Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Impala

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at 35 - 40 mph, the vehicle was vibrating and jumping. The contact drove to his brother's residence to inspect the failure. The contact removed the front passenger side tire and wheel and upon removing the hub, the engine moved. The contact self-diagnosed that the front lower control arm was fractured. The contact was able to drive to his residence after. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 218,000.

When first purchased I had to change accelerator petal. When I took it to the shop I was told they get a lot of people w Impalas same as my year 2008 that needed to have the accelerator petal changed every so often because they would go out and it would cause the check engine light to go on and off because the vehicle was sending the wrong signals. I would drive on the highway and street it would cause reduced engine to come on and slow my car down almost leading into accidents because I did not know it was about to happen. It would come and go on as it wanted. The electrical part of the car is something in the car continues to drain my battery. Ive gotten a new battery and it still drains causing me to have to get it recharged. The suspension I was also told for the year of my car is bad. When purchased I found out that again people that purchased these years of vehicles had problems with the control arms and that I now have to take it to get fixed because one hit to a pot hole can cause the under part of the car to break and cause a bad accident. I did not know Impalas had this many problems. I seen the police Impalas for 2008 were recalled for suspension, but they all seem to share this common problem as well as the actuator continuously clicking. It seems to be an easy fix, but I shouldn't have to fix something that is a common problem for the Impalas.

The lower control arms for my 2008 chevy Impala lt were never replaced in thr recall. The recall states that if they brake while driving can cause damage ,injury or death, 2nd owner never got recall notice.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that she took her vehicle to an independent mechanic to have some other work done when it was discovered that the front driver and passenger control arms were fractured without warning. The vehicle was repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact attempted to call the manufacturer; however, the automated system continued to disconnect her. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v377000 (suspension) due to the fact that it was not a police vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact and the dealer stated that the lower control arm failure caused the sub frame to crack. The contact spoke with the manufacturer in regards to NHTSA recall campaign id number: 12v377 (suspension), but was told that the vehicle was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 79,000.