May 22, 2015Electronic Stability Control (esc)2 injuries
DRIVING ALONG AND CAR JUST ACCELERATED AND COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE REDUCE POWER, LOW ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILITY TRAK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP OR AT LEAST SLOW DOWN BUT THE CAR SEEMS AS IF IT WAS GETTING FASTING THEN IT MADE A JERK AND I BUMPED MY HEAD AGAINST THE WINDOW, AND MY FOOT GOT STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL AND KNEE GOT JAMMED . MY MOM GOT HURT ALSO AND BEING JERKED BACK AND FORTH.
NHTSA ODI 10720990
Sep 6, 2014Speed controlElectronic Stability Control (esc)BrakesFire
DEC 2013 VEHICLE HIT POT HOLE WHILE BRAKING AT APPROACHING INTERSECTION, AFTER THAT WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ABS BRAKES/TRACT CONTROL/STAB CONTROL, I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE, THEN SHUT DOWN. SINCE THEN TEMP GAUGE WENT BAD N WAS REPLACED. THE 3 ABOVE DASH WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY, WORSE WHEN IT RAINED. AT TAKE OFFS N TURNS CAR WOULD JAR N ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD PULSATE(GRABS). HUB/SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THIS DID NOT HELP. ACCESSORY OUTLETS, WHEN CONTAINED W A CHARGER, DOESN'T MAINTAIN CONTACT W POWER SOURCE (SUCH AS DISCONNECTION/LOOSE CONNECTION), CAUSING POWER SURGE RESULTING IN 2 IPHONES TO HAVE BAD AUX PORTS. MAY 2014 BLOWER MOTOR STARTED INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING FOR SECONDS, THEN MINUTES UNTIL TODAY SEPT 6TH, 2014 WHEN SOMETHING UNDER-DASH (NEAR BLOWER MOTOR) OVERHEATED FILLING CAR WITH SMOKE, THEN CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE MOVING ONCE AGAIN, CAR SMELLS AWFUL FROM THE BURNING! CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON AND NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN! SEEMS LIKE AUXILIARY ELECT FUSE BOX(PASSENGER RT FOOT BOARD), AND HARNESS IS SHOT AS WELL AS WHICHEVER HARNESS IS SENDING POWER TO SPEED SENSOR, AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS I COULD NOT MENTION (PROBLEMS/DEFECTS) DUE TO SO MANY OTHER ISSUES W THIS 2011 IMPALA WHICH IS NOW WORTH 7000 AS TRADE AT CHEVY, I PAID 13500 ON OCT14, 2014! I'VE CHECKED SEVERAL GROUND CONNECTS N THEY SEEM OKAY. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10631294