28 complaints reported

2010 Chevrolet Impala Power Train

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28
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

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Dec 2021

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving his vehicle at 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle where he returned home and parked it. The contact called the dealer where he was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle.The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 97,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2021
May 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Sep 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2019
Jan 2019

WAS DRIVING MY IMPALA 2010 AND STOPPED AT A DOUBLE SIDED ROAD IN ALDIE VA TO TAKE A LEFT AND THE VEHICLE MOVED A ABOUT TWO FEET WHILE TAKING LEFT AND THEN IT STUCK THERE , THE RPM'S KEPT GOING UP BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE, THERE WAS A VEHICLE COMING FROM OPPOSITE SIDE AND WHILE I PANICED THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING HARD SHIFT AND STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN. ITS 59000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ITS TRANSMISSION HAS WORN OUT ALREADY !! BECAUSE ITS OLDER THAN 5 YEARS THE COMPANY WONT GIVE THE WARRANTY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2019
Nov 2018

NO PROBLEM W TRANSMISSION UNTIL IT BROKE DOWN HALLOWEEN MY CAR HAS JUST UNDER 68K MILES THIS IS RIDICULOUS NOTHING WAS WRONG DROVE NO ISSUES, WENT TO LEAVE WHEN I TTOOK OFF NOTICE LOUD METAL ON METAL GRINDING NOISE, LIKE NO ENGINE POWER

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2018
Jul 2018

HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY IMPALA 2010 WITH SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IT SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING SOMETIMES NOT ALL THE TIME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2018
Dec 2017

AT 108492 MILE THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER WE WERE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR. WAS TOWED TO MULTISTATE TRANSMISSION IN WATERFORD, MICHIGAN AND COST $2,259.76 TO BE REPAIRED I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED SOME IF NOT ALL THIS MONEY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2017
Nov 2017

WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROADWAY HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN LOST STEERING CONTROL AS THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED AND WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE FRONT WHEELS WILL NOT ROTATE IN ANY GEAR NOW VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. FELDMAN CHEVROLET OF NOVI, MI STATES THERE IS METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. LOW MILES AND NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS, NO TRANSMISSION ISSUES PRIOR, DEALER MAINTAINED. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2017
Nov 2017

TAKATA RECALL CAR JERKS HARD EVERY TIME YOU PUSH THE GAS TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD AS IF IT DON'T WANT TO MOVE. AND THE RPM RISE UP

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016
May 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN THE REVERSE POSITION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPED" SEVERAL TIMES AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO APPLY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2017
Apr 2017

MY CAR DIED ALONG SIDE THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILING. WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE IN ANY FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE CAR HARD, AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN PER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AND GUIDELINES. 2010 IMPALA WITH 130,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY A POLICE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO PARK BEHIND US IN THE ROAD WITH HIS LIGHTS FLASHING TO KEEP CARS FROM RUNNING INTO US UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO GET TOWED AWAY. I HAD JUST MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AND THE TRANSMISSION INSTANTLY FAILED AFTER THE TURN (I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT A MILE FROM MY GARAGE TILL THE FAILURE).

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2017
Dec 2016

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD STRETCH WHEN IT STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. TOOK CAR OFF ROAD AND PUT IT IN PARK. NOISE STOPPED. ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2016
Oct 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE SERVICE STABILIZED TRACK LINK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2016
Jun 2016

STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN ACCELERATING CAR WOULDN"T MOVE FORWARD. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO GARAGE AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. THERE IS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON CAR. PLEASE RESPOND

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2016
Mar 2016

MY TRANSMISSION WENT. I DROVE IT ONE DAY AND THE NEXT I GET IN IT START IT UP PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. I THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE AND I COULD USE THE ACCELERATOR TO GO BACKWARDS. NEVER HAD ANY WARNING AND NO LIGHTS EVER LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2016
Mar 2016

VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GM DEALER. VEHICLE MILEAGE 50,799 TRANSMISSION MAJOR FAILURE, NO FORWARD OR REVERSE MOTION

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2016
Jan 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE HAD DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REATTACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,801.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016
Sep 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2015
Jan 2015

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS OFF AND ON MY CHEVY IMPALA HAS STARTING JERKING AFTER TAKING OFF EVEN IF I BARELY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. IT'S LIKE IT'S STUCK IN GEAR WHEN DRIVING NOT SHIFTING BUT THEN IT DRIVES NORMALLY. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE AFTER A STOP AT A LIGHT I STARTED TO TAKE OFF BUT IT HESITATED AND JERKED. HAVE BEEN TALKING TO OTHER CHEVY IMPALA OWNERS EVEN SOME OF THE PREVIOUS GENERATIONS AND THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURED WITH THEM ALSO. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO YOU PAY GOOD MONEY FOR A VEHICLE YOU EXPECT IT TO PERFORM AS IT'S SUPPOSE TO. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2014
Dec 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. ADDITIONALLY, THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND EXCESSIVE FORCED WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE SPILLED AROUND THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2014
Sep 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN IT WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2014
Jul 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. ... UPDATED 03/24/14 *BF UPDATED 03/31/14

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2014
Jan 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE SECOND CLUTCH PLATE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 3/19/14*CN *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2012
Aug 2013

TRYING TO PULL INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND HAD TO LET OFF ACCELERATOR TO GET TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT. THIS LEFT ME HALF WAY OUT INTO TRAFFIC FOR JUST A SECOND. *TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2013
Apr 2013

[XXX] I HAVE ATTACHED THIS LINK AS A REFERENCE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING THROUGH THIS. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ALOT OF THESE PEOPLE AS FAR AS THE CAR JERKING AND WITH THE CAR REDUCING ITS SPEED (SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING). I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ALREADY, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION LINES AND AN ACCELERATOR SENSOR (WHICH THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE ACCELERATOR). PLEASE NOTE MY COMPLAINT IS NO REFLECTION TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT THAT DEALER FOR THEY WERE EXTREMELY COURTEOUS AND AS HELPFUL AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE DEALER, BUT I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY WITH THE WAY GM IS NOT HANDLING THIS. AS YOU READ THROUGH THE COMMENTS ON THAT LINK, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. I TRAVEL ON MAJOR EXPRESSWAYS 4 DAYS A WEEK WITH MY MOM AND DON'T WANT TO END UP IN A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DASHBOARD MESSAGES IF NEEDED. AS OF TODAY, THEY ARE NOT ON BUT THE CAR IS JERKING AGAIN. PLEASE CONSIDER ACTION ON THIS. -- THANK YOU. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2013

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The 2010 Chevrolet Impala has 28 Power Train complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.