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Problems with 2013 Chevrolet Impala ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

On average, the 2013 Chevrolet Impala starts to “feel” problems with the ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL and its various aspects after 60 224 miles.

Recently reported ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL problems on 2013 Chevrolet Impala

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.

While on the freeway the service stability traction light came on and i begin to loose power i tried pushing the off button after a few miles it went back to normal and the next day it happened again so i pulled to the side of the road and turned the car off hoping to reset it but the car would not start back up. i've had my starter checked, my battery, my alternator all those came out fine but the car won't start and the mechanics are saying they haven't seen anything like this before that the traction system will keep the car from starting. also prior to this i would hear a throotling sound as well to me it sounded like a tire was loose so k even had that checked but i believe it's connected to this traction light that came own before the car was turned off.

Get abs, traction control, stable stability sensors on. in motion and when sitting still. resets but comes right back on.

My reduce engine power light, service stabilitrak light and abs light is on also check engine light.car will not go ove 30 to 40 mph. the car will reduce speed on the highway. and streets. i live in illinois. i've done tried everything. the car was in the shop for over a month cost me $1500 to fix every issues the mechanic thought was wrong and the car still have the same issues. i have even just recently brought a new gas cap because that light kept saying tighten. this can be really stressful. i dont think i will ever buy another chevy car again. as i research my issue just by typing in the problems without giving the make and model of car. i see all these problems are only with chevy vechiles. what do i do?

When braking or turning a grinding sound similar to bad brakes (front brakes were redone less than 1 year ago) and the service stabilitrack, abs lights come on and periodically shut off. i've shut off traction control but it still engages when turning left occasionally causing reduced acceleration and danger to myself when crossing traffic. vehicle at 95k miles but this happened before at around 50k miles and was repaired by dealer and partially covered by bumper to bumper warranty.

Service stability track light turns on and off. car will lose some speed while driving for a second, like the abs kicks on when it isn't supposed to. had happened while driving 50 mph on the highway, car will lose some speed while the light indicating abs has activated for some reason.

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

Traction control applies random breaking while turning on residential streets

I purchased my vehicle on march 23 2019 .i have made several repairs to car but the problem persists . if i'm at a stop and i proceed to drive and make a left my car will make a grinding noise and the traction control light will flash it makes it dangerous to join traffic safely . i looked online and several people have the same exact issue with their vehicles . service traction control. service stabilitrak service brake assist will go on when i try to make a u turn . . ive replaced left driver side wheel hub with abs sensor replaced tpms and had alignment done . i felt the tea admission is being affected by this issue . so i had it serviced as well . i feel chevy should do a recall immediately.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet impala. while driving approximately 60 mph, the "service stabilitrack" message displayed on the message center. the vehicle lost acceleration, the rpms increased, and the vehicle surged forward. the contact stated that the failure occurred for approximately eight months. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

I was in motion on a 50 mph state road, when all of a sudden my dash started dinging and when i looked down it stated "service stabilitrac" , and "engine power reduced". my car suddenly went down to about 40 mph and would not go any faster. it appears chevy has had recalls for this issue, but not for my model year.

Passenger side low beam headlights goes out every two weeks. i have had everything done still stop working. also abs system continues to light up and brakes act up .

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.

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.

There is a "known" issue with this vehicle, especially when turning left. the car will decelerate and traffic is a safety issue. i found the cause via google and needs to get addressed. the car will always display driver feedback on the dashboard. it simulates when driving through an icy patch. the car will not excel but rather decelerate. this happened to me just last week turning into payton manning children's hospital.

My vehicle has 66,000 miles on it. i am taking it in for the 3rd time due to the service stabilitrak and service abs warning. the car makes a grinding noise in the front end when turning (usually left) or when shifting from reverse to drive. the front speed control hub has been replaced twice to supposedly correct his problem. however, since it is happening again, i am relatively certain that the hub will need to be replaced a third time. that is unacceptable in a vehicle with only 66,000 miles on it.

I was driving down the road with my child and my service stabilitract and abs light came on and when i went to turn all u heard was a grinding noise and the wheel like locked up and wouldn't let me turn until like 5 seconds later almost causing me and my kids to get hit into a really terrible wreck with cars coming at us at 55 mph

When i back-up i hear a grinding noise then the abs and service stabilitrace warning indicators illuminates red on the dashboard; this is the second time happing to this car the first the dealer repaired that was about 30,000 miles ago replaced the wheel bearings, worked for a while.

Last year i took my car to chevy and they told me that nothing was wrong and that they can not replicate the grinding noise or see the stabilitrak light on. a year later and it is grinding more and the stabilitrak light stays on. is there a recall for this? i have kept my car up on tune ups and oil changes, but this stabilitrak issue is getting more and more annoying each day and that grinding noise does not sound good after i was told it was nothing to worry about.

Service stabilitrack warning indicator lights flash and beep while all guages go to zero and back while door locks are also engaging open and closed at all speeds. has been almost on daily basis for the last few months. before 6 months ago would only happen occasionally.vehicle will lose acceleration for a few seconds. . this will happen several times while driving consecutive almost 10-20 times in a row. traction control and abs, brake assist will also have warning lights go off. have had my car in 2 diffrent shops and spent almost $2000 and still no fix. . chevy needs to do a better job explaining what service stabilitrack consist of. mechanics have no clear idea what to fix. is there a recall on this system. any help would be much appreciated. chevy has no answers.

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.

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.

Stabilitrack and traction control will randomly fail while backing and driving. especially with right hand steering input. many times while driving and turing right, stanilitrack and traction control will alert failure and the input from the accelerator will cease causing slow tiring leading to near miss traffic collisions. chevy can not find problem and numerous online reports of the same issue. on going issue.

2013 chevy impala has stability control and traction control come on along with engine light.the car has 20,152 miles on it and this just started when it got cold but happens regularly now.i started warming up the car and thought that fixed the problem but it happened on a left turn after two hours of driving without incident until the left turn.

At roughly 26,000 miles my abs, stabilitrac, and traction control lights came on. i took my car to dealership to repair ignition recall, they replaced the abs wire harness and corrected the the problem. at roughly 56,000 and 86,000 the abs, stabilitrac, and traction control lights came back on. i am carrying my car back into the dealership again tomorrow for the 3rd time for the same issue. my car is now decelerating on its own and the wheels are abruptly locking. the car is moving during all of these incidents. my car has begun flashing abs, stabilitrac, and traction control lights and abruptly decelerating on its own at 60/75 miles per hour.

Did come on until i started putting miles on it now the abs tracking control light stability light won't. go off

While driving i hit the brakes. then the stability light vame on. along with brake assist and traction light. after this the car does not wanna reverse makes a horrible grinding noise. there is always something wrong with this car

My 2013 chevrolet impala had 28, 000 miles when it began making low tone grinding noises when turning left from a stop or at lower speeds. this has happened in reverse gear a few times as well. the low pitch grinding sound has occurred while making a slow right hand turns a few times. the grinding noise occurs on both dry and wet pavement. frequently a reduction in forward power occurs. intermittent warning lights and messages occur intermittently: stability tack needs serviced, service traction control, and red abs light comes on. when driving in bumpy areas the red abs light comes on. when taking off on an up hill grade traction control rumbles and then i have a reduction in power as i try to accelerate making my forward motion slower than anticipated and placing me in danger. mechanic used an analyzer and said it was my left wheel sensor. he replaced the hub. my problem began again less than 15 minutes after driving out of the repair shop. none of this occurs when i manually turn off the stability control when i first start the car.(the button on the left hand side of the dashboard that has a drawing of the car and squiggly lines) very dangerous, annoying and costly situation. recall necessary!!!!!

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

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

Ever since i bought my car in 2014 the traction control has fired intermittently when making left turns. it stopped for a while, so i didn't pay attention to it. now recently it has started again and much worse. it now does it when i turn in either direction, going forward or reversing and the traction light will flash on driving straight as well.

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

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.

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.

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.

Driving at low speed 40miles or less pull up and stop to make turn and car makes a grinding noise and traction control light comes on. stalls some before it will pull off. took to dealership they could not reproduce issue so they stated they couldn't do anything. left lot and it did it again.

