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vehicle
2008 / chevrolet / impala
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
810 on file (2007-08-25 → 2024-12-13)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
540 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Transmission hesitation and jerk on accelerationPOWER TRAIN14 complaints2015-09 → 2024-02impala-2008-transmission-hesitation-jerk
11191799 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GREGG YOUNG CHEVROLET (17750 BURT ST, OMAHA, NE 68118, (402) 509-3028) TWICE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LURCHED
10817302 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS VEHICLE JERKS HARD AFTER COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS SAFETY ISSUES CAN BE A DANGER IF VEHICLE IS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC
10764218 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS HESITATED TO CHANGE AND THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE
Reduced engine power warning and stallVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE30 complaints2015-08 → 2024-12impala-2008-reduced-engine-power-stall
11207418 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @ 60 MPH WHEN ENGINE DIES WITH NO WARNING. DASH SHOWS FOLLOWING MESSAGES: "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" "SERIVCE TRACTION CONTROL" "SERVICE STABILITRAX" POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES STOP WORKING
11104582 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. STATEN ISLAND BUICK GMC (1855 HYLAN BLVD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10305) DIAGNOSED THAT SENSORS T2135: (THROTTLE BODY) AND P2138: (ACCELERATOR PEDAL
10881810 AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES AT 25 MPH BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED
Air bags failing to deploy in crashesAIR BAGS23 complaints2015-10 → 2024-12impala-2008-airbag-nondeployment
10824531 WHILE DRIVNG 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRIED
10779777 WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED COLLAR BONE AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION
11101444 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
Door lock failures and melting wiring harnessELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES20 complaints2015-09 → 2019-09impala-2008-door-lock-wiring-fire
10762245 THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY AND MANUALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD
10761072 THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND PREVENTED THE DOORS FROM LOCKING. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR ACTUATORS WERE
11256486 REAR DOOR LOCKS, DEFROST, TRUNK LID STOPPED WORKING. NOTICED SMOKE ON MY PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS SHOWN THAT IT MELTED THE WIRES TOGETHER AND MELTED THE REAR BODY HARNESS CONNECTOR
Lower control arm failure and power steering lock-upSTEERING, SUSPENSION13 complaints2016-01 → 2023-01impala-2008-control-arm-power-steering
11004787 THE FRONT WHEELS OF MY VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING LEFT AND RIGHT. STARTED HEARING A CLANGING NOISE WHEN L WOULD TURN. LOWER CONTROL ARMS BROKE, MY POWER STEERING IS GOING BECAUSE OF IT
11130032 WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS WET CONDITIONS SUCH AS RAIN OR GOING THRU A PUDDLE, THE POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED OR WHEEL POSITION
11266926 I HAVE REPLACED BUSHINGS 3 TIMES, STRUTS FRONT AND BACK, SHOCKS AND SWAY BAR PINS 2 TIMES. I DRIVE CITY ROADS TO WORK ONLY 5 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. I ONLY HAVE 77,586 MILES ON MY CAR AND A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR THAT TYPE OF USE
Excessive oil consumption and coolant gasket leaksENGINE5 complaints2015-12 → 2020-10impala-2008-oil-consumption-coolant-leak
11337503 THIS COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE GASKET LEAK HAS BEEN A REPEATED AND MULTIPLE VEHICLE PROBLEM WITH THE 3.9L AND 3.5L AND GM ONLY CAME UP WITH 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS; THE LAST ONE WAS #07-06-02-006E: COOLANT LEAKING FROM ENGINE (REPLACE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE GASKETS) - (MAR 5
11367022 THE CAR NEEDS AND BURNS TOO MUCH OIL AND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT PLEASE HELP I HAVE TO CHANGE OIL EVERY 2 MONTHS AND THERE'S NO LEAKS OR ANYTHING JUST THAT IT BURNS OIL TOO QUICK
10808604 ENGINE OIL LEAKS, VALVE COVER GASKETS, HEAD GASKETS, OIL PAN GASKET. CAN SMELL BURNING OIL WHEN DRIVING & PARKED. AFTER DRIVING
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2008 Chevrolet Impala vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/chevrolet/impala
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_chevrolet_impala_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 Chevrolet Impala},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/chevrolet/impala}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
