Three problems related to battery have been reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Chevrolet Impala based on all problems reported for the 2008 Impala.
I was traveling on a highway near to my home, and for about a month now the vehicle has come up with an error stating "reduced engine power". Suddenly, the vehicle simply stalled itself, coming up with a message that stated "starting disabled/service throttle". I was traveling uphill at 40mph, now with no power brakes, no power steering, and the engine completely shut off and unable to restart. Luckily I was able to pull over and disconnect the battery and reconnect it to restart it. What if this had happened on a highway on or off ramp? or on a corner? or with a vehicle traveling behind me? I believe any vehicle that will just randomly turn itself off due to a part that has had hundreds of complaints that I've just read online is unsafe to be driven on America's highways. I read online that this was a prevalent problem with these vehicles, and I hope I get injured because of it so I can sue gm.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The vehicle was parked and shut off. He attempted to unlock the vehicle using the electronic fob. The vehicle would not unlock using the fob so he had to manually unlock the vehicle. Upon opening the door he noticed black smoke within the vehicle and a flame ignited in the center of the dashboard. He closed the door and the flame extinguished itself. The fire department appeared on the scene and he was informed there was an electrical fire so the battery was disconnected. The police did not appear on the scene but a fire report was filed. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where it was in the process of being examined for the cause of failure. The failure and current mileages were 28,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the battery would continuously fail and need recharging. The contact took the vehicle to a local auto parts store where they advised that there was nothing wrong with the battery. The contact also stated that the rear-defroster was inoperable. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer was unable to duplicate or locate a failure within the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000.