Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2001)

742 consumer complaints on file.

#10205593October 13, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN DRIVING MY BLINKERS WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. I HAVE TO TURN THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET MY BLINKERS TO START WORKING AGAIN. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED ME $405 FOR A NEW SWITCH. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO INSTALL IT BECAUSE THEY ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS THEY INSTALL NEW SWITCHES CONSTANTLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $405 FOR OUR BLINKERS TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204545October 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO ACCIDENTS YET, BUT VERY EASILY COULD'VE BEEN. CAR STALLS WITH NO WARNING AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T WANT TO START. CAR HAS STALLED 3 TIMES - IT HAPPENED TWICE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING A STOPLIGHT, SO 20-35MPH AND THE THIRD TIME WAS GOING 55MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE TWO TIMES IT STALLED AT 20-35MPH IT STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY. AFTER IT STALLED AT 55MPH, IT TOOK 3-5 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TWO OTHER SEPARATE TIMES THAT THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START. THIS HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING THE CAR A SHORT DISTANCE, ABOUT 5 MILES, TURNING IT OFF FOR 10-20 MINUTES AND THEN IT TOOK 3-5 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THE SECURITY LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. CAR DOES HAVE 126,000 MILES ON IT. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NO CODE INDICATING WHAT THIS STALLING/NO START PROBLEM IS. THIS IS THE THIRD DAY THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS. THE CAR HAS DIED ONCE WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY SO THEY COULDN'T DO THE TEST THEY WANTED TO DO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE SUCH A HUGE SAFETY-RELATED ISSUE WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE/CODE AND IT APPEARS FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS AND AUTOMOTIVE "CHAT ROOMS" I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND NO RESOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204605October 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE MARKET FOR A USED CAR. SHE FOUND A CAR ON THE WEBSITE FO CITY AUTO AUCTION OF CHICAGO, PRICED AT 1500.00. WE ARRIVED AT THE AUCTION AND INQUIRED ABOUT THEIR BIDDING PROCESS. I WAS TOLD TO READ AND SING THE BIDDERS PADDLE. WE INQUIRED ABOUT THE CAR LISTED ON THE WEBSITE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT WE COULD BID ON ANOTHER LIKE CAR. WE BIDDED 2800.00 FOR A 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. I ASKED THE SALESMAN IF WE CAN SEE THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. HIS INSISTED I PUT A 600.00 DOWN PAYMENT TO HOLD THE CAR. I DID. WE WAITED 3 HOURS BEFORE THEY CALLED US INTO THE OFFICE. THEY PRESENTED US WITH A BILL OF SALE TOTALING 3858.00. I ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE CHARGES, AND TO SEE THE CAR TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WERE ANY DEFECTS. THE OWNER BECAME IRATE AND TOLD ME, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN TO ME THE CHARGES, HE CALLED SECURITY AND I WAS ASKED TO LEAVE. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, MY DAUGHTER WENT BACK, I WAS TO MEET HER AT THE DEALERSHIP. SHE ASKED IF SHE COULD INSPECTED THE CAR. SHE WAS TOLD SHE HAD TO PAY THE REMAINING BALANCE FIRST. SHE DID. THE SERVICEMEN BROUGHT THE CAR OUT, LOCKED THE DOOR AND REFUSED TO ANSWER ANY OF HER QUESTIONS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR HAD NO RADIO, NO REAR VIEW MIRROR AND WAS KNOCKING. I HAD HER BRING THE CAR TO ME. THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PASS 50 MPH. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE CAR THEN SLOWED TO 10 MPH. SHE EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR TO MY OFFICE, WHERE IT DIED, AND WOULD NOT START. I CALLED CITY AUTO, TALKED TO MR. AL, WHO TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SOLD "AS IS" AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203712September 22, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE TURN SIGNAL FAILS TO WORK SPORADICALLY (STARTING 8 WEEKS AGO). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203083September 15, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. CRANK SENSOT FAILED AND RAN HAZARD LIGHTS ON SIDE OF INNERSTATE FOR 3 HOURS WHILE GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SENT TOW SERVICE. 2. TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND OPERATION OF HAZARD SWITCH WOULD BE RESTORE THEM TEMPORIALLY. 3. REPLACED HAZARD SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202073September 6, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS, FOG LIGHTS, AND POWER TRUNK RELEASE DO NOT WORK. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND LOW FUEL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2007. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201245August 30, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TURN SIGNALS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201494August 28, 2007
TIRES
2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *KB THE BLOWOUT FROM THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS CRACKED AND DRY ROTTED. THE TIRE WAS A UNIROYAL. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199261August 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 CHEVY IMPALA WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AND GM IS LESS THAN REASONABLE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED IN OCTOBER 2006 THE TRANSMISSION BLEW WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197668July 27, 2007
STEERING
