2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems
10 NHTSA complaints on file
Electronic Stability Control Esc Issues in the 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA
10 electronic stability control esc complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
1
Fires
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Injuries
0
Deaths
All Electronic Stability Control Esc Complaints
SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON AND CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. SIDE DETECTION LIGHTS STAY ON AND WON'T GO OFF. *TR
CAR WOULD NOT START AND ALL OF MY SENSORS ARE GOING OFF NEEDING TO BE SERVICED. THEN IT GOES AWAY. I DROVE IT THE DAY BEFORE WITH NO PROBLEMS. GO TO MY CAR THE NEXT DAY AND ALL OF MY SENSORS ARE ACTING UP.
SIDE DETECTION MODULE IS FAILING. I RESEARCHED AFTER MY DASHBOARD WON'T TURN ON, AND AFTER READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER IMPALA OWNERS, IT IS DUE TO THE SIDE DETECTION MODULES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. APPARENTLY WHEN THE MODULES FAIL THEY CAN CAUSE ALOT OF ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CHEVY OR GM IS NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS, AND I DONT SEE THE NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN MOST PEOPLE'S IMPALA.
I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE TRACTION STABILIZATION ERROR POPPED UP ON MY DASH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CAME TO A STOP AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING WHILE IT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR NEVER SLID OR ANYTHING SO I DON'T KNOW WHY THE STABALIZATION ERROR WOULD COME ON AND THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS DONE THIS. THE VEHICLE IS FAIRLY NEW SO I DON'T KNOW WHY IT DOES THIS. ONCE I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL SLOWLY TO GO AGAIN THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT JERKED. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON OTHER FORUMS.
ON APRIL 2ND, 2018, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 4:50 A.M. DRIVING ON THE 303SB ONLY ABOUT 7 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LAG AND STALL OUT, I BEGAN TO NOTICE GREY SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. WHILE TRYING TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO A SAFE ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ON PROVIDED BY MY AUTO INSURANCE USAA. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE NEVER PROVIDED ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. IF MY OIL IS LOW MY VEHICLE TELLS ME SOMETHING, WHEN THE TIRES ARE LOW ON AIR, MY VEHICLE TELLS ME. HOW COME WHEN MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WHILE IT...
WAS DRIVING ON THE WAY TO WORK IN THESE LIGHTS CAME ON DON'T KNOW WHY BUT I JUST BROUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP NOT EVEN MORE THEN 30 DAYS IN THIS COMES ON WTF
ITS WAS ROUND 9:00 P.M. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD, GOING AROUND A CURVE WHEN ALL MY INTERIOR LIGHTS(DASH BOARD, RADIO, AND GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS)TURN OFF FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS. THE CAR FELT AS IT WAS COMPLETELY OFF BUT POWERED BACK UP AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE NORMAL.
CAR LOSS POWER STEERING, ABS BRAKE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER. MULTIPLE SERVICES LIGHTS FLICKED ON / OFF. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 1-2 MONTHS, HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY. HAD TAKEN TO BE SERVICED TWICE. INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF AFTER A DAY OR TWO.
VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOESN'T WANT TO STAR(YOU TURN THE KEY TO START AND IT DOES NOTHING ) ALSO WHEN CAR GOES ON AUTO STOP AND COMES OFF AUTO STOP IT CLUNKS LIKE IF THE CAR HAD BAD MOTOR MOUNTS
I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2016 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ THAT I PURCHASED FROM CAR MAX IN GLENCOE, IL ON NOVEMBER 11 2016. I AM A FREQUENT TRAVELER TO CENTRAL MICHIGAN AND ON MY RETURN TRIP TO CHICAGO ON JANUARY 6, 2017, I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 127 JUST SOUTH OF MT. PLEASANT MICHIGAN WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN, THE CAR LOST POWER AND IT SLOWED DOWN RAPIDLY, THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME WHO ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME, MY WIFE AND I WERE TERRIFIED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT ON MY FLASHERS. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND THE FOLLOWING ERROR LIGHTS WERE ON (SERVICE ENGINE SOON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, AND STABLITRACK LIGHT). I LOOKED AT THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT SUGGESTED THAT I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THAT IT WOULD RESET. I FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS, TURNED ON...
Other 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA Problem Areas
Electrical System
30 complaints
Unknown Or Other
22 complaints
Engine
20 complaints
Air Bags
16 complaints
Steering
16 complaints
Power Train
15 complaints
Service Brakes
8 complaints
Exterior Lighting
7 complaints
Structurebody
6 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
5 complaints
Lane Departure Blind Spot Detection
4 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
4 complaints
Seat Belts
3 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control
1 complaint
Lane Departure Warning
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Suspension
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint
Wheels
1 complaint