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2001 Chevrolet Impala traction control system problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the traction control system on the 2001 Chevrolet Impala2% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Traction Control System complaints
2%
share of all complaints
114,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was driving and came to a stop at a stop sign. I was going to make a left turn, when my steering wheel locked up on me. The only warning light I got was traction control, and the abs maintenance lights. It turned out that I had no power steering fluid in my car. I ended up having to get a new…

    filed Mar 2, 2015

  • Our 2001 impala randomly started having the abs/traction light warning come on. When this happens it is spontaneous and without warning. My brakes lock up when I try to stop, when in a complete stop and I press the gas the brakes make the car hesitate to move forward, when turning the vehicle the…

    filed Aug 30, 2011

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.