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,929 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197588July 26, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE GEARS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196229July 12, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SINCE MARCH OF 2004, THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195915July 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ON 12/13/06 AFTER 1 YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE WE HAD A LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATING. WE WERE ADVISED THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING. A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE UPON RESEARCH. IN ADDITION, THE COOLANT LEAKING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING IT TO FAIL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER , CLAIMING THE COOLANT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND WAS NOT COVERED. HAD TO PAY OVER $!,000 FOR REPAIRS. 2 DAYS LATER COULD NOT START THE CAR. WAS ADVISED THAT THESE VEHICLES HAD AN ANTI THEFT FEATURE IF WORK WAS DONE ON THE CAR IT COULD CAUSE THE ANTI THEFT FEATURE TO FAIL AND WOULD BE A NEED FOR A NEW IGNITION. SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE DOLLARS). AS THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS EITHER. THESE FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE AWFUL DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE OWNER REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. HERE WE GO 7 MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOW IN THE SHOP AGAIN ABOUT THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE , SLUGGISH UPON ACCELERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195059June 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT AFTER I HAD RADIATOR FLUSHED. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SOME BROWN, MUDDY LOOKING, OILY SUBSTANCE LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR AT WHICH TIME HE INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM THAT GM CARS WERE HAVING WITH THE MANIFOLD GASKETS. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A DEATH DOES OCCUR DUE TO THIS NEGLIGENCE ON GM'S PART. I'M SURE THAT ALL THE OWNER OF THESE CARS FEEL THE SAME WAY AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE AND ORDERED TO PAY TO HAVE THESE CARS REPAIRED, SINCE IT IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, WHICH THEY APPARENTLY KNEW WOULD HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN TO A CERTAIN MILEAGE. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE GOT STUCK AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNLESS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AND EVEN THEN THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV VERY HIGH! I WAS IN FEAR OF MY LIFE.... AND LUCKILY I MADE IT TO THE DEALER WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THESE IMPALAS ARE DEATH TRAPS AND I THINK THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN EXPLAINED DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAD WITH THE ACCELERATION MODULE. UNFORTUNATELY... DEAD PEOPLE CAN'T TELL WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR CARS BEFORE THEY LOST CONTROL OF THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193990June 22, 2007
AIR BAGS
2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. NHTSA HAS A RECALL FOR 580 SUCH VEHICLES UNDER NO 00V244000. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES, AND THE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT INJURIES IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193842June 20, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I HAVE A COUPLE OF PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT I RECENTLY PURCHASED USED. AS FAR AS I KNOW USING CARFAX TO CHECK THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD LOGICALLY CAUSE THE PROBLEMS. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY OBVIOUS PREVIOUS DAMAGE. WHEN DRIVING THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK COMPLETELY AT RANDOM FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I DID NOT GET A TRAFFIC TICKET OR HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT FIXED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CAR WILL NOT START ON OCCASION. NORMALLY, IF I WAITED 10 - 60 MINUTES AND TRIED IT AGAIN IT WILL EVENTUALLY START. VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $400 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ,AND THAT ONLY A CHEVROLET DEALER COULD DO IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191678May 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
LOW COOLANT LIGHT LIT. ADDED DEXCOOL AS NEEDED. LIGHT THEN BEGAN TO COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTANTLY. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY TESTED AND SAID SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED AND DEXCOOL ADDED. COST$225. I NOTICED SEVERAL SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON NHSTA. GM SHOULD COVER THIS COST OR HAVE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190399May 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SPEED AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON HER VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK AND CONTINUOUSLY FAILS TO DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189209April 29, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA..PASSLOCK SECURITY LOCKOUT PROBLEM...ONE WEEK AGO, I CHANGED THE OIL IN MY WIFE'S IMPALA, AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS, TO CLEAN AND LUBE THEM. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND ONE WEEK LATER, IT STILL HAS NOT STARTED. I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED, IN A VERY DEPRESSED AREA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK, AND WE ARE TRYING TO HANG ON TO OUR HOME, THOUGH THAT LOOKS IN DOUBT. DID NOT NEED THIS TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW, AND I AM ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS THAT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE YOU PAY FOR IT, WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU. THIS PASSLOCK PROBLEM IS FOUND ON ALL MAKES OF GM CARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM, YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I CANNOT PAY THE $500.00 TO $1000.00 TO GET THIS JUNK GOING, AND IF YOU READ THE FORUMS ONLINE, YOU WILL SEE THAT IF YOU DO, THE PROBLEM WILL COME BACK ANYWAY! SORRY, BUT THE TERM LEGAL SCAM COMES TO MIND. SO, MY WIFE AND I ARE OUT OF A CAR....TOO BAD WE STILL HAD FAITH IN AMERICA...WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS? BIG BROTHER WINS AGAIN...THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, A SHAME, A DOWNRIGHT CRIME...ACTION TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THEIR PURCHASE PRICE WOULD BE NICE, BECAUSE EVEN IF THIS CAR IS FIXED NOW, I NO LONGER WISH TO HAVE THIS LEMON, WHICH FORCED ME TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON ALL 4 WHEELS AT 24K MILES, DUE TO BAD DESIGN!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187836April 13, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE A 2001 IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING.MY HIGH BEAMS WORK FINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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