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2009 Chevrolet Impala stability control problems

Owners reported stability control problems in 108 complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Impala, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
108 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
87,000 miles 95 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When stability control problems show up

Stability control complaints by mileage, 2009 Chevrolet Impala Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 87,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 19 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 22 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 13 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 87,000 miles
Based on 95 complaints that include mileage. 23% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles19
80k to 100k miles22
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles13
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 95 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

I woke up in the hospital with a brain injury, tongue nearly cut in half, thoratic sprain, neck sprain, etc. From what I have been told, I was going at least 60-65 MPH when I had my front end crash and my head went through the windshield. I had numerous issues already submitted to chevy, such as the steering issues I had. The air bags did not deploy. I later was driving down the road and when I was turning my vehicle shut off.

Reported at 40,000 miles, March 2012 CrashInjury

While driving the car through a parking lot at roughly 10-15 MPH the check engine light came on. As it was displaying the message for what needed to be checked the service traction control, service stabilitrak, and engine power reduced messages came on. I have been online and check forum after forum about it and have found hundreds of posts about the same issue in the same vehicles. Wondering eugene GM will be forced to issue a recall and publicly address this issue.

Reported at 83,000 miles, July 2012

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