Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2000)

818 consumer complaints on file.

#10405354June 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. WHEN HE INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395326April 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING, WONT START OR IF IT STARTS THE RADIO AND ALL CLUSTER GAUGES WONT WORK. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393669March 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
BOUGHT 2000 CHEVY IMPALA ON FEB 8,2009,AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REALLY BAD PROBLEMS. BAD SHAKE IN FRONT END,PULLS TO RIGHT REALLY BAD, HAS SEVEAR COOLING PROBLEMS, TURN SIGNAL FAILURE MORE THEN WORKING, GEAR SHIFT PROBLEMS, AIR BUBBLES BACKING UP IN COOLANT BOTTLE, LOW COOLANT LIGHT ALWAYS ON, CHECK ENGINE IGHT ALWAYS ON MAJOR OIL LEAKAGE UNDER CAR BODY NOT ON GROUND. LOSS OF COOLANT BUT NO IDEA WHERE ITS GOING. SERGING PROBLEM IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND WIRING CONECTIONS AND PLUGS NOT CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. ICNITION PROBLEMS KEY WONT STAY IN AND CAN BE PULLED OUT WITH CAR RUNNING.HAVE REPLACED RADIATOR,ALL HOSES,ALL GASKETS,THERMISTATE,WATER PUMP,BELTS,DONE TUNEUP,OIL CHANGE, DONE BRAKES,REPLACED SENCERS,BATTERY,AND OTHER THINGS. IM PISSED AND VERY ANGRY WITH CHEVY AND GM FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THERE VEHICALS AND NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390238March 15, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DEACTIVATED ON ITS OWN ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION AND FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390261March 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA GETS TOO HOT THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO STICK, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, AND THEN TRANSMISSION SHIFT VERY PULLS HARD. IT OCCURS MOSTLY AS THE WEATHER STARTS TO GET WARM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386616March 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 IMPALA DOES NOT ALWAYS START. SECURITY ISSUES NOT ALLOWING START UNTIL AT LEAST 15 MINS OF TRYING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379990February 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 IMPALA, CAR HAS DIED 2 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED 2 WEEKS AGO FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. ALL ELECTRICAL STILL WORKS BUT STARTER WILL NOT ENGAGE, AFTER 5-30 MINUTES OF WAITING IT WILL START. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS TO CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES IT HELPS. CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WONT DO ANYTHING IT. ALSO HAVE THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE WHERE THEY QUIT WORKING UNTIL YOU TURN ON THE FLASHERS. FUEL GUAGE DOESNT WORK. ALL OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS CAR. WHY WONT CHEVY FIX THE DANGEROUS ONE ABOUT THE CAR STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEED AND LOOSING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO TO A STALLED ENGINE. 119000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379572January 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOW/HIGH BEAM SWITCH (MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH OR VISE / VERSA HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. JUST TOLD MY WIFE LEAVE THE LOW BEAMS ON AND NEVER SWITCH TO THE HIGH BEAMS.. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377886January 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374992January 6, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE DIMMER SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED/MISFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS NOW LOCKED IN A PERMANENT "HI BEAM" POSITION. THE LIGHTS HAVE TOTALLY FAILED IN THE PAST. A WEBSITE NAMED "TOPIX.COM" HAS CITED MANY INSTANCES OF THIS TYPE OF LIGHT FAILURE, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AS REGARDS SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. T IS VERY APPARENT (AND EVIDENT FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH YOUR OFFICE) THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH CHEVROLET IS DENYING THE EXISTENCE AND/OR RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY PROBLEM. THEY ARE SIMPLY IGNORING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND TRYING TO CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $600 TO $800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THIS PROBLEM APPARENTLY EXTENDS THROUGH MANY MODEL YEARS, FROM 2000 (OR EARLIER)TO 2007/2008. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE REGARDING PRIOR COMPLAINTS, AND WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368038November 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS A PROBLEM A COUPLE OF TIMES EVERY MONTH WHERE IT WON'T START UP. I'LL TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. SO I'LL JUST WAIT 15-30 MINUTES AND IT STARTS UP FINE. I'VE HEARD MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALL SIMILAR GM VEHICLES AND WAS WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367276November 23, 2010
STEERING
THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING UNIT IN THE 2000 IMPALA, BUT THIS IS THE LATEST; ON JULY 14 ,2010 I TOOK THE 2000 IMPALA INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING FLUID. ASK THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER TO FIX IT. HE THEN DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS OIL SENSOR SWITCH LEAKAGE. AND HE COULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART, BUT THE DIAGNOSE COST WAS $75.00 , SO I PAID AND DROVE OFF WITH A LEAKING 2000 CHEVY IMPALA . LATER,I NOTICE THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WROTE THE SERVICE ORDER UP AS THE CUSTOMER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. NOT TRUE, I SAID FLUID. THE LEAK GOT WORSE. I REPLACED THE OIL SENSOR BUT THE LEAKAGE DID NOT STOP. THEREFORE, I PARK THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ONE DAY I RAISED THE HOOD, TOOK A SMALL FLASHLIGHT AND TRACED THE LEAK TO TWO SEVER LINES. THE HARD RUBBER FLAP THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE CAR BODY TO KEEP DEBRIS OUT OF ENGINE RUBS AGAINST TWO FRAME MOUNTED LINES UNTIL IT CUT THROUGH BOTH LINES. FLUIDS LEAKS OUT AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING UNIT TOFAIL. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASON. DEALERSHIP WANTS $135.00 TO LOOK AT THE CAR AGAIN, I TOOK PICTURES. HERE IS MY PARTIAL COMPLAINT, CAN EMAIL PICTURES AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358755October 1, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE VEHICLE. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS INITIALLY CAUSED BY THE RESISTOR, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR; HOWEVER,THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR WHICH PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM COOLING DOWN AND THE DEFROST TO MALFUNCTION. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355687September 15, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURN SIGNALS HAVE STARTED NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NOT GOOD IF YOU HAVE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE GOOGLED IT AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH NOT ON THIS WEBSITE. MOST RESOURCES SAY IT IS THE HAZARD SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355116September 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MULTI FUNCTION HEAD LIGHT SWITCH I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OFF I HAD TO HOLD THE LEVER TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAMS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AS LONG AS I HELD ON TO THE LEVER. I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO DISCOVER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS 330 DOLLARS VERY EXPENSIVE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348872August 11, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMBINATION CONTROL SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. WHENEVER THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ON AND THE LOW BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. THE GEAR LEVER BOX THAT WAS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT ALSO FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 208,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345524July 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE BACKED THE VEHICLE IN HIS GARAGE, A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. HE SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND IN AN INSTANT THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT, HE APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EASED INTO DRIVE; THE VEHICLE EASED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. HE TRIED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, BUT INSTANTLY A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO TORN GEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341349July 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR (A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 3.8L V6 ENGINE) REPEATEDLY DIED AS I WAS DRIVING OR STALLED. IT BECAME A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY WITH NOWHERE TO PULL OVER. I TOOK IT IN, BUT DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NOTHING. I KEPT REPLACING PARTS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I FELT UNSAFE DRIVING ANYWHERE AND EVEN GOT A BIKE SO I WOULDN'T BE FACING NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES EVERY TIME I DROVE. EVENTUALLY I FOUND A MESSAGE BOARD THAT SUGGESTED REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I JUST DID AND AM HOPING IT WORKS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS THOUGH, IT'S CRAZY TO HAVE TO GO YEARS WITH A FAULTY CAR AND NO ONE CAN FIND A FIX FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336150June 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DAUGHTER WITH HER PERMIT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY SHE PULLED OVER SAFELY AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE HAZARDS WORKED FINE AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THE HAZARD SWITCH IS THE FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH AND FINALLY THEY WOULD WORK ONLY ONE TIME AFTER CAR WAS TURNED ON. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTED $400 DOLLARS FOR A $60 PART AND LABOR. THANK GOD FOR USED PARTS AND AN EASY DASH REMOVE ONLY SEVEN BOLTS INSTRUCTIONS ONLINE. DO IT YOURSELF FOR CHEAP. MY DAUGHTER AT 16 DID MOST OF IT AS I TOLD HER WITH INSTRUCTIONS. I DO LOVE CHEVY WILL REMAIN LOYAL BUT THEY NEED TO WAKE UP AND SOLVE SOME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334473June 3, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ENGAGED AND WHEN SET BACK TO LOW BEAMS, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE SWITCH ACCORDINGLY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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