1993 Chevrolet Impala

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train › Automatic Transmission	1		0	0	0
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash	1		0	1	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Exterior Lighting06E026000

Filed Mar 23, 200661,944 vehiclesPro-A Motors, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire1 injured

Filed Feb 8, 2008300,200 milesVA

1. ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FAILURE , DRIVABILITY MALFUNCTION VEHICLE NOT OPERABLE. PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK AND REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER OPERATION, INTERMIT OPERATION. VEHICLE ELECTRONIC RADIO MALFUNCTION. 2. VEHICLE NOTED TO HAVE DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS FOR LAST SEVERAL YEARS. 3. VEHICLE ECM WAS REPLACED , NEW RELAY AND WIRE CONNECTOR ORDERED FROM G.M. DEALERSHIP NOT YET INSTALLED. ( RELAY AND WIRES AND CONNECTOR BURNT UP ) THIS VEHICLE IS A 1993 CHEVY CAVALIER, BUILT BY G.M. ( NOT IMPALA). *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission

Filed Jan 30, 2008120,000 milesFL

1993 CHEVY CAVALIER-TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DISENGAGE DURING STOPPING. I HAD A DEFECTIVE PART REMANUFACTURED AND REPLACED. *TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2020	15	0	0	0	Routine
2019	28	1	1	0	Routine
2018	59	1	0	0	Routine
2017	116	0	0	0	Routine
2016	111	0	4	0	Routine
2015	300	3	11	0	Above average
2014	634	12	8	0	Above average
2013	272	1	0	0	Above average
2012	258	3	5	0	Above average
2011	505	2	5	0	Above average
2010	441	4	3	0	Above average
2009	824	5	9	1	Fatalities reported
2008	810	2	10	1	Fatalities reported
2007	627	3	10	1	Fatalities reported
2006	524	2	22	1	Fatalities reported
2005	609	4	13	0	Above average
2004	1,072	7	21	0	High concern
2003	694	8	32	0	High concern
2002	795	7	32	0	High concern
2001	742	10	67	2	Fatalities reported
2000	818	10	73	2	Fatalities reported
1999	4	0	0	0	Routine
1998	2	0	1	0	Routine
1997	1	0	0	0	Routine
1996	88	1	2	0	Routine
1995	44	1	1	0	Routine
1994	15	1	0	0	Routine
1993 — this page	2	1	1	0	Routine
1992	0	1	0	0	Routine
1991	0	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 23, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.