NHTSA Complaint #10817741 — 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10817741
Vehicle	2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 28, 2015
Date Filed	January 4, 2016
Mileage	92,149 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

ISSUE OCCURRED TWICE SO FAR. SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED FOLLOWED BY REDUCED ENGINE POWER. 1ST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WOULD NOT RUN. WAS ON A SMALL SIDE STREET AND ONLY DOING ABOUT 15 MPH. I LET THE CAR SIT AFTER CALLING FOR A RIDE. CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE TO DEALER 2 MILES AWAY. 2ND TIME SAME SET OF ERROR MESSAGES, CAR WAS DOING 70 ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME AND DROPPED TO BELOW 50 MPH. DROVE TO DEALER. BOTH TIMES, REPAIR WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING A DEFECTIVE ACCLERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. 2ND TIME VEHICLE HAD 92149 MILES ON IT. DO NOT HAVE THE RECORD FOR THE MILEAGE FOR THE 1ST TIME BUT IT WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR PRIOR WITH ESTIMATED MILEAGE OF 77000.

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