Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2000)

818 consumer complaints on file.

#893095July 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON INCLINE HILL, AND LET BRAKE PEDAL GO, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT. PLEASE CONSUMER PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748739July 19, 2001
STRUCTURE
ENGINE CRADLE/UNDERCARRIAGE DEFECTIVE/ THIS ADVERSLY AFFECTS POWER STEERING. ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER TWO MONTHS SPAN. DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE STALL AND THEREFORE CANT FIX. I AM TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I WILL NOT DRIVE UNTIL PROBLEM IS FIXED. EACH STALL HAS OCCURRED IN HOT WEATHER AND ON HIGHWAY AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748518July 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED AFTER THIS SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY WAS BENT IS THE SAFETY ISSUE I AM CONCERNED WITH. WHEN THIS ASSEMBLY GETS BENT IT SMASHES THE POWER STEERING LINES IN THE FRAME WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE POWER STEERING HOSES TO REACH A HIGH ENOUGH PRESSURE TO EXPLODE AND YOU LOOSE YOUR POWER STEERING. WHAT I AM CONCERNED WITH IS SOMEONE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT SAY 70 MPH AND HITTING A POT HOLE AND THIS SUB FRAME FAILING AND AT THIS TIME LOSING YOUR POWER STEERING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748556July 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES, THEN SHUT OFF FOR 45 TO 60 MINUTES, UPON STARTING AND TRYING TO GET BACK ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE WOULD HESITATE AT ABOUT 5 MPH CAR SPEED, FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PUSHED TRYING TO SPEED UP, THE ENGINE WOULD FINALLY CATCH UP TO THE GAS PEDAL SETTING AND SPIN THE TIRES. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ONE DAY. FOUR VISITS TO THE DEALER DIDN'T HELP. SINCE ONE CHEVY DEALER REPLACED A CONTROL ON THE TRANSMISSION, THE ENGINE HAS HESITATED GOING AROUND A CORNER AT 20 MPH. THREE OTHER TIMES IT HESITATED WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE NY DRIVEWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748362July 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS ARE STALLING AND ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891996July 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STALL, LEAVING CONSUMER STRANDED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, AND CANNOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891041June 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME ACROSS HIGHWAY AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DEAD CENTER. SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746862June 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890426June 14, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE TOO LARGE FOR DRIVER'S VIEW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561602June 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
UPON COLD STARTING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND SURGING OF THE ENGINE'S RPM'S, ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND DESPITE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE, CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE KEY AND RESTARTED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHILE BLOCKING TRAFFIC, DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE CALIBRATION, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HELP PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889862June 6, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD HAD A VERTICAL CRACK IN IT WHICH HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A 'STRESS FRACTURE' BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889910June 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE. ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 5000 MILES. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS OKAY. CURRENTLY, ROTORS NEED EITHER TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561474June 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE IMTERMITTENTLY LOOSES ACCELERATION POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND STALLS OUT WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASION BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889804June 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IN VEHICLE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889613June 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
INTERMITTENTLY TWO OF RESTRAINT BUCKLES IN REAR RESTRAINTS WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, LEAVING OCCUPANTS UNRESTRAINED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889355May 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING FOR 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES AND GOT OFF HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT SUDDENLY AND COULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. BUT, DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE AT THIS TIME. *AK FOR THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE GM ADVISED, THE CAUSE WAS THE WIRE HARNESS WHICH DEALER INSTALLED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888728May 21, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIRBAG WAS A REPLACEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561170May 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKING AND WARPING, ON FLEET VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561169May 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLES ARE PARKED UNATTENDED AND STILL RUNNING, VEHICLES SLIP OUT OF PARK INTO FOWARD GEAR (POLICE VEHICLES).*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744971May 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED, DEALER STATED THAT ROTORS WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDERSIZED IF RESURFACED. BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. MAJORITY OF MILES WERE HIGHWAY MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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