Driving 65 speed limit, traction control light and engine light came on. Traction control alternates with engine power reduced. Slowed vehicle to 40 MPH. Other cars dangerously close and blowing horns. Pulled off road, opened hood shut off engine. Found nothing wrong. Restarted everything normal except engine light still on but power is available. This cycle repeats every few days. There are many people with this problem. About time gm sheds some light on the problem.
2006 Chevrolet Impala driver assistance complaints
Page 2 of 2: complaints 11 to 18 of 18, newest first, as owners wrote them.
Engine light came on, "reduced traction control" light came on, power was drastically reduced and then "reduced engine power" light came on. Car has a problem that needs to be addressed, but cutting off power and acceleration while I'm making a turn with oncoming traffic or driving 70+ MPH is not a safe way of addressing that problem. I can turn off the car and regain power. Nearly any other way of addressing the code would be infinitely better than killing power while driving. It is not safe.
While backing car started to jerk due to traction control problem caused distraction and I paused the car and looked at dash board and continued to back up hitting car in parking lot isle way- had the car repaired spent $ 900 on ABS traction control and front wheel bearings problem still exists and gm will not divulge what is causing the problem- car is not safe to drive- you cannot trust to pull out into traffic car stops when it should not.
My car is giving a reduced engine light, traction control and now starting disabled. The car will not start or dies in process of driving car. This is dangerous and I have rea this is not the first time.
My traction control, ABS and service brake assist light continue to come on despite the fact that I have had the sensors replaced 3 times now. I will hear a growling noise when I put on the brakes or get a foul smell when I turn on the defrost, also when I get that smell the defrost doesn't work properly then later the ABS, traction control and brake assist light will come on. I have had a chevy dealer and the dealer I bought the car from check the problem and say its fixed 3 times but the problem continues.
There is a loud tapping noise when you turn the A/C temp knob or try and change the air flow. The noise sounds like it comes from the passenger airbag area. The noise started when we bought the car on march 16,2010 but it only sound when we would change the air flow button. But today on september 8,2011 it started to make a faster louder tapping in the same place but this time in addition to the air flow bottom now its triggered by the A/C temperature knob. The noise is embarrassing as we as annoying!
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. While driving approximately 45 MPH on normal road conditions; the vehicle was consuming a significant amount of fuel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection. The technician stated the failure was contributed to the fuel system adhesive layer. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact was concerned about the safety risk. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was unknown. Updated 12/07/09 *bf the consumer stated the trip computer, tire pressure monitoring system, ABS, traction control were all inoperative. Also all of the lights flash at times and stay on. Updated 12/09/09
I'm a faithful customer of s&j since childhood and my mother purchased her vehicles there. Up to this point I thought I could trust your service department to do honest work on my 2006 chevy impala. Indeed this did not happen! My vehicle has returned about 8 times for same or similar problem. Fernado is a great customer attendant, but he does not work on my car, so what I feel is not directed towards him. Here is a list of chain of events that I have inquired since ownership of my "new-used" chevy in feb. 2007. I have a new chevy impala. Within a year of ownership, the car has been to the dealer 8 times for major repairs (none due to my own fault)!
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2006 Chevrolet Impala?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history