The vehicles traction control light comes on when making slow left turns and the vehicles front wheel seems to lock up it almost feels like having run over something.it seems to happen when turning left after having been at a standstill.this was the second or third time it has happened in two weeks.

When making left turns the esc light flashes and makes a grinding noise and or warnings display to service brake, stability trak control.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet impala. while accelerating from a stop position, a grinding noise was heard and the vehicle jerked. the abs, traction control/stabilitrak, and brake assist warning indicators illuminated. also, a message warning of icy conditions appeared, but the weather was sunny and clear. the contact mentioned that the failure occurred on several occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer several times where it was diagnosed with brake and hub bearing failure. the brakes and hub bearings were replaced, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 52,000. updated 08/22/2017*js

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.

This is the second time this has happened in a year. the first time i was driving and the car just slowed down with service stabilitrak popping up on the dash. took it to the dealership and had to pay 900 out of pocket to fix. now just happened again this morning jan 6, 2017. called chevrolet corporate office and they said this is something i will have to continue to pay for out of pocket. this needs to be a recall. *tr

After reversing, then when accelerating out to make a left turn, my car makes a grinding noise, i can feel it in my accelerator and i lose power, my traction control light goes on, sometimes my brake assist, abs, and stabiltrak lights come on too... if i back off and try again i can then accelerate out and proceed as normal, happens intermittently, hard to duplicate, makes me feel unsafe if i need to accelerate out of a turn then i will not have the ability to do so. i want to take it in to see if it needs a repair, but by reading forums, many many people have had this same problem with the chevy impala and have paid hundreds of dollars to get different things fixed, and it doesn't solve the issue. started 3 weeks ago, and has happened many time in that 3 weeks. my car has about 85,000 miles on it. i use to love my impala, now just want to get rid of it.

The abs, traction control, brake assist and stabilititrak warning lights come on intermittently while driving. a grinding noise can be heard coming from the front-left wheel. this usually occurs while accelerating from a dead stop or making left turns from a dead stop. i have gotten both hubs replaced and it still is happening. *tr

Bought my 2013 impala used but around 25000 miles started getting issues with turning left and accelerating. the traction control will engage and cause the car to hesitate. big issue when trying to cross in front of oncoming traffic. had into the dealer many times but they do not seem to know what the issue is. twice i have had all the lights go off and power reduced while on the interstate. they have replaced the computer twice for that one. this might be my last chevy. 3/36 warranty is a joke anymore!

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the electronic stability control warning indicator kept illuminating. while making left turns, the wheels on the vehicle made an abnormal noise and the speed reduced. it was difficult to accelerate each time the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to the dealer more than twice for various repairs, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

The abs, traction control, brake assist and stabilitrak warning lights come on intermittently while driving. a grinding noise can be heard coming from the front-left wheel. this usually occurs while accelerating from a dead stop or making left turns from a dead stop. i have gotten both hubs replaced and it still is happening. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet impala. while driving the vehicle at any speed and veering left, the tires spun and the instrument panel displayed the vehicle icon and "stability track service". the vehicle was driven to a mechanic, but was not diagnosed. the failure recurred multiple times. the approximate failure mileage was 34,700.

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.

In 2016 i was driving to work when the check engine light, traction control light, abs light, service stabilitrack light and service brake assist light came on all at the same time. i took it to chevy dealer and they claimed my car was misfiring, along with the left wheel hub, and a tune up. long story short, in three months i spent about $3000 on something that is continuing to happen. but the difference is now it feels like my brakes slip when the lights come on. and they come on and off and on and off..i could just have turned the car on and the lights are dinging. i tried to see if general motors will help me, and of course they cannot do anything. as i read through all of these complaints, it makes me feel less crazy since every time i take it to a shop the diagnostic machine doesn't pick up any codes. this needs to be a recall before someone gets hurt. and general motors needs to do better in making their consumers happier with their products.

When starting from a standstill, the traction control system seems to kick in and the indicator light comes on. initial occurrences only seemed to happen when turning left from a standstill, but now it is occurring when turning either direction from a standstill. this is occurring at low speeds on both dry and wet pavement with very little acceleration (i.e., no tire slippage).

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