Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2001)

742 consumer complaints on file.

#10224706April 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF (ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT) CLICKING NOISE, RADIO LOCKS, BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. CLICKING NOISE HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS ON OR NOT. CANNOT UNLOCK OR LOCK CAR WITH THE REPORT. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE BLOGS ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A BULLETIN FROM GM #04-08-47-003 SO OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219955March 3, 2008
STEERING:COLUMN
2001 CHEVY IMPALA STEERING COLUMN HAS "KLUNK" SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219560February 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PAINT SHOP, IT SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM), THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COVER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218710February 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS CAR FROM STARTING AT RANDOM TIMES. SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEONE CAN GET STRANDED ON A SUB-ZERO COLD NIGHT OR CAN BE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NOT BE ABLE TO START THE IMPALA. CAR WILL WORK FINE FOR MONTHS AT A TIME, THEN RANDOMLY WILL NOT START. AFTER 15 MINUTES OR SO, THE CAR WILL THEN START... SOMETIMES. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM (SEE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND LOOK UNDER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218002February 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION -WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE 2007 AND WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN JULY 2007 WITH THE IGNITION .ITS LEFT MY FAMILY STRANDED ABOUT 20 + TIMES SENSE THEN. I LOOKED AT THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS ON THERE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215592January 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DEXCOOOL LEAK THROUGH HEAD GASKET, 2ND VEHICLE - PROBLEM ON OUT OF STATE BUSINESS TRIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215474January 20, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
2001 CHEVY IMPALA I WENT OUTSIDE TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, IT HAD ENOUGH POWER TO POWER UP THE LIGHTS ETC. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO START THE ENGINE. I THAN MOVED ANOTHER VEHICLE UP NEXT TO IT AND CONNECTED JUMPER CABLES. I WAITED FOR IT TO CHARGE AND TURNED THE KEY. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OVER, THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD VIOLENTLY EXPLODED. I HAD A HUGE FIRE UNDER MY HOOD. THE EXPLOSION SHOT PARTS ACROSS MY YARD. I HAD TO USE THE WATER HOSE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 10 FEET FROM MY HOME. I LEFT IT ALONE AND CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THE VERY NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD RECENTLY HAD 2 OF THE SAME VEHICLES COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND THE FACT THAT THE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THIS EXPLOSION COULD HAVE VERY WELL KILLED SOMEONE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON OVER 900,000 OF THESE VEHICLES, HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215217January 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT'S WIFE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BEFORE JUMPING THE DEAD BATTERY, THE FUEL SYSTEM BYPASSED THROUGH A REGULATOR AND CREATED AN EXPLOSION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, IT WAS NOT DESTROYED AND WAS CAPABLE OF BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214887January 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS CAR HAS BEEN A ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL NIGHTMARE AND I'M FINDING MANY, MANY, REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM(S). 1) INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS CAUSING CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EGR VALVE TO CLOG. THE RESULT OF THIS IS EXHAUST GASES CAN'T ESCAPE , BACKING UP AND BURNING/BLOWING A HOLE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ITSELF. ALL ABOVE ITEMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A VERY SUBSTANTIAL COST. 2) BLINKERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. MOSTLY THEY DON'T WORK. THIS IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE (FLASHER) MODULE LOCATED IN THE DASH BEHIND THE 'FLASHER" BUTTON. THIS IA VERY,VERY COMMON. 3) A/C HEATER BLOWER FAN STOPS WORKING ON SPEEDS 1,2 THEN 3 RESULTING. THIS IS DUE TO RESISTORS BURNING UP ON A MODULE MOUNTED BEHIND THE DASH AND IN FRONT OF THE BLOWER MOTOR. MY QUESTION HERE IS, AT WHAT POINT DOES SOMEONE HOLD THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECTS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE ANY OF THE ABOVE COMPLAINTS AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED. HELP !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213677January 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE LIGHTS DIMMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213756January 4, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I BOUGHT 4 DOUGLAS TOURING TIRES FOR MY 2001 IMPALA ON11/03/05 ABOUT 13,000 MILES LATER MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE STARTED TO THUMP AND SHAKE. I HAD IT CHECKED. IT WAS A SEPERATED BELT. I HAD IT REPLACED AND THE TIRES ROTATED NEW ON THE BACK OLD ON THE FRONT A MONTH LATER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DID THE SAME THING. I HAD IT REPLACED, THIS TIME I WAS FORCED TO PAY A 54.00 PRO RATE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WAREENTEE OF THE LIFE OF THE TIRE? NOW TODAY THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS DOING THE SAME THING. I CAN'T AFFORED TO BUY ANOTHER ONE OR TWO AS THE CASE MAY BE...HELP*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213272December 31, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE JUMP STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODES. NO START CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213270December 31, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE JUMP STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODES. NO START CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210829December 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
SUDDEN MALFUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE GAUGE (NOT WORKING), COOLING FANS RUNNING, AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF, NO A/C. MANY OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208543November 9, 2007
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY 2001 IMPALA IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WILL CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START FOR 10-20 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND ALWAYS AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE DAY, SO I HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT THE GYM, RESTAURANTS, GAS STATIONS, WORK, ETC. MOST OF THE TIME, THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT AFTER I MAKE A STOP IN BETWEEN WORK AND COMING HOME. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR SINGLE WOMEN WHO ARE STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WAITING FOR 20 MINUTES FOR THEIR CAR TO START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208373November 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 CHEVY IMPALA ENGINE, RADIATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED AT HER OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT HELP HER OUT. SHE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT 3 MONTHS AFTER THE ENGINE. *KB THE POWER SWITCH AND SIDE MIRROR WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206995October 26, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT ON AT 78K MILES; AND MECHANIC CLAIMS IT IS A FAULTY ECM. MANY OTHERS COMPLAIN OF THIS AND ABS LIGHT PROBLEMS WITH AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206854October 25, 2007
STEERING
CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING - DEALER INDICATED CAUSE WAS FROM INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, BUT TOLD NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206882October 25, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206195October 18, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. HER BROTHER BELIEVED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF OCTOBER 18, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000) FOR THE 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE CONTACT FELT THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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