Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
818 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
86,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 model year. Data updated: . 417 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 133 of 818 complaints (16.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Steering behavior | 130 | 15.9% |
| Braking behavior | 92 | 11.2% |
| Engine operation | 84 | 10.3% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 71 | 8.7% |
| Transmission and shifting | 36 | 4.4% |
| Fuel system concerns | 27 | 3.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 133 |
| Engine | 71 |
| Steering | 59 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 54 |
| Air Bags | 47 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 38 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 30 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 29 |
Electrical System: 133; Engine: 71; Steering: 59; Engine And Engine Cooling: 54; Air Bags: 47; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 38; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 30; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 29
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 33 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 68 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 71 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 72 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 105 |
| 150,000 and above | 68 |
Under 25,000: 33; 25,000 to 49,999: 68; 50,000 to 74,999: 71; 75,000 to 99,999: 72; 100,000 to 149,999: 105; 150,000 and above: 68
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (105). 401 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 78 |
| 2001 | 80 |
| 2002 | 61 |
| 2003 | 103 |
| 2004 | 74 |
| 2005 | 53 |
| 2006 | 42 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 37 |
| 2009 | 51 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 65 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
1999: 8; 2000: 78; 2001: 80; 2002: 61; 2003: 103; 2004: 74; 2005: 53; 2006: 42; 2007: 22; 2008: 37; 2009: 51; 2010: 19; 2011: 21; 2012: 16; 2013: 9; 2014: 65; 2015: 32; 2016: 23; 2017: 12; 2018: 3; 2019: 5; 2020: 3; 2021: 1
Electrical System leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 130 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 92 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 84 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
VEHICLE STARTS ONE TIME DAILY AS OWNERS MANUAL STATES ON STARTING VEHICLE. THERE AFTER IT REQUIRES TWO TO FOUR EFFORTS TO START THE CAR WITH MULTIPLE CRANKS OF THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL START THE FIRST TIME, AFTER THE CAR HAS FIRST BEEN STARTED, BUT MORE OFTEN IT WILL NOT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY ENGINE CODES BUT ADVISED ME THAT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE AND THEREFORE NOT COMMUNICATING TO THE COMPUTER PROPERLY. VEHICLE DRIVEN FROM DEALERSHIP, STOPPED, AND THIRTY MINUTES LATER IN TRYING TO STA…
Owner-reported narrative. 44,438 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000289 at NHTSA ↗
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL GO FORWARD AND CAUSE A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10001309 at NHTSA ↗
CONSUMER STATES AS ENGINE WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE BACK FIRED, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS REFERENCED IN EA02-030
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002016 at NHTSA ↗
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL MOVES MAKING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002174 at NHTSA ↗
CONSUMER STATED THAT SOME WIRES SHORTED OUT IN THE AIR BAG MODULE CAUSING AIR BAG TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. TS
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002326 at NHTSA ↗
CONSUMER STATES EACH TIME SHE DRIVES HER AUTO SHE HEARS A KNOCKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK AUTO TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, TWICE SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE, AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AUTO. THE THIRD TIME THEY HEARD THE KNOCKING AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS HER STEERING SHAFT. SHE STATES THAT THIS NOISE STARTS WHILE SHE IS TURNING HER AUTO RIGHT OR LEFT, OR EVEN PARKING.*JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002574 at NHTSA ↗
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10003903 at NHTSA ↗
PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK (SUPPOSEDLY NOT INTO ENGINE). I BELIEVE A RECALL EXISTS FOR THE 3.8 LITER "GENERATION II" ENGINE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BUT NOT IN THE 2000 (AND LATER) CHEVROLET IMPALA. REPAIR WAS MADE AT MY EXPENSE (OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD), BUT I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN GM'S RECALL.
Owner-reported narrative. 47,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10004891 at NHTSA ↗
7 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
Reported: 2000-08-07 (August 7, 2000)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY DATE CODES AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE ANY SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 2000-11-13 (November 13, 2000)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG INFLATOR SEPARATES FROM THE AIR BAG MODULE DURING DEPLOYMENT.
Consequence: IF THE INFLATOR SEPARATES, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY DURING A CRASH AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION WOULD BE REDUCED. IF IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A SEPARATED INFLATOR COULD BE PROPELLED DOWNWARD AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO A REAR SEAT PASSENGER WHOSE FOOT IS POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE INFLATOR MODULE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG MODULE.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 2001-04-24 (April 24, 2001)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.4L ENGINE AND NON-ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS). THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." A FUEL RETURN LINE CAN BECOME SEVERED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE.
Consequence: IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WAS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BRACKET THAT WILL MAINTAIN POSITIONING OF THE FUEL LINE IN A FRONTAL CRASH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 29, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 2004-02-24 (February 24, 2004)
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A MISTIMED SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACKFIRE.
Consequence: THE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 2009-04-08 (April 8, 2009)
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,497,516 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL, MY 1998-2003 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO AND IMPALA, MY 1998-1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, MY 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING.
Consequence: IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND MAY SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINES FRONT VALVE COVER AND FRONT-VALVE-COVER GASKET WITH NEW PARTS OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN AND REMOVE THE ENGINES PLASTIC COVER AND PLASTIC OIL-FILL-TUBE EXTENSION, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2016. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR HTTP://WWW.PONTIAC.COM OR HTTP:WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 2014-07-03 (July 3, 2014)
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
Consequence: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 2015-10-26 (October 26, 2015)
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the possibility that engine oil may drip onto the hot exhaust manifold.
Consequence: Engine oil that drips onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold may result in a fire.
Remedy: The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engines front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are covered by recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, or 15V-201 that have not yet received the original remedy will instead receive the improved remedy under the original recall number. The recall began on February 19, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Oldsmobile customer service at 1-800-442-6537 and Pontiac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 15757. Note: Until the improved remedy has been applied, owners are advised to park their vehicle outside since the fire risk exists even when the vehicle is unattended.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
818 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 11521.9%ODI 10169557CAR SPEEDS UP WITH NO CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I THE HIT BRAKE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAR WANTS TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS MUST STEP ON GAS TO KEEP RUNNING. DRIVING ALONG CAR SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS AND SHAKES AND MISSES. AIR CONDITION WORKS SOMETIMES BLOWS COLD THEN GOES TO HOT AIR. I THINK THIS IS UNSAFE. DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEMS CHEVY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A 2006 CHEV IMPALA WITH 3.9 V6 ENGINE 8400 MILES ON IT . WE BOUGHT CAR IN MAY 2006 AND PROBLEMS STARTED RIGHT AWAY. *JB | 11818.8%ODI 10175292 · 300 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE COAX ANTENNA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 1/07. THE REMOTE START AND REMOTE DOOR LOCKS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF PERIODICALLY. THE HIGH BEAMS FLICKERED. *NM | 21426.4%ODI 10258736 · 6,000 miWHENEVER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW APPROX 20 DEGREES F AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE FACTORY REMOTE STARTER AND THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEMS DON'T FUNCTION UNLESS I HOLD THE TRANSMITTER DIRECTLY ABOVE THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IN WARMER WEATHER, THE SYSTEM WORKS FROM DISTANCES GREATER THAN 50 FEET. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM ALREADY AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THUS FAR, THE 2 TRANSMITTERS AND THE RECEIVER HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR | 21626.2%ODI 10277595 · 472 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN HER VEHICLE WENT HAYWIRE. THE LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, THE HEATING UNIT WAS INOPERABLE, AND THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE SEVERAL REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE FAILURES, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE AFTERMARKET ALARM SYSTEM WAS WIRED INCORRECTLY AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL … | 12628.6%ODI 10494789 · 38,173 miWHILE TRAVELING AWAY FROM HOME I PARKED MY CAR AND THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO I HAD TO LEAVE THE KEYS IN THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED BECAUSE THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE OFF POSITION. THEREFORE I HAD TO BE TROUBLED WITH FINDING JUMPER CABLES WHILE AWAY FROM HOME OR BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER (WHOM I MIGHT ADD DID NOT HAVE A TECHNICIAN THAT COULD FIX IT ON A SATURDAY MORNING). I CALLED ANOTHER CHEVROLET DEALER IN ANOTHER COUNTY CLOSE BY AND T… | 9118.0%ODI 10502651 · 80,000 miI OWN A 2011 CHEVY IMPALA AND FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY MY ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT APPEARS. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM AMONG GM VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SOLUTION TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING WITH MANY MECHANICS STUMPED AND REPLACING PARTS IN WHICH THE PROBLEM RECURS ONLY A SHORT TIME LATER. I HAVE ALSO FOUND REPLACING WHAT THE DIAGNOSIS OF CODE P2135 SAYS THE PROBLEM STILL MAY NO… | 5621.7%ODI 10521550 · 55,000 miPURCHASED A GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE. VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHENEVER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. WHEN I WOULD MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. ONE INSTANCE WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR, THE IGNITION ACTED "STUCK." I ONLY TURNED THE IGNITION ONCE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO CRANK OVER TO RESTART THE CAR ON ITS OWN. THE LAST COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT DIED, EVEN WHEN NOT MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT WOULD DIE PERIODICALLY WH… | 5018.4%ODI 10615132 · 28,830 miMY 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER, GAUGE LIGHTS, POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING AS DID THE TRANSMISSION. THIS LASTED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.