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Reduced engine power mode with sudden decelerationVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE60 complaints2022-01 → 2025-06impala-limited-2016-reduced-engine-power
11629154 I will be driving at posted speed limits (typically 55 to 60 MPH) and while going up a hill, the engine loses power. I get a notice on my screen that states engine power reduced. Speed reduces to no more than 35 MPH
11586716 While traveling at normal speed (55-60MPH) Engine Power Reduced message pops up and car will not accelerate until I pull over, turn it off, then back on after a period of time. Message is beginning to come up frequently. Occurred 3 times this morning on the way to work
11450875 I was driving on the highway at 70 mph and the power in my car was reduced to almost nothing. I could not accelerate. The cars around me barely missed hitting me
Water leaks into headliner and trunkSTRUCTURE8 complaints2022-01 → 2024-02impala-limited-2016-water-leak-interior
11547147 Water has been leaking into my car from the roof and onto my seats. Today I discovered that I have black mold under my headliner
11460582 The contact stated that there was water leaking through the panel housing of the third brake light onto the headliner and the rear seats and trunk of the vehicle
11501373 I’ve noticed this issue a couple weeks ago but now since it’s been constantly raining I’m having water inside my car every single day
Shift to Park message with vehicle already in parkPOWER TRAIN44 complaints2022-01 → 2025-06impala-limited-2016-shift-to-park-message
11663473 Shift to park message and park not fully engaging. This caused the vehicle to roll back when parked on an incline
11604866 “Shift to park” intermittently indicated when vehicle is in park. Power will not shut off while indicated. Was repaired twice but has returned
11487225 Once shifting the vehicle into park, the gear selector is indicating the vehicle is in park, but the dash board reads "shift to park" and does not allow you to turn off vehicle, it remains in accessory mode
Brake booster vacuum pump failure and hard pedalSERVICE BRAKES30 complaints2022-03 → 2025-07impala-limited-2016-brake-vacuum-pump
11606119 Brake vacuum booster failed resulting in the brakes failing
11536894 My 2016 chevy Malibu had brake vacuum pump failure. No warnings. Brake pedal got hard and could not stop
11614644 Vacuum pump failure. Brakes failed while driving the car, brakes became manual power but was able to pull over safely. There was no previous warning or error codes
Cracked pistons and cylinder misfiresENGINE11 complaints2022-06 → 2025-05impala-limited-2016-piston-failure
11594556 Upon topping off the oil problem persisted. After having the engine tested it was determined to have a cracked piston
11590515 while driving the engine lost power started idling rough and the MIL came on. The MIL was found to be cyl 1 misfire, mechanic tracked it down to a cracked piston
11470910 Car began to lose power while driving down the road, then began sputtering gas and creating black smoke. Engine pistons appear to be shot. Car has a little over 100k miles
Engine shutoff at stops and during Auto StopELECTRICAL SYSTEM10 complaints2022-03 → 2025-03impala-limited-2016-stall-at-idle
11466985 While in drive and at stop sign the car starts to shut off. It can be very dangerous due to the fact it completely cuts off at while in drive
11578294 When the auto shutdown feature on the car turns off the engine at a stop light; stop sign; or other reason, sometimes the cars entire electrical system shuts down. This happened twice to me. Once at a stoplight and once when freeway traffic came to a sudden stop
11454860 When driving the car it will cut off on it's own, shutting down after the reduce engine power light comes on and it fails to re-start. It happens when you are decreasing speed befor e the auto stop can be engage and come to a complete stop
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2016 Chevrolet Impala Limited vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2016/chevrolet/impala-limited
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author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2016 Chevrolet Impala Limited},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2016/chevrolet/impala-limited}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
