Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2006)

544 consumer complaints on file.

#10763351September 13, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA SKIPS, IT STARTED SKIPPING AT 130,000 MILES. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION AND THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN I PRESS THE GAS AND THE ENGINE TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO REACT, IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS CAUSED ME TO GET IN SEVERAL CLOSE COLLISIONS. ALSO WHEN I START THE CAR AND TRY TO BACK UP FROM MY CAR SPACE THE SAME THING HAPPENS I PRESS THE GAS TO BACK UP THE ENGINE TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO CATCH AND THEN DANGEROUSLY JERKS IN REVERSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762849September 10, 2015
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILS TO LATCH. ON THE MORNING OF 9/9/2015 I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO LATCH NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED. THE RED BUTTON MOVES UP AND DOWN FREELY JUST LIKE THE OTHER SEATBELT LATCHES IN THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR IMPALA?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762264September 8, 2015
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SAYS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761068September 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE INTERSTATE INTO THE MEDIAN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A BOLT FELL OUT THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 258,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746066August 4, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT START UP OF MY CAR THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD SAY SERVICE REQUIRED, BUT IT WOULD GO AWAY WHEN WE BUCKLED UP. WHEN IN A WEEK IT STARTED TO STAY ON. IT NO LONGER GOES AWAY. ALSO NOW Y WHEN I SHUT OFF MY CAR THE RADIO WILL STAY ON EVEN WHEN YOU OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND LOCK IT. I HAVE TO MANUALLY SHUT IT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730635June 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON ROUTE 24 - DIXIE HIGHWAY - SOUTH OF DAVISBURG ROAD / NORTH OF I-75 (OAKLAND COUNTRY, MI) AT 6PM ON THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2015. THERE WAS A CHEVY IMPALA DRIVING SOUTH IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE (I.E. HE WAS HEADING THE WRONG WAY). I AVOIDED HIM BY SWERVING BUT HE COLLIDED WITH A FORD EXPLORER HEADING NORTH. THE COLLISION WAS NOMINALLY A HEAD ON, OFFSET TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE IMPALA WAS FAIRLY NEW, AFTERWARDS I CHECKED PICTURES ON THE WEB AND I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT IT WAS A MY 2006-2012 MODEL. THE EXPLORER WAS FAIRLY NEW AS WELL. I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE IMPALA DRIVER WASN'T WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS LAYING ACROSS THE FRONT SEATS WHEN I ARRIVED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED WHERE HIS HEAD HAD STRUCK IT. THE HORN WAS SOUNDING AND IT LOOKED LIKE FUEL HAD BEEN SPILLED. I WANTED TO MAKES SURE THE CAR WAS OFF TO PREVENT A FIRE SO I REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND. IT WAS EVENTUALLY STOPPED WHEN SOMEONE DISCONNECTED THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE IMPALA HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A KNOWLEDGEABLE VOLUNTEER NEAR BY WHO TOLD US NOT TO TOUCH THE DRIVER BECAUSE HE MAY HAVE SPINAL INJURIES. I SPENT THE NEXT THIRTY MINUTES AT THE SCENE AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE POLICE. BASED UPON THE WAY THE BODY WAS HANDLED, I AM ASSUMING THE DRIVER OF THE IMPALA WAS KILLED BY THE IMPACT. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FORCE IN THE IMPACT TO KILL THE DRIVER (I ASSUME) BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. THE DRIVER IN THE EXPLORER WAS INJURED BUT HER INJURIES DIDN'T LOOK ESPECIALLY SERIOUS AND HER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I BELIEVE THE IMPALA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED / INSPECTED BY A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL TO ESTABLISH THE ROOT CAUSE ON WHY THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10723783June 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
HAD PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM DEALER IN ASHLAND VA BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2014. HAD NO CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE UNTIL FIRST TRIP NOT DRIVING VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AND UPON RETURN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HAD JUMPED STARTED VEHICLE AND GOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH WAS ON FOR THREE DAYS THEN CUT OFF. IN FEBRUARY 2015 HAD NOT DRIVEN VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEK PERIOD AND UPON RETURN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CHECKED BATTERY AND HAD REPLACED ALONG WITH CLEANING POSITIVE BATTERY POST FOR CORROSION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS THEN CUT OFF - CHECK CODE AT FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP SHOWED CODE P2135 - DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE POSSIBLE POWER DRAINAGE COULD BE COMING FROM AND RECOMMENDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM TEST FOR POWER DRAINAGE. AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS STARTED/USED WITHOUT PROLONGED PERIOD OF INACTIVITY, VEHICLE OPERATION FOR THIS MODEL YEAR IS ACCEPTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716673May 15, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A RE-MANUFACTURED POWER STEERING PUMP WITH RESERVOIR AND THE COOLER HOSE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. ...UPDATED 06-11-15 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, IT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY HE WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 07/20/15. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712193April 22, 2015
