2010 Chevrolet Impala Suspension Problems

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

TRANSMISSION SLIPS FRONT END HITS HARD WHEN BUMPS OCCUR SERVICE AIR BAG IS ON THE DASHBOARD ACTUATOR KNOCKS

NHTSA ID

11354108

Incident

Sep 5, 2016

TAKATA RECALL I WAS GETTING SO WORK DONE TO MY CAR,OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC NOTICED MY TIRES WERE SHAKING HE TOLD ME IT WAS MY BALL JOINTS,AND RACK AND PINION ,POWER STEERING LEAKING ALL OF THIS CAME FROM MY CONTROL ARMS ,IT'S ALL CONNECTED TO THE BALL JOINTS

NHTSA ID

11140199

Incident

Oct 12, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

WHEN TURNING LEFT THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND THE WARNING LIGHT TO SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE ABS COME ON. THIS IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN TURNING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING OR MAINTAINING ANY SLEEK GREATER THAN 25MPH. THE SHAKE IS MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 45-60MPH, AND BECOMES LESS NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 61-70MPH.

NHTSA ID

11139377

Incident

Oct 9, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED OR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-2855204461. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 07/11/17*LJ *AS

NHTSA ID

10983346

Incident

Apr 24, 2017

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V377000 (SUSPENSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA ID

10925389

Incident

Jan 13, 2013

Mileage

88,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 22 WHEN THE STABILITRAK REQUIRES MAINTENANCE DISPLAYED ACROSS DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER. NEXT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND DISPLAY LIGHTS UP FOLLOWED BY, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, IN WHICH I LOST ALMOST ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO NAVIGATE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO REACH A SAFE SPOT ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE.

NHTSA ID

10920561

Incident

Nov 1, 2016

Mileage

119,000 mi

RECALL

NHTSA ID

10887487

Incident

Jul 6, 2016

I HAVE HAD 3 SPECIAL COVERAGE ORDERS LETTERS IN THE PASS YEAR ON MY CAR. !. STABILITRAK LIGHT TC. 2.HARNESSTHROTTLE BODY. 3. IGNITION KEY.I'M ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY SUSPENSION .AND POWER STEERING.I CALL GM AND HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR BY GM REQUIRE AND THE SERVICES REPAIR MEN SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND NO CODES ON THEIR SCANN.

NHTSA ID

10816610

Incident

Dec 16, 2015

Mileage

82,946 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING NOISE. AS TIME PROGRESSED, THE RATTLING NOISE CHANGED TO A BANGING NOISE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WRONG COIL SPRINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND A VALVE MUST BE REPLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 10/30/14*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

NHTSA ID

10632681

Incident

Feb 1, 2010

Mileage

4,000 mi

EXCESSIVE INSIDE REAR TIRE TREAD WARE AND HYDROPLANING IN RAIN AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. HAD CAR ALIGNMENT REPAIRED BY MOVING AND REDRILLING HOLES FOR REAR STRUTS. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY SECOND SET OF TIRES. THIS WAS ALL AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAD SERIOUS HYDROPLANING JUST PRIOR TO THIS. IN FACT IT WAS THE HYDROPLANING THAT CAUSED ME TO VISIT THE DEALER. NOW SOME 7 MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUES AND I HAVE WORN OUT THE INSIDE TREAD OF 2 NEW REAR TIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10615125

Incident

Jul 31, 2013

Mileage

35,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON AN SHARP INCLINE I NEEDED TO APPLY MY BRAKES TO SUCCESSFULLY DECREASE SPEED (65 TO 45). AFTER COMPLETING THIS ACTION A SERVICE MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH BOARD, "SERVICE AIR BAG". THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN DISPLAYED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, GENERALLY AFTER APPLYING MY BRAKES SUDDENLY OR ANY TIME I DECREASE FROM A SPEED OVER 60. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP ASKING IF THERE WAS A ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE MY COMPUTER RESET BUT THAT SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY FIX MY ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605437

Incident

Nov 26, 2013

Mileage

65,000 mi

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE CONTROL ARM. I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT NONE FROM GM. THE ONLY CORRESPONDENCE I HAVE RECEIVED IS THE RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A BROKEN CONTROL ARM CAN RESULT IN A COLLISION/FATALITY. I AM A MOTHER OF FOUR AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE AND I AM TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THIS RECALL. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10551345

