Major Problems with 2012 Chevrolet Impala Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Chevrolet Impala

2012 Chevrolet Impala AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 70000 miles

2012 Chevrolet Impala AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 22000 miles

2012 Chevrolet Impala STEERING Victims: 2 Mileage: 33500 miles

Browse 2012 Chevrolet Impala complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and STEERING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Impala owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL im going down the road mash on the gas doing 38 and the vehicle is out of control. i literally...	51 ~ 69563 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM purchased a gm certified vehicle. vehicle stalled several times whenever making a left hand turn. when i would make a...	49 ~ 37108 miles
STEERING i was rotating the tires at home. when replacing the wheels i started and snagged the lug nuts by hand....	39 ~ 52377 miles
ENGINE engine makes a knocking noise while accelerating. i drove another one and the noise was even worse that one had...	33 ~ 45472 miles
SERVICE BRAKES when stopped at a red light the peddle would slowly drift towards floor. the car began to roll as if...	28 ~ 49680 miles
POWER TRAIN car was in park at a gas station ignition off car not running. gear shift indicator showed "park". driver was...	23 ~ 39766 miles
AIR BAGS while driving this morning my passenger seat belt warning light was flashing i was the only one in the car....	19 ~ 30763 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. the contact received a recall noticed for nhtsa campaign id number: 12v377000...	16 ~ 71623 miles
WHEELS the first time was in dec. 2013. everytime i backed up i heard a clunk. i took it to the...	14 ~ 62507 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM the vehicle has a loud knocking sound from the high pressure fuel pump when you take off from a stop.	14 ~ 57321 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2012 chevrolet impala lt. consumer states high pressure fuel pump is very noisy when accelerating from a stand still and...	14 ~ 53663 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the air conditioning system stopped providing cold dry air for a period of about 15 minutes. then the cold dry...	13 ~ 36193 miles
SEAT BELTS car was serviced (oil change and tire rotation). afterwards when driving the car 50-60 mph there is a vibration felt...	8 ~ 52502 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING when i purchased this vehicle i had a 42 month warranty. several months after my purchase i noticed that the...	6 ~ 68217 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE upon arriving at a restaurant location where we planned to dine my spouse opened the right front passenger door using...	5 ~ 26680 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the electronic stability traction control and check brakes...	4 ~ 61706 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the windshield has a curve to it that skews your perspective of the road. the car was a rental and...	3 ~ 18531 miles
TIRES i bought a 2012 impala .2 days after i bought it from dealer had tire go down from bubble on...	3 ~ 21635 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. while driving approximately 40 mph the contact heard an abnormal noise when...	2 ~ 41734 miles
SEATS the passenger side seat pressure(?) switch in seat for air bag constantly goes off indicating there is someone sitting there...	1 ~ 148201 miles
CABLES > 12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. while driving approximately 25-30 mph the service brake assist abs and service...	1 ~ 144000 miles
REAR WINDOW > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. when the rear defroster was activated it burned and melted one of...	1
HUB > WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. while driving at various speeds and making a left turn the vehicle...	1 ~ 44000 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl * the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. while driving 30 mph the power steering failed without warning. an...	1 ~ 49341 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph he applied the brakes...	1 ~ 44073 miles
STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the material of the steering wheel was severely...	1 ~ 30000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2012 chevrolet impala. consumer writes in regards to power sensor failure in vehicle. *smd the consumer stated while driving the...	1
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated while attempting to accelerate. the...	1 ~ 34000 miles
HUB > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated while attempting to accelerate. the...	1 ~ 34000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i bought a 2012 impala .2 days after i bought it from dealer had tire go down from bubble on...	1 ~ 4150 miles
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS i was rotating the tires at home. when replacing the wheels i started and snagged the lug nuts by hand....	1 ~ 8486 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2012 chevrolet impala lt. consumer states high pressure fuel pump is very noisy when accelerating from a stand still and...	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine makes a ticking noise or knocking noise while accelerating i'm very concerned with this being that this noise started...	1 ~ 120 miles
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while driving at low speeds engine vibrations were...	1 ~ 50 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet impala. while the vehicle was stationary the passenger side air bag cover detached...	1 ~ 20000 miles

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