2010 Chevrolet Impala Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

MY CAR STARTED GIVING ME AN ERROR CODE OF SERVICE STABILITRAC, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, AND MY TRACTION AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON LIKE A YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, CV AXLES, HUBS, ETC. I HAVE BASICALLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION TRYING TO RID THIS PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL IT'S STILL GIVING ME THIS WARNING. IT'S CAUSING MY CAR TO SLIP WHEN I TURN CORNERS OR TRY TO ACCELERATE. IT'S CAUSING PULLING AND LOSS OF SPEED IN THE ENGINE . THIS PROBLEM IS COSTING ME ALOT OF MONEY AS WELL AS FRUSTRATION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER URGENTLY THANK YOU

THIS PROBLEM TENDS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION TRYING TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND SIMPLY JUST TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT IS VERY HARD TO DESCRIBE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS BUT IT'S LIKE THE CAR HAS A HUGE HICCUP AND IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE UNDERNEATH. I HAVE TO LIGHTLY TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY AND AVOID THIS HAPPENING. I GET THE WARNING LIGHT-SERVICE STABILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL. I GET SCARED AT TIMES TRYING TO MAKE TURNS BECAUSE WHEN THE HICCUPPING HAPPENS, IT DELAYS THE CAR FOR SECONDS AND I TRY TO PRESS ON THE GAS BUT IT WON'T GET UP TO SPEED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IF IT'S POSSIBLE, I TRY AND WAIT FOR A GOOD DISTANCE BETWEEN ME CROSSING AND THE CARS COMING.

I HAVE HAD MY 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 164,000 MILES. THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER (BUT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER) TWO LIGHTS POP UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT. I ALSO GET THREE DISPLAY MESSAGES, SERVICE STABILTRACK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. HALF OF THE TIMES THAT THIS OCCURS MY CAR LITERALLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND A DIFFERENT MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING ENGINE POWER SHUTTING DOWN. I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE, POWER STEERING, GAS ETC. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS ,WHICH IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. I TURN THE CAR OFF, IF I IMMEDIATELY TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON IT DOES NOTHING, IF I WAIT A MINUTE OR SO IT WILL TURN OVER. AT THIS TIME USUALLY ALL DISPLAY AND LIGHTS ARE OFF EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHICH DOES EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR A RECALL IS IN ORDER. THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS SIMILAR SITUATION. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW. PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH-SPEED'S IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER TWO LIGHTS POP UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT. I ALSO GET THREE DISPLAY MESSAGES, SERVICE STABILTRACK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. HALF OF THE TIMES THAT THIS OCCURS MY CAR LITERALLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND A DIFFERENT MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED STATING ENGINE POWER IS SHUTTING DOWN. I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE, POWER STEERING, GAS ETC. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING HIGH SPEEDS, WHICH IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. I TURN THE CAR OFF. IF I IMMEDIATELY TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON IT DOES NOTHING. I MUST WAIT A MINUTE OR 2 BEFORE IT WILL TURN OVER. AT THIS POINT USUALLY ALL DISPLAY AND LIGHTS ARE OFF, EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHICH EVENTUALLY DOES GO AWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP!!! *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILIZER LIGHT COMES; THEN THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET . THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR.

CAR READS STABILIZING TRACK AND CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE AND HAS CUT OFF. ON GOING PROBLEM. IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING. ON HIGHWAY OR STREET.

LATELY AS I AM DRIVING A MESSAGE POPS UP ON THE DASH. IT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST. ALSO THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND THE NO TRACTION LIGHT IS ON. THE REASON I AM REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE I AM HEARING PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME MODEL BUT DIFFERENT YEAR SAY THEY ARE THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IS STARTED BURNING ALOT OF GAS . I DIDN'T KNOW THE CAR HAVE BEEN RECALL BY THE DEALERSHIP GM CORP. UNTIL AFTER A FEW MONTHS LIKE NOV 10, 2014. WHEN THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BMG SOLD ME THE CAR ,, THEY DIDN'T TELL ME OF ANY DEFECT REGARDING THIS CAR. IT HAD TO BE BALANCE AND ALIGNED ALL THE TIME WITH TIRE,TIRE WHEELER PART BROKEN , STEERING WHEEL WON'T TURN BEFORE CRACKING THE CAR. ELEC WIRING NEEDED FIXING TO STOP THE TRICKING IN THE DASH BOARD OF THE CAR. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND WHEN TURNING THE STIRRING WHEEL A LOUD CRACK IN FRONT OF THE CAR OF WHEEL. *TR

I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I STARTED MY CAR AND IT WAS SPUTTERING AND KNOCKING WHICH IT HAS NEVER DONE BEFORE. THE MESSAGE ON MY COMPUTER DISPLAY READ " REDUCED ENGINE POWER " AND " SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" I TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A MOMENT AND THEN UPON RESTARTING EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE NOTICE THAT SAME MESSAGE PRIOR TO TODAY BUT ONLY BRIEFLY BUT UNTIL TODAY HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE SPUTTERING AND KNOCKING. THROUGH RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A DANGEROUS ONE TO HAVE WHILE DRIVING. IT SOUNDS LIKE A MUCH NEEDED RECALL IS IN ORDER BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP SERIOUSLY INJURED OR POSSIBLY DEAD. *TR

