Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2008)

810 consumer complaints on file.

#10640888October 2, 2014
ENGINE
WITHOUT WARNING, AN ENGINE POWER REDUCED NOTICE APPEARS, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN FROM 65 MPH TO UNDER 20 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640952October 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640489October 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/17/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/29/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640615October 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 20 MPH, THE GEAR LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PAM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640274September 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE AIR CONDITION VENT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD WAIT FOR THE FIRE TO DISSOLVE BEFORE NOTIFYING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS ABLE TO DISSOLVE AND THERE WAS NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITION RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR WIRING CONNECTION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION FAILED TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639205September 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THIS WAS AT 10:15PM 9/25/14. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF, I TURNED OFF THE RADIO, LIGHTS, AIR AND ANYTHING ELSE I THOUGHT WOULD KILL THE BATTERY. I REMOVED THE KEY FOB AND LOCKED MY VEHICLE. I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT 5AM THINKING THE CAR WOULDN'T START BUT THANKFULLY IT DID. I DROVE TO WORK AND NOW I AM WORRIED THE BATTERY WILL BE DEAD WHEN I RETURN TO IT TO GO HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JACK WINEGARDINER CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THE CAUSE COULD BE A DEAD BATTERY, NOT SO, I CAN START AND DRIVE THE CAR JUST FINE. WHEN I ASKED WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE, COULD IT POSSIBLY BE THE RECALL 14299, HE SAID NO. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND HE SAID UNFORTUNATELY THEIR IS NO RECALL FOR THAT MA'AM AND THAT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. REALLY, I HAD ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE CARD JUST A FEW DAYS AGO WHICH I WILL REPORT IN ANOTHER COMPLAINT. BUT IN SHORT THE CAR HAD REDUCED POWER AND TRACTION WAS SUPPOSEDLY AFFECTED. TURNED THE CAR OF AND WENT IN TO WORK, WENT BACK TO GO HOME AND IT HAS BEEN FINE EVER SINCE. THIS CAR IS BECOMING UNRELIABLE. I USED TO LOVE MY CAR, NOW, I DON'T THINK I WILL BUY ANOTHER CHEVY, EVER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639208September 26, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE BELTWAY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE NOTIFICATION LIGHT SAID THAT THE ENGINE SPEED WAS REDUCED CHECK TRACTION CONTROL. I COULDN'T GO PAST 40 MPH. I MADE IT TO WORK AND PARKED THE CAR. I WENT BACK 8 AND HALF HOURS LATER THINKING IT WASN'T GOING TO START OR I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET HOME. I STARTED THE CAR AND WAS FINE. I HAVEN'T HAD THE ISSUE SINCE. OF COURSE I RESEARCHED AND THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL. IT IS A SHAME THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO FIX THINGS THAT MANY ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH. APPARENTLY, IT IS THE TRAVEL PEDAL SENSOR. SO NOW I HAVE TO FIX THE TRAVEL PEDAL SENSOR AND GET THE KEY FROM BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ANOTHER COMPLAINT MADE TODAY BY SEPARATE ENTRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639322September 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639343September 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,460.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638868September 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638971September 25, 2014
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION, BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10636883September 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE.*JB
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
#10637608September 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE TURNED ALL THE WAY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633838September 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633548September 16, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES
PREMATURE WEAR ON REAR TIRES, LESS THEN A YEAR OLD AND RUINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633610September 16, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT FOWLER CHEVROLET IN TULSA OKLAHOMA AND VERY CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL LOSS. VEHICLE TAKEN IN 2ND TIME FOR REWORK. WE HAVE SOME PICTURES AND VIDEO. BODY SHOP MANAGER WAS TERMINATED. WE NEED ASSISTANCE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES ON VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UNSURE WHERE TO TURN. SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH CHEVROLET INVOLVED TO COVER FOR DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO REMOVE ALL THE KEYS FROM THE KEY RING. UPDATED 12/17/14...UPDATED 06/16/15 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633055September 14, 2014
ENGINE
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND LUCKILY NOT WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY. I AM GETTING A TRACTION CONTROL LOSS WITH REDUCED POWER LIGHT ON THAT ACTUALLY POWERS DOWN THE ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CLEAR THE LIGHT AND IT WORKS O.K. BUT THAT IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX. THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED HUNDREDS OF TIMES ON FORUMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND WHY HAS GM DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS? SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE OR SERIOUSLY BECOME INJURED DUE TO THIS DEFECT, I HOPE TO GOD IT IS NOT ME!!! THIS IS REALLY A PROBLEM IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE AND SPEED AND THE ENGINE DECIDES TO POWER DOWN. I WANT THIS ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE WE ARE READING AND HEARING ABOUT ANOTHER FATALITY AT THE HANDS OF GM!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632405September 11, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,463.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632419September 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND PARKED, THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WIRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,029. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN UPDATED 4/7/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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