2010 Chevrolet Impala Engine Problems

I started my vehicle in the morning to let it warm up. I come back out to get myself and my son in the vehicle to go to work and take him to school. My dash upon entry had a check engine light on, and the message it displayed was "engine power reduced." I put my car into reverse, having no choice but to drive it and the traction control went out. My father in law pulled the code and it said something about the accelerator sensor. This is a known issue and recall in other models and I wanted to report it is also happening in my model.

NHTSA ID

11620617

Incident

Oct 18, 2024

My Engine is shaking back-and-forth and it’s a new engine not new jd byrider replaced last month and I got the same problem again today

NHTSA ID

11482297

Incident

Aug 31, 2022

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the front-end of the vehicle would lower and the front end was unstable. In addition, the check engine warning light would remain illuminated. The vehicle was also consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The engine fan had failed and the transmission was faulty. No further information was available. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11456075

Incident

Feb 10, 2021

Mileage

120,000 mi

The car can have moments of power loss where the speedometer suddenly, erratically spikes while the tachometer slightly lags. It almost stalled my vehicle while transmission was in drive while stopped. It feels like dragging when the power loss occurs. This has occurred randomly for the past month, mostly during interstate driving with cruise control operating. It has happened the last six times I have driven, but the previous several times it did not occur. It also occurred in a similar random fashion for the prior two weeks. When it does occur it feels like power drain and deceleration that can last a second and this will occur several times during a twenty minute drive at 70mph. Mechanics at two shops seem confused and don't know where to begin except for a transmission fluid flush. That was completed and the problem has persisted. There are no related error codes. To lose power suddenly and unexpectedly could cause an accident especially if a system failure shuts off the vehicle while driving. This vehicle has had an oil consumption/burning problem since I bought it with around 60,000miles. It needed 2 quarts of oil added between the last oil changes. I have spent $1400 in July of this year on gasket replacements and that did not stop the leak. More gasket heads and an oil pan are going to be need to replaced and the estimate is another $1400. This is too much to be spending on possibly related issues in a short time span that may not resolve the problem.

NHTSA ID

11440398

Incident

Oct 25, 2021

AUTO TOTALED SEPT 8, 2020. LOST CONSCIENCE WITH TAILPIPE LOOSE AT BACK OF CAT CONVERTER. DIAGNOSED WITH LOW BLOOD SUGAR AT HOSPITAL. SEVERE INJURIES: SPINAL, RIGHT ARM, LEFT LEG. DO NOT REMEMBER ACCIDENT, EVEN TODAY. TOOK DOWN ELECTRIC POLE AND PINE TREE. DO NOT REMEMBER IF WINDOWS OPEN OR CLOSED THAT DAY. MAY HAVE BEEN COMBINATION OF CO FROM EXHAUST AND BLOOD SUGAR. RURAL STREET, TOWN IN MAINE.

NHTSA ID

11416540

Incident

Sep 8, 2020

Mileage

92,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11378621

Incident

Nov 10, 2020

Mileage

183,487 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11363700

Incident

Jul 22, 2020

CAR SHUTS DOWN RANDOMLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS LIFE THREATENING

NHTSA ID

11319031

Incident

May 17, 2017

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR A MOMENT AND THE DEPRESS IT AGAIN TO GAIN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINEGAR CHEVROLET (769 US HIGHWAY 60, EAST REPUBLIC, MO 65738, (417) 732-1871), BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. HOWEVER, THE DEALER FLUSHED THE ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

NHTSA ID

11255175

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

45,000 mi

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 IMPALAS 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.

NHTSA ID

11252572

Incident

Aug 30, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGES. WHILE DRIVING 2010 IMPALA .COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING CAR LOSES POWER DOWN TO 20 MPH I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY PULLED OVER SHUT CAR OFF WAITED FEW MINUTES CAR RESTARTED THEN NOT 5 MINUTES LATER DID SAME THING ONLY THIS TIME ENGINE SHUT OFF WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF ROAD THANK GOODNESS CALLED GM THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT WAS UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS .TAKE IT TO GM DEALER SO FEW DAYS LATER GOT IN IT TO TAKE TO DEALER ,NO LIGHTS ON DROVE FINE .DEALER TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IF AND WHEN WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN WOW! READ THIS SAME ISSUE ON FORUMS GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE .CALLED GM BACK AFTER GETTING HOME THEY MORE LESS TOLD ME YES IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BUT IT ISN'T SO HAVE GOOD DAY THE COST IS ON YOU

NHTSA ID

11222958

Incident

Jun 25, 2019

Mileage

187,000 mi

STARTED DRIVING CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 5 MPH. ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. DISPLAY READS REDUCED ENGINE POWER. TRACTION CONTROL WARNING.

NHTSA ID

11207133

Incident

May 12, 2019

Mileage

76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, A LOUD ABNORMAL, TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NOISE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND LASTED AT LEAST ONE MINUTE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARL BLACK CHEVROLET (11500 E COLONIAL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FL 32817, 888-449-6517) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW BLENDER ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11195249

Incident

Apr 4, 2019

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

11184550

Incident

Oct 1, 2018

Mileage

54,000 mi

DRIVING UPHILL & THE SERVICE STABILTRAK & THE SERICE TRACTION CONTROL WORDS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY REDUCE OF ENGINE POWER & THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WE COULD STILL DRIVE AT ABOUT 20 MPH UPHILL & 45-50 ON FLAT ROADS. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF 4 ABOUT 2 HRS 2 COOL DOWN. BUT THEN AS SOON AS WE HEADED UP A HILL IT STARTED ALL OVER.

NHTSA ID

11162366

Incident

Dec 16, 2018

Mileage

112,000 mi

I WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT WITH MY ENGINE RUNNING FOR ABOUT 10 MIND. ALL A SUDDEN 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' CAME ACROSS MY DASH AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED MY CAR OFF. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT ONLY COMES ON WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT BEAT IS CLICKED ON. AND MY DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR AUTO LOCK STOPPED WORKING.

NHTSA ID

11074120

Incident

Feb 21, 2018

Mileage

123,000 mi

THE TAKKATA INFLATOR SYMBOL IS SHOWING I HAVE TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANIC AND THEY SAY THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEMS. MY CAR JUMP AND STOP AT TIME. WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR IT TAKES LIKE 5 OR 6 TIME BEFORE IT START. IT MOSTLY JUMP , SHAKES AND THAT THE ENGINE BEFORE IT STARTS. THE HEAD LIGHTS WHERE CHANGES AND THEY STILL KEEP GOING OUT

NHTSA ID

11065864

Incident

Dec 4, 2017

2010 CHEVY IMPALA ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE ALREADY HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING ALL OF THE TIME AND NOW AFTER PUTTING NEW TIRES ON IT, I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND GET "SERVICE STABILITRACK," "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL," AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE INTO A TURNING LANE AND GET TO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT GETTING MYSELF KILLED. I STILL, HOWEVER, HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW I'M GETTING HOME FROM WORK! I HAD NOTICED WHEN I FIRST WENT OUT THAT IT SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING HARD, BUT THE ROADS WERE WET, SO I THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS THE STABILITRACK KICKING IN, NOT GOING OUT! I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN, WHO THANKFULLY WERE NOT WITH ME. THE CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I'VE PURCHASED IT. WITH SUCH LOW-MILEAGE, I FIGURED I WAS GOOD TO GO FOR AWHILE. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE WITH ALMOST 200,000 MILES AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS MANY ISSUES OUT OF IT!! CONTACTED CHEVROLET, BUT AM TOLD NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE. WHY NOT?!?!

NHTSA ID

11044242

Incident

Nov 7, 2017

Mileage

58,000 mi

2ND AIR INJECTION CHECK & SHUT OFF VALVE HAS FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME ON THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED A FRIEND OF MINE AT GM AND A GLOBAL TECHNICAL SPECIALIST IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS/HEAT SHIELDS/SAI DIVISION OF THE GENERAL MOTORS GLOBAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS STATED THAT THERE WAS A CORROSION DURABILITY CONCERN WITH THIS PART THAT RESULTED IN ELEVATED WARRANTY. THERE IS NOW A IMPROVED SERVICE PN AVAILABLE THAT REPLACES THE PN THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THESE BAD PARTS AND REFUND US FOR THEM. EACH TIME THIS PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THE COST IS OVER $400 TO ME. MY FIRST REPLACEMENT PART WENT ON 1-30-13 AT 46737 MILES. THE 2ND REPLACEMENT PART WENT ON 7-8-14 AT 71368 MILES. NOW THE 3RD REPLACEMENT PART NEEDS TO GO ON AT 115429 MILES. THE 1ST REPLACEMENT PART COST ME $567 TO REPLACE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE 2ND REPLACEMENT PART COST ME $478 TO REPLACE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. IT WILL COST ME THE SAME OR A LITTLE MORE TO GET THIS REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME?

