2006 Chevrolet Impala Power Train

While I was driving I had to stop on a hill and when I pushed the gas to accelerate it wouldn’t move the engine just revved up and hasn’t moved since just when you push on the gas and the rpm’s go up to 5-6 and it will move maybe a foot or so. There was no warning or messages that appeared before this happened and even now after it’s happens and it’s not showing any code to what’s wrong with it. It affected my safety and others because it wouldn’t move while in the middle of the road and I could have got in to a serious car accident because of it.

IN MY 006 IMPALA SS THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. THE CAR IS AROUND 83,000 MILES WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE, AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T DOING ANY HARD ACCELERATION (AROUND 20-25 MILES AN HOUR SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR). I AM WORRIED THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT REPLACED.

3RD TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IN LESS THAN 150,000 MILES

TRANSMISSION FAILURE LOST 4TH GEAR OVERDRIVE WHILE CRUISING ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLES RPMS REV LIKE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. CAUSING ME TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE WITH PASSING TRAFFIC AT 75 MPH.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE NUMBER 3. CARS CURRENT MILEAGE IS 129,537. 2006 IMPALA SS 5.3 LITRE LS4. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 54K MILES, 96K MILES, AND AGAIN NOW AT JUST SHORT OF 130K MILES. THIS IS [XXX] AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE'S THOUSANDS OF POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THE IMPALA SS/GRAND PRIX GXP FROM 2006-2009 WITH THE LS4 5.3 V8 AND 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION COMBO. THE OEM HORSE POWER OF THE ENGINE IS 303 SAE HP. THE 3T65E TRANSMISSION IS ONLY RATED FOR 260 HP. THOUSANDS OF FAILURES AND PEOPLE STRANDED ACROSS THE US WITH THESE CARS. WHEN WILL SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN AND OUT WHILE IN OVERDRIVE. 2ND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AND SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 IMPALA CAR AS A DAILY DRIVING CAR. DROVE GREAT, NO SHIFTING ISSUES OR TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED THE CAR UP ONE MORNING AND CAR DID NOT MOVE. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGING, BUT DOESN'T MOVE. IIT ACTS LIKE CAR IS NOT IN ANY DRIVE GEAR EVEN AFTER PUTTING CAR INTO A GEAR, LIKE REVERSE OR DRIVE.

SLIPPING FROM DEAD STOP TO ACCELERATION. THEN IT JERKS FORWARD DOES THIS COUPLE TIMES A MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT GREASEF THE SHIFT CABLE AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

WAS DRIVING AND CAR JUST LOST POWER AND CUT OFF. STARTED BACK UP AND COULDN'T GO OVER 5MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

IN DEC 2011/TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 88900 MILES ON MY IMPALA THAT I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I PAID HALF AND GM PAID HALF , TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION- SO I THOUGHT, NOV 2013- 25000 MILES LATER, TRANS STARTED TO FAIL AGAIN, I CALLED GM, OPENED ANOTHER CASE, NO RESULTS OR RESPONSE, ONCE AGAIN, DEC 2014, I CONTACTED GM AGAIN, TRANSMISSION GONE IN CAR APPROX. 30,000 MILES LATER, FROM WHEN THEY INITIALLY REBUILT THE TRANS, AND THE DEALER NOW WANTS 2200 TO PUT A TRANS IN THE CAR, I PAID ALMOST 2000 BEFORE IN DEC.2011/JAN2012 FOR THAT TRANS TO BE REBUILT, HERE IT IS 30000 MILE LATER AND THE TRANS IS GOING...THEY SHOULD HAVE RE-CALLED THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THAT CAR, BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS SAME HORROR STORY ABOUT THE 2006/2007/2008'S TRANSMISSIONS/ I HAVE 3 SEPARATE CASE #'S WITH GM, REGARDING THAT TRANS ON MY CAR. I ALSO OWN A 2013 MALIBU, SO THE 2006 IMPALA HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN ENOUGH FOR THE TRANS TO BE GONE ON IT AGAIN. *TR

2006 IMPALA REVS REALLY HIGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND JERKS INTO MOTION WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. IT HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK AND HAS SINCE I GOT IT WITH AROUND 70K MILES. IT SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL IN ORDER.. THE DEALER SAYS THEY'D HAVE TO REPLICATE WHAT IT'S DOING BUT I'D BE OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL UNTIL/IF THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE WARRANTY COMPANY DECIDES "IF" THEY'LL COVER IT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

