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2013 Chevrolet Impala Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

41 owner-reported electronic stability control esc complaints from NHTSA data

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Owner Complaints (41)

mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Dec 2019

WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND I BEGIN TO LOOSE POWER I TRIED PUSHING THE OFF BUTTON AFTER A FEW MILES IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF HOPING TO RESET IT BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I'VE HAD MY STARTER CHECKED, MY BATTERY, MY ALTERNATOR ALL THOSE CAME OUT FINE BUT THE CAR WON'T START AND THE MECHANICS ARE SAYING THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE CAR FROM STARTING. ALSO PRIOR TO THIS I WOULD HEAR A THROOTLING SOUND AS WELL TO ME IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE WAS LOOSE SO K EVEN HAD THAT CHECKED BUT I BELIEVE IT'S CONNECTED TO THIS TRACTION LIGHT THAT CAME OWN BEFORE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF.

NHTSA #: 11287509
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2019

WHILE DRIVING I HIT THE BRAKES. THEN THE STABILITY LIGHT VAME ON. ALONG WITH BRAKE ASSIST AND TRACTION LIGHT. AFTER THIS THE CAR DOES NOT WANNA REVERSE MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR

NHTSA #: 11228300
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: May 2019

WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING A GRINDING SOUND SIMILAR TO BAD BRAKES (FRONT BRAKES WERE REDONE LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO) AND THE SERVICE STABILITRACK, ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND PERIODICALLY SHUT OFF. I'VE SHUT OFF TRACTION CONTROL BUT IT STILL ENGAGES WHEN TURNING LEFT OCCASIONALLY CAUSING REDUCED ACCELERATION AND DANGER TO MYSELF WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE AT 95K MILES BUT THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AT AROUND 50K MILES AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER AND PARTIALLY COVERED BY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.

NHTSA #: 11208946
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2019

WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, DRIVING STABILITY LIGHT STAYS ON, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN IF I HAVE IT DISENGAGED.

NHTSA #: 11203465
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2019

SERVICE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF. CAR WILL LOSE SOME SPEED WHILE DRIVING FOR A SECOND, LIKE THE ABS KICKS ON WHEN IT ISN'T SUPPOSED TO. HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR WILL LOSE SOME SPEED WHILE THE LIGHT INDICATING ABS HAS ACTIVATED FOR SOME REASON.

NHTSA #: 11202748
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2019

TRACTION CONTROL APPLIES RANDOM BREAKING WHILE TURNING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS

NHTSA #: 11194337
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jul 2018

IN 2016 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITRACK LIGHT AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED MY CAR WAS MISFIRING, ALONG WITH THE LEFT WHEEL HUB, AND A TUNE UP. LONG STORY SHORT, IN THREE MONTHS I SPENT ABOUT $3000 ON SOMETHING THAT IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS NOW IT FEELS LIKE MY BRAKES SLIP WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON. AND THEY COME ON AND OFF AND ON AND OFF..I COULD JUST HAVE TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE LIGHTS ARE DINGING. I TRIED TO SEE IF GENERAL MOTORS WILL HELP ME, AND OF COURSE THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. AS I READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS, IT MAKES ME FEEL LESS CRAZY SINCE EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO A SHOP THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE DOESN'T PICK UP ANY CODES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. AND GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO DO BETTER IN MAKING THEIR CONSUMERS HAPPIER WITH THEIR PRODUCTS.

NHTSA #: 11114961
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2018

LAST YEAR I TOOK MY CAR TO CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE GRINDING NOISE OR SEE THE STABILITRAK LIGHT ON. A YEAR LATER AND IT IS GRINDING MORE AND THE STABILITRAK LIGHT STAYS ON. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? I HAVE KEPT MY CAR UP ON TUNE UPS AND OIL CHANGES, BUT THIS STABILITRAK ISSUE IS GETTING MORE AND MORE ANNOYING EACH DAY AND THAT GRINDING NOISE DOES NOT SOUND GOOD AFTER I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

NHTSA #: 11099131
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: May 2018

WHEN I BACK-UP I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE THEN THE ABS AND SERVICE STABILITRACE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATES RED ON THE DASHBOARD; THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HAPPING TO THIS CAR THE FIRST THE DEALER REPAIRED THAT WAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES AGO REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS, WORKED FOR A WHILE.

