NHTSA Complaint #10367170 — 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND SHE DEPRESSED THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE WAS TOO HIGH UP. THE CONTACT SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS SHE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. UPDATED EVOQ 01/27/11 UPDATED 03/22/11 THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD REST OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING DOWN A SMALL INCLINE TO ENTER A SMALL STREET, THE FRONT UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE SCRAPPED THE STREET. THE PLATFORM FOR THE FOOT REST ON THE DRIVER; SIDE FOR THE LEFT FOOT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO EXPERIENCE FOOT CRAMPS AS HER ANKLE WAS IN A FLEX POSITION AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE. UPDATED 05/17/11 *JB THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT TYPED OF TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THEY INFORMED HER, THE ODOMETER HAD BEEN ROLLED BACK 2500 MILES. UPDATED 09/20/11