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2009 Chevrolet Impala service brakes problems

39 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2009 Chevrolet Impala5% of all complaints for this model year.

39
Service Brakes complaints
5%
share of all complaints
78,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
8 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I crashed heading down a hill .I crashed into a telephone pole after my car suddenly revved up,gained speed as I headed towards a telephone pole ,with loss of power steering ,brakes because my car quit after gaining speed due to the rpms amping up on their own and going down a hill. When I hit the…

    filed Sep 7, 2020

  • Power reduces in heavy traffic. If I slow because of traffic it jerks like brakes are still engaged. Acts like transmission going out. This can cause someone to get run into from behind. There was a recall earlier this year. The mileage was not enough to cover my vechile. There should be no mileage…

    filed Jun 12, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.