2008 Chevrolet Impala: jerking or lurching

Filed Feb 28, 2024 · Transmission · GA

At a complete stop, press the gas to go and the car will not go. Kind of like its struggling to catch gear and then all of a sudden it with catch jerk hard. That's an issue for a few reasons. If you have to pull out for somewhere that traffic doesn't stop or yield, and the car is barley rolling trying to catch gear, there's the risk of getting hit. When the gear catches, and the jerk happened it's not a small jerk, i feel it's a safety hassard to small children. When my son was 4 months old it started and it jerked him pretty hard. My mother in law is the original owner and had it checked several times with no resolution.

Filed Mar 27, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 85,000 miles · NE · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated and jerked forward. The contact took the vehicle to gregg young chevrolet (17750 burt st, omaha, ne 68118, (402) 509-3028) twice, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. On one occasion, the contact's vehicle lurched forward and crashed into another vehicle that turned in front of the contact. The crash was a t-bone collision. A police report was filed. The contact and other driver were injured and transported to the hospital for medical attention. The vehicle was towed to huber cadillac (11102 w dodge rd, omaha, ne 68154, (402) 496-5400), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the fuel pump, spark plugs, coil, and fuel injector (twice); however, the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Mar 15, 2019 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · LA

When taking off from stop the car hesitates and jerks hard and sometimes 10 to 15mph will quit accelerating and then jerk then takes off. State highway.

Filed Jan 29, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · NC

Vehicle hesitates throttle body causes car to jerk cut off not pick up speed always idled up speed sensor reads 107 MPH when only going 30mph stalls. Almost was rear ended because car shut off in the middle of driving.I have my car regularly serviced and all of a sudden this started happening. My blendoor aculater cause my heat not to sometimes come on and it makes this loud clicking noise. Most if no all impala have this problem and gm knows about all the things I told you about yet they dont wanna recall the vehicle

Filed Jul 2, 2018 · Electrical, Fuel system · 40 miles · WI

Takata recall I have a 2008 chevy impala I'm having problems with engine reduce car is jerking and slowing down I had the patio replaced and one sensor and now I am having a throttlebody put on hopefully hopefully this stops the problem but this issue has been going on for a very long time other people I have communicated with that has the same car as me are having the same problems unfortunately I look these problems up in our cars for the 2008 chevy and was not on the recall list which I think that it should

Filed Dec 13, 2016 · Transmission · 210,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the gear shifter would independently shift into neutral and started to jerk. The contact restarted the vehicle but the shift lever failed to move from the park position without any warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the gear shift wiring was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 210,000.

Filed Oct 14, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · MO

I was told from a mechanic the car has either PCM or ECM problems. The car starts to die out when I'm driving it then I have to turn it off then restart it. It jerks really hard when driving it. The oil pressure low stop engine message comes on. It just has a lot of electrical problems and the mechanic told me the other impalas like mine are having either all the same problems or some of the same problems. Recall

Filed Jan 1, 2016 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · MI

Transmission problems vehicle jerks hard after coming from a complete stop. This is a safety issue on this vehicle. This safety issues can be a danger if vehicle is out in the middle of on coming traffic. This is a major problem and has a issues on most chevrolet impalas. This problem has accord in moving traffic. This problem accord the second month after vehicle was bout from dealership. Dealership says there is no warranty on vehicle

Filed Dec 31, 2015 · Brakes, Engine · 81,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. While driving 30 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle jerked severely. In addition, the brakes were unresponsive. The contact pulled over to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The contact mentioned reconnecting a vacuum hose after observing that it was disconnected from the power booster. Afterwards, the brakes became responsive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle position sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer once more where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000. Updated 03/04/16*lj

Filed Oct 14, 2015 · Transmission · 6,800 miles · MI

The vehicle jerks after take off from a stop and loses speed in traffic.

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · MD

When taking off the vehicle would jerk into gear after a slight sputter. You have to let the transmission get fully hot (running for 10-15 minutes even on a hot day) for it not to jerk when pulling off or let it slightly coast before giving gas to keep from jerking. Once it's good and hot I have not seen any other problems.

Filed Jun 14, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 109,000 miles · IN

I was driving down the street and out of nowhere the engine light came on and said engine reduced power. The car seemed to slow down and not have power. If I came to a stop and began to drive again, the car barely accelerated and the transmission jerked every single time it shifted. I had every car going around me down the busy street, because the car would barely go. I was worried I wouldn't even make it home and that the transmission was going to have serious problems along with the engine as it jerked roughly with every gear change. This is something that needs to be recalled immediately! It couldn't have happened at a worse time, as I just purchased this car a few weeks ago, have my first child on the way, and just got a house.