general problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Impala

Accelator keeps getting stuck at traffic lights and while driving.

'takata recall' no acceleration after 2rpm.

Abs, traction, and break lights come on. . . . . . . . Then when I push on the gas paddle its often like the brakes want to lock up , with a scrubbing sound. . . . Also when I push the break paddle down it often makes a sound and the break paddle feels like it comes back up with the break still down,. . . . . . . . . But then when I drive like 20-25 miles the lights go off and hardly come on until I stop again.

When I am driving down any road, stopped and turning the abs system engages causing grinding noise. Loss of power and periodically brakes lock up and gas pedal locks. When pulling off from a stop I can not accelerate & rpm goes almost red line, car starts to jerk and and transmission doesn't shift. I have to let off gas pedal and allow to shift. It has stalled numorus times when pulling into traffic and almost caused me to be hit. The service traction control/abs warning light dings and stays lit. I manually turn off abs but problem still occurs. Also the wiring thru out the car has failed to my rearview mirror, domelights and radio panel. My gas mileage has significantly decreased. The problem started around the beginning of the year and has progressively gotten worse to the point I and scared to drive my car.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated the vehicle increased speed once the brake pedal was released. The accelerator pedal was not depressed. The contact pulled over shut the ignition off, and restarted the vehicle, but the failure persisted. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact was a mechanic and stated that the throttle position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000. Mf.

I was traveling on a 2 lane road. A truck pulling an enclosed trailer was in front of me turned on his right blinker and began to brake to make the turn. I was traveling 77 mph, so I moved to the oncoming traffic lane (the left lane) in order to pass the truck. At the last second the truck swerved into the left lane in order to make a wide turn. I abruptly jerked the steering wheel right to avoid collision with the truck, but the vehicle seemed to lose power steering as well as power brakes. I was unable to straighten the steering wheel back after jerking it to the right to go back into the right lane; my vehicle hit the back of the enclosed trailer and then hit steep ditch where my back passenger tire popped and the vehicle flipped onto its roof. The vehicles airbags failed to deploy even though the vehicle has significant damage to the front , top and sides of it. I regained conscientiousness I attempted to turn the car off and remove the keys from the ignition. But I realized that the keys were not I n the ignition. I crawled out of the passenger window to exit the vehicle. The keys were later found by my husband loose in the vehicle. I hit my head hard when the vehicle flipped, good deal of blood on me from what ended up being multiple superficial lacerations as well as a deep wound in my left knee, which required 12 stitches to close up. I will have a scar from it for the rest of my life. I was rushed by ambulance to the hospital and was released around 9 pm. 2 days later we received the ignition switch recall notice in the mail gm refuses to answer any of our questions regarding this wreck. Gm did retrieve the black box info from the vehicle. , they refuse to provide us with any explanation to why the airbags failed to deploy or why there seemed to be a malfunction within the car which led to the accident.

I was driving on the back roads at the speed limit of 55mph when the car started to jerk violently. I didn't know what was going on so I let off the gas and hit the brakes a little. I was able to come to a stop safely, but the jerking was dangerous as it propelled me into the oncoming traffic when I was on a curve. I don't feel safe driving the car now. The car shows no codes and no warning signals. I think it has something to do with the transmission, but I am not sure. I read many others with transmission problems and I think this is more dangerous than people think and it should be recalled if its a known problem. I dont know what to do.

Engine accelerates to 3,000 rpm during warm up (sometimes). Usually occurs about five minutes after cold start. Has lasted 10 to 15 minutes while driving. Has not repeated during same day and not happen again for days or weeks during the past five months. Replaced ecm (computer), iac (idle air control), coolant temp. Sensor and cleaned throttle body. Dealer cannot suggest solution. Unable to get car to dealer while problem is happening. Scanned for dtcs multiple times, none. Controlling speed with brake is not a good solution. Safety hazard! the consumer stated when the body control module failed, the key fob would not work, the engine would not start, the interior lights would not come on and the head light would not turn off. The consumer had to disconnect the battery, in order to turn the head lights off. After reconnecting the battery, everything returned to normal. The bcm was replaced. Updated 03/19/13.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. When applying pressure to the accelerator pedal at 30 mph, the vehicle would not decelerate. As a consequence he crashed into the wall of a nearby building. He injured his lower body and torso. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 58000.