Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10116963March 28, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
THE TURNS SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED TURN SIGNAL AND FOUR WAY FLASHERS NEED TO BE REPLACED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115926March 28, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INURIES, HOWEVER, BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114837March 27, 2005
STEERING
STEERING CLUNKS WHEN TURNING OR TOUCHING THE BRAKES OR LETTING OF THE BRAKES AND EXCELLERATING. I AM AFRAID OF A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114771March 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALLS YOU HAVE PLACED ON THE CAPRICE CAR I HAVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117506March 25, 2005
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS PROBLEMS WITH RADIO EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CD WOULD NOT EJECT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE RADIO WAS LINKED TO OTHER SAFETY FEATURES ON THE VEHICLE AND IF A REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY ANYONE OTHER THAN GM IT MAY PERMANENTLY DISABLE THE FEATURES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114734March 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH - MALFUNCTIONED. Y HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH SECURITY LIGHT. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER SERVICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114626March 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I RECENTLY(3-7-05) PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY IMPALA FROM MY UNCLE. HE TOLD ME THAT BASED ON INFO RECEIVED FROM A FORMER GM MECH.; THERE WAS A STARTER PROBLEM THAT HE HAD YET TO EXPERIENCE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER 3 WEEKS NOW AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 DAYS. I REPLACED THE STARTER YESTERDAY(3-23-05) BASED ON WHAT MY UNCLE HAD TOLD ME. 20 MINUTES AFTER INSTALLING THE NEW 1 THE CAR DID NOT START. CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING(3-24-05) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THIS DEALER TOLD ME THAT HE HAS 1 MONTE CARLO/IMPALA COME IN EVERY MONTH WITH THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED HIM IF IT WAS RECALL ON THE PART(S). HE TOLD ME "NO" AND THE THE REPLACEMENT COST WAS BETWEEN $450-600. NOW I'M OUT $250 FOR A STARTER I DIDN'T NEED AND BEING TOLD I'M LOOKING @ ANOTHER BILL AROUND $500. IN MY OPINION 1 CAR A MONTH IS TOO MANY AND THAT WAS AT JUST 1 DEALER. I HAVE 14 CHEVROLET DEALERS WITHIN 15 MILES OF MY HOUSE. THAT IS 168 CARS JUST NEAR ME IN 1 YEAR. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114514March 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD A INTAKE GASKET LEAK ON MY 2001 CHEVY IMPALA W/3.4 ENGINE,I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND THE CAR ONLY HAS MID 50'S MILEAGE,,ACCORDING TO SOME SHOPS THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THIS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115701March 23, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL SEEMS VERY HARD TO TURN ,AND WHEN TURNING A CORNER IT PULLS VERY HARD. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114484March 22, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET IMAPLA. IT CAME WITH HEATED LEATHER FRONT SEATS. LAST YEAR THE SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED TO HEAT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAD BURNED A HOLE IN THE LEATHER OF THE SEAT BEFORE IT QUIT WORKING. IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND QUIT AGAIN. A SECOND HOLE WAS BURNED IN THE LEATHER SEAT IN THE SAME PLACE AND THREE HOLES WERE BURNED THROUGH THE MATERIAL OF TWO COATS. MY WIFE INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BECAME SO HOT THAT AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES SHE HAD TO TURN IT OFF. BOTH SEATS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE. THEY FOUND TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. I HAD BOTH SEATS DISCONNECTED TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE BY ACCIDENT. WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT TWO OF OUR FRIENDS HAVE GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES IN WHICH THE HEATED SEATS FAILED. THEY DID NOT HAVE THEM REPAIRED OR REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE COST. MY CONCERN IS ONE OF SAFETY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF IT GOT HOT ENOUGH TO BURN THROUGH LEATHER, AND BURN HOLES IN MY COATS, IT COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. BOTH MY SECRETARY AND MY DAUGHTER HAD INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HEATED SEATS IN THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE TOLD THEM OF MY EXPERIENCE. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF PERSONS WHO DO GO TO THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THESE KINDS OF SEATS INSTALLED IN THEIR CARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114488March 22, 2005
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOOK CAR TO HAVE A SIMPLE OIL CHANGE, I GET A PHONE CALL INFORMING THAT I NEED MAJOR WORK DONE. I PURCHASED MY CHEVROLET IMPALA IN 2003, AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD I HAVE ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT A CLOSE RELATIVE AND A NEIGHBOR WHO ALSO HAVE 2003, CHEVROLET VEHICLES (CARS) NEEDED THE SAME WORK DONE TO THEIR CAR. THE CARS COOLANT IS SOMEHOW MIXING WITH THE OIL, BECOMING A SLUDE LIKE SUBSTANCE CAUSING THE OIL TO DIRTY. THIS IS CAUSING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS, THE CAR IS RUNNING HOT, AND THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE IS JUMPING FRANTICALLY. THREE DIFFERENT CARS, ALL THE SAME YEAR/MAKE, AND EGINE SETUP; I THINK THERE IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN HERE SOMEWHERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114097March 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
OUR LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WE TOOK IT TO GET IT SERVICE AT FIRST THE DEALERSHIP DID A LEAK INFECTION AND FOUND NOTHING TO BE WRONG WITH THE CAR THEY RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT BUT MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING BACK ON THE NEEDLE ON THE DASH BOARD HARDLY MOVES,THEN WE BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THEY ALSO REPLACE A TAPPING NOISE (WHICH OCCURED ON OUR WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP) WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE LIFTERS ALONG WITH A BRAKE CHECK/PAD REPLACEMENT OUR BILL TOTAL WAS $1504 OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED ALREADY. I HAVE BEEN READING THE INTERNET AND FOUND AN INFO REGARDING THIS LEAKEAGE ON MANIFOLD IS CAUSED BY DEXCOOL WHICH WHAT THEY USE IN MY CAR,I FOUND OUT THAT THE CHEMICAL DOESN'T CONTAIN AN AGENT TO FIGHT RUST BUT CONTAINS SOME ACID CHEMICAL INSTEAD, DO NOT QUOTE ME BUT GO TO WEBSITE TYPE DEXCOOL AND YOU'LL SEE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115052March 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALRSHIP WAS NOTIFED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115102March 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE STARTER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLED . DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113743March 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
' RECALL CAMPAIGN' ISSUED ON 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA FOR FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BOLT. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED GM STILL HAS NOT SENT HIM AN OFFICIAL RECALL LETTER EVEN AFTER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094364March 7, 2005
STEERING, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
LTR RE DEFECTIVE STEERING SYSTEM IN NUMEROUS AUTOMOBILES ESPECIALLY THE 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WHICH CAUSED HAND AND FINGER DEFORMALTIES TO THE CONSUMER. *TS *JB THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2000 VEHICLE AND STATED THAT HE WATCHED HIS FINGERS BECOME BENT AND TWISTED AS A RESULT OF STEERING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SIDE VIEW MIRROR HEIGHT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF THE ON-COMING TRAFFIC. *TC *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10113424March 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS', AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO JUDGE HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113467March 4, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED LIT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112534March 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS TO GET GEAR IN - DELAYED WITH SOME NOISE. A DAY LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE PLANETARY SYSTEM BROKE - AFTER ONLY 44000 MILES. RANSMISSION TYPE 4T65E. REPAIR WAS NECESSARY - COSTS $2300. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113383March 3, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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