Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10668573December 28, 2014
STEERING
ON 9/3/14 A NEW CHEVY IMPALA VEHICLE WAS LEASED TO ME WHILE UNDER A7/23/14 OPEN RECALL FOR POWER STEERING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ILLEGAL AND THE TRANSACTION IS NOT LEGAL. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668262December 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS CAME ON 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. TURNED CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, AND LIGHTS WENT OFF AND WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THAT MONDAY, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND WERE TOLD IT WAS A PART THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL. OUT OF WARRANT, BUT THEY COVERED IT ANYWAY CONSIDERING I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN ROUGHLY ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, NOTICEABLY WHEN IT'S WET OUT. LIGHTS WOULD EVENTUALLY GO OFF AFTER CAR SITS SO AFTER READING THREADS, I ASSUMED THIS WAS NORMAL WHEN IT WAS WET OUT. LATE 2013 LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, HAD WHEEL BEARING REPLACED AND LIGHTS WENT OFF FOR A WHILE. EARLY 2014 LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN, AND I START NOTICING HARD SHIFTING IN TRANSMISSION, BUT IGNORED BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S NO WAY MY TRANS COULD BE BAD CONSIDERING THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. THANKSGIVING 2014, I WAS PLANNING A SHOPPING TRIP TO INDIANAPOLIS, AND NO LIGHTS, BUT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHATSOEVER, AND I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED. TOOK CAR TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND SOME SAID IT WAS THE TRANS AND SOME SAID IT WAS NOT. EITHER WAY, IT WAS GOING TO COST ME A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY I DID NOT HAVE CONSIDERING THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 3000 MILES AFTER WARRANTY ENDED. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND WALLLAH LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. ONE DEALER SAID I HAD ANOTHER BAD WHEEL BARING, BUT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY PAPER WORK WITH THE CODE. TOOK IT ELSEWHERE FOR A SECOND OPINION, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE DEALER FORGOT TO CONNECT THE LINE THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE WHEEL BARING. LIGHTS ARE NOW OFF AND I'M HAPPY. TODAY, THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, NOW THAT I'M FLAT BROKE AND HAVE $30 TO MY NAME, LIGHTS ARE BACK ON AND I'M MENTALLY EXHAUSTED. CANNOT REPORT AS A LEMON BECAUSE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LONGER THAN 1 YEAR, AND MY WARRANTY IS EXHAUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668290December 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. ADDITIONALLY, THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND EXCESSIVE FORCED WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE SPILLED AROUND THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668365December 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GAUGE FAILED TO READ THE ACCURATE READING LEVELS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGES SPORADICALLY INCREASED AND DECREASED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661694December 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *MW THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, IN LIGHT OF THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668156December 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668168December 24, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
MY SON WENT TO JUMP START THE CAR AND WHEN HE TRIED TO START IT THE ENGINE BLEW UP . THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FLEW OFF IN MULTIPLE PIECES. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THE CYLINDER WAS DEAD DUE TO THE EXPLOSION. THOUGH WELL THE CAR HAD A LOT OF MILES, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ITS TIME. SO WE DECIDED TO BUY A RE-MANUFACTURED MOTOR BECAUSE WE HAD PUT SOME WORK INTO THE CAR AND MY SON AND I THOUGH THAT WOULD BE A GOOD CHOICE. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT WITH THE NEW MOTOR TILL NOVEMBER 30TH 2014 WHEN WE NEEDED TO JUMP START THE CAR, AND THE ENGINE BLEW AGAIN THIS TIME TAKING OUT THE FUEL LINE ALONG WITH THE NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE COVER. THE CAR STARTS ON FIRE AND LUCKILY THE FLYING PARTS MISSED MY SONS GIRL FRIEND BY INCHES AS THEY FLEW BY HER.SO I KNOW NOW SOMETHINGS UP. AND I FIND THAT GM HAD DEFECTIVE FUEL REGULATORS THAT WERE RECALLED (04V090000 RECALL#) ON THE 2000 MODELS WITH THE 3800 SERIES 2 ENGINE. NOW I KNOW WHY MY ENGINE BLEW BECAUSE THE FUEL REGULATORS ARE POOR DESIGN. NO CAR NO MATTER HOW OLD ARE HOW MANY MILES SHOULD BLOW AN ENGINE WHEN YOU JUMP START IT. BATTERIES YES ENGINES I WOULD THINK NEVER BUT WHAT HAPPEN TO ME IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL NOTICE AND I AM THANK FULL NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668170December 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668182December 24, 2014
