Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2006)

544 consumer complaints on file.

#10562827February 4, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCE LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561582January 27, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR TIRE SIZE P235-50-R18. THE DOT AND SERIAL NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE THREAD SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557873December 30, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, "REDUCED TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON, POWER WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED AND THEN "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON. CAR HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, BUT CUTTING OFF POWER AND ACCELERATION WHILE I'M MAKING A TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR DRIVING 70+ MPH IS NOT A SAFE WAY OF ADDRESSING THAT PROBLEM. I CAN TURN OFF THE CAR AND REGAIN POWER. NEARLY ANY OTHER WAY OF ADDRESSING THE CODE WOULD BE INFINITELY BETTER THAN KILLING POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556450December 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE. NOTICED SOMETIME IN AUGUST OF 2013 THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WASN'T WORKING. CHECKED FUSE, RELAY, GRID CONNECTIONS AND FOUND INCOMPLETE CIRCUIT. TRACED OPEN CIRCUIT TO A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR BEHIND PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL UNDER GLOVE BOX. FOUND THAT REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WIRE (PURPLE) WAS BURNED AND INSULATION WAS MELTED. SEPARATED THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO FIND THAT SPECIFIC CONNECTOR FOR THIS WIRE INSIDE CONNECTOR WAS ALSO BURNED AND MELTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONNECTOR. CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555909December 13, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN A REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL ASIDE FROM BIG TRUCKS, OTHERWISE I WOULD BE STRUCK BY. NO CODES AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. AS FAR AS I KNOW THIS IS A MAJOR INCIDENT THAT SOMEONE CAN GET HURT OR LOSES LIFE. I WENT ONLINE THRU EDMUNDS AND SAW A LOTS OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL !! BEEN A CHEVY CUSTOMER FOR A LONG TIME. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. SOMETHING OR SOMEONE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554381December 2, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR WILL START TO SLOWING DOWN AND CHUGGING THEN SAY ENGINE POWER IS BEING REDUCED AND IT WILL BARLEY DRIVE FROM THERE. THE CAR CAN BE GOING AT ANY SPEED AND BE DOING THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN YOUR CAR CHUGS TO ALMOST NOTHING AND THEIR ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN GM FORUM OF COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552585November 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHEN I TRIED THE TRANSMISSION ONLY REVVED UP, THE CAR DID NOT PICK UP SPEED (VERY CLOSE TO BECOMING AN ACCIDENT). AFTER THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST GOT HIT BY ME BECAUSE I WAS ON A HILL AND MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550910November 5, 2013
STEERING
OBSERVED A FLUID LEAK NEAR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE LEAK IS POWER STEERING FLUID. FOUND THE LEAK TO BE CAUSED BY A HOLE IN THE ALUMINUM POWER STEERING RETURN/COOLING LINE. THE LINE WAS LEAKING CAUSED BY THE PLASTIC WHEEL WELL LINER RUBBING A HOLE IN THE ALUMINUM TUBE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549517October 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM IS SHOWING ON DASHBOARD. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND IT STILL APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549562October 25, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09E005000 (STEERING). MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,580 . UPDATED 12-05-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2009, THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548586October 20, 2013
STEERING
I WAS GETTING OFF THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN FEEL A SHAKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL I NOTICED THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ON SO I PULLED OVER THAT'S WHEN IT SHUT DOWN ON ME. I THEN GOT THE WHEEL HUBS AND BALL JOINTS CHANGED BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT SO MY MECHANIC RESET THE VEHICLE WENT OFF FOR A DAY THEN CAME BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547512October 10, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING IN TO WORK. STOPPED AT MCDONALD'S AND NOTICED CAR SMOKING. DROVE ACROSS THE STREET TO MY JOB TO MY DASH BOARD LIGHTING UP WARNING ME TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. I DID EXACTLY THAT (SHUT THE CAR OFF) AND WENT INSIDE TO CALL FOR HELP. THIS IS THE 3RD PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR ALMOST 4 YEARS. LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, MY HEAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, I'M GOING THROUGH OIL LIKE CRAZY, AND I SEEM TO BE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS IT HARD TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE AND WHEN IT DOES FINALLY GO, I GET WHIPLASH FROM THE JERK. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMEONE IS SEVERELY HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542600September 9, 2013
