The engine will shut off. Then the stereo will turn off for a second then come back on and display service stabilitrak. The vehicle was stationary at a stoplight. The engine has always come back on when trying to restart it with the key.
2009 Chevrolet Impala driver assistance 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.
Airbag light is on paid to get it fixed and it's still on afraid to drive it if I get into an accident it will probably not deploy the electrical system doesn't work my brake lights don't work to fix them and get new balls it's all electrical I seen there's a recall but I bought the car after the recall so I had no idea there was a recall for the electrical system wiring and the electrical system ignition my key gets stuck in the ignition and I have to push a button in the back in order for it to release
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.
For the last year or so I have dealt with several issues that started happening all of a sudden and all at once. For starters, my air bag indicator come on and off when I drive at any speed. An independent mechanic could not diagnose it and the dealership attempted to diagnose it and all he said was I needed to replace my air bags which would have cost roughly $3400.00. In addition to that, my ABS indicator began going on and off and has caused my car to feel as if it was on a hydroplane mode. When it turns on it occasionally makes my car jerk on the road. I went to an auto supply store for diagnosis and was told there was no reading so nothing was wrong, dealership said the same. The light shut off and it was like deja vu all over again. Also, I have had to replace the door actuators at least one to two times a year because they continue to break. Finally, my new batteries the last few of years have been completely drained for no apparent reason and I had to replace it several times due to damaged batteries even though I replace it with brand new car batteries.
This vehicle traction control problem never ends
Lost power and shut off completely when accelerated at high speed when getting onto a freeway. My husband was able to coast to an exit and get off. After waiting some minutes, turned car back on and was able to go home. Also traction control alert comes on when driving slow in a parking lot or making a slow right or left turn. Causes a grinding noise.
My sterring wheel on my 2009 chevy impala has recently started getting stuck once the engine hs been cut off and parked. Sometimes I don't have any problems turning the key and it cranks right on up while majority of the time I have to rock my steering wheel back and forth while turning the key. My tire and pressure light stays on even after I have brought new tires and a oil change. My actuator makes a clicking noise when I crank up my car and last about a minute or two then stops.
Tires: are constantly needing replaced have had three sets of 60k goodyears tires in addition to a set of perillis with about 40 % tread since febraury 2015. Brakes: three sets of brakes on vehicle since february 2015. Everytime vehicle goes to mechanic they state that rotors are severely warped. Electrical: having issues with ABS traction control. This is causing reduced engine power when turning. When crossing a main intersections the car coasts across oncoming traffic. Actuators and wiring to many vehicle components having ongoing issues. Air conditioner, doors, door locks, relays the main issue I am having is non operational doors locks in vehicle. I have to craw through the car to open the door locks. I have young children and my daughter was standing out of the car awaiting me to unlock the door. Another vehicle pulling into a parking spot nearly hit my child. Another incident was having items stolen from vehicle due to intermittent of the locks. It has really become a major safety issue for me with this car. This issue with locks became a problem about two weeks ago. I stated to chevorlet I was able to press lock or unlock a couple of times and was always able to at least free one lock within the rear and front. Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated thanks [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. While driving, the traction control indicator remained illuminated. While making turns, the contact heard a grinding noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The manufacture was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 106,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. While stationary, the traction control and ABS indicators remained illuminated. While turning the vehicle, it made a loud grinding noise as if the traction were unstable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000. The VIN was not available.
For the last two days, I have driven my vehicle. Every time I would drive over 40 MPH, the engine would lock up. The vehicle would jerk back and forth. The car would do this every time I would try and drive over 40 MPH, no matter the roadway or stop at an intersection. Whenever this happened, the check engine light would stay on. A month before this problem started, my father had been driving the car and had an auto accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact's vehicle crashed into a deer and sustained significant front end damage. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained a neck injury. In addition, while driving various speeds, the traction control sensor illuminated prior to the stalling. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was towed and not repaired. The failure mileage was 89,000.
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 .
