2010 Chevrolet Impala Engine Problems

AUTO TOTALED SEPT 8, 2020. LOST CONSCIENCE WITH TAILPIPE LOOSE AT BACK OF CAT CONVERTER. DIAGNOSED WITH LOW BLOOD SUGAR AT HOSPITAL. SEVERE INJURIES: SPINAL, RIGHT ARM, LEFT LEG. DO NOT REMEMBER ACCIDENT, EVEN TODAY. TOOK DOWN ELECTRIC POLE AND PINE TREE. DO NOT REMEMBER IF WINDOWS OPEN OR CLOSED THAT DAY. MAY HAVE BEEN COMBINATION OF CO FROM EXHAUST AND BLOOD SUGAR. RURAL STREET, TOWN IN MAINE.

CAR SHUTS DOWN RANDOMLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS LIFE THREATENING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, A LOUD ABNORMAL, TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NOISE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND LASTED AT LEAST ONE MINUTE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARL BLACK CHEVROLET (11500 E COLONIAL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FL 32817, 888-449-6517) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW BLENDER ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

2ND AIR INJECTION CHECK & SHUT OFF VALVE HAS FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME ON THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED A FRIEND OF MINE AT GM AND A GLOBAL TECHNICAL SPECIALIST IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS/HEAT SHIELDS/SAI DIVISION OF THE GENERAL MOTORS GLOBAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS STATED THAT THERE WAS A CORROSION DURABILITY CONCERN WITH THIS PART THAT RESULTED IN ELEVATED WARRANTY. THERE IS NOW A IMPROVED SERVICE PN AVAILABLE THAT REPLACES THE PN THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THESE BAD PARTS AND REFUND US FOR THEM. EACH TIME THIS PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THE COST IS OVER $400 TO ME. MY FIRST REPLACEMENT PART WENT ON 1-30-13 AT 46737 MILES. THE 2ND REPLACEMENT PART WENT ON 7-8-14 AT 71368 MILES. NOW THE 3RD REPLACEMENT PART NEEDS TO GO ON AT 115429 MILES. THE 1ST REPLACEMENT PART COST ME $567 TO REPLACE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE 2ND REPLACEMENT PART COST ME $478 TO REPLACE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. IT WILL COST ME THE SAME OR A LITTLE MORE TO GET THIS REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY IMPALA, WITH NO WARNING, MY CAR LOST POWER. THE DASH BEEPED AT ME AND SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STALINKTRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN TURNED CAR BACK ON. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO RUN AND DRIVE AFTER THIS, BUT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD VEHICLE COMPUTER SCANNED AND HAD A CODE FOR THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR HAS NOW LOST POWER SEVERAL TIMES AND MY RPM GAUGE 'BOUNCES'. I WILL BE PARKING MY CAR UNTIL THE PART COMES IN. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU LOSE ALL POWER WITH NO WARNING GOING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT SAYS SERVICE STABILITRAK REDUCED POWER ENGINE. THEN THE CAR SLOWS, IT MAY JERK, OR STALL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO BE LOOKED AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES. I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING AND I SHOULD BRING THE CAR IN TO GET SERVICED THE LIGHT COMES ON. IT USUALLY LAST A FEW DAYS BUT IT WILL COME BACK ON. I'VE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET ABOUT FIXING IT BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET SERVICED I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD TO BE UNDER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL CAR ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR CAR ENGINE REDUCES POWER. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE "ENGINE REDUCE POWER" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM FUSE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,140.

THROTTLE ARM REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING CAME ON, THEN A WARNING THAT ENGINE POWER REDUCED, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN FROM 65 TO 0 IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID GETTING HIT, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND GET GOING AGAIN FINALLY, BUT WAS VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD MY GRANDCHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME AND CARS WERE BEHIND ME. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE CAR COULD HAVE ENDED UP TRAGICALLY.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CARS ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 1ST THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. WHEN THEY CAME ON IT REDUCED POWER TO MY ENGINE AND QUIT ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD LOOKED UP POSSIBLE CAUSES WHEN I HAD A TEST RAN IT WAS SHOWING THROTTLE BODY I REPLACED IT AND IT NEVER FIXED IT UPON RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO OWNS IMPALAS FROM THE YEARS 2009 AND UP HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND FEEL IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. WHAT I HAVE FOUND IDK YET I AM WAITING ON THE PIECE TO SEE IF THIS IS THE ISSUE OR NOT IS THE PEDAL SENSOR COULD BE THE CAUSE. BUT I FEEL IT CAN BE UNSAFE BECAUSE MY CAR HAD QUIT ON A BUSY INTERSTATE WITH CARS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF 65MPH AND HIGHER. JUST WHEN I WAS LOOKING IT UP I HAD SAW SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR IMPALAS. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT THANK YOU .\ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH,THE SERVICE STABILI TRACK CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THESE MESSAGES STARTED TO APPEAR ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED, SOMETHING ABOUT TRACTION CONTROL AND ANOTHER MESSAGE THAT I CAN NOT REMEMBER. THE CAR THEN LOST ALL POWER, IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. WE DID MAKE IT OVER TO THE "SLOW" LANE, BUT THERE WE SAT ON THE INTERSTATE WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND US. THE CAR WOULD NOT START!!! NEED LESS TO MY GIRLS AND MY SELF WERE TERRIFIED THAT WE WOULD BE HIT. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE CAR DID START AGAIN AND WE MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION. THE MESSAGES ARE NOT DISPLAYING NOW, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL. I AM TAKING IT TO THE SHOP TODAY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE BEFORE GM DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?????? *TR