SEAT BELTS
ATTEMPTED TO LATCH SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. BUCKLE SLIDES IN BUT LATCH DOES NOT LOCK BUCKLE IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD. "WHY WOULD THE WARRANTY COVER THAT?" WITH ALL THE RECENT SEAT BELT ISSUES WITH MANUFACTURERS, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONCERN TO THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668201December 24, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661696December 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEAREST DEALER WAS 40 MILES AWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE 4TH RECALL NOTICE, HE RECEIVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668019December 23, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOCATION OF THE PUMP WAS NEAR THE GROUND AND WOULD BE EXPOSED TO MOISTURE ON A RAINY DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660640December 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER BELIEVES THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO SECURE AND STABILIZE THE KEY. *TA THE DEALER PLACED A SMALL PLASTIC PLUG IN THE IGNITION KEY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY FIT THE SAME WAY IT DID PRIOR TO THE REPAIR; IT STILL HAD PLAY IN THE FIT AND IT WAS NOT SECURE. SECONDLY, THE IGNITION SWITCH ITSELF STILL HAD THE SAME AMOUNT OF PLAY IN IT, AFTER THE SO CALLED REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660649December 23, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES THERE'S A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM WITH HIS BRAKES AND STEERING WHEN DRIVING DOWN LONG HILLS. *TA THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. ALSO, THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660636December 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD TAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, THEN AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP RUNNING SUDDENLY. THE ONLY EXPLANATION SEEMED TO BE THE KEY WAS HIT INADVERTENTLY GOING OVER A BUMP, KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION. IN JANUARY 2009, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE IGNITION TUMBLER WAS BAD. A NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED. FEBRUARY 2009, THE ENGINE RACED UNCONTROLLABLY, WHICH REQUIRED CONSTANT BRAKING AND PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP. IN OCTOBER 2011, THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AGAIN. MARCH 2012, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILURE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. JULY 2013, THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THEN STALL. SEPTEMBER 2014, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, REGARDING THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660637December 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION TURNING ON AND OFF. *TA ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE BCM. THE BCM WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667619December 22, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A VEHICLE COLLISION WARNING DEVICE THAT IS INTENDED TO WARN THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE IN FRONT THAT YOU ARE TO CLOSE TO AND CLOSING RANGE WITHOUT BRAKING. ON ABOUT 1/2 DOZEN OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE'S EARLY DETECTION SYSTEM HAS ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY VEHICLES IN FRONT. THESE OCCURRENCES SEEM TO BE ON DAYS WHEN IT IS RAINING AND THEIR ARE REFLECTIONS OFF THE ROAD, OR VERY SUNNY DAYS (AGAIN CAUSING REFLECTIONS). THE FLASHING LIGHT, LOUD ALARM, AND INTERRUPTION WITH REGULAR AUDIO IS VERY JARRING (SCARY). ON ONE OCCASION I APPLIED MY BRAKES VERY HARD BECAUSE OF THE ALARM (BUT THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT) - THIS ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND TO HIT ME. THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE DISENGAGED TO PREVENT A FALSE/POSITIVE ALARM. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR SERVICE AND CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS WITHOUT RESULTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667630December 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660597December 22, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED PART FOR RECALL *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IN DECEMBER 2013, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO ZERO. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE CLUSTER HAD APPARENTLY GONE BAD. THE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY STATED THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT RETURN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660650December 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. IGNITION RECALL. *TA THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. THE CONSUMER STATED IN NOVEMBER 2012, SHE HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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