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2012 Chevrolet Impala power train problems

27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2012 Chevrolet Impala10% of all complaints for this model year.

27
Power Train complaints
10%
share of all complaints
35,752 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Stability control light comes on which puts the engine in restricted power ABS and brake light comes on front driver side brake continuously holds on when trying to accelerate

    filed Jul 1, 2023

  • The car has been in the shop twice within 6 months having it. It was towed twice, once for transmission issues and having no power to it at all then it back in the shop for warning lights. I also had it in the shop for about an hour to have a new tire put on it after loosing air. It had to be towed…

    filed Nov 29, 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%
2011 Impala6413%
2010 Impala6715%
2009 Impala688%
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.