Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Fuel Type Secondary: Ethanol (E85)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Impala
Model Year: 2012
Other Engine Info: Book Codes: 0G, BE, A. VVT, E85 Max, Aluminum.
Plant City: Oshawa #2 (OST)
Plant Company Name: GMNA
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: ON (Ontario)
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LT (2FL)
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ACCELERATION. MY CAR FELT LIKE IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER. SO WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS, I HAVE TO HAVE THE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO GET MY CAR TO GO. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED OUT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER AND HOOKED THE CAR TO THE COMPUTER AT WORK TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND NOTHING CAME BACK. SO WE GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING UP DEFECTS IN IMPALA'S AND FOR THE 2002 IMPALA, THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BECAUSE OF THEM BEING DEFECTIVE. MY CAR HAS 96,000 MILES ON IT SO ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET INFORMATION I HAVE GATHERED, MY CAR SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. *TR
2012
SERVICE BRAKES
SAME INCIDENT TWICE. I AM DRIVING EITHER AT LOW SPEEDS (5 TO 10 MPH) OR AT 30 MPH. THE LIGHT SERVICE STABILITRAK AND BRAKES COMES ON. AFTER I TURN OFF THE CAR, THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE MESSAGE GO OFF. I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP BECAUSE THE WARNING MESSAGE IS OFF. I HAVE SEEN MESSAGES ACROSS THE INTERNET POSTS THAT OTHER IMPALAS (2012) ARE DOING THE SAME THING. *TR