2010 Chevrolet Impala Traction Control Problems
6 owner-reported traction control complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (6)
2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIR. THIS REPAIR WAS RELATED TO APP SENSOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. *JS
WHILE GOING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD LIT UP STATING TRACTION CONTROL APPEAR THEN 2 SECONDS LATER THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER APPEARED CAUSING THE CAR SPEED TO CEASE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RUSH HOUR IF SO THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN A FATAL ACCIDENT AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDED OF THE ROAD. *TR
2010 CHEVY IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE CUT OFF, AND THE CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, HE RE-STARTED THE ENGINE.
CHEVY 2010 SHOWED A CODE OF SERVICE SAFETY LINK, TRACTION CONTROL ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE TRAC STABILITY AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER TWENTY MINUTES AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING EXTENDED DISTANCES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
THE 2010 IMPALA WAS AT HWY SPEEDS AND IN CRUISE CONTROL AT APPROX 65MPH. THE CAR GOT A FRONT TWITCH THAT TURNED INTO A VIBRATION. THE CRUISE STARTED TO SURGE APPROX ONE HOUR INTO THE TRIP. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT A COUPLE SECONDS LATER AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAY WAS FLASHING TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, DRIVE AT REDUCED SPEEDS AND IGNITION FAILURE. THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED AT HWY SPEEDS LEAVING THE DRIVER COASTING TO REDUCED SPEEDS AND THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF AT 20 MPH WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. BOTH TIMES CARS APPROACHED AT HWY SPEEDS WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR