2013 Chevrolet Impala Engine Problems

Your StabilityTrak light came on, and your car won't drive faster than 15 mph or it shuts itself off. This suggests an issue with your vehicle's stability control system that's limiting engine power as a safety measure.

WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE OF MY CAR HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAINS AND GEARS. KNOWN TO BEING PROBLEMATIC AND BREAKING AROUND 85,000 MILES. MANY ON LINE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ENGINE, BUT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND DO A SAFETY RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT TO ALERT US TO A PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND IT MADE A CLANGING NOISE ALONG WITH A THICK CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE.. WE WERE LUCKY TO GET THE CAR OFF THE SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE GETTING REAR ENDED. TIMING CHAINS ARE NOT A REGULAR MAINTENANCE ITEM. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST THE LIFE OF MOTOR. IF THEY ARE FAILING AT 85,000 MILES OR LESS WHY ISN'T A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE LISTED FOR IT. OUR CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AT 4,000 MILES WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. I DID NOT USE A CHEVY MAINTENANCE MECHANIC I USED A MECHANIC WHO HAS CLOSE TO 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE. JI CALLED GM UP TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPEN THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I CAN'T GO BY ON LINE FORUMS. THEY WANTED ME TO TOW THE CAR TO A CHEVY GARAGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I ASKED THEM IF THEY CAN HAVE A MECHANIC COME TO WHERE MY CAR IS, BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD ANOTHER TOW AND IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS THE ENGINE FAILED. THEY REFUSED. I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO REPLACE A MOTOR AT 85,000 MILES WHEN MOST IMPALAS GO 200,000 MILES. AFTER ON LINE RESEARCH THERE WAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE WITH TIMING CHAINS AND ALSO A CLASS ACTION SUIT WITH DIFFERENT MODELS, BUT SAME ENGINE. I HAVE NO MONEY TO REPLACE AN ENGINE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 90,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS ALWAY DONE THE OIL CHANGES ETC, AND NEVER MENTIONED IT. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. I SEE FROM OTHERS THAT THIS IS COMMON ON THE 3.6 ENGINE NO MATTER WHAT VEHICLE IT IS IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED THREE OTHERS TIMES. IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND THEN RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CREST CHEVROLET DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 08/03/17*LJ *JS

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 GOING BETWEEN 60 AND 65 ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE REDUCTION POWER LIGHT, THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SLOWS DOWN FROM 60 TO 20 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON A CROWED HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. PULL OVER BY THAT TIME I WAS BARELY MOVING TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND SAID IT WAS A BAD SENSOR IN THE ACCELERATOR. WELL THE LIGHT WHEN OFF FOR ABOUT A MONTH BUT IT STARTED AGAIN DOING THE SAME THING, BEGAN TO DO RESEARCH AND THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON YOUTUBE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE, THE TRACK CONTROL AND THE SERVICE STABILITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

CAR HAS A GRINDING NOISE AND HESITATES WHEN TAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP. ONLY HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AT THIS POINT. FEELS LIKE THE TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON FOR NO REASON. (BUT THEN I AM NOT A MECHANIC) NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR HESITATES AND PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THIS IS AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION. SOMETIMES IT MAY HAPPEN 5 TO 6 TIMES A DAY AND THEN IT STOPS AND DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AGAIN. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AS IT HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND GETS MORE FREQUENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO THE LOW SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT INDICATED WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS POSITIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 9,085.