VISIBILITY
SS MODEL: THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE AND WHEN I WAS INSPECTING IT THE METAL PIECE CONNECTING THE VISOR TO THE ROOF WAS EXTREMELY HOT. AFTER DRIVING MORE YOU COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I GOT HOME AND WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE VISOR WAS ACTUALLY BURNED AND IT BURNED THE INTERIOR ON THE ROOF. I THEN PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR ALL INTERIOR LIGHTING. IT'S NOT FIXED YET. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, FOUR BATTERIES, WATER PUMP REPLACED, POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, ENGINE MOUNTING BOLT REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP DOESN'T WORK, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS WARNING LIGHTS ARE MOSTLY ON. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE NOT ON THEY BOTH "WORK" WHEN THEY NOT SUPPOSED TO. NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS HAS BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. AN AWFUL LOT WRONG FOR A CAR WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535470August 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAD BEEN SHOWING THE SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS. WHEN I CALLED SOUTHEAST KIA OF SOMERSET, THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS THE ACTUALLY BATTERY, KEEP IN MIND, I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR SIX WEEKS. I KNEW THAT IT WASN'T BECAUSE I HAD BEEN HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WHATSOEVER BEFORE THIS, AND I WAS RAISED AROUND MECHANICS AND TRUCK DRIVERS, I DO KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT CARS. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I HAD THE BATTERY JUMPED THREE TIMES AND IT DIED SITTING THERE, WE FINALLY GOT IT CHARGED SO THAT I COULD DRIVE TO MY MOTHERS, BUT HAD PROBLEMS ON THE WAY THERE. AS I WAS DRIVING, ALL OF MY GAUGES COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IN MY CAR, AND I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD DIED AND THAT I WAS COASTING. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND REALIZED THE CAR WAS RUNNING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, BUT IT KEPT RUNNING. NOW, KIA IS SAYING THAT IF IT'S THE ALTERNATOR IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER A TWO YEAR WARRANTY THAT I HAVE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO FIX IT BASICALLY. I HAVE BEEN SEVERELY RIPPED OFF, AND NOW ME AND MY CHILDREN ARE WITHOUT A CAR. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT CAR LOTS ARE ABLE TO SEND OUT TERRIBLE AND UNRELIABLE CARS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT, AND THEN DON'T WANT TO FIX THINGS. NOW I AM TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET A DIFFERENT CAR AND LEAVE THIS PIECE OF JUNK ON THEIR LOT, I WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY A CAR AGAIN UNLESS IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 20 MILES ON IT AND IS BRAND NEW, AND WILL DEFINITELY DO MORE RESEARCH ON THE TYPE OF CAR, ALONG WITH THE DEALERSHIP SELLING IT TO ME. AND KIA HAS NOT HEARD THE LAST OF ME AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534972August 12, 2013
STEERING
SOMETIME IN JANUARY OF 2012, I RECEIVED A NOTICED FROM GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT REPAIRING AND REPLACING THE POWER STEERING HOSES OF MY 2006 CHEVY IMPALA. I TOOK MY IMPALA FOR REPAIRS AT A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER IN APRIL 2012. *TR PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NOTICED ABOUT THE REPAIRS FROM GENERAL MOTORS, I KEPT HEARING A BUZZING SOUND. THE BUZZING SOUND STOPPED WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR STEERING HOSE REPAIRS AS SUGGESTED BY GENERAL MOTORS. ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO, I STARTED TO HEAR THE SAME BUZZING SOUND. I CALLED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER WHICH MADE THE REPAIRS LIED TO ME ABOUT MAKING THE REPAIRS IN NOVEMBER 2009. CHEVY STATED THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534041August 7, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT MADE A CLANKING SOUND. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT PARK GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHO STATED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525789July 19, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL TAPPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522050June 27, 2013