(THERE ARE NO PLACES TO STOP ON OUR ROADS.) THE FIRST LIGHT TO COME ON WAS THE WARNING ABOUT LOSS OF STABILITRAC AND THE SECOND WAS ABOUT AIR BAGS, THE THIRD WAS ABOUT UNEVEN TIRE PRESSURE. EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I TURNED IT OFF IN P… | 21734.1%ODI 10562446 · 2,010 miBATTERY LEAKED DOWN THE FRAME AND WAS EATING THE 2 TRANY COOLER ALUMINUM LINES. AUTONATION CHEVROLET SUPERSTITION SPRINGS IN MESA, AZ PUT A NEW BATTERY AND 2 NEW TRANY COOLER LINES ON, BUT AFTER THE 4TH ATTEMPT CAN NOT GET ALL OF THE ACID CLEANED UP. ENGINE CRADLE STILL HAS NO PAINT IN SPOTS AND ACID STILL SHOWING ON SPOTS. AFTER A DAY OF RAIN. WENT OUT TO THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND WHEN I OPENED UP THE DRIVERS DOOR THERE WAS A VERY BAD ODOR. ALMOST WANTED TO THROW UP. AFTER LOOKING ALL OVER THE CAR FOUND 2" OF WATER WERE THE SPARE TIRE IS A… | 9431.3%ODI 10760803 · 400 miLATENT DEFECT IN CHEVROLET 2015 IMPALA IGNITION SYSTEMS THAT GM (GENERAL MOTORS) WILL NOT FIX. THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB WAS REDESIGN FROM PART NUMBER GM/L 22733524 TO PART NUMBER GM 13584829, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ALL THE PUSH BUTTON SWITCHES NOW RAISED ABOVE THE KEYLESS HOUSING. WITH RAISE SWITCHES ABOVE THE HOUSING, THE TRUNK CAN INADVERTENTLY OPEN WHEN THE FOD IS IN SOMEONES POCKET. THE CAR TRUNK CAN INADVERTENTLY OPEN WHEN THE FODS SWITCH, WHICH IS IN SOMEONES POCKET, IS INADVERTENTLY PRESSED AGAINST SOMETHING WITHOUT THE OWNERS KNOWLEDG… | 3027.0%ODI 10892209 · 2,900 miWHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY OR LOCAL ROADS. MY VEHICLE WOULD WARN ME TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO STOP THE ENGINE. THE AFTER 3 NOTICES IT WOULD SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. | 1311.2%ODI 10944263 · 120 miPOOR FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS LIGHT UP THE ROAD ONLY SHOWING THE BOTTOM 40% OF THE WINDSHIELD AND POOR LIGHTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.THE TOP 60% OF THE WINDSHIELD AS YOU LOOK FORWARD IS DARK THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY SHOW 3 POSSIBLE 4 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. AT 60 MPH YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE FARTHER THAN OVER 6 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD ON LOW BEAMS NOT 3 AND NOT OVER 1/2 YOUR VISIBILITY IN THE DARK VERY UNSAFE. | 1118.6%ODI 11222108 · 28,174 miTHIS WAS A HERTZ RENTAL CAR I PICKED UP AT THE ORLANDO, FL AIRPORT. JUNE 2, 2019. THERE WAS NO OPERATORS MANUAL IN THE CAR. IT WAS 10 PM AND I HAD TO DRIVE 90 MILES TO MY DESTINATION. ABOUT 30 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY TO CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO CLEAR THE NOTICE BY PRESSING SEVERAL BUTTONS ON THE DASH BOARD. THEN I THOUGHT I FOUND THE CORRECT BUTTON AND PRESSED IT. IT WAS THE CAR START AND OFF BUTTON. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF INCLUDING ALL THE LIGHTS. O WAS GOING 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE ROAD WAS PITCH BLACK. THE ENGINE HAD TURNED… | 828.6%ODI 11321514 · 30 miTHE SOUND I'M MY CAR HAS GONE OUT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. NO BLINKER SOUND, RADIO, NO SOUND WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN NOTHING. WHEN I TURN THE VOLUME UP IT DOES NOT EVEN SHOW ON THE CAR. THERE ISN'T A PEEP OF SOUND. I TOOK IT IN ONCE & OF COURSE THAT TIME IT TURNED ON THAN TURNED RIGHT BACK OFF. WE TOOK THE SPARK PLUG OUT CLEANED IT PUT IT BACK IN, IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE DAYS THAN RIGHT BACK OFF AGAIN, NO SOUND I'M THE WHOLE CAR. | 320.0%ODI 11436029The air conditioner tube was off inside the vehicle and caused massive leaking in the carpets. Causing mold to grow excessively under the floor mats, in the carpets, under the seats, etc. Which as a result led to electrical issues. It’s being looked into by a senior member at GM for months now, nothing is being done. Radley Chevy in Fredricksburg Virginia hasn’t done anything for us either. My family is now having respiratory issues due to the mold issue. |
| Engine | 5911.3%ODI 10464819 · 103,000 miMY CAR IS GIVING A REDUCED ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND NOW STARTING DISABLED. THE CAR WILL NOT START OR DIES IN PROCESS OF DRIVING CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I HAVE REA THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. *TR | 7712.3%ODI 10458955 · 9,100 miMY IMPALA'S SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHTS CAME ON 05/07/12 AND I LOSS POWER TO MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT SERVICED, I WAS TOLD AFTER THEY DIAGNOSED IT THAT I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY SO I HAD IT REPLACED FOR THE COST OF $647.00 1 WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY CAR LOSS POWER AND SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY LUCKILY I WASN'T IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE TAILPIPE SO I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEA… | 13416.5%ODI 10460288 · 83,300 miI WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY NEAR TO MY HOME, AND FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW THE VEHICLE HAS COME UP WITH AN ERROR STATING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY STALLED ITSELF, COMING UP WITH A MESSAGE THAT STATED "STARTING DISABLED/SERVICE THROTTLE". I WAS TRAVELING UPHILL AT 40MPH, NOW WITH NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND UNABLE TO RESTART. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT TO RESTART IT. WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY ON OR OFF RAMP? O… | 17921.7%ODI 10462999 · 48,800 miAFTER BRAKING TO MAKE A TURN, THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS CAME ON: REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILATRAK, AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF. PLUS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED FROM THIS AND I DID EXPERIENCE REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THESE WARNINGS REMAINED ON FROM THE ONSET UNTIL THIS MORNING, 06/25/12, WHEN I CHECKED IT AGAIN. NOW THE WARNINGS ARE NOT THERE. I STARTED THE CAR AND MOVED IT TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AND SO FAR, NOTHING. I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM … | 8820.0%ODI 10461421 · 53,108 miI WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING.....I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, PUT IT BACK IN AND THE CAR STARTED. NOW I AM SCARED TO PUT MY 5 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR | 12524.8%ODI 10471304 · 40,000 miI HAVE A CHEVY IMPALA, 2011, AND A MONTH OR SO AFTER BUYING IT THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO A SHOP, IT WENT OFF. IT CAME ON AGAIN YESTERDAY AND MY ENGINE POWER ALL BUT SHUT DOWN, I WAS TRYING TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THOUGHT I WOULDN'T MAKE IT. AFTER RESEARCHING, I SEE THAT CHEVY HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS. WHY ARE THEY NOT REPAIRING THE PROBLEM? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR DRIVERS. *TR | 4015.5%ODI 10453664 · 10 miENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. I DROVE ANOTHER ONE AND THE NOISE WAS EVEN WORSE, THAT ONE HAD 15000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEM ALL. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR. I DON'T ENJOY HEARING ALL THIS NOISE FROM A NEW CAR. (NOW HAS 6000 MILES ON IT) IF I CAN'T RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM IT WILL BE THE LAST GM CAR I EVER BUY. THE DEALER HAD ME DRIVE ANOTHER NEW 2012 IMPALA WHEN I MENTIONED THE NOISE, IT ALSO SOUNDED THE SAME. GM DEFINITELY DIDN'T ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PRODUCTION. *JS | 3011.0%ODI 10522229 · 4,200 mi"SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING. THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLY, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS! APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW THAT GM IS SEEMINGLY UNABLE TO FIX. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED AN IMPALA. GM SOLD ME A LEMON. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR | 568.8%ODI 10534787 · 2,770 miAT 70 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER READ "STABILITRAK AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". GOT YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER.ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT ASHLAND, VA EXIT.ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN THEN RESTARTED WITH SAME WARNINGS AS BEFORE.APPROXIMATELY 45 MINS LATER RESTARTED TO HAVE A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR. ON RESTART, ALL WARNINGS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" WERE OUT AND ENGINE RAN NORMA… | 196.3%ODI 10895149 · 480 miSEVERE VIBRATION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE COLDER THE OUTSIDE TEMP. THE WORSE THE VIBRATION GETS. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES DIFFERENT REPAIRS MADE NOTHING WORKED. I HAVE ALL REPAIR DOCUMENTS. CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEGED THE PROBLEM HOWEVER HAS NO SOLUTION. | 2118.9%ODI 10876611 · 21,000 miI WAS STOPPED AT THE TOP OF THE HILL ON A PRIVATE ROAD. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE WAS VERY WEAK AND IT TOOK 50-60 FEET AND ALL OF MY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. AFTER I STOPPED, I REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF AND THE IGNITION WAS INT HE OFF POSITION. I ROTATED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BACK TO THE START POSITION TO START THE ENGINE. I CONTINUED BACK UP THE HILL NORMALLY AFTER THE … | 2118.1%ODI 11111439 · 1,000 miVEHICLE WAS CONDO PARKING AREA IN SPI TEXAS AND LOWELL,IN. MICE CHEWED FUEL IJECTION HARNESS (DISABLING(3 CYL) ON FEB.10,2018 AND AGAIN 10 DAYS LATER HARNESS ( 4CYL) AND FOAM INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALL SOYBEAN BASED WIRES AND FOAM. BOTH REPAIRED AT GILLMAN CHEVY IN HARLIGEN ,TX. THEN ON 6/21/2018 THERE WAS AN EXTREME SAFETY EVENT WITH RODENT DAMAGE TO SOY BASED FUEL LINE ELBOW ON TOP OF FUEL TANK THAT PUMPED OUT 8 GALLONS OF GAS ON TOP OF HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE IN REAR OF CAR IN 10 MILES OF TRAVEL FROM HEBRON,IN TO LOWELL,IN… | 711.9%ODI 11152371 · 19,820 miSTABILITRACK AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAID, 'ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED'. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY SLOWED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 55 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. | 27.1%ODI 11306201 · 2,800 miTHE CAR WAS 2 MONTHS OLD WITH 2800 MILES AND IT BEGAN SMOKING AFTER DRIVING 20 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY,WHEN AN ODOR BEGAN, STABILITRAC LIGHT CAME ON, POWER-STEERING FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT, AND ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES AND CONTINUED TO BURN AND MELT | 16.7%ODI 11615402I was driving down the highway in anchorage ak I heard a loud bang like a gunshot , when the vehicle was inspected I was told basically Evap, fuel system , fans , electrical , Cadillac converter exploded was the loud bang ! Serious issues have caused the vehicle to be inoperable ! |
| Steering | 11121.2%ODI 10193296 · 15,000 miTHE 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAD A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON A POWER STEERING HOSE I WAS NEVER NOTIFED OFF. THE HOSE EXPLODED, AND THE CAR COULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE 1ST DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED, BUT IT WOULD NOT STEER OUT OF THE BAY. THEY FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING UNIT, AND WITH DAYS IT WOULD NOT STEER PROPERLY. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHICH AFTER TWO VISITS, DETERMINED IT NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. THEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHILE TURNING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A NEW ACCE… | 9515.2%ODI 10187437 · 3,200 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE AT 15 MPH THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES ,AND THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE 5,600, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200. *AK THE DEALER STATED HAD TO PERFORM ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC AND VERIFIED AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM WAS O… | 9011.1%ODI 10235680 · 7,000 miI WAS DRIVING THROUGH A LOW AREA IN THE STREET THAT HAD A PUDDLE OF WATER TO DRIVE THROUGH. I WAS GOING TO TURN RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THEN ALL AT ONCE IT DID TURN. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE WATER TO RUN THROUGH UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH LATER IN A HARD RAIN AND IT DID IT AGAIN. THIS WAS ALSO WHEN I WANTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN LAKELAND FL. I CONTACTED BILL HEARD CHEVROLET IN PLANT CITY FL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT DO THAT BUT THEY ORDERED PARTS ( A N… | 556.7%ODI 10340921 · 21,981 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE DEALER PERFORMED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE WHEELS REALIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE WHEELS ALIGNED AGAIN, ADJUST THE TOW AND CENTER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER LATER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,981. UPDATED 08/27/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE… | 419.3%ODI 10378597 · 200 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOWLY AND ABNORMALLY DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL AND PULL TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A FRONT ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLA… | 356.9%ODI 10421178 · 1,850 miWHILE DRIVING ON THRUWAY MY 2011 CHEVY IMPALA LOST POWER STEERING WENT DUE TO A BELT BROKE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF CAR. AFTER GETTING OFF THE THRUWAY,WE NOTICED THAT A PULLEY HAD COME APART. WHICH CAUSED THE BELT TO DISINTEGRATE. *TR | 4818.6%ODI 10461854 · 8,486 miI WAS ROTATING THE TIRES AT HOME. WHEN REPLACING THE WHEELS I STARTED AND SNAGGED THE LUG NUTS BY HAND. I WENT TO TORQUE THE LUG NUTS TO SPECIFICATIONS (100 FOOT POUNDS) USING A TORQUE WRENCH. ONE OF THE RIGHT FRONT LUG NUTS WOULD NOT STOP TURNING WAY BEFORE REACHING THE SPECIFIED TORQUE. AS I CONTINUED TO TURN THE WRENCH, THE STUD SNAPPED OFF. ONE OF THE LUGS/STUDS NEXT TO IT ALSO FELT SUSPICIOUS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD ALL STUDS AND LUGS REPLACED ON THAT WHEEL AS I AM AFRAID THERE MAY BE A BAD BATCH OF STUDS. