2009 Chevrolet Impala Cruise Control Problems

Your check engine light came on after putting the car in reverse, and you felt the vehicle pulling to one side while the traction control warning also appeared. The dealer diagnosed a faulty accelerator pedal that needed replacement. This problem happened multiple times after you had your tires changed, and it happened again later even after the repair was completed.

Your car is displaying warning messages like "Reduce Engine Power" and "Service Traction Control" along with the check engine light, especially when driving on bumpy roads or turning the steering wheel. The throttle position sensor was identified as faulty and replaced twice, but the problem keeps coming back, and your car has unexpectedly slowed down while driving. The fix will likely involve diagnosing and replacing the throttle position sensor again, or investigating related electrical connections and engine control systems.

My car has started slowing down abruptly and displaying Engine Power has been Reduced at random times, but has become more frequent. I have had an independent service center tell me it was the throttle body, so they replaced it. That didn't fix it, so they replaced the accelerator pedal/sensor. It still is happening and when on the interstate, it is so dangerous to slow down with no warning because you can get rear ended quite easily. This first started August 2021 when my wife and I started on a vacation and had to turn around and go home and is still happening, only more frequent. This past Saturday 7/16, I was traveling on Interstate 77 and the engine power kept cutting down about every 10 minutes, so I had to pull over and cut the engine off for a while until it reset. I can't trust it to go anywhere.

WHILE DRIVING ON ROADS AND INTERSTATES, I FREQUENTLY RECEIVE A DASH NOTIFICATION "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY VEHICLE LOSES SPEED AND CANNOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40MPH - DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON AN INTERSTATE. THE NOTIFICATION LIGHTS AND SYMPTOMS OCCASIONALLY GO AWAY AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON, ONLY TO COME BACK LATER. I CANNOT FIND AND ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM.

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON. I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO THE LANE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE BEFORE MY CAR SHUT OFF, BUT I WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING BLASTED BY AN ONCOMING SEMI TRUCK. THIS COULD'VE BEEN FATAL TO ME IF I HAD NOT GOTTEN OVER IN TIME.

"TAKATA RECALL " EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE 5 SECONDS THE CAR JERKS MAKES LOUD SOUND, STARTS BEEPING, MESSAGES APPEAR FLASHING BACK AND FORTH ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, CAR SLOWS DOWN, CAR JERKS AND CHUGS, MAKES LOUD SOUND, BEEPING NOISE FROM MESSAGE BOARD, THROTTLE SOMETHING APPEARS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, CAR STOPS, CAN'T STEER CAR OUT OF ROAD, WON'T CRANK, MY CAR SITS IN THE ROAD.

I WAS DRIVING ALONE ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE RMP GAUGES WAS GOING UP AND DOWN, THEN SUDDENLY A MESSAGE ON THE DASH READ, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER ANOTHER MESSAGE READ, ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP ANY SPEED. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND CONFUSING BECAUSE THE NEXT DAY I HAD NO ISSES BUT HAS NOW IT DID THE SAME THING TODAY. PLEASE HELP.

AS I GO DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STABLETREK WARING TRACKION LIGHT ALSO COMES ON LIGHT AND POWER REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON BUT NOT ALL THE TIME IT GOES OFF AFTER A DAY OR SO AND THAN NO ONE CAN FINE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE MATICK CHEVROLET (14001 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD, MI 48239, 313-531-7100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

TL- CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVY IMPALA LT... TRANSMISSION SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROAD... TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS BACK IN JUNE OF 2017. TRANSMISSION REDUCED POWER AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY...CONTACT WAS ON MAIN ROAD WHEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER A SECOND TIME OF THE BELTWAY.......VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AFTER THIRTY MINUTES.... TR..... RECEIVED TK HOLDINGS NOTICE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON .... CONTACT CALLED CHEVY AND AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED ALREADY.... 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS SENSOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,500.

REDUCED ENGINE POWER

TL* THE CONTACT'S BOYFRIEND OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HER BOYFRIEND'S VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

AFTER STARTING MY CAR AND PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR CAR STARTS TO JERK LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE MESSAGE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES LOSE POWER. AND DOES THIS WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT ACCERERATE. I HAVE CHANGED THE ACCERATOR PETAL POSITIONING SENSOR AS WELL AS THE BATTERY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CARE WHATSOEVER. AND I'VE SEEN THAT MANY OTHER IMPALAS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE.

WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN AND CANNOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE BACKING UP, DRIVING STRAIGHT, AND TURNING. IT HAS MAINLY BEEN HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY. WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES WHILE STUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SOLDER CONNECTION IN THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 02/21/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACTURED BEING DETACHED FROM THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND ACTIVATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FRACTURED SOLDER DEVICE, WHICH CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE REDUCED ENGINE SPEED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH WHILE I WAS DRIVING . I HAD BEEN DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MINUTE AT SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MPH. I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE .THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS BY PEOPLE HAVING THIS DAME ISSUE. THERE WERE PEOPLE SAYING THEIR LIVES WERE ENDANGERED .THEY WERE DRIVING AND THEIR ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF .THIS MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH 2009 IMPALAS .THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR . AND FRIENDS ARE TELLING ME THAT FORD CARES ABOUT THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE AN TAKES CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I AM HOPING CHEVROLET WILL PROVE THAT CUSTOMERS SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. AND DOES A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ASAP . *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER READS ACROSS THE SCREEN. CAR SLOWS TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND TURNS OFF. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE REPLACED AND THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL ON GOING....?

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE CAR ALERTED ME THAT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AS THESE MESSAGES HAVE APPEARED ON MY CAR BEFORE. I TRAVELED ANOTHER 40 MILES ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ABOUT A MILE FROM MY EXIT. I WAS PASSING AN OVER-SIZED TRACTOR TRAILER GOING UP HILL WHEN THE CAR DISPLAYED STARTING DISABLED THROTTLE SERVICE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO INITIATE MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND WAIT FOR THE TRACTOR TRAILER TO PASS ME SO I COULD MOVE THE CAR OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AS THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SHUTOFF AND WAS JUST COASTING, I HAD TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE CAR. I FEEL LIKE HAD MY SITUATION WAS JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT, THE CAR COULD HAVE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS TRAVELING 70+ MPH AND POSSIBLY CAUSED A CRASH. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THAT REMEDIED THE SITUATION FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THIS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE THAT I KNOW IS COMMON WITH THE IMPALA'S AS I'VE HEARD IT HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE OWNING IMPALA'S.

INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR REDUCED POWER, SERVICE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AT ANYTIME AND GO OFF. EXPERIENCE A LITTLE LACK OF POWER. I WILL DO IT ANY TIME AND ANY CONDITION. IT IS RANDOM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ I AM WORRIED IF THE CAR WILL LEAVE US STRANDED.

DRIVING DOWN ROAD, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DISPLAYING "REDUCED POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. TO IT TO CHEVY DEALER IN TOPEKA KS. THEN FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT, SOMETIMES CAR SHUTS OFF ALL TOGETHER. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL BY GM. LAW SUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. CAN I FALL BACK ON GM FOR THE EXPENSE?.

RECEIVING A MESSAGE FOR SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR WEEKS. THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. NOW THERE IS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR.

I HAVE GOTTEN SERVERAL ERROR WITH CHECK SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SINCE I PURCHASE THE USE CHEVELOT IMPALA LS 2009 BACK IN 2012. IT ALREADY HAD 88,000 MILES ON IT AND ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I HAD THE CAR I STARTED TO GET THIS MESSAGE. THE SECOND IT OCCURED I WAS ON FREEWAY AND THE ERROR CAME ON AND AFTER I GOT OFF ON THE EXIT MY CAR SHUT DOWN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP. NOW I HAVE THIS ERROR THIS TIME AND EVERY NOW AND AGAIN IT FEEL LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO JERK EVERY NOW AND AGAIN AND IF I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO QUICKLY THE LIGHT ERROR FLASH WITH THE CAR SIGN SWIRLING MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL CAME UP ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, WITH IN SECONDS OF THIS HAPPENING THE CAR READ REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN TO A MAXIMUM OF 25 MPH. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAUSED THE CARS BEHIND ME TO NEARLY MISS REAR-ENDING ME. I HAD TO DRIVE IN THIS CRIPPLED MODE 10 MILES TO REACH THE CLOSEST EXIT. IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND CAN CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. SERVICE TRACTION, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, CAR WAS SHAKING, EVERYTHING WAS SHUTTING DOWN. FORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT RUSH HOUR AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD. I WAS ON A TOLL ROAD THAT AAA CAN NOT RESPOND. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TOOK CAR TO OUR MECHANIC, THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN, TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. SINCE THEN, 2 LETTERS FROM GM ABOUT COVERING COST OF THROTTLE SENSOR, BUT NOT ASSEMBLY. GM IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THE REAL PROBLEM, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, NOT JUST THE SENSOR! I'VE KEPT THE PART AND INVOICE AND LETTERS FROM GM, THEY SHOULD JUST RECALL BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!

MY CAR WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER TO CHECK ON THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED IT AS AN APPS ISSUE. THEY CHECKED THE APPS AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT IT HAD BEEN RESET WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND I WAS GOOD TO GO. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SERVICE STABILITRAK APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE RING TONE AND THE "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE NEXT THING I KNEW WAS THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATION AT ALL! I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE FAR ENOUGH BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD AND ON TO THE SHOULDER. HAD THAT NOT BEEN THE CASE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSING NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS TO BE INJURED OR KILLED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND CHECKED AND IT WAS DEFINITELY THE APPS (ACCELERATOR PEDAL PERFORMANCE SENSOR) THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. NOW NEARLY 2 YEARS LATER, IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE EXACT SAME WARNINGS CAME ON AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND CHEVROLET/GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AS THE APPS IS DEFECTIVE. IF NO RECALL IS ISSUED IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE KILLED.