NHTSA #: 11097648
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Feb 2018

DID COME ON UNTIL I STARTED PUTTING MILES ON IT NOW THE ABS TRACKING CONTROL LIGHT STABILITY LIGHT WON'T. GO OFF

NHTSA #: 11073424
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Nov 2017

2013 CHEVY IMPALA HAS STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL COME ON ALONG WITH ENGINE LIGHT.THE CAR HAS 20,152 MILES ON IT AND THIS JUST STARTED WHEN IT GOT COLD BUT HAPPENS REGULARLY NOW.I STARTED WARMING UP THE CAR AND THOUGHT THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPENED ON A LEFT TURN AFTER TWO HOURS OF DRIVING WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL THE LEFT TURN.

NHTSA #: 11045287
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Sep 2017

MY 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAD 28, 000 MILES WHEN IT BEGAN MAKING LOW TONE GRINDING NOISES WHEN TURNING LEFT FROM A STOP OR AT LOWER SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN REVERSE GEAR A FEW TIMES AS WELL. THE LOW PITCH GRINDING SOUND HAS OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT HAND TURNS A FEW TIMES. THE GRINDING NOISE OCCURS ON BOTH DRY AND WET PAVEMENT. FREQUENTLY A REDUCTION IN FORWARD POWER OCCURS. INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY: STABILITY TACK NEEDS SERVICED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND RED ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN DRIVING IN BUMPY AREAS THE RED ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN TAKING OFF ON AN UP HILL GRADE TRACTION CONTROL RUMBLES AND THEN I HAVE A REDUCTION IN POWER AS I TRY TO ACCELERATE MAKING MY FORWARD MOTION SLOWER THAN ANTICIPATED AND PLACING ME IN DANGER. MECHANIC USED AN ANALYZER AND SAID IT WAS MY LEFT WHEEL SENSOR. HE REPLACED THE HUB. MY PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP. NONE OF THIS OCCURS WHEN I MANUALLY TURN OFF THE STABILITY CONTROL WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR.(THE BUTTON ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD THAT HAS A DRAWING OF THE CAR AND SQUIGGLY LINES) VERY DANGEROUS, ANNOYING AND COSTLY SITUATION. RECALL NECESSARY!!!!!

NHTSA #: 11023838
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2017

MOSTLY WHEN TURNING WHILE IN REVERSE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR HESITATES SLIGHTLY. THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. THIS WILL HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY GOING FORWARD. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES WEEK. DURING THE COOLER MONTHS IT ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. THE CAR WILL BE FOUR YEARS OLD IN 08/2017 AND IT HAS LESS THAN 28,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN 06/2016 WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON IT. HAD THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE. CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO FIX IT.

NHTSA #: 10993110
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2017

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2014 THE TRACTION CONTROL HAS FIRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. IT STOPPED FOR A WHILE, SO I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO IT. NOW RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED AGAIN AND MUCH WORSE. IT NOW DOES IT WHEN I TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, GOING FORWARD OR REVERSING AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WILL FLASH ON DRIVING STRAIGHT AS WELL.

NHTSA #: 10970930
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Feb 2017

THE VEHICLES TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MAKING SLOW LEFT TURNS AND THE VEHICLES FRONT WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK UP IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE HAVING RUN OVER SOMETHING.IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN TURNING LEFT AFTER HAVING BEEN AT A STANDSTILL.THIS WAS THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN TWO WEEKS.

NHTSA #: 10955521
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Feb 2017

WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS THE ESC LIGHT FLASHES AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND OR WARNINGS DISPLAY TO SERVICE BRAKE, STABILITY TRAK CONTROL.