This problem includes more items than your form allows me to check. It stated out about 7 months ago when you would be driving down the road and the service stable tract and service traction control light would come on causing the engine power to be reduced which is an annoence but is also a safety issue is you are passing someone on a two lane road when it happens and you can not complete the pass due to reduced power. If you pulled off to the side of the road and shut the car off the service lights would go away and may not come on again for weeks. This problem went away after a couple of months and then the car started a new one with a no crank, no start problem which when this would happen you would get up to three warning lights, (service table trac, service traction control, and service air bags) with time the no crank, no start problem kept coming and going and the only light that came on when it wouldn't crank or start was the service air bag light. If you kept trying to start it after 3 to 30 times it would start and run fine and may not act up again for 1 day or even up to a week. A couple of weeks ago I had my wife switch cars with me as this was the car she drove to work daily and I didn't want her to get stranded. I am so glad I did that as the very first day I drove it to work on my way home while driving down the highway the car shut off for no reason and the service air bag light came on, I lost my power steering and power brakes and again I could have been in very big trouble if this would have happened when I was trying to pass another car and I don't think the air bags will deploy with the service air bag light on. I reported the to chevrolet and they told me trying to fix it would be at my cost since it is out of warranty. The local dealer and found that they have been trying for 3 days to find a no crank, no start on a corvet with no luck.
I was driving on my way home and the stability light came on and the traction control light came on too.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle began to swerve into adjacent lanes without warning. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the failure stopped. The failure recurred randomly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure milage was approximately 110,000.
My computer is alerting me to "service stabilitrack". Based on some quick searches, is seems that there may have been a recall on this issue. Where do I find out what to do and whether or not it is covered under a recall? It seems to lose power and sometimes it feels as if there is no power steering.
I got an alert that I should "service traction control" and that "engine power is reduced". The car began jerking. It has happened several times now and has actually caused the car to shut off when I was traveling at high speed (65mph).
I was driving and suddenly a symbol for traction stability came on and then a warning saying low engine power.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the traction control warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000. Updated 10/13/16*lj
A traction control light comes on says it is reducing speed and the car will loose power and just die. This is so dangerous it has happened three times on the freeway with my kids in the. I received a special notice recall but when I took it in they said that since I was over the mileage they could not do the repair. The key is also stuck in the ignition and will not come out draining the batter, aaa has come out twice to switch the battery out for me. There is alwas a clicking sound coming from the dashboard.
I have a 09 chevy imapala and my car makes this aggravating ticking noise when I enter my car when I crank up the car when im outside and touch he car it ticks for about a minute or two. It also ticks when I have to turn the air on for the driver side I have to leave the temp or hot and when the ticking stops completly ( there is two reps of it) then I can move it to the cold side.
Car is currently at 134k miles and just gave me a "reduced power engine", "check traction control", and a check engine light. I googled around and came across a lot of chevy impalas around the same year (07-10) are having the same problem. It seems to be something with the "accelerator pedal positioner pedal sensor. Also reading into it, it claims that this problem can cause the car to suddenly stop from 60mph all the way down to 20 or zero. This is extremely dangerous and needs to be looked into before someone is hurt or killed.
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.
I was driving on the highway home from work 65 MPH traction control light ABS brake light came on and readout said loos of engine power my car slowed down to about 40 I pulled over and went off the exit and finished my drive home from work the sensor was replaced due to recall but airbag lights have been on since and the dealer wants 1000.00 to fix it. Can't get my car inspected. This airbag light issue should be recalled
While driving home from work my car started jerking the ESC came on engine light traction control system pulled over almost got hit by two other cars . Also the airbag lights been on the sensors have all been replaced and new front airbags.
This problem started 2 years ago. My car would give me a warning "service traction control. Engine power reduced." then the car would shut off. I took the car to a local mechanic where the fixed a sensor. That was around a year ago. I travel a lot for my job and today I arrived in portland oregon had pulled off the interstate to get fuel, and once I pulled out to the extremely busy intersection my car did this again! I was stopped at a stop light and once it turned green boom car died due to traction control. So now I'm in the middle of a very busy road with traffic going around 45 MPH almost rear ending me. I took the key out of the ignition for about 45 seconds and tred starting it which worked. Foolishly I thought I could at least make it to this parking lot right across the street when I went about 500 feet it did it again, in an even worse spot. I took the key out of the ignition again for 45 seconds started the car and got into the parking lot which was now 50 feet from me. I searched online for what could be causing this and that's where I found at least 50 other people having the same issue and trying to get gm to help. I will not be able to do my job if I can not get from place to place safely. This is a major safety issue that has the potential to kill people.
Cpsc: 2009 chevy impala: consumer stated due to traction issues while driving, the vehicle will drop from the current driving speed to 5 MPH. *ss the consumer stated the traction control light illuminated and the power to the vehicle was reduced to almost none.
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