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2010 Chevrolet Impala electronic stability control (esc) problems
74 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2010 Chevrolet Impala cite electronic stability control (esc), 17% of all 442 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
74
17% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the electronic stability control (esc)
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“THE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THAT THERE ARE 11 CODES IN THE VEHICLE SYSTEM. THESE CODES RANGED FROM PASSKEY SYSTEM FAILURES TO EVAP CODES TO TRANSMISSION. SUSPECTED FAILURE OF WIRING HARNESS ALTOGETHER WITH POSSIBLE BCM/CAM FAILURE AS WELL. DURING BATTERY TEST THERE WAS A REGULAR DROP IN VOLTAGE WHILE CONNECTED TO THE SCANNER REFLECTING A DRAIN IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT COULD FURTHER BE CAUSING AN ISSUE. CODES ARE P0513 , P0523 , P0700 , P2122 , P0411, P0449 ,P0455. WHEN DRIVING STABILITRACK, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND STABILITRACK TRACTION CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK , I'D W OK OLD HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY OR STREET AND POP THE HOOD JUST TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN.”
“THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND ITS SAYING SERVICE TRACTIONCONTROL SYSTEM/SERVICE STABILATRAK SYSTEM AND ALSO SERVICE ASSITED BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM TO BE FIXED AT THEIR COST NOT MINE”
“REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGES. WHILE DRIVING 2010 IMPALA .COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING CAR LOSES POWER DOWN TO 20 MPH I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY PULLED OVER SHUT CAR OFF WAITED FEW MINUTES CAR RESTARTED THEN NOT 5 MINUTES LATER DID SAME THING ONLY THIS TIME ENGINE SHUT OFF WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF ROAD THANK GOODNESS CALLED GM THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT WAS UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS .TAKE IT TO GM DEALER SO FEW DAYS LATER GOT IN IT TO TAKE TO DEALER ,NO LIGHTS ON DROVE FINE .DEALER TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IF AND WHEN WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN WOW! READ THIS SAME ISSUE ON FORUMS GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE .CALLED GM BACK AFTER GETTING HOME THEY MORE LESS TOLD ME YES IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BUT IT ISN'T SO HAVE GOOD DAY THE COST IS ON YOU”
“DRIVING UPHILL & THE SERVICE STABILTRAK & THE SERICE TRACTION CONTROL WORDS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY REDUCE OF ENGINE POWER & THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WE COULD STILL DRIVE AT ABOUT 20 MPH UPHILL & 45-50 ON FLAT ROADS. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF 4 ABOUT 2 HRS 2 COOL DOWN. BUT THEN AS SOON AS WE HEADED UP A HILL IT STARTED ALL OVER.”
“WHEN I FIRST PURCHASE MY CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALER WHICH IS SMART AUTO DEALER, 2 WEEKS LATER MY VEHICLE WILL START TO HAVE ISSUES WHILE MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON THE SERVICE STREETS. WHENEVER I AM MAKING A LEFT TURN MY ALERT ALARM WILL LIGHT UP ON DASH STATING SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST , SERVICE STABILITRAK , SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT, THIS WILL GO ON & OFF, BUT NOW IT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. WHILE TURNING LEFT, THERE WILL BE A GRINDING NOISE, CAR TENDS TO REDUCE ITS POWER, LIKE ITS HARD FOR ME TO TAKE OFF AND MY VEHICLE WILL KICK SO HARD, LIKE SOMETHING IS LOCKING. ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE IS WHILE PARKED ON A SLANTED CARPORT, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. I FEEL LIKE MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO BREAK BECAUSE, I HAVE TO FORCE IT TO GET INTO REVERSE GEAR, THAT THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE THE LOUDEST NOISE, LIKE MY AXLE IS GOING TO BREAK ON ME. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT ITS NOT SHOWING UP ON THERE DIAGNOSTIC AS ANY ISSUES. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE? THERE WAS A KNOWN RECALL, BUT MY VIN# IS NOT SHOWING UP. DEALERS ARE TRYING TO CHEAT ME”
“WHEN TURNING LEFT THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND THE WARNING LIGHT TO SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE ABS COME ON. THIS IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN TURNING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING OR MAINTAINING ANY SLEEK GREATER THAN 25MPH. THE SHAKE IS MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 45-60MPH, AND BECOMES LESS NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 61-70MPH.”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.