A piece broke off and had fallen off of transmission when stopped at a redlight when put in gear car didn't want to move had to manually shift to get off the road and towed it home. The piece that broke fell into pan when changing transmission fluid. Believe it's off flywheel possibly forward band.
2009 Chevrolet Impala transmission problems
68 complaints (8% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 97,000. 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 68
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 97,000
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission3
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Chevrolet Impala transmission problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2009 Chevrolet Impala transmission
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2009 Chevrolet Impala owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Power reduced to engine and traction control light come on and loss of power
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.
Gear shift is sticking in park.
Just keeps showing warning signals a traction control. The front left strut cover is corroded which was told to me eventually the strut will come through there. Showing no signs of the fan working to cool the car down which then reads engine too hot turn off AC.
While driving, the car in motion it completely loses power. Have experienced this while on highway, interstate, and in town roads. So problem occurs at any speed, and results in vehicle coasting to a stop as the steering and brakes stop working too. Has happened to me hundreds of times as we can not pin point problem, and has replaced numerous different parts trying to solve it. When power loss occurs there is very little to no time at all for driver to coast & steer vehicle & occupants to safety area on side of road. The dashboard information center will state "starting disabled, service throttle" also engine power reduced" and "service stablitrak." a new throttle has been put in vehicle and still does same thing. Over the year ive been dealing with this issue ive noticed it does it more in warm weather. After vehicle coast to a stop and is put in park and turned off, wait 5 to 10 minutes then vehicle will start up and no information or lights display in dash center, like it never happened.
Drove my vehicle to attend church on a sunday morning. After church, return to my vehicle to go home. I started my vehicle and put it in drive gear. The vehicle wouldn't move. I shifted it to 2nd gear and it moved slowly and I was able to drive home. I got no prior warning of any problem before parking. No check engine light and it scared me because it could have occurred while I was on the busy interstate. I have not had it repaired because the problem can't be isolated by the transmission repair shops because there is no check engine light on. The transmission shifted fine prior to this. The vehicle only has 117,000 miles.
"takata recall" having problems with the rotors, tire end rods, and motor mount.
I placed my car in park, while the car was still running. When I got back in, and tried to put it into gear, the console shifter seemed like it was locked in place, and wouldn't let me put the car in gear. There is apparently a switch under the console cover that allows me to temporarily fix this issue, but I have to do so every time I want to put my car into gear from park. Only happens when my car is in park. I don't know if this is a recall issue or not. But any reply on this issue, as well as what I need to do to get it fixed would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time.
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.
Questions about the 2009 Chevrolet Impala transmission
Does the 2009 Chevrolet Impala have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 68 complaints about the transmission of the 2009 Chevrolet Impala, 8% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2009 Chevrolet Impala transmission problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 97,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2009 Chevrolet Impala transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chevrolet Impala have bad transmission?
The Chevrolet Impala model years with the most transmission complaints are 2006 (108 complaints), 2008 (91 complaints) and 2007 (80 complaints).
Other 2009 Chevrolet Impala problems
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