Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2001)

742 consumer complaints on file.

#895626August 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894861August 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
A POLICE OFFICER PARKED TVEHICLE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AFTER RUNNING THE VEHICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN TIME. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND FRONT END OF VEHICLE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894539August 16, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL #01V136000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01035 REPAIRS. CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY OF RECALL. CALLED DEALER, AND TALKED TO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.*AK THE TECHNICIAN WAS ADVISED THAT THIS REMEDY WAS THE ONLY ONE SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROPERLY COMPLETED BY THE DEALER, THE DEALER DID NOT INSTALL A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BRACKET THAT WILL MAINTAIN POSITIONING OF THE FUEL LINE IN A FRONTAL CRASH AS PROMISED IN THE RECALL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749332July 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON 7-24-01 CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT IF I HAVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY CAR ,THEY TOLD ME I DID SO I TOLD THEM THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON WHEN YOU TURN THE IGN. ON LIKE THE OWNERS MANUAL SAIDS. THEY TOLD ME THAT AS LONG AS THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ITS OK. SO I COMPLAINED TO THE CHEV. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS. ABOUT THIS AND THE ANSWER I GOT WAS THE SYSTEM IS OKAY , AND THE REASON THE ABS LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON IS BECAUSE IN THE BEGINING OF THIS MODEL YEAR ABS WAS FREE,AND IN THE SECOND HALF IT COSTED 620.00 DOLLARS, WHAT ARE THEY SAYING???? IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATES THAT EVER THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SYSTEM IS OKAY OR IT DOESN'T AND TO GET LOOKED AT SOON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892248July 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, GAS IN FUEL TANK CAN BE HEARD THROUGHT CAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FOR CHEVROLET IMPALA'S. CONSUMER WAS UNHAPPY WITH DEALER'S EXPLANATION. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747149June 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY, NOTICED SMOKE OUT OF BACK OF CAR- PULLED OVER AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF ENGINE. FIRE DEPT. PUT OUT- FIRE MARSHALL INVEST. STARTED- HAD TO CUT BATTERY LINES TO STOP FIRE AND TOOK 45 MIN TO PUT FIRE OUT, GAS SPRAYING THROUGHOUT ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM. CAR TOTALLED..
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890352June 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS NO POWER FOR A SHORT TIME WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, WHILE IN TRAFFIC IT WILL NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS OR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE FINALLY MOVING FORWARD, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER EIGHT TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND DEALER CAN NOT FIND A REMEDY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889855June 6, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WHILE OPENING TRUNK A SHARP PIECE CUT CONSUMER'S HAND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561170May 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKING AND WARPING, ON FLEET VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886528April 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING WOULDSTEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP OR REDUCE SPEED OF VEHICLE WHERE HAD OCCURRED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885776April 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHILE IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEED . *AK SEAT BELT ALSO CAME OUT OF LOCKED POSITION WHILE DRIVING, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED SEAT BELT ONCE, NOW DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885522April 10, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
UPON STARTING VEHICLE A LOUD NOISE OCCURS WITHIN STEERING PUMP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883618March 21, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
REFLECTION FROM DASHBOARD CREATES A BLIND SPOT ON WINDSHIELD DURING DAY AND NIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883627March 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN KEY WAS IN ACCESSARY POSITION AND WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK POSITON WHICH WAS DONE BY A 2 YEAR OLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLES DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881857March 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 5 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881593February 27, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING IN PASSING GEAR POWER STEERING FAILS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878693January 22, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE WITH GEAR IN DRIVE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD, APPEARING TO JUST SUDDENLY TAKE OFF,CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877089December 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEM STARTING VEHICLE. IT STATRTED AFTER 45 MINUTES. THEN, VEHICLE JUST STOPPED IN TRAFFIIC WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COMPUTER. *AK WAITED 8 DAYS FOR PART. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875077November 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN SITTING ON A HILL AND TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK VERY FAST, AND DRIVER HAS TO SLAM ON BRAKES, AND THEN GO FORWARD. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731399September 14, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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