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
2011 Chevrolet Impala driver assistance complaints
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January 31,2016 I was driving at a speed of 55mph all of a sudden my car speed gave three stalled jerks I immediately put on me emergency flashers because two other vehicles were behind me. From that point on I drove at a much slower speed; wasn't sure if my car was going to cut off in the middle of traffic or not. It was scary because this could have been a terrible accident. The traction stability -service light came on. My car was serviced for this very thing april 2015. Why I am having this same problem?
I turn on the vehicle and then it shut off...like the ignition switch is faulty...then the stabilitrak comes on..I have to turn the key over slowly so it won't hesitate to turn on or shirt off
July 2015, "service stabitrac, losing power" lights came on. Took to local dealer and spent $600 for repairs. September 2015, same problems, took for repairs - no charge. Less than 2 days later the error code is back. Dealer has no clue on problem remedy. When the lights come on, acceleration is affected.
My son while driving highway speeds 60-70mph, the car display would say "reduced power" followed by "service stabillatrac", "service traction control". Shutting car down at highway speeds. Shut car off for 5-10 minutes and would b fine for a week, a month, six months!!! This has been going on intermittently for over a year!! Car not under warranty and cannot afford to take to dealer every time it happens, needless to say no one drives it but me. Have not taking to dealer because research online and nothing seems to be a sure fix!! Other people are replacing throttlebody,s, gas pedals, gas caps, ABS sensors, various wiring harnesses, batteries, grounds, computers without any of them being a sure fix. Someone will or may have already been killed by this malfunction and unfortunately did not live to say the car did this!!!! I know from reading online forums and the such that this seems to be a very common occurance on multiple years of this model!! All of this on top of a $2 key switch fix that took how many to die before anything was done!!!
I was driving down the highway going 70mph when my service engine light came on and a message stating the stablitrak is on and the engine is reducing speed! Acceleration pedal wouldn't do its job
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).
On the morning of tuesday, june 2nd, 2015 just after 10am I was leaving my apartment managers office and when I was going in reverse and then to drive and touched the accelerator the impala began to shake and on the dashboard it said the engine power reduced to half and there was a problem with the stabilitrak. When I parked in front of my apartment building, I turned the car off then back on and it was still shaking/ idling rough and on the dashboard is continued to read, "engine power reduced by half" and mentioned stabilitrak. The engine light was also on during this time. I left the car and returned 10 minutes later and engine light was still on and while it no longer idled roughly, it still had stibilitrak on the dashboard.
We own both a 2011 and a 2013 chevy impala. Both vehicles grind and hesitate. They both act this way while taking off from a light, backing out of the driveway and then putting it in drive and any other time it feels necessary to do so. Except while being checked by the mechanic. We owned a 2007 impala that did the same thing. Our remedy, push the traction control button to the "off" position. Stopped making the noise and no longer hesitates after putting it in drive. Of course, we have to do this each and every time we get in the car. No more buying chevy's for us.
Driving along and car just accelerated and could not get it to stop or slow down. Traction control light came on, engine reduce power, low engine power, service stability trak, check engine light. I was pushing down on the brake trying to get the car to stop or at least slow down but the car seems as if it was getting fasting then it made a jerk and I bumped my head against the window, and my foot got stuck under the pedal and knee got jammed . My mom got hurt also and being jerked back and forth.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. While driving 70 MPH, the traction control light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. As a result, the vehicle crashed and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver and passenger sustained minor injuries to their hands and legs, but did receive medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that the impact was not hard enough for the air bags to deploy. The failure mileage was 56,000. Updated 6/8/15*cn updated 11/6/15
I purchased the impala on june 16, 2014, there was some popping noise from the dash board on the passenger's side. The sale's manager had me bring the car in for repair the next day. The car was repaired within 2-3 days. I found out it was the actuator sensor. In january 2015 the transmission had to be replaced. Luckily it was under the powertrain warranty. Now 8 months later to the date (march 12, 2015), the stabilizer track-engine reduce power light and message came. I came to a stop. Cut the car off for 15-20 minutes only for the light to reappear after moments of driving. I got to work. The car sat for 9 hours and still the light illuminated immediately upon starting the car. I found out it is the same problem and the extended warranty does not want to cover it. I am at my wits end and now the finance company wants me to continue to pay my monthly car note for a car that is not totally drivable...why??? Gm should pay!!!
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.
Driving on 494e in bloomington, minnesota during rush hour and snowing. The traction control light came on and the check engine light came on, the car started to slow down very fast and lost power.the following msg came up service stabiltrak, reducing engine power.the car felt like it lost a couple of cyclinders and the transmission would not shift up easily. After turning the car off and restarting the stabiltrak msg was gone and the traction control light went off and the cruise control started working again.few days later the check engine light went off. Chevy garage not sure of problem wants car for several days. I have heard may be throttle body not under warranty.
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.
While driving along a curvy river road my check engine light , my traction control and the stabilize light came out. Then the engine reduced power. Barely made it home. Waited for a few minutes restated the car and it ran normal but still feel the car hesitate. Every time I drive it I worry that its coning to do it again. I live in the part of the county that gets snow and am worried its going to happen during a storm, this needs to be addressed.
