Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10015614April 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE ON A HILL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014233April 10, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2002 IMPALA STILL ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND HAVEN'T BEEN SINCE SHORTLY AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED. SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN TAKING CAR OUT OF PARK. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE , AND IT HAS BEEN A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO RESURFACE INTERMITTENTLY. THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS NOT RELIABLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014238April 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT FAIRWAY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHICH INCLUDED A SIMILAR PROBLEM OVER A YEAR AGO THAT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS FOR A CRACKED COOLANT CONTAINER AFTER I NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON MY MESSAGE CENTER. THIS SAME PROBLEM IS WHAT BROUGHT ME IN FOR MY RECENT VISIT. I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHY THIS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE ANSWER WAS $1012.70. COINCIDENTALLY, THIS IS 3 MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011871April 8, 2003
STEERING
THE FORCE REQUIRED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXCESSIVE. *MR *TS *NLM WHILE DRIVING, AS RESULT OF HIGH EFFORT STEERING IT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO EXERT MORE FORCE IN STEERING THE VEHICLE, THAN THE BODY WAS CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING. CHEVROLET HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM AS OF YET. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ARE OCCURRING. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015382April 8, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015386April 8, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE CONSUMER PUMPED GAS, THE GAS NOZZLE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF BEFORE THE TANK WAS FULL, CONSUMER BELIEVED AIR WAS IN THE TANK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014154April 8, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS AND THEN STAYS ON. AFRAID AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING OR NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015267April 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK WOULD NOT FILL BECAUSE AIR HAD GOTTEN IN THE TANK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM ONE MUST HOLD THE GAS NOZZLE AWAY FROM THE FILLER TUBE AND RESTRICT THE FLOW. THE TIRE AND FUEL SYSTEM/TANK/INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO THE INJECTORS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AFTER THE ENGINE IS HOT, THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NO START AND RUN ROUGH. THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED(NOT GIVING ACTUAL AMOUNT). THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED DUE TO HANGING BY THE HOSE RETAINER. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017953April 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. *NLM *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014897April 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 12/02. THE DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG INTERNAL WIRES MAY BE CORRODED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014793March 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP,THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE'S UNDER BODY. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013641March 29, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE...TOO HARD TO TURN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE FINGERS AND THUMBS TO BECOME DEFORMED (TWISTED AND BENT) FROM TURNING THE STIFF WHEEL. I ALSO HAVE A NECK PAIN WHICH LEADS TO A PAIN SHOOTING UP THE BACK SIDE OF MY NECK AND CAUSING A HEADACHE. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2001 IMPALA. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10011856March 27, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE A/C SYSTEM STINKS DUE TO WATER RETENTION IN THE HEATER WHICH CAUSED MOLD. THE DEALER COULD MASK THE ODOR BUT COULD NOT ELIMINATE IT. A LOUD BANG OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SPIKE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE BRAKES ROTORS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES, EVERY 20000 MILES ON AVERAGE. *NLM *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011461March 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
GLARE INSIDE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012438March 25, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXTREMELY HARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012439March 25, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXTREMELY HARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012440March 25, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXTREMELY HARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012441March 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXTREMELY HARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011234March 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE TOO BRIGHT, WHICH BLINDED THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE REQUIRED HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CORNERING, VEHICLE COURSE CORRECTIONS, AND HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. *DT *JB THE REAR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BLOCK THE CONSUMER'S VIEW OF THE ONCOMING LANE AND FELT THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL, THE A/C PORTS ON THE DASH BLOW ON THE OPERATOR'S FINGERS AND OR SHOULDERS AND CAUSED SERIOUS DISTRACTIONS, THE HORN IS HARD TO FIND (SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ELDERLY), THERE WAS A WIND NOISE IN THE BACK DOORS, A RATTLE IN THE FRONT STRUT, AND A RUMBLING NOISE HAD COME FROM THE HEATER BLOWER. SCC *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10010795March 20, 2003
STEERING
INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF LOWER STEERING SHAFT OF 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA, A STEERING JOINT CAN ONLY BE LUBRICATED BY A GM KIT - PARTS AND LABOR 125.00. THIS HAS TO BE AN ENGINEERING FLAW SINCE THE USUAL LUBE JOB AT THE USUAL LUBE SHOP WOULD NEVER KNOW THIS JOINT WOULD NEED LUBRICATION, NOR HAVE A KIT ON HAND. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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