5 complaints reported

2016 Chevrolet Impala Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
5
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2025

Between 25mph and 35mph transmission will " lose " gearing and start revving when I'm stuck in traffic, causing a safety concern/risk. Have to stop the car completely and let her cool down below half operating temp for the transmission to rekick into gear. Happens Everytime after driving through cities, ATF has a slight gray tinge to it but no burning smell

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2025
Nov 2024

Transmission failure 2nd time in car at 101,000 miles

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2024
Jul 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANDY AND BUBBA'S MILTON CHEVROLET (5925 US-90, MILTON, FL 32583) WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEARTLAND CHEVROLET (501 RTE 291, LIBERTY, MO 64068) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL HER BACK HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS YET TO RECEIVE A CALLBACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Mar 2020

MY VEHICLE ONLY HAVING 58,000 MILES WITHOUT NOTICE OR ANY WARNINGS BEGAN TO STALL AND WOULD NOT GO PAST 30 MPH. LATER I ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT HAD NO REVERSE WHAT SO EVER. ALL FLUIDS AND MAINTENANCE WERE UP TO DATE. AFTER CONSULTING WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT GOOD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2019

TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING GEAR, VEHICLE DISABLED AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFT IN DRIVE IT PROPELS IN REVERSE. THE ISSUES FIRST OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN DRIVE ON A BUSY TRAFFIC WAY. AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD AND WAS STALKING BUT THE ENGINE REVVED UP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2019

Trend Over Time

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Quick Summary

The 2016 Chevrolet Impala has 5 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.