This is a follow up on air bag heat ac controls and dash operation found gauge cluster burned out smoked blew a 1 amp fuse under hood last owners were under dashboard because screws were missing This year of car had 4 recalls airbags under the right seat wires.my car was not included because of production date there is something GM MISSED ON THIS CAR ELECTRIC AREAS CARIS DRIVEN CAREFULLY SOMETHING MADE THAT HAPPEN CAN YOU LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS MATTER ITIS COSTING ME MORE THAN CAR
2009 Chevrolet Impala electrical complaints
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In approx 2013-2014 actuator affecting heating and cooling in the vehicle needed replaced, then again actuator needed replacement in 2016-17 and again now. The problem keeps occurring. This is affecting the ability to operate the vehicle during extreme temperatures we experience. Actuator making horrible clicking sound and car will not heat up or cool down as appropriate 1st occurs approximately 2013-2014 around 90,000 miles, and again approximately 2016-17 and again in 2021
Saftey air bag ...light come on and stays on
Gas pedal has lag to it. Almost every time you go to take off sometime it doesn't respond till your quarter way into pushing petal must push petal farther in before it will accelerate causing it to jerk hard. My friend has same car and problem also servos in dash for heater keep clicking and malfunctioning after multiple replacements, my other friends 2010 impala does this as well.
Car continuously gets a reduced power message and goes down to 25 MPH. In mid january did the same thing, but stalled on i90 ohio turnpike. Almost hit by a semi truck. Have had the car in the shop no less than 5 times for the same problem. At gm and non gm repair shops. We have had this same reduced power on city roads, and the highway, it seems always when it is wet, rainy or slushy. It really appears to be a water causes the problem. We have paid for two sets of throttle body, speed control sensor and harnesses. The problem continues to persist and appears to be dangerous.
I've been having crazy electrical problems with my impala 2009 when I push the button to move my chair my light flickers on and off and when I start my car it shakes in the hood also
My car started putting an everything was dim while I was driving the brake light an check engine light both were on
To whom it may concern: I have a 2009 chevy impala with 100,000 miles on it. The 1st time this issue happened, I was driving slowly, on a side street, in july 2019. Out of the blue, the following warnings appeared: engine power is reduced, service stabilitrak, service traction control. Immediately my car started running horribly (it didn't want to go, was chugging, and almost felt like the transmission was slipping). I parked it. Later I started it and all warnings were gone, but the engine light was on. . The next day I started it and just the engine light was on. 3rd day I started it, engine light still on. Drove it to a shop,.right before I pulled in, the light turned off! They scanned it anyway & said that nothing came up. The car has driven just fine, no warnings or lights until 11/25/2020. I was driving about 20mph, turned right on a side street and all of a sudden all of the exact messages as before came on. Vehicle immediately started running slow and "chugging"again. I parked it. When I started it again later, all the same messages were still there. It's definitely scary when this happens & since the 1st time it happened, I was nervous to drive it far because I wasn't sure when it may happen again. I went on a chevrolet forum & read there was a recall for this issue. I was very pleased about that. I put in my VIN & it stated that there are no recalls. So I called gm this morning. The rep said they're aware of this issue, but there is not a recall for it. She then said that it would've covered by special warranty but unfortunately that was unavailable as of april 2019! Her advice was to take it to a certified dealership and have it checked and fixed soon for my safety! I asked why there isn't a recall, if it's a known issue and she said I could talk to a customer experience manager at the dealership and maybe they could do something for me. Please help!
This is not the first time this has happened. On the hwy going 60mph, all of a sudden my engine power is reduced and airbag light came on. The next day the air bag light and engine light are both on. Went to my mechanic for an inspection (which I failed due to the airbag) and he informed me to contact the dealership for recall. I did, only to find out the recall is closed and I can't get this fixed unless I come up with a lot of money. I explained I never got anything from the manufacturer about the recall. How can I get my car fixed on a closed recall?
Purchased vehicle and the following day the right front headlight went out and had to be taken in for electrical problem. Later about 4 months after purchase the air bag in the front passenger seat started to make a knocking sound and then stopped. Just recently it began making the knocking sound again when I open my car door, as well as close it. It lasts about 3 minutes and then stops.
I have paid to have actuators on both sides repaired from about a month after purchased 5-11-2012 to 6-2020 a total of 8 times. The last time in december 2029 and it started clicking a few weeks after repair. It starts clicking as soon as I unlock the doors and continues to click after locking doors. I retired due to health five years ago and unable to get another car. I can not afford to keep repairing actuators. I have written to gm and called asking that this be made into something they would repair no charge as I have since talked with several people having the same problem. I have to use the the car drive my husband to va for treatments and doctor appointments and it get very worrisome as I have to drive 140 miles round trip each time. All I ask is for gm to aknowledge this problem and fix my car.
I bought this car from the car lot and the sensors keep going off, the seat belt doesn't lock up, sometimes it says engine is hot turn of AC when it isn't on. And when turning it's will sometimes make a vibrating noise that won't allow me to go then the accelerator kicks back in to go.
While driving oil pressure low stop engine comes on in my dic even though my oil is perfectly fine my rear turning signal is not flashing but is lit and working for everything else my temperature gauge shorts out at times even after I replaced the sensor passenger air bag off even with passenger inside the federal safety agency recall number 16v507 the federal safety agency recall number 14v355 I believe the true problem is the bcm the door actuators are faulty
It will not crank I installed a brand new starter the ignition switch is the problem
I placed the car in park on the street in my community, and left it running while dropping something in a mailbox. Tried to shift into drive to leave, and it would not shift. My foot was firmly on the brake but the console shifter would not budge. I was forced to leave my car just a few doors away from home until the next day when my son came and showed me how to remove the console cover to press the silver button and release the shift. I have seen many complaints about a btsi (?) solenoid or loose wires. Why is there no recall? Being stuck could be very hazardous to safety.
After I getting the transmission fully repaired after it went out of nowere anyway I was driving and the steering wheel locked up on me and the sins are started going crazy in the car and I am one payment away from owning the vehicle and the last few months starting the beginning of this year I've noticed one problem after another the seat belt in the passenger's front side does not want to lock also it's saying that it needs service and as far as I'm concerned I bought this car barely two years ago in 2017 I'm financing it on a lease once I finish this last payment it'll be a little over 7,000 that I paid for it I feel like the dealer got over on me because it's my first vehicle and I didn't know exactly what I was doing this wasn't the car that I wanted if anything they avoided selling me the car that I wanted and gave me this one everything seemed fine for awhile but slowly started to all break down the tires are starting to say traction control and ABS is on and never goes off the car shakes when I drive also the windows are starting to get stuck where they might want to roll up in might not I have already had to redo the transmission and I have already hacked you put a new head gasket and now I'm going to have to repair the axle and a motor mount and I don't know but this car is not safe the car dealership sold me a vehicle basically and scammed me because I did not know exactly what leasing a used car was about the car did lock up on me when I was driving I did not crash unfortunately but it pulled me to the side of the road and I had to pull to the left side of the road to avoid another car turning into me and crashing then I pushed as hard as I could and got home cuz it wasn't that far and I have my fiance check out the car. I don't want to give my car away nor do I want the money back I just want a car that is not going to cause death to me or my children.
2009 chevy impala tps sensor keeps appearing but tire dealer couldn't dx problem pass side right front. Today air bag p/s side air bag warning light came on. Dealer sold as is. Think none of this should have never gone thru md state inspection. Please help
Airbag light stays on and it has a airbag message on the dash the ignition switch doesn't work the car won't turn over
While driving on a street, the airbag service light illuminated and warning indicator for the red airbag sign displayed. Checked all connections and drove it to the dealership. They said they fixed the problem but they did not.
Speedometer caught on fire and burnt out the electrical wires
The radiator fan stop working do to electrical problem I change sensors and relays n still won't work I had auto shop test the fan and the fans works. It stop working on its on
Started with the autolock doors fail sometimes, then the car started shutting off and not starting I've had it in the garage twice,to no avail it ended up being towed back to my residence two days after repair. Replaced the battery, the battery cable and a relay
For over a year now, an airbag red light comes on sporadically along with a beeping noise. I can't afford the hundreds of dollars the local dealership requires to check it out to see if it is the drivers side or passenger air bag. I just want to know if it imposes any danger. They say it may me just a faulty system and that it doesn't necessarily mean that the airbag wouldn't deploy in an emergency. But they have to take the whole front side out to check. The labor time is quite price. Also, when using my remote, the door locks stay locked off and on. No rhyme of reason. It has been going on for over a year; but your form here makes me put just one date down in order to proceed.
Door locks work intermittently with remote, especially over 75 degrees. Usually driver door lock but can be any. All still work manually. This can be very dangerous because handicapped people are often in this vehicle and can't get out on their own. Also intermittently dependent on how hot it is the service passenger airbag light comes on but often disappears. This started soon after the so called airbag recall was done.
2009 chevrolet impala. Consumer writes in regards to illuminated passenger side airbag light. *ld
The vehicle shut down and I cannot start it because of the ignition switch causing the entire vehicle to become inoperable. I was pulling up in my drivewaywhen the vehicle shut down.
Abs and traction control lights intermittently come on causing car to jerk with acceleration, or occasionally, to slip during braking. Wheel hub assemblies have been replaced multiple times and the same faulty issue keeps reoccurring. Low quality wiring and position and tautness going into the harness are a recipe for disaster. Sensors can be set off with as little effort as gently rocking the car, definitely going off if there are any bumps or potholes in the road. Also had other annoying although less dangerous issues: door lock actuators and heating/AC actuator, causing door locks to not respond and causing a horrible clicking noise in the car, respectively. I have walked away from the car thinking I had locked it only to find one or more of the doors did not lock. Actually had items taken from the car. The clicking noise from under the dash was sporadic, usually upon starting the car, but occasionally while driving with no notice. This ear splitting, headache inducing noise would for the most part stop after several minutes of driving, but would sometimes continue after the car was shut off and would drain the battery. The electrical system throughout the car is horrible.
The impala displays service traction control followed by engine power reduced. Throws a code for throttle body sensor, but that does not fix the issue. Accelerator pedal position sensor is another reason they say, which also does not fix the issue. My car has shut off on me going down the interstate, on a highway, and and over a hill. It shuts down and says 'starting disabled, service throttle' with no warning at all. Several people have had the same exact problem and no one seems to know how to fix it. They say wiring but it never fixed anything.
Lately, I have been having issues with the acceleration of my vehicle. Every so often, my engine light comes on and I get a "engine reduced" notification, and my vehicle slows down. Whenever I reach 40mph, my hp meter drops and my car starts shaking. There has even been a time when my car would completely shut off and display "ignition disabled". Each time this has happened, the vehicle was moving on a highway. I went to a shop to get the error codes and I will upload them.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that all four windows became inoperable and could not be moved up or down. The vehicle was taken to diver chevrolet (2101 pennsylvania ave, wilmington, de 19806, 302‑504‑8313) where it was diagnosed that all the window motors were fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
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