When I stop at a light or just come to a complete stop my car doesnt seem to want to go when I step on the gas. All of a sudden it shudders and jerks forward. Very dangerous when the roads are slippery! This happened just after the warranty expired, but I am guessing that it only had about 46,000 miles on the car. My dealer said I would have to pay for them to look at the car, could run into alot of money, or wait for the check engine light to come on. I have seen alot of complaints about this problem online in different impala forums. Gm said its out of warranty and basically not our problem. Also, all 4 of my tires were worn out on the inside after only 20,000 miles.
2008 Chevrolet Impala transmission complaints
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After driving my car to the store I pulled up to park my car. After I came back to get into it the shifter would not disengage at all. I was stranded. I was told it was a common and well known issue with chevrolet impala models. After contacting gm they told me they were sorry and there is nothing they can do about it. I'm still waiting to see what tricks this car does next. I now believe it is poorly made and I will never own another one.. Gm cant even make a cup holder round like a cup. Sorry I didn't see that before I bought it or might have an engineering clue. Also both my door locks on the drivers side consecutively stopped working and its not the fuses. There's 200 bucks to fix that I don't have and I have to shift my car by using a screwdriver and pushing the silver button under the console which releases the shifter. Thank god chevy had back up for that engineering mistake because I don't have the money to fix that one either. Now I'm just guessing if my car should be on recall. Gm told me on the phone I would just have to wait. Lesson learned never by a car just because u you like the body style! Thanks
When accelerating after a stop, transmission feels like it's slipping, the car does not want to move. After applying enough gas, the car will "brake loose" and lunge forward. This can definitely cause an accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into park and the key became lodged in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the gear shifter cable was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
Once my vehicle got near 80k miles, it began to randomly shut down on me as I drive. The message "engine power reduced, service throttle" comes on and I barely have time to pull out of harm's way before the car won't move. This has happened numerous times over the past year--most recently, three times while driving on the freeway and turnpike on saturday june 28. Driving at 70mph and having my car suddenly lose power is beyond ridiculous. When my mechanic pulls the error code, it's just a general computer error every time. Nothing at all about the throttle has ever shown. Why is this not a recall when you search "impala engine power reduced" and see there are a ton of people with the same issue? Does someone have to die before this issue gets fixed?
I was at a stop sign, when I went to pull onto the highway, the transmission slipped and hesitated! I took it to gm dealer and was told they could find no problem with it! It would actually have to go bad before they could do anything about it! Now I have 68000 miles on it, and the problem happens daily! Two days ago, when pulling on to the highway, it hesitated again, but this time there was a semi coming! Luckily it finally took hold and I could proceed! I saw on the internet, that this is a common problem for this vehicle!! Why, doesn't gm fix it?? Also, I have had my car in for engine problems, they have removed the engine from the car, and "decarboned the cylinder"! Now about 30000 miles later it has the same problem again!
Was driving on busy one lane road, reduced speed, check traction control, check engine light came on and car slowed down to 45 and would not go any faster, was able to pull off of road and shut car off started about 5 minutes later no indication of the problem. Two days later the problem came back. Went to internet to check problem seems like there have been 100,000 s of these problems many resulting in accidents. It does not show that there has been a recall. This is very serious if I would have been on a freeway with trucks traveling at high speed I could have been killed. What has the vehicle safety board done to protect owners of faulty vehicles?
Difficulty shifting into gear from park with vehicle started or off when depressing brake. Shift lever was locked and would not move. On 3/16/2014 it completely locked in park position. I called road service and they removed part of console cover and found wire had broken in wire harness (black) which controls release of gear shift while depressing brake pedal. They showed me how to depress release button for parking gear. I had to do this for 3 days manually till I could get a electrical shop repair the broken wire subsequent wire harness as they told me it was not feasible to replace just the black wire to the park gear release. It cost me $465.00 for repairs. I checked on line and found this has been a quite a problem with 2008 chevy impala's and is happened quite frequently. My question is why gm has not issued a bulletin due to this problem to correct it. To be stranded and in the dark is quite a frightening situation.
I had to replace lower control,and trans. Shift linkage I call to see if there was a recall gm said only on police models another time I had to have car towed to dealership to have trans. Linkage repaired.
I own a 2008 chevy impala which has been having computer problems for 1 yr now. It reads out reduced engine power and the car wont go faster than 40 MPH. Ive had it fixed but then comes right back up, one mechanic says to clean the throttle and another says its sensors. This is becoming quite a problem and nobody can fix it permanently. It is a serious saftey issue due to the fact that I transport grandchildren around and the car looses power out of nowhere,then just shuts down in the middle of traffic. I cant keep paying all this money for it to just happen over and over with no results. When is this going to be on the recall list? I went online to find out there are alot of other people having the same exact issue. Please help me? I cant afford to keep paying for this when its never actually been fixed. I have no problem paying to have my car fixed but I do when I have to pay over and over again and its still not fixed.
Vehicle stalls out. For example after sitting at a red light and then trying to accelerate the cars stalls and won't pick up speed, it then jerks hard and drive as usual.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while accelerating from a complete stop, the vehicle jerked. In addition, the vehicle failed to shift from park and the ignition key failed to release. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and an authorized dealer who were both unable to locate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Tl- contact owns a 2008 chevey impala lt. The failure occured april 2014. The contact was driving and you hit a pothole. The contact stated that they had to put on hazard lights on. The contact brakes failed after hitting the pothole, preventing her from stoping the vehicle. The contact stated the key ignition failed. The current millage is 109,000. The contact called the manufacture. There were no repairs made on the vehicle.
2008 chevrolet impala. Consumer writes in regards to transmission failure. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle was purchased in sept 2007, and in sept 2009, the transmission had to be replaced. The vehicle was covered under 100% warranty and she was given a rental car. The transmission was replaced a for a second time, and lasted until march 2014. The consumer stated the transmission was replaced for a 3rd time and it hasn't even been 7 years. The consumer stated the vehicle would hesitate from a stop. The dealer also stated the vehicle needed engine mount and stabilizer links.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle independently decelerated. The contact's traction control light immediately illuminated after the failure occurred. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, who stated that the accelerator pedal and gear shift were both replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
While accelerating the car lost the ability to continue accelerating all at once which caused a jerking motion of the car causing me(the driver) to be thrown forward hitting my head on the steering wheel. It all happened very fast and the reduced engine power and traction control message appeared on the dash board and is still on the dash board. As I said it all happened very fast but I was able to brace myself slightly which is the only reason I was not seriously injured. This issue which now after speaking to my car mechanic and me seeing many other people having the same issue after doing some research online is a death sentence to someone. Someone is going to die from the car losing the ability to accelerate all at once along with a jerking motion that makes you want to have a foot on the gas and a foot on the brake to be able to stop should the car take off on it own.
In june 2012 I had this problem error message read: "engine power reduced " as I was driving 55 MPH on highway MPH fell below to 40 I had to get off highway. I had this problem fixed so I thought it cost me about 360 dollars. Same exact recurring problem same error message today 12/09/13. This is ridiculous gm has to know this is not safe. Dealership will not repair again at their own expense. Too much money for me to continue paying over n over again. They need to recall this car it's outrageous! Can someone please help us?!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while parked, the key would not disengage from the ignition. Additionally, the gear shifter would sporadically fail to move out of park. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
I turned my car on, put on my seat belt, put my foot on the brakes, and tried to shift my car out of park and into drive. I could not push the button on the shifter in, and the shifter would not move out of park. I researched the problem and found that there is a quick release button underneath the center console on the passenger's side. I had to put my emergency brake on, turn on my car, have someone reach under the center console from the passenger's side to press the button, and shift into drive while they held the button. I still am unable to shift my car out of park unless someone is holding that button.
Shifter is locked - again - and will not go into gear.
Shifter locked and would not go into any gear. Service found broken wire at transmission shifter. They removed center console and repaired wire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle rolled away and crashed into a tree. There were no reported injuries. The vehicle was not taken for repairs or diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000. The VIN was not available. The VIN was not available.
Since I have owned the car,it gets randomly stuck in park. It usually is in a driveway on a slight incline. It takes 20 or 30 minutes of pushing the brake and starting and restarting to finally get it to shift from park to drive. The last time this happened it was definitely a safety issue. I was on an interstate driving in the fast lane when I came upon stopped traffic. There was a bad accident ahead and traffic was not moving at all. After about 20 or 30 minutes I turned my car off and waited for traffic to start moving. When traffic started moving, I tried to put my car in drive and it would not move. I was not on an incline. I was on level ground. I was in the fast lane and here I sat unable to move at all, could not pull of the road. Irate drivers and 18 wheelers coming up on me at 70 mile an hour. I was so scared, I thought I'm going to get killed and so is the driver that crashes into me. I did everything I knew to do and after about 20 minutes it finally went into gear. Had it not, I was going to abandon the car because I knew it would get creamed. My only concern was the person that would hit the abandoned car would be hurt or killed. When I got home I called the gm customer service and was told to take it to my local chevy dealer. I took it to them as well as another mechanic and was told, I would have to bring it in when it happened because they could not get it to do it again so they couldn't repair it. Well duh, if I could bring it in when it happened I wouldn't have a problem. One told me if it was a stick shift, he would know what it was but since it was on the column, he had no idea. After spending money and time I still have a major safety issue in my eyes.
I was driving about 50 miles an hour and "service traction control" and "reduced engine power" lights came on. I slowed down to 40 and was trying to merge into traffic and the car downshifted really hard and died. Right as it died another light came on, something about the throttle. I was on a 4 lane bridge during rush hour. Had the car towed to the local chevy dealer. When they got it, it started right up, but the check engine light was on. They had the car for 3 days and could find nothing wrong with it. Since then it has happened 5 more times.
I had just started my 2008 chevrolet impala ltz and was leaving when the service stabilitrak warning came on and engine power was reduced warning came on. The vehicle lost power and began to jerk as it shifted gears. Unfortunately, it occurred at a time when the local chevrolet dealer's service department was closed and on the weekend. I'm hoping to get this problem resolved on monday as this is my only mode of transportation and I'm 8 weeks from graduating from college!! It would suck if I have spend all this time and money in getting my education only to fail due to a vehicle breakdown that seems to be an issue with this very make and model. This could be a very dangerous situation for anyone having this problem with their impala. It shouldn't take a loss of life or injury, fire or crash to make the manufacturer place a recall on the faulty part that is causing this.
On 4/28/13, while turning into church parking lot, traction control and check engine lights came on. Computer check the next day showed code 2127. The computer was cleared and this problem code did not reappear. On 5/28/13, while driving on a flat country road at about 50 MPH, traction control and check engine lights again came on. I had to drive approx. 20 miles to get back to my mechanic. Part of the computer response during the this time was to reduce engine power. This was noticeable on any minor hill. Again, my mechanic checked the computer diagnostic and said code 2127. I took my car to my dealer 5/29/13 and they replaced the accelerator pedal assembly.
While driving, fast or slow, my car will slow down abruptly and a "engine power is reduced" warning comes up on the lcd dash. This has also happened while I've been standing idle at traffic lights. I am afraid that one day my car will stop completely while I'm on the highway, resulting in a crash of some sort.
Gear shift stuck in park position. Would not shift into any other position. Chevrolet mechanic found electrical problem and made following comments on the repair order. Found that shift lock control solenoid inop. Found that green wire melted about 12 inches from shifter and also connector for shift lock control had high resistance.. Repair commented: replaced connector and repaired wire working as designed at this time. Mechanic stated that this was not uncommon. Also found numerous internet forum comments about this problem.. Very serious fire hazard. Gm seems to be aware since above repair implies a reworking design of wire working.: evidence of burned wire inside a vehicle should be considered a serious fire hazard.
I was driving on the highway leading into an overpass. As l entered onto the overpass my service traction control, engine power reduced, and service throttle body disabled flash across my dash board, killing the power to my vehicle and locking my steering wheel. While I was stopped unable to move my vehicle, cars flew me and I was almost hit. At one point another vehicle was almost ran off the road due to oncoming traffic trying to dodge me. This was the worst experience of my life. I have never feared for my life like I did at this time. After doing my research online, I have found many others have been in my situation. I was told that my accelerator pedal sensor has gone bad. I feel that gm should be held responsible and needs to remedy the situation before someone is killed.
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