NHTSA #: 10949797
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Feb 2017

WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE ONE WHEEL WOULD MAKE A POPPING OR GRINDING NOISE. HAD 37000 M7LES ON CAR. TOOK IT TO DEALER 3 TIMES BEFORE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. THEY REPLACD BOTH SPEED CONTROL HARNESSES. COST $750. TECH STATED I MAY GET MONEY BACK SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL. TO THIS DATE NO RECALL.

NHTSA #: 10949573
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jan 2017

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A YEAR. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST SLOWED DOWN WITH SERVICE STABILITRAK POPPING UP ON THE DASH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY 900 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. NOW JUST HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING JAN 6, 2017. CALLED CHEVROLET CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SAID THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA #: 10940100
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Dec 2016

WHILE DRVING AT ANY SPEED THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED RESULTING IN REDUCED POWER, LEFT SIDE NOISE FROM WHEEL AND RUMBLING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY SHOP AND PAID OVER 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE "GYRO". COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE ALTERNATOR HAS NO PROBLEMS OR CODES WHEN IT WAS CHECKED. THE ONLY CODES THAT SHOWS POINT TO THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM!!!. FUSTRATED WITH CHEVY DO TO LACK OF CONCERN. CONSIDERING THE LEMON LAW AS A MEANS OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS MY LAST CHEVY PRODUCT!!!!!!

NHTSA #: 10929759
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Nov 2016

THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE ASSIST AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING & MAKING A LEFT TURN A GRINDING & SLIPPAGE NOISE CAN BE NOTICE(VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE). HAD IT CHECKED AND CODE READING LEFT FRONT HUB, HAD BOTH HUBS REPLACED AND STILL HAVE PROBLEM! LOOKS LIKE MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SHOULD BE ON A RECALL!

NHTSA #: 10926718
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Nov 2016

12,000 MILES STABILITY CONTROL , AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON SERVICE REQUIRED. LIGHT STAYS ON 5-10 MINUTES GOES OUT RANDOMLY DEALERS BAFFLED FOR THE CAUSE, DEALER SAYS UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE IT, WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON THEY CAN'T SERVICE. ,I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT MIDAS THEY CHECKED IT SAID IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARING SENSOR THAT GOVERNS THAT I REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING , OKAY FOR A WHILE NOW BACK ON AGAIN IN LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES. STABILITY CONTROL IS VERY VALUABLE FOR CARS NOWADAYS SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY FACTOR IF STABILITY CONTROL IS LOST. REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE REPLACING ALL THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT HUBS AND EVERYTHING AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA #: 10923967
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Aug 2016

CAR MAKES GRINDING NOISE ON LOW SPEED LEFT TURNS. ENGINE HESITATES WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURN FROM DEAD STOP . VERY DANGEROUS .

NHTSA #: 10899129
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2016

ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT AND ABS ENGAGES THE BRAKES AND LOW TRACTION LIGHT FLASHES ON WHEN LEAVING A STOP OR A RED LIGHT OR AT ANY OTHER OCCASION THAT REQUIRES MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER BEING STOPPED. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE.

NHTSA #: 10881359
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2016

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. MESSAGE CAME ON AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND CUT ENGINE POWER REDUCING SPEED TO 25MPH NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM OVER MULTIPLE YEARS WHY WAS THERE NO RECALL OR AT LEAST A NOTIFICATION THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM INSTEAD OF LETTING SOMEONE'S CAR SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING?

NHTSA #: 10873024
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: May 2016

OFTEN WHEN I ACCELERATE MY 2013 CHEVY IMPALA ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING, THE CAR WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AND ERRORS APPEAR FOR STABILITY TRACK AND ABS. THIS OCCURS ON BOTH PAVED AND SAND ROADS AND IN ANY ROAD CONDITION. I TOOK IT IN TO MY DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A CENSOR (FOR ABOUT $300 BUCKS WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE.) WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK, NOW IT'S BACK AND IN MANY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, VERY DANGEROUS. IT STARED AT ABOUT 30K MILES.

