Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2000)

818 consumer complaints on file.

#763300June 20, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE IS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH THE DEALER CAN NOT GUARANTY THAT THEY CAN FIX BUT IS NORMAL ON THIS LINE OF GM CARS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY DEVELOP INTO A FAILURE AS ON OTHER GM CARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011470June 11, 2002
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO DEALER 7 TIMES TO GET AIR BAG LIGHT FIXED BECAUSE LIGHT WILL CONTINUOUSLY COME ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND A REMEDY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004905May 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH UP A BRIDGE, VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING, REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010234May 21, 2002
STEERING
WHEN MAKING TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND. DEALER MODIFIED STEERING GEAR SHAFT PINION BY INSTALLING A LARGER PIN. THEN, REPLACED GEAR STEERING SHAFT PINION, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009791May 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK INDICATOR SHOWS IT WAS IN PARK, BUT INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ROLL A FEW INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH PARK LOCK PIN, HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. IF CALLING LEAVE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER ONLY, NO MESSAGE!*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ROLLS ON FOOT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THEN ROCKS BACK AND FORTH BEFORE STOPS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761855May 13, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
GM NOT INTERESTED IN SATIFYING CUSTOMERS. OFFERED $3500 FOR MY TROUBLE(20 DAYS IN SHOP) & MUST KEEP DEFECTIVE CAR THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009748May 13, 2002
TIRES, EQUIPMENT
TIRE MONITOR IS READING WRONG INFORMATION WHICH IS CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE PRESSURE IS BETWEEN 31 TO 33 PSA, THE TIRE MONITOR NEVER CAME TO WARN OF TIRE FAILURE, WHEN THE TIRE HAD A HOLE IN THE SIDE WALL CONSUMER STATED HE COULD STICK HIS HAND THROUGH THE TIRE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565508April 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH TAKES A LONG TIME TO LOCK UP ON THE TRANSMISSION IN COLD WEATHER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A GM REP THAT THIS OCCURRENCE IS NORMAL, AFTER CHECKING IN THE GM SERVICE MANUAL, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH DOES NOT LOCK UP UNTIL THE FLUID TEMPERATURE IN THE TRANSMISSION REACHES 266 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS NOT LOCKED UP, THE VEHICLES HIGHWAY GAS MILEAGE IS NOT CLOSE TO WHAT WAS ADVERTISED ON THE PRICE STICKER OF CAR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008773April 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ABS LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING ON ANF OFF. ALSO, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON. BRAKES AND ROTORS KEEP PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008371April 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER PUT KEYS IN IGNITION, TURNED THE KEYS, AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND SAW SMOKING COMING FROM OUT THE HOOD, ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761080April 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AS I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION - TURN THE KEY - A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE CAR - WHEN I LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD - SO, I POP THE HOOD, EXIT THE CAR, LIFTED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS IN FLAMES - CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT - FIREMEN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565243April 18, 2002
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE A MAJOR CRIPPLING EFFECT ON DRIVERS HANDS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760306April 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS HIT IN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND LEFT FRONT, THE SIDE IMPACT WAS SO INTENSE THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS COLLAPSED AND BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE MOVED. NEITHER THE FRONT OR DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#759858March 26, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
ROLLING BACKWARDS AT A STOP.SHAKING/SHIMMYING OF STEERING WHEEL--HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS/BRAKES AT MY OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000.I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING,THE PISTONS/RINGS AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONING--STILL AT MY OWN EXPENSE.NOW,I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING AND FRONT END MAKING CLUNKING NOISES.I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 17,500 OR SO ON IT,AND NOW 24,000 MILES OR SO LATER I'M SPENDING A FORTUNE ON THE UPKEEP OF AN APPARENT LEMON.SURE WISH CHEVY WOULD DO SOMETHIN ABOUT IT INSTEAD OF GIVING US THE RUN-AROUND. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759578March 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS WARPED AT 16,054 MILES. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS AND SANDED PADS. ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AT 29502 MILES. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. AT 38735 MILES I TOOK CAR TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF A BUMPING SENSATION IN THE STEERING MOSTLY WHEN TURNING. SER. MGR. REPORTED THAT IMPALAS HAVE HAD INTERMEDIATE STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT MECHANIC REPORTEDLY FOUND NO SUCH PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, HE FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE AGAIN OUT OF ROUND. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS WERE SCUFFED. THIS DID NOT HELP THE BUMPING SENSATION IN THE STEERING. FEEL THAT CHEVROLET KNOWS THEY HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS AND STEERING, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED TO ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564717March 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. MECHANIC REPLACED FRONT PADS AND MACHINED ROTORS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005694March 14, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING COLUMN SHAFT UPPER WENT OUT, RESULTING IN LOUD NOISES IN FRONT END OF CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005657March 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES ROTOR PROBLEM, REPLACED SEVER TIMES, ROTORS ARE WARPED OR HAVE EXCESSIVE RUN OUT, CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. RESULTING IN VEHICLE VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPLACED FRONT DISC ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758946March 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE, MANUFACTURER'S LIABILTY ECT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8003949February 12, 2002
SUSPENSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STRUCTURE
FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS RATTLING WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEED. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE CRADLE. IN AUGUST OF 2001 RATTLING RETURNED. DEALER REPLACED STEERING UPPER SHAFT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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