Major Problems with 2010 Chevrolet Impala Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2010 Chevrolet Impala

2010 Chevrolet Impala AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 80000 miles

2010 Chevrolet Impala ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 40445 miles

2010 Chevrolet Impala SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 1 Mileage: 42000 miles

Browse 2010 Chevrolet Impala complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Impala owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
while traveling away from home i parked my car and the key is stuck in the ignition. this is a...
114
~ 63533 miles
AIR BAGS
service air bag displayed in information display along with red illuminated symbol of air bag would come and go on...
83
~ 80101 miles
ENGINE
i was driving and the car shut off. no brakes no power steering nothing.....i coasted to the side of the...
80
~ 73483 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
the vehicle service stability track light comes on without reason all the time. the car reduces speed and stall when...
73
~ 78084 miles
POWER TRAIN
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while attempting to accelerate the transmission slip. the...
54
~ 69329 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
driving home friday night 12/26/12 on cruise set at 65 bang car dropped power drastically kicked off cruise and the...
42
~ 71121 miles
STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle began to slowly and abnormally...
40
~ 58658 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
every other week or so i get the "engine power reduced/ service stabiltrack/ service traction control" and the car will...
21
~ 56667 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
the 2010 impala was at hwy speeds and in cruise control at approx 65mph. the car got a front twitch...
21
~ 57471 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
i own a 2010 chevy impala on a short trip to shankville pa. as i tried to slow down by...
19
~ 59713 miles
SEAT BELTS
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the front passenger seat belt failed to restrain...
15
~ 76658 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
i was driving on a rural road at 55 miles per hour in my 2010 impala and it was just...
14
~ 79579 miles
SUSPENSION
tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that she believed that the accelerator pedal and brake pedal...
14
~ 56663 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 impala lt. braking very dangerous have original brake rotors and are warped. severe front end shaking very poor rotor...
6
~ 16523 miles
SEATS
tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. while driving approximately 70 mph the contact fell asleep behind the wheel and...
6
~ 66073 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
right low beam headlight sometimes doesn't light up. took the vehicle for a bulb replacement and mechanics couldn't figure out
5
~ 102313 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
i had purchased a 2010 chevrolet impala in july 2010. the first attempt at repair of the front end vibration...
5
~ 44917 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the rear window defrosting system failed. the vehicle...
4
~ 63089 miles
TIRES
tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that she believed that the accelerator pedal and brake pedal...
4
~ 16135 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
my key is stuck in the ignition and will not turn back to the off position so i can get...
3
~ 48167 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the vehicle was parked on a slight incline without the paring brake engaged....
3
~ 17912 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. while entering the parked vehicle it was discovered that the front passenger...
2
~ 98500 miles
WHEELS
i was driving down the street and suddenly i heard a popping sound and i noticed the car wasn't accelerating...
2
~ 76779 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. while driving 10 mph the air conditioner failed to activate. the contact...
2
~ 57000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the speedometer failed the engine stalled and all...
2
~ 79271 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle stalled....
2
~ 36000 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph the vehicle made loud...
2
~ 46000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT
power steering pump failed on brand new car. this makes the fourth time. car purchased 4dec10 1st failure 25mar11 2nd
2
~ 1919 miles
STRUCTURE
tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that she believed that the accelerator pedal and brake pedal...
2
~ 50250 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. when the contact placed the vehicle in reverse the abs and service...
1
~ 74000 miles
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. when the contact placed the vehicle in reverse the abs and service...
1
~ 74000 miles
LOCK > TRUNK LID > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the trunk locked and was unable to be...
1
~ 90000 miles
REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the trunk locked and was unable to be...
1
~ 90000 miles
MID/REAR ASSEMBLY > SEATS
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the trunk locked and was unable to be...
1
~ 90000 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE
2010 chevrolet impala customer is concerned with the remote electric trunk lid release mechanism failing and no backup manual release
1
~ 17978 miles
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. while driving approximately 45 mph the contact heard an abnormal noise near...
1
~ 88000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 75 mph the accelerator...
1
~ 68000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY
i had to have an actuator replaced on my 2010 chevrolet impala. when i called other mechanic shop (including gm)...
1
~ 63000 miles
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the key failed to release from the ignition...
1
~ 65000 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled as the check engine warning...
1
~ 76964 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
i had a blow out on a front passenger tire. went to raise car on flat level surface. i used...
1
~ 74001 miles
INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT
i had a blow out on a front passenger tire. went to raise car on flat level surface. i used...
1
~ 74001 miles
ROTOR > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
2010 chevrolet impala. consumer writes in regards to defective brake rotor problems. *smd *cn...
1
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the traction control and abs indicators illuminated. the...
1
~ 45000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES
i am the owner of 3 quick lube centers and service thousands of vehicles per month. there is a problem...
1
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2010 impala lt. braking very dangerous have original brake rotors and are warped. severe front end shaking very poor rotor...
1
~ 35000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES
tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala equipped with good year radial tire p225-55r17 95t department of transportation number m643hhdr061...
1
~ 3500 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that she believed that the accelerator pedal and brake pedal...
1
~ 37500 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS
tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that she believed that the accelerator pedal and brake pedal...
1
~ 37500 miles
VISIBILITY
i had purchased a 2010 chevrolet impala in july 2010. the first attempt at repair of the front end vibration...
1
~ 3838 miles
EQUIPMENT
i had purchased a 2010 chevrolet impala in july 2010. the first attempt at repair of the front end vibration...
1
~ 3838 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
i had purchased a 2010 chevrolet impala in july 2010. the first attempt at repair of the front end vibration...
1
~ 3838 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES
i had purchased a 2010 chevrolet impala in july 2010. the first attempt at repair of the front end vibration...
1
~ 3838 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT
i had purchased a 2010 chevrolet impala in july 2010. the first attempt at repair of the front end vibration...
1
~ 3838 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. while traveling with the cruise control activated at speeds of 75 mph...
1
~ 1000 miles
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > REAR
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. while driving 30 mph the rear of the vehicle made a rattling...
1
~ 4000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. when occupying the passenger front seat the air bag warning light illuminates...
1
~ 25000 miles

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