Anti locking brake light coming on, service traction control, service stabiltrac ,service electronic stability control. Had all checked, said it was a right drive wheel bearing, replaced the wheel bearing. Still have the same problem.
2010 Chevrolet Impala acceleration complaints
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Driving home one night after just having my vehicle repaired a few weeks earlier, without warning, my vehicle began to stall. Just before the stall it was driving completely normal with no issues at all. Suddenly the check engine light came on along with the messages of service stabiltrack, traction control disabled, and low engine power. When I took the vehicle to the dealer I bought it from I was told that there was an aftermarket senondary air check valve that was causing the issue. With this they gave me the following codes; p0068, p0340, p0651, and p2135. Due to me just recently getting this part replaced this past february I took it back to the mechanic that replaced it. When I received the vehicle back it would no longer even start. The mechanic then informed me that the air valve would not cause this issue and there was something else wrong with the vehicle and to take it to another dealer. When that was done I was told a second time that it was the air valve. I have now come out of pocket twice for tows that I can't afford. Along with paying for an expensive part possibly twice. Vehicle only has 50k miles on it and has never given me any issues until this year.
Driving 65mph on highway when "reduced engine power" and "service stabilitrak" lights came on and engine started to throttle down. Had no choice but to pull over onto left shoulder with a semi close behind. Turned car off for 1 minute and restarted and the "reduced engine power and "service stabilitrak disappeared. How is this not a safety issue requiring a recall?
I was traveling west bound on interstate 22 when the stabilitrak requires maintenance displayed across driver's information center. Next the traction control light and display lights up followed by, reduced engine power, in which I lost almost all power to my vehicle. I was traveling around 70 MPH in the left lane and had to navigate two lanes of traffic to reach a safe spot on the shoulder of the interstate.
Major safety issue! While driving on the expressway hours from home reduced engine power/service traction control/check engine lights came on. Cruise control disabled as well. Car stopped on the expressway, steering wheel locked up. Luckily we were able to coast to the side otherwise this could have been a disaster! Vehicle was towed to a nearby service station where it is currently located. There are several complaints out there like this. Gm needs to recall and fix this problem!
2010 chevrolet impala. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration caused by sticky throttle accidents before receiving accelerator pedal position pedal sensor and throttle position sensor recall notices. *smd the consumer stated she was backing out of the driveway, when the vehicle took off like a missile. It traveled across the street, jumped a curb and hit a parked vehicle in the driveway causing damage to both vehicles. The dealer claimed there was nothing wrong with the accelerator. However, the accident was caused by a sticky throttle. When the second accident occurred, the consumer was attempting to back the vehicle up, but instead it accelerated backwards at a high rate of speed making a high pitch whining noise. The consumer quickly applied the brake. However, it not reduce the speed. The consumer hit an oak tree, and in doing so, caused the tree to fall on the vehicle. The vehicle was totaled. Between the first and second accident, the throttle was repaired and the accelerator was replaced.
I was driving and my dash said service traction control engine speed reduced and it slowed down by it self
Engine power dropped significantly on a two lane hwy. Traveling at 60 MPH. Almost got rear ended and experienced road rage from driver behind me. Scary. I then noticed a service traction control warning, and engine speed reduction notice. Cruise control would not function. This warning will clear itself but continues to occur. I took it to my mechanic several times and they can not identify it even when the warning and condition is active. Veh. Mileage 126700.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. While driving 20 MPH, "service stabilitrac and traction control, may lose some engine power." was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the line that goes to the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred on numerous occasions. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact did not attempt to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who diagnosed that the line that goes to the oil sensor was corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000. ...updated 01/20/16 *bf updated 02/05/16*lj
As I was driving on a state route, alerts appeared for "service traction control" and then "service stabilitrak" followed by "engine power reduced". The engine light also came on. I pulled over and shut the car off, waiting a few minutes before restarting. The messages stopped, but the engine light was still on. I drove a few more miles and approached the on-ramp to the interstate. As I accelerated to merge onto the interstate, the same alerts came back on in addition to "starting disabled, service throttle". Shortly thereafter, my car became completely disabled and shut down as I was on the interstate- the engine cut off, no power steering, no acceleration!! Thankfully, I was able to safely pull off the side of the interstate. I had the vehicle towed and the car started right up and seems to run fine at the repair shop. Worried when and where it will happen again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. While driving at approximately 75 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the traction control and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The contact mentioned that after the failure occurred, the service electronic stability control, the engine power reduced, and the throttle body disabled warning lights displayed across the instrument panel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000. Updated 11/03/15.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the reduced engine power warning lamp and the service stability traction control warning lamp illuminated. Each time the failure recurred, the speed decreased to less than 20 MPH and the vehicle shook and vibrated abnormally. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who replaced the throttle body position sensor. The manufacturer stated that the accelerator pedal position sensor was to be replaced in a special condition coverage customer satisfaction campaign. The failure did not recur from the dealer's repair which was over a year ago. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,700.
