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2009 Chevrolet Impala engine problems

200 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Impala, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
200 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
88,000 miles 182 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 2
Injuries and deaths
10 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2009 Chevrolet Impala Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 88,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 20 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 36 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 37 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 26 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 23 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 10 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 88,000 miles
Based on 182 complaints that include mileage. 22% 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 miles13
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles20
60k to 80k miles36
80k to 100k miles37
100k to 120k miles26
120k to 140k miles23
140k to 160k miles10
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 182 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 2 fires, 10 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

On my commute to work on the interstate my impala shut itself off. I was in the left lane when the car showed the reduced engine power on the information panel, it then fully disengaged all engine power and powersteering. Being in the outside lane I had to maneuver my impala through the heavy traffic and almost caused numerous accidents trying to squeeze to the shoulder. I then coasted off into the grass almost into a large ditch but I slammed on the brakes hard and went into a skid coming to a full stop.

Reported at 111,450 miles, August 2013

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