NHTSA Complaint #10745853 — 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA

MY 2009 CHEVY IMPALA HAD EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT MESSAGE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" ALONG WITH "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" SINCE AUGUST OF 2012. IT HAPPENED MAYBE 1-2 TIMES PER YEAR FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. THE MESSAGE WOULD CLEAR ITSELF AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES. ON JULY 24TH, MY CAR EXPERIENCE THESE SAME MESSAGES ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE MESSAGE CAME AND WENT MULTIPLE TIMES AND ALL SPEEDS IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MESSAGE FINALLY STAYED AND DID NOT GO AWAY ON JULY 25TH. I SCHEDULED SERVICE AT THE LOCAL DEALER ON THURSDAY, JULY 30. THEY CHANGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT GM ISSUED A SPECIAL CONDITION ON IN APRIL 2015. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE SHOP, THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN. THUS, THE CAR WAS AGAIN SERVICED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY, JULY 31. BY AUGUST 1, THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT BLINKED ON AND THEN WENT OFF QUICKLY. IT DID THE SAME THING ONE TIME ON AUGUST 2ND. TODAY, AUGUST 3RD, THE LIGHT WENT OFF THREE TIMES IN A SHORT DRIVE AND IS ONCE AGAIN STUCK ON. I'M VERY WORRIED THAT THE REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WILL RETURN WHEN I AM ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM OR THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ISSUED A SPECIAL CONDITION. THEY ONLY WILL FIX THIS UP TO 120,000 MILES. IF MY ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE MOVING AT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY, THIS WILL BE HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I'M WAITING ON THE DEALER TO CALL ME BACK TO ONCE AGAIN RETURN MY CAR FOR REPAIR. [XXX] [XXX] CLINTON, MO 64735 [XXX] [XXXXXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB