2008 chevy impala lt. consumer states possible system flaw with electronic stability control system *tgw the consumer stated while driving at 55 mph another vehicle who was traveling on his left crossed into his lane with no signal and forced the consumer to make a sharp right and then a sharp left to avoid an accident. as he made the sharp left, his vehicle went completely out of control and sent him into a 360 degree sliding spin across the highway. the end result was the engine completely shutting down. the consumer didn't believe that the vehicle should have went out of control at that speed on very dry conditions with or without the electronic stability control system. upon research, the consumer discovered the purpose of the esc was to maintain stability in those type of situations. *jb
Every time i would drive the 08 chevy impala the key would not turn all the way out. it did that for about a week. then when i made it to work it did the same thing. came out to go home it would not start at all the key wouldn't turn over. so we had to put it in manual mode to drive it to a shop. a wire in the handle to change gears broke because i was told the wire was to short. now this was 42 or 43 thousand miles now at 82 its doing the same thing again. why no recall? *tr
While driving at 60 mph the cars service traction control light comes on and so does the abs brake service light. the car then reduces power to no more then 35-40 mph and that's with the gas pedal floored. it has happened since new. i have changed out the harness, and wheel hub and it still happens, sometimes in very dangerous situations like while driving on a hwy with a truck behind you and the car goes from 60 mph to 40 mph in a heart beat. the dealership said its a common electrical problem with gm cars in 2006-2009. the only part left to change would be the computer modulator, however talking to other gm owners with the same problem it doesn't seem to help. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. the contact had problems with traction on wet or slippery roads; however, the traction light does not illuminate. the failure also occurred while driving over a bump in the road. the vehicle was not inspected when the complaint was filed. the failure mileage was 39000 and the current mileage was 45000.
I was involved in an accident i have a 2008 chevy. impala. my cruise was set at 52 mph and i applied my brake to release cruise and i applied my brake again i should of been going at least 25 mph. i had to slam my brake and try to avoid hitting a vehicle with no lights on and i hit them. i couldn't turn my wheels or stop and the cop said i sled 80 ft that is at least 8 of my car lengths im confused i was not going over 52 then applied brakes i was told it could be my cruise control got stuck and or sped up to because i had my brake on when i had to push them hard i need help with this i trying to get this investigated . yeah im at fought i rear ended a van but i was not traveling at that speed please help. *tr