Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10184624March 9, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENT WARNING "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM" WHICH SHUT OFF BOTH THE TRACTION SYSTEM AND THE FOUR WHEEL ABS SYSTEM (THE SAFETY ISSUE). REGULAR BRAKING STILL WORKED. DIAGNOSED AT THE SHOP AS A FAULTY RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND THE FAULT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN CORRECTED. *JB
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#10184633March 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. IT NOW HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. WE PURCHASED IT DEC. 30, 2004. IT ONLY HAD 13 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST MONTH IT FAILED TO START TWICE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND LEARNED THAT THE PASSLOCK SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $475.00. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON FAILURE IN GM CARS FOR MANY YEARS. ONE WOULD THINK THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE SO COMMON, AND ESPECIALLY ON SUCH A YOUNG CAR. GM SHOULD BE PRESSURED INTO REDOING THIS SYSTEM. AT $475.00 PER CAR, THEY ARE MAKING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS. *JB
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#10184495March 8, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVING ALONG AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY JUST WENT OUT, LUCKILY, THERE WAS A BRIGHT MOON AND STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES ON WAY HOME, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND ON, LIGHTS OFF AND ON, THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT AFTER DARK SINCE THEN. EXPERIENCED MORE PROBLEMS. *JB
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#10184496March 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING CORRECTLY. TACHOMETER WOULD VARY ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 7000+ RPM WHEN IDLING, WOULD GO OFF THE SCALE OR FALL TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING. SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 85 MPH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 52 MPH AND WAS ACTUALLY GOING 70 MPH, VERIFIED BY STATE TROOPER USING MOVING RADAR. *JB
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#10184436March 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME (AROUND 2-3 HOURS), THE RADIO CONSOLE WHERE THE TIME IS DISPLAYED GETS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *JB
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#10184447March 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN A HILL THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES TO DECREASE THE SPEED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS A GROOVING PROBLEM IN THE ROTORS. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW ROTORS DUE TO THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONTACT A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LOANER VEHICLE THAT HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,100. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES FIXED, VEHICLE SEEMS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY AT THIS TIME. UPDATE 4/23/07*TR
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#10184316March 6, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, WHEELS:HUB
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. I USUALLY CAN GET THEM BACK ON. IT IS SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED IN RAIN STORMS AT NIGHT AND THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE ALSO HAD A WHEEL HUB THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED WHEN MY CAR WAS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS AND I CAN'T FIND ONE. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE NEW PART ON A FAIRLY NEW CAR. I HAVE THE OLD PART IN MY TRUNK. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184363March 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
BOUGHT CHEVROLET IMPALA IN 2002 CAR HAD 5 MILES ON IT AND I PUT THE 5 MILES BY TEST DRIVING THE CAR I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANYONE TO BY A CHEVROLET . CHEVROLET DOESN'T STAND BY THEIR CARS I HAD TO REPLACES THE INTAKE GASKETS AND A CATALYTIC AND A WATER PUMP AND THIS WEEK I HAD TO PUT A TRANSMISSION IN IT THIS WEEK AND THAT COST ME 2400 AND CHEVROLET WOULD NT HELP US A ALL ,CHEVROLET SAID THAT IT HAD TO MANY MILES ON IT WHAT DO THEY WANT FOR A CAR TO HAVE NO MILES ON IT I DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK. I DON'T THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD HAD TO PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO HELP US AND STAND BY A AMERICAN MADE CAR. *JB
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#10184371March 6, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY COME BACK ON WHEN YOU ACTIVATE THE HIGH/LOW BEAM LEVER. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURY HAVE OCCURRED. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $400-$600 TO FIX IT. I HAVE ORDERED A BODY CONTROL MODULE TO TRY TO FIX IT MYSELF. *JB
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#10184243March 5, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN SHE DROVE THE 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH(11718 FAILURE MILEAGE SHE HEARD A PINGING NOISE, BUT THE VEHICLE DROVE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO NEEDED TO DUPLICATE THE PINGING, BUT COULD NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON ANOTHER OCCASION AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION, AND SINCE THEN THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD THE PINGING NOISE SINCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12000.*AK
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0
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#10183912March 1, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A REFERENCE NUMBER FROM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION 71-489286337. THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY REASON. JUST AS THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING LANES THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING. A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD TURN THE HAZARD SIGNAL ON AND OFF AND THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SHOULD WORK, AND IT DID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 70000.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
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#10183593February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT WILL READ 110 MPH WHEN I AM GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. IT WILL READ "0" WHILE I AM DRIVING. *JB
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#10183449February 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
04 CHEVY IMPALA WITH APPROX. 42,000+ MI. ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER READING. FROM TIME TO TIME SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 20 TO 30 MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED. CANNOT BE SURE OF CAR'S ACTUAL TRUE SPEED. *NM
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0
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#10183388February 24, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL SYSTEM ,GASOLINE DELIVERY : FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING, ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA ,3.4 LITER ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 41000 MILES ON IT. THIS MAY BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V090000 WHICH INVOLVED A RECALL OF 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALAS WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE FOR LEAKING FUEL REGULATOR. *NM
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#10183306February 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE 3 TIMES IN 100,000 MILES $300 REPAIR EACH TIME. STRANDED IN PARKING LOTS TILL THE CAR RESETS THEN WILL START. MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DEATH WHEN SHE IS IN THE PARKING LOT JUST SITTING THERE WAITING FOR THE CAR TO RESET. INTAKE GASKET FAILURE 2 TIMES IN 100,000 MILES $600 EACH TIME. SUB FRAME FAILURE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILURE 3 TIMES. *JB
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0
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#10183328February 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PASSLOCK FAILURE NO START. HAS HAPPENED TOTAL OF 8 TIMES IN A LITTLE LESS THAN 5 YEARS. FORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHEN I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NEEDED THE CAR TO START, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN INCONVENIENT WITH A SMALL CHILD WITH ME SEVERAL OF THE TIMES. I DREAD THE OCCASION WHEN IT HAPPENS AND I NEED THE CAR TO START BECAUSE OF SOME EMERGENCY. FROM REVIEW OF WEB FORUMS, GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE THAN WOULD BE INDICATED FROM REVIEWING COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. *JB
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#10183022February 20, 2007
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
MY 2004 IMPALA SS HAS HAD A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND STEERING. THE CAR NOW HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS AGAIN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH NOISES IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING, STOPPING AND STARTING. THE FRONT END JUST FEELS LOOSE. THIS WAS AN ISSUE CORRECTED WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AROUND 35,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, BUT HAS RETURNED SOME 30,000 MILES LATER. ALSO, HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE ROTORS TURNED AROUND 25,000 MILES. TODAY, THE CAR IS HAVING ITS LEFT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. *NM
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0
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0
#10183065February 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE MAKING GEAR WHINING, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SERVICE SHOP INDICATED THAT THERE IS A "SOLENOID SWITCH" THAT IS STUCK IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THERE IS A 50/50 CHANCE THAT THE DRUM IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS CRACKED, THEREFORE SHOP WON'T INVEST THE LARGE AMOUNT OF LABOR REQUIRED TO REPLACE THIS STUCK SWITCH. THE REPAIR WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. 120,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. $1500 OF REPAIRS FOR A STUCK, $20 SWITCH. NOT RIGHT.*JB
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#10182754February 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK ON 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *NM
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0
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#10182795February 16, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN. PULLED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES ON THE DIMMER SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON. IF THE DIMMER SWITCH IS ON LO-BEAM & SWITCHED TO HI-BEAM, OCCASIONALLY THERE IS NO "CLICK". THIS IS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OFF. IF I HEAR THE "CLICK" THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT FAILED. WILL SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
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