Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10005635February 10, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, AIR BAGS
REGARDING 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS VIN [XXX]. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG FOR A CONSIDERABLE FEE. I BELIEVE PER RECALL #00V371000 THAT THIS SHOULD FALL UNDER THIS RECALL AS IT IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALLED AIRBAGS, HOWEVER GM HAS NOT MARKED THIS CAR FOR RECALL, AND REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AS, "CODE B0041 LH FRT SIDE DEPLOYMENT LOOP OPEN. NEEDS LH SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED." 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
#10006328February 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISINTEGRATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005152February 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WARPED/CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005196February 3, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE GASOLINE SLOSHING AROUND IN THE TANK. WHEN TAKING OFF, IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING SHIFTING OR ROLLING AROUND IN THE TRUNK. WHEN COMING TO STOP, IT FEELS LIKE BEING BUMPED IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004997January 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COOLANT LEAK RESULTING FROM UPPER PLENUM ( MANIFOLD) BEING WARPED WITH ONLY 26300 MILES ON VEHICLE. 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS V6 3800 SERIES II ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004999January 31, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
POWER STEERING RACK - THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS TOO IMMATURE FOR THIS COMPONENT TO FAIL AT THIS AGE OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005011January 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA 3800 ENGINE. THERMOPLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED AND LEAKED COOLANT WITH 18,000 MILES ON THE CAR. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY GM. THIS IS A $700 REPAIR. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. GM CONTINUES TO ENGINEER COST AND RELIABILITY OUT OF THE 3800 ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004891January 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK (SUPPOSEDLY NOT INTO ENGINE). I BELIEVE A RECALL EXISTS FOR THE 3.8 LITER "GENERATION II" ENGINE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BUT NOT IN THE 2000 (AND LATER) CHEVROLET IMPALA. REPAIR WAS MADE AT MY EXPENSE (OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD), BUT I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN GM'S RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003549January 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
$688 TO REPLACE THE UPPER ENGINE PLENUM DUE TO ANTI-FREEZE LEAK FROM ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003366January 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CHEVROLET IMPALA LS WITH 3.8L ENGINE. THE UPPER MANIFOLD WARPS AND ALLOWS COOLANT TO LEAK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP WITH NO PARTS AVAILABLE IN HOUSTON. THERE WERE 15 ON BACKORDER. GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS PLASTIC PART THAT WARPS AT 17-24,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004526January 23, 2003
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTREME STATIC ELECTRICITY WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS COMMON DURING COOL DRY CONDITIONS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001976January 16, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG(S) ARE DEFECTIVE. RECALL #C020325. NHTSA#02V222000 SCC PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003903January 15, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003705January 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TRYING TO APPLY ANTI LOCK BRAKES BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS...*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10003765January 14, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING SHAFT MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002574January 10, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATES EACH TIME SHE DRIVES HER AUTO SHE HEARS A KNOCKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK AUTO TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, TWICE SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE, AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AUTO. THE THIRD TIME THEY HEARD THE KNOCKING AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS HER STEERING SHAFT. SHE STATES THAT THIS NOISE STARTS WHILE SHE IS TURNING HER AUTO RIGHT OR LEFT, OR EVEN PARKING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000847January 9, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
MY 2002 CHEVEROLET IMPALA (8000 MILES) HAS DEVELOPED A THUDING LIKE TYPE NOISE IN THE GAS TANK OF THIS CAR... THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THIS IS A NORMAL SOUND... HAVE YOU HEARD OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED BY OHTER OWNERS OF 2002 IMPALAS??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001935January 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CUSTOMER STATES DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER TEST DROVE AND FOUND THAT THE LIGHTS FLICKER, HOWEVER DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL DUE TO THE DROP IN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR, AND SHOULD NOT CAUSE LIGHTS OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL. *TT *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002326January 8, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CONSUMER STATED THAT SOME WIRES SHORTED OUT IN THE AIR BAG MODULE CAUSING AIR BAG TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002174January 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL MOVES MAKING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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