1. 2011 WAS DRIVING IN WACO, TX, AS I MADE A LEFT TURN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, WITHIN SEC THE CAR STOPPED. COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, AFTER 5 MIN WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR. DROVE APPROX 2 MI, MADE 2 LEFT TURNS,1 RIGHT TURN. WHEN I MADE THE RIGHT TURN, THE CAR ENGINE CAME TO A STOP. IN 10 OR 15 MIN WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND DROVE APPROX 2 MI TO ALLEN SAMUELS CHEV DEALER IN WACO. THEY KEPT THE CAR A FEW DAYS, THEY DROVE IT NUMEROUS TIMES TRYING TO REPLICATE THE ENGINE STOPPAGE. THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE STOPPAGE, BUT DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING, FOUND A CABLE CONNECTOR LOOSE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THAT. THEY FELT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. 2. SEP 5, 2014. WAS ON ENTRANCE RAMP TO INTERSTATE, WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER TRAFFIC, THE CAR ENGINE BEGAN TO STUTTER/STALL, WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO AN EXIT RAMP LANE, THE ESC INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY, THEN THE WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON THAT THE ENGINE WAS REDUCING POWER, WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. I WAITED APPROX 5 MIN, WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME ON SECONDARY ROADS. (APPROX 25 MI). I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR TO WACO, CALLED A WRECKER AND HAD IT TOWED TO ALLEN SAMUELS CHEV IN WACO, TX. 3. REQUEST AND RECOMMEND: [XXX] THIS WEB SITE SHOWS MULTIPLE SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH CHEVYS OF DIFFERENT YEARS AND SHOWS THAT LIFE AND DEATH INJURIES WILL OCCUR WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPS WITHOUT ADEQUATE WARNING. 4. WHEN THE CAR IS RETURNED TO ME, I PLAN ON KEEPING THE ESC OFF UNTIL ISSUE IS RESOLVED. I FEEL STRONGLY THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR, HAD THIS INCIDENT ON SEP 5TH HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MIN LATER AFTER I HAD ENTERED INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY TO ME AND TO OTHERS. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT ILUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE TRAK STABILIZATION LIGHT CAME ON WITH A WARNING THAT ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE WARNINGS CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION SAFELY. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS LATER, THE CAR STARTED FINE WITH THE ONLY WARNING BEING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I DROVE HOME AND CALLED MY LOCAL REPAIR TO LOOK AT IT. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED IT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL AND MY LOCAL DEALER CHECK THE SENSORS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 30 DAYS LATER AND HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN 4 TIMES SINCE THEN. EACH TIME AFTER 2-5 HOURS THE CAR SEEMS FINE EXCEPT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH GOES OUT THE NEXT DAY. *JS

DRIVING ABOUT HALF MILE FROM HOME, SUDDENLY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER MESSAGE TURN ON. CAR START TO LOSE POWER. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 2 MILES, WENT TO A PARKING LOT. ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH. PARK THE CAR AND WENT SHOPPING. ABOUT 1 HR. LATER THE CAR START FINE AND RUNNING NORMAL, EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON . PARK CAR IN GARAGE. NEXT DAY, START THE CAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL & REDUCE ENGINE POWER MESSAGE TURN ON. BACK IN/OUT GARAGE AND TURN ENGINE ON/OFF 3 TIMES. ENGINE IS VERY ROUGH. BACK TO GARAGE. NEXT DAY. START THE CAR, ENGINE RAN NORMAL WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON. DROVE THE CAR AROUND A CIRCLE AND BACK TO GARAGE. RUNS FINE. GOT INTO INTERNET AN FOUND ABOUT A LOT OF COMPLAINS(100S) ON THIS CAR (2010 & EARLIER CHEVY IMPALA) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH REPORT OF DANGEROUS INCIDENCE ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM AFRAID TO USE IT AGAIN UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I HOPE A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE DEFECT. THIS CAR IS IN GARAGE, AND IS SELDOM USE BECAUSE I HAVE 3 CARS, AND I AM RETIRED. *TR

STABILITRAC LIGHT ON WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER - TESTED AND FOUND CODE B 2138 REPLACED SHORTED GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. ON APRIL 9, 2010 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $463 FOR THE FIRST REPAIR AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING I MUST PAY ANOTHER $500 FOR A SENSOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND A FAULTY SYSTEM THAT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND/OR UNDER GMAC RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THEN STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THE VEHICLE SERVICE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT REASON ALL THE TIME. THE CAR REDUCES SPEED AND STALL WHEN I STOP. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOSES SPEED AND SHUT DOWN. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR