Chevrolet Impala pulling problems

Filed Nov 15, 2025 · Brakes, Electrical · WI

I have a 2014 Impala limited I started having problems within 6 months after I bought the vehicle from Bergstrom Chevrolet in Wisconsin it was involving the ABS anti-lock stability track and traction control and the braking and steering we're all feeling and locking up while I was driving it presented and problems and endangering my life and the life of any passengers in the vehicle the brakes will lock up and there was no warning before I locked up no lights came on and it would pull to the left or pull to the right depending on which ABS was locking up and it was fixed one time at the dealership then it was fixed again at the dealership later maybe about another 3 to 6 months after and went up for the same thing again and the parts were replaced now I again have had nothing but problems with the braking system. Also the valve that controls the pressure in the fuel tank malfunctioned which caused the car to run irrraticaly it would start hard,stop running at all stops rough ideling and unable to pump gas into the car without the gas pump stopping continuously making the time that it would take to fill the gas tank 3 to 4 times longer than it did that was fixed and it is malfunctioning again. I'm on my fourth time of having my car anti-lock brake system failing on my car multiple systems including the electrical system failing. The dash lights would go off on. The exterior lights going off and on. The car has been off of the streets and unable to be driven many times. I have taken my car in to the Dealership from where I purchased it from. By the third time my car warranty had expired. Then everything was still not repaired all the systems were not ever working correctly. And now the repairs were needed to be paid in full by myself. The cost to me had just begun when it should have been resolved. In excess of $6,000 was what it would cost me the third time I had the Impala in for everything and now it's gone out again and I'm having to get this repaired.

Filed Sep 6, 2019 · Electrical, Fuel system · 140,000 miles · CA

After I getting the transmission fully repaired after it went out of nowere anyway I was driving and the steering wheel locked up on me and the sins are started going crazy in the car and I am one payment away from owning the vehicle and the last few months starting the beginning of this year I've noticed one problem after another the seat belt in the passenger's front side does not want to lock also it's saying that it needs service and as far as I'm concerned I bought this car barely two years ago in 2017 I'm financing it on a lease once I finish this last payment it'll be a little over 7,000 that I paid for it I feel like the dealer got over on me because it's my first vehicle and I didn't know exactly what I was doing this wasn't the car that I wanted if anything they avoided selling me the car that I wanted and gave me this one everything seemed fine for awhile but slowly started to all break down the tires are starting to say traction control and ABS is on and never goes off the car shakes when I drive also the windows are starting to get stuck where they might want to roll up in might not I have already had to redo the transmission and I have already hacked you put a new head gasket and now I'm going to have to repair the axle and a motor mount and I don't know but this car is not safe the car dealership sold me a vehicle basically and scammed me because I did not know exactly what leasing a used car was about the car did lock up on me when I was driving I did not crash unfortunately but it pulled me to the side of the road and I had to pull to the left side of the road to avoid another car turning into me and crashing then I pushed as hard as I could and got home cuz it wasn't that far and I have my fiance check out the car. I don't want to give my car away nor do I want the money back I just want a car that is not going to cause death to me or my children.

Filed Feb 10, 2018 · Steering · 37,000 miles · NV

Had the vehicle aligned about one year ago due to it pulling to the right. The steering was still sloppy and continued to drift to the right. Well come to find out that the tie rod on drivers side was frozen and could not be adjusted. So a year later I decided to have the tie rod replaced so it would drive straight and true. After further inspection it was brought to my attention that the steering knuckle had a crack almost completely through. I have never hit anything in that vehicle to cause a crack in the steering knuckle. The vehicle currently has 37000 miles on it. I know the police edition has a recall for the same problem. Chevrolet should have recalled all impalas from 2011 to at least inspect the vehicles for this issue. It is extremely dangerous and should be investigated to find out how many 2011 impalas had this same defect.

Filed Jul 12, 2017 · Steering, Wheels · PA

The front wheels of my vehicle started drifting left and right. Started hearing a clanging noise when l would turn. Lower control arms broke, my power steering is going because of it. This is terrible. I saw there is a recall on some just not my VIN#. Vehicle was in motion just started to pull to one side. Merging onto the highway .

Filed Jun 8, 2016 · Brakes, Steering · 138,000 miles · GA

I have been experiencing a traction control problem. When I make sharp turns the service traction system light comes on, after this light comes on it pulls to the right and makes it hard to stop and even slides sometimes. I have replaced all speed sensors and replaced the wires and the problem is still reoccuring.

