2012 Chevrolet IMPALA problems and owner complaints

WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE PEDDLE WOULD SLOWLY DRIFT TOWARDS FLOOR. THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL AS IF THE BRAKES WERE RELEASING. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL HALTING THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND GM WAS AWARE OF IT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKEING WHEN IN MOTION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 18,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10514990 at NHTSA ↗

BRAKES HAVE WHAT I FEEL IS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FADE ESPECIALLY AFTER JUST A FEW STOPS SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 32,548 miles reported. Look up ODI 10519966 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN THUMB AND A HEAD CONCUSSION. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 33,500.

Owner-reported narrative. 33,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10484464 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I NOTICED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE CHANGING LANES. I TOOK THE OFF-RAMP FROM HWY 515 TO 215 AND HAD TO PULL THE WHEEL HARD TO NEGOTIATE THE RAMP CURVE. I MADE IT HOME AND CALLED CHEVY ON MONDAY. THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK IT UP BUT ONCE IT ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 21,380 miles reported. Look up ODI 10521908 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED A GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE. VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHENEVER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. WHEN I WOULD MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. ONE INSTANCE WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR, THE IGNITION ACTED "STUCK." I ONLY TURNED THE IGNITION ONCE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO CRANK OVER TO RESTART THE CAR ON ITS OWN. THE LAST COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT DIED, EVEN WHEN NOT MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT WOULD DIE PERIODICALLY WH…

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10521550 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING AND AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, AND ABS LIGHT ALL POPPED ON. IT WENT ON AND OFF FOR MANY DAYS AS I WOULD STOP AND THEN RE-START THE CAR. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY TESTED THE FRONT ABS CONNECTOR AND ADJUSTED THE TIMING. LIGHTS AND CODES WENT OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS THEN POPPED BACK ON UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN. IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHTS AND CODES, THE CAR NOW MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR STALLS. I HAVE BEEN AT A LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A…

Owner-reported narrative. 37,937 miles reported. Look up ODI 10592608 at NHTSA ↗

2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER SENSOR FAILURE IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE QUIT, THE FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS, OR LOWER THE WINDOWS USING THE POWER SWITCH. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WAS WITH THE KEY FOB, THAT UNLOCKED OR LOCKED THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A BAD SENSOR AND TWO BURNED WIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. A WEEK L…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10532509 at NHTSA ↗

AT SPEEDS 15 MPH AND ABOVE AFTER DECELERATING THEN ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A NOISE RANGING FROM A CLINK, CLANK, CLUNK TO A BANGING JOLT AS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN REAR ENDED. THE MORE PRESSURE ON ACCELERATION AND THE LOWER THE GEAR THE LOUDER THE NOISE AND THE GREATER THE JOLT. DEALERSHIP STATES TRANSMISSION IS OPERATING PROPERLY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10557531 at NHTSA ↗

2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT. CONSUMER STATES HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS VERY NOISY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND STILL AND ALSO STATES ISSUES WITH VIBRATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR MOTOR MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LINES, WHICH APPARENTLY RUN DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR, VIBRATE DUE TO THE HARMONICS SET UP BY THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE VIBRATION IS CONTINUOUS AND CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE FLOOR AND UP INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10459443 at NHTSA ↗

THE VEHICLE HAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 31,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10519983 at NHTSA ↗