Sep 16, 2015Electrical systemSpeed controlEngine
WHEN DECELERATING AT A RED LIGHT WHICH TURNED GREEN, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, EVEN WHEN PUSHED TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS OR MORE (SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS). SECOND INCIDENT, CAR STALLED AT A SLOW SPEED. THIRD INCIDENT, AFTER ACCELERATING THE ENGINE RPMS STAY REVING HIGH AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND AS RECENTLY AS 9-16-15. THESE INCIDENTS ALL OCCURED BEFORE AND AFTER A COMPLETE GM DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER.
NHTSA ODI 10764439
Jun 18, 2015Transmission & drivetrainWheelsEngine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL. IN ADDITION, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL HUB SENSOR AND AN UNKNOWN WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
NHTSA ODI 10726015
Sep 4, 2014EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE EXHAUST BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 634.
NHTSA ODI 10630764
Jul 31, 2014Engine
THIS VEHICLE HAS A PUSH BUTTON ENGINE SHUT OFF BUTTON. I WENT TO A SHOPPING MALL AND FORGOT TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RETURNED APPROX. 1 HOUR LATER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I AM CONCERNED SHOULD THIS HAPPEN WHEN I PARK THE AUTO IN MY CLOSED GARAGE WHICH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW A BEDROOM. THE ENGINE WILL BE RUNNING ALL NIGHT AND THE BEDROOM WILL BE FILLED WITH CARBON MONOXIDE RESULTING IN DEATH TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE VEHICLE NEEDS A TIME DELAY SHUT OFF SHOULD THE DRIVER FORGET TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE TIME DELAY COULD BE SET BY THE MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MINUTES OTHERWISE THE ENGINE WILL RUN FOREVER. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10617949
Jun 30, 2014Electrical systemBrakesEngine
AS A RENTAL VEHICLE TO USE WHILE WARRANTY REPAIRS WHERE BEING PERFORMED ON MY TRAVERSE; I HAD BEEN RENTED A 2014 IMPALA. TO MY SURPRISE THE FOLLOWING MORNING I CAME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE QUITE, THERE WAS A CLEAR LANE WITHIN SITE THAT I FIGURED I COULD PUSH THE DEAD VEHICLE TO. I OPENED THE DOOR, WHILE KEEPING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND POSITIONED MYSELF IN THE DOOR FRAME TO PUSH. THEN I REMOVED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO REACH IN AND PLACE IT INTO NEUTRAL AND START PUSHING. TO MY SURPRISE THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITS SELF AND ACCELERATED AWAY FROM ME, THE DOOR FRAME ALMOST KNOCKING ME DOWN, YET LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE CAR AND GET BACK TO THE BRAKE BEFORE THE CAR CRASHED. I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS AN ECONOMIC FEATURE ON THAT VEHICLE. I FEEL GREAT CONCERN THAT THIS CAR STARTED WHEN MY SEAT BELT HAD BEEN REMOVED AND DOOR OPENED, WOULD THEY HAVE AT LEAST CONSIDERED SOME SORT OF PRECAUTION FROM THIS OCCURRING. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUS, I KNOW THAT I WAS NOT ADVISED OF THIS FEATURE, AND HAD I NOT CAUGHT THE CAR OR GOTTEN KNOCKED DOWN AND RUN OVER, THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10606890
Aug 11, 2013Electronic Stability Control (esc)Engine
AT 70 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER READ "STABILITRAK AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". GOT YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER.ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT ASHLAND, VA EXIT.ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN THEN RESTARTED WITH SAME WARNINGS AS BEFORE.APPROXIMATELY 45 MINS LATER RESTARTED TO HAVE A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR. ON RESTART, ALL WARNINGS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" WERE OUT AND ENGINE RAN NORMALLY.DEALER GUESSED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A "GLITCH" AND IT WAS PROBABLY OK TO DRIVE.THE 800 OR SO MILES TO SARASOTA WERE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. ON 8/5/2013 TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM MY HOME. ON ENTERING THE DEALER'S PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED I.E. "ENGINE POWER REDUCED WITH STABILITRAK" WITH WARNING LIGHTS AS BEFORE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME!! *TR
NHTSA ODI 10534787