NHTSA ID

11041944

Incident

Jan 30, 2013

Mileage

46,737 mi

CAR BEGAN SHOWING STABILITRAK SERVICE, TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE, REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 35, ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT , PULLED TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE COMM CENTER SAYS INGNITION DISABLED CAR WONT DO ANYTHING WHEN KEY WAS TURNED . I THEN SAT APPROXIMATLEY 5 MINS CAR STARTS WITH NO CODES BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT . I CANNOT HAVE THIS HAPPENING MEANS I DRIVE 40 MILES TO WRK A DAY AND CANT AFFORD TO THROW PARTS AT THE PROBLEM AS ALL GM SERVICE CENTERS HSVE BEEN WITH NO SOLUTION

NHTSA ID

11040833

Incident

Oct 28, 2017

Mileage

190,000 mi

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY IMPALA LT WITH 90K+ MILES ON IT. I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 USED WITH 40K+ MILES ON IT, SO THE CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED THROUGH WARRANTY. ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAC, ETC. I'M A FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT, AND A FULL TIME UBER DRIVER. LAST NIGHT I WAS WITH A PASSENGER ON [XXX] TOWARDS O'HARE AIRPORT. MY CAR REDUCED SPEED AND SUDDENLY DROPPED SPEED FROM 70MPH DOWN TO 50MPH. AS I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AND START STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER I WAS IN THE THIRD LANE TO THE RIGHT (THE EXPRESSWAY IS 4 LANES) AS I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TO GET TO SAFETY MY STEERING LOCKS, AND THERE WAS A RECKLESS DRIVER GOING 100MPH TRYING TO CUT OFF TRAFFIC. THE LANES TO THE LEFT WERE BLOCKED SO HE HAD TO CUT ME OFF BY OVERTAKING ME BY GOING ONTO THE SHOULDER. HE DAMAGED HIS RIGHT REARVIEW MIRROR AND PROBABLY SCRAPPED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CAR PULLING OFF THAT RECKLESS STUNT. HAD I DELAYED THE BREAKING FOR A SECOND I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE MAKING THIS POST TODAY. LUCKILY I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES, TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND TOOK THE NEARBY [XXX], AND WAITED WITH MY PASSENGER AT THE NEARBY TARGET PARKING LOT FOR THE NEXT UBER DRIVER TO PICK UP MY PASSENGER AND GET HER SAFELY TO THE AIRPORT. HAD I NOT ACTED QUICKLY, MY UBER PASSENGER WOULD HAVE MISSED HER FLIGHT. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10978731

Incident

Apr 16, 2017

Mileage

91,636 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.

NHTSA ID

10966386

Incident

Mar 14, 2017

Mileage

166,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY IMPALA, WITH NO WARNING, MY CAR LOST POWER. THE DASH BEEPED AT ME AND SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STALINKTRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN TURNED CAR BACK ON. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO RUN AND DRIVE AFTER THIS, BUT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD VEHICLE COMPUTER SCANNED AND HAD A CODE FOR THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR HAS NOW LOST POWER SEVERAL TIMES AND MY RPM GAUGE 'BOUNCES'. I WILL BE PARKING MY CAR UNTIL THE PART COMES IN. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU LOSE ALL POWER WITH NO WARNING GOING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10936194

Incident

Dec 16, 2016

REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHTS CAME, ON TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME, ON IT WAS HARD TO ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY, CAR ALMOST SHUT DOWN, BUT I MADE IT HOME. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNPIKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS OIL BUT THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE. IT STOPS (THE PROBLEMS) AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR AN EVENING, BUT I'M SCARED IT WILL POWER DOWN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENS THE CAR BEEPS, THEN THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON WITH WARNING AND SO DOES THE ENGINE LIGHT AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING. ALWAYS IN MOTION, ESPECIALLY HIGHER SPEEDS THAN NORMAL CITY STREETS. SUCH AS TURNPIKE AND HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

10935915

Incident

Dec 16, 2016

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

NHTSA ID

10926365

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

155,000 mi