Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2006)

544 consumer complaints on file.

#10625795August 16, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, REDUCING POWER TO THE ENGINE AND LOWERING DRIVING SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CAR JERKS AND POWER LOCKS TURN OFF AND ON. POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKING ALSO REDUCED. THIS IS UNSAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622346August 14, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,889.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617898July 31, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING GOT STIFF. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHICH CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO A BRICK MAILBOX. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616771July 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
MY 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. BOTH SYSTEMS USE THE SAME ANTENNA IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE MODULE CONTROLLING EACH SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. MANY TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING, AN ALERT WILL APPEAR SAYING "SERVICE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM" AND I WILL LOSE READINGS OF MY TIRE PRESSURES. MANDATED IN 2005, TPMS SYSTEMS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS IN VEHICLES, SO THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I RECENTLY HAD A FLAT TIRE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT ON THE EXPRESSWAY HAD I NOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE TIRE BECAUSE THE TPMS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE ISSUE WITH A DOCUMENT ID OF 1990156. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE WARRANTY AND A SERVICE BULLETIN IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT WITHOUT CHARGING MYSELF, THE CONSUMER. THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE THESE SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOT SERVING THAT PURPOSE DUE TO POOR DESIGN RIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY. IN ADDITION TO THE FAILURE OF THE TPMS SYSTEM, THE DEFECT ALSO MAKES THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM USELESS DUE TO EXTREMELY POOR RANGE (~2 FEET). THIS IS MORE OF A CONVENIENCE ISSUE, BUT IT IS STILL CAUSED BY THE SAME DEFECT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616226July 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN ST. PAUL, MN. I STARTED UP AN INCLINE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. I SUDDENLY LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I TRAVELED UPHILL UNTIL THE CAR RAMMED INTO THE CURB ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND GOT OUT AND CALLED THE POLICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610612July 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN ACCELERATION AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609728July 10, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SOMEONE EXITED THE VEHICLE'S REAR DRIVER SIDE. ONCE THE DOOR WAS SHUT I WAS NEVER ABLE TO OPEN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607352July 1, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA SUPER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR UNLEVELED LAND. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO NEITHER DUPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606645June 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THERE IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006-2013 IMPALA REAR DEFROSTERS NOT WORKING. LOOK ON YOUTUBE AND YOU WILL SEE THE PROBLEM IS VERY EVIDENT. GM/CHEVY USED A SMALL BULKHEAD CONNECTOR FOR THE HIGH CURRENT DEFROSTER WIRES LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KICK PLATE OF THE 2006-2013 IMPALA'S THAT BURNS OUT. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO A FIRE HAZARD. THE "HOW TO" FIX ON YOU TUBE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL WORK, BUT THIS REALLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY GM. INEXPERIENCED MECHANICS TRYING TO FIX THIS MAY GET HURT, LET ALONE INCREASING THE ELECTRICAL/FIRE HAZARD BY IMPROPERLY "FIXING" THE PROBLEM. GM IS RECALLING THEIR VEHICLES FOR EVERYTHING ELSE SO WHY NOT FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM? SAD FOR PEOPLE IN WINTER CLIMATES NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THEIR REAR WINDOW DUE TO THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPALA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605796June 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH I SUDDENLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF REDUCED POWER AND TO SERVICE MY TRACTION CONTROL HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597710June 11, 2014
STEERING
PULLING OUT OF DRIVE TURNING LEFT LOST POWER STEERING COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN STEERING WHEEL AND HIT CURB. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596791June 7, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MESSAGE REDUCED ENGINE POWER APPEARED AND MY SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 30 MPH. IT WAS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I PANICKED. I TRIED PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT MY SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST PLOWED INTO THE REAR END OF MY CAR BUT LUCKILY THERE WAS SPACE IN THE LANE TO THE RIGHT FOR THAT CAR TO QUICKLY MOVE OVER TO AVOID HITTING ME. THEY HONKED AND I MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I RESTARTED MY CAR ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AND GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT SO I COULD TAKE SIDE STREETS HOME SINCE I WAS FRIGHTENED MY CAR WOULD AGAIN SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. I DROVE TO AUTO ZONE AND HAD THE CODE RAN AND IT WAS FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I CAME ACROSS THE EDMUNDS FORUM WHERE HUNDREDS OF GM OWNERS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ! GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THESE INFERIOR THROTTLE BODY PARTS BUT I GUESS UNTIL THERE ARE FATALITIES IT WILL GO IGNORED ??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596799June 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS CAR I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE OUT OF IT, ABOUT THE SECOND TO THIRD WEEK OF ME DRIVING THIS CAR I NOTICE A SLIGHT SLIP AS I WOULD TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP IT FELT LIKE AS IF THERE WERE BANANA PEALS UNDER THE WHEELS AS I WOULD BEGIN TO TAKE OFF AT FIRST IT WAS SLIGHTLY... NOW IT WILL STUTTER VARY BADLY THEN IT WILL FIND THE GEAR THEN TAKE OFF!! FROM THIS OCCURRING I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN THREE ACCIDENTS THANK GOD THAT NO CARS HIT ME I'VE DONE NUMEROUS RESEARCH ON THIS CAR AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING SEEM LIKE THIS IS THE BEGINNING BEFORE THE END, THERE'S SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET IMPALA TRANSMISSIONS EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IT'S NOT SAFE AND IT'S UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THEM, I HOPE NO ONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE IT'S NOTICED PLEASE DO AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593424May 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60-65 MPH. MY CAR JUMPED OR I JUST FELT A CHANGE AND MY RPM NEEDLE MOVED. AS I TRIED TO PUSH IN THE GAS PEDAL THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD MOVE UP TO 4RPMS BUT MY SPEED WOULDN'T INCREASE IT WAS ALMOST AS IF I WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY JUST IN TIME FOR MY CAR TO STALL. I SAT THERE FOR ONLY A MINUTE AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND DROVE BACK HOME FINE TO MY COUSINS SHOP WHERE HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG, NO CODES FOUND AND THEIR WAS NEVER A CODE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH DURING THIS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WASN'T BURNED AND IT WAS CLEAR AND PINK. I'M FRUSTRATED BC THIS IS AN GM ISSUE AND THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING. I COULD OF BEEN HIT AND KILLED. MY DAD HAS A BLAZER THAT IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THE GM DEALERSHIP AMONG A COUPLE OTHER PLACES CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME AMONG OTHERS GET GM TO LOOK INTO OUR CARS AT LEAST FOR FREE. I HAVE A CHILD THAT IS ALWAYS IN THE CAR WITH ME AN IF ANYTHING WAS TO EVER HAPPEN TO US BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE GM WON'T RESOLVE THERE WILL BE MANY LAWSUITS INCLUDING MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592697May 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FROM TIME TO TIME I HEAR SOME BANGING NOISE LIKE SOMEONE IS IN MY TRUNK OR LIKE IT THE SIDE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT . ALSO MY POWER STEERING MAKE NOISE ALL THE TIME. AND MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB COMES LOOSE AND BLOWS OUT A LOT. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING WITH THE CONNECTOR. TO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592703May 20, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS TURNING FROM ONE STREET ONTO ANOTHER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE BRAKES AND MY ACCELERATION. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR. AFTER ALL THIS MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND EVERY TIME I TRIED TO START MY CAR, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BATTERY DIED BUT I KNOW IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592708May 20, 2014
STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR HARD TO STEER AND TURN, HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER DAMAGE THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER, LIGHT, BODY FRAME ON LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592785May 20, 2014
TIRES, STEERING, WHEELS
IN THE FALL 2010 I PURCHASED THE 2006 IMPALA WITH NEARLY 19,000 MILES ON IT. . FROM THE START I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS LOSING AIR WITH ONE OF THE TIRES, AND EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN, WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED. AT THE BEGINNING OF 2013 I STARTED PUMPING AIR INTO THAT ONE TIRE EVERY 3,4, DAYS, AND THE GRINDING NOISE I HEARD SINCE APRIL OF 2013, ( AT WHICH TIME IT PASSED INSPECTION) PROGRESSED INTO NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AT ALL. ON APRIL 4, 2014,(CAR INSPECTION TIME) I MANAGED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM. AFTER SPENDING $921. FOR THE YEARLY NY STATE INSPECTION, FOUR NEW TIRED, THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEFLATING TIRE, THE POWER STEERING , I THOUGHT EVERYTHING IS "OK". NOT SO. AS I DROVE THE CAR HOME, I HEARD THIS LOUD HUMMING NOISE. I THOUGHT I PURCHASED SOME BAD TIRES??? SO I DROVE THE CAR A LITTLE LONGER, HOPING THE NOISE WILL SUBSIDE. NOT SO!!. SO, ON MAY 20, THIS YEAR 2014 I AGAIN TOOK THE IMPALA TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER REPLACING A FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND ANOTHER BILL FOR $526. I NEEDED TO TALK WITH ONE OF THE OWNERS. AT WHICH TIME I ALSO DISCUSSED THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. HE GAVE ME ALL KINDS OF EXPLANATION..... AND REDUCED THE BILL TO $356.. AFTER INCURRING A TOTAL SUM OF 1,278. I DO NOT KNOW WHO TO BLAME. THE CAR MANUFACTURER???, THE DEALER???? OR MY LACK OF CAR KNOWLEDGE. I AM A SINGLE 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN, ON A VERY LIMITED SS INCOME WHO THOUGHT THIS CAR SHOULD LAST MY LIFETIME. I DROVE OTHER CARS BEFORE, AND NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH HEARTACHE AS I DO NOW. AS OF TODAY 5/20/2014 THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 43,882. I KEPT THIS CAR IN THE GARAGE, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE MILEAGE, THIS SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588465May 15, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WELL LETS SEE I JUST BOUGHT THIS 2006 CHEVROLET. IMPALA LS 4DR SEDAN AND IT SURGES LIKE CRAZY IM GOING FROM 0 TO 35 AND MY CAR IS TRYING TO GO BUT IT ALMOST LIKE IF I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL OF AND ON AND IT MAKES M6 HEAD BOB BACK AND FORTH WHEN IT DOES IT I THINK ITS THE TRANSMISSION NOT RUNNING RIGHT BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A LAW SUIT TOWARDS GM PLUS THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REAL STIFF SOME TIMES ITS HARD TO TURN . I HAVE TWO BOYS AND I HOPE THAT THIS STUPID CAR DOESN'T GET US KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT GM WONT FIX ARE LIVES MEAN NOTHIN . MAYBE I SHOULD GO TO CHANNEL 4 NEWS AND REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND HOW GM WONT FIX THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588713May 15, 2014
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WAS ACTING CRAZY AND MAKING CLICKING AND OTHER WEIRD SOUNDS. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF A RECALL, I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD TO PERFORM THE RECALL, WHICH THEY HAVE IT LISTED AS A POWER STEERING FLUSH ON MY GM OWNER CENTER FILE. IT HAS NOW RETURNED BACK TO CLICKING AND WEIRD SOUNDS WHEN I DRIVE AND TURN. I'M SCARED THAT MAYBE GM IS OVERLOOKING MY IMPALA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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