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN SAVE… | 3412.5%ODI 10609264 · 19,000 miI PURCHASED A 2013 IMPALA IN NOVEMBER WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED A BANG IN THE FRONT END WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CUTTING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DRIVERS TIRE IS WEARING UNEVEN BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF "BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY AND WITHIN SPECS". STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT 45-50 MPH WITHOUT PULLING. GO OVER A BUMP AND FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE FLOOR UNDER MY FEET! IT HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE DONE THE FOLLOWING: 1. TIGHTEN MOTOR MOUNT 2. HAD IT HALF A DAY TO REPLACE A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT (SAME ONE THEY TIGHTENED TWO WEEKS… | 13921.9%ODI 10553585 · 11,368 miAT 55 MPH ON A SLIPPERY RIGHT HAND SIDE CURVE (SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH) VEHICLE UNDER-STEERED AND LOST TRACTION COMPLETELY, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES, IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SKIDDED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE (TO THE LEFT). I TRIED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DRIVING LANE, IT STARTED TO SKID LATERALLY TO THE RIGHT AND SLOWED DOWN UNTIL IT HIT A REFLECTOR POST ON THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT LANE AND STOPPED. VEHICLE INFORMATION ON THE DASH BOARD READ "ICE DETECTED...". ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT DOOR WAS A VERY MINOR DENT, THE CAR DEPLOYED ALL 4… | 4414.7%ODI 10782425 · 8,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH AND IMPACTED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS… | 1614.4%ODI 11063631 · 30,000 miCAR LOSS POWER STEERING, ABS BRAKE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER. MULTIPLE SERVICES LIGHTS FLICKED ON / OFF. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 1-2 MONTHS, HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY. HAD TAKEN TO BE SERVICED TWICE. INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF AFTER A DAY OR TWO. | 108.6%ODI 10991338 · 400 miLOSE A STEERING NO STEERING ASSISTANCE MILEAGE 400KM USING A GM GDS DTC-C056D-ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT INTERNAL MALFUNCTION/ DLC PIN 6-14,SYMPTOM BYTE 39 | 711.9%ODI 11363290 · 74,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REVERSING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER IN DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED AS THE "POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE" WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MCELVEEN BUICK GMC (117 FARMINGTON RD, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. | 310.7%ODI 11343640 · 35,700 miTHE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY NO POWER STEERING OR ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS OF PROBLEM SHOWN ON DASHBOARD. AFTER PULLING OVER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT TURNED BACK ON WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAS 35736 MILES AND THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT AS I WAS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TURNED OFF, ALL POWER TRAIN AND ELECTRICAL AS WELL. | 320.0%ODI 11487030 · 54,000 miThe contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that upon parking the vehicle, the "Power Steering - Drive with Care" message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact then attempted to reverse out of the driveway and excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle. The contact restarted that vehicle two hours later and the vehicle resumed normal operation. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000. |
| Air Bags | 356.7%ODI 10185420 · 33,124 miTHE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE KEY OUT. IT IS STILL IN THE ON POSITION. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON.THE SERVICE TIREMONITOR SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND I JUST TOOK IT TO THE SHOP LAST WEEK FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THESE SAME PROBLEMS.WE'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 5 MONTHS AND THIS COINTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. | 436.9%ODI 10213733 · 10,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, A SPEEDING VEHICLE STRUCK AND PUSHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INTO A BRICK WALL OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND EYE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, BACK, AND LEGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND INVESTIGATED THE BRAIN BOX. THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAG ACTED PROPERLY BY NOT DEPLOYING, BUT NO FURTHER EXPLANATION WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND F… | 506.2%ODI 10219947TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HIS 100 LBS WIFE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN SHE IS SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,900 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. | 23027.9%ODI 10269112 · 20 miWE PURCHASED A 2009 CHEVY IMPALA IN APRIL . MY WIFE HAS A TAIL BONE MEDICAL ISSUE THAT NECESSITATES THAT SHE SIT ON A SPECIAL PILLOW WHILE RIDING IN A VEHICLE. THE SEAT DISPLACES HER WEIGHT EVENLY ACROSS THE SEAT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE HER WEIGHT SITTING ON THE SEAT, SO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOESN'T SHOW IT IS OPERATIVE. WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US TO SET A MAGAZINE UNDERNEATH HER TO MAKE THE SENSOR WORK. IT DOES ACTIVATE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON" BUTTON SOMETI… | 10022.7%ODI 10475121 · 32,000 miSERVICE AIR BAG DISPLAYED IN INFORMATION DISPLAY ALONG WITH RED ILLUMINATED SYMBOL OF AIR BAG WOULD COME AND GO ON AND OFF EVERY TIME ITS DRIVEN .TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 9/10/2012 WITH LIGHT AND WARNING ON WHEN PARKED IN SERVICE LANE AND THEY INFORMED ME NO PROBLEM FOUND,NO CODES STORED. *TR | 346.7%ODI 10446783 · 28,855 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SEAT MIDDLE HEAD REST OBSTRUCTED HER VIEW OF THE ROADWAY WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE HEAD REST COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOT PUSHED FLAT DOWN INTO THE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,855. | 207.8%ODI 10460656 · 2,200 miWHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING, I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. I HAD A 20 OZ AQUAFINA BOTTLE OF WATER SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON AND CAR WAS WANTING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLED. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THE THOUGHT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING BECAUSE THE SEAT SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAG THOUGHT THERE WAS A PERSON SITTING THERE IS VERY DISTURBING. *TR | 197.0%ODI 10578153 · 65,000 miI SEE TODAY THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR IMPALAS UP TO 2010 BUILD YEAR. I HAVE A LOANER CAR FOR THE SATURN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL THAT IS A 2013 IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING MY 93 YEAR OLD MOTHER AROUND, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT TURN ON. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME SHE RODE WITH ME. *TR | 436.8%ODI 10544148 · 2,200 miI PURCHASED MY NEW 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA FROM HAWTHORNE CHEVROLET IN HAWTHORNE, N.J. SOME FOUR (4) MONTHS AGO. I AM THE SOLE OWNER AND DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE. LAST WEEK (AROUND SEPTEMBER 11, 2013) I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE VINYL TOWARD THE RIGHT OF THE GOLD COLORED CHEVROLET BOW TIE POSITIONED IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. THE CRACK IS A SEMI-CIRCULAR LINE THAT HAS A SLIGHT DEPRESSION TO THE IMMEDIATE LEFT OF THE CRACK. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO THE HAWTHORNE CHEVROLET AND THE VERY NEXT DAY, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG F… | 299.7%ODI 10788545 · 7,027 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,027. UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ *TR | 1614.4%ODI 10936840 · 11,740 miDRIVING ALONG A FOUR-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WITH A 50 MPH LIMIT WHEN WITHOUT WARNING AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TURNED LEFT INTO ME AT AN INTERSECTION. MY ESTIMATED IMPACT SPEED WAS 35 MPH. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OTHER CAR'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WONDER IF THE AIRBAGS IN THE CHEVROLET WERE EVEN INSTALLED. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR | 1714.7%ODI 109795542017. CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A MALFUNCTION WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE IS 4'11 AND WEIGHS 88 POUNDS. SHE USES A CUSHION TO MAINTAIN FRONT AND SIDE VISION WHILE SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE AIR BAG DOES NOT DETECT HER IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE IS NO MODIFICATION POSSIBLE. *JS | 610.2%ODI 11123238 · 2,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. | 517.9%ODI 11232471 · 9,000 miTL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH TO SWITCH LANES TO THE RIGHT LANE, ANOTHER DRIVER IN THE LEFT LANE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE OTHER WAY HOWEVER THE OTHER VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE AGAIN WHICH HAD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE, FLIPPED MORE THAN TWICE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY, LEFT SIDE BODY PAINS, PROBLEMS WALKING, A NEUROLOGIST ASSESSMENT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUST… | 213.3%ODI 11528914I was in a car accident on June 20, 2023. I was stopped in traffic and was hit in the rear and pushed into the vehicle in front of me. The air bags detonated but did not deploy. The steering wheel and both front seat side air bags had some coming but the airbag did not deploy. |
| Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | 142.7%ODI 10240951 · 5,000 miI'M A FAITHFUL CUSTOMER OF S&J SINCE CHILDHOOD AND MY MOTHER PURCHASED HER VEHICLES THERE. UP TO THIS POINT I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DO HONEST WORK ON MY 2006 CHEVY IMPALA. INDEED THIS DID NOT HAPPEN! MY VEHICLE HAS RETURNED ABOUT 8 TIMES FOR SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM. FERNADO IS A GREAT CUSTOMER ATTENDANT, BUT HE DOES NOT WORK ON MY CAR, SO WHAT I FEEL IS NOT DIRECTED TOWARDS HIM. HERE IS A LIST OF CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT I HAVE INQUIRED SINCE OWNERSHIP OF MY "NEW-USED" CHEVY IN FEB. 2007. I HAVE A NEW CHEVY IMPALA. WIT… | 142.2%ODI 10470380 · 96,600 miON MONDAY AUGUST 7,2012 I STARTED EXPERINCING PROBLEMS WITHMY CAR NOT STARTING SO WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. THEN SAT. AUGUST 12, 2012 MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. AFTER I GOT JUMPED WE DROVE IT HOME ONLY TO REALIZE THE CAR WA GOING ONLY 30 MPH. HAVING TO CLIMB HILL WAS VERY FUSTRATING. TOOK IT TO O'RIELLY AND THE COMPUTER READ P0606 WHICH HAS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE MODULES. ALSO ALL THE ELECTRICAL INSIDE THE CAR IS GOING HAYWIRE, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, AND HAS TO LOCK DOORS AUTOMACTIALLY DUE TO KEYPAD NOT WORKING. PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THIS … | 587.2%ODI 10220727I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY. IMPALA. MY CRUISE WAS SET AT 52 MPH AND I APPLIED MY BRAKE TO RELEASE CRUISE AND I APPLIED MY BRAKE AGAIN I SHOULD OF BEEN GOING AT LEAST 25 MPH. I HAD TO SLAM MY BRAKE AND TRY TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE WITH NO LIGHTS ON AND I HIT THEM. I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEELS OR STOP AND THE COP SAID I SLED 80 FT THAT IS AT LEAST 8 OF MY CAR LENGTHS IM CONFUSED I WAS NOT GOING OVER 52 THEN APPLIED BRAKES I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE MY CRUISE CONTROL GOT STUCK AND OR SPED UP TO BECAUSE I HAD MY BRAKE ON WHEN I H… | 10813.1%ODI 10428814TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON 2 LANE ROAD, CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES VEHICLE CRANKED AND STARTED AND WAS DRIVABLE. TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER WHO MADE REPAIRS BY REPLACING 24 TERMINALS. VERBALLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON WIRES ON THIS 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH BARELY 60,000 MILES. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A MULTILANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SHUTTING DOWN LIKE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR | 7416.8%ODI 10475475 · 59,738 miTHE VEHICLE SERVICE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT REASON ALL THE TIME. THE CAR REDUCES SPEED AND STALL WHEN I STOP. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOSES SPEED AND SHUT DOWN. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR | 13226.1%ODI 10458449 · 33,000 miON 5/11/12, THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT CAME ON; THEN A NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND HE SAID I COULD BRING IT IN ON 5/14. I ASKED IF IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME AND HE SAID NO. I WAS DRIVING ON 5/12 AND WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WAITING TO TURN LEFT. I WENT TO TURN LEFT AND EXPERIENCED A GREATLY REDUCED RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL WHICH WAS FRIGHTENING. THE DEALER JUST CALLED ME ON 5/14 AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HE IS REPLACING IT. … | 5420.9%ODI 10550290 · 35,118 miIM GOING DOWN THE ROAD MASH ON THE GAS DOING 38 AND THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL. I LITERALLY HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. IM DOING 45 TO 50 AND THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING ME RIGHT INTO THE SHOULDER OR INTO OTHER TRAFFIC I HAD TO LAY OFF THE GAS TO GAIN CONTROL OF CAR DOING SUCH LOW SPEED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. AND WAS BLOWN AWAY.HOW THE SUSPENSION AND CONTROL OF THE CAR WAS NOT IN MY HAND NO MORE. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT ON ONLINE. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ITS THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE CAR THAT M… | 10839.7%ODI 10583388 · 32,750 miI JUST PURCHASED MY 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. HAVE DRIVEN LESS THAN 1500 MILES. WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, I RECEIVED A SERVICE STABILITRAK AND A SLIGHT NOISE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. GM CUSTOMER CARE WAS CLOSED AT THAT TIME, HOWEVER NEXT MORNING THE SERVICE WARNING WAS OFF...BUT I STILL FOLLOWED UP WITH GM. THE CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVE SAID MOST LIKELY IF THE SERVICE WARNING WENT OFF - IT WAS JUST A GLITCH. HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO ABLE TO CONFIRM AT THAT TIME THAT BECAUSE I HAVE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, IT IS A COVE… | 10416.4%ODI 10534787 · 2,770 miAT 70 MPH VEHICLE SLOWED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER READ "STABILITRAK AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". GOT YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER.ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT ASHLAND, VA EXIT.ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN THEN RESTARTED WITH SAME WARNINGS AS BEFORE.APPROXIMATELY 45 MINS LATER RESTARTED TO HAVE A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR. ON RESTART, ALL WARNINGS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" WERE OUT AND ENGINE RAN NORMA… | 206.7%ODI 10826043 · 8,000 miINITIALLY IT STARTED OUT WITH LOSING ALL LIGHTING CONTROL DURING DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10SEC AFTER WHICH IT COMES BACK ON. THIS WHEN ON ARE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I STARTED GETTING THE ERROR MESSAGE 'POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE' WHICH ALTERNATES WITH ANOTHER ERROR MESSAGE 'STABILITRAK'. EACH TIME THIS COMES ON DURING DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS A LITTLE WITH THE EMERGENCY PARK LIGHT FOR ABOUT 2SEC AND IF I WERE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, IT AUTOMATICALLY DISABLES IT. THIS IS REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST AM DRIVING. | 109.0%ODI 10940402 · 60 miI WOULD LIKE TO PLACE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2016 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ THAT I PURCHASED FROM CAR MAX IN GLENCOE, IL ON NOVEMBER 11 2016. I AM A FREQUENT TRAVELER TO CENTRAL MICHIGAN AND ON MY RETURN TRIP TO CHICAGO ON JANUARY 6, 2017, I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 127 JUST SOUTH OF MT. PLEASANT MICHIGAN WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN, THE CAR LOST POWER AND IT SLOWED DOWN RAPIDLY, THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME WHO ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME, MY WIFE AND I WERE TERRIFIED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT ON MY FLASHERS. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND THE FOLL… | 10.9%ODI 11349037 · 100,836 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING MOTIVE POWER. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,836. | 11.7%ODI 11152371 · 19,820 miSTABILITRACK AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAID, 'ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED'. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY SLOWED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 55 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train | 8015.3%ODI 10258309 · 51,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR FAILURES WITH THE HEATER BLOWING COOL AIR, THE GEAR SHIFT CHANGING INCORRECTLY, AND THE TIRE MONITOR INDICATOR CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATING. ON JANUARY 30, 2008, THE CONTACT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES. SHE THEN PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. SHE QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED AND CAUSED THE FLUI… | 629.9%ODI 10297703 · 44,100 miON DECEMBER 24, 2009, AFTER PARKING MY 30 MONTH OLD 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ ON LEVEL GROUND AT 6:30AM IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 13 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, I ATTENDED MY MORNING WORKOUT FOR 1 HOUR. ON RETURN AND AFTER SUCCESSFULLY STARTING THE CAR I FOUND THE STICK SHIFT ACCESS BUTTON COULD NOT BE PUSHED, DESPITE FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES, AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER FOR $100. AFTER SIX DAYS AND $150 IN EXPENSES FOR ANOTHER CAR THE GM DEALER REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A "BROKEN GROUND WIRE" IN T… | 8510.5%ODI 10242316 · 10,000 miGM ADVERTISES THAT MILEAGE FOR AVERAGE HIGHWAY DRIVING IS 28 MPG. THE CAR DOES NOT MEET OR EVEN COME CLOSE TO THIS STANDARD. I HAVE TESTED MILEAGE WITH 100% HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THE MAX MPG IS 23. WITH SOME MINIMAL OFF HIGHWAY DRIVING (TO AND FROM HIGHWAY) THE MPG AVERAGES 21 TO 22. OFF HIGHWAY MPG AVERAGES 19. MY INVESTIGATIONS HAVE FOUND THAT GM HAS CHANGED THE FINAL DRIVE RATIO. AT 70 MPH THE ENGINE RPM IS 2,300. THAT IS 300 RPM MORE THAT PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. *TR | 657.9%ODI 10345267 · 8,143 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKES WOULD ALSO MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE SIMILAR TO SCRAPING METAL WHEN APPLIED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN PARK; THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIFT FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE … | 6214.1%ODI 10472566 · 28,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION SLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE RACK AND PINION, AND THE FRONT STRUTS WERE FAULTY AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. | 6312.5%ODI 10433656 · 500 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AFTER IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,185. | 2610.1%ODI 10439689CAR WAS IN PARK AT A GAS STATION, IGNITION OFF, CAR NOT RUNNING. GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWED "PARK". DRIVER WAS OUT OF THE CAR AND THE CAR ROLLED AWAY, CRASHING INTO PARKED VEHICLE AND RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER. THIS WAS AN AVIS RENTAL CAR WITH 7,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR | 3111.4%ODI 10587333 · 32,000 miTRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES AND LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AND ENGINE REDUCES POWER AND ABS PUMP COMES ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME. OCCURS INTERMITTENT AND ONLY WHEN IT SITS FOR A DAY AND WHEN YOU BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THEN PUT IT IN FORWARD GEAR TO GO FORWARD. HAVEN'T HAD IT TO A DEALER YET BUT WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WASN'T SHOWING A CODE THAT THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CAR IS A 2013 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ WITH 32000 MILES. *TR | 396.1%ODI 10620645 · 30 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30. | 155.0%ODI 10811458 · 13,500 miCAR WAS TRAVELING AT 79 MPH ON HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL WHEN CAR LOST ALL POWER (ENGINE, EXTERIOR/INTERIOR LIGHTS, BRAKES, ETC.) WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO THE SHOULDER, AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. LATER DETERMINED THE ISSUE TO BE WITH THE KEY. A SLIGHT BUMP OF THE KEY, E.G. TAPPING THE ATTACHED KEYRING OR HITTING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING, CAUSES THE CAR TO TURN OFF . THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR RENTED FROM BUDGET. | 1614.4%ODI 10876611 · 21,000 miI WAS STOPPED AT THE TOP OF THE HILL ON A PRIVATE ROAD. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE WAS VERY WEAK AND IT TOOK 50-60 FEET AND ALL OF MY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. AFTER I STOPPED, I REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF AND THE IGNITION WAS INT HE OFF POSITION. I ROTATED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BACK TO THE START POSITION TO START THE ENGINE. I CONTINUED BACK UP THE HILL NORMALLY AFTER THE … | 119.5%ODI 10956971 · 9,600 miIN MOTION: UNKNOWN: WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE, SPEED 74 SET BY CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR JERKED LIKE IT WAS GOING INTO PASSING MODE AND MADE A HORRIFIC SOUND. THE INTERSTATE WE WERE ON IN MISSISSIPPI WAS ON A FLAT ROAD. MY HUSBAND AND I THOUGHT THE REAR END HAD COME OUT OR IT WAS ABOUT TO BLOW UP. | 1118.6%ODI 11348753 · 38,000 miTRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ROUGH SHIFT AND BUCKING BACK AND FORTH. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AS WELL AS HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN PASSING. | 517.9%ODI 11343640 · 35,700 miTHE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY NO POWER STEERING OR ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS OF PROBLEM SHOWN ON DASHBOARD. AFTER PULLING OVER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT TURNED BACK ON WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAS 35736 MILES AND THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT AS I WAS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TURNED OFF, ALL POWER TRAIN AND ELECTRICAL AS WELL. | 213.3%ODI 11651689I purchased this vehicle in a CHEVY DEALERSHIP in palatine, IL. [XXX]. 50k miles a chevy impala around 38k total with taxes and all. A month later I had to pay 200 for a diagnostic at the dealership to check an issue with the steering. They said nothing was wrong with it and it was just the floor mat making contact in the floor. When I returned home, I had the same issue occur AGAIN. I retook it and they wanted another 200 dollars. I complained to the seller of this vehicle, and he agreed to waive these 200 dollars. When it was rechecked, it wa… |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 407.6%ODI 10169557CAR SPEEDS UP WITH NO CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I THE HIT BRAKE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAR WANTS TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS MUST STEP ON GAS TO KEEP RUNNING. DRIVING ALONG CAR SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS AND SHAKES AND MISSES. AIR CONDITION WORKS SOMETIMES BLOWS COLD THEN GOES TO HOT AIR. I THINK THIS IS UNSAFE. DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEMS CHEVY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A 2006 CHEV IMPALA WITH 3.9 V6 ENGINE 8400 MILES ON IT . WE BOUGHT CAR IN MAY 2006 AND PROBLEMS STARTED RIGHT AWAY. *JB | 396.2%ODI 10211976 · 11,710 mi(1) MY WIFE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT OUR CHURCH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. (2) THE CAR CONTINUED ON ROLLING OVER A CONCRETE BARRIER AND KNOCKING DOWN AN ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCE SURROUNDING THE PARKING LOT AND CONTINUING OUT INTO THE STREET WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGE TO THE FENCE, THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. (3) CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. ON ONE OR TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, WHEN PULLING THE CAR INTO OUR GARAGE I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL AND THEN SURGE FORWARD. CAR IS BEING… | 8810.9%ODI 10375008 · 12,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A DELAY IN UPSHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACTUALLY ACCELERATE. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. | 12314.9%ODI 10316144 · 10,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FIVE TIMES. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH ON ITS OWN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO CHECK IT. REPORT 71-807159815 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS … | 4610.4%ODI 10491882 · 45,570 miDRIVING HOME FRIDAY NIGHT 12/26/12 ON CRUISE SET AT 65, BANG, CAR DROPPED POWER DRASTICALLY, KICKED OFF CRUISE, AND THE THREE ROTATING MESSAGES APPEARED ON DASH, 1)SERVICE STABILITRAK, 2)SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, & 3)ENGINE POWER REDUCED. BOTH ORANGE PLACARDS LIT UP ON DASH, SERVICE ENGINE AND TRACTION. PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND RE STARTED THE CAR. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT NORMAL SPEEDS BUT CODES STILL ROTATING AND PLACARDS STILL LIT. COULDN'T GET IT INTO THE SHOP UNTIL MONDAY 12/31/12. WHEN I STARTED IT UP TO TAKE IT IN, CODES WERE ALL CLEARED AND… | 6713.3%ODI 10456503 · 92 miMY FIRST ISSUE WAS WITH THE CENTER HEAD RESTRAINT IN THE BACK WHICH TOTALLY BLOCKS VISION USING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I ASKED THE DEALER TO REMOVE IT AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT. BACKING UP IS IMPOSSIBLE EXCEPT WITH THE SIDE MIRRORS AND TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY BEHIND IS BLOCKED WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS BUT GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL TO ADJUST THESE HEADRESTS. ALSO, I LIVE IN THE TN MOUNTAINS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPLETELY DISENGAGES WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME "THIS WAS NO… | 145.4%ODI 104594432012 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT. CONSUMER STATES HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS VERY NOISY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND STILL AND ALSO STATES ISSUES WITH VIBRATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR MOTOR MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LINES, WHICH APPARENTLY RUN DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR, VIBRATE DUE TO THE HARMONICS SET UP BY THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE VIBRATION IS CONTINUOUS AND CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE FLOOR AND UP INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *JB | 207.4%ODI 10522229 · 4,200 mi"SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING. THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLY, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS! APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW THAT GM IS SEEMINGLY UNABLE TO FIX. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED AN IMPALA. GM SOLD ME A LEMON. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR | 314.9%ODI 10555511 · 4,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED WITH HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. | 82.7%ODI 11047398 · 39,000 miI WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT ABOUT 50 TO 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT FULL ACCELERATION. I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, NONE WORKED. I THEN PUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN EVERYTHING WORKED, BY THEN I WAS DOING 90 PLUS MILES PER HOUR PASSING VEHICLES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TRIED FIND A PROBLEM BUT DID NOT A PROBLEM.THEY SAID NO CODES APPEARED. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. … | 43.6%ODI 10876611 · 21,000 miI WAS STOPPED AT THE TOP OF THE HILL ON A PRIVATE ROAD. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE WAS VERY WEAK AND IT TOOK 50-60 FEET AND ALL OF MY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. AFTER I STOPPED, I REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF AND THE IGNITION WAS INT HE OFF POSITION. I ROTATED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BACK TO THE START POSITION TO START THE ENGINE. I CONTINUED BACK UP THE HILL NORMALLY AFTER THE … | 10.9%ODI 11218622 · 46,000 miRE: CAR RANDOMLY LUNGES FORWARD WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT IS AN UNEXPECTED EVENT THAT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT OR JUST TO STOP PERIOD THAT THIS CAR SEEMS TO LUNGE FORWARD LIKE I'M ACCELERATING WHICH I DO THEN THE GEARS ADJUST DOWN BUT ONLY WHEN APPLYING MORE PRESSURE ON BREAKING. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR WHERE I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THIS. | 23.4%ODI 11152232 · 200 miADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) ISSUES SCENARIO 1 FIRST DAY I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. AS I WOULD IN ANY OF MY OTHER 100 + CARS I'VE OWNED, I HELD THE CRUISE CONTROL 'SET' BUTTON EXPECTING THE SPEED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE. THE IMPALA MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, WENT FROM 70 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITHIN 7 SECS. THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS SWERVING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ME. IT CLEARLY STATES ON PAGE 182 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL 'REDUCING SPEED WHILE ACC IS AT A SET SPEED. 'PRESS AND HOLD SETUNTIL THE DESIRED LOW… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Unknown Or Other | 224.2%ODI 10174266 · 10,111 miINTERMITTENT PLASTIC BURNING SMELL. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE??? DRIVERS WINDOW ALSO SCREECHES LIKE MAD WHEN PUT DOWN. *JB | 264.1%ODI 10228121THIS IS A REQUEST IN ORDER THAT THE DOT WILL BEGIN (SUGGESTION) FOR MONTHLY US INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE DEFECTS AND RECALLS AND MAINTENANCE DEFICIENCIES ON ALL POLICE FORD AND CHEVROLET VEHICLES. THIS REQUEST IS FOR MONTHLY INSPECTIONS ON MOTORCYCLES AND AMBULANCE VEHICLES (BY US DOT) AND FIRE VEHICLES TO HELP PROMOTE SAFETY OF MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLISTS. THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT MOST CITY, COUNTY, STATE POLICE TYPE VEHICLES ARE 2007 OR 2008. *TR | 415.1%ODI 10381879WITH JUST MINIMIALWEATHER CONDITIONS RAIN AND OR SNOW WAS TOTALLY UNSTABE AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 20 MPH I HAVE DRIVEN IN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS THIS IS THE MOST DANGERIOUS AND UNSTABE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DROVE , IT ACTED AS IF THERE WAS A BROKEN SUSPENSION PART IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE , WAS CHECKED BY A LOCAL SHOP AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND | 445.3%ODI 10417664 · 16,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 10/03/2011 *LN *TR | 235.2%ODI 10553918 · 70,000 miEVERY OTHER WEEK OR SO I GET THE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED/ SERVICE STABILTRACK/ SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND THE CAR WILL LOOSE POWER. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO OF SITTING WITH THE CAR OFF, IT RESETS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THAT EVENTUALLY ALSO RESETS. TODAY I WAS DRIVING THE SAME TROUBLE CODES CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, THE POWER STEERING WAS DISENGAGED IT ALSO MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY THIS TIME. LUCKILY I PULLED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND THE CAR RESET AFTER SITTIN… | 316.1%ODI 10578504 · 40,000 miI WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THE HOMESTRETCH OF A ROADTRIP FROM PA TO FL WHEN THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" , FOLLOWED BY "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE STARTED FLASHING. THE TWO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ALSO WENT OFF. SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND A GOOD PLACE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, AND I FIGURED LIKE MOST TIMES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT GOES ON, THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I COULD WAIT TO DEAL WITH WHEN I GOT HOME. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND THEN THE MESSAGE CHANGED AND SAID "DISABLING THROTTLE"… | 238.9%ODI 10722846 · 22,000 miTHE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STOPPED PROVIDING COLD, DRY AIR FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THEN, THE COLD, DRY AIR RETURNED. THE AIRFLOW THROUGH THE VENTS NEVER DECREASED, ONLY THE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY IN THE CABIN CHANGED. THIS HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER OF 2014, APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. | 228.1%ODI 10789960 · 38,050 miI HAVE HAD THIS WORKED ON ABOUT 1 MONTH OF PURCHASE. I WAS TOLD THE CHEAP BALL BEARINGS IN THE WHEELS ARE FAULTY. MY CAR MAKES A STRANGE NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT LUNGES FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN ENGAGES FORWARD. ALSO WHEN I AM BRAKING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE, THE BRAKES GRAB AND JERK THE CAR SLIGHTLY. THIS HAS GONE ON SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. | 8713.7%ODI 10577494 · 200 miTHE REAR VIEW WINDOW IS DEFECTIVE. MOISTURE COLLECTS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAKING FOR A TOTAL LACK OF VISIBILITY. HERE IN HAWAII, IT TAKES 5 MINS OF DEFROSTING FOR THE WINDOW TO CLEAR. | 5117.0%ODI 10744482 · 479 miI PURCHASED A NEW 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT2 ON JUNE 30, 2015 WITH 25 MILES ON THE ODOMETER FROM RED RIVER CHEVY, BOSSIER CITY, LA. THE GPS AND NAVIGATION AND THE WHOLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. ONSTAR COULD NOT LOCATE MY VEHICLE. IT KEPT SAYING I WAS IN TEXAS WHEN I HAVEN'T BEEN TO TEXAS IN THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR MUST HAVE COME FROM TEXAS. THE CAR WAS PLACED IN THE REPAIR SHOP ON JULY 27 AND IS STILL IN THE SHOP. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK WHILE I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BRAKES ON THE CAR HAVE A BURNING SMELL TO THEM AND HAVE A … | 2219.8%ODI 10892209 · 2,900 miWHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY OR LOCAL ROADS. MY VEHICLE WOULD WARN ME TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO STOP THE ENGINE. THE AFTER 3 NOTICES IT WOULD SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. | 3126.7%ODI 10907244 · 4,400 miCLOSED THE DRIVER DOOR ON CAR, HEARD A WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION FROM OVER HEAD. DISCOVERED THAT REAR SUNROOF PANEL HAD EXPLODED, GLASS PIECES HAD FALLEN ONTO SLIDING VISOR PANEL. HAD BEEN SITTING STATIONARY IN THE SUN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. WITHOUT QUESTION THEY SAID IT WAS A WARRANTY ITEM (CAR 2 MONTHS OLD). WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND EXPLODED PANEL THEY HAVE SEEN THIS WEEK ON A GM VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, GLASS SHARDS FLEW OFF THE ROOF SCRATCHING THE REAR DECK PAINTED SURFACE. | 1627.1%ODI 11048462 · 319 miWHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WENT TO TOUCH THE HAZARD BUTTON BUT PUSHED THE ENGINE START/ STOP BUTTON INSTEAD. ENGINE SHUT OFF. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, ENGAGE BRAKE, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK TO BE ABLE TO START CAR. THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON IS WAAAYYY TO CLOSE TO THE START STOP BUTTON. ESPECIALLY WHILE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A NEW RENTAL CAR BELONGING TO EAN HOLDINGS LLC. | 517.9%ODI 11557381The compressor is not on the recall list but for a 2019 to have it failed requiring a new one not even close to the expected 10-12 year mark. This car part can lead to other safety concerns so I believe needs review for a potential recall. | 746.7%ODI 11492193While driving the RPMs decrease while the speeding is increasing. At time you can feel the car slow down when pushing the accelerator and then it slightly jumps forward. The car can be going 75mphs and the RPMs will be between 0 and 1. This also causes it to lag. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 80,000–145,000 mi | 100,000 mi | 85 | ODI 10008429 · 24,115 miSECONDARY AIR PUMP KEEPS SHORTING AND HAVING TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND IS SCHEDULED FOR A FOURTH TIME.*JB ODI 10011666 · 34,000 miWHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE IGNITION COMPONENTS IN THE FIREWALL AREA OVERLOADED OR SHORTED OUT RAPIDLY WHICH CAUSED THE PLASTIC COVER AND PARTS AROUND IT TO INCINERATE. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK, HOSES, OR SEALS DAMAGED BY EXPLOSION IGNITING FUEL. GENERAL MOTORS OFFERED TO REPLACE VEHICLE. INSTEAD SETTLED CLAIM. REPLACED NEW IMPALA. *JB *CB *JB ODI 10041045 · 80,123 miCAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE THE SECRUITY WARNING SHOWED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHEN DRIVING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO FORCE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITH NO BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. *LA |