While driving on the interstate going about 70mph the check engine light flashes on goes off then pops back on. Message comes on saying reducing engine power then traction control service lights comes on and stays on all while I'm losing power trying to get over to safety I have my foot on the gas pedal but no power at all put my flashers on lucky chp seen me and helped me to the shoulder.call aaa while waiting I start the car up press on the pedal I have power.
On or about may 17, 2015, I received notice from the chevrolet division of general motors that my vehicle "may have a broken solder connection within the accelerator pedal position (app) sensor. This condition may result in reduced engine power and loss of traction control assist." according to them, I will know when my information center displays the warning and then they will be willing to correct their poor workmanship, but not until that time. Gm goes on to inform me that I may be without my car for an extended length of time while they order parts and do repairs. I don't see why I should be the one who will be inconvenienced for their lack of proper workmanship. Furthermore, I feel there is a safety issue here also. Gm needs to correct this problem before it causes needless harm to someone.
Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the traction control sensor and the service engine sensor illuminated intermittently and the reduced engine speed error message flashed several times. The contact indicated that the vehicle drastically reduced speed and stalled several times. The contact was not able to travel over approximately 25 MPH each time the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that acceleration pedal may need to be replaced but the contact was not given a specific diagnosis. The contact was also waiting for parts to schedule a recall repair for the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v355000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired pertaining to the failure which was getting progressively worse. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000. Dyd
Traction control light and engine reduce speed light came on and car started stutter and slow down on the highway. Replace throttle body twice and replace gas pedal sensor.
The car experienced a reduction in power and the engine began making a "knocking" noise. The check engine light came on as well as a "reduced engine power, service traction control" alert.
The gauges on the dashboard fail during driving. The passenger airbags turn on and off during driving. The tire pressure monitoring and fuel gauge warning comes on during driving even though fuel and air are fine. Sometimes at 0mph the gauge will be stuck at prior speed. Gauges fail when passenger airbag turns off. Incidents occur seemingly only when a passenger is present, when passenger airbag is turned on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 75 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to respond. The contact also stated that when making a right turn, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled. In addition, the service traction control and the reduced engine power warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
I was driving my car on the hwy going about 70-75 MPH when it happened to me. The road condition was nice with no signs of water on the highway during the hours of 2 pm, great sunny day. The car jerked on me like the throttle was going down. Afterwards the car jerked again and the traction light notification started to beep and the car idled down and I couldn't increase my speed. I continued on the hwy assuming it would rectify itself but my girl (who mainly drives the car), informed me it's been doing this for over the past year off and on probably once every other month. That the weather condition didn't matter it would pop up and slow down and she'd have to pull over and wait about 10 minutes after turning off the car to turn it back on to be able to continue about her day normally. I continued to drive but it never did fix itself. I had to finally take an exit and stopped at a gas station. Might as well take a break while. After about 10-15 minutes, I cranked the car and the issue seemed to resolve itself and I had no further problems throughout the rest of the day.
