Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10763521September 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE WILL LOCK ME OUT FROM STARTING IT, AND WILL DISPLAY SECURITY. I BELIEVE THIS SAME ISSUE IS AFFECTING MY TRACTION CONTROL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEALT WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY NONSENSE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763687September 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/03/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763351September 13, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA SKIPS, IT STARTED SKIPPING AT 130,000 MILES. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION AND THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN I PRESS THE GAS AND THE ENGINE TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO REACT, IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS CAUSED ME TO GET IN SEVERAL CLOSE COLLISIONS. ALSO WHEN I START THE CAR AND TRY TO BACK UP FROM MY CAR SPACE THE SAME THING HAPPENS I PRESS THE GAS TO BACK UP THE ENGINE TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO CATCH AND THEN DANGEROUSLY JERKS IN REVERSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763412September 13, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY SON WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS 60-70MPH, THE CAR DISPLAY WOULD SAY "REDUCED POWER" FOLLOWED BY "SERVICE STABILLATRAC", "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL". SHUTTING CAR DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SHUT CAR OFF FOR 5-10 MINUTES AND WOULD B FINE FOR A WEEK, A MONTH, SIX MONTHS!!! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR!! CAR NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE TO DEALER EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS, NEEDLESS TO SAY NO ONE DRIVES IT BUT ME. HAVE NOT TAKING TO DEALER BECAUSE RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE A SURE FIX!! OTHER PEOPLE ARE REPLACING THROTTLEBODY,S, GAS PEDALS, GAS CAPS, ABS SENSORS, VARIOUS WIRING HARNESSES, BATTERIES, GROUNDS, COMPUTERS WITHOUT ANY OF THEM BEING A SURE FIX. SOMEONE WILL OR MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN KILLED BY THIS MALFUNCTION AND UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT LIVE TO SAY THE CAR DID THIS!!!! I KNOW FROM READING ONLINE FORUMS AND THE SUCH THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURANCE ON MULTIPLE YEARS OF THIS MODEL!! ALL OF THIS ON TOP OF A $2 KEY SWITCH FIX THAT TOOK HOW MANY TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING WAS DONE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762757September 10, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 55MPH AND THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT. THEN THE CAR JUST COMPLETLY DIED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND PARK IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SEEMS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER FOLKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN AND HAVE NO CONTROL. I HAD THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR AND WAS THANKFUL THAT THIS DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND PLAN ON TAKING IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TODAY OR TOMORROW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762849September 10, 2015
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILS TO LATCH. ON THE MORNING OF 9/9/2015 I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO LATCH NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED. THE RED BUTTON MOVES UP AND DOWN FREELY JUST LIKE THE OTHER SEATBELT LATCHES IN THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR IMPALA?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762858September 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600. UPDATED 11/06/15*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762662September 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE, WHEN TURNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AS A RESULT, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762433September 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER FAILED / NO LONGER WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762447September 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I AM FORCED TO DISCONNECT BATTERY & HOPE THAT NOBODY GOES LOOKING THROUGH MY CAR OR ATTEMPTS TO STEAL IT. MY SECOND COMPLAINT IS KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM MY HVAC. IT WILL HAPPEN WETHER CAR IS IN OR OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762542September 9, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ISSUE WITH MY 2008 IMPALA IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE. THE CAR REDUCES POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION LIGHTS STAY ON. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FIX FOR THE ISSUE. I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO FORM A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM TO HAVE THIS RECALLED. ONLY GOVT. ISSUED VEHICLES WERE RECALLED. ALONG WITH POLICE MODELS. I WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE IN 9/7/15 WHEN MY SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND CAN BE FATAL ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF MODELS AND YEARS. PLEASE ADVISE OF PURSUING THE SUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762045September 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND TRAPPED THE DRIVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT A SECURITY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, ALL THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. MA 10/26/2015 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762245September 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY AND MANUALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALL FOUR LOCKS AND THE TPMS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TPSM WAS REPLACED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LOCKS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762264September 8, 2015
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SAYS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762326September 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON A BLACK NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE DASH LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL. AFTER BRAKING TO AN EMERGENCY STOP I DISCOVERED THAT IF I FLICKED THE DIMMER SWITCH THE LO-BEAM WOULD COME ON. SOME TIME LATER, WHEN I FLICKED THE DIMMER SWITCH THE HI-BEAMS CAME BACK ON. THIS SITUATION HAPPENED PERIODICALLY SINCE THEN BUT I COULD ALSO REGAIN SOME LIGHT BY FLICKING THE DIMMER. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I COULD NOT FLICK THE DIMMER SWITCH. IT WOULD NOT CLICK. IT SEEMED TO BE JAMMED SO NO LIGHTS. AT PRESENT I HAVE HEADLIGHTS (BRIGHT ONLY) IF I HOLD THE DIMMER SWITCH UP. AS SOON AS I LET IT GO ALL LIGHTS GO OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761508September 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE IN THE ON POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761313September 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE, BUT NO SIGNAL ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,151.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761068September 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE INTERSTATE INTO THE MEDIAN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A BOLT FELL OUT THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 258,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761072September 2, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND PREVENTED THE DOORS FROM LOCKING. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR ACTUATORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,358.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761084September 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PARK LOCK CYLINDERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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