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2013 Chevrolet Impala: raw data

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vehicle2013 / chevrolet / impala
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-07)
complaints272 on file (2012-10-11 → 2026-09-03)
recalls1
investigations0
fars186 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

StabiliTrak/traction control warning, reduced powerELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)92 complaints2015-12 → 2020-09impala-2013-stabilitrak-power-reduction
  • 11354544 STABILTRAK ABS TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ALL COME ON VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND POWER IS REDUCED. RESEARCHED AND FOUND 100'S OF REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE IMPALA AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE LIGHT TRUCK AND SUV MODELS. FIX IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE IF YOUR MECHANICALLY
  • 11350200 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILI-TRAC WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHUDDERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS
  • 10816786 STABILITY CONTROL NEEDS SERVICE. ESTIMATED REPAIR 251 MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED WAS $270.00, AND BECAME $335.00. CERTIFIED LETTER SENT TO GM ON NOV 14 RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED BY REP SHANAY, AND VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY SAME TWO DAYS LATER WHEN SHE CALLED ME. WAITED SIX WEEKS
Steering wheel lock-up and grinding noise on turnsSTEERING15 complaints2016-03 → 2020-02impala-2013-steering-lockup-noise
  • 10851069 WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURN LEFTMOST OR RIGHTMOST AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, YOU CAN'T TURN ON THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK. WITHOUT REMOTE START, MY CAR WILL ALWAYS BE STUCK ON THE SIDEWAY OF A SLOPE
  • 11233001 I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON MY VEHICLE WHILE IN THE PARKED POSITION THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND THE WHEEL WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITIION. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPS TO TRY AND TURN THE KEY WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND A FEW DIFFENT MECHANICS ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE
  • 11307264 MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT
Low-beam headlight failureEXTERIOR LIGHTING3 complaints2019-05 → 2026-09impala-2013-low-beam-headlight-failure
  • 11329147 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT EVERY 2 WEEKS, NOT BLOWING BULBS JUST STOPS WORKING. HAVE CLEANED CONNECTORS SEVERAL TIMES, WORE GLOVES WHEN CHANGING BULB AND CHECKED FUSE. *TR
  • 11207753 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POOR PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT SIDE LOW BEAM WAS NOT LIGHTING. THE BULB WAS REPLACED. *JS
Air bags failed to deploy in a crashAIR BAGS15 complaints2016-01 → 2025-07impala-2013-airbag-non-deployment-crash
  • 11674400 I have driving on highway [XXX] heading back home to yucca valley from oceanside driving in the left lane my steering wheel locked up my vehicle swerved let into a street sign and thr vehicle proceeded to turn right swerving on the road losing control of the vehicle my airbag
  • 11291350 THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I WAS THE MIDDLE CAR IN A THREE CAR COLLISSION
  • 11252847 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NODDED OFF AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE AND LANDED UPRIGHT ON ITS WHEELS. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE
Transmission stall and hesitation during accelerationPOWER TRAIN16 complaints2016-02 → 2024-04impala-2013-transmission-stall-hesitation
  • 10826073 MY 2013 IMPALA LTZ WILL SUDDENLY DECELERATE TO AROUND 35 MPH AND HESITATE WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS. THREE MESSAGES POP UP, "TRACTION CONTROL OFF", "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THIS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I BROUGHT IT RIGHT IN TO GLOBAL CHEVY IN
  • 10876221 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING,
  • 11246315 DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR SMOOTHLY. I CAN FEEL A JERK WHEN TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS. THERE IS A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN WHEN EXCELERATING FROM A STANDSTILL. THIS VEHICLE HAD 36000 MILES WHEN WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM 4 MONTHS AGO. PROBLEM CODE P0989 SHOWN WHEN RECENTLY CHECKED BY
Wiring harness fault causing electrical shutdownELECTRICAL SYSTEM20 complaints2016-04 → 2023-04impala-2013-wiring-harness-electrical-shutdown
  • 11396968 WIRING HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE AND FRICTION CAUSES ELECTRICAL MISFIRES THAT AFFECT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, FROM DEACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING TO NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN OVER THE ENGINE TO START. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR OVER 4 YEARS AND GM NOR ANY SAFETY COMMISSION WILL DO
  • 10860477 MY CAR BASICALLY JUST CUTS OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING ALL KINDS OF SIGNS KEEP POPPING UP ON THE DASH THEN THEY'LL GO AWAY. IT HAS TOLD BE TO SERVICE MY STABILITY TRACK AND I WENT TO GET SERVICE AND THE PEOPLE SAY THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE BUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND IT SAYS
  • 11343123 FAULTY WIRING HARNESS FOR THE STABLE LINK SYSTEM FRONT DRIVER SIDE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON ALONG WITH THE STABLE LINK SYSTEM AND LOSE POWER TO THE ENGINE AND SHUT DOWN

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
2722012-10-112026-09-03160ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):108; SERVICE BRAKES:53; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:52; STEERING:34; POWER TRAIN:33

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
14V35500023/06/2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITIONThis defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2011 Buick Lucerne, 2000-2005 Cadillac DeVille, 2006-2011 Cadillac DTS, 2006-2014 Chevrolet Impala, and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position will cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), and 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14299.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-2024186legacy-code0

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). 2013 Chevrolet Impala vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/chevrolet/impala
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  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2013 Chevrolet Impala},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/chevrolet/impala}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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