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I PURCHASED A 2009 CHEVY IMPALA, WITH 123,000 MILES ON IT, IN AUGUST 2015 FROM MAC CHURCHILL AUTO MALL IN BEDFORD, TEXAS. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE ITS PURCHASE UNTIL NOVEMBER 29TH. WHILE EN ROUTE TO EMORY, TEXAS, MY CAR STARTED DISPLAYING "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES. ABOUT 99% OF THE WAY THERE, I SUDDENLY GOT A LURCH AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN, WITH STEERING AND BRAKING NOT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY BUT HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AND GET IT TURNED OFF. I TRIED REPEATEDLY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET IT GOING AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, THE CAR RESTARTED NORMALLY AND HAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY SINCE. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED. I'VE HAD A GARAGE PULL AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE ERROR CODES THAT WERE PULLED ARE P2122 AND P2138 ,REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASCERTAIN FROM MY RESEARCH. BUT I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHETHER THIS IS A RECALL ITEM BASED UPON THIS: HTTP://WWW.NAIOA.COM/V2/MODULES.PHP?NAME=FORUMS&FILE=VIEWTOPIC&T=49934 . I'M NOW TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER I CAN GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THIS IS COVERED UNDER MY USED CAR WARRANTY AND I DO NOT FEEL COMPELLED TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY MY DEALERSHIP OR ME AS A OWNER, UNTIL I GOT A LETTER ON 12/9/15 INDICATING THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM...WELL AFTER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. I WANT GM TO FIX THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD HERE IN THE DFW AREA BECAUSE THIS COULD REOCCUR WHILE I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAVE NO WAY TO STOP BEFORE SOMEONE HITS ME OR I HIT SOMEONE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONNECTION WITHIN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR MAY REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND CAUSE LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL ASSIST. *SMD

FOR A FEW YEARS I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME WAS ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY JUST BEFORE RUSH HOUR. I RECEIVED AN ERROR CODE TO CHECK TRACTION CONTROL AND THAT THE ENGINE POWER IS BEING REDUCED. THE CAR THEN LOOSES SPEED DROPPING DRASTICALLY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO VEER OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ACCIDENT FREE. I'VE NEVER BEEN SO AFRAID AND TERRIFIED IN MY LIFE. I FEAR THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE FATALITIES THAT CAN BE PREVENTED. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ANN ARBOR MI WHICH WAS AN EXPENSIVE FIX! SINCE I'VE HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED, THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF TWO OTHER TIMES FOLLOWED BY THE SAME WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER BEING REDUCED. I'VE WRITTEN IN TO GM AND THEY CONTINUE TO REQUEST THAT I PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THE CAUSE. I CANT CONTINUE TO PAY $200-$300 FOR THIS FIX WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ON OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS AND I AM PRAYING FOR A RECALL ON THE 2009 IMPALA. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO MY FAMILY AND THE DRIVERS WHO ARE AROUND ME. THE ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT AND IS A MAJOR CONCERN. THE VEHICLE SPEED CANT EXCEED 40MPH AT TIMES, OR WILL INSTANTLY DROP AT UNEXPECTED MOMENTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. DRY PAVEMENT WITH NOTHING ON SURFACE TO LOSE TRACTION. HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY OTHER VEHICLES.

2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER DID NOT AGREE WITH CHEVROLET WHEN THEY STATED TO LET THE FAILURE OCCUR FIRST, THEN THEY WILL FIX IT. *JB

MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA HAD EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT MESSAGE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" ALONG WITH "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" SINCE AUGUST OF 2012. IT HAPPENED MAYBE 1-2 TIMES PER YEAR FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. THE MESSAGE WOULD CLEAR ITSELF AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES. ON JULY 24TH, MY CAR EXPERIENCE THESE SAME MESSAGES ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE MESSAGE CAME AND WENT MULTIPLE TIMES AND ALL SPEEDS IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MESSAGE FINALLY STAYED AND DID NOT GO AWAY ON JULY 25TH. I SCHEDULED SERVICE AT THE LOCAL DEALER ON THURSDAY, JULY 30. THEY CHANGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT GM ISSUED A SPECIAL CONDITION ON IN APRIL 2015. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE SHOP, THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN. THUS, THE CAR WAS AGAIN SERVICED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY, JULY 31. BY AUGUST 1, THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT BLINKED ON AND THEN WENT OFF QUICKLY. IT DID THE SAME THING ONE TIME ON AUGUST 2ND. TODAY, AUGUST 3RD, THE LIGHT WENT OFF THREE TIMES IN A SHORT DRIVE AND IS ONCE AGAIN STUCK ON. I'M VERY WORRIED THAT THE REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WILL RETURN WHEN I AM ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM OR THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ISSUED A SPECIAL CONDITION. THEY ONLY WILL FIX THIS UP TO 120,000 MILES. IF MY ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE MOVING AT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY, THIS WILL BE HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I'M WAITING ON THE DEALER TO CALL ME BACK TO ONCE AGAIN RETURN MY CAR FOR REPAIR. [XXX] [XXX] CLINTON, MO 64735 [XXX] [XXXXXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCE POWER SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/25/16.*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON. WARNINGS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER ARE DISPLAYED AND ALL BUT SHUTS MY CAR OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING CARS TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE BARELY MISSING ME. I GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON SAME MESSAGES AND WON'T GO NO WHERE. DO THE SAME THING AGAIN ONLY WAITING LONGER AND NO MESSAGES BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. I DRIVE HOME. NEXT DAY NO WARNINGS OR LIGHTS. COUPLE WEEKS GO BY DOES THE WHOLE WARNINGS AND LIGHTS AND SLOWS CAR DOWN AGAIN BUT DOESN'T COMPLETELY SHUT IT DOWN. I WAS IN REGULAR STREET TRAFFIC THIS TIME ABOUT 35MPH. AND NOW IT'S MORE FREQUENT SOMETIMES A COUPLE TIMES A DAY TO ONCE EVERY DAY OR TWO. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. I'M READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON A LOT OF IMPALAS CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS AND WRECKS. *TR

