Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2000)

818 consumer complaints on file.

#10147855January 16, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES
1. CHILD CLIMBED INTO FRONT SEAT AND PULLED GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK INTO NEUTRAL. 2. THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK MALFUNCTIONED OR BROKE, AND AS A RESULT THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND OVER THE NEIGHBOR'S MAILBOX. 3. CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146562December 30, 2005
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2004, WHERE THE REAR STABILIZER LINK AND FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AND LUBRICANT WAS APPLIED TO THE STEERING SHAFT. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE NOISE DID NOT COMPLETELY CEASE, AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DETERMINED THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 2/13/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146353December 29, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN EXTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEM. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145297December 15, 2005
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT A STRANGE ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HE MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE AT THE CONSUMER EXPENSE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SERPENTINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145227December 14, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING HE COULD PRESS THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ACTIVATE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DURING AN OIL CHANGE A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. *AK THE REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH WARNING LIGHT. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144804December 8, 2005
AIR BAGS
2 YEAR + PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND OFF. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NO REMEDY AS YET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142693November 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, HE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY FOUND RUST ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *JB UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142030November 8, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER TO BE CHECKED. THE SOUND WOULD BE MORE EVIDENT IF THE WHEEL WAS TURNING. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE NOISE HAS BEEN HEARD FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139068October 7, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL FLASHER FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139069October 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138731October 5, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
DT: 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA - THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS AT NORMAL SPEED AND THEN THEY JUST STOP WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT FIND THE REASON WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER DID RESEARCH AND FOUND NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT THERE WERECOMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138242September 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA; CONTACT COMPLAINT THAT BRAKE LININGS CORRODED. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, IN COURSE OF HITTING BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS NO BRAKES. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIX BRAKE LINES. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR BRAKES TO BE FIXED AT ANOTHER DEALER . . NO INJURIES. NO POLICE REPORTS. NO CRASHES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136107September 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA HESITATES WHEN IT STARTS, IT SEEMS TO GET WORST WHEN IT IS ABOUT 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE. DEALER REPLACED A COUPLE OF PARTS, BUT NOW THE SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. I SAID THAT THE SHOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR A NEW ONE. I AM JUST A CONSUMER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135121September 1, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING RIGHT SOMETIME THEY WORK AND SOMETIME THEY DON'T. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134706August 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR WON'T START, TAKES QUITE A FEW TRIES. DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, ALSO WILL JUST STALL. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACE, BUT HAS HAPPENED SINCE, ALSO HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134703August 30, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING DRIVING, ALSO CAN FEEL IT IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER FIXED IT IN SEPT 2003, SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN,BUT WOULD JUST GREASE THE STEERING WHEEL FIRST TO SEE IF IT WILL FIX IT. IT DID BUT NOW IT IS BACK, AND OF COURSE NOT IN WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134235August 25, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1. I DISCOVERD I HAD A SLOW GAS LEAK IN THE GAS RETURN LINES. I HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BUT JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A SPILL IN THE TRUNK POSSIBLY OR SOMETHING ELSE. I NEVER SUSPECTED IT TO BE A LEAK BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SO NEW AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAD NEVER BEEN TREATED ROUGHLY. 2. I COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS AND IF IT WAS A RECALL OR NOT, IT WASN'T CLEAR. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I HADN'T FOUND THE LEAK. 3. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL; THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM FIX IT. I DID THAT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX IT BECUASE IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MECHANIC AND THEY FIXED IT FOR EXACTLY HALF THE PRICE THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WAS TRYING TO CHARGE... ANYWAY, I AM OUT OF POCKET A LOT OF MONEY FOR A RELATIVELY NEW CAR. THE RECALL ON THE WEBSITE SEEMS TO INCLUDE THE GAS HOSES BUT WHEN I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, THEY SAID MY VIN # WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECUASE IT CLEARLY STATES THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134113August 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. I PURCHASED THIS 2000 CHEV. IMPALA LS IN MAY 2005. ON MAY 30, THE ENGINE COUGHED ONCE BUT CONTINUED RUNNING SMOOTHLY, SO I DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A PROBLEM. THEN JUNE 29 IT COUGHED AGAIN BUT CONTINUED RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THAT EVENING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK WITH NO WARNING, THE ENGINE JUST QUIT RUNNING. AFTER IT SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND CONTINUE ON MY DRIVE HOME. SINCE THEN, BETWEEN JULY 5 AND AUGUST 10, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN 7 TIMES. 3 OF THOSE WERE ON AUGUST 10. EACH TIME, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR(POWER CHEVROLET, IRVINE, CA),ON AUGUST 12, AFTER A SHORT DIAGNOSIS, THE COMPLAINT WAS SIGNED OFF AS" ROAD TEST 5 MILES UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN. THROTTLE BODY DIRTY, CLEANED THROTTLE BODY" SINCE THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR THE SERVICE REP. HAD IT REPLACED. I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE OLD REGULATOR, BUT IT DIDN'T CURE THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, BECAUSE ON AUGUST 22 IT DID IT AGAIN (TWICE). SOMEONE AT GM NEEDS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND INFORM THE SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE FIX. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE IF THIS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133188August 17, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY CHEVY IMPALS LS 2000 HAS BEEN STALLING WHILE HOT ON THE PARKWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. THIS WAS HAPPENING INTERMINTELY ABOUT EVERY FEW MONTHS, THEN RECENTLY IT HAS BECOME A DAILY EVENT. MAYBE 1 - 6 TIMES A DAY WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE DRIVE IS ABOUT 30 MILES, ONE WAY, AND IT STALLS USUALLY TOWARD THE END OF THE TRIP. I HAD THE THRODLE BODY REPLACED LAST WEDNESDAY AT THE DEALER, AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BEFORE THAT THE GAS FILTER WAS REPLACED. THIS WEEKEND IT HAPPENED FOUR TIME ON SATURDAY AND FOUR TIMES ON SUNDAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGERIOUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON THE PARKWAY. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AFTER THESE STALLS OTHER CARS ARE ALMOST RUNNING ME OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY. I LOVE THE CAR AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT, BUT IF THIS KEEPS UP I MAY HAVE TO.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133190August 17, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
DT: 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK, IT WILL BE ON AND IT WILL SHUT OFF. CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE FLASHER UNIT. THEY ONLY WORK WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR IF THE VEHICLE IS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE JANUARY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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