NHTSA Complaint #10559833 — 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10559833
Vehicle	2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	January 1, 2014
Date Filed	January 14, 2014
Mileage	49,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON. THIS CAUSES A SPONTANEOUS MAJOR REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PASSING A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER ON AN INTERSTATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES APPARENTLY ALLOWED THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE. HAD I BEEN PASSING ON A 2-LANE ROAD, IT VERY LIKELY COULD HAVE CAUSED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. *TR

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