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2009 Chevrolet Impala brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 76 complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Impala, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
76 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
49,000 miles 67 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 1
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2009 Chevrolet Impala Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 49,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 49,000 miles
Based on 67 complaints that include mileage. 58% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles16
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 67 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 1 fire, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Stopped at the top of a snow covered hill. Put the transmission in 2nd gear and proceeded down the hill. The vehicle got up to about 15 MPH then lost all power; engine quit, no brakes, and the steering wheel locked in place. Because the brakes were not working the vehicle gained significant speed going downhill. Not being able to steer the vehicle because the steering wheel was locked it went off the road and hit a tree. Upon impact the air bags did not deploy.

Reported at 72,370 miles, February 2014 CrashInjury

I was deriving down a steep grade on the gatlinburg bypass toward pigeon forge, tn in second gear for engine breaking. I first noticed the car getting warmer and I checked the dual climate control by feel to make sure my rider had not increased the temperature. Then I noticed the steering was harder on slight curves; then I noticed the tachometer going to zero and sone other gauges decreasing; then I had to slow for a charper curve where I had no power brake assist and no powering steering assist.

Reported at 67,000 miles, June 2015

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