2010 Chevrolet Impala: jerking or lurching

Filed Oct 1, 2019 · Transmission · 59,860 miles · VA

Was driving my impala 2010 and stopped at a double sided road in aldie va to take a left and the vehicle moved a about two feet while taking left and then it stuck there , the RPM's kept going up but the car wouldn't move, there was a vehicle coming from opposite side and while I paniced the vehicle made a jerking hard shift and started to drive again. Its 59000 miles on the vehicle and its transmission has worn out already !! Because its older than 5 years the company wont give the warranty

Filed Sep 23, 2019 · Transmission · 197,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. When attempting to accelerate, the vehicle did not respond and jerked forward. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the failure ever since it was purchased on september 19, 2019. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 197,000.

Filed Sep 12, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 45,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. While accelerating from a stop, the vehicle jerked violently and failed to accelerate. The contact had to release the accelerator pedal for a moment and the depress it again to gain acceleration. The vehicle was taken to pinegar chevrolet (769 us highway 60, east republic, mo 65738, (417) 732-1871), but no failure was found. However, the dealer flushed the engine oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

Filed Apr 11, 2017 · Transmission · 170,000 miles · MS

Takata recall car jerks hard every time you push the gas to move forward or backward as if it don't want to move. And the RPM rise up

Filed Mar 16, 2017 · Engine · 166,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. While driving 50 MPH, the reduced engine power indicator illuminated. In addition, the vehicle began to jerk and the engine stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 166,000.

Filed Oct 21, 2016 · Engine · FL

The check engine light comes on and it says service stabilitrak reduced power engine. Then the car slows, it may jerk, or stall. This has been an ongoing issue. I've taken it to be looked at least 2 or 3 times. I've been told they don't see anything and I should bring the car in to get serviced the light comes on. It usually last a few days but it will come back on. I've also received a letter from chevrolet about fixing it but when I took it to get serviced I was told that it had to be under a certain amount of miles. This is a safety hazard and could cause a potential car accident or even death if traveling at high speeds and then all of a sudden your car engine reduces power. I know this because I've almost been in an accident twice due to this issue.

Filed Apr 28, 2015 · Driver assistance, Engine · 77,000 miles · IL

Starting in dec 2014 while driving at random speeds, the 2010 chevy impala will jerk hard and then the traction control light will come on. Upon this happening, the reduce engine speed appears in the display as well as service traction control, and service stability. This has been happening with various speeds and various weather conditions. If you pull over and turn car off for about 5 minutes, it will start right back up and engine reduced will no longer be on the display.

Filed Jan 1, 2015 · Transmission · 112,000 miles · TN

For the last few months off and on my chevy impala has starting jerking after taking off even if I barely press the gas pedal. It's like it's stuck in gear when driving not shifting but then it drives normally. I almost got rear ended because after a stop at a light I started to take off but it hesitated and jerked. Have been talking to other chevy impala owners even some of the previous generations and the same issue has occured with them also. This needs to be looked into you pay good money for a vehicle you expect it to perform as it's suppose to.

Filed Dec 31, 2014 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 150,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate and jerked forward as the electronic stability control and ABS warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician informed that the vehicle was functioning as designed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Transmission · 21,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked uncontrollably when it was started. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.

Filed Aug 4, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 32,200 miles · AR

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.

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.