Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10638765September 24, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING, I GOT TO ABOUT 60MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AS WELL AS TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER REDUCE. I DROPPED TO 40-45MPH THEN SYSTEM SAID ENTERING TROTTLE MODE AND VEHICLE CUT IN ROAD. I PULLED OVER, TURNED IGNITION OFF AND WAITED 2 OR 3 MINUTES THEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638782September 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SMOKING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE COMBINATION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638286September 23, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES
AT JUST OVER 40000 MILES ON THE 2013 CHEVY IMPALA, THE LEFT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A LEAK. TOOK CAR TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED BELTS WERE COMING APART ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ALSO HAD EVIDENCE OF CORD SEPARATION (SOFT SPONGY SPOT IN TREAD). TIRES WERE GOODYEAR BRAND THAT WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE IMPALA & STILL HAD APPROXIMATELY 20% OF USABLE TREAD LEFT. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $643. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638293September 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
2013 CHEVY IMPALA WITH APPROXIMATELY 43000 MILES DEVELOPED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN IT WAS TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS (5MPH), ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD BEGIN TO FLASH. IT BECAME SO SEVERE THAT IT CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR TO NOSE DIVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVY DEALER, MECHANIC FOUND FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HUB LOOSE AND BAD. REPLACED WHEEL BEARING HUB AT A COST OF $350, DEALER CLAIMED WHEEL BEARING HUB NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638307September 23, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638340September 23, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
CAR WAS HIT ON FRONT DRIVERS CORNER AND FRONT END. CAR SHUT OFF AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10638345September 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 10/29/14*LJ UPDATED 4/23/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638366September 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS ALSO HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND, UNTIL THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND LETTER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638412September 23, 2014
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED INDEPENDENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638414September 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND JERKED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART MAY BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN THREE MONTHS, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638396September 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638426September 23, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE REVERSING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638448September 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START SECURITY LIGHT BLINKING ,LET IT SIT FOR 15 MINUTES THEN IT STARTS, REALLY DISAPPOINTED . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638489September 23, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A "KNOCKING" NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" ALERT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638480September 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638508September 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638539September 23, 2014
ENGINE, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE AROUND THE OCCUPANTS AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND TWO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,100.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10638537September 23, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638577September 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTING IN FEBRUARY OF 2012, MY CAR HAS FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND IT HAS LET ME DOWN SO MANY TIMES. I GO TO CRANK MY CAR AND IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND HE SHOWED ME HOW TO RESET IT. YOU TURN THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION, WAIT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO BLINK 3 TIMES, THEN TURN THE IGNITION BACK TO THE OFF POSITION AND WAIT ABOUT 12 MINUTES AND THEN YOUR CAR WILL CRANK. IF NOT REPEAT THE STEPS AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES LONGER BEFORE TRYING TO CRANK IT. I HAVE WAITED UP TO 1 1/2 HOURS. I HAVE BEEN LATE FOR WORK, STUCK IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER WITH MY KIS, COULDN'T RUSH DAUGHTER TO HOSPITAL WHEN SHE HAD A 102 DEGREE FEVER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM SICK OF THIS UNRELIABLE CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637963September 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE CAR WENT UNDER 2 TRACTOR TRAILERS AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED NOR DID THE CAR EVER SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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