2004 Chevrolet Impala: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Oct 2, 2026 · Airbags, Brakes · CA

Car has turned off 3 times while sitting at a light and took hours to turn back on, car shudders when breaking sometimes and abs/traction control/air bag lights will come on, and will shudder and turn off while driving.

Filed May 17, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 131,000 miles · MI

When backing out of the drive way and go to accelerate the ABS/traction control engages and causes the car to stop. It also happens on the road once u come to a stop and or stop and turn onto a street or highway. Almost got rear ended a few times. I read online at its happening alot to people all over. This problem is constant ever since I bought the car. Previous ower advised me of the problem as well.

Filed May 9, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 123,000 miles · NE

Turned on my car started pushing on the gas my car made a weird vibration type sound. Came up on message board traction control after a couple times of it doing that, the ABS and tax light come on and on the message window it says system traction service. It kinda freaked me out cause I was stopped at a red light went to go hit the gas and it said traction control and I moved a little than I had to let go of gas then try again. Also have had a couple incidents where I go to break and it makes a vibration feeling on the brake and brings up traction control again. Really would like this checked out very concerned. Don't want to get in an accident cause my car fails to take off.

Filed Mar 15, 2017 · Driver assistance, Electrical · TX

Unsure if my 04 impala is affected in the takata recall because I haven't received notice.have recently had extensive repairs completed by a certified mechanic. And the ABS, trac, check and brake lights won't go off. The security light continues to come on and disables the car not allowing it to start. Causing me the be stranded unannounced and at any random time. Steering wheel tightens and loosens at random times. After researching past recalls before my ownership I am unsure if my car has had the recall issues addressed. My car has some type of manufacturer computer glitch but gmc doesn't want to own up to it. And I've kept all receipts on repairs I've covered. These issues have been on going since the estimated date entered below.

Filed Oct 2, 2016 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · MN

I've owned a 2004 chevrolet impala for the past 7 years. Every year or so my ABS, service traction system, and track off lights usually during a non-event situation. I put my brakes on and they lock and all of a sudden all my lights are on. I've spent a lot of money constantly fixing this problem. Everyone else with an impala seems to have constant issues with this as well. I'm now being asked to completely change out my ABS module & controller for a whopping $3k on a vehicle with only 130k miles after already spending thousands of dollars over the years for ABS/traction issues. This is clearly a persistent safety issue which is costing impala owners an arm and a leg and needs to be looked into. I've owed many vehicles with much higher mileage and never had issues like this before.

Filed May 1, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 50,000 miles · OH

Frequently, the ABS activates the brakes while in motion and no pressure is placed on the brake pedal. Usually the ABS light and traction control turn on afterwards and indicate they are now disabled. Sometimes the lights turn on when the engine is started. The dealer said the speed sensor was defective, so they were replaced twice, but this did not fix the problem. This portable had been ongoing for over 6 months.

Filed Dec 9, 2015 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 175,000 miles · MI

Faulty/worn ignition switch in this vehicle will generate the following issues: (determined through trial and error due to chronic electrical issues:) 1). Engagement and disablement of ABS system because of lack of good power to the system from the ignition switch circuit. 2). Entire loss of directional system(turn signals) again because of lack of good power to the system from the ignition switch circuit. These two situations lead to vehicle that is unsafe to drive at the time of the failure which may happen stationary or while in motion. These issues were intermittent and would happen at any time. Ignition switch in a vehicle should not generate issues such as this.

Filed Nov 30, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 127,000 miles · MO

My service traction system and ABS light stays on constantly when I am driving. I don't know what kind of problem this is could you possibly tell me some information and if there's a recall.

Filed Oct 30, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 93,255 miles · OR

Service traction system light has gone on a number times and then went off again. Now, when it goes on the ABS light and the traction off lights also go on. They usually go off while driving. These warning lights do not always go on. If they are going to go on, it will generally be on start up. Today all three lights went on at start up, but the service light went out and the ABS and traction lights remained on. Turned vehicle off, then back on and the two lights remained on. I've been told it's a common problem with impalas, you can spend a lot of time and money trying to figure out the defect without success. I'm worried that our safety might be in jeopardy.

Filed Oct 8, 2014 · Brakes · MN

Abs and trac off lights come on every time I start the car and stay on till I turn it off. Can't seem to fix it.

Filed Jun 23, 2014 · Brakes, Steering · 202,000 miles · MN · crash

My 2004 impala has the ABS light on. It sounds and feels like the ABS is coming on while driving. The steering felt odd. I was right by my house so I shut it off and turned back on and drove it the block home. I tried driving it around the block the next day and the same thing happened. I am finding many people posting the same thing on the intranet. Many crashes.I called chevy and we read / located the same recall, from 6/14/04 #04049. We in turn called the dealership, and after many days, calls, finally got my car in. They just called saying there is no recall on my specific impala. It is doing exactly what all the other people/crash victims talk about. I called chevy back and they said it goes by state. I guess I am suppose to drive it until it crashes and there is an injury/death before they decide that there are more impala's out there with the same problem that need the recall. I am at wits end and don't know what to do now. My car is at the dealership. I am having an estimate done on doing what the recall stated to do and will then call chevy back to try to push the matter higher up the chain.

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Brakes, Suspension · 6,984 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the traction and ABS light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact mentioned that the vehicle made a loud grinding noise which exacerbated when the brakes were applied. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician replaced the bearings, brakes and two tires. The remedy failed to repair the problem. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 6,984.