Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10041115October 2, 2003
STEERING
POWER STEERING RACK, PUMP, GEAR AND SHAFT REPLACED AT 72,000 MILES. THERE ARE NO POWER STEERING AND NO LEAKS JUST TOO NEW OF A CAR TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THAT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041045October 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE THE SECRUITY WARNING SHOWED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHEN DRIVING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO FORCE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITH NO BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039702October 1, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. HE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE PARKING, THE BUMPER SLID UNDER A TRAILER HITCH, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THAT TIME, HOWEVER THEY DEPLOYED A MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE COMPUTER CHIP DISPLAYED FRONT END COLLISION . *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038225October 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT A POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE WARPED ROTORS. *JB THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED BETWEEN 12 AND 15 THOUSAND MILES. *SCC
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
#10040993September 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VECHICLE STALLS AT FULL SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, OR AT COMING TO STOPS. FEEL SLIGHT HESTIATION AND ROUGH IDYLING. HAD CAR COMPUTER UPGRADED/CALIBRATED TWICE, BUT STILL EXPERIENCING STALLS.
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
#10040840September 28, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY, AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
ENGINE STALLS AND CUTS OUT WHEN TURNING OR GOING STRAIT AFTERTHE ENGINE IS ABOVE 2000RPM AND FOOT IS RELEASED FROM THE GAS PEDA, SOMETIMES CAN SAVE IT IF I STEP ON GAS PEDAL BEFOR TACH REACHES 500RPMSL. HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL GO OFF AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR AWHILE. TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK EVERYNOW AND THEN, HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET THEM TO WORK. ENGINE WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY, 2ND CRANK WILL START POSSIBLE FAULTY FUEL PUMP. 58000 MILES. PROBLEMS STARTED JAN 2003. 2000 IMPALA LS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039578September 26, 2003
STEERING
CHEVY IMPALA LS - 2000 YEAR MODEL, 38K MILES. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A SURFACE STREET - APPROX 30 MPH. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, BUT CAR DID NOT IDLE OR INTERRUPT POWER. I HAD MAYBE 1/4 INCH ROOM TO MOVE WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. POWER CYCLED CAR (OFF/ON) AND THAT CLEARED THE STEERING LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP REPAIR (ALLEN GWYNN CHEVY IN GLENDALE, CA) HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM. I AM TERRIFIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN -- COULD BE FATAL IF STEERING LOCKS AND I LOSE CONTROL ON A TURN OR ON A FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039599September 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND THE ENGINE IS HOT AND YOU ATTEMPT TO RESTART IT, IT JUST SHUTS BACK OFF. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT SOUND WHEN IT DOES THIS, IT JUST SHUTS DOWN AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. IT NOW TAKES ABOUT 3-6 ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. IT HAS EVEN PROGRESSED TO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, AGAIN NO SIGNS OF THE CAR BEING OFF UNTIL I NOTICED THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO GET THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED. THE FACT THAT IT NOW SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING POSES A SERIOUS DANGER TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039361September 23, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2002 CHEVY IMPALA LS HAS HAD A PROBLEM, SINCE BUYING IT IN MAY 2002, WITH THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING TO THE POINT OF CUTOFF THEN COMING BACK TO FULL INTENSITY IN A RAPID FASHION. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, BELTS, CABLES/WIRES CHECKED BUT TO NO AVAIL. I DO NOTICE THAT IF I ACCELERATE SHARPLY, OVER 3000 RPM, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE, SUGGESTING THERE IS A CHARGING PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT IS INCREASING IN FRENQUENCY AS MY ODO REACHES 23,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031441September 23, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
CONSUMER STATED THAT SEAT HEATER IS TOO HOT, CAUSING THE HEATER TO BURN A HOLE INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, RESULTING IN A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039274September 22, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
HEADLIGHT FILLING WITH WATER VAPOR DEGRADING QUALITY OF LIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039294September 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTAKE GASKET LEAKING @ 60K ON A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA, 3.4 V6, GM DEALER INFORMED ME ON A $500 REPAIR BILL AND NOTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. GM NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS EXPENSIVE GASKET FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039309September 22, 2003
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, STEERING:COLUMN
I HAVE A 2000 IMPALA VIN# [XXX]. I HAVE BEEN HEARING A NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND EVERYTIME I PUSH THE GAS THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO THE LEFT. IT IS NOT MY ALIGNMENT BECAUSE I HAD GOTTEN IT REALIGNED AND I CAN FEEL IT WHEN I BRAKE AS WELL. IT IS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN WHEN IT IS PROGRAMMED TO GO OFF MANUALLY IT STILL STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW EBCSM. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND AM STILL PAYING ON IT. I HEARD OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YR HAVE THE SAME TROUBLES WITH THE STEERING. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039249September 21, 2003
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2000 IMPALA HAS A SEVERE CLUNKING WHEN I MAKE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND TURNS. TOOK IT TO DEE'S CHEVROLET IN BILOXI, MS AND HAD NO SUCCESS IN GETTING MY PROBLEMS CORRECTED. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DIDN'T FIX IT. COMPLAINT NUMBER TWO, IS THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS GET VERY, VERY HOT WHEN TAKING SHORT TO LONG ROAD TRIPS. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THE AC WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. IT WILL HAVE TO COOL DOWN, THEN IT WILL WORK. AND THEY STILL WOULDN'T FIX IT. AGAIN,THEY WANTED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT. YOU JUST CAN'T DRIVE IT AROUND TOWN TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039110September 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE GRADUALLY ACCELERATING FROM 42 TO 43 MPH THE ENGINE SURGES AND THEN SETTLES BACK DOWN. DEALER STATES THEY FOUND CODES THAT INDICATE A SOLENOID PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION. I ONLY HAVE 52,000 MILES ON THE CAR. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD CHANGE TO ANY GEAR AT ANY TIME OR SPEED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034342September 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, A RED WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE WHAT THE WARNING SIGN MEANT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE STALLED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038704September 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM IM NOTICING IS THAT MY CAR HAS DEXCOOL IN IT. I HAVE NOTICED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THAT MY CAR RUNS A LITTLE HOTTER THAN NORMAL. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT RESIVOIR LOOKS ALL CORRODED. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS COOLANT IN THE RESIVOIR IT LOOKS REALLY CLUMPY AND SEEMS TO HAVE SOME RUST IN IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2000 . IT'S A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. AND THE BAD THING ABOUT IT IS THAT CHEVY STANDS BY THIS COOLANT SAYING" IT'S GOOD FOR 115,000 OR SO OR 3 YEARS." I TOTALLY DISAGREE. I HAVE DID MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND FOUND THAT THERE IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING TO PAY BIG$$$ TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE THAT ARE CAUSED BY THIS COOLANT CORRODING INSIDE THE ENGINE. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS JUNK, SUCK UP ANY REPAIR COST. I NEED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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