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

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2007 AND I HAD NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION HAVING ISSUES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PULLING THE CAR INTO GEAR (DRIVE) THERE WOULD BE A HESITATION AND A "CLUNK" NOISE. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AT FIRST SO I WAITED UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO INSPECT IT, AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES OVER THE PAST 6-7 YEARS. I ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION ACT UP WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING IN TOWN FROM A STOP UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT A FULL STOP THE CAR WOULD HESITATE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR ALMOST CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. MANY TIMES I WOULD NEED TO DOWN SHIFT TO FIRST GEAR AND UP SHIFT IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE GOING. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS I HAVE PERSONALLY ALMOST BEEN IN ABOUT 12 OR MORE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I HAVE READ IN MANY ONLINE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED AND RESOLVED WITH A RECALL CAMPAIGN. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH A MODULE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AS I WILL BE CONTACTING GM AS WELL OVER THIS FAULTY PART/DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVE SHIFT GEAR WOULD SEIZE WHEN MANEUVERING BETWEEN GEARS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 10/03/14*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 5, 2014 WHERE SHE CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX AND TREES. THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR 3 DAYS. THEY RECEIVED SOME BROKEN BONES, CUTS, AND SCRATCHES. UPDATED 7/20/2015*JS

FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS CAR I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE OUT OF IT, ABOUT THE SECOND TO THIRD WEEK OF ME DRIVING THIS CAR I NOTICE A SLIGHT SLIP AS I WOULD TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP IT FELT LIKE AS IF THERE WERE BANANA PEALS UNDER THE WHEELS AS I WOULD BEGIN TO TAKE OFF AT FIRST IT WAS SLIGHTLY... NOW IT WILL STUTTER VARY BADLY THEN IT WILL FIND THE GEAR THEN TAKE OFF!! FROM THIS OCCURRING I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN THREE ACCIDENTS THANK GOD THAT NO CARS HIT ME I'VE DONE NUMEROUS RESEARCH ON THIS CAR AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING SEEM LIKE THIS IS THE BEGINNING BEFORE THE END, THERE'S SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET IMPALA TRANSMISSIONS EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IT'S NOT SAFE AND IT'S UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THEM, I HOPE NO ONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE IT'S NOTICED PLEASE DO AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE RPMS WOULD GO UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR INCLUDING REVERSE. CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THIS IS A '06 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS WITH 72,000 MILES DRIVEN. I HAD TO PAY FOR A 3K TRANSMISSION TO REPLACED THE FAILED ONE. I WAS INFORMED AFTER THE FAILURE THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY LS4 ENGINE AND THIS TRANSMISSION. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THEM. *TR

I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHEN I TRIED THE TRANSMISSION ONLY REVVED UP, THE CAR DID NOT PICK UP SPEED (VERY CLOSE TO BECOMING AN ACCIDENT). AFTER THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST GOT HIT BY ME BECAUSE I WAS ON A HILL AND MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. *TR

SEEMS LIKE A CHEMICAL SMELL LIKE EXHAUST IS COMING INTO THE CAR. MAKES YOU COUGH. YOU CANT SEE ANY SMOKE . WONDERING IF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS TOO MUCH BACK PRESSURE CAUSING EXTRA EXHAUST TO COME IN THE FRESH AIR INTAKE. THE SAME EFFECT ON A RENTAL 2012 IMPALA WHICH HAS THE SAME DESIGN, THAT CAR HAD ONLY 16,000 MILES. SEEMS WORSE WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR IS ON, NOT SO MUCH WHEN THE RECIRCULATION IS ON. *TR

I HAD JUST STARTED DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 8:00 AM. GOT ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD GOT STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO ACCELERATE I FELT A HARD JERK FROM THE VEHICLE AS THE RPM'S WENT UP AND THE VEHICLE WENT NOWHERE. AFTER READING REVIEWS AND ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES IT LOOKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO GO. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT GM KNOWS OF THE ISSUE TSB# 07-07-30-012C. *TR

PURCHASED THE 2006 CHEVY IMPALA 3.9L WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES. AT AROUND 60,000 MILES I STARTED TO NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION SLIP, MAYBE HAPPENED ONCE EVERY 20 TRIPS. AT AROUND 70,000 MILES IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. NOW AT 75,000 MILES AND IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES ALMOST EVERY TRIP I TAKE WITH MY CAR. IT OCCURS AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE THEN PULLING OFF OR WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. ENGINE REVS, CAR HESITATES FOR 2-4 SECONDS THEN SLIPS REAL HARD INTO GEAR. I HAVE READ IN NUMEROUS FORUMS THAT GM TECH SAY THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THIS TRANSMISSION, AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RECUR. THIS ISSUE ALMOST RESULTED IN CRASH ONCE WHEN ENTERING A 40MPH ZONE FROM A STOP SIGN, AS AFTER STOPPING AND TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND APPLYING THE GAS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING ONTO THE 40MPH ZONE AND ENCOUNTERED A 6-7 SECOND DELAY BEFORE SLIPPING INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATING, CAUSING THE APPROACHING VEHICLE TO HAVE TO APPLY ITS BRAKE ABRUPTLY TO PREVENT A COLLISION. AT THIS POINT THE SLIPPING IS BECOMING A REAL ISSUE AS I NOW HAVE A TODDLER IN MY VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO RISK ANY NECK OR OTHER INJURIES DUE TO THE JERKING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SLIPS INTO GEAR. *TR