What 270 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Impala

Driving home on 9/3/22 I began to turn into a curve in the road at which time the brake light on dash came on and felt as though one wheel in the rear locked up.2 seconds later It caused my car to spin uncontrollable down the road and slide into ditch however I slid into a field entrance and it caused my car to roll more then once and landed on passenger side. Airbags did not deploy at any time during this accident.

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MY BRAKE CATCHES WHILE DRIVING AND UNDER DASH BOARD MAKES NOISE AND WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEATER IT MAKES NOISE AND ALL MY DASH BOARD HAZARDS LIGHT ARE ON AND WANT GO OFF WIPER RADIO FRONT SEAT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AND THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE

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STABILTRAK ABS TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ALL COME ON VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND POWER IS REDUCED. RESEARCHED AND FOUND 100'S OF REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE IMPALA AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE LIGHT TRUCK AND SUV MODELS. FIX IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE IF YOUR MECHANICALLY / ELECTRICALLY INCLINED AS INVOLVES SPLICING IN A NEW WIRE HARNESS FOR THE ABS SENSOR. SAID HARNESS IS ABOUT $20 IT SHORTS OUT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT GAUGE OF WIRE USED ON ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALL. REPLACE HARNESS HAS MUCH STURDIER GAUGE FROM WHAT MY RESEARCH SAYS. REPAIR SHOP QUOTED $700 TO REPAIR GLAD I TOLD THEM TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. THEY HAVE A FLEET OF IMPALAS AS LOANERS SO THEY KNOW THEY ARE GOUGING PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY REPLACE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY ABS SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS WHEN THEY KNOW IT'S THE ABS SENSOR PERIOD. CHEVY NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION AFTER TURNING OR GOING OVER A BUMP WIRING THAT HAS BEEN WORE THRU DUE TO PLACEMENT OF WIRING IN A HIGH FRICTION AREA, WIRE WEARS THROUGH COATING EXPOSES WIRING THAT SHORTS OUT AND SENDS CODES TO COMPUTER CONCERNING ABS STABILTRAK AND TRACTION ASSIST CAUSES VEHICLE TO BEHAVE ERRATICALLY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AND NOT RESTART UNTIL PROBLEM CORRECTED. I'M SURE THEY ARE GOUGED FOR A THOUSAND $ OR MORE. WET ROAD CONDITIONS,EXTREME HEAT OR COLD,LEFT TURN WHILE BACKING, JARRING BUMPS, ALL TRIGGER THE DASH TO LIGHT UP LIKE CHRISTMAS TREE DINGING ALARM GOES OFF STEERING SHUDDERS POWER IS REDUCED. IT'S A HUGE DISTRACTION AND SAFETY CONCERN FOR SO MANY TO BE EXPERIENCING GM SHOULD STAND UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.

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THE SERVICE STABILITRAK/ABS/BRAKE CONTROL LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF INCESSANTLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I'M MOVING, TURNING, BREAKING, ETC. IT'S SEEMINGLY COMPLETELY RANDOM. EVERY IME THEY DO, THE CAR DINGS, MAKING THE RIDE UNBEARABLE ("DING, DING, DING...DING, DING, DING" AD NASEUM). THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AND I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY, A LITTLE OVER 1.5 YEARS AGO. IT'S NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. COUNTLESS REPORTS ON FORUMS INDICATE THAT IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS GOING TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS. IT'S DISTRACTING, UNSAFE, AND SEEMINGLY UNFIXABLE IN THE LONG TERM. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I'VE FIXED THIS IN LESS THAN 50,000 MILES DRIVEN.

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GET ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, STABLE STABILITY SENSORS ON. IN MOTION AND WHEN SITTING STILL. RESETS BUT COMES RIGHT BACK ON.

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SERVICE ABS/STABILITRACK IS DISPLAYING OFTEN. GRINDING NOISE, DECREASED POWER AND CAR WILL NEARLY STOP ON YOU FROM TIME TO TIME, PARTICULARLY WHEN TURNING. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, MORE THAN ONCE, THEY GET NO CODES ON DIAGNOSTIC. I BELIEVE THIS IS A WIRING ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS DEFECT IS FOUND IN MANY YEARS OF THE SAME MAKE OF VEHICLE. AT TIMES WHEN TURNING, THE STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE COULD HARM OR KILL ME OR MY FAMILY. THERE IS BOUND TO BE LAWSUITS IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED. A SEARCH ONLINE PRODUCES HUNDREDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

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STABLE CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT COMES IN WHEN I STAR ON WET PAYMENT I HEAR NOTICE AND SLIGHT VIBRATION, BUT LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON AT VARIOUS TIMES, NOY LOG ENOUGH FOR DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT

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SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR DECEMBER 2016, I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL WELL. FROM A TIRE ROD, CV AXLE, WHEEL HUB, AND THE STABILITRAK OFF LIGHT. TODAY, I GET AN ENGINE LIGHT AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN DRASTICALLY. NOW I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER REDUCE, STABILITRAK OFF AND TRACTION OFF!