NHTSA #: 10871050
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: May 2016

I HAVE A 2013 IMPALA, THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS FROM A STOP. THIS IS MY THIRD IMPALA; 2003, 2009 AND THIS 2013. ALL THREE WITH THE SAME ISSUE SO THIS IS MY LAST IMPALA. HEY GM, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!

NHTSA #: 10865915
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2016

I WAS PULLING OUT ON HIGHWAY 59,CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AS I TURNED LEFT,TRACTION STABILITRAC AND ABS FLASHED,CHANGED THE WHEEL BEARING AND HARNESS,STABILITRAK STILL COMING ON NOISE IS STILL THERE...CAR WILL LOCK UP ON YOU IN TRAFFIC.I HAVE CUSTODY OF MY GRANDKIDS AND NOW HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL...BECAUSE MY CAR WITH 43,300 MILES ON IT IS UNSAFE

NHTSA #: 10861883
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2016

BOUGHT MY 2013 CHEVY IMPALA USED WITH A LITTLE OVER 40 THOUSAND MILES, AND WITHIN A WEEK THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP/STATIONARY POSITION. DOES IT NOW DAILY ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ALSO MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. ALSO CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL UNTIL I RELEASE THE GAS AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS WITH TRAFFIC COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IT HAS ALSO MADE THE GRINDING NOISE AND THE DASH LIGHTS UP WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY.I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS KEPT FOR A DAY BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE WHAT I KEEP READING FROM EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINT SO EITHER WERE ALL CRAZY OR CHEVY DOESN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR DAILY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE IT.THIS ISSUE HAS ALWAYS BEEN CAUSED WHEN DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL AND CITY STREETS NEVER ON THE HIGHWAY SO FAR THANK GOD. HAVE ONLY HAD PROBLEMS WHEN HAVING TO TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON RAMP BUT DOES NOT DO IT ON THE ACTUAL HIGHWAY. AS OF NOW THIS PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN TO ME AND "APPARENTLY" TO GM AS WELL.

NHTSA #: 10861425
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2016

UPON TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICAL HESITATES AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THIS HAS AT TIMES, COME TO A NEAR ACCIDENT OF BEING REAR ENDED.

NHTSA #: 10861359
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Mar 2016

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY CAR IS HAVING MAJOR TROUBLE. IT STARTED WITH ME HEARING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I MADE LEFT TURNS. THIS HAS NOW DEVELOPED TO MAKING A NOISE WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS TO MAKING IT WHEN I AM BACKING OUT, AND OCCASIONALLY STALLING WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT. THIS HAS PUT ME IN SOME DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO 2 LIGHT AND 2 MESSAGES CAME UP ON MY DASH. THEY WERE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST. MY BRAKE LIGHT AND MY TRACTION LIGHT ARE ALSO ON. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE PART REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

NHTSA #: 10849718
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Feb 2016

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHILE TURNING LEFT, ABS ENGAGES AND BRAKES LEFT FRONT WHEEL GRINDS WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO STOP AND DRAG. SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGES ALSO APPEAR ON DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. ALL WARNING LIGHTS RESET WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, UNTIL A LEFT TURN IS MADE WHILE ACCELERATING AGAIN, AND THE ABOVE ISSUES OCCUR AGAIN.

NHTSA #: 10838527
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Feb 2016

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHILE TURNING LEFT, ABS ENGAGES AND BRAKES LEFT FRONT WHEEL CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION STOPPING THE CAR IN INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT WARNING. SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGES ALSO APPEAR ON DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. ALL WARNING LIGHTS RESET WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, UNTIL A LEFT TURN IS MADE WHILE ACCELERATING AGAIN, AND THE ABOVE ISSUES OCCUR AGAIN.

NHTSA #: 10837257
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Dec 2015

STABILITY CONTROL NEEDS SERVICE. ESTIMATED REPAIR 251 MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED WAS $270.00, AND BECAME $335.00. CERTIFIED LETTER SENT TO GM ON NOV 14 RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED BY REP SHANAY, AND VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY SAME TWO DAYS LATER WHEN SHE CALLED ME. WAITED SIX WEEKS MORE FOR WRITTEN RESPONSE & CALLED TODAY REQUESTING SAME AGAIN TO FOLLOW UP WITH NHTSA. REFUSED AND OFFERED TO SEND AN E:MAIL BUT I PREFER NOT TO PROVIDE ADDRESS DUE TO HER UNFRIENDLY MANNER. PART FAILURE 251 MILES IS ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MOVING.

NHTSA #: 10816786
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Nov 2015

TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN WHEN LEAVING A STOP OR A RED LIGHT OR AT ANY OTHER OCCASION THAT REQUIRES MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER BEING STOPPED. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND IN THE PROCESS CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS. HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN TURNING LEFT FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THERE SEEMS TO BE A METAL SOUND THE FOURTH TIME. HAVE TRIED TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS CAR. ALSO DONE IT ONCE WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION.

NHTSA #: 10788435
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Aug 2015

AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND PULLING AWAY, THE BRAKES APPLY ON THEIR OWN, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES ON, AND A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY, AND THE SURFACE OF THE PARKING LOT WAS DRY ASPHALT.

NHTSA #: 10748426
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Aug 2015

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR AFTER I RECEIVED A WARNING MESSAGE ABOUT THE STABILITRAK, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL. I WAS HEARING AND FEELING A SCRAPING NOISE ESPECIALLY WHEN I TURNED LEFT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR AND HARNESS. I THOUGHT THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. AT THE END OF JUNE I TOOK MY CAR BACK AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. OF COURSE THE SERVICE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SOUND. HERE WE ARE LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER AND I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN THIS MORNING. I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE FOUND BECAUSE APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM NEVER COMES UP AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHS CAN NEVER DUPLICATE IT. OUR TECH TOLD US THIS MORNING THAT IF THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING AGAIN THIS TIME, THEN I WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE TECH TO SEE IF I CAN DUPLICATE IT. I'M HOPING THIS CAN FINALLY BE TAKEN CARE OF BUT BECAUSE MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I DOUBT ANYTHING WILL COME OF IT. ONCE MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT I'M THINKING THE TECH WILL BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT AND CHARGE ME A LOT OF $$ TO FIX IT.

NHTSA #: 10746929
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Nov 2014

MY STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL IS DEFECTIVE CAUSE THE CAR TO GO IN TRACTION MODE WHILE DRIVING. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM EVERY SINCE BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP. READ SEVERAL REPORTS WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

NHTSA #: 10660790
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Sep 2014

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A MESSAGE FROM THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ABOUT TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGED AND STABILITRACK NEEDING SERVICE. SES LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AS SOON AS I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT, BUT BY THAT TIME ALL LIGHTS HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM AND NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10637801
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Sep 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA #: 10637429
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Sep 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 15 MPH, THE STABILITRAK, ABS, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,600.

NHTSA #: 10630175
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2014

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. HAVE DRIVEN LESS THAN 1500 MILES. WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, I RECEIVED A SERVICE STABILITRAK AND A SLIGHT NOISE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. GM CUSTOMER CARE WAS CLOSED AT THAT TIME, HOWEVER NEXT MORNING THE SERVICE WARNING WAS OFF...BUT I STILL FOLLOWED UP WITH GM. THE CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVE SAID MOST LIKELY IF THE SERVICE WARNING WENT OFF - IT WAS JUST A GLITCH. HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO ABLE TO CONFIRM AT THAT TIME THAT BECAUSE I HAVE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, IT IS A COVERED ISSUE AND I COULD STILL TAKE IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND ANY AUTHORIZED GM DEALER. NOW JUST TO FIGURE OUT WHERE... *TT

NHTSA #: 10583388

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