I started my car and the check engine light and service traction control lights both came on. I got on the highway and tried to accelerate to merge into the lane and my car would not accelerate and the steering wheel locked. Luckily I was able to get into the emergency lane before my car shut off, but I was very close to being blasted by an oncoming semi truck. This could've been fatal to me if I had not gotten over in time.
2009 Chevrolet Impala acceleration complaints
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"takata recall " everytime I drive my vehicle 5 seconds the car jerks makes loud sound, starts beeping, messages appear flashing back and forth engine power reduced, service traction control, car slows down, car jerks and chugs, makes loud sound, beeping noise from message board, throttle something appears, steering wheel locks, car stops, can't steer car out of road, won't crank, my car sits in the road.
I was driving alone on the highway and noticed that the rmp gauges was going up and down, then suddenly a message on the dash read, service traction control, then a few seconds later another message read, engine power reduced and the car would not pick up any speed. This was very scary and confusing because the next day I had no isses but has now it did the same thing today. Please help.
As I go down the road the engine light comes on and the stabletrek waring trackion light also comes on light and power reduce engine power light comes on but not all the time it goes off after a day or so and than no one can fine the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle did not move and the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to george matick chevrolet (14001 telegraph rd, redford, mi 48239, 313‑531‑7100) where it was diagnosed that the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.
What has to happen before something is done about this problem ? Traction control light and reduce engine power light comes on going down the interstate and the car shuts down and you have to try and get car pulled over to the side of the road without hitting someone or getting hit . This is a very common problem with this vehicle and nothing is being done about it . I would really like a response on this problem . This happens a lot so your date you want incident happening is really not right .
Car hesitates on acceleration from a stop. Rpms go up but car goes very slow, like if it has lost a lot of power. Once it stops hesitating it bangs into gear and speeds forward. It can possibly cause a crash if driver is not aware its hesitating.
Tl- contact owns a 2009 chevy impala lt... Transmission shut off while driving down main road... Transmission started having problems back in june of 2017. Transmission reduced power and shut off completely...contact was on main road when vehicle shut off vehicle shut off after a second time of the beltway.......vehicle started back up after thirty minutes.... Tr..... Received tk holdings notice traction control system light comes on .... Contact called chevy and airbags were replaced already.... 0 recalls associated with this VIN
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. While operating the vehicle, the ABS sensor suddenly illuminated and the vehicle failed to accelerate normally. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 124,500.
Reduced engine power
Tl* the contact's boyfriend owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. On several occasions, while the contact was driving her boyfriend's vehicle at normal speeds, the vehicle independently slowed down. The contact pulled over to restart the vehicle. While the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated rapidly and the traction control indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
After starting my car and pressing on the accelerator car starts to jerk lights flicker and the message service traction control. The car will sometimes lose power. And does this while driving and will not accererate. I have changed the accerator petal positioning sensor as well as the battery. I do not feel safe driving this care whatsoever. And I've seen that many other impalas have had this issues. This has happened many times. I should not have to pay for repairs when this is clearly a manufacturer issue.
While accelerating the traction control kicks in and cannot accelerate. This has happened while backing up, driving straight, and turning. It has mainly been happening while driving in the city. When I push the gas pedal the car doesn't move. I have almost been hit by other vehicles while stuck.
The traction control light is on, the cruise control does not work and the brake lights are on all the time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. While driving 25 MPH and approaching an intersection the vehicle suddenly decelerated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a solder connection in the accelerator position sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. Updated 02/21/17*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, the accelerator pedal fractured being detached from the floorboard. The contact was able to come to a complete stop and activate the hazard lights. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, however the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 147,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the vehicle had a fractured solder device, which caused the accelerator pedal to malfunction. The dealer diagnosed that the accelerator pedal was replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,000.
The airbag light comes on intermittently. Was in a collision and the airbag did not deploy. The car was repaired but airbag light still comes on. Also the horn does not work when I press on the steering wheel. The cruise control does not work either. The lights on the cruise control buttons do not light up.
Traction control service reduced engine speed and check engine light appeared on dash while I was driving . I had been driving less than 5 minute at speed limit of 40 MPH. I looked this up online .there were many complaints by people having this dame issue. There were people saying their lives were endangered .they were driving and their engine just shut off .this many people having issues with 2009 impalas .this is obviously a defect by the manufacturer. I feel unsafe driving this car . And friends are telling me that ford cares about the safety of people an takes care of their customers. I am hoping chevrolet will prove that customers safety is number one priority. And does a recall on this issue asap .
While driving the check engine light and traction control light comes on and reduce engine power reads across the screen. Car slows to 45 miles an hour and turns off. I have had the throttle replaced and the throttle body replaced. The problem still on going....?
I was on the interstate, going the speed limit. I had the cruise control on when the car alerted me that the engine power reduced and service traction control. I continued to drive as these messages have appeared on my car before. I traveled another 40 miles along the interstate and was about a mile from my exit. I was passing an over-sized tractor trailer going up hill when the car displayed starting disabled throttle service and the car shut off. I was in the left lane and had to initiate my emergency lights and wait for the tractor trailer to pass me so I could move the car over to the right shoulder. As the car was completely shutoff and was just coasting, I had to fight the steering wheel to control the car. I feel like had my situation was just a little different, the car could have came to a complete stop in the middle of the interstate with cars traveling 70+ MPH and possibly caused a crash. I've already replaced the throttle position sensor and that remedied the situation for a couple months. This a highly dangerous occurrence that I know is common with the impala's as I've heard it happening to several other people owning impala's.
Indicator lights for reduced power, service engine and traction control lights come on at anytime and go off. Experience a little lack of power. I will do it any time and any condition. It is random. From what I have read I am worried if the car will leave us stranded.
Driving down road, engine light came on, displaying "reduced power and traction control problem. To it to chevy dealer in topeka ks. Then found out that this happens a lot, sometimes car shuts off all together. Major safety issue, why is this not a recall by gm. Law suit waiting to happen. Can I fall back on gm for the expense?.
Receiving a message for service traction control and reduced engine power. The check engine light comes on. This has been happening on and off for weeks. The car slows down. Now there is a ticking noise coming from the car.
I have gotten serveral error with check service traction control since I purchase the use chevelot impala ls 2009 back in 2012. It already had 88,000 miles on it and about a year after I had the car I started to get this message. The second it occured I was on freeway and the error came on and after I got off on the exit my car shut down for about 5 minutes before I was able to start it back up. Now I have this error this time and every now and again it feel like the car wants to jerk every now and again and if I press the gas pedal down to quickly the light error flash with the car sign swirling message on the dashboard.
I was driving on the highway when the service traction control came up on the dash along with the traction control light, with in seconds of this happening the car read reduced engine power. The car immediately lost power and slowed down to a maximum of 25 MPH. This sudden loss of power caused the cars behind me to nearly miss rear-ending me. I had to drive in this crippled mode 10 miles to reach the closest exit. It is due to a faulty throttle position sensor. This seems to be a very common problem with these vehicles and can cause a sudden loss of power.
Traveling on highway at 70 MPH. Service traction, reduced engine power, service engine lights came on, car was shaking, everything was shutting down. Fortunately it was not rush hour and I was able to pull off road. I was on a toll road that aaa can not respond. I waited about 20 minutes and started the car and everything was fine. Took car to our mechanic, there was a service bulletin, to replace throttle body assembly. Since then, 2 letters from gm about covering cost of throttle sensor, but not assembly. Gm is not taking care of the real problem, the whole assembly needs to be replaced, not just the sensor! I've kept the part and invoice and letters from gm, they should just recall before it turns into a class action lawsuit!
My car was taken into the dealer to check on the "service engine soon" warning and I was informed that the computer showed it as an apps issue. They checked the apps and I was informed that they couldn't find anything wrong and that it had been reset within the computer system and I was good to go. Two months later while traveling at a speed of 55 MPH on a highway, the service engine light came on, service stabilitrak appeared on the instrument panel, traction control off light up on the instrument panel and then the ring tone and the "engine power is reduced" came on the instrument panel. The next thing I knew was that I had absolutely no acceleration at all! I was extremely fortunate that the vehicles behind me were far enough behind me and I was able to get off of the road and on to the shoulder. Had that not been the case there could have been a serious accident causing numerous individuals to be injured or killed. I had the vehicle towed and checked and it was definitely the apps (accelerator pedal performance sensor) that was defective. Now nearly 2 years later, it has happened again. The exact same warnings came on again, only this time I was traveling in inclement weather and during rush hour traffic. There are numerous complaints regarding the exact same issue and chevrolet/gm needs to issue a recall as the apps is defective. If no recall is issued it is a matter of time before innocent people are killed.
My name is [xxx] and I purchased a 2009 chevy impala, with 123,000 miles on it, in august 2015 from mac churchill auto mall in bedford, texas. I have had no problems with this car since its purchase until november 29th. While en route to emory, texas, my car started displaying "engine power is reduced" and "service traction control" messages. About 99% of the way there, I suddenly got a lurch and my car slowed down, with steering and braking not working. I was able to get my car off the highway safely but had to use my emergency brake to stop my vehicle and get it turned off. I tried repeatedly for several minutes to get it going again, but it would not start. After about five minutes, the car restarted normally and has performed flawlessly since. However, I am concerned. I've had a garage pull and diagnose the problem. The error codes that were pulled are p2122 and p2138 ,regarding the accelerator pedal position sensor. I've researched this and this appears to be a common problem from what I've been able to ascertain from my research. But I'm confused as to whether this is a recall item based upon this: http://www.naioa.com/v2/modules.php?name=forums&file=viewtopic&t=49934 . I'm now trying to understand whether I can get this fixed because I'm not sure this is covered under my used car warranty and I do not feel compelled to pay for a repair that gm has been aware of but failed to notify my dealership or me as a owner, until I got a letter on 12/9/15 indicating that there may be a problem...well after I started having problems. I want gm to fix this at their expense. It is a safety hazard here in the dfw area because this could reoccur while I'm in heavy traffic and have no way to stop before someone hits me or I hit someone. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2009 chevrolet impala. Consumer writes in regards to connection within the accelerator pedal position sensor may reduced engine power and cause loss of traction control assist.
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