Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2000)

818 consumer complaints on file.

#768808October 24, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE STIFF/TIGHT STEERING ON MY IMPALA IS CAUSING MY HANDS, WRIST, ELBOW, SHOULDERS AND BACK TO BECOME VERY PAINFUL FINGERS. MY FINGERS ARE BENT AND TWISTED TO FIT TO THE CONTOUR OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WITH THIS TIGHT STEERING THE TEXTURE ON THE WHEEL WEARS OFF AND THE OPERATOR HAS TO GRASP THE WHEEL HARDER TO TURN THE WHEEL. HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS AND GRIP WHEEL HARD TO TURN IT. GO TO WEB SITE HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/MIKETOMICH FOR VIEWS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH BENT FINGERS FROM SAME PROBLEM. POLICE OFFICERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME BENDING AND TWISTING. THIS BENDING AND TWISTING RESULTS IN ARTHRITIS. THE POLICE ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WHEEL BEING TOO SMOOTH TO HOLD THE WHEEL (SAGINAW COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT). ALSO BAY COUNTY SHERIFF DEPTARTMENT DEPUTIES ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT BACK PAIN. REASON THEY HAVE THE BACK PAIN IS BECAUSE THE TORQUE THEY HAVE TO EXPERT ON THIS STIFF STEERING (WHICH IS MUCH MORE THEN IN THE PAST) TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL GOES DIRECTLY TO THE SMALL OF THEIR BACK IN THEIR HIPS, BECAUSE THE HIPS ARE SECURED TO THE SEAT BY THE SEAT BELT. THE SEATS ARE VINYL, AND THE EXCESSIVE TORQUE TRANSMIT TO THE SECURED PART OF THE BODY (THUS BEING THE BACK/HIP AREA). THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE REQUIRED TO TURN THE WHEEL GOES FROM A STATE OF THE MUSCLES BEING RELAXED TO AND IMMEDIATE TAUNTNESS WHICH RESULTS IN A SHOCK LOAD TO THE JOINTS IN THE BONES. WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE TORQUES REQUIREMENT DOESN'T EASE UP, IT BECOMES HARDER TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL IN A TURN THUS MORE TORQUE IS REQUIRED. TO MAKE A TURN REQUIRES ONLY 90% TURN OF THE WHEEL. THIS LIMITED USE PROVIDES A BREAK DOWN OF THE FLUIDS IN THE SOCKET. ANY MINOR STEERING ADJUSTMENTS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD REQUIRE THE MUSCLES TO SNAP TO ATTENTION TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT...THUS THE SHOCK LOADING OF THE JOINTS AND MUSCLES. WHILE DRIVING MY IMPALA, I MADE 68 STEERING ADJUSTMENTS IN A ONE MILE OF LEVEL ROAD, WHICH MEANT I FLEXED ALL THE REQUIRED MUSCLES TO ATTENTION 68. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#768381October 12, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE CAR WAS NOT WELDED CORRECTLY. A PIECE THAT CONNECTS THE RACK AND PINION TO THE FRAME BECAME DISCONNECTED AND THE CAR WILL NOT TURN IT WILL ONLY DRIVE STRAIGHT. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. GM CORPORATION REFUSES TO FIX THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020252October 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018905September 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL STALL AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018703September 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE MIDDLE DOOR, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018746September 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT A TOYOTA PICK UP SLAMMED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE MIDDLE DOOR. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018631September 13, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018523September 12, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD UNTIL TURNING VEHICLE OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766507August 31, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS POPPING AT ALL SPEEDS. I DON'T WANT THEM TO JUST GREASE IT, I WANT THEM TO REPLACE IT. I ALSO WANT IT TO BE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT IS JUST A LUBE JOB. IT IS NOT JUST A NORMAL LUBE. IT HAS TO BE REMOVE THEN DISASSEMBLED THEN GREASED AND REASSEMBLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017576August 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT IN CONSUMER'S LANE AND HIT HIM. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017449August 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AT 40 MPH VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HEAD/KNEE AND ANKLE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN. *AK JLG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8016739August 20, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THAT AIR BAG UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OR NO DEPLOYMENT AT ALL IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015750August 7, 2002
TIRES
LOW TIRE AIR PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT GIVES FALSE READING. WHEN PRESSURE IS NOT LOW, IT WILL INDICATE IT IS,AND WHEN PRESSURE IS LOW, IT WILL READ PRESSURE IS FINE. THIS RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014243July 18, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY AND MOMENTARILY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764397July 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE WOULD HAVE HARD START PROBLEMS, AND WOULD STALL OUT AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TOOK IN & WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPROGRAM COMPUTER, OTHER PROBLEMS W CAR, BRAKES WOULD WEAR OUT EVERY MONTH, ODOMETER READING INCORRECTLY. DEALER NO WILLING TO WORK ON VEHICLE UNLESS A CASH DEPOSIT WAS MADE. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEMS WERE TAKEN CARE OF. CAR IN SHOP FOR 1 WEEK, AND AFTER RETURN OF CAR THE SAME PROBLEMS BEGAN OCCURRING, WITH THE STALLING, FINALLY OCCOASIONALLYWAS WHEN SON DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR DIED WHILE GOING 65MPH. SON HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART VEHICLE . THEN FINALLY AFTER 1 WEEK TRANSMISSION DROPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE AND DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013907July 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT GASKET AROUND INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK JLG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764167July 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. I HAVE A COMPLAINT I'D LIKE TO REGISTER WITH YOU ABOUT THE WARRANTY OF A CAR MADE BY CHEVROLET. THE VIN (VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) IS [XXX]. I AM UNABLE TO FILL MY CAR WITH GAS AT A PRESSURIZED GAS PUMP WHICH IS BASICALLY AT ALL GAS STATIONS. AT TIMES I'VE HAD TO GO INSIDE THE GAS STATION JUST TO PURCHASE A GAS CAN SO I WOULD BE ABLE TO FILL MY CAR WITH GAS. I'VE HAD MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES AND NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE FORTH. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CALLED SEVERAL TIMES CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IN FACT THEY ARE REFUSING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DECLARED THIS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT. THAT IS UNTRUE. THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK IS WHAT IS AT FAULT AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT. HERE'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU DO TO PROVIDE RESOLUTION: I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AS I'VE BEEN REPEATEDLY TOLD IT IS. COULD THERE POSSIBLY BE A NEW DESIGN MADE TO THE VALVE AND CANNISTER AREA AS I FEEL THIS WOULD REMEDY OUR PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.*AK 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
#566475July 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES SOON AFTER PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING HORN PROBLEMS, AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, ALSO THE BATTERY FAILED AFTER 1 YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013119July 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER APPLIED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 35 MPH, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566236June 25, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HOLD THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD CAUSING PAIN IN THE JOINTS OF THE HANDS, WISTS, ELBOWS AND SHOULDERS SOCKET RESULTING CRIPPLING OF FINGERS AND ARMS. HE FURTHER STATES IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY STEERING EFFORT IS THE LACK OF INDENTATIONS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEELS. GM NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO CARRY THINGS IN HIS HANDS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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