In october I took my car to sandy sansing in pensacola fl the replace the keypad to my car, but now when you use the keypad it start to ticking on the right side of the dashboard we time it. The ticking last about 60 seconds and then it stop when ever you use the key pad to lock or unlock the car it make that ticking sound. It there any thing they can do to fix this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled as the traction control and check engine warning lights illuminated. The contact mentioned that while attempting to inspect the vehicle, burning fumes emitted in and around the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the failure could have been directly related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of failure. The failure mileage was 34,239.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the check engine and stability control warning lights illuminated. Also, the vehicle's speed reduced independently as the engine reduced power light illuminated. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle decelerated to 40 MPH. The traction and engine power reducing warning indicators illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. The contact stated when making a turn, the ABS and the traction warning lights illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle hesitated to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. While driving 70 MPH, the traction control and reduce engine power warning indicators illuminated as the vehicle decelerated to 10 MPH. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000. Updated 12/30/14*cn updated 05/28/2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the ABS sensor and traction control sensor illuminated each time the contact made a turn or applied the brake pedal. The failure was getting progressively worse. The contact stated that the vehicle made a loud noise upon pressing the brake pedal and when making a turn. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician indicated that further diagnostic testing was required to determine the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was a loss of the signal from the ignition to the ABS system causing the brakes to lock. The contact was referred to an authorized dealer to have the repairs performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.
Dec 2013 vehicle hit pot hole while braking at approaching intersection, after that warning lights started flashing ABS brakes/tract control/stab control, I was unable to brake, then shut down. Since then temp gauge went bad n was replaced. The 3 above dash warning lights continued intermittently, worse when it rained. At take offs n turns car would jar n ABS brake system would pulsate(grabs). Hub/speed sensor was replaced, this did not help. Accessory outlets, when contained w a charger, doesn't maintain contact w power source (such as disconnection/loose connection), causing power surge resulting in 2 iphones to have bad aux ports. May 2014 blower motor started intermittently not working for seconds, then minutes until today sept 6th, 2014 when something under-dash (near blower motor) overheated filling car with smoke, then car shut down while moving once again, car smells awful from the burning! Car has been a lemon and not covered under power train! Seems like auxiliary elect fuse box(passenger rt foot board), and harness is shot as well as whichever harness is sending power to speed sensor, among many other things I could not mention (problems/defects) due to so many other issues w this 2011 impala which is now worth 7000 as trade at chevy, I paid 13500 on oct14, 2014! I've checked several ground connects n they seem okay.
While I was driving the service stability pack and traction control light came on and immediately after the reduced engine power came on. The car then jerked, and shut off while I was still driving, and wouldn't start again until approximately 30 minutes later. There were no wet nor road hazard conditions that would have caused this to happen. Furthermore, I was driving at 60mph when this occurred in moderate traffic and almost got rear ended. This is a very unsafe issue, and I was told that the gas pedal needs to be replaced. Since then my vehicle has done this several times. This issues needs to be recalled because a lot of individuals have complained about having the same issues with the impala. What is it going to take an injury or fatality for a recall on these vehicles. Moreover, any vehicle that shuts off while driving at any speed because of an issues with throttle body/gas pedal needs to be recalled because this is a major safety issue.
First time I was slowing down to make left turn when engine light came on then message to check stabiliy trac and then traction control car lost power while making turn and jerked .I got the car back home by driving at low speed had to shut off and start several times before it would clear after it cleared drove fine for about ten miles at low speed as soon as I got up to50 MPH engine lite came on started jerking and lost power again again message the same only now all messages are messed up everything is followed by cal I am afraid to drive this car as it is very dangerous .only had the car one month bought it on 6/16/2014 first problem happened on 7/16/2014 second 7/19/2014.
I was driving down I-74 outside peoria il and the stabilitrac power reduced popped up on the dash and 3 seconds later it stated the anti-theft engaged and shut my car off. I almost got rear ended by multiple cars on the interstate. I was in the left lane and barely made it to the side of the road. I emailed gm and they have not gotten back to me yet. I emailed them the same day it happened.
The service stabilitrak, traction control, and reduced engine power warnings came on and the car started to lose power going around a curve. I temporarily lost the ability to accelerate nearly causing me to get rear ended by a vehicle behind me. Since the incident occurred the car has been very sluggish and unsafe to operate. I am planning to get this serviced asap. After reading many forum posts online regarding this safety issue, I believe a recall should be issued. I was shocked to see how rampant of a problem this and that it is usually caused by a faulty throttle body that isn't covered in the 100k mile powertrain warranty. Myself and many others from what I have read believe this to be a very dangerous malfunction. If this were to happen at high speeds on the highway someone could very easily be killed if their car loses power due to this.
The car started jerking while driving on the highway message panel said that the stabilitrac needed service and that engine power was reduced and the traction control needed service. I had just bought the car I took it back to the dealership they said it was something simple and fixed it. The next day it happened again only worse and the car would not go over 40 MPH. The car is jerking and I am afraid to even drive it to the dealership. There are many complaints just like this. There really needs go be something done to help with this problem.
I was stopped at a light and the front end hesitated then took off normally. I got on a highway, drove 30 miles and as I was decelerating my check engine light came on and a message to service my traction control light appeared. I looked up this problem on the internet and see that it is a common problem across many models and numerous model years. It was suggested to log the complaint .
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