| Engine | 117,250–171,500 mi | 146,852 mi | 56 | ODI 10476725 · 118,000 miTHE CHEVY IMPALA HAD A LOSS OF COOLANT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO LEAK ON THE GROUND. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THE FOLLOWING: "THE 3.8-LITER V6 MAY LEAK COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. A NEW GASKET KIT, REVISED THROTTLE BODY NUTS, AND SEALING COMPOUND IS NEEDED." DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL CAR. *TR ODI 10481011 · 118,000 miI PURCHASED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S CAR IN MARCH. IN AUGUST, WHILE I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE A FRIEND'S HOME, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND THE KEYS WERE WITH ME. AFTER ONLINE INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2009. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS NEVER NOTIFIED SO NEITHER WERE WE. OUR FIRST STEP WAS TO CONTACT GM WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY PLANNED ON DOING ABOUT THIS. WE CONTACTED THE BBB WHO ALSO CONTACTED GM. GM THEN CALLED US AND AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THERE IS PLENTY THEY CAN … ODI 10522883 · 180,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A BILLOW OF SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANIFOLD AND THE FUEL LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL MONTHS LATER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILUR… |
| Steering | 34,362–134,750 mi | 67,673 mi | 40 | ODI 10010795 · 45,000 miINADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF LOWER STEERING SHAFT OF 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA, A STEERING JOINT CAN ONLY BE LUBRICATED BY A GM KIT - PARTS AND LABOR 125.00. THIS HAS TO BE AN ENGINEERING FLAW SINCE THE USUAL LUBE JOB AT THE USUAL LUBE SHOP WOULD NEVER KNOW THIS JOINT WOULD NEED LUBRICATION, NOR HAVE A KIT ON HAND. *JB ODI 10018878 · 29,935 miYOUMANS CHEVROLET INSTALLED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AT COST OF $277 AND NOW THERE ARE MORE NOISES IN FRONT END WHEN CAR IS STOPPED OR STARTED. DEALER SAYS HE HAS DONE ALL HE CAN DO, BUT PROBLEM WORSE THAN BEFORE. *JB ODI 10019244 · 34,607 miCLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVERS-CAN NOW FEEL A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHILE DRIVING-THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SATISFACTORILY. *NLM |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 57,500–116,969 mi | 79,265 mi | 38 | ODI 10018123 · 33,000 miWHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR VEHICLE IS AT AN IDLE IT WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ODI 10039599 · 62,000 miAFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND THE ENGINE IS HOT AND YOU ATTEMPT TO RESTART IT, IT JUST SHUTS BACK OFF. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT SOUND WHEN IT DOES THIS, IT JUST SHUTS DOWN AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. IT NOW TAKES ABOUT 3-6 ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. IT HAS EVEN PROGRESSED TO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, AGAIN NO SIGNS OF THE CAR BEING OFF UNTIL I NOTICED THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO GET THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED. THE FACT THAT IT NOW SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING POSES A SERI… ODI 10052589 · 59,000 miHAD 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 |
| Air Bags | 45,000–120,000 mi | 80,000 mi | 25 | ODI 10005635 · 34,268 miREGARDING 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS VIN [XXX]. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG FOR A CONSIDERABLE FEE. I BELIEVE PER RECALL #00V371000 THAT THIS SHOULD FALL UNDER THIS RECALL AS IT IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALLED AIRBAGS, HOWEVER GM HAS NOT MARKED THIS CAR FOR RECALL, AND REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AS, "CODE B0041 LH FRT SIDE DEPLOYMENT LOOP OPEN. NEEDS LH SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED." INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION A… ODI 10007624 · 25,000 miREPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIIP THAT THER AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYS ON AND OFF DURING DRIVING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RAN IT THROUGH A SCANNING MACHINE AND FOUND THE AIR BAG DEFECTIVE. THEY SAID IT COULD PREMATURELY DEPLOY DURING DRIVING OR BE DISABLED DURING AN ACCIDENT. ALL AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ODI 10040840 · 48,000 miENGINE STALLS AND CUTS OUT WHEN TURNING OR GOING STRAIT AFTERTHE ENGINE IS ABOVE 2000RPM AND FOOT IS RELEASED FROM THE GAS PEDA, SOMETIMES CAN SAVE IT IF I STEP ON GAS PEDAL BEFOR TACH REACHES 500RPMSL. HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL GO OFF AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR AWHILE. TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK EVERYNOW AND THEN, HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET THEM TO WORK. ENGINE WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY, 2ND CRANK WILL START POSSIBLE FAULTY FUEL PUMP. 58000 MILES. PROBLEMS STARTED JAN 2… |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | Too few reports for a range | 78,000 mi | 1 (sparse) | ODI 10171754 · 78,000 mi2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS, 3.8 ENGINE. AT 78,000 MILES THE "LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET" FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT. REQUIRED $804 REPAIR. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PATTERN FAILURE OF GM 3.8 LITER ENGINES OF THAT YEAR, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TORQUE ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS AND/OR A FAULTY GASKET. THIS AFFECTS OTHER GM BRANDS USING THE SAME ENGINE. A PROPERLY MAINTAINED ENGINE SHOULD NOT SUFFER THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AT 78K MILES. *NM |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 46,875–83,698 mi | 66,235 mi | 12 | ODI 10039110 · 49,000 miWHILE GRADUALLY ACCELERATING FROM 42 TO 43 MPH THE ENGINE SURGES AND THEN SETTLES BACK DOWN. DEALER STATES THEY FOUND CODES THAT INDICATE A SOLENOID PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION. I ONLY HAVE 52,000 MILES ON THE CAR. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD CHANGE TO ANY GEAR AT ANY TIME OR SPEED. *JB ODI 10058737 · 40,500 miTRANSMISSION FAILURE AND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE.*AK ODI 10062766 · 20,000 miTRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2000 IMPALA WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS THE WEEKEND AND HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CALL DEALER TO FIND OUT IF THEY WILL COVER DAMAGE. WILL WRITE AGAIN LATER WITH MORE INFO. 3-21-2004. *JB |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 49,300–78,050 mi | 63,064 mi | 16 | ODI 10000289 · 44,438 miVEHICLE STARTS ONE TIME DAILY AS OWNERS MANUAL STATES ON STARTING VEHICLE. THERE AFTER IT REQUIRES TWO TO FOUR EFFORTS TO START THE CAR WITH MULTIPLE CRANKS OF THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL START THE FIRST TIME, AFTER THE CAR HAS FIRST BEEN STARTED, BUT MORE OFTEN IT WILL NOT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY ENGINE CODES BUT ADVISED ME THAT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE AND THEREFORE NOT COMMUNICATING TO THE COMPUTER PROPERLY. VEHICLE DRIVEN FROM DEALERSHIP, STOPPED, AND THIRTY MINUTES LATER IN TRYING TO STA… ODI 10004891 · 47,200 miPLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK (SUPPOSEDLY NOT INTO ENGINE). I BELIEVE A RECALL EXISTS FOR THE 3.8 LITER "GENERATION II" ENGINE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BUT NOT IN THE 2000 (AND LATER) CHEVROLET IMPALA. REPAIR WAS MADE AT MY EXPENSE (OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD), BUT I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN GM'S RECALL. |
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2019: 14 complaints · 2020: 4 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Electrical System | Engine | Steering | Engine And Engine Cooling | Air Bags | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | Power Train:Automatic Transmission | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | — | 17ODI 10481011 · 118,000 miI PURCHASED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S CAR IN MARCH. IN AUGUST, WHILE I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE A FRIEND'S HOME, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND THE KEYS WERE WITH ME. AFTER ONLINE INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2009. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS NEVER NOTIFIED SO NEITHER WERE WE. OUR FIRST STEP WAS TO CONTACT GM WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY PLANNED ON DOING ABOUT THIS. WE CONTACTED THE BBB WHO ALSO CONTACTED GM. GM THEN CALLED US AND AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THERE IS PLENTY THEY CAN … ODI 10568265 · 115,000 miSAW RECENT GM RECALL FOR CHEVY COBALT, SATURNS, ETC. REGARDING ENGINE DYING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD (BAD IGNITION SWITCH). MY IMPALA HAS THE SAME SYMPTOM AND IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR "WHY DOES IMPALA DIE WHILE DRIVING" IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. MY IMPALA WILL BE RUNNING SMOOTH, SPEED FROM 30 TO 60, BUT SLOWING DOWN FOR ANY REASON, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JUST DIES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUAT… ODI 10569050 · 82,897 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,897. | 7ODI 10011234THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE TOO BRIGHT, WHICH BLINDED THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE REQUIRED HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CORNERING, VEHICLE COURSE CORRECTIONS, AND HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. *DT *JB THE REAR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BLOCK THE CONSUMER'S VIEW OF THE ONCOMING LANE AND FELT THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL, THE A/C PORTS ON THE DASH BLOW ON THE OPERATOR'S FINGERS AND OR SH… ODI 10284444MY 2000 IMPALAS PASS LOCK SYSTEM STOPS THE CAR FROM STARTING FOR UP TO 45 MINUTES AT A TIME. I TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WONT TURN OVER OR DO ANYTHING. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. IT LEAVES MY FAMILY STRANDED WHEN WE TRY TO GO PLACES. WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY? I'D BE STRANDED. ALSO THE STEERING CLUNKS ALOT WHEN I TURN. *TR ODI 10606327 · 170,000 miI WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF MAKING ME LOOSE STEERING CONTROL AND ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A STOP AND I RESTARTED THE IGNITION. I PULLED OFF AND SAT IN A LOT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY. *TR | 2ODI 10211275 · 75,000 miCAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AFTER DRIVER PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO MOVE IT FROM A PARKED, IDLING POSITION, AFTER NOTICING A BURNING LIKE ODOR. IT WAS NOTED BY THE DRIVER AT THAT TIME THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS IN THE RED ZONE. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFER PARKING AREA ONLY A FEW FEET IN DISTANCE, SHE HEARD A SHARP SNAPPING SOUND AND ALSO FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN AREA. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AS THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL… ODI 10439750WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IT WOULD JUST STALL OR DIE AS IF SOMEONE HAD REACHED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WOULD NOT START FOR A FEW DAYS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS CAR TO TWO MECHANICS AND NEITHER WERE ABLE TO STOP THE PROBLEM BUT TOLD ME THAT DIFFERENT PARTS WERE THE CULPRIT, SO 800 DOLLARS LATER I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR,REPLACED THE BATTERY, TESTED THE ALTERNATOR, TESTED THE FUEL INJECTORS BOTH HOT AND COLD, TESTED THE IGNITION MODULE AND STILL THE CAR DIED LEAVING MY CHILD AND I … | 4ODI 10643333 · 100,000 miHIT A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION, WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY OFF THE FLOOR AND RESTART THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THAT MY KNEE MAY HAVE HIT THE KEY KNOCKING IT INTO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION RESULTING IN THE KEY FALLING OUT OF THE IGNITION. I JUST LEFT MORAN CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI TO HAVE THE IGNITION KEY RECALL FIX. I NOTICE THE KEY CAN STILL BE REMOVED IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. IN MY OPINION ALL THE FIX DID FOR GM RECALL 14350 WAS ADD MORE WEIGHT TO MY KEY BY PUTTING A LARGER, HEAVIER HEAD ON MY… ODI 106491322000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS: THE GAS NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD, EVERY TIME SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND IT WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB ODI 10651707TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REAR DRIVER'S SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND BLEEDING FROM THE MOUTH WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE… | 2ODI 566475CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED.*JB ODI 897089ENGINE WILL CUT OFF OR STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK ARMREST CUP HOLDER BROKE. BLOWER MOTOR WHISTLING, BELT MAKING NOISE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CAR SHIMMIES, FRONT ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND. WHEN USING A/C VEHICLE FILLS UP WITH FUEL SMELL, FAN MOTOR BEARING WORN, DEALER REPLACED. DASHLIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HARD START CONDITION, DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER HAS TO GIVE GAS INORDER TO ST… | 1ODI 562247CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS WORKING WITHIN DESIGN CRITERIA TO GO OVER THE SET SPEED BY 17 MPH. NLM | 3ODI 10011234THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE TOO BRIGHT, WHICH BLINDED THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE REQUIRED HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CORNERING, VEHICLE COURSE CORRECTIONS, AND HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. *DT *JB THE REAR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BLOCK THE CONSUMER'S VIEW OF THE ONCOMING LANE AND FELT THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL, THE A/C PORTS ON THE DASH BLOW ON THE OPERATOR'S FINGERS AND OR SH… ODI 10166535 · 89,400 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AT TIME IT WOULD START RIGHT UP. OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *AK UPDATED 9/22/2006 - THE VEHICLE STALLED A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. *NM ODI 10167928 · 97,000 miI HAVE A 2000 IMPALA LS WITH 97000 MILES. THE CAR WILL STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 OF THE LAST 4 WEEKS AND I AM TOLLED THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE A INTERNET CHECK AND HAVE FOUNDED SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *NM |
| Engine | 17ODI 10481011 · 118,000 miI PURCHASED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S CAR IN MARCH. IN AUGUST, WHILE I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE A FRIEND'S HOME, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND THE KEYS WERE WITH ME. AFTER ONLINE INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2009. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS NEVER NOTIFIED SO NEITHER WERE WE. OUR FIRST STEP WAS TO CONTACT GM WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY PLANNED ON DOING ABOUT THIS. WE CONTACTED THE BBB WHO ALSO CONTACTED GM. GM THEN CALLED US AND AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THERE IS PLENTY THEY CAN … ODI 10568265 · 115,000 miSAW RECENT GM RECALL FOR CHEVY COBALT, SATURNS, ETC. REGARDING ENGINE DYING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD (BAD IGNITION SWITCH). MY IMPALA HAS THE SAME SYMPTOM AND IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR "WHY DOES IMPALA DIE WHILE DRIVING" IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. MY IMPALA WILL BE RUNNING SMOOTH, SPEED FROM 30 TO 60, BUT SLOWING DOWN FOR ANY REASON, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JUST DIES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUAT… ODI 10569050 · 82,897 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,897. | — | 5ODI 10483274I W ALSO AS DRIVING INTO A SHOPPING PLAZA AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MY CAR STEERED ACROSS THE ENTRANCE AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES IT STARTED BACK UP.I AM SO NERVOUS BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED,ALSO EVERY NOW AND THEN IT JUST WONT START UP AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK EITHER SO YOU CANT JUDGE THE GAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR ODI 10573651 · 101,000 miVEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE!! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR ODI 10606327 · 170,000 miI WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF MAKING ME LOOSE STEERING CONTROL AND ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A STOP AND I RESTARTED THE IGNITION. I PULLED OFF AND SAT IN A LOT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY. *TR | 1ODI 10897572TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/17/16*LJ *TR | 2ODI 10643333 · 100,000 miHIT A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION, WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY OFF THE FLOOR AND RESTART THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THAT MY KNEE MAY HAVE HIT THE KEY KNOCKING IT INTO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION RESULTING IN THE KEY FALLING OUT OF THE IGNITION. I JUST LEFT MORAN CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI TO HAVE THE IGNITION KEY RECALL FIX. I NOTICE THE KEY CAN STILL BE REMOVED IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. IN MY OPINION ALL THE FIX DID FOR GM RECALL 14350 WAS ADD MORE WEIGHT TO MY KEY BY PUTTING A LARGER, HEAVIER HEAD ON MY… ODI 106491322000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS: THE GAS NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD, EVERY TIME SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND IT WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 7ODI 10011234THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE TOO BRIGHT, WHICH BLINDED THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE REQUIRED HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CORNERING, VEHICLE COURSE CORRECTIONS, AND HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. *DT *JB THE REAR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BLOCK THE CONSUMER'S VIEW OF THE ONCOMING LANE AND FELT THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL, THE A/C PORTS ON THE DASH BLOW ON THE OPERATOR'S FINGERS AND OR SH… ODI 10284444MY 2000 IMPALAS PASS LOCK SYSTEM STOPS THE CAR FROM STARTING FOR UP TO 45 MINUTES AT A TIME. I TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WONT TURN OVER OR DO ANYTHING. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. IT LEAVES MY FAMILY STRANDED WHEN WE TRY TO GO PLACES. WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY? I'D BE STRANDED. ALSO THE STEERING CLUNKS ALOT WHEN I TURN. *TR ODI 10606327 · 170,000 miI WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF MAKING ME LOOSE STEERING CONTROL AND ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A STOP AND I RESTARTED THE IGNITION. I PULLED OFF AND SAT IN A LOT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY. *TR | 5ODI 10483274I W ALSO AS DRIVING INTO A SHOPPING PLAZA AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MY CAR STEERED ACROSS THE ENTRANCE AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES IT STARTED BACK UP.I AM SO NERVOUS BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED,ALSO EVERY NOW AND THEN IT JUST WONT START UP AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK EITHER SO YOU CANT JUDGE THE GAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR ODI 10573651 · 101,000 miVEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE!! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR ODI 10606327 · 170,000 miI WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF MAKING ME LOOSE STEERING CONTROL AND ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A STOP AND I RESTARTED THE IGNITION. I PULLED OFF AND SAT IN A LOT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY. *TR | — | 2ODI 10008876THE CRADLE BAR AND INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, THE FUEL REGULATOR AND WATER PUMP LEAKED, AND THE SHAFT CONTINUOUSLY NEEDED LUBRICATION. SCC *JB ODI 10070136 · 24,243 miA/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 | 1ODI 10070136 · 24,243 miA/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 | 0 | 0 | 2ODI 10011234THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE TOO BRIGHT, WHICH BLINDED THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE REQUIRED HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CORNERING, VEHICLE COURSE CORRECTIONS, AND HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. *DT *JB THE REAR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BLOCK THE CONSUMER'S VIEW OF THE ONCOMING LANE AND FELT THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL, THE A/C PORTS ON THE DASH BLOW ON THE OPERATOR'S FINGERS AND OR SH… ODI 10061097 · 28,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT 15 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. *AK CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CAN'T LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, KNOCKING AND JERKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CREATED NOISE. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *LA |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 2ODI 10211275 · 75,000 miCAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AFTER DRIVER PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO MOVE IT FROM A PARKED, IDLING POSITION, AFTER NOTICING A BURNING LIKE ODOR. IT WAS NOTED BY THE DRIVER AT THAT TIME THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS IN THE RED ZONE. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFER PARKING AREA ONLY A FEW FEET IN DISTANCE, SHE HEARD A SHARP SNAPPING SOUND AND ALSO FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN AREA. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AS THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL… ODI 10439750WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IT WOULD JUST STALL OR DIE AS IF SOMEONE HAD REACHED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WOULD NOT START FOR A FEW DAYS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS CAR TO TWO MECHANICS AND NEITHER WERE ABLE TO STOP THE PROBLEM BUT TOLD ME THAT DIFFERENT PARTS WERE THE CULPRIT, SO 800 DOLLARS LATER I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR,REPLACED THE BATTERY, TESTED THE ALTERNATOR, TESTED THE FUEL INJECTORS BOTH HOT AND COLD, TESTED THE IGNITION MODULE AND STILL THE CAR DIED LEAVING MY CHILD AND I … | 1ODI 10897572TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/17/16*LJ *TR | 2ODI 10008876THE CRADLE BAR AND INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, THE FUEL REGULATOR AND WATER PUMP LEAKED, AND THE SHAFT CONTINUOUSLY NEEDED LUBRICATION. SCC *JB ODI 10070136 · 24,243 miA/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 | — | 1ODI 10070136 · 24,243 miA/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 | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 10052589 · 59,000 miHAD 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 |
| Air Bags | 4ODI 10643333 · 100,000 miHIT A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION, WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY OFF THE FLOOR AND RESTART THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THAT MY KNEE MAY HAVE HIT THE KEY KNOCKING IT INTO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION RESULTING IN THE KEY FALLING OUT OF THE IGNITION. I JUST LEFT MORAN CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI TO HAVE THE IGNITION KEY RECALL FIX. I NOTICE THE KEY CAN STILL BE REMOVED IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. IN MY OPINION ALL THE FIX DID FOR GM RECALL 14350 WAS ADD MORE WEIGHT TO MY KEY BY PUTTING A LARGER, HEAVIER HEAD ON MY… ODI 106491322000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS: THE GAS NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD, EVERY TIME SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND IT WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB ODI 10651707TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REAR DRIVER'S SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND BLEEDING FROM THE MOUTH WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE… | 2ODI 10643333 · 100,000 miHIT A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION, WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY OFF THE FLOOR AND RESTART THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THAT MY KNEE MAY HAVE HIT THE KEY KNOCKING IT INTO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION RESULTING IN THE KEY FALLING OUT OF THE IGNITION. I JUST LEFT MORAN CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI TO HAVE THE IGNITION KEY RECALL FIX. I NOTICE THE KEY CAN STILL BE REMOVED IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. IN MY OPINION ALL THE FIX DID FOR GM RECALL 14350 WAS ADD MORE WEIGHT TO MY KEY BY PUTTING A LARGER, HEAVIER HEAD ON MY… ODI 106491322000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS: THE GAS NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD, EVERY TIME SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND IT WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB | 1ODI 10070136 · 24,243 miA/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 | 1ODI 10070136 · 24,243 miA/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 | — | 1ODI 868195DRIVING 35-40MPH VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING/ BRAKING, CAUSING A COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YH | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 2ODI 566475CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED.*JB ODI 897089ENGINE WILL CUT OFF OR STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK ARMREST CUP HOLDER BROKE. BLOWER MOTOR WHISTLING, BELT MAKING NOISE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CAR SHIMMIES, FRONT ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND. WHEN USING A/C VEHICLE FILLS UP WITH FUEL SMELL, FAN MOTOR BEARING WORN, DEALER REPLACED. DASHLIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HARD START CONDITION, DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER HAS TO GIVE GAS INORDER TO ST… | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 868195DRIVING 35-40MPH VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING/ BRAKING, CAUSING A COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YH | — | 4ODI 720451ENGINE/TRANS PARTIAL FAILURE, ALMOST STALLING IN INTERSECTION. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD SYSTEM MANAGMENT LIGHTING IN DASH FLASHING FOR NO REASON. REPLACMENT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ACTUALLY WORSENED UNCOMMANDED LIGHT FLASHING. INITIAL REPAIR OF ENGINE PROBLEMS DIMINISHED SEVERITY OF STALLING, HOWEVER DID NOT COMPLETELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE STALLING ON A CONSISTANT BASIS. *AK ODI 724831WHEN VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED SLIGHT VIBRATION IS COMMON HIGHWAY ROADS SURFACES, THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP, JERK AND WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE, FAVORING THE RIGHT SIDE. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING WILL BRAKE AWAY AND TRY AND BEGIN TO SPIN FIRST LEFT AND THEN RIGHT.. WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET FROM MIST OR RAIN, THE VEHICLE WILL CONSTANTLY TRY TO BEGIN A RIGHT REAR SLIDING ACTION AS IF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IS TRY TO COME TO COME AROUND AND GET IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE IN A FORWARD MOTION. SPEEDS AT WHICH THIS ACCURS IS 45 TO 70 MILES AN HO… ODI 735621DEALER HAS RUN CHECK TWICE AND CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF HESITATION - DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERYDAY AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS, LENGTH OF WARM-UP TIME, ETC. USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN FIRST 200 FEET AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE - WITH FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, CAR ACTS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL AND THEN KICKS BACK INTO GEAR - HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN OCT. 1999. THE CAR ALSO ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES UNLESS FOOT IS ON BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL - ROLLS BACK EVEN DURING THE TIME IT TAKES TO MOVE YOUR FOOT FROM T… | 0 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 1ODI 562247CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS WORKING WITHIN DESIGN CRITERIA TO GO OVER THE SET SPEED BY 17 MPH. NLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4ODI 720451ENGINE/TRANS PARTIAL FAILURE, ALMOST STALLING IN INTERSECTION. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD SYSTEM MANAGMENT LIGHTING IN DASH FLASHING FOR NO REASON. REPLACMENT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ACTUALLY WORSENED UNCOMMANDED LIGHT FLASHING. INITIAL REPAIR OF ENGINE PROBLEMS DIMINISHED SEVERITY OF STALLING, HOWEVER DID NOT COMPLETELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE STALLING ON A CONSISTANT BASIS. *AK ODI 724831WHEN VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED SLIGHT VIBRATION IS COMMON HIGHWAY ROADS SURFACES, THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP, JERK AND WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE, FAVORING THE RIGHT SIDE. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING WILL BRAKE AWAY AND TRY AND BEGIN TO SPIN FIRST LEFT AND THEN RIGHT.. WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET FROM MIST OR RAIN, THE VEHICLE WILL CONSTANTLY TRY TO BEGIN A RIGHT REAR SLIDING ACTION AS IF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IS TRY TO COME TO COME AROUND AND GET IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE IN A FORWARD MOTION. SPEEDS AT WHICH THIS ACCURS IS 45 TO 70 MILES AN HO… ODI 735621DEALER HAS RUN CHECK TWICE AND CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF HESITATION - DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERYDAY AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS, LENGTH OF WARM-UP TIME, ETC. USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN FIRST 200 FEET AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE - WITH FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, CAR ACTS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL AND THEN KICKS BACK INTO GEAR - HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN OCT. 1999. THE CAR ALSO ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES UNLESS FOOT IS ON BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL - ROLLS BACK EVEN DURING THE TIME IT TAKES TO MOVE YOUR FOOT FROM T… | — | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 3ODI 10011234THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE TOO BRIGHT, WHICH BLINDED THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE REQUIRED HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CORNERING, VEHICLE COURSE CORRECTIONS, AND HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. *DT *JB THE REAR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BLOCK THE CONSUMER'S VIEW OF THE ONCOMING LANE AND FELT THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL, THE A/C PORTS ON THE DASH BLOW ON THE OPERATOR'S FINGERS AND OR SH… ODI 10166535 · 89,400 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AT TIME IT WOULD START RIGHT UP. OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *AK UPDATED 9/22/2006 - THE VEHICLE STALLED A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. *NM ODI 10167928 · 97,000 miI HAVE A 2000 IMPALA LS WITH 97000 MILES. THE CAR WILL STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 OF THE LAST 4 WEEKS AND I AM TOLLED THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE A INTERNET CHECK AND HAVE FOUNDED SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *NM | 0 | 2ODI 10011234THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE TOO BRIGHT, WHICH BLINDED THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE REQUIRED HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CORNERING, VEHICLE COURSE CORRECTIONS, AND HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. *DT *JB THE REAR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BLOCK THE CONSUMER'S VIEW OF THE ONCOMING LANE AND FELT THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL, THE A/C PORTS ON THE DASH BLOW ON THE OPERATOR'S FINGERS AND OR SH… ODI 10061097 · 28,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT 15 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. *AK CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CAN'T LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, KNOCKING AND JERKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CREATED NOISE. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *LA | 1ODI 10052589 · 59,000 miHAD 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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85 mentions · 10.4% of complaints
Median mileage: 89,400 mi (47 usable records).
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *JB
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR VEHICLE IS AT AN IDLE IT WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b37 mentions · 4.5% of complaints
Median mileage: 122,334 mi (26 usable records).
NAR 04/10/2003 SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS HAS OCCURRED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON WITH OUT ANY NOTICE OF PROBLEMS , THE VEHICLE WOULD FREQUENTLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF A BARE WIRE DETACHMENT. THE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLED BY CHEVROLET HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE CAR HAS MET ALL THE STANDARDS TO BE DETERMINED A LEMON. AND REQUESTING THAT HER CAR BE REPLACED AT NO COST. * CB
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS INDICATING EGR VALVE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. WORSE IN THE COLD WEATHER THAN IN SUMMER. ALSO, CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON LONG TRIPS, THEN WENT OFF. HAD TO SPEND $800 TO REPLACE COVER. *NLM
STEERING COLUM IN MY CAR HAS A CLUNK/VIBRATOIN. THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM , BUT LATER THE NOISE RETURNED AFTER THE 36000 WARRANTY WAS OVER. NOW DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PAID FOR WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR.ALSO THE CAR IS HAVING TRANMISSION PROBLEMS, STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM.... HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I AM GOING TO LEAVE WITH THE DEALER AND HAVE THE SERVICE MGR DRIVE, BUT NOT A LOT OF HOPE IN …
\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b33 mentions · 4.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 72,085 mi (19 usable records).
POWER STEERING RACK - THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS TOO IMMATURE FOR THIS COMPONENT TO FAIL AT THIS AGE OF THE CAR.
STRESS CRACK IN THE SUB-FRAME FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *NLM
\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b24 mentions · 2.9% of complaints
Median mileage: 97,500 mi (15 usable records).
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
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. INITIALLY, IT WAS SUSPECTED THE BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED AND THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED FOR TWENTY MINUTES. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. A LARGE FIREBALL ALONG WITH PIECES OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE COVER SHOT OUT OF THE UNDERHOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BACKFIRING OCCURRED DUE TO THE CONTACT STAR…
RECEIVED 2000 CHEVY IMPALA AS AN INHERITANCE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS CAR AT TIMES WOULD NOT START. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY THE YELLOW/ORANGE SECURITY LIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO A PASSLOCK PROBLEM WHERE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THINKS THAT SOMETHING OTHER THAN A LEGITIMATE KEY IS BEING USED TO TRY AND START THE CAR. MY SISTER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND AT TIMES WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO "ON POSITION" AND WAIT 10 MINUTES. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THE KEY NEEDED TO…
\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b16 mentions · 2.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 98,920 mi (7 usable records).
BRAKE ROTORS ACCUMULATE RUST IF VEHICLE SITS FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS. WHEN THIS OCCURS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, IT FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THIS RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE RUST WEARS OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED. THE CAUSE OF THE RUST IS UNDETERMINED.*AK
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
I DROVE AROUND THE REAR OF MY HOME WHICH IS WHERE MY GARAGE IS LOCATED. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I ACTIVATED MY GARAGE OPENER FROM MY VEHICLE. ONCE THE GARAGE DOOR COMPLETED OPENED I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR JUMPED A 9 INCH LEDGE AND I CRASHED THROUGH MY GARAGE WALL, AND INTO MY BASEMENT AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED IN MY BASEMENT WHEN IT HIT MY COMPUTER DESK. *NM
\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b13 mentions · 1.6% of complaints
Median mileage: 67,500 mi (8 usable records).
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, GET A JERKING VIBRATION IN STREERING WHEEL. GINN MOTORS IM COVINGTON GA. STATES THAT IT IS NOT THE RACK-N-PINION, BUT THAT IT IS THE STEERING COLLUM AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE BROKEN DOWN AND GREASE ADDED (COST 170.00. THIS IS AFTER THEY CHARGED ME 200.00 JUST TO GIVE ESTIMATE. WHEN CAR HAD 26000 MILES JOHN MILES CHEVY REPLACED THE RACK-N-PIONION WHEN IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND THAT CLEARED IT UP UNTIL NOW AT 60000 MILES. NOW THE TRACTION OFF AND THE BRAKE WORNING LIGHTS ARE COMING ON WITH THIS VIBRATION.…
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. *AK CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CAN'T LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, KNOCKING AND JERKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CREATED NOISE. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *LA
\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b3 mentions · 0.4% of complaints
Median mileage: 57,500 mi (2 usable records).
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE IGNITION COMPONENTS IN THE FIREWALL AREA OVERLOADED OR SHORTED OUT RAPIDLY WHICH CAUSED THE PLASTIC COVER AND PARTS AROUND IT TO INCINERATE. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK, HOSES, OR SEALS DAMAGED BY EXPLOSION IGNITING FUEL. GENERAL MOTORS OFFERED TO REPLACE VEHICLE. INSTEAD SETTLED CLAIM. REPLACED NEW IMPALA. *JB *CB *JB
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…
DEALER FOUND RAW GAS POLLING ON HOT ENGINE BLOCK. EXAMINATION BY DEALER SHOWED FUEL RETURN LINE LEAKING DUE TO RODENT DAMAGE. RETURN LINE COMPONENTS ARE MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL WHICH APPARENTLY ATTRACTS SMALL GNAWING RODENTS WHICH ARE GNAWING ON TO THE POINT OF DESTRUCTION CAUSING FUEL LEAKS AND ALSO GNAWING ON ELECTRICAL WIRING. GENERAL MOTOR CARS PARKED IN THIS GARAGE FOR THE PAST 38 HAVE NEVER BEEN DAMAGED IN THIS MANNER. I SUSPECT SOMETHING IN THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL IS ATTRACTING GNAWING RODENTS. HAVING CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOM…
\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b