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About a week ago I got in my car and started driving. as I started going down the road the passengers side alarm for the seatbelt kept going off and I noticed the passenger side airbag had turned on as well. I was in my car alone and had nothing sitting in the passengers seat nor a passenger in my car. That was the first time it lasted my whole drive to work (about 13 miles) but made me think of past times my vehicle had done that as well A few weeks before that the same thing happened and I had to connect the seatbelt to make it stop. I didn-€™t think much of it at first and thought it was a one-off kinda thing till it became a pattern of sorts. This morning I started my car and the dash kept telling me to -€œservice airbags-€ I just bought my vehicle from national auto sales in Spokane Washington the previous February of this year (2022) and only drive to work (13 miles) and back for the most part. Seeing the -€œservice airbag-€ light on in my car was concerning because I don-€™t know what that means. As I looked further into things I found a recall for my vehicle for the passenger side airbags malfunctioning, recall #36110 to replace wiring in the seat. So I called GM and they couldn-€™t find a recall for my vehicle. I then called Knudtsen Chevrolet in post falls Idaho expecting it to get taken care of. The guy from the service department looked up my VIN and told me my vehicle had already been serviced in the past for this passenger side airbag recall issue at another dealership and the work had already been completed and closed so there was nothing they would be willing to do except make an appointment and pay 145.00$ for them to diagnose the situation. I explained that the recall was for the very same thing that-€™s happening in my vehicle right now and that was unsafe if my airbags were malfunctioning. That if they fixed it in the past why am I dealing with that exact recall issue with my airbags now? I don-€™t have money to pay for something that was supposed to be fixed
there is a known issue with the shift lock release. the cable will fail in many 2006-2013 impala's. the vehicle will not get out of park. another well known issue is the blend door actuator. it is a noise that comes from the dash/heating/cooling due to chevy using cheap plastic parts.
Service stabilitrak message displayed and reduced engine power to 0 mph while driving. Throttle body, Accelerator pedal position sensor (whole pedal assembly), and ecm replaced. Issue continues. P2138, P2122, P2127 codes present. Stonebriar chevrolet incompetent to resolve.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the air bag warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted by phone however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V507000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) however, the vin was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no additional assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 160,074.
Sometimes when driving an "engine reduced" warning will pop up and when it does so, the car limits the amount of power applied when accelerating. I have to turn it off and sit a few minutes before it goes back to normal.
- Indianapolis, IN, USA
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When I sit in the drivers seat, the service air bag warning pops up. I have to raise my seat and then lower it in order to get the warning light to go off.
The diagnostic revealed that there are 11 codes in the vehicle system. These codes ranged from passkey system failures to evap codes to transmission. Suspected failure of wiring harness altogether with possible BCM/cam failure as well. During battery test there was a regular drop in voltage while connected to the scanner reflecting a drain in the electrical system that could further be causing an issue. Codes are P0513, P0523, P0700, P2122, P0411, P0449, P0455. When driving stabilitrack, engine power reduced, and stabilitrack traction control. Sometimes the car shuts off while driving and the steering wheel will lock, I'd w ok old have to pull over on the side of the highway or street and pop the hood just to get the car started again.
The transmission go out at any time while you're driving it'll just stopped in the middle of traffic which can cause an accident the company Chevrolet new that they put bad transmission in those cars and lights blink on and off. Electrical issue the speedometer and the gas meter in moves by itself when the car is off and when you are driving the car it'll move by itself displaying accurate information and that's very dangerous I was on the highway in the transmission just went out in cars almost ran into me I like to buy that day because of the transmission everybody I know with this car has the same issue something really needs to be done about it before someone dies
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the 'service air bags' warning light illuminated. The contact stated researched failure on-line and found NHTSA campaign number: 16V507000 (air bags, electrical system), however was unaware if recall was serviced on the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that the vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA recall campaign number: 16V507000 (electrical system). The contact also indicated that the rear defroster had failed and burnt the electrical wires. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,500.
The contact called on behalf of her mother who owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that her mom was unable to remove the key from the ignition after parking the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the shift interlock switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
My car has worked fine scince I bought it with no check engine codes.I pulled into parking space and put car in park, all of a sudden it stalled out and will not crank anymore but has power.key will not come out of ignition and battery will not shut off.the ignition switch is a very common problem with Impala and is very dangerous.it locks people out of there cars, gets stuck in gears, wont let key release, wont start, sets off anti theft signal which cuts power to door locks, trunk, starter, fuelpump, and more.I have read hundreds of forums of this problem with Chevy Impala that has been going on for years without the problem being fixed.elderly women breaking down on highway or car just shutting off and not restarting.it is soooooo common with Chevy that they can diagnose the problem just over the phone.this is very unacceptable and has to be dealt with.please recall this problem.
Vehicle will not start. All electrical things work, the lights, dashboard, etc.. but there is no power to starter. This vehicle has 150000 miles on it and has had 6 new batteries installed. The no start issue was believed to be occurring after car was brought through car wash during very cold temps outside, but this is not the issue now. Now it starts sometimes and will not start at other times.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. When the vehicle was shut off, the motor continued to run. Classic Chevrolet (440-255-5511, located at 6877 center St, mentor, oh 44060) diagnosed that one of four actuators needed to be replaced. The dealer did not specify when the other three actuators would potentially fail. The vehicle was repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer stated that the warranty expired and provided a case number. The manufacturer refused to honor the extended warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
The rear window defogger quit working. My shop found that the defogger had lost its ground function in the fuse block in the engine compartment. The fuse block had to be replaced in its entirety costing over 200 dollars. I do not know exactly when the defogger failed.
Service air bag light intermittently illuminates and resolves itself. Complete failure of instrument cluster and HVAC suddenly with engine running. This appears to be consistent with GM recall #36110. Contacted GM for further action and was told this vehicle not included with recall despite same issue as described for recall. The airbag light happens with adult front passenger, not while seat is empty, and while vehicle is in motion.
I have a 2010 Chevy Impala and it has the airbag issue which it has a recall but when I call Chevy they say michael vehicles not affected even though it's has the same exact is shoes with the passenger seat in the wires as the recall. When I call Chevy it only shows one recall for the ignition switch and they want to charge me to fix the airbag issue but there's a recall for servings 2009 and 2010 Chevy Impala
As I was driving home the car went into shutdown mode. The car would not accelerate and the dashboard cluster read, traction control system failure, and a few other things that I did not get to read because I was watching the road. Then the temperature gauge went to the max, and the car was not overheating at all. I shut the car off checked all fluids started the car back up and tried to get going and the car would not accelerate. After a few minutes I managed to get the car back home and a few months later it happens again. I went to edmunds forum and there are dozens of the same complaints for the same thing.
I was driving home from work and I was doing 55 mph, and the car started to hesitate, and the dashboard info read stabilitrac, engine safty mod, and reduced power. Then the car started to slow down, and when I tried to give it some gas the engine started to knock, and the temperature gauge went all the way up to the top. I pulled over and shut the car off, and opened the hood, and it wasn't even over heating. After letting it sit for a few minutes I started it up and went about five hundred feet and it did it again.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power while driving 65 mph. The failure occurred twice without warning. Bob howard Chevrolet (13130 broadway ext, Oklahoma city, ok) was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist since there were no recalls attributed to the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.
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- Coeur D Alene , ID, USA