# 2016 Chevrolet Impala sounds like running over rumble strips

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-impala-sounds-like-running-over-rumble-strips/159000>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, impala\
**Created:** [February 20, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-impala-sounds-like-running-over-rumble-strips/159000 "2020-02-20T18:55:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Gallagher30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/76d3ee/32.png) [@Gallagher30](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gallagher30)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-impala-sounds-like-running-over-rumble-strips/159000/1 "2020-02-20T18:55:32Z")

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Sounds like running over rumble strips. Seems to be morenprevelent when Golgotha up hills.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-impala-sounds-like-running-over-rumble-strips/159000/2 "2020-02-21T02:54:11Z")

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Torque converter shudder is one possibility.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-impala-sounds-like-running-over-rumble-strips/159000/3 "2020-02-21T04:59:03Z")

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A bad wheel bearing is another possibility.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-impala-sounds-like-running-over-rumble-strips/159000/4 "2020-02-21T14:58:22Z")

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> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#):
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> Torque converter shudder is one possibility.

+1

> [@Gallagher30](#):
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> Seems to be morenprevelent when Golgotha up hills.

Whether you are driving to _Calvary_, or not, I think that a bad Torque Converter Lockup mechanism is the source of the problem.

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-impala-sounds-like-running-over-rumble-strips/159000/5 "2020-02-21T17:18:12Z")

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Personally, I’m on the road to shambala

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-impala-sounds-like-running-over-rumble-strips/159000/6 "2020-02-22T00:14:36Z")

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That rumble has been the lockup torque converter on many vehicles I’ve checked in the past.