general problems of the 2009 Chevrolet Impala - part 2

Autonation along with gm communicated with my mechanic and myself and told me that my car repairs would be completed and paid for by gm as part of recall work and subsequent damage from the recall work not being performed before additional damage could occur. We were even told that our rental car would be paid for but once they towed the car from our mechanic to their shop, they told us that we would have to pay for that, although didn't communicate that to us until over a month had gone by. Subsequently, autonation towed my car back to my mechanic but with even more damage than they themselves stated had been the situation with my car. Their own mechanic stated both verbally and in writing (in the work order) that the recalled wires shorted causing the damage to my car. No one will tell us why that changed once our car was towed to them as we would never have towed it to them if that would have been the case. Additionally, no one has told us why or who the someone is who disagreed with their own mechanic (and 3 additional mechanics subsequently) and made the determination that we would have to pay for the short and related damages. I do have the gm document safety recall report associated with this recall that outlines what happened to our call will happen to 1 percent of the cars manufactured during the timeframe my car was manufactured as well as the work order from autonation clearly stating a short caused damage to my vehicle.

Issues with the airbag and light the blinkers shorted out, the car kept dying and the key got stuck in the ignition in a parking lot. The gear shifter was getting stuck in different gears been undrivable since the beginning of August 2018 didn't know about the recalls till August but the recalls are in 2016 and 2014.

When starting , it states service air bag, this will then clear but a few days week or month it comes back on[service air bag] it runs fine and has 148000 miles , I see their was a recall because of wire not connecting well ? was this recalled? if so I never received the recall, thank you gerald l kern.

2009 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer requests reimbursement for front passenger seat frame recall notice repairs. The consumer received a recall notice three days after paying a $99. 00 service charge. The dealer informed the consumer, the $99 was not part of the recall.

My car went into the shop on 9/20/2016 for the airbag recall. A little over a week later and the "service airbag" light is still coming on and off. The recall did nothing to fix the problem. Reading up I am not the only one who is still having issue. Please issue a recall that will fully solve this problem instead of just a week long bandaid.

This recall for passenger presence system harness was replaced in 2016 and replaced with another defective part still showing the airbag recall light no dealer will fix this defective recall replacement and general motors keeps saying I have to pay for it. Only 600 miles have been placed on the car since the replacement and no one will respond. The car is unsafe to drive. My mother owned the car and it was transferred to me.

Received a safety recall for above car for the airbag. The recall is #36110. It states that dic alerts may intermittently turn on and off. The dashboard light on my car has been doing exactly that. I brought it to curry Chevrolet in white plains, NY. The dealer told me that the airbag recall has nothing to do with the airbag warning sign that won't turn off and wanted to charge me $700 to fix it. The car only has $31,000 miles on it. I am 80 years old and do not have the resources to fix this problem as I am on a fixed income. I feel the airbag recall/and light problem are definitely related. I am 80 years old and do not have the resources to fix this problem as I am on a fixed income. I feel the airbag recall/and light problem are derfinately related and that I am being taken advantage of. I look forward to your assistance. Thank you, ronald.

A fix airbag warning comes up on the dashboard display. It is inconsistent- as it will come on when starting the car, but most often while driving. It will stay on for 1 minute to maybe 5 minutes, then goes off. It started about 2 weeks ago and has come on approx 5 times in about 30 different uses of the car.

"service airbags" displayed on dash. Will come in and go off randomly. Searching internet I found this link to report the issue. Seems as if this is a defect that should have a recall issued, its a safety issue!.

October 2015, while driving display came up with message "service air bag" with icon also showing on display. Checking into this message I found that this is a serious problem and that I cannot depend on having air bag protection if in an accident. Checking various sources online, found hundreds of complaints and that when many serious accidents occured, no air bags deployed . Called my gm dealer and was told that problem could be caused by several different problems and could mean installing new air bags at a cost of $1200. 00. With all the current recalls for the takade air bags, why are these air bag defects on the chevolet Impala's not being recalled. They present a real danger to passengers in these cars. In some of the complaints online, even after the cars were serviced by the dealers, the problems reoccured. I am an 81 year old female with out the resources to pay several hundred dollars to, maybe, have the problem fixed and I am sure many other owners of the Impala's are in the same circumstance. I feel this is a serious safety issure and should be considered as such.

Service air bag came up on dash display. Checked for code and found none. Restarted car and light still on. Worried about air bag if there was an accident. Found many others online with the same problem. Is there a recall ?.

The airbags light go on and off intermittently. This has been happening for over a year. We've had it looked at and they never can figure it out. Is there a recall????.

When I start the car, I got a service air bag message. It stayed on for about 5 minutes. This has been an intermittent issue.

The "service air bag" light will come on while driving. It will then go out after a few minutes. It has done this repeatedly.

When turning the car on the "service air bag" light stayed illuminated then it would randomly turn off while driving then turn back on. The following day the "service air bag" light just stays on at all times now. I feel that this is a huge safety issue and upon searching online and some online forums this seems to be a common issue with chevy Impalas from 2006-2013.

At start up, the service air bag came on dash and the air bag seat belt light came on. And now it stays on. I see this seems to be a regular problem with the Impala. . If that many people are having that problem it seems to me to be a faulty something and a safety issue.

