Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10587053May 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT ABOUT 91000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP (NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, NOT GOING INTO ANY GEAR ETC.) IT FINALLY WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL UNLESS I TURNED THE CAR OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AND WOULD THEN DRIVE FOR ABOUT 2-5 MINUTES THEN ALL THE GEARS WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THINKING IT WAS JUST A CENSOR AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED/REPAIRED. IT COST ME ALMOST $3000 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE READ ON HERE AND ONLINE THAT THE 2006 CHEVY IMPALA HAS HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO GET AT LEAST A LITTLE REFUND ON THE COST. ALSO I HAVE TRIED ABOUT EVERYTHING TO GET THE PASSENGER SIDE BODY SIDE MOLDING TO STAY ON AND PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO STATE THAT THEY HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THAT ONE STAYING ON. IT CATCHES MY DOOR IF I DON'T REMEMBER TO PUSH IT IN BEFORE OPENING THE DOOR. IT IS GOING TO COST ME $50.79 PLUS SHIPPING TO GET A NEW ONE OF THESE AS WELL. THE THIRD THING I HAVE WRONG IS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS IN THE FRONT END BECAUSE OF MY ABS TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR BEING MESSED UP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587144May 7, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES
4 MICHELIN HYDROEDGE ST P225/60R16 97T TIRES HAVE ONLY 11,020 MILES SINCE PURCHASE AND ARE SHOWING HEAVY CRACKS IN THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE.. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TREAD HAS A BAD COMPOUND MIX.. THREE OF THE TIRES SHOW PRODUCTION CODE M33VF6WX5208. THE OTHER TIRE SHOWS M33VF6W4008.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586761May 6, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE POWER BEING REDUCED DUE TO CODE 2135, IT'S A THROTTLE POSITION PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED MAYBE 50-100 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. I CAN CLEAN THE THROTTLE PLATE AND IT'LL BE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE CAR'S POWER IS REDUCED SO QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY ON FREEWAYS. I'VE NEARLY BEEN REARENDED A FEW TIMES NOW. I'VE COMPLAINED TO CHEVROLET AND THEY ONLY SAY THERE ISN'T A RECALL AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY'D CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS WHAT I AM DOING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY'S SAKE, THIS IS A VERY DEADLY PROBLEM THAT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS. IT'S NOT THE CONSUMER'S FAULT AT ALL. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586777May 6, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE REDUCED ENGINE AND THE SERVICE TRACTION STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,337.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585909May 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON JUNE 4, 2013. ON FEBRUARY 13, 2014, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ON APRIL 5, 2014, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585895May 6, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2010 CHEVY IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL READ ENGINE REDUCED POWER, CHECK STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL. AS SHE APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586860May 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE A/C OR DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE. IT CLICKS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN GOES AWAY. IF YOU TRY CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE, IT STARTS AGAIN. I HEARD MANY OTHER IMPALAS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. I HOPE CHEVY FIXES THIS, IT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING AND CRASH. LUCKILY THIS HASN'T TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586859May 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
CAR TURNED OFF BY ITS SELF WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PARK IT. WHEN I STOPPED I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. I CONTACT MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL. IT WAS NOT. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL. HAVING YOUR CAR STOP WHILE DRIVING IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. CONSIDERING THAT MY POWERSTEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME. I CAME OUT OF THIS WITHOUT INJURY BUT I WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE OR DRIVING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. I REALLY HOPE CHEVY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND RECALL OR IN MY CASE REIMBURSE OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586874May 6, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN THERE IS ANY MOVEMENT TO THE CAR BEFORE STARTING THERE IS A KNOCKING THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE AIR VENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; POSSIBLE ACTUATOR DOOR ?? ALSO, WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN FRESH AND RECIRCULATED AIR THE KNOCKING STARTS AND LASTS 1 - 2 MINUTES. THE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 36 DEGREES THE WINDOWS FOG COMPLETELY AND RUNNING THE DEFROSTER AT IT'S MAXIMUM SPEED WILL NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS. I HAVE TO WIPE THE EXCESS CONDENSATION WITH A TOWEL TO MAINTAIN VISIBILITY. MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE ACTUATOR DOOR BEING STUCK AND INTERFERES WITH THE DEFROSTER?? I HAVE TRIED USING RAIN-X ANTI-FOG WIPES TO NO AVAIL. NEED SOME HELP GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586521May 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON FRIDAY MAY 2, 2014, I WENT AND BOUGHT $72 WORTH OF GROCERIES, ALL BUT $10 WERE