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WAS TRAVELING ALONG AND I THINK I HAD JUST COMPLETED A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE CAR DINGED. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND THREE MESSAGES POPPED UP, "SERVICE STABILITRAK", "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST", "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT SHOWS UP. HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY HAVE HAD IT FIXED AT LEAST ONCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO ON MY 2012 IMPALA BEFORE IT WAS TOTALED.

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WHILE DRIVING AND USUALLY MAKING HARD TURN AND BRAKING THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGES APPEAR ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND THE ABS LIGHT TURNED ON. HAD DIAGNOSTICS CHECKED ON IT AND FOUND CODE FOR FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING AND POSSIBLE ABS SENSOR. HAD THE WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY PROFESSIONAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. DROVE HOME AND AS RETURNING HOME, MADE LEFT TURN AND BRAKED AND FELT THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY LOCK UP. HIT GAS AND ALL LIGHTS AND MESSAGES REAPPEARED. SERVICED AT 87,000 MILES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED ALAMO CITY CHEVROLET AT (210) 987-2134 (LOCATED AT 9400 SAN PEDRO AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN SERVICE STABILITRACK AND SERVICE ABS WARNINGS COME ON, STEERING IS DIFFICULT AND A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. GRINDING STOPS WHEN STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHTENED THEN TURN CAN BE MADE AFTER SPEED IS BUILT UP.

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THE WIRE HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE LEFT FRONT ABS AND STABILITRAK BROKE CAUSING THE ABS TO ENGAGE ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER READING ONLINE IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALA THAT EVEN HAS A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE BROKEN HARNESS ALONG WITH THE $272.94 BILL FOR HAVING THE DEALER REPAIR IT.

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2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT END NOISE WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. *JS

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I HAVE A CHEVY IMPALA I BOUGHT IT A YEAR AGO JULY 2016 MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, SERVICE SABILITRAK , AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST KEEPS BLINKING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING MY BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY CONTRACTS AS IF MY CAR IS TRYING TO STOP ITSELF MAKING ME JERKS AND THE CAR JERKS REPORTED IT TO MY FINANCE COMPANY THAT FINANCE THE CAR AND THE COMPANY THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SO IT SHOULD BE ON RECORD THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. P.S MY CAR BRAKES CONTRACTS, JERKS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE STREET AND ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR BRAKES CONTRACT WHEN I AM DRIVING IN MOTION AND WHEN I'M TURNING AFTER I COME FROM A COMPLETE STOP.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY APPLIED AND AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE ABS AND SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BRAKES, ROTORS, BEARING, AND TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ *CN

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ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL/ BRAKE ASSIST AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER AND SAY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT HAD WHEEL BEARING REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS BACK. HAPPENS WHILE IN REVERSE

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MY 2013 CHEVY IMPALA IS HAVING ISSUE WITH THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTIL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, WHEN PRESSING BRAKE YOU CAN FEEL IT PULSATING AND THE CAR SLIDES. THE CAR ALSO DECELERATES ON IT'S ON AND THEN STARTS BACK ACCELERATING. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND CHEVY HAS YET TO RECALL THE VEHICLE, I'VE TAKING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL PLACES AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SEIZED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WIRE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO SHOW THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WIRE WAS ACTUALLY SPLICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,563.

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ABS MULTIPLE TIMES THIS VEHICLE WILL LOCK UP THE BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING LOT OR MAKE A TURN FROM A SLOW SPEED I.E. AN INTERSECTION THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON IT AS WELL MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM ITS OUT THERE AND IT IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK. THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF THE TIME WHEN TURNING FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR SLOW SPEED OF ANYWHERE FROM 1MPH TO 15MPH.

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AT 47,000MILES THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE HUB WHEEL. THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE STABILITYTRACK WARNING CAME ON. IT GOES OFF. BUT THEN WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS RESEARCHING TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO NO AVAIL. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS CHEVY MODEL.

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UNWANTED TRACTION CONTROL/ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED. IT USUALLY HAPPENS FROM A STOP WHEN TURNING LEFT, BUT ALSO HAS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED WHEN TURNING LEFT, WHEN GOING STRAIGHT OVER A BUMPY ROAD AND ALSO WHEN TURNING RIGHT. THE ROADS ARE DRY. TRACTION CONTROL/ABS ACTIVATES WITH A DISTINCT NOISE AND VEHICLE HESITATION. DASH LIGHTS/NOTIFICATIONS ARE USUALLY NOT ACTIVATED HOWEVER SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL HAS APPEARED A FEW TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS VERY INTERMITTENTLY, BUT HAS BECOME CONSTANT NOW EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR 6 DAYS OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I FINALLY DROVE WITH A MECHANIC AND EASILY REPLICATED THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR A 4TH TIME (AFTER THE MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM). THE CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE PROBLEM MUST BE REPAIRED PERMANENTLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY, STABILIZER BAR, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIE RODS, AND BRAKES SHOULD BE REPLACED TO MITIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING SOUND WHEN I TURN LEFT AND LOSES POWER, ALSO TODAY THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST AND THE TRACTION LIGHTS ALL CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE READ MANY THINGS FROM MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS CERTAIN PROBLEM AND IT IS COSTLY TO GET THIS FIXED AND I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC AND HAVING YOUR CAR LOSE POWER.

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