Filed Apr 8, 2016 · Steering · 29,000 miles · OH

Bought a pre-certified impala, we were told that they had changed the power steering pump from the previous owner and everything was good. I just made my first payment on march 26, 2016 and that same day I went out and got in my car to leave from my daughters house and I pulled out about 100 ft and the steering wheel locked up on me, I could not turn the wheel at all. I turned my car off and called my husband, he came out and it done the same thing to him and then it finally started moving again so he took it to the dealership. They stated that it was ground wire to the power steering, so we said ok it should be fine. Today I went to stop at a stop light on a city street and the wheel pulled to the right and I turned it back to the left and the steering wheel would turn but it kept going to the right. Thank god I got stopped, it finally decided to straighten out and it was pulling to the right so now it is back in the shop and I am afraid to drive the car again. This has been a very stressful experience.

Filed Aug 7, 2015 · Steering · 56,000 miles · GA

I was driving on a small side street on the way to pick my son up from school. The street is pretty deeply pot holed, and it had been raining so it was also very muddy. For this reason I was luckily going slow. As I made my way through one particular large puddle on a right hand curve I could see that I was going to almost immediately get into the left lane to go around some parked cars. As soon as I went to veer left the car wouldn't budge. It felt as if the power steering had shut off. No light came on no new sounds were made, nothing to indicate that anything was wrong. Luckily with a few quick pulls left and right on the steering wheel everything seemed to back I'm working order. Very very scary.

Filed Jan 11, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 18,120 miles · OH

Accelerator response time takes too long to re-accelerate . After letting off gas then re-applying pedal while driving, response time should be 800 mili seconds for an electronic accelerator but , it is way longer and makes car backfire at times if I hold pedal after the lag in response . This causes car to lunge and could cause me to get rear ended or damage engine. Second, rubbing grinding noise (not loud) from right front and more noticeable while traveling at 35-40 MPH around a left bend in road or by moving steering wheel to left about an inch while driving straight down road. Dealer claimed no problem found on either issue , although they claimed to have replaced a strut bearing on right front. There must have been a previous issue judging by the worn tire before I purchased car. I figured it was an alignment problem that may have been fixed because car didn't pull to one side and drove straight , but apparently there is still an issue and noise is slowly getting more noticeable unless I'm just tuned into it.

Filed Feb 11, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 57,000 miles · CA

What happened is the vehicle traction control triggered and reduced the cars functionality and speed. It cleared itself, but what concerns me is this problem is prevalent in gm chevrolet vehicles ranging from 2005 to 2011. It is listed many times here in your data base to your organization. Our lives and safety are involved here. Focusing on charging a fee to do an investigation is deplorable. Lives are at stake here. This should not be another american after the fact occurrence or event. What happened to proactive responsibility. These american car makers produce junk cars and the consumer constantly get stiffed with lemons. States lemon laws? Nothing but american lemons are rolling off of the production lines. You think, this may be why other countries will not buy our products. There is no reliability in what is produced or manufactured and the customer service is lip service. Non - existent with these car dealers and pure sales rhetoric. Your site reads: the information you provide will be used to identify potential safety-related defects or determine the adequacy of existing safety recalls. I can't afford the repairs, pay for an investigation as well. I am not pleased with how the ball keeps getting passed or dropped. The federal safety agency these poorly produced weapons weigh tons. Rolling down the poorly maintained highways and streets of this country endangering us all life and limb. My vehicle has the same problem with the traction control that forces my car to brake , pull to the right and slow enough to endanger my well being. I'm truly scared and concerned here and the repairs and code lights aren't reliable. Only the repair shops are winning. The problem keeps repeating after thousands are spent to keep the car running. I need this car for work. If it cant get me there then they will come and take the junk back I am trying to maintain. Thank you

Filed Dec 27, 2013 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 100,000 miles · MI

The service traction control light is on the dash panel and my car started to shake and pull to one side when the brakes were applied. The problem quickly grew into the cat constantly pulls to one side and the steering feels sloppy and loose if that makes sense. The traction control doesn't work but will randomly kick in while driving and the car instantly feels as if the brakes are being applied and grinder but the worse part is how the pulling to one side becomes a quick grab and jerk to one side and has nearly caused me several accidents and I cannot relax and drive. I am always tense and ready to fight to keep my car going straight and now with the bad michigan winter its impossible to drive on some days. I've been told that I need a new traction control pump which is going to cost around $2500 and up depending on what they find but will automatically start at $2500. That cost is ridiculous and I have talked to prob approx a hundred people who either had the same problem or knew of someone who does, over the past few years. My car is now parked and I have to beg for rides to work because its winter and I cannot put myself and others in danger with this issue. I have to work and transport kids to different events and feel that this part has to be defective from the start if there's that many people with this same issue. And all of the same exact complaints found online. Please I'm begging you to check into this issue to see if a recall is necessary. Thank you so much.