"talara recall" the heater does not go off untill the car is cut off., the car trembles when driving it , it does not have speed and their is a knocking sound coming from the dashboard.all this began to happen after I left the tire kingdom service centers.I brought it back and the dealer tell me that their a recall on my car for that problem.
2011 Chevrolet Impala acceleration complaints
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Car gets service stabitrack, traction control and ABS warning on dash. Replacing wheel hubs with sensors does not fix this issue. Sometimes the car will want to apply brakes while driving or reduce engine speed. I have been through many forums with people reporting the same issue on the same car and through multiple years of manufacturing. From the research I have done in the last few days it looks like hundreds of owners have reported this issue but chevrolet is not doing anything to correct it. Not sure at this point if it is the wiring harness causing the problem or if this could be something with the computer that controls the stabitrack, ABS and traction control. If cars are loosing power and or the brakes are being applied with out driver control this can lead to dangerous driving conditions for the car owner passengers and everyone else driving on the same road. With how many people are reporting this I do not see why the car owner should need to pay thousands of dollars to diagnose and maybe fix the issue. From what I have read some people have had to pay for multiple service events and the issue still not resolved.
You really want to know what I think? Ok...here's what I think. I think that is beyond comprehension and personally I think it's illegal that gm can get away with not having to put out a recall for the "engine power is reduced" issue that just about every make and model of gm vehicles have. It's not only time consuming to try and figure out what the fix would be because it's not always the same thing wrong on each vehicle (and when you do have it fixed it doesn't last very long until the "engine power is reduced" warning comes back), it's also very expensive but the biggest problem is that it's extremely dangerous. The power is reduced and actually turns the car engine off no matter if you're driving or not. It shut my 2011 chevrolet impala engine off as I was driving down the interstate. Thank god there was very little traffic or it could have been catastrophic. I didn't realize how big of a problem this was until I started researching the problem. It's absolutely criminal that you pay your hard earned money for a vehicle and it not only isn't what you thought you were paying for but it can actually take your life and ruin your family because gm's bottom line is more important than their customers lives. I've filled a complaint on this problem already and if something isn't done and it's the cause of grief for my family I will make it my mission to make sure gm not only fixes their crappy workmanship but that they also dig into their bottom line and compensate their customers for the heartache and grief they have caused. It's a pretty simple fix for them and that would be to acknowledge the problem and just fix it, but I just don't think they care enough to do that. I've always been a chevy guy, but after this impala I will never own or drive another gm product for as long as I am around. That's what I think. Signed, chevy guy forced to not be a chevy guy
I was driving on the interstate and a message came up saying "engine power is reduced". It was during rush hour and I almost got rear ended because my vehicle slowed down to about 15 miles per hour.
I left work to go pick up my daughter at the airport (about an hour away) but heard dinging and saw that I was getting the message to service stabilitrak/traction control and that engine power is reduced. Luckily I was not on a highway at the time, but I would have been if it had happened while I was picking up my daughter. I drove straight home instead and my husband had to leave work to pick up our daughter. I am taking the car to the dealer next week for service. It appears that this is a very common issue with this model and needs to be addressed by gm.
Car threw message saying reduced engine power, service traction control and service stabilitrak all at once. My car would not go and was losing speed while I was on the interstate. I was forced to pull off at a heavily traveled part of the road and wait for assistance. I had to have my car towed and worked on. The mechanic said that it is possibly a bad throttle body. I have had this same thing happen two other times within less than a year. I would like it to be noted that this time it left me in a dangerous situation. I went from doing the speed limit which was 70 then it gradually decreased in speed until it would no longer run at all.
The check engine and stabilitrak light has come on and off several times and also causing my vehicle to slow down. I am now at the point of desperation as this morning, while I was on my way to work, the lights came on again, only this time the car turned itself off but proceeded to roll even with me attempting to put on brakes. I have read in several forums that this has happened to others, including someone crashing into a light pole. Please advise what can be done, as I now fear for my life with this car.
Reduced engine power, service stabilitrak and traction control. Spent $300 to get the gas pedal sensor replaced 4 days ago and its doing it again. Car loses power (I was I-65 going about 60 MPH). Shifts hard, too.
Takata recall my stabila tract and reduced power traction control keeps coming up on my dashboard it starts jerking and no power. Every time I start my car these lights come on and the car will not pick up speed it happened on the freeway it could have caused an accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. While driving 45 MPH, the traction control, service stability, check engine, and engine power indicators illuminated. The vehicle jerked and the contact decelerated the vehicle to 10 MPH; however, the speedometer indicated 40 MPH. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but there was no answer. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000. The VIN was not available.
