Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2006)

544 consumer complaints on file.

#10927784November 25, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR EARLIER TODAY IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS MAKING NOISE. SO I CHECK IT IT WAS EMPTY I FILLED IT UP WITH POWER STEERING FOULED.COME TO FIND OUT ITS A LEAK AGAIN. FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THAT THE LIGHTS BEEN FLICKERING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS THE CHECK BATTERY SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON. THEN ONE DAY IT CUT OFF ON ME IN TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING .THEN AFTER A WHILE I GOT A JUMP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STAY RUNNING ON ITS ON AFTER THE FIFTH TRY IT STAYED RUNNING.I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME NOW EVERY OTHER WEEK SO. I HAVE TO MESSING WITH CABLE CORD ON THE BATTERY TO GET THE CAR TO START. JUST SO HAPPENED TODAY MY ALTERNATOR. WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CUT ALL THE WIRING OFF THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY JUST TO STOP THE FIRE FROM BURNING .
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927775November 24, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NEITHER OF THE TWO HORN BUTTONS ON THE STEARING WHEEL ACTIVATE THE HORN. EITHER THE BUTTONS DO NOT WORK OR THE HORN DOES NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926244November 15, 2016
SUSPENSION
VERY NOISY FRONT END COMPONENTS, IT SEEMS TO BE MORE NOISE AT A SLOW SPEED. IT RATTLES, ROARS, JUST VERY NOISY. THIS IS AT SLOW SPEED GOING DOWN A NORMAL STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925985November 14, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR WHICH THE STEERING WHEELS STEERING LINES WERE TO BE RE-ROUTED FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LINES RUPTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,900. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT UPDATED 7/5/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924972November 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE NUMBER 3. CARS CURRENT MILEAGE IS 129,537. 2006 IMPALA SS 5.3 LITRE LS4. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 54K MILES, 96K MILES, AND AGAIN NOW AT JUST SHORT OF 130K MILES. THIS IS [XXX] AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE'S THOUSANDS OF POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THE IMPALA SS/GRAND PRIX GXP FROM 2006-2009 WITH THE LS4 5.3 V8 AND 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION COMBO. THE OEM HORSE POWER OF THE ENGINE IS 303 SAE HP. THE 3T65E TRANSMISSION IS ONLY RATED FOR 260 HP. THOUSANDS OF FAILURES AND PEOPLE STRANDED ACROSS THE US WITH THESE CARS. WHEN WILL SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924958November 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE LOST 4TH GEAR OVERDRIVE WHILE CRUISING ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLES RPMS REV LIKE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. CAUSING ME TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE WITH PASSING TRAFFIC AT 75 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924966November 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN AND OUT WHILE IN OVERDRIVE. 2ND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919168October 26, 2016
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA EQUIPPED WITH LIONHART TIRES, TIRES SIZE:225/60R16. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MADE A WHINING NOISE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS SPLIT IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER, BUT WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE TIRE LINE INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909769September 26, 2016
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT SWAY BAR DEVELOPED A CRACK AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT TO PASS VA SAFETY INSP PROG..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893759August 6, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT, IT HAS CAUSED NOTHING BUT AN ISSUE. I ALWAYS GET AN "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" OR SOMETIMES EVEN "STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE." THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE FROM 1-100 TIMES A DAY WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS, TURNING, YOU NAME IT AND IT HAS HAPPENED. IT IS BECOMING A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WILL DO IT IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND I FEAR THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RAN THE CODES AND REPLACED EVERY PART IN THE CAR THAT DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME TO REPLACE BUT IT STILL KEEPS HAPPENING. I HAVE DONE A TON OF RESEARCH ON WHAT COULD BE WRONG AND IT NOT ONLY SEEMS LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT THE THINGS THEY REPLACED IN THEIR CARS FIXED THE ISSUE BUT MINE SEEMS TO NOT EVER BE ABLE TO BE FIXED. THIS HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS THING, AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF SNOW STORMS ON ICY HIGHWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892151August 1, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT GREASEF THE SHIFT CABLE AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881241June 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AND SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877033June 27, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECEIVED A ENGINE WARNING SYMBOL AND SOUND/CHIME AND THEN GOT THE MESSAGE, "POWER IS BEING REDUCED TO THE ENGINE". MY SPEED OF 40 MPH STEADILY LOWERED TO WHERE I PUT ON MY WARNING LIGHTS AS CARS WERE PILING UP BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF ON A SIDE STREET WHERE THE CAR STOPPED. MY MECHANIC HAS READ THE CODES AND REPLACED INDICATED PARTS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN OFTEN. BELOW IS A WEB SITE URL WHERE YOU CAN SEE NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS AS IT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE ON INTERSTATES WHERE THEY HAVE NO WHERE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THERE ARE MORE THAN 22 PAGES OF 100S OF REPORTS OF THIS REDUCED POWER MESSAGE AT: HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/13406/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/CHEVY-IMPALA-REDUCED-ENGINE-POWER-MESSAGE/P1
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870471May 24, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE JUST COMPLETELY LOSSED POWER... THE CAR WOULDNT START UP UNLESS I UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. THE DASHBOARD READ ENGINE REDUCED POWER.. VERY SCARY SITUATION..I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864622May 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TAKATA RECALL MY WINDOWS STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER MY CAR SOME TIME DONT GO WHEN I PUSH THE GAS IT WILL JERK REAL HARD AND THEN SOME TIMES IT TAKES ALONG TIME TO BRAKE AND THIS BEEN A ON GOING THING BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY GAVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT IF THERE WHERE ANY RECALLS ABOUT IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862688May 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
SLIPPING FROM DEAD STOP TO ACCELERATION. THEN IT JERKS FORWARD DOES THIS COUPLE TIMES A MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861949April 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,446.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860413April 19, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 IMPALA CAR AS A DAILY DRIVING CAR. DROVE GREAT, NO SHIFTING ISSUES OR TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED THE CAR UP ONE MORNING AND CAR DID NOT MOVE. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGING, BUT DOESN'T MOVE. IIT ACTS LIKE CAR IS NOT IN ANY DRIVE GEAR EVEN AFTER PUTTING CAR INTO A GEAR, LIKE REVERSE OR DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860018April 18, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY DIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY, AFTER FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS FROM THE INTERNET. UPDATED 06/20/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855389April 13, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ONGOING ISSUE WITH ERROR MESSAGE RELATING TO "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" APPEARED 4/10/2016. ONGOING HISTORY AND SERVICE RELATED TO THROTTLE POSITION AND SENSOR (ALSO SERVICED) CODES P2176; P 2135. 8/1/15 I HAVE ADDRESSED THROUGH REPLACING OF THROTTLE POSITION AND SENSOR; BATTERY CABLE (DEALERSHIP SVC DEPT SUGGESTED LOW VOLTAGE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE - RETESTED, ISSUE CONTINUES) PARTS STORE HAS SUGGESTED "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MODULE P 1516' CODES ALSO INCLUDE P0121, PO2135, P2119 FOUND PMC TO BE FAULTY -- "REPAIR AND REPLACED" 12/30/2014; THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED ON APRIL 5, 2014. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR TWO YEARS. ENGINE POWER DROPS AND CAR WILL ONLY DRIVE AT A LOW SPEED < 40MPH. THIS IS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS ISSUE BEGAN AT APX 140K MILES AND HAS REOCCURRED AT 166L, 167K, 180K, 193K. SPEEDS THAT IT HAS OCCURRED HAS BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60-65MPG TO RESIDENTIAL 25-35MPH. RECORDS HAVE SERVICES DATES ARE AVAILABLE; TOO MANY TO UPLOAD ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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