FROZEN OR COLD AND IT WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE. WHEN I GOT HOME AND WENT TO TAKE THE GROCERIES OUT OF THE TRUNK THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET IT OPEN THEY COULD NOT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP ONLINE AND SAID IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT/RECALL AND THAT IF I TOOK IT TO AN ACTUAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, SATURDAY MAY 3, 2014, THEY SAID THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE MY CAR ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. I FEEL LIKE CHEVY SHOULD STILL PAY FOR IT AND REIMBURSE ME FOR MY GROCERIES THAT I LOST. IT WAS NOT MY FAULT THAT THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN AND IT IS ALSO NOT MY FAULT THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER EITHER 1) DID NOT TURN THE RECALL IN OR 2) DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586608May 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE MY CAR WAS STOPPED AND I WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CRASH INVOLVED 4 CARS AND MY AIRBAGS NEVER DID THEIR JOB. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586464May 4, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
CRANKED UP THE CAR TO GO HOME. STABILITY LIGHT AND "ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE PASSING A TRUCK THE ENGINE DIED. DISPLAY CENTER INDICATED SERVICE STABILITY TRACK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. COASTED OVER TO RT. SHOULDER. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT 30 SEC. CRANKED IT UP AND MADE IT HOME. TROUBLE CODE IS P2138 WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR D/E VOLTAGE. WILL TAKE TO DEALER IN AM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586467May 4, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING 35MPH DOWN MY ROAD IN MY IMPALA. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A TRACTION CONTROL/REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE CAME ON. THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED TO 20MPG AND I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A HUGELY POPULAR ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND CHEVY REFUSES TO FIX IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586310May 3, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 24, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 PM I HAD JUST GOT OFF WORK AND WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START I GOT A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE CONTROL PANEL WHICH SAYS SECURITY AFTER SITTING ABOUT 30 MINUTES IN THE RAIN AND COLD IT STARTED UP THEN I GOT HOME AND TURN IT OFF THEN TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD NOT START IT SHOW SECURITY ON THE DASHBOARD I HAVE REVIEWED A COUPLE SITES ON THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET IMPALA'S FROM 2000 TO 2004 I THINK THAT'S A BIG CONCERN BEING A ELECTRIC PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU CAN BE IN THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD AND A CAR JUST CUTS OFF AND WILL NOT START BACK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586360May 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WON'T COME OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586095May 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STALLS OUT. FOR EXAMPLE AFTER SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CARS STALLS AND WON'T PICK UP SPEED, IT THEN JERKS HARD AND DRIVE AS USUAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586102May 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCE WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. KLMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586107May 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE RPMS WOULD GO UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR INCLUDING REVERSE. CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THIS IS A '06 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS WITH 72,000 MILES DRIVEN. I HAD TO PAY FOR A 3K TRANSMISSION TO REPLACED THE FAILED ONE. I WAS INFORMED AFTER THE FAILURE THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY LS4 ENGINE AND THIS TRANSMISSION. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586112May 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY ENTIRE VEHICLE FLOOR IS FLOODED. MY RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING AND MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM FROM 2002 TO 2005. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I PAY A LOT IF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO BEFORE I AM DONE PAYING FOR IT. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT DEPEND IN THUS CAR ALONG WITH MYSELF IF THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586118May 2, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON THEN I LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AT A SPEED OF 70MPH. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND HAD COMING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL POWER ALMOST REAR ENDED AND TRYING TO MAKE MY WAY OVER CUTTING IN FRONT OF CARS SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO MAKE OVER TO THE MEDIAN AND THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. SO THEN I WAITED THERE FOR 20 MIN UNTIL MY FRIEND ARRIVED TO HELP ME AND THE CAR CRANKED UP AND DROVE LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. SO I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND WITHIN 45 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAITED A FEW MINS AND IT CRANKED UP. ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE. I DON'T MAKE MUCH MONEY AND DON'T HAVE IT TO TAKE TO A MECHANIC AND ITS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS A RECALL. I HAVE SEEN AND READ THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER CARS IM WONDERING IF THEY MISSED A YEAR OR SOMETHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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