Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10225833April 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS APRIL 27, 2008. SPEEDOMETER REPEATEDLY STICKS ON 2005 CHEVY IMPALA. CAR HAS APPROX 80,000 MILES. INACCURACY IN SPEEDOMETER READING HAS SO FAR NOT RESULTED IN TRAFFIC TICKETS- ONLY WARNINGS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MALFUNCTION ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON MALFUNCTION IN 2003-2005 GM CARS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR A RECALL TO HAPPEN - DEATHS??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225836April 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. READS 0 MPH MOST TIMES. SOMETIMES READS 5 TO 10 MPH WHEN GOING 40 - 70 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225843April 27, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURNING SIGNAL DID NOT COME ON. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER IN MANY OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225687April 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER(SPEEDOMETER, TACH) OF MY 2004 IMPALA IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER CONSUMERS AND THEY ALL HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND YOU HAVE TO GET IT FIXED YOURSELF FOR 500-800.00 AND ITS NOT JUST HAPPENING TO A FEW PEOPLE BUT A LOT. SOMETIMES IT WILL READ THAT I'M DOING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM EASILY PASSING EVERYONE UP SO IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225714April 25, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL A 95 FORD F-250 SLAMMED INTO A 03 PONTIAC VIBE WHICH IN TURN SWERVED INTO MY LANE, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE VIBE HEAD ON AT 40 MPH. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED IN MY VEHICLE AND MY 06 IMPALA WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY ARM AND HEAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10225522April 23, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
WHEN BUYING THE CAR NOTICE THAT THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER WOULD GO OFF AFTER A SHORT TIME ON THE ROAD AND WOULD SLIGHTLY WARM UP AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. ACTS LIKE THERE IS A SHORT SOME WHERE. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT, SO I ENDED UP BUYING THE CAR. AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CAME TO A DECISION TO REPLACE THE PART THAT IS UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. (THIS WAS AFTER WE HAD TO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER). THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ITS DOING THE SAME THING. HAVE NOT TOOK THE CAR BACK IN AS OF YET BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE GETTING THE RUN AROUND AGAIN BECAUSE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT A WIRING PROBLEM. DID SEND IN THEIR SERVICE SATISFACTION CARD WITH THE COMMENTS THAT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE TO THIS CARD. ITS BEEN AT LEAST A MONTH SINCE MAILING THE CARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225329April 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I RECENTLY FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILS ON THE CHEVROLET 3.8 V6 AND THAT CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I TRAVEL CROSS COUNTRY REGULARLY IN MY 2003 IMPALA WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE AND AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BEFORE I KNEW THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM I OWNED A 2000 S-10 PICK UP AND HAD THE GASKET REPLACED FOR OVER $700 DOLLARS. I NOW FACE THE SAME EXPENSE OR MORE TO FIX THE IMPALA. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED AND FIXED HIS PROBLEM BECAUSE HEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT IN THE GASKET AND PLASTIC COOLANT PART GOING THROUGH THE VALVE COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225384April 22, 2008
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35-55 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE TIRE MONITOR. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER REPLACED AN AXLE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,348.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225430April 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA 4 DOOR WITH 3.8 V6 ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND I WAS STUCK INSIDE DUE TO ALL ELECTRICAL GOING DOWN. POLICE ARRIVED WITHIN MINUTES OF ME CALLING 911 FROM CAR. I WAS JUST EXITING THE CAR 3 MINUTES AFTER CALLING THEM. DOORS WERE LOCKED AND CAR WAS A BLAZE AND ALSO SMOKE FILLED INTERIOR. PEOPLE WERE ALL AROUND VEHICLE AS I WAS TRYING TO EXIT. I NOW HAVE A SEVERE COUGH AND LUNG PAINS DUE TO PLASTICS BURNING AND NOW I AM TAKING ADVAIR INHALER. THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING AT ALL AS IT JUST BURST INTO FLAMES. THE DOORS AND ALL WINDOWS LOCKED. A CITY EMPLOYEE CAME RUNNING WITH AN EXTINGUISHER TO TRY BREAK WINDOWS AS I WAS INSIDE, I EXITED AS THE POLICE CAME TO CAR AND HE BLOCKED THE ROAD TO TRAFFIC WITH HIS CRUISER. THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER HE DID. I WAS ALL BLACK WITH AN OILY SUBSTANCE AND SOOT AS WELL AS COUGHING LOTS. I AM AWAITING AN APPOINTMENT WITH LUNG SPECIALIST AS THIS COUGH WILL NOT SUBSIDE AND IT IS AWFUL AS I CAN'T TALK OR EXHALE WITHOUT GASPING FOR AIR AND COUGHING ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10225291April 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL DROPPED TO 0 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN BEGAN DISPLAYING INACCURATE SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,203 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225300April 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO START HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE PATH LOCK SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT HOWEVER APPROXIMATELY TEN MONTHS LATE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PATH LOCK SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATE SIX MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PATH LOCK SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF APRIL 21, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225161April 20, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
NO PRIOR EVENT. TURN SIGNAL FLASHER CEASED TO FUNCTION FULL TIME. IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HAZARD LIGHTS NOR TURN SIGNALS BLINK. BULBS COME ON AND STAY ON. NO FLASHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224980April 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON 04/16/08. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDERSON CHEVROLET ON 04/17/08 FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. ON 04/18/08 THE TRANSMISSION PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND IS UNDRIVEABLE. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING REPAIRS MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224864April 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 IMPALA LS SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT 51,000 MILES. IT STUCK AT 50 MPH AND THEN INCREASED TO OVER 120 AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR THIS AND OTHER YEAR MODEL IMPALA'S AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLET'S AS PER THE WEB SITE ( HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2004/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SPEEDOMETER_GONE_HAYWIRE.SHTML ). THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CHEVROLET WILL APPARENTLY NOT PUT A RECALL ON IT. SOMEONE SUGGESTED TO LET THIS SITE KNOW ABOUT THIS AND APPARENTLY HAS ALREADY DONE SO THEMSELVES, SO I HOPE MY STATEMENT IS OF SOME HELP FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS, INCLUDING MINE. PLEASE PUT THE PRESSURE ON GM TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. I WOULDN'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT HOW MANY FAILURES OR NUMBER OF INJURIES, DEATHS OR POSSIBLE SPEEDING TICKETS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224706April 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF (ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT) CLICKING NOISE, RADIO LOCKS, BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. CLICKING NOISE HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS ON OR NOT. CANNOT UNLOCK OR LOCK CAR WITH THE REPORT. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE BLOGS ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A BULLETIN FROM GM #04-08-47-003 SO OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224551April 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ON PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE INTERMITTENT. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 98,764 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED AT ABOUT 89000 MILES. THERE IS AN ASSORTED AMOUNT OF SYMPTOMS THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. HERE ARE THE SYMPTOMS YOU MAY EXPERIENCE YOU MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: 1. AFTER START UP (WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED) THE ABS/TRACTION LAMP MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON. THIS IS TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT COLD START OR HOT RESTART (IT SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY AT THE BOTH EXTREMES). 2. THE ABS BRAKES MAY CYCLE ON JUST DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THIS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY PULL TO THE RIGHT. 3. THE ABS BRAKES MAY CYCLE ON WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT HAND TURN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED LIGHTLY. 4. THE ABS BRAKES MAY CYCLE ON WHEN TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT ROADWAY AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL LIGHTLY APPLIED. 5. THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LAMP MAY COME ON WHILE TRAVELING IN LIGHT AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS MAY ALSO OCCUR AFTER RUNNING THE CAR THOUGH AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT YOU MAY HEAR THE ABS PUMP MOTOR CYCLE A NUMBER OF TIMES (USUALLY 3) BEFORE THE INDICATOR LAMPS COME ON. TECHNICAL INFORMATION: THE FOLLOWING FAILURE CODES MAY BE STORED IN THE EBCM SEE BELOW: C1216 ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE COMMANDED PRESSURE RELEASE IS TO LONG. C1221 LF WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL IS 0. C1222 RF WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL IS 0. C1223 LR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL IS 0. C1224 RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL = 0. C1225 LEFT FRONT EXCESSIVE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR VARIATION. C1226 RIGHT FRONT EXCESSIVE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR VARIATION. C1232 LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT IS OPEN OR SHORTED. C1233 RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT IS OPEN OR SHORTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224550April 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ON PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE INTERMITTENT. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 98,764 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED AT ABOUT 89,000 MILES. THERE IS AN ASSORTED AMOUNT OF SYMPTOMS THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. HERE ARE THE SYMPTOMS YOU MAY EXPERIENCE YOU MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: 1. AFTER START UP (WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED) THE ABS/TRACTION LAMP MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON. THIS IS TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT COLD START OR HOT RESTART (IT SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY AT THE BOTH EXTREMES). 2. THE ABS BRAKES MAY CYCLE ON JUST DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THIS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY PULL TO THE RIGHT. 3. THE ABS BRAKES MAY CYCLE ON WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT HAND TURN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED LIGHTLY. 4. THE ABS BRAKES MAY CYCLE ON WHEN TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT ROADWAY AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL LIGHTLY APPLIED. 5. THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LAMP MAY COME ON WHILE TRAVELING IN LIGHT AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS MAY ALSO OCCUR AFTER RUNNING THE CAR THOUGH AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT YOU MAY HEAR THE ABS PUMP MOTOR CYCLE A NUMBER OF TIMES (USUALLY 3) BEFORE THE INDICATOR LAMPS COME ON. TECHNICAL INFORMATION: THE FOLLOWING FAILURE CODES MAY BE STORED IN THE EBCM SEE BELOW: C1216 ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE COMMANDED PRESSURE RELEASE IS TO LONG. C1221 LF WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL IS 0. C1222 RF WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL IS 0. C1223 LR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL IS 0. C1224 RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL = 0. C1225 LEFT FRONT EXCESSIVE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR VARIATION. C1226 RIGHT FRONT EXCESSIVE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR VARIATION. C1232 LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT IS OPEN OR SHORTED. C1233 RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT IS OPEN OR SHORTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224589April 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED TWICE WITHIN 45,000 MILES, HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED TWICE FOR THIS INTAKE ISSUE, WHICH INVOLVED MISSING WORK. BAD ENOUGH I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS, BUT THEN I HAVE TO MISS WORK AS WELL. LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND VEHICLE OVER HEATS. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, RADIATOR REPLACED, WATER PUMP REPLACED AND HAVEN'T ONLY OWNED THE CARE FOR 3 YEARS. I AM REBUILDING THE ENTIRE CAR! I'VE OWNED 7 CHEVY CARS BUT NONE AS BAD AS THIS. I WILL NEVER,EVER,EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224379April 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
THREE TIME IN THE LAST 30 DAYS MY 2004 IMPALA FAILED TO START BECAUSE OF SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM,I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MECHANIC ,THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR.. IT IS SAID TO BE ONE OF THE MODULES IN THE SYSTEM, I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND G M DOES NOTHING. WHEN WILL SOMEONE PRESSURE THEM INTO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225095April 14, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH SIDEWALL FAILURE ON THE TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ARE HIGH PREFORMANCE TIRES. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE THESE TIRES ARE PRONE TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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