2010 Chevrolet Impala: loss of power steering

Filed Nov 11, 2019 · Fuel system · 97,560 miles · NC

Car cut off at speed in curve after quick dash warning: stabletrack.....reduced engine power..... Then cut off. No power brakes, no power steering, engine stopped running. If traffic had been in opposite lane would have been head on collision. This needs to be a recall. My wife will not drive her impala any longer. This is my 14th chevrolet - possibly my last!!!!!

Filed Nov 12, 2017 · Steering · 100,000 miles · OH

Steering is hard to turn and makes a whining noise when driving.

Filed Apr 11, 2017 · Transmission · 51,000 miles · MI

While driving on a secondary roadway heard a loud noise then lost steering control as the front wheels locked and was forced off the road veering to the right. The front wheels will not rotate in any gear now vehicle was towed to the dealer. Feldman chevrolet of novi, mi states there is metal in the transmission fluid. Low miles and no prior accidents, no transmission issues prior, dealer maintained. Loss of steering control is a safety issue.

Filed Oct 15, 2015 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 84,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Jul 22, 2015 · Driver assistance, Steering · 30,000 miles · CA

My stability control light came on when I steered to the left. Steering was difficult in the vehicle and the steering wheel/ car shook at low speeds. Dealer was informed of steering noise after purchase of vehicle. Dealer did not recognize any issue. Rack and pinion was replaced at 50,000 by mechanic. Rack and pinion snapped at 90,000 leaving no steering ability in vehicle. Dealer and gm informed as this is a serious safety issue.

Filed May 29, 2015 · Steering · 70,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. While driving at 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and the steering was difficult to turn. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Mar 20, 2015 · Steering · 80,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, there was a loss of power steering without warning. The steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The dealer repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Nov 1, 2014 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 90,000 miles · IL

Vehicle was being driven and then the service traction control light came on and immediately the vehicle lost power steering and the whole instrument panel appeared to shut down. The engine was still running however I was unable to accelerate. After getting the vehicle to a stop I turned the car off and then tried restarting it. It would start but then immediately the engine would die.

Filed Aug 25, 2014 · Steering · 65,000 miles · MN

I was driving down a street and started to turn and the power steering went out. I had to replace the power steering pump. My car is included in the recall and it mentioned the steering could go . This is a 2010 car. The power steering should not have gone out. I would like to know if this is connected to the recall and if so can I get your company to reimburse me.

Filed Aug 20, 2014 · Steering · 14,801 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the contact lost control of the steering wheel and the power steering failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,801.

Filed May 19, 2014 · Engine · 72,000 miles · NH

Driving to work and I got a display message that said something similar to "stabilitrack repair, engine power reduced" and then the car shut down. No power steering, nothing. I was finally able to stop, but I wasn't able to get off the road and it caused a potentially dangerous situation. I've read online this is a common issue with impala's and something that is a design flaw, as the shutting down of the car is not needed. Had I been in traffic, a large car pile up would have resulted.

Filed Apr 18, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 57,070 miles · OH

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.