Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10853946April 7, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853991April 7, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 182,212.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854051April 7, 2016
ENGINE
YOUR RECALL 15757 IS INEFFECTIVE AND SOON TO BE A LAW SUIT IF SOMEONE DOES NOT TELL THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOT HIDE BEHIND THE FACT THAT THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. I CALLED NEWBURGH AND POUGHKEEPSIE AND THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS. I DRIVE CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE AND IF ANYTHING LAW SUIT WILL BE INITIATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854065April 7, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854119April 7, 2016
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT THREADING SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,739.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854132April 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS:HUB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SWITCH TO TRACTION CONTROL MODE. IN ADDITION, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS WIRING HARNESS AND THE WHEEL HUB WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853729April 6, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL FAILURE: FIRESTONE PRECISION TOURING, P225-60R16 M+S. DOT:8XX0 R3D. THE TIRE WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE WENT DOWN TO ABOUT 10 POUNDS. I FILLED THE TIRE BACK UP TO 36 POUNDS. TWO DAYS LATER THE TIRE WAS AGAIN DOWN TO ABOUT 15 POUNDS. I REFILLED THE TIRE, WENT TO HAVE THE TREAD CHECKED FOR A PUNCTURE. NOTHING FOUND. THE NEXT MORNING THE TIRE WAS FLAT. ON REFILLING THE TIRE, I FELT AND HEARD AIR ESCAPING FROM THE TIRE. I FELT AROUND AND FOUND ABOUT A 3/4 TO 1 INCH SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL. THERE WAS NO [HYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I AM THANKFUL THIS HAPPENED NOW, AS WE WERE PLANNING TO TAKE A TRIP TO ALASKA THROUGH CANADA IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853776April 6, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF 4-LANE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC GOING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. WITH NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS COMING ON OR ANYTHING MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND STOPPED THEN IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL! THE TOW TRUCK HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THE CAR ONTO HIS TRUCK AS THE WHEELS LOCKED UP..............NO WARNING LIGHTS, NEVER SLIPPED NEVER HAD ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853441April 5, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN CHANGING TEMPERATURE IN VEHICLE, A LOUD CLACKING NOISE IS HEARD FOR UP TO 2-3 MINUTES EVEN IF VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AND STABLIZER TRAC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. OIL LEAK UNDER CAR. ONLY 55,000 MILES. CAN BE HEARD 50 YEARS AWAY FROM CAR IT IS SO LOUD. 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853508April 5, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY ENGINE REDUCE POWER MESSAGE THEN THE ENGINE WOULD REDUCE POWER AND STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 12-21-15 WITH 118755 MILES THEY SAID NO CODES. I STATED THE BATTERY DIED THEY SAID BRING IT BACK K IF IT DOES IT AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK ON 3-17-16 123236 MILES THE CODE WAS IN THE SYSTEM BUT THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED NOW OVER THE MILES. I CALLED GM ON 3-17-16 THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND CALL ME BACK. GM CALLED BACK AND SAID THEY CAN'T HELP ME( CASE # 8-1882923571). I ASKED WHEN THE NOTICE WENT OUT AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. I THINK THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CHUCK NICHOLSON GMC DOVER OHIO 330-343-7781.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853507April 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SERVICE STABILITRAC, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT WIRE HARNESS WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,371.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853511April 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SERVICE STABILITRAC, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT WIRE HARNESS WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853524April 5, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853591April 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO PULL THE KEY OUT. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS RECALLED A YEAR AGO AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853204April 4, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN THE SUN ENTERS THE INTERIOR, WHILE DRIVING, THE CHROME TRIM , ESPECIALLY THE STEERING WHEEL BOWTIE REFLECTS INTO THE EYES. CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853242April 4, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
IN THE RIGHT REAR SECTION OF CAR THERE IS A RATTLE ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853233April 4, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS OFFERED NO SIDE VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMPS COMPLIED WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853365April 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON MAY 2, 2016 AS SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO JERK BACK AND THE RPM'S WENT UP PAST THREE,T HEN WENT BACK DOWN TO ONE. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO PROCEED FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPDATED 08/03/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853426April 4, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH AT TIMES FAILS TO SEND POWER TO THE STARTER SOLENOID OR THE IGNITION COIL. WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURN ON NOTHING HAPPENS AT TIMES, THE COIL WORKS WHEN CONNECTED TO DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY AND THE ENGINE STARTS BUT STOPS IN A FEW SECONDS WHEN THE BATTERY LEAD IS REMOVED..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853092April 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE TURNING RIGHT AND THEN TURNING LEFT, IT SOUNDS LIKE GRINDING METAL AND THE CAR STARTS JERKING UNTIL THE WHEELS ARE TURNED STRAIGHT AND THEN IT'S OK AGAIN IT IS REALLY LOUD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT IT WOULDN'T DO IT FOR THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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