general problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Impala - part 1

First battery needed replaced every year then few weeks ago with no warning light or messages that battery was dieing the battery died again it was replaced then it started reving up and down on its own while driving so it goes faster then slower on its own when it feels like it. . Tps wont show tire pressure cant relearn tire positions now dash lights works usually then don't bright lights don't work now if automatic light control is on car shakes bad while breaking idles hard uses alot of gas now massive amount of heat coming off engine now with no dash light or guage saying temp is going up engine smells kind of bad after driving the car replaced transmission once couple years ago transmission maybe going out again the gear shift locks don't work it slips out of gear and into another gear effortlessly while driving and while parked without pressing the button to move the gear shift clicking or tapping noise started coming from front end only when turning left now does it while. Turning and sometimes while. Going straight and it's all still happening. . . Theres more but not going into all of it now. Dtc code listed 2days ago was listed b1000-00 electronic control unit. Searched google for code and got posts saying ecu needs replaced. . Updated or reprogrammed and some say bcu needs replaced. . Upgraded or reprogrammed. Each time I search the code I get a different reason for the code and different meaning. I have a 2006 chevy Impala ss 5. 3l v8 with police package. Car is available for inspection anytime.

While I was driving I had to stop on a hill and when I pushed the gas to accelerate it wouldn’t move the engine just revved up and hasn’t moved since just when you push on the gas and the rpm’s go up to 5-6 and it will move maybe a foot or so. There was no warning or messages that appeared before this happened and even now after it’s happens and it’s not showing any code to what’s wrong with it. It affected my safety and others because it wouldn’t move while in the middle of the road and I could have got in to a serious car accident because of it.

In my 006 Impala ss the transmission is starting to slip. The car is around 83,000 miles when I first noticed this issue, and the vehicle wasn't doing any hard acceleration (around 20-25 miles an hour shifting from first to second gear). I am worried that I will have to pay to get it replaced.

As I was driving my car acted as if it was going to stall wouldn't go pass 45-50 miles per hour. I went to a automotive shop just to find out the catalyst converter it's very dangerous why driving in the car stalls.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated the temperature gauge was defective. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated on while driving at an undisclosed speed and making a right turn, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not drivable. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of failure. The failure mileage was 149,000.

3rd transmission replacement in less than 150,000 miles.

It just been a like a real electrical problem like if I pull out in traffic is stalled it hesitate it has been hit a few times like that and like it just have to get a jump off every morning and every evening just to go anywhere and I truly don't know what to do I'm taking back to the dealer that I bought it from me at like I don't know what's wrong with it and I'm took it to a mechanic shop and they say it's electrical defect it it's going to kill the whole car and it's going to eventually kill me.

I would like it documented that someone is going to be seriously injured or killed all due to a known and reported issued unless chevy does the right thing and issues a recall immediately! I have a 2006 Impala and while driving on the highway at 70 miles per hour my vehicle dropped down to 15 mph saying reduced engine power then completely shut off on the highway. Please note my 2 year old son, and 10 year old daughter were in the vehicle with me. I was fortunate enough to make it off to the side without being hit much less killed but other people not may be so fortunate. What is it going to take for a recall to be issued?.

Car fired a message stating "engine power reduced" car would not accelerate. The vehicle was stationary and being moved from street into driveway when message was prompted.

I have a 2006 Impala while I'm driving this car it goes into reduce engine mode and cut off and go to disable start mode and wont restart until after 30 min I be on the freeway when it happens sometime I'm am not the only person with this issue this can lead to serious death or injured this matter need to be investigate ASAP before someone died or serious injured I hate to be infront of a 18 wherler when this happen.

I was driving the car earlier today in the power steering pump was making noise. So I check it it was empty I filled it up with power steering fouled. Come to find out its a leak again. For the third time in that the lights been flickering since I bought the car for two days the check battery system light was on. Then one day it cut off on me in traffic. While driving . Then after a while I got a jump but the car didn't stay running on its on after the fifth try it stayed running. I was able to drive home now every other week so. I have to messing with cable cord on the battery to get the car to start. Just so happened today my alternator. Was on fire. The fire department had to cut all the wiring off that was connected to the battery just to stop the fire from burning .

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift out of park without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure, but greasef the shift cable as a temporary remedy. The remedy failed to repair the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 87,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. While in the park position, the vehicle independently rolled away and crashed into the garage door and side of the contact's house. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Slipping from dead stop to acceleration. Then it jerks forward does this couple times a month.

Driving at 70 mph on interstate and engine slowed down suddenly ,,,reduced engine power message came on.

I was driving my vehicle when it suddenly cut off with an "engine power reduced" sign and the car ultimately shut off completely. The car would not come back on. It had to be towed home and then towed to a chevy dealership in frankfort, IL. The chevy dealership could not depict the problem and held my car for almost two weeks. The dealership said that it may be something intermittent but failed to fix the issue. The dealership released my car to me and the engine power reduced returned the next day. The car is currently out of commission.

The transmission on my 2006 Chevrolet Impala skips, it started skipping at 130,000 miles. It is a safety hazard when I am stopped at a intersection and the light turns green I press the gas and the engine takes a few seconds to react, it has happen to me several times and has caused me to get in several close collisions. Also when I start the car and try to back up from my car space the same thing happens I press the gas to back up the engine takes a few seconds to catch and then dangerously jerks in reverse.