Driving down busy hwy going 75 speed, engine power reduce message came on also traction control message, I been getting this message over a year in a half took it to a mechanic they couldn't seem to find anything wrong with it, since the message would go away after ten minutes or so I never taught was anything major till my car showed the message starter disabled service throttle came on basically letting me know my car was going to lock on me or something and with a few seconds my speed reduced more and I could not push d gas anymore I had to pull over to the side of the road in disbelief of what just happened and scared so I parked and turned off my car then I tried to turn it on and it wouldn't even start or make a starting noise the steering wheel was locked and I couldn't do anything, I waited at least ten minutes and I tried again and it turned on the message was gone but the check engine was still on. Trough the day this incident didn't happen anymore but I went on line and I see a lot of people with the same model car as me are having the same problem!.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, the steering wheel and brakes were unresponsive. The contact mentioned that the driver lost control of the vehicle causing it to roll over into a river. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The driver sustained lacerations and bruising. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 40,445. Updated 10/7/14
2010 chevy impala. Consumer writes in regards to throttle body assembly and sensor issues. *smd the consumer stated while driving, the traction control and engine light illuminated, and then the instrument panel read engine reduced power, check stabilitrak and traction control. As she approached the stop sign, the vehicle started to shake. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where a diagnosis revealed the throttle body assembly and sensor had malfunctioned.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the check engine, engine power reduced, service stabilitrak, traction control, and the engine overheated warning lights illuminated . The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the secondary air injection valve, the secondary air pump, and the app sensor fault needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure was not rectified. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000 and the current mileage was 80,000....updated 07/15/14
While driving northbound on I-75 in southern ky, the car suddenly lurched a little and "traction control" and "stabilization" errors displayed followed by "reducing power." and, the check engine light came on. I called my chevy dealer and asked if it was safe to continue driving - they said yes, as long as the check engine light wasn't flashing. We went about 5 - 10 more miles and the display flashed something about throttle problem and then "shutting down engine", which it did immediately with no warning while we were doing about 70 - 75mph in the middle of the 3 northbound lanes of I-75. I had to try to steer to the shoulder with no power steering or brakes. Once there, I tried to restart the car and nothing happened - it displayed "starter disabled." we called our road service and they took our info, found the nearest chevy dealer who said they could work on it asap if we got it in there. While they were working on setting up a tow I tried starting it again. It started but the check engine was still on. I tried driving a little along the shoulder and it seemed ok so I said we'd try driving to the dealer rather than wait for a tow truck. We made it. They got on it fairly quickly and found the problem was the gas pedal position sensor. We were fortunate that the traffic was light and I could safely pull off. I hate to think what the results would have been if this had happened earlier as we were traveling thru atlanta with its 6 lanes of heavy traffic. Suddenly losing power and control in that traffic would probably have caused one of those multi-vehicle accidents that make the national news. What kind of incompetent programming of the car's computer would trigger a full, instant shutdown because of a faulty accelerator pedal position sensor? I would suggest an immediate recall to re-flash the computer to eliminate the no-warning shut down.
While driving down I 80 west of princeton ill the check engine light came on followed by the check traction control light .the dash then light up like a christmas tree with lights I had never seen and can not duplicate with turning the key to on .the car immediately died and I lost power steering and brakes .I got the car stopped safely .I called a mechanic in the town I live in and he asked if it would start again. Earlier when I tried to start it acted as though the battery was dead. This time it started and I drove it home .a local repair shop replaced the gas pedal .I had bought this car new and it has never been in a crash or had any repairs done besides routine service. No one was hurt but this car should not have shut off at 70 MPH because of a defective sensor on a gas pedal.I am a retired state trooper and I am sure my training saved me from being in an accident yesterday because I happened to have other cars and semi s driving near me.
It had snowed overnight and I was driving 60 miles per hour going downhill when the traction control light and the engine light came on and then where the odometer reading is it said engine power reduced and then check traction control and check stabilizer. I did make it to work as the car shock as the car felt like it was going to die. I did let it sit all day while I was at work and then when I started it the engine light was still on and it ran ok. I took it across the street and parked it at the chevrolet dealership and since it is sunday they are not open and I will stop by in the morning to let them know what is wrong to have them check it out. We have had this car for a year and considering not owning another chevy.
At the time of the first incident traction control light came on the low engine power light came on .speed dropped down to 15 MPH. Had to pull over turn car off . Then restarted it again it was fine for a month . It repeated same problem. Now check engine light stays on .hdhad code read saying throttle cable and traction control.to me that is a serious issue. This is something that needs to be addressed. Highway driving this problem could cause an accident .I can see this has been a issue with general motors with impalas and other models since 2008.how many of the same complaints would it take until its fixed .complaints keep coming up after throttle bodies replaced still having same problems. General motors needs to get with the program.
I don't remember the exact date, but approximately 2 yrs ago, I began seeing the sequence of messages, "service traction control, service stabilitrak, engine power reduced," and the engine light comes on along with the traction control system light. The car speed was obviously reduced and I couldn't really accelerate. I took the car back to carmax and they said they couldn't find anything and did not know what I was talking about. It happens sporadically, but seemingly always on the interstate while I'm traveling around 65--70 MPH. This is very dangerous, and I've been trying to research what needs to be fixed. I do not understand why this is not a recall item. I think this will be the last chevy I purchase!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the engine reduced power and the traction control warning lights remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized mechanic where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the acceleration sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,200 and the current mileage was 39,000.
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