CAR STRUGGLES THEN KICKS INTO GEAR. GOT WARNING ABOUT TRACTION CONTROL FAILING THEN THE CAR SAYS 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' AND SPEED CUTS IN HALF. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY TRACK AND ABS LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WAS LOWER. I HAD THE LEFT SPEED SENSOR REPLACED AND THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR REPLACE ON AUGUST 8TH AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HAD FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN APRIL AND AGAIN IN JUNE. I WAS TOLD THEY CHANGED SENSORS THEN ALSO, BUT I AM NOT SURE OF WHICH ONES AT THAT TIME. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE FORTH TIME. REPLACING THE SENSORS EVERY FEW MONTHS IS GETTING EXPENSIVE. ALSO NOT VERY SAFE. I CONTACTED GM AND THE WOMAN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED AGAIN. I HAVE FIXED THE SAME ISSUE THREE TIMES ALREADY. THEY WERE OF NO HELP AT ALL. *TR

WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MESSAGE LIT UP SAYING ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, THEN SAID STARTING DISABLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF MID HIGHWAY WITH NO TIME TO REACT. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS, TRACTOR TRAILER, AND BUSES. I HAD NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING. I HAVE 5 CHILDREN WHO ARE OFTEN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS CREATED A MESS OF TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. AFTER BEING SCARED OUT OF MY MIND AND STUCK HALF IN A HIGHWAY LANE FOR 5 MIN WITH TRAFFIC SWERVING, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO ISSUES AND I CONTINUED HOME. NO SIGN OF ANYTHING TODAY, HOWEVER I AM READING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER CHEVY IMPALA OWNERS WHO STATE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND IT COMES AND GOES AND HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX IT AND IT STILL HAPPENS EVERY SO OFTEN SOMETIMES MORE THAN OTHERS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE A LIFE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 40 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED AS WELL. THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO TRY AND GET THE ISSUE TO SUBSIDE. ONCE BACK ON THE ROAD, NOT MORE THAN 3 MILES LATER THE ISSUE SURFACED AGAIN. I ENDED UP HAVING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVE (VERY SLOWLY) BACK TO MY HOUSE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUBS AND THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY AND EVEN AFTER HAVING IT FIXED BY A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IN SERIOUS INJURY HAD I NOT BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE ANY CARS IMMEDIATELY AROUND ME. WITH THE AMOUNT OF CONSISTENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CAR I HOPE IT CAN BE ADDRESSED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, MY CAR INSTANTLY REDUCED SPEED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWERED REDUCED TO ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED. MY CAR REDUCED SPEED TO ABOUT 10 MPH AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE ANYMORE. I BEGAN COASTING. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED $400 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME: WHILE DRIVING, SPEED REDUCES DRAMATICALLY, SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR COMES ON FOLLOWED BY WARNINGS: "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL". MY RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX, SHOWS MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT ISN'T GETTING RESOLVED BY GM. ENGINE POWER REDUCTION TO SUCH A DRAMATIC SPEED CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR NOT ONLY THE OPERATOR OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, BUT ALSO ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD NEAR THE DRIVER. *TR

WHEN IM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR DRIVING 35 MPH THE CAR GETS ON A LIMP MODE AND SHOWS A "POWER ENGINE REDUCE: AND TRACTION CONTROL AND SOMETIMES TURNS OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING I ALREADY REPLACE THE (TPS) AND THE THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE CAR COMPUTER WAS TELLING ME AND I ALREADY TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRING WITH IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND TRAVELED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, CRASHING INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REDUCE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES LEADING UP TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINING ON. AS I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY START TO JERK TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE WITHOUT ME WANTING TO CHANGE SPEEDS. SEVERAL OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THEN THE MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. THIS WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE CAR TO REDUCE ITS SPEED AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR AS INDICATED BY A CODE LOOK UP AND HAVEN'T HAD ANYMORE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AS OF OCTOBER 25, 2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MERGE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 10,600. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN UPDATED 5/7/2015*JS

WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND MESSAGE CAME ACROSS SAYING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL: THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING RAPIDLY AT THE SAME TIME. FOLLOW BY A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THEN SPEED WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED ON FLASHERS AND COASTED INTO PARKING LOT. VEHICLE HAD TROUBLES RESTARTING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. TRIES TO DIE WHILE IDLING AFTER YOU GET IT TO START. DID DIAGNOSTICS AND CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE DETECTION POWER TRAIN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A LINK TO THE VEHICLE. FUEL SYSTEM 2 IS OL, LIFT AT 0%, SPARK PLUG 13.5, FUEL LEVEL LOW 38.8, ECU 14.417, LOW ACCELERATION. CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $35 TO TOW IT TO THEIR SHOP AND ABOUT $85 JUST TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THEIR MACHINE. IF IT IS A LIFTER THE COST WILL BE OVER $700 TO GET FIXED. I PURCHASED THIS AUTOMOBILE IN AUGUST 2013 AND HAVE JUST HAD IT A YEAR. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT ON A CAR THAT DOESN'T RUN. I BOUGHT IT AT WK MOTORS IN SEDALIA, MO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS CAR HAS HAD ISSUES AND WITHOUT A WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP WONT DO ANYTHING!!! *TR

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. POWER IS REDUCED. CAR RUNS AND DRIVES WELL. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE LIGHT COMES ON AND CUTS POWER. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED. THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR A DAY AND THEN CAME BACK ON. I HEAR OF PEOPLE REPLACING PARTS AND THE PROBLEM NOT BEING FIXED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE POSITION SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THEN STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRONICS IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,630. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR APP WENT OUT. AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL CAR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THEY SAID I SHOULD REPORT THIS. LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR OUR HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING AND TURNING LEFT AT THE SAME TIME AFTER A STOP SIGN INTO A 40 MPH ROAD. WEATHER WAS HOT AND DRY. TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. CAR SHOWS MESSAGE: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE LEFT INTO A HIGHWAY. WEATHER WAS DRY AND HOT. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH ENGINE LIGHT CAR SHOWS MESSAGE: "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL", "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". CAR TAKES LONGER TO ACCELERATE. AFTER I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT ON, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DISAPPEARED. ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TR

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE ALONG WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE. CAR JERKED/HESITATED UPON STOPPING AND STARTING AT INTERSECTION. REDUCED SPEED AUTOMATICALLY AND COULDNT SPEED UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO IDLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE ACCELERATION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,490.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE THROTTLE BODY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AS THE DECREASED POWER ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2014. AS I WRITE THIS I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE READ ALL THE BLOGS ON MY COMPLAINTS AND SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE WHICH FORCES ME TO ASK GM WHY IS IT THAT WE ALL SEE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM AND YOU PEOPLE ARE IGNORING IT. SUFFICE TO SAY THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY. WHEN WILL GM STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THESE ISSUES A PRIORITY SO THERE CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE TO WASTE TIME WRITING COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ONE. IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE STABILITRAK LIGHT AS WELL AS THE CAR LOSING ALL POWER. NOW IF GM FEELS THIS IS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO CREATE A RECALL I FAIL TO SEE WHAT IS. PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND GM DOES NOTHING. ALONG WITH GM BEING AT FAULT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE [XXX] THERE CUSTOMERS WHILE THEY GO THRU A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS THEY THINK MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM FOR THESE CODES. I FOR ONE CANNOT AFFORD THE DEALERSHIP PRICES NOR WILL I PAY THESE SO CALLED EXPERTS GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD TO TRY AND FIX PROBLEMS THAT THEY REALLY HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHAT'S CAUSING THEM. I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THIS CHEVY B/C I WANTED AN AMERICAN CAR FOR A CHANGE, MAN WAS I WRONG. AS SOON AS I FIX THIS HEAP I WILL SELL IT BEFORE ANYMORE LIGHTS GO ON AND GO RIGHT BACK TO HONDA WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW THEY STAND BY THERE CARS AND IT RUNS WAY INTO THE SIX FIGURES BEFORE ANY REAL PROBLEMS OCCUR. I'M ONE OF THE LITTLE GUYS THAT BAILED OUT GM AND BY THE WAY WERE STILL PAYING TAXES FOR THAT BAILOUT. HOW ABOUT IT GM, DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT US AT ALL? *TR 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).