As I was driving on the expressway car slowed down only driving 5 mph. . . Leaving me stranded on the side on the expressway. I just put a engine in the car so I know thats not the problem I always had the transmission worked on in the past.

Was driving and car just lost power and cut off. Started back up and couldn't go over 5mph.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. While depressing the accelerator pedal from a stop, the vehicle jerked and lost power before moving forward. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

First of all, I use my car to travel back and forth from school. I have noticed since I came home, stopping at stop lights, my car would cut off and then cut back on. Also, my radio has changed stations by itself. Then, my check engine light has been on. When I turn on my air or heat a knocking noise comes from my air vents and it last for about 5 minutes, I actually thought my car was about to blow up because I was not sure what was causing that. I hope this problem is resolved quickly.

While driving home from work traveling at a speed of 70 mph I suddenly received a notification of reduced power and to service my traction control had the problem diagnosed as a faulty engine control module still having this problem.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated the drive shift gear would seize when maneuvering between gears. The independent mechanic was not able to be diagnosed the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.

I was driving on the highway at 60 mph when all of a sudden the message reduced engine power appeared and my speed dropped down to 30 mph. It was rush hour traffic and I panicked. I tried pressing the gas pedal all the way down but my speed would not increase. The car behind me almost plowed into the rear end of my car but luckily there was space in the lane to the right for that car to quickly move over to avoid hitting me. They honked and I maneuvered to the shoulder of the highway and put my car in park. I restarted my car about 10 minutes later and got off the next exit so I could take side streets home since I was frightened my car would again suddenly lose power. I drove to auto zone and had the code ran and it was for the throttle position sensor and throttle body. After researching online I came across the edmunds forum where hundreds of gm owners had the exact same problem ! gm needs to recall and replace these inferior throttle body parts but I guess until there are fatalities it will go ignored ???.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving in reverse approximately 3 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the computerized system needed to be replaced. In addition, the transmission had been replaced three times, including the oil pan gasket. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 168,000.

After leaving work I started up my car, then put the gear into drive. I could not turn the steering wheel. I had to use alot of force just to turn it. Ever since then I've been having problems with my steering.

Engine light came on, "reduced traction control" light came on, power was drastically reduced and then "reduced engine power" light came on. Car has a problem that needs to be addressed, but cutting off power and acceleration while I'm making a turn with oncoming traffic or driving 70+ mph is not a safe way of addressing that problem. I can turn off the car and regain power. Nearly any other way of addressing the code would be infinitely better than killing power while driving. It is not safe.

I just got off the highway and attempted to go through an intersection, when I tried the transmission only revved up, the car did not pick up speed (very close to becoming an accident). After that the person behind me almost got hit by me because I was on a hill and my car wouldn't move.

Was driving in to work. Stopped at mcdonald's and noticed car smoking. Drove across the street to my job to my dash board lighting up warning me to shut the engine off because the car was overheating. I did exactly that (shut the car off) and went inside to call for help. This is the 3rd problem that I have had with this car and I have had the car almost 4 years. Like many other complaints, my heat doesn't work properly, I'm going through oil like crazy, and I seem to be having transmission issues as it hard to get the car out of park and into drive and when it does finally go, I get whiplash from the jerk. Gm needs to step up before someone is severely hurt.

2006 Impala revs really high for a few seconds and jerks into motion when I take off from a stop. It happens a couple times a week and has since I got it with around 70k miles. It sounds like a common occurrence and would like to know if there is a recall in order. . The dealer says they'd have to replicate what it's doing but I'd be out of pocket for a rental until/if they were able to replicate the problem before the warrantee company decides "if" they'll cover it.

I had just started driving to work around 8:00 am. Got about 3 miles down the road and had got stopped at a traffic light. When the light turned green and I went to accelerate I felt a hard jerk from the vehicle as the rpm's went up and the vehicle went nowhere. After reading reviews and issues with these vehicles it looks like the transmission is starting to go. There needs to be a recall considering the fact that gm knows of the issue TSB# 07-07-30-012c.

At about 91000 miles my transmission started acting up (not shifting right, not going into any gear etc. ) it finally would not shift at all unless I turned the car off multiple times and would then drive for about 2-5 minutes then all the gears would go out again. I had it towed to a transmission shop thinking it was just a censor and was told that my transmission would have to be replaced/repaired. It cost me almost $3000 to get it fixed. I have read on here and online that the 2006 chevy Impala has had many issues with this. This is a very costly repair and wish there was a way to get at least a little refund on the cost. Also I have tried about everything to get the passenger side body side molding to stay on and people I have talked to state that they have had issues with that one staying on. It catches my door if I dont remember to push it in before opening the door. It is going to cost me $50. 79 plus shipping to get a new one of these as well. The third thing I have wrong is I have had to replace both wheel bearings in the front end becuase of my abs traction control sensor being messed up!.

When stepping on the gas hard from a stop it takes time for something to catch then it jerks and goes, when speeding up when driving, it jerks real hard when it shifts. Bad transmission. Leaks oil, headlights come on in the middle of the night, drains the battery. This car is a p. O. S.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle decreased in acceleration and the transmission shifted. In addition, the engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled after the accelerator pedal was applied. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 131,000. The VIN was not available.

Seems like a chemical smell like exhaust is coming into the car. Makes you cough. You cant see any smoke . Wondering if the exhaust system has too much back pressure causing extra exhaust to come in the fresh air intake. The same effect on a rental 2012 Impala which has the same design, that car had only 16,000 miles. Seems worse when the outside air is on, not so much when the recirculation is on.