Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2001)

742 consumer complaints on file.

#10041573October 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 IMPALA BEGAN HAVING LOSS OF POWER/SLIPPING DURING ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 30,000 MILES, DEALER LOOKED AT CAR AND COULD NOT DUPLICAT 2 TIMES. CAR SCONTIUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AND DEALER FELT THAT THE VALVE BODY SHOULD BE REPLACED AND TOE SET. AT 37,400 MILES I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY LOSS OPERATION OF VEHICLE WHIL GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION, COASTED INTO GAS STATION TRIED ALL GEARS OF CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION REPAIR OF PLANETARIES AND BANDS WAS PERFORMED THAT WAS AUGUST 25, 2003. ON SEPTEMBER 10 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT 2 TRANSMISSION CODES WERE COMING UP THEY WERE 742 AND 748. GM EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT ALLOW REPAIR TO BE DONE BY ANY ONE ELSE BUT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 6 AND WAS TOLD ON THE 9TH THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WILL BE PICKING UP MY CAR TOMORROW AND WAITING FOR THE NEXT TIME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041421October 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 47000 MILES AND ONLY 9000 OF THESE MILES WERE PUT ON BY ME. I JUST BOUGHT IT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. COSTING ME 813.37 THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 3800 ENGINES. MINE IS THE 3400 AND I'M TOLD BY THE REPAIR PERSON THAT IT IS COMMON IN THESE TO. WHY WON'T GM HELP ME PAY THIS REPAIR WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038233October 1, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK AT TIMES. *AK THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040955September 30, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
THE STEERING IN MY CAR IS HARD TO STEER AND I DONT LIKE IT IT SEEMS TO STICK IVE DROVE CHEVYS ALL MY LIFE AND I DO NOT LIKE THIS CAR AND THE STEERING IS THE MAJOR CAUSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040863September 28, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH TURN SIGNAL DON'T RESPOND IN THE BOTH CARS THE BOTH ARE MADE ON THE SOME YEAR 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS AND IMPALA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037425September 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK AT HIGH SPEED (ABOVE 50MPH) WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SCRAPING NOISES WERE ALSO HEARD. DEALER WOULD ONLY LOOK AT BRAKES IF DIAGNOSTIC FEE WAS PAID. RESULT WAS THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND PITTED AND SCORED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 18K FOR MILEAGE. BRAKE PADS ON BOTH FRONT AND REAR HAD 75% WEAR REMAINING. FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND PADS REPLACED. REAR ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED.OEM DESIGN OF REAR PADS HAS A VERTICAL GROOVE IN THE MIDDLE WHICH COLLECTS DUST, DIRT AND DEBRI CONTRIBUTING TO THE WEAR ISSUE. REPLACEMENT PADS DO NOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038390September 8, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO DECELERATE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037270September 5, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLE. 11,000 PLUS DAMAGE TO ENTIRE FRONT END. VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, GM EXPERT SAYS COLLISION WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10038305September 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ANY TIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON MESSAGE CENTER LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL IS LOW. CONSUMER CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVELS SEVERAL TIMES TO FIND THEM UP TO PAR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE MESSAGE CENTER LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037214September 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HEARD A LOW RUMBLING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, WE BARELY MADE IT THROUGH THE NEXT MAJOR INTERSECTION AS THE CAR WAS HARDLY MOVING FORWARD ANY MORE AND COASTED TO A BOULEVARD OFF OF A MAJOR ROAD. THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD IN PARK WHEN WE RESTARTED IT AND THEN IT WOULD NOT RESPOND WHETHER WE TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS IS A 2001 VEHICLE NOW IN NEED OF A REFABBED TRANSMISSION FOR A WHOPPING $2700! THE DEALER NEVER OPENED THE TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT WENT WRONG (THEY GUESS IT'S THE GEAR SET) AND THEY REFUSE TO LET US GET A 3RD PARTY TO EXAMINE IT. THEY WILL CHARGE US A $700 NON-REFUNDABLE CORE FEE EVEN IF WE RETURN THE CORE TO THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER. ALSO, THE TIME TABLE FOR THEM TO RETURN THE PART TO GM JUST WENT TO 24 HOURS. ORIGINALLY THEY SAID IT USUALLY TAKES AROUND A WEEK FOR THEM TO SEND THE PART BACK!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026189August 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. *AK. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS. ALSO THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033994August 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LOST POWER, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE GONE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT NO WHERE ELSE. HE WAS STILL ABLE TO ROLL THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS UP AND DOWN, AND RADIO STILL CAME ON. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER/MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY.THIS HAPPENED TO RESET THE COMPUTER. BUT WHEN THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME , HE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER/MECHANIC. THEY PUT VEHICLE ON THE COMPUTER, AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT YET THEY CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH THEY SAID COULD BE BAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032639August 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. ONLY 59K MILES, TRANSMISSION NEEDS REBUILD. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITEN 00-07-30-002B JULY 2002 LISTS PROBLEMS THAT MY CAR DEVELOPED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029659August 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING, THE BRAKE ROTORS WOE OUT AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WAS A PULSATION WHEN THE BAKES WERE APPLIED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032000August 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED OR STOPPING VEHICLE WOULD STALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027115August 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT BRAKE POWER WAS LOST AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND THAT IT WAS VIBRATING. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE AIR INTAKE HAD WORN THROUGH THE COMPUTER SENSOR ON THE HARNESS AND CAUSED A LOSS OF VACUUM TO THE POWER BRAKES, AND LOSS ALL POWER TO ASSIST. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026683July 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WASN'T USED ENOUGH. THE DEALER REFACED BOTH BRAKE ROTORS. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028796July 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DIED TODAY. COASTED INTO A PARKING SPOT. 6-30-03 CAR WAS IN FOR THIRD 'LOW COOLANT' LIGHT. A COSTLY CORRECTION WAS MADE BY THE DEALER. PREVIOUSLY IN 4-03 AND 8-02, INSTALLED NEW SENSOR BOTH TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022846July 11, 2003
STEERING
THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE FELT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025538July 7, 2003
AIR BAGS
FRONT COLLISION WITH A TREE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. DRIVERS FRONT FENDER DENTED. BUMPER PARTIALLY TORN OFF AND HEADLIGHTS FELL OUT. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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