This was the first time the service air bag came across center info on dash info system. The light also showing that the srs was on indicating a problem. My husband came took the car for a test and no lights or warnings. Took it to the dealership and serviceman stated if the errors are not showing it could be a problem trying to find the issue of the light and warning. With just over 10,000 miles on this vehicle 2009 Impala because being over 5 years old I would have to pay for all checks which may or may not correct anything. My husband has checked it several times in the last few days and he didn't get any errors. I drove it to church today and sure enough it said service air bag and the icon light was on for driver's air bag. Then no lights or warnings coming home. Will the air bags deploy when this warning is showing? why can't the dealer inform owners of this vehicle that a problem exists. I found several places on line about the same problem. Apparently one person paid over 900 dollars for a repair others said that dealers were of no help. I just want to go on record that this may be a safety issue and all owners with this problem should report it to gm and also to the NHTSA.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. Under the front passenger side seat, the wiring harness for the air bag fractured and the air bag warning lamp did not illuminate to indicate a failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the air bag wiring connector. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08v517000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 53,977.

I began making a left turn, when the vehicle lost control. The acceleration picked up and I lost control of the ability to steer. The brake would not press down and the vehicle picked up speed faster before hitting a tree.

On 2-2-2015 vehicle was involved in a two vehicle, personal injury auto accident. Damage was incurred to the left and right front 1/4 (fender) panels, engine compartment, interior dashboard and steering wheel area along with the passenger side front door of the aforementioned vehicle and respective VIN. At the time of the accident, none of the air bags deloyed and the vehicle is equipped with driver side, passenger side, front side impact and head/curtain air bags. The vehicle has subsequnetly been totaled by the insurance company and awaits disposition at their salvage impound facility. A "hold" has been placed on the dispostion of the vehicle by the insurance company pending an investigation by general motors corporation, Chevrolet division product safety personnel. The gm assigned incident # is 805801 and was assigned on approximately 02-19 or 02-20-2015. To date, aside from the intial notifiction by gm of receipt of the incident/complaint, the person assigned to the incident has failed to return telephone inquiries for general infortmation, status of the review and /or investigation.

2009 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer writes in regards to recall repair. The consumer stated the recall was performed on September 15, 2014. However, the repair only last for about 10 miles. The dealer stated there was probably something else wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle would not stay in the run position which resulted in loss of engine power.

The "service air bag" light comes on and turns off occasionally. There does not seem to be something in particular that happens for the "service air bag" to either come on or shut off, but from what I have heard this is not an issue with the air bag. It has been to the chevy dealer more than once (not for that light) and they haven't even mentioned it. Very nervous that if something were to be wrong with the air bag, how would I possibly know when the light was actually stating a real problem??.

The vehicle is displaying "service air bag" with a picture on the dash board. I drove it to work today and it's still displaying the same thing. Can anyone tell me why and is this part of gm recall. I'm scared that if something happen while I'm driving or have my kids in the vehicle will this protect us or hurt us.

Dashboard knocks.

Check airbag warning came on. The right front seat belt tensioner kit was installed. Checked codes had code b001b. Replacement at the cost of $270. 97.

Intermediate light and readout of service airbag. This light has been doing this since I purchased the car. Had the dealer look at it and they can't figure it out. This is a big safety issue that could result in injury and or death.

The vehicle displays a "service air bag" label and also a icon associated with the written warning. My 2009 Chevrolet Impala lt is not included in the recall, according to the my VIN number. Can you explain why this vehicle is displaying service air bag. This vehicle has not been in any accidents. I have never had a car display such a warning. I am very afraid to drive this vehicle.

Air bag complains that it needs service. The light on the dash will stay on indefinitely. Sometimes the light will not come on and the car will not display an error, other times it will appear at the time that I start the vehicle and will not turn off for months. Other times it randomly turns on while driving.

2009 chevy Impala 3. 5l ffv - my "passenger airbag" light has been coming on intermittently since early spring 2013. In August 2013, my "brake" light suddenly came on while driving. There didn't appear to be any handling issues. Both the regular brakes & parking brake worked normally the brake fluid level was full. For a few months the "brake" light would come on sporadically & alarm while driving, all without any changes in driving or braking ability. Around September 2013, the "traction control" & "check engine" lights came on. Again, there did not seem to be any issue with handling. These lights also came on & off randomly & they were seldom all on simultaneously. Occasionally, the warning panel also says, "engine power reduced" & acceleration & power are diminished. There's also been a "low pressure left rear tire. " the left front tire was found to be low, but the rear tire was ok. Tonight, the "check engine" & "traction control" lights came on & the display said "engine power reduced. " suddenly, it said, "starting disabled service throttle" & my car essentially lost all power. The steering also locked up. It was very difficult to pull off of the road. I restarted the car after about 1 minute, & the "traction control" light was no longer on, but the "check engine" light was. I was able to drive again, without difficulty.

The airbag needs servicing light comes on as soon as I start the engine and the seatbelt light for the passenger seat goes on even if there is noone in the seat and it stays on when there is a passenger. The car was never in an accident or any kind of collision. This is just going to be another unnecessary expense.

The city are working on the road and the pavement had a big dip in it and the car bottom out ,and than the air bag lite came on and says its the passage side. I took it to a chevy service center for repairs and they said the pps module went bad ,the dealer said no recall on it . I think this is not safe or fair . Cost to fix $848. 00.

Keeps telling me to check air bag, but not on recall list. What can I do. Taken to dealership, but no help.

The contact rented a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 45 mph another vehicle crashed into her and none of the air bags deployed. The seat belts also did not securely hold any of the passengers. The police appeared on the scene and 4 major injuries were reported. All 4 passengers were taken to the hospital to have their injuries treated. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent repair shop. She was not sure if the vehicle was ever examined for the cause of failure. The failure and current mileages were 12,000.