK WERE LEAKING AND ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SO MUCH FOR SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR TO RELIABLY GET ME AND MY KIDS FROM POINT A TO B SAFELY. THANKFULLY THE DEALERSHIP IS HELPING ME OUT SO I CAN AFFORDS TO GET MY CAR FIXED, AND ITS STILL COSTING ME $2000. THE CAR ONLY HAS 60,3023 MILES ON IT.
Aug 16, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
A FEW WEEKS AGO OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SHE INFORMED US THAT THE CAR JUST "TOOK OFF BY ITSELF." WE JUST ATTRIBUTED IT TO HER NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE CAR. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND I WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT, AT ABOUT 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET, CAR SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AS IF SHE HAD SLAMMED ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. PUSHING ON THE BRAKE ENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE, SO I HAVE TO ASSUME THAT PROBLEM IS POSSIBLY RELATED TO CRUISE CONTROL CIRCUITS AND THAT BRAKE MAY HAVE DISENGAGED CRUISE. CRUISE CONTROL CIRCUIT WAS "ON", SINCE WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CRUISING ON INTERSTATE, BUT WAS NOT ENGAGED (OR SET) WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, OCCURRED TWICE IN A WEEK'S TIME, THEN DISAPPEARED. WE ARE WONDERING IF IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA W/ 60,000 MILES
Jul 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.
Jul 22, 2016
STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS, THE CAR HESITATES, AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, WHILE TURNING. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN.
Jun 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE
1 complaint
CAR LOSES POWER AND STABILITRAK WARNING COME ON WHILE DRIVING NO ENGINE POWER AT ALL .CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND STAYS ON TILL I SHUT OFF ENGINE AND TURN BACK ON ONLY THEN ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARS MY CAR ONLY HAS 37,000 MILES AND IS 3 YEAR OLD ITS HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY THREE TIME AND IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY WORK TWICE NOW.
May 20, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR A RECALL WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE STABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLASHED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING AND WHEN MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
May 02, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON MAY 2, 2016 AS SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO JERK BACK AND THE RPM'S WENT UP PAST THREE,T HEN WENT BACK DOWN TO ONE. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO PROCEED FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPDATED 08/03/16.*JB
Apr 04, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
RIGHT SIDE NO LONGER GETS HEAT AND ACTUATOR HAS GONE BAD CAR TICKS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT SHOW ON THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR FOR PASSENGER DOES NOT GO OUT
Dec 27, 2015
WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
I HAVE HAD THIS WORKED ON ABOUT 1 MONTH OF PURCHASE. I WAS TOLD THE CHEAP BALL BEARINGS IN THE WHEELS ARE FAULTY. MY CAR MAKES A STRANGE NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT LUNGES FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN ENGAGES FORWARD. ALSO WHEN I AM BRAKING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE, THE BRAKES GRAB AND JERK THE CAR SLIGHTLY. THIS HAS GONE ON SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR.
Nov 12, 2015
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS
1 complaint
SERVICE STABILITY MESSAGE COMES ON WHEN MAKING TURNS AND THE TIRE MAKES A SOUND. THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED TO DO THIS ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I REVIEWED COMMENTS FROM OTHER USERS ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH 2013 IMPALA'S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WHEN TURNING OR WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARMFUL.
Oct 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY. THE ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE KEY WAS TURNED BACK TO THE ON POSITION AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT HIP BONE, NERVE DAMAGE, AND OTHER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,345. *TR
Oct 01, 2015
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE SAME TIME, THE ABS SENSOR KICKS IN AND THE CAR MAKES THE ABS SOUND, THE ABS LIGHTS UP ON THE DASHAND THEN IT RELEASES AND YOU CAN DRIVE NORMAL. IT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES NOW BETWEEN 1 TO 5 MILES PER HOUR. I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALLS AT THIS TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Jul 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DEFROSTER FAILED AND CREATED POOR VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 03/04/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEED BATTERY. UPDATED 03/26/15
Jan 13, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
CAR HAS A GRINDING NOISE AND HESITATES WHEN TAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP. ONLY HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AT THIS POINT. FEELS LIKE THE TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON FOR NO REASON. (BUT THEN I AM NOT A MECHANIC) NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR HESITATES AND PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THIS IS AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION. SOMETIMES IT MAY HAPPEN 5 TO 6 TIMES A DAY AND THEN IT STOPS AND DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AGAIN. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AS IT HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND GETS MORE FREQUENT. *TR
Jan 13, 2015
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.
Dec 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
1 complaint
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
Sep 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS
1 complaint
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.
Sep 02, 2014
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,500.
Aug 25, 2014
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ABS, AND STABILITY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SENSOR WIRE HARNESS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Aug 11, 2014
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
MY 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER, GAUGE LIGHTS, POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING AS DID THE TRANSMISSION. THIS LASTED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.(THERE ARE NO PLACES TO STOP ON OUR ROADS.) THE FIRST LIGHT TO COME ON WAS THE WARNING ABOUT LOSS OF STABILITRAC AND THE SECOND WAS ABOUT AIR BAGS, THE THIRD WAS ABOUT UNEVEN TIRE PRESSURE. EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I TURNED IT OFF IN PARK AND THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THE STABILITRAC AND AIR BAG WARNINGS WERE STILL ON, BUT THE REST OF THE LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SEEMED TO BE WORKING. EVENTUALLY THE STABILITRAC AND AIR BAG WARNINGS STOPPED. THE NEXT DAY EVERYTHING CAME ON AS NORMAL. THE AIRBAG FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT NEVER IS ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN JANUARY. *TR
Jul 21, 2014
STEERING,SUSPENSION,TIRES
1 complaint
I PURCHASED A 2013 IMPALA IN NOVEMBER WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED A BANG IN THE FRONT END WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CUTTING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DRIVERS TIRE IS WEARING UNEVEN BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF "BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY AND WITHIN SPECS". STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT 45-50 MPH WITHOUT PULLING. GO OVER A BUMP AND FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE FLOOR UNDER MY FEET! IT HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE DONE THE FOLLOWING: 1. TIGHTEN MOTOR MOUNT 2. HAD IT HALF A DAY TO REPLACE A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT (SAME ONE THEY TIGHTENED TWO WEEKS EARLIER) 3. HAD IT ALL DAY TO "LISTEN FOR THE NOISE", HEARD IT AND ORDERED A STRUT SPACER 4. HAD IT HALF A DAY TO REPLACE STRUT SPACER, DID NOT STOP THE NOISE THEY HAVE HEARD THE NOISE 3 TIMES AND MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. I SUGGESTED THE RACK AND PINION BUT WAS TOLD GM WILL NOT PAY THEM TO EXPLORE MY FRONT END. SHOP SAYS WITHOUT HEARING THE NOISE ALL THE TIME WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A "CATASTROPHIC EVENT TO OCCUR". *TR
Jul 09, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,ENGINE
1 complaint
"SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING. THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLY, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS! APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW THAT GM IS SEEMINGLY UNABLE TO FIX. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED AN IMPALA. GM SOLD ME A LEMON. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR
Jun 28, 2013
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The 2013 CHEVROLET Impala currently has 270 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.
What are the most common problems with 2013 CHEVROLET Impala?
The most common problems reported for the 2013 CHEVROLET Impala are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.
Where does this 2013 CHEVROLET Impala problem data come from?
All problem and complaint data for the 2013 CHEVROLET Impala comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.
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