STEERING
MY HUSBAND AND ME WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A FUNERAL, WHEN WERE ABOUT TO TURN INTO OUR SUBDIVISION THE STEERING WHEEL BARELY TURNED AND IS NOW MAKING A HIDEOUS NOISE. WHEN I CALLED ONE OF OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED THEM WHAT HAPPENED, MUCH TO MY SURPRISE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $100.00 DOLLARS FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. WHEN I GAVE HER MY VIN NUMBER SHE STATED THAT IT WAS NOT LISTED AS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAD A RECALL. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DETERMINE WHICH CARS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL, BUT I DO KNOW IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THOSE RECALLED. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR FAILED PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514663June 1, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY 2006 CHEVY IMPALA WILL NOT TURN ON. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND STARTER WITH THE SAME RESULTS. STARTER RELAY IS ALSO GOOD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND TO MY HORROR, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, WITH VERY HIGH DOLLAR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT MAY NOT WORK. EVERY TIME I BRING IN THIS VEHICLE I AM CHARGED 100 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO SAY WHAT IS WRONG AND WHEN THEY (SUPPOSEDLY) FIX IT ( OR SAY IT DID NOT DO IT WITH THEM AND ITS ALL IN MY HEAD AND YOUR DOING SOMETHING WRONG TO IT), IT DOES IT AGAIN. THE CHARGING SYSTEM IS OK BUT THERE IS NO POWER AT ALL THRUOUT THE CAR BUT IF YOU WAIT A COUPLE OF HOURS IT WILL SHOW LIGHTS BUT IT WILL NOT EVEN CRANK AND THEN GO COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FROM EVERY OTHER CUSTOMER WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND COST THEM PLENTY OF MONEY WITHOUT A SOLUTION. I HAVE RESEARCHED YOUTUBE, YAHOO ANSWERS, FIXIT, ETC... AND THIS IS WHAT ALL THESE OTHER NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING EVEN WHEN THEY WENT TO THE CHEVY CERTIFIED MECHANICS THROUOUT THE COUNTRY. I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO KEEP PAYING FOR DIAGNOSIS AND NUMEROUS POSSIBLE FIXES THAT DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR THEM TO CHARGE ME AN ARM AND A LEG TO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ( AND NO THEY WILL NOT GIVE YOU A REFUND FOR NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM THAT THEY CHARGE A 100 DOLLARS UPFRONT TO DIAGNOSE). THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU COME FROM A START OR AFTER YOU BACK UP AND DRIVE FORWARD. THIS IS NOT NORMAL BUT CHEVY WILL SAY IT US. I TAKE PRIDE IN KEEPING MY CAR RUNNING SO I KNOW IT IS NOT FROM NEGLECT OR ABUSE THIS IS SIMPLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT THESE CHEVY VEHICLES HAVE BECAUSE I M SEEING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR OTHER MODELS THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE YEAR SPECTRUM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! ALL THESE CONSUMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE NOT WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513180May 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. SHE EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER, THERE WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. EACH TIME, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, AND THEREFORE NO PROBLEM EXISTED. BESIDES THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THERE WAS A HORRIBLE RATCHETING MACHINE-GUN TYPE NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH, WHEN SHE CHANGED THE VENT POSITION. THE LOUD NOISE LASTED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND WAS ALMOST EAR-PIERCING. ALSO, THE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE, THE WATER PUMP, STEERING AND TIE RODS FAILED, THE ENGINE BURNED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL, AND THE ENGINE LOW OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WINDOWS MADE A SCREECHING SOUND, THE SUNROOF WOULD DRAG, THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERED WERE FOGGED AND FADED. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON. ON APRIL 24, 2013. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE THEM ASSESS THE SAME TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM, SHE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR SEVEN YEARS. THEY DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION PAN, AND THEY FOUND FINE METAL, PIECES OF ALUMINUM AND CLUTCH MATERIAL IN THE PAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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