NHTSA Complaint #10501143 — 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10501143
Vehicle	2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
Component	TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 25, 2013
Date Filed	March 4, 2013
Mileage	79,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

"SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE CAME ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & ENGINE POWER WILL BE REDUCED MESSAGE CAME ON". THE CARS SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 40MPH & WOULD HARDLY GO. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT REALLY SCARED ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. I DID GET TO WORK SAFELY BUT I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. ME AND MY [XXX] YR OLD WAS ON A 4 LANE WHEN IT JUST CUT OFF AFTER RECEIVING THIS ERROR MESSAGE. I TRAVEL ALOT AND AND SCARED WHEN THIS MESSAGE APPEARS!! *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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