Incident

Nov 7, 2013

Mileage

41,000 mi

I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE HAD MY HOUSING GEAR REPLACED AND OTHER SUSPENSION ITEMS IN THE LAST YEAR. SINCE MY LAST MAJOR JOB (HOUSING GEAR), THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A CLICK WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND WHEN GOING UP HILL. WHEN THE CAR IS GOING UPHILL AND SHIFTING GEARS IT MAKE A CLICK/POP SOUND. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY CONSTANTLY ACT AS THOUGH THEY CAN NOT HEAR THE SOUND, WHICH MAKES IT SO EASY FOR THEM TO NOT REPAIR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THIS OVER 5 TIMES AND LEAVE WITH THE PROBLEM STILL BEING. ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS THEY FOUND OTHER ISSUES WHICH RESULTED IN THE WARRANTY PAYING FOR THE PROBLEMS. MY WARRANTY INCLUDES A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. SO I HAVE PAID A DEDUCTIBLE TO GET ONE PROBLEM FIXED AND IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO DATE. I AM TRULY FRUSTARTAED, AS I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND NEED MY CAR FIXED. I DRIVE A TODDLER AROUND DAILY. I FEEL INSECURE WITH MY CARS DRIVEABILITY. MY CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10544207

Incident

Apr 1, 2013

I HAD PURCHASED A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN JULY, 2010. THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT REPAIR OF THE FRONT END VIBRATION WAS ON 10/22/2010. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE TIRES WERE ROTATED ON 01/26/11 IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON 03/18/11 FOR FRONT END NOISE (THUMP) WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON 07/07/11 FOR THE THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON 07/28/11 FOR A FRONT END THUMPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON 08/16/11 FOR A FRONT END THUMPING NOISE AND THE DEALERSHIP NOTICES THE TIRES WERE WEARING SLIGHTLY CUPPED ON THE INSIDE EDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON 09/08/11 FOR A WHINING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BAY AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON 04/09/12 FOR FRONT END THUMPING NOISE, WHEEL BEARING, TRANSMISSION SURGE, AND WHINE NOISE FROM RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON 06/27/12 FOR ROUGH IDLE, TIRE REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON 07/27/12 FOR ROUGH IDLE, TRANSMISSION SURGE, THUMP NOISE IN FRONT END AND WHINE NOISE IN RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON 10/05/12 FOR TRANSMISSION SURGE, ROUGH IDLE, THUMP NOISE IN FRONT END, AND WHINE NOISE IN RADIO. THE OUTCOME AT THIS POINT IS THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE, GM APPROVED REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES, A REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WHEEL BEARING ON DRIVER FRONT SIDE. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE DONE TWO THROTTLE BODY CLEANINGS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THEY WILL REPLACE THE ROTORS BUT GM WOULD NOT APPROVE REPLACEMENT ONLY TURNING ON THE ROTORS. THIS CASE HAS BEEN OPENED WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WHOM ADVISED ME TO CONTACT NHTSA. GM REFUSES TO REPLACE PARTS BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM CANNOT TELL THEM WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. GM HAS RECALLED THE POLICE VEHICLES FOR FRONT END SUSPENSION AND HAS A LAWSUIT PENDING IN MICHIGAN FOR PERSONAL VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10478797

Incident

Oct 22, 2010

Mileage

3,838 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION SLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE RACK AND PINION, AND THE FRONT STRUTS WERE FAULTY AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

NHTSA ID

10472566

Incident

Aug 27, 2011

Mileage

28,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V377000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) IN WHICH THE CONTACT BELIEVED WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

NHTSA ID

10472352

Incident

Jun 24, 2012

Mileage

33,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND SHE DEPRESSED THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE WAS TOO HIGH UP. THE CONTACT SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS SHE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. UPDATED EVOQ 01/27/11 UPDATED 03/22/11 THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD REST OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING DOWN A SMALL INCLINE TO ENTER A SMALL STREET, THE FRONT UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE SCRAPPED THE STREET. THE PLATFORM FOR THE FOOT REST ON THE DRIVER; SIDE FOR THE LEFT FOOT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO EXPERIENCE FOOT CRAMPS AS HER ANKLE WAS IN A FLEX POSITION AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE. UPDATED 05/17/11 *JB THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT TYPED OF TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THEY INFORMED HER, THE ODOMETER HAD BEEN ROLLED BACK 2500 MILES. UPDATED 09/20/11

NHTSA ID

10367170

Incident

Oct 31, 2010

Mileage

37,500 mi