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS RUNNING OR NOT THE ACTUATORS TO THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING UNIT START CLICKING AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL STOP. I WENT AND HAD IT CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST BETWEEN 500 AND 600 DOLLARS TO FIX. IN ANY EVENT I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO OWN IMPALAS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY SISTER WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. SHE HAD TO TAKE HER CAR BACK TWICE BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED CORRECTLY. APPARENTLY THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE CLICKING NOISE HAPPENS EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE GARAGE AND IT IS STORMING OUTSIDE. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY OUT OF POCKET MONEY FROM THE CONSUMER. AFTER ALL THE TAXPAYERS DID BAIL YOU OUT. *TR

WHILE I WAS TRYNA TO STARTED MY CAR IT STAY BEFORE STARTED & THE SERVICEMASTER [XXX] ON LIGHT. THIS HAPPEN ON SEE ON OCCASION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, THEN YOU GET A MESSAGE SAYING THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. THEN YOU GET A MESSAGE SAYING THE CAR IS SHUTTING DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT NOW IT'S A LOT MORE FREQUENT. THIS SATURDAY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER/BREAK DOWN LANE. THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS GOING UP A HILL. CARS WERE FLYING UP BEHIND ME AND SWERVING TO MISS ME. NORMALLY IT TAKES ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND YOU CAN RESTART THE CAR. THIS TIME IT WAS ALMOST 10 MINUTES. I HAD A PANIC ATTACK SITTING THERE. ONCE THE CAR FINALLY STARTED I DROVE ABOUT 50 FEET AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. LUCKILY THERE WAS A DUNKIN DONUTS THERE AND I COASTED INTO THE PARKING LOT. I SAT THERE ABOUT 20 MINUTES SO I COULD CATCH MY BREATH, STOP CRYING AND COMPOSED MYSELF. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THEY SAID IT WAS MY GAS PEDAL, AND IT WAS GOING TO COST $164. HOWEVER WHEN YOU RESEARCH THIS ON THE WEB, YOU WILL SEE MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE GAS PEDAL FIXED IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THERE SHOULD REALLY BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND PERHAPS GET KILLED. *TR

ON THIS DAY CAME OUT OF WORK, STARTED MY CAR AND STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING, TICKING NOISE COMING FROM WHAT APPEARED AS THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. I HAVE YET TO GET IT CHECKED OUT BUT LOOKING ON THE INTERNET OTHERS DESCRIBE IT AS THE ACTUATOR. THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME, SO I CAME ON THIS SITE JUST KNOWING IT WOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL BUT DIDN'T FIND ONE. IT AMAZES ME THAT SO MANY IMPALA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AND GM ISN'T FIXING/ LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR VENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,964 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,968.

DRIVING TO WORK AND I GOT A DISPLAY MESSAGE THAT SAID SOMETHING SIMILAR TO "STABILITRACK REPAIR, ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND IT CAUSED A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I'VE READ ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH IMPALA'S AND SOMETHING THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS THE SHUTTING DOWN OF THE CAR IS NOT NEEDED. HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC, A LARGE CAR PILE UP WOULD HAVE RESULTED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE, THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP, AND THE APP SENSOR FAULT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000....UPDATED 07/15/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ UPDATED 03/02/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ALSO WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AD THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON : CHECK STABILITY TRACKER, REDUCE POWER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. *TR

I OWN A 2010 IMPALA WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE A WIRING PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN I GOOGLE THE PROBLEM TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG IT SEEMS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE IMPALA. THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE CAR TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT SHUTS OFF, IT JUST DIES RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FIRST THE TRACTION LIGHT WILL COME ON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN YOUR CAR WILL SAY SOMETHING LIKE SHUTTING DOWN, THEN IT WILL JUST TURN OFF. THIS IS VERY SCARY. IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, ISN'T IT A MATTER THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL? I CAN'T IMAGINE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO MOST CARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THEY SEEM TO HAVE A FEATURE THAT SHUTS DOWN THE POWER IF THE CAR THINGS IT IS LOSING CONTROL OF THE TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS, THE TIRES ARE FINE BUT THE SENSOR IS MESSED UP. I HAVE READ MANY POSTS COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME ISSUE. IT CAN'T BE SAFE TO HAVE CARS JUST SHUT DOWN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT! MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR. I WAS BARLEY IN THE SHOULDER AS IT SHUT DOWN RIGHT AS I WAS PULLING ONTO IT. *TR