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. NHTSA 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 *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND SECONDS LATER THE CAR LOST POWER. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. TODAY 1/30/14 THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, PEOPLE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THINKING THE ISSUE IS BEING FIXED AND THE PROBLEM IS NEVER FIXED. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE 100 OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE A RECALL TAKES PLACE. AS A SINGLE PARENT (MY CHILDREN'S ONLY LIVING PARENT) THIS ISSUE SHAKE ME TO MY SOUL! *TR

DRIVING 65 ON FREEWAY CAR SLOWS DOWN TO 40 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

MY ISSUE WAS THAT I WAS FOUR MONTHS INTO DRIVING MY NEW 2009 CHEVY IMPALA AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH MY CAR SHOWED FLASHING SIGNAL READING "ENGINE REDUCED SPEED" "CHECK STABILITRACK " AND MY CHECK ENGINE WAS ON. THE CAR THEN STOPPED ACCELERATING AND DROPPED TO 45 MPH IMMEDIATELY. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING AND HEARING COMPLAINTS ABOUT GM AND HOW THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND ACTUALITY CHARGING PEOPLE TO FIX THEIR DEFECT. THEIR ARE NUMEROUS BLOGS AND VIDEOS PROVING THIS. EXAMPLES: SHOW OVER 23,000 DRIVERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE HTTP://WWW.[XXX] : HTTP://WWW.[XXX] THANK GOD IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ANY FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED AS OF YET BUT WHO KNOWS. PLEASE DON'T LET SOMEONE GET INJURED OR LOSE THEIR LIFE TO TAKE NOTICE TO THIS. GM THINKS INJURY OR LOSE OF LIFE = $222.00. I AM IN CONTACT WITH A LAW FIRM IN HOPES OF A CLASS ACTION. *TR 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).

AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES, MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND THEN REDUCE ENGINE POWER. I HAVE READ IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CODE CAME UP I HAD IT CHECKED IT IS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE .NHTSA PLEASE LOOK AT THESE COMPLAINTS IT IS A 75 DOLLAR PART AND LABOR OF 4 HOURS.IM PAYING FOR PART AND DOING MYSELF I NEED SOME REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF THIS TO SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO INCREASE SPEED WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED UNDER ANY RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE A FEW MILES FURTHER GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AND HOUR, AND THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING (I WAS STILL ROLLING THANKS TO MOMENTUM) SO I WOULDN'T GET HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. AFTER I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN AND DRIVE IT ABOUT 10 MILES BACK HOME. OUR REPAIRMAN SAID THE THROTTLE MOTOR SIGNAL CAME UP WHEN HE PLUGGED IT IN TO THE COMPUTER, SO WE SPENT THE $280 TO REPLACE IT. IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS, AND THEN THE TRACTION LIGHT AND AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO. WE'VE GOT IT IN THE SHOP AGAIN AND ARE WAITING FOR THE NEWS AS TO WHAT IT IS THIS TIME.

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A HILLY/ CURVY AREA OF ROAD WHEN MY REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL, AND THROTTLE BODY DISABLED MESSAGE POPPED UP. JUST THEN I HAVE NO POWER, NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING,AT ALL! I ALMOST CRASHED WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR! UPON LOOKING UP THIS ISSUE I FIND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN IMPALAS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WHILE PASSING CARS, OR THE FREEWAYS AND MORE. TO ME THIS IS QUITE A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE YOU HAVE NO POWER TO DO ANYTHING...NOTHING AT ALL. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE IS STILL NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY REPORTED PROBLEMS AND A HUGE SAFETY RISK!! *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA, IT STARTED AT 43K, THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS CHANGED WHEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER/SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON. THEN AGAIN AT 100K SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I CHANGED IT, BUT IT CAME BACK AGAIN LESS THEN 3K MILES. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AGAIN. 3K LATER SAME THING. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN IT IS RAINING THE THROTTLE SENSORS GO NUTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO ADVANCE AUTO AND READ THE CODES, SAME AS BEFORE, P0121, P2176, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. ONCE IN A WHILE YOU CAN REMOVE THE BATTER LINES AND UNPLUG THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR TO GET IT TO RESTART. OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO GO TO ADVANCE OR AUTOZONE TO CLEAR THE CODES IN ORDER TO GET IT TO RUN LONG ENOUGH FOR A SUNNY DAY. I HAD ONE OCCURRENCE WERE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND IT SAID SERVICE THROTTLE POSITION. THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. I HAVE RENAMED MY CAR TO THE FORD IMPALA. FOUND ON THE ROAD DEAD IMPALA. *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO A TWO LANE HIGHWAY MY IMPALA SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I RECEIVED A "LOW ENGINE POWER" WARNING AND THEN " SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR RUNS ROUGHLY AT REDUCED POWER - YOU NEED TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF UNTIL YOU CAN START IT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. IN THIS INSTANCE I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR - I ALSO LOST THE POWER BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO CHEVROLET DEALERS AND A BUICK DEALER BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THEY REPLACED MY THROTTLE BODY, OIL SENSOR, BATTERY AND SOMETHING ELSE AND CHARGED ME OVER $2000 FOR THE THREE VISITS AND I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE WIRING HARNESS CHANGED AND HAD SEVERAL DIAGNOSTICS DONE. AFTER ALL THIS THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I NORMALLY DON'T WRITE LETTERS BUT, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING BASED ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS I HAVE READ. MY CONCERN IS THAT GM REFUSED TO HELP OR ISSUE A RECALL. MY FEAR IS THAT SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BEFORE GM ANSWERS FOR THIS. THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR GM. MY HOPE IS THAT SOMEONE FINALLY ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IN MY LAST COMMUNICATION WITH GM - I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT MY OWN EXPENSE. SO, BASICALLY I AM ON MY OWN AND THEY OFFERED TO DO NOTHING. JUST NOT RIGHT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND CALLED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,506. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE MESSAGE LOOSING ENGINE POWER AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I COULDN'T STEER. I HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG. I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THE MANY COMPLAINTS AND GM IS AWARE. I PARKED THE CAR UNTIL I AM ABLE TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A ACCELERATOR SENSOR SWITCH MALFUNCTION. IF I WAS GOING AT A FASTER SPEED OR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THEY SEE NO REPORTED ISSUES. *TR

THE FIRST TIME MY ENGINE CONTROL LIGHTS TURNED ON WAS WHEN I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. AS TIME WENT BY THE LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON CONTINUOSLY. THE LIGHTS KEPT TELLING ME TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN TOOK MY CAR INTO FRIENDLY CHEVY IN MINNESOTA. THEY DID 3000 DOLLARS WORTH THE WORK AND NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM I WENT IN FOR.THE LIGHTS ARE STILL COMING ON AND IT SCARES THE LIFE OUT OF ME.. I PAID 9,000 FOR IT. ALSO PUT IN 3000.00 INTO IT FOR REPAIRS. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK. I TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT IT EXCEPT TRADE IT IN FOR 3000.00 LESS THEN WHAT I PAID FOR IT.ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN. TERRIBLE SERVICE. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE THROTTLE LOST RESPONSIVENESS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THREE MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY. 1. 'SERVICE STABILITRACK' 2. 'TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION' FOLLOWED BY 3. 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER'. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40MPH. I WAS ON A DOWN RAMP HEADING TOWARD A HIGHWAY WITH NO BREAKDOWN LANE AVAILABLE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NEXT MORNING I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND CODE P2138 REVEALED "ACCELERATOR PEDAL/SENSOR FAILURE." REPAIR COST $265. MANY OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE DANGEROUS SITUATION THE ACCELERATION LOSS CAUSES. PLEASE SEE THIS EDMUNDS.COM BLOG WITH DOZENS OF OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME ISSUE. [XXX]. *TR 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 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION THEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALL OF A SUDDEN I FEEL THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AND THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYS "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH AT THE TIME HOWEVER TO MAINTAIN THAT SPEED AFTER THIS HAPPENED I HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL FURTHER. THE STABILITRAK LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A DAYS ALSO. *TR

DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH ON FEEDER, ENGINE REDUCED SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THEN PANEL SHOWED TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE REDUCED SPEED. I WAS THANKFUL I WAS GOING HOME. TERRIFIED EXPERIENCE. CHECKED ONLINE. OTHER PEOPLE BAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND ALMOST COSTING LIVES BECAUSE OF CLAIMS THE ENGINE STOPS ALSO WITHOUT WARNING. EVERYONE SAID FROM ACCELERATION PEDAL. WHY WAS THIS NOT RECALLED AND I'M HAVING TO TAKE THE CAR TO A SHOP. I CALLED A DEALER BUT DIDN'T OFFER MUCH ASSISTANCE. THIS IS DANGEROUS! *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY IMPALA LT & WAS DRIVING APROXIMATELY 50MPH DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE CAME ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & ENGINE POWER WILL BE REDUCED MESSAGE CAME ON". THE CARS SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 40MPH & WOULD HARDLY GO. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT REALLY SCARED ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. I DID GET TO WORK SAFELY BUT I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I SEARCHED MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET & CAME ACROSS 297 MESSAGES FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN GM VEHICLES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SAID THEIR CARS ACTUALLY CUT OFF ON THEM WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ONE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE READ HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR OR THROTTLE BODY. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE POSTED THAT THEIR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP COVERED THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEIR CARS WERE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS MYSELF. TO ME, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I COULD HAVE A WRECK & GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A COMPANY WOULD CLEARLY KNOW ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE AND TO ANY OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT I PURCHASED IN 2010. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO READ CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, THEN STALLS AND JERKS WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE COMPUTER CODE. THEY SAID IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. I AM PLANNING O TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON MY 2009 IMPALA, I WAS ALREADY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CAR HAD THE REDUCED POWER ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL ENABLED DISPLAY. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I GET A MESSAGE SAYING DISABLE THROTTLE BODY AND THE STAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STOP. THE GOOD THING I WAS ON THE SLOW LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER . I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR IS DOING THIS AND WHY GM IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY PROBABLY NEED SOMEONE TO DIE SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE THIS SERIOUS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-95 AT ABOUT 75MPH, THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH," REPAIR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM... ENGINE POWER IS REDUCING". THANKFULLY, I WAS APPROACHING A REST AREA, SO I SAFELY COASTED TO A SECURE AREA. AFTER ESCAPING A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT, I RESEARCHED THIS TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE, ONLY TO DISCOVER INNUMERABLE CUSTOMERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED SINCE IT IS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM, ONE THAT IS ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF GM AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT ROUGHLY 10-15 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS IT WAS DISPLAYING THE MESSAGE FOR WHAT NEEDED TO BE CHECKED THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGES CAME ON. I HAVE BEEN ONLINE AND CHECK FORUM AFTER FORUM ABOUT IT AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF POSTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME VEHICLES. WONDERING EUGENE GM WILL BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND PUBLICLY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I REC'D THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GO APPROX 50-55 MPH. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NEAR AN EXIT. AS I WAS EXITING, A MESSAGE CAME ON TELLING ME THAT THE POWER WAS BEING TURNED OFF OR STOPPED. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT WORDS. I THEN HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE, IT WAS NOT IN A SAFE PLACE AND TRAFFIC WAS GOING BY AT THE SPEED OF 55-60 MPH AND I WAS BARELY OVER THE WHITE LINE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THIS HAPPENED AT 4:15 ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MY MECHANIC DIDN'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL MONDAY AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. HE DROVE IT ALL OVER AND HE CHECKED EVERYTHING HE COULD THINK OF. I TRUST THIS MECHANIC. HE DID SAY THAT HE WAS AFRAID HE WOULD HAVE TO SEND ME TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I CAME HOME, GOOGLED THE PROBLEMS AND ENDED UP AT EDMUNDS.COM IN A FORUM FOR CHEVY OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. WHILE NO ONE WAS HURT THIS TIME, THAT IS JUST A BLESSING. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL NEED TO BE HURT, MAIMED OR EVEN KILLED BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY OBVIOUS. HOW MUCH MONEY AND TIME WILL I SPEND TAKING THIS TO A DEALER WHO DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WON'T DIAGNOSE IT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME? AMERICA WANTS AMERICANS TO BUY AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS. I OWNED A FOREIGN VEHICLE FOR 9 YEARS AND IT NEVER LEFT ME STRANDED THE WAY THIS CHEVROLET IMPALA DID AFTER OWNING IT FOR 7 MONTHS! I THINK IT IS PAST TIME SOMETHING WAS DONE. FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THE PROBLEM NOW AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE OUT THERE JUST WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO THEM. SAFETY SHOULD COME FIRST! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REDUCED POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY UNTIL STALLING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

ALL CHEVROLET IMPALAS DATING BACK TO 2002-2009 HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IGNORED BY CHEVROLET SINCE 2002. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED. CHEVROLET DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, OR SIMPLY CHOOSES TO IGNORE IT. HOWEVER BY SIMPLY READING COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ONE. PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD REQUIRE THE GOVERNMENT TO DISCIPLINE CHEVROLET FOR INTENTIONALLY REFUSING TO ADDRESS A POTENTIALLY LETHAL FLAW IN IT'S CHEVROLET IMPALA LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE AND THE THROTTLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF FOR A MOMENT AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I BOUGHT A 2009 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 35K MILES ON AND NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL ON ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES ON BRAKING... I SEE WITH ALL THE INTERNET COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT GM SEEMS TO BE PUTTING OFF.. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING AS EVERY OTHER COMPLAINT TAKE TO DEALER AND SPEND OVER $100 JUST TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THE DEALERS SAY THE SAME 3 THINGS AS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS IT COULD BE THREE THINGS.. GAS PEDAL SENSOR, BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR, OR THE SENSOR ON THE HUB ASSEMBLY... HMMMMMMMMMMM GM HELP... PS AFTER I GOT MAD ON PHONE GM AGREED TO PAY A MERE $90 OF THE BILL WHICH IS GONNA COST OVER $300 TO FIX.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD SLIGHTLY UNTIL THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,867.

I RENTED A GM IMPALA FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR IN FLORENCE, KY ON MARCH 28TH. THE GAS PEDAL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE BRACKET DURING NORMAL DRIVING. ON MARCH 28 OR MARCH 29TH. IT WAS REPORTED TO ENTERPRISE THE EVENING OF MARCH 29TH WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED. ENTERPRISE RENTAL FAILED TO TAKE ANY ACTION IN A TIMELY MANNER UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED. THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT AGAINST GM FOR THE GAS PEDAL BEING ABLE TO FALL OFF AND ENTERPRISE RENTAL FOR FAILURE TO REACT TO A SAFETY HAZARD CONDITION. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ACCIDENT RELATED TO THIS PRODUCT FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FIVE TIMES. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH ON ITS OWN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO CHECK IT. REPORT 71-807159815 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.