Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10092356September 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND SHIFTED GEARS ON IT'S OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMERER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092361September 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090997September 14, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I OWN A 2003 IMPALA. EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKED ON THEIR OWN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY GRANDSON WAS LOCKED INSIDE ON A HOT SUMMER DAY. MY DEALERSHIP IN CONJUNCTION WITH GM HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS SEVERAL TIMES, WITHOUT SUCCESS. IN ADDITION TO ALL DOORS LOCKING {HAS NOT OCCURRED RECENTLY} SOMETIMES THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS SOMETIMES FROM JUST CLOSING THE DOOR. I DO NOT BELEIVE I CAN NOT GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. MY DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THE HAD ANOTHER GM VEHICLE THAT THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND , THAT HAD PROBLEMS WITH A GM VEHICLE DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083515September 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH THE VEHICLE (POLICE PACKAGE) CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO BOTH LEGS. *JB *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10092506September 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAD A SLOW LEAKING HEAD GASKET ON THE FRONT STARBOARD SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090745September 10, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
WHEN IT RAINS MOISTURE CLOUDS LENS IN HEAD LIGHT AND FOG LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091580September 8, 2004
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 00V244000. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INADVERTENTLY ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083820September 8, 2004
AIR BAGS
PERIODICALLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON FOR 3 DAYS STRAIGHT. THE OWNER MANUAL STATES THAT THIS INDICATES A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG, WHICH MAY DEPLOY PREMATURELY OR NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND.*AK*TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091431September 7, 2004
STEERING
AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091506September 7, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
INTERMITTENTLY, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090365September 3, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088971September 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE--2001 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 45,000 MILES--BASICALLY NO ADVANCE NOTICE--STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR AND TRANSMISSION TOOK AWHILE TO ENGAGE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE NEXT TWO (2) LIGHTS. GOT CAR HOME INTENDING TO TAKE TO DEALER IN MORNING. BACKED CAR OUT OF GARAGE--WENT 5 FT AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE FURTHER. PULLED FORWARD AND ABLE TO PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY. MANAGED TO GET TO DEALER. GOING TO TEARDOWN TRANSMISSION TOMORROW. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE WITH 45,000 MILES---90,000 MAYBE, 45,000 NO. THIS IS MY 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH A GM PRODUCT SINCE 1980. LIKE THEIR STYLING BUT DON'T KNOW IF I CAN CONTINUE TO PURCHASE THEIR PRODUCTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088837August 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH START AND/OR ENGINE STALLING WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE AFTER STARTING IT. SOMETIMES IT COUGHS/CHUGS/RPMS REV IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU START IT. OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WILL CHUG AND COMPLETELY STOP MOVING AS IF IT'S RUN OUT OF GAS. IT'S ONLY BEEN A MIRACLE THAT I HAVE NOT BE BROADSIDED YET. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE MARCH OF 2001 AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 4-5 TIMES A WEEK SINCE THEN. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE PROBABLY 6 TIMES TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS IT IS A DANGEROUS ONE, AND EACH TIME HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. NOBODY CAN RECREATE THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO FIX IT. I HAVE HAD MY COMPUTER SYSTEM UPDATED, AND MOST RECENTLY THEY PRESSURE WASHED MY FUEL INJECTORS IN HOPES THAT THAT WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. IT ONLY REMAINS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE'S A BAD ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087334August 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE BACKING OUT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. AS A RESULT, PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT END COLLAPSED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED IN 1996. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE EITHER THE RECALL WAS INEFFECTIVE OR THE DESIGN IS FLAWED. *NM REGARDING TO THE CONTACT'S TELEPHONE CALL THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT NO OTHER COMPLAINED HAS BEEN RECEIVED CONCERNING THE BALL JOINTS AFTER THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE. UPDATED 06/05/2006. *AK *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094567August 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS STALL A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS BUT NO CODES WERE FOUND DURING TESTING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089593August 24, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BEGAN RETRACTED AND TIGHTENED. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT OFF. PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND WELTS FROM THE TIGHTENING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10088485August 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. WITHIN THIS PAST MONTH, AM NOTICING TREMENDOUS POWER LOSS AND SHIFTING/TIMING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSON WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGHER GEAR.. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCE WOULD BE INSUFFICIENT POWER TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC.*AK 3. HAVE INVESTIGATED AND SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE CONCERNING A SHIFT SOLENOID THAT IS A VERY TROUBLESOME ISSUE WITH A LOT OF GM OWNERS. TYPICAL PARTS COST AND LABOR FOR THIS PROBLEM RUNS IN THE $400.00 BALLPARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089662August 24, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING YARD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10089667August 24, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TRUCK IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD A NECK INJURIES. WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON HIS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10089489August 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED, AND RESURFACE THEM. AT 21,222 MILES THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE FRONT/REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. AT 29,776 THE PROBLEM RECURRED , AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED, AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE FRONT BRAKE PAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FELL FROM BACKING RENDERING THE FRONT BRAKE USELESS. GM STATED THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE NOT COVERED AFTER 12000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE GM TO COVER AT LEAST 50% OF COST. AFTER 4 INCIDENTS OF WARPED ROTORS THE PADS FELL APART. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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