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS TURNING OFF OF ELBERTON ROAD ONTO VERIBEST ROAD & I HEARD THE FRONT TIRE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND ABOUT 3 TIMES WHILE TURNING & CONTINUED TO DRIVE AFTER THE CAR FELT OKAY, THEN I FELT AS IF THE CAR DROPPED OR THE TIRE WAS COMING OFF & THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK & THE BRAKES WENT OUT & WE CRASH DUE TO ME NOT HAVING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE! ME & MY 3 KIDS WERE BADLY INJURED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10711929April 21, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN VERY LIGHT RAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE FOUR TIMES SUCCESSIVELY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THEN SEEMED TO DROP TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT TO FLASH AND THE BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AND KNOCKED HER UNCONSCIOUS. THE VEHICLE THEN TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY, INTO A WOODY AREA AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS AWOKEN BY THE SCREAMS OF HER SMALL CHILDREN, WHO WERE SITTING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TWO CHILD PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE, CONTUSIONS OF THE SHOULDERS, FACE, HEAD INJURIES AND A CONCUSSION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SPRAINED NECK, FRACTURED SPINE, AND A CONCUSSION, CLOTTING IN THE SKULL, A CHEST WALL CONTUSION AND LACERATIONS TO THE LEGS. ALL THREE PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT AND ALL PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FURTHER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MOTOR HAD BOTH FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE CRASH AND WERE STILL IN THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH ONE WEEK AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 - ELECTRICAL) . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10705287April 13, 2015
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM BLOWER MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704900April 10, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690383April 8, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ODOMETER MILEAGE TAMPERING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE MILEAGE READ 95,953. HOWEVER, A CARFAX REPORT SHOWED THE MILEAGE AT 190,902 17 MONTHS EARLIER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEALER TAMPERED WITH THE ODOMETER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704212April 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IF CAR IS NOT STARTED DAILY. IT WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY AND REQUIRE A JUMP. FRIEND HAS SAME MAKE AND MODEL 2006 IMPALA LT. SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE INSTALLED NEW BATTERY EVERY YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703604April 3, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPECIFY IF ANY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703649April 3, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I GOT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE. MY CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO RUN DIFFERENT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF THE VERY NEXT DAY. THEN ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME MY CAR WAS ACTING FUNNY WHEN I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS TRYING TO WAIT UNTIL PAID DAY TO TAKE IT TO BE CHECKED BUT I COULDN'T WAIT. ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015 WHENEVER I STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I MADE IT WORK OK, BUT ON MY BREAK I NEEDED TO GO TAKE CARE OF SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED ON ME WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. IT WOULD NOT START UP. I COULD NOT TURN IT OR ANYTHING. MY CAR STALLED AND I ENDED UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY AND I HAD TO WALK BACK TO WORK. AFTER WORK MY CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM AND I DROVE IT LESS THAN 1 MILE TO FIRESTONE TIRE WHERE THEY DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD ME THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL WAS BAD. I ASKED THEM IF THEY WERE SURE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND NOT THE THROTTLE BODY AND THEY SAID YES. WHILE ON MY WAY HOME TONIGHT FRIDAY, 4/3/15 ENGINE CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE AGAIN. I AM VERY UPSET AND SCARED FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCH AND READ ABOUT OTHERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE INJURED, KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. SIGNED, [XXX] (VERY UNHAPPY CONSUMERS) 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
#10695500March 19, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY CAR SLOWED DOWN ONLY DRIVING 5 MPH... LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I JUST PUT A ENGINE IN THE CAR SO I KNOW THATS NOT THE PROBLEM I ALWAYS HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON IN THE PAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694761March 17, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SWAY BAR SPLIT AT THE SEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWAY BAR FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693810March 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AC BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR (THERE ARE 3 OF THEM) IS INSUFFICIENTLY DESIGNED TO HOLD UP TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE LOCATION OF THE SWITCHES MAKES MAINTENANCE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IT WOULD BE ASSUMED THAT THE DESIGN WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO HOLD UP UNDER SEVERAL YEARS USE SINCE ACCESSIBILITY TO THESE PARTS IS VERY DIFFICULT. THE PARTS THEMSELVES COST ABOUT $27 (TWICE THAT AT THE DEALERSHIP) AT YOUR PARTS STORE BUT THE DEALERSHIP AND/OR INDEPENDENT MECHANICS CHARGE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS PART. MY CAR IS NOW 10 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 3 OF THESE SWITCHES AT LEAST TWICE AND THE MOST DIFFICULT TO GET TO SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. IT SEEMS THAT THE ACTUAL LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THESE PARTS (IN ACTUAL USE) IS APPROXIMATELY +/- 15 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692080March 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLIPPED AND CRASHED. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE UNKNOWN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ON THE HANDS AND ARMS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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