Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2007)

627 consumer complaints on file.

#10661677January 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT DUE TO UNAVAILABLE PARTS THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. RECALL # 14V355000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672428January 14, 2015
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BEARINGS. I REPLACED THOSE AND PROBLEMS BEGAN AGAIN I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND REPLACED THOSE. PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY SENSORS, AGAIN I REPLACED THOSE. PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN I WAS TOLD IT HAS TO BE THE SENOR, ANOTHER REPAIR. ALL THE WHILE CONSTANTLY NEEDING TIRES (PRESSURE LIGHTS ALSO KEPT COMING ON) WELL ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. I BACKED UP AND CAR WOULDN'T GO FORWARD. IT'LL GO FORWARD IN 1 N 2 I BELIEVE. HELP!.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671417January 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669383December 31, 2014
ENGINE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON AN OVERPASS, A TRUCK SWIPED THE SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND ROLLED OVER FIVE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, BRUISED RIBS, HEAD TRAUMA AND NUMBNESS IN THE LOWER BACK. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TORN LIGAMENTS IN THE NECK, LEFT SHOULDER, AND THE LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,999.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10669160December 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, SMELT BURNING PLASTIC NEAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, FOUND WIRE HARNESS ON PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL MELTED AT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER CONNECTION DUE TO HIGH HEAT IN THE CONNECTOR AND IT HAD SCORCHED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE INTERIOR CARPET. BURNT BOTH MALE AND FEMALE ENDS OF CONNECTOR SO IT NO LONGER WORKS. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD SEEN BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR ADVISORY ON IT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668182December 24, 2014
SEAT BELTS
ATTEMPTED TO LATCH SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. BUCKLE SLIDES IN BUT LATCH DOES NOT LOCK BUCKLE IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD. "WHY WOULD THE WARRANTY COVER THAT?" WITH ALL THE RECENT SEAT BELT ISSUES WITH MANUFACTURERS, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONCERN TO THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664877December 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661618December 2, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661440December 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660517November 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,350. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN UPDATED 5/27/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659783November 20, 2014
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A STRAIGHT DRY ROAD WHEN IT STARTED TO DRIFT AND GO OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10659885November 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, WHEELS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014, I TOOK MY 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS TO HAILEY'S CHEVROLET FOR THE "ELECTRICAL IGNITION / KEY RECALL." AFTER MY KEYS WERE FIXED AND THE TWO 6MM RINGS WERE ATTACHED TO THEM, I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SLOWED DOWN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TURNING; THEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG AND SERVICE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, FLICKERED THREE TIMES, AND HAVE REMAINED ON SINCE THEN. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE; UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIRS LISTED ABOVE WERE PERFORMED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR EVEN SHORT DISTANCES NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEWS HEADLINES ABOUT, "AIRBAGS EXPLODING" AND FEAR OF, WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH MY TIRES. THESE MATTERS SHOULD REALLY BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659512November 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS HESITATED TO UNLOCK AND LOCK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658573November 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654780November 13, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY IN-LAWS WERE DRIVING THEIR CAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. LUCKILY, THEY WERE NOT INJURED BUT WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. THEY WERE TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. TOTAL COST WAS $317.41.PART NUMBER 25830023 I RETRIEVED THIS PART AND OPENED IT UP. I WAS STARTLED TO FIND THAT PARTS OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD WERE NEVER SOLDERED. I AM A LICENSED MASTER ELECTRICIAN, HAVE AN AAS DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY AND AS A HOBBY HAVE BEEN DOING AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FOR 45 YEARS. THIS PART SHOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT THE FACTORY. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SIMPLY SAID THE PART IS NOT ON OUR RECALL LIST SO WE WILL NOT REIMBURSE YOU OR LOOK INTO THIS ANY FURTHER. I HAVE THE PART. I'M GUESSING THERE COULD BE MANY MORE JUST LIKE THIS. MY IN-LAWS ARE 80 AND I'M PURSUING THIS FOR THEM. THEY HAVE SOLD THIS CAR. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654326November 12, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS SENT A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I THINK IT IS TERRIBLE THAT YOU HAVE NOT FOUND A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN KNOWN ABOUT SINCE 2003 AND YOU KEPT ON MANUFACTURING THIS PRODUCT. PUBLIC SAFETY IS OF NO CONCERN TO YOU UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED AND YOU ARE FORCED TO RESPOND AND EVEN THEN YOU DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS NOW THERE IS NO WAY NOW TO SELL THE VEHICLE PRIVATELY OR AS A TRADE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. (THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THIS DEFECTIVE CAR, AND YOU KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AND LET NO ONE KNOW). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653962November 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 12/22/14*LJ UPDATED 5/26/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654054November 10, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653048November 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651812November 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE IF THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST NOR DID THEY SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME NOR A SPECIFIC DATE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. DYD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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