2011 impala 3.5l v6 sfi (lze)october, 2016 (60,104 mi) while traveling 60 MPH, the vehicle lost power. Dropped down to 20 MPH while engine surged. Display read, " service traction control," service stabilitrack," "engine power reduced." by feathering the gas pedal, I was able to get the speed up to 40-45mph and drove 1 mile to gm dealership. At traffic light the vehicle surged while stopped and needed very firm braking to keep it from surging ahead. The dealership staff "guessed" that it would be the throttle position sensor without doing diagnostic check - I assumed this was a common problem. I took my vehicle to lda auto where the owner/expert on vehicle electrical systems installed an aftermarket throttle body assembly (part = $254); the throttle position sensor is an integral part of the throttle body assembly so the entire piece had to be replaced. A "relearn procedure" was performed. Any needed adjustments made. Code system reset and tested. Vehicle was test-driven. (labor = $80). I dropped my vehicle off at 7:00am, got a ride to work from shop staff, and received message that my vehicle was completed same day. Owner even deducted the $20 "shop supplies" fee from my bill because he stated he did not use any supplies. Kudos for his honesty!!! Total bill came to a little less than $350. Owner showed me exactly what he did, offered to give me the old part, let me choose which mfg to order from online. Can't say enough great things about this experience! Today is 2/23/2017 and my impala has not had any other problems since this repair; in fact, it seems to be a bit more responsive.
Takata recall this issue is this: I bought the car in december 2015 first my engen light comes on, than my traction controle light, than my car tells me to service traction controle, engen power is reduced, service stabil track, the engen cuts I loose power steering, and I have to pull over for 15 min waiting for the car to reboot. I have had the car to the gm shop every 2500-3000 miles. The shop replaced all the factory covered parts and now will start guessing. The first fix is replacing some wires that another shop replaced in an attempt to fix this same problem. No one will fix this death trap. I will not drive it.
Driving down the highway the car shook and jerked then the engine power reduced, service stabilitrack, and service traction control showed up on my dashboard. The check engine light came on and so did the traction light and they stayed on. The RPM meter is averaging between 3 and 4 when it usually averages between 1 and 2. Also, the speed has been reduced.
Vehicle slowed on highway, reduced engine power warning message and stabilitrak meassage displayed also engine indicator light is on.
Started seeing error message this morning on start up of the car: engine power reduced service traction control service stabiltrak experienced reduced engine power, traction light on, engine light on
I have problem with the stabilitrak/traction control on a 2011 impala with 120,000 miles. I have found other people from all over the country with the same problem. I have taken it to 3 different mechanics and they are all unsure as to what it is. I have put a new throttle body in, new spark plugs, change my oil faithfully every 3,000 miles. It continues to flash the message to me, does not have the same acceleration, is very unpredictable as far as reducing my engine power at any given time. This happens when I'm driving down the road and even when I just start my car. I have to turn car off, let it sit for a few minutes and then it seems to reset but the engine light stays on for a few days. This needs to be addressed with as many complaints I am reading about!
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. While driving 65 MPH, the engine stalled and the engine stability power reduction warning light illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the accelerator pedal and re-learned idle failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Also, while driving at various speeds, the gear shift became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission was failing and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 44,815. Updated 01/12/16*lj *cn
When the traction control system activated the engine idle decreased and the system could not locate the new throttle position. This caused the eng power reduction and fault warnings on eng tcs and scs to light in order to drive I had faults cleared and turned off systems. Gm says the codes have to be read to fix.unsafe.
While at a complete stop, when the vehicle is in drive, as I attempt to push the accelerator to drive through an intersection, the car will stall for a second, make noise that sounds like a whine, and then jump forward like it's having a difficult time finding first gear. The vehicle does this every so often, but not all the time. I've taken it into car x, my local chevrolet dealership, and another local goodyear tires dealer, but nobody has any idea what I'm talking about. The vehicle has been hooked up to a computer and technicians have looked at it, but just scratch their heads. There is even a forum online regarding this happening with other chevy impala owners [xxx] and owners seem to put lots of money into the issue but with no resolve. ** the issue seems to remedy itself when I turn off the traction control. ** there have been a couple of close calls where I'll be pulling through a busy intersection and the car will stall and I'll feel like I'm about to be hit because the car "dies" for a second. I feel this is a real safety concern that needs to be addressed. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, "traction control need service" and "reduce engine power" messages appeared before the speed suddenly reduced. After restarting the engine and continuing to drive, the error messages continued to display before the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the accelerator pedal was faulty and needed to be replaced. The pedal was replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,590. Updated 5/15/15*cn the consumer stated just before the engine shut down the message "shutting power off" was displayed. The vehicle coasted to a stop. The key was still in the on position. Updated 11/16/2015
I was driving on a highway going approximately 55 MPH, the engine light, stability control light, and reduced engine power light came on at the same time. Within two (2) minutes of the dash warning lights coming on, the car completely shut it self off while I was driving in the left lane going 55 MPH. I lost steering, had no power, or braking. I threw the car in neutral, in an attempt to get it started it while I was in motion with no power. The impala didn't even try to turn over. The car wasn't responding because the power steering / braking was not responding. The impala went into "limp mode" without warning. I let the car cost for a while until I could find a safe spot to apply the emergency brake. I really had to muscle the steering wheel with some significant force to get it to turn. I have never had any problems with this vehicle before this issue. It turns out that the "pedalassembly" gas pedal sensor went bad, causing the 2011 impala to go into "limp mode" while I was driving.
I was driving to a job interview on a barely moistened road. Service control then proceeded to pop up on my dash board along with the check engine light and reducing engine power. My car then shut off and I wasn't able to crank it for about 5 minutes.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck when depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000. The VIN was not available.
My wife was driving home from work going 65 down a very busy highway. All of a sudden the reduced engine power light, check engine, stability control off, and traction control lights came on. The car begin to loose speed. Luckily she was able to get over to the right shoulder without anyone hitting her. When she got to the shoulder the car was running really rough. She turned it off waited a few minutes and restarted it. It then ran fine but the check engine light remained on. She made it home and was scared to drive it again. I took it to work last night and made it about halfway to work and it did the exact same thing except I was able to get it to maintain 45mph. When I came to a traffic light though the engine was running so rough the car was very hard to stop. I made it to work. When I came out to go home the first stop light I came to it started acting up again. From the light I was barely able to get it to go 25mph. I pulled over and shut the car off waited a few minutes and restarted. Everything was fine again. I made it about 5 miles and all the lights came on again but I was able to maintain 45mph in the 55mph zone I was in. I took it to my repair shop and they said it needs a throttle body. They also said gm has had allot of issues with these. I called my gm dealer to see if it would be covered under 5 year 100k mile warranty and they said that it isn't. If there hasn't been an accident caused by one of these throttle body issues yet I would be surprised. It's very dangerous in heavy traffic and all of a sudden you can't go.
2/17/2015 was the second event. I was driving approx- 65 MPH up a mountain when my electronic display panel showed stabilitrack/service traction control/vehicle in reduced power. As the power suddenly reduced I lost power steering control and brake function. Since I was traveling at a up hill grade, I was barely able to jerk the steering wheel enough to roll across the lane of traffic beside me to the side of the road. I wasn't able to get out of the road completely and was almost hit by a logging truck. After removing the keys from the ignition for a few minutes, I restarted the car without any hesitation. The engine light still remains on at this time. I did contact onstar and have them run a diagnostic test which revealed a problem with supposed fuel system. I have not taken it to a dealership yet. After so many complaints on various sites that I have reviewed, looks like gm would do a recall and investigate the problem before someone loses their life.
2/17/2015 was the second event. I was driving approx- 65 MPH up a mountain when my electronic display panel showed stabilitrack/service traction control/vehicle in reduced power. As the power suddenly reduced I lost power steering control and brake function. Since I was traveling at a up hill grade, I was barely able to jerk the steering wheel enough to roll across the lane of traffic beside me to the side of the road. I wasn't able to get out of the road completely and was almost hit by a logging truck. After removing the keys from the ignition for a few minutes, I restarted the car without any hesitation. The engine light still remains on at this time. I did contact onstar and have them run a diagnostic test which revealed a problem with supposed fuel system. I have not taken it to a dealership yet. After so many complaints on various sites that I have reviewed, looks like gm would do a recall and investigate the problem before someone loses their life.
Driving at approx 35 MPH, my car showed service stabilitrack / service traction control / vehicle in reduced power. I did have reduced power, could not go any faster than 15 or 20 MPH. I continued down the road another block and without warning, the car shuts down while going down a slight grade,, which cause steering to become very hard to use along with little to no braking, I ended up going thru a stop sign at the bottom of the grade because of lack of braking power, luckily no vehicles were coming, I got the vehicle stopped, and looked at the display, it said ignition disabled, service throttle. By the vehicle shutting down that is a safety issue, the vehicle should never shut down making steering and braking almost impossible, if it finds an issue with the throttle, it should just disable the throttle so I can steer and brake without problem. After attempting to start the vehicle a few times without success, the 4th time I tried the vehicle did start back up and was able to continue to work, but was did not seem to be running right and check engine light stayed on.
I turned my car on to let it warm up after work, then started driving home. Then some lights popped on. It said service stabilititrak. It said that it was reducing engine power. Service control soon. It was very scary driving home. The car would take off by itself and it felt like it was stalling out. Its a fairly newer car 2011, I shouldn't be having these issues.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the traction control, reduced engine power and the disabling throttle warning lights illuminated as the vehicle suddenly reduced in speed and stalled. The contact had to wait a moment after turning the vehicle off to restart the vehicle several times. The contact stated that the failure progressed intermittently and was becoming worse. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the accelerator pedal assembly throttle position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.
As I was driving the engine light pop on and. Read stabilitytrak reduce. Engine speed service control soon.
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