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2009 Chevrolet Impala power train problems

68 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2009 Chevrolet Impala8% of all complaints for this model year.

68
Power Train complaints
8%
share of all complaints
97,830 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • A piece broke off and had fallen off of transmission when stopped at a redlight when put in gear car didn't want to move had to manually shift to get off the road and towed it home. The piece that broke fell into pan when changing transmission fluid. Believe it's off flywheel possibly forward band.

    filed Oct 20, 2024

  • Car continuously gets a reduced power message and goes down to 25 mph. In mid january did the same thing, but stalled on i90 ohio turnpike. Almost hit by a semi truck. Have had the car in the shop no less than 5 times for the same problem. At gm and non gm repair shops. We have had this same…

    filed Mar 4, 2021

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

Power Train problems in other Impala years

YearReportsShare
2019 Impala518%
2018 Impala1119%
2017 Impala1210%
2016 Impala1615%
2015 Impala165%
2014 Impala376%
2013 Impala3312%
2012 Impala2710%
2011 Impala6413%
2010 Impala6715%
2008 Impala9111%
2007 Impala8013%
Impala power train problems by year →

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.