Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2000)

818 consumer complaints on file.

#10054405January 18, 2004
STEERING
THERE ARE 2 PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR I BOUGHT: 1. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT ON THE BUMPERS--IT PEELS OFF. 2. THE STEERING SHAFT ON THIS CAR WAS POPPING AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD PLAY AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND THEY REPLACED THE SHAFT AND TOLD ME THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANOTHER PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR HAS ABOUT 90,000 MILES AND WHEN IT HAD 70,000 IT STARTED THE SAME STEERING PROBLEMS IT HAD BEFORE. DOES IT TAKE INJURIES OR FAILED STEERING TO GET SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL???? I GAVE UP ARGUING ABOUT #1 EVEN THOUGH THE PAINT ISN'T THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. NUMBER 2 IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, WHEN THE DEALER HAD TO PAY BEFORE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY NOW!!! *CB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069539January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070136January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
A/C EMITS FOUL ODORS (MOLD/MILDEW). BRAKES PULSATE, WARNING & ABS LIGHTS COME ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON, STALLED ONCE, UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION FROM START UP TWICE. STEERING: INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED AT 42,618 MILES; RACK & PINION LEAKING AT 65,307 POPPING & MUFFLED EXPLOSION SOUND IN COLD WEATHER START UPS, PAINT PEELED OFF FRONT & BUMPER OF CAR. WEATHER STRIPPING ADHESIVE LIQUIFIES ON DOOR POSTS IN HOT WEATHER. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070272January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
WHY, AFTER GIVING THIS CAR ALL THE LOVING CARE NECESSARY,EVERY 3000 MI. CHECK UPS, AND TAKING IT IN LAST WEEK FOR SERVICE, THE SERVICE WRITER SUGGESTED THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE FLUSHED OUT. SO I SAID OK,AND HE SAID IT WAS OK, NOW WHY TWO DAYS LATER THE TRANNY GOES OUT TO THE TUNE OF $3,000. NOW I HAVE BEEN A CHEVY OWNER FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND OWNED A FLEET OF VANS FOR MY BUSINESS, IN ALL THAT TIME I NEVER LOST A TRANSMISSION THIS IS VERY COSTLY AND TO SAY THE LEAST I AM UNHAPPY. THIS CHEVY IS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A FORD. THANK YOU, PLEASE RESPOND.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055215January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW MOTORS STOPPED WORKING AND AS A RESULT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052961January 12, 2004
STRUCTURE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY ENGINE FELL OUT OF MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. MY ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTS WERE NOT IN GOOD ENOUGH DUE TO GM NEGLIGENCE. THEY WONT BACK IT UP EVEN THOUGH THEIR PAMPHLETS SAY DIFFERENT. SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY DON'T CARE. A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALONG TIME AGO. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10052589January 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD TO REPLACE THERMOST AND GASKET, MELTED PVC, 6 SPARK PLUGS UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY AND GASKETS AND SERP BELT BECAUSE OF A BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE WHERE ERG VALVE SETS IN MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE COOLENT LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS CREATING HYDRO LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051524January 2, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN TURNING. I CAN FEEL SOME VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050763December 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGINTION THE KEY WILL NOT TURN. TRIED SPARE KEY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND THE KEY STILL WILL NOT TURN.*AK IN THE PAST WE HAVE HAD THE "FIDDLE" WITH THE KEY IN THE IGINTION TO GET IT TO TURN. NOW IT DOES NOT TURN AT ALL EVEN WHEN YOU "FIDDLE" WITH THE KEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050677December 17, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS A LEAKING OR SEEPING POWER STEERING RACK AT UNDER 48,000 MILES. FAILURE IS VERY PREMATURE AND COSTLY, AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON OTHER CHEVROLET IMPALAS. CHEVY REFUSES TO COVER ANY PORTION OF THE COSTLY (OVER $1,000) REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049426December 8, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL REGULATOR LEAKING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE, WILL CAUSE A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049315December 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WITH THE 3.4 LTR ENGINE COSTING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050030December 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SEAL UNDER A SAFETY CAMPAIGN BUT THE MANIFOLD STILL LEAKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048920November 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, INTERIOR LIGHTING
MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A WEIRD NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL GO BALLISTIC AT TIMES, FLICKERING FASTER AND FASTER. THE INSIDE LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER AT DIFFERENT INTENSITIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047543November 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON OR WILL TURN ON ONLY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. VERY INCONSISTENT. POSE DANGER ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED TO SURFACE AGAIN RECENTLY (FALL 2003). *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047555November 25, 2003
STEERING
2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. DEFECTIVE STEERING PART THAT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX. REPLACED PART IN 2001, REPLACED PART IN 2002, FILLED PART WITH GREASE IN 2003. THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND PROVIDED TO ALL CUSTOMERS THAT PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047167November 19, 2003
STEERING
MY 2000 IMPALA HAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. DEALER PUT IN A NEW STEERING SHAFT BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER ANOTHER 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT CLUNKING AND SEEMS TO BE A PERMANENT UNREPAIRABLE DEFECT IN THE CAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045992November 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD CLUSTER DON'T ILLUMINATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045729November 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING FROM DEX COOL. ALSO, INTAKE BOLTS WERE BACKING OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045645November 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS WENT COSTING OVER $600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE AT LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, ASSUMED THIS WAS JUST A SLIGHT PROBLEM BUT I SEE IT HAPPENING TO A LOT OF IMPALAS... I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A RECALL BUT NOT ON THE 3.4'S SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS SINCE CHEVY KNOWS THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE... *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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