NHTSA Complaint #10893759 — 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10893759
Vehicle 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 128,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MN

Consumer Description

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT, IT HAS CAUSED NOTHING BUT AN ISSUE. I ALWAYS GET AN "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" OR SOMETIMES EVEN "STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE." THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE FROM 1-100 TIMES A DAY WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS, TURNING, YOU NAME IT AND IT HAS HAPPENED. IT IS BECOMING A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WILL DO IT IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND I FEAR THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RAN THE CODES AND REPLACED EVERY PART IN THE CAR THAT DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME TO REPLACE BUT IT STILL KEEPS HAPPENING. I HAVE DONE A TON OF RESEARCH ON WHAT COULD BE WRONG AND IT NOT ONLY SEEMS LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT THE THINGS THEY REPLACED IN THEIR CARS FIXED THE ISSUE BUT MINE SEEMS TO NOT EVER BE ABLE TO BE FIXED. THIS HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS THING, AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF SNOW STORMS ON ICY HIGHWAYS.

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