2001 Chevrolet Impala complaints

(1) COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE, TEMP GAUGE NOT WORKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, COOLING FANS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY (2) IMPROPER ENGINE OPERATION, ROADSIDE STOPPAGE (3) RESET CONNECTION ON COOLANT SENSOR , SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. I'M NOT SURE THERE WAS ANY CORRELATION WITH THE SENSOR CONNECTION. THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND ALL CONDITIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL.*AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD/GASKET ON THIS VEHICLE HAS TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS OVERHEATING WHEN IDLE. NO HEAT WAS BEING GENERATED. COST TO REPAIR HAS BEEN QUOTED AS $580. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES, GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AS ANY KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANIC IS AWARE OF THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM, DUE TO POOR-QUALITY INTAKE MANIFOLD/GASKETS BEING USED ON THESE VEHICLES. *NM

I HAVE TWO GM CARS BOTH 2001 MY GRAND AM I JUST CHANGED THE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND THE HEAD GASKETS, NOW MY IMPALA ALSO NEEDS THE SAME GASKETS CHANGED MAYBE THERE IS A REASON FOR THIS DEFECT. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT POSSIBLE TO CHANGE THESE GASKETS AFTER FOUR YEARS. MY GRAND AM WAS COVERED MY IMPALA IS NOT. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS? PLEASE RESPOND. *NM

I'M GETTING A "POP" AND "KLUNK" IN THE FRONT END. I WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE PERSON THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS GOING BAD. I HAVE TALKED TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER, AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. MY CAR HAS ONLY 45K ON IT, HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING IMPORTANT AS STEERING IS GOING BAD IN LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT MY EXPENSE, WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. *NM

THE SEAT WARMER IN MY 2001 CHEVY IMPALA OVERHEATED CAUSING 3 LARGE(QUARTER SIZED) BLISTERING BURNS ON MY BACKSIDE. I TURNED IT OFF UPON FEELING THE BURNING, AND LATER IT DID NOT TURN ON AT ALL. MY CHEVY DEALER FIXED THE SEAT WARMERS AND THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 18 DAYS LATER THE BLISTERS ARE STILL HEALING. *JB

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH GM/CHEVROLET'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR BODY CONTROL MODULE, WHICH DISABLES MY CAR'S DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS (E.G., BLINKERS). I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD ME IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE BCM WITH A NEW ONE, BUT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS STILL DO NOT WORK.*AK

1) THERE'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON MOST W,J, AND G PLATFORM GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES. IN AS LITTLE AS 15-20K MILES, THE STEERING WILL GET SLOPPY AND WILL "KLUNK" ON LOW SPEED STEERING MANEUVERS, AND WILL ALSO "KLUNK" ON ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. ) IN SOME CASES, THE STEERING SHAFT WILL BIND UP OR BREAK, RESULTING IN STEERING FAILURE. THERE ARE DOCUMENTED CASES OF THIS HAPPENING IN POLICE EQUIPPED IMPALA VEHICLES. 3) IN MY CASE, THE DEALERSHIP "LUBED" THE STEERING SHAFT. RATHER THAN REPLACE THE FAULTY PART, GM ADVICES TO INJECT A SYRINGE OF GREASE INTO THE YOKE OF THE SHAFT, AND PLACE THE PART BACK INTO THE VEHICLE. 10-15K MILES LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I'VE TWICE HAD MY STEERING SHAFT LUBED FOR THIS PROBLEM. GM HAS JUST RECENTLY DEVELOPED A REDESIGNED PART, BUT AVAILABILITY IS SEVERELY LIMITED, AND THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE OWNER IF OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD (3YEAR/36000 MILES. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE STEERING SHAFT WAS TAKEN OUT AN GREASED. TIE RODS WENT BAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

A CLANKING/GROWLING NOISE WAS HEATD WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THEN 41,000 MILES OF WEAR. *NM THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *JB

HAVE A CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH A INTAKE GASKET LEAK. IT IS SO BAD IT MAKES MY YOUNG CHILDREN PHYSICALLY SICK. THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE DECIDED TO ONLY WORK ONCE IN A WHILE AND THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS (OURS IS A 4 DOOR) ARE STICKING - TRAPPING US INSIDE OR KEEPING US LOCKED OUT. OUR TRUNK WONT OPEN AT ALL! *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE FOR SOME TIME. THEN, WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEAL.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE KEPT SEEING PUDDLES OF ANTI-FREEZE UNDER HER VEHICLE. SHE SAID SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND AFTER AN EXAMINATION OF THE AUTOMOBILE, SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AROUND THE MANIFOLD. SHE STATES THIS VEHICLE IS MUCH TOO NEW FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *JB

CLUNKING FROM FRONT STEERING AND THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. GM HAS SERVICE BULLETIN ID#1539408 (#04-02-35-004B (JUL 27,2004)) THAT DESCRIBES FAILURE. GM HAS REFUSED REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE VEHICLE HAS TO SIT FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START. *TC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING ALSO FAILED AT 38,600. *AK

CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2002 WITH 33000 ON IT. ONE MONTH LATER, A POPPING/CLICKING SOUND BEGAN IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT MOVE SMOOTHLY WHEN IN TURNING MOTIONS. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED LUBRICATION. REPLACEMENT NOT RECOMMENDED. WARRANTY COVERED. TWO YEARS LATER, PROBLEM CAME BACK, ALBEIT FAR MORE SEVERE THIS TIME. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS COMING APART AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND CHEVROLET WOULD NOT COVER. WENT AHEAD WITH REPAIR ANYWAY BECAUSE WAS EXTREMELY SCARED BY THE PROBLEM! HAVE SUBMITTED FORMAL COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET OF THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. AM HOPING CHEVROLET WILL CORRECT THIS DESIGN FLAW.*AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL."I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD ON MY TRUCK. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND THE EGR VALVE RETURNED HOT GASES INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE HOT GASES BURNED A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS COULD OF CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE GARAGE. MY LOCAL GARAGE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. I HAD MY LOCAL GARAGE TAKE THE CAR TO OUR CHEVROLET GARAGE. THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONVERTER AND REPLACED IT UNDER FEDERAL WARRANTY. I REPORTED THIS TO GM. BOTH GARAGE AGREED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MANIFOLD. I BELIEVE THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD SHOULD BE RECALLED AS A SAFETY FACTOR." *JB *SC

ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA, AN AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE GM DEALERSHIP IN NEW RICHMOND WI, REPLACED AN AIRBAG MODULE IN OCTOBER. A FEW WEEKS LATER I NOTICED ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY CAR, THAT BEING THE AIRBAG MODULE THAT WAS CHANGED. SO I BROUGHT IN THE RECALL INFORMATION TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW UP AS BEING PART OF THE RECALL, SO THEY COULDN'T HELP. BUT THEY SAID I COULD CALL UP GM. SO I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-222-1020. THEY ALSO SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. *AK WITH HAVING THE RIGHT YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND REPLACING THE EXACT PART THAT WAS RECALLED, I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN APART OF THE RECALL. CAN YOU HELP? JOEL HETZEL

MANIFOLD AND PUMP GASKET LEAKED. *NM THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. *TC *JB

WHEN PARKING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE WINDOWS IN THE UP POSITION, THE ENTIRE GLASS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. TOOK CAR TO BE REPAIRED AND DISCORVERED THE REGULATOR HAD BROKEN.

A POPPING CAN BE HEARD AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, APPLYING AND RELEASING BRAKES, AND WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING THE ENGINE. CONDITION STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES, VEHICLE NOW HAS 51,500 MILES AND CONDITION HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN.*AK

PURCHASE - MAY 2003 TRANSMISSION - MAY 2003 TRANSMISSION (ELECTRICAL WIRE) OCTOBER 2003 THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN IRREGULAR. ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HESITANT TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. FEBRUARY 2004 - NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE CAR ALTHOUGH IT CONTINUED TO RUN IMPROPERLY. SEPTEMBER 2004 - CATALYTIC CONVERTER OCTOBER 2004 - UNDIAGNOSED DUE TO CHEVY'S REFUSAL TO DIAGNOSIS THE CAR FOR FREE AFTER JUST REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SIX (6) DAYS AGO. *NM

EXTERIOR HAZARD WARNING LIGHT FAIELD TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED WITH GM MANIFACTOR BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

2001 CHEV IMPALA --TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 40,000 MILES DUE TO A PRESSURE PUMP BEING BAD. IS THIS THE CAUSE TO MANY REPORTED ROLL BACKS ? DID GM PUT INFERIOR PUMPS IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS TO CUT COSTS AND AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE ?*AK

EXTERIOR HAZARD WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WANT TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISEY, POORLY LUBRICATED STEERING COUPLING SHAFT, ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE READ THE GM BULLITTEN, BUT FEEL THIS IS GOING TO BE A POTENTIAL SAFEY CONCERN. MANY OWNERS WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIR PERFORMED, AND AS THE STEERING SHAFT WEARS FROM THE LACK OF LUBE, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THE SHAFTS WILL BEGIN TO BIND, AS ALL OTHER ROTATING SHAFTS WITH LACK OF LUBRICATION, EVENTUALLY DO. THIS LUBRICATION IS NOT LISTED AS A RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. I, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS, FEEL THIS CONCERN SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT NO CHARGE, EITHER THROUGH A RECALL, OR GOODWILL POLICY ADJUSTMENT. WHY WOULD GM WANT TO WAIT UNTILL THESE SHAFTS BIND, OR BREAK, BEFORE DOING SOMETHING?*AK

WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH THE VEHICLE (POLICE PACKAGE) CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO BOTH LEGS. *JB *SC

THE VEHICLE HAD A SLOW LEAKING HEAD GASKET ON THE FRONT STARBOARD SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *NM *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 00V244000. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INADVERTENTLY ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE--2001 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 45,000 MILES--BASICALLY NO ADVANCE NOTICE--STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR AND TRANSMISSION TOOK AWHILE TO ENGAGE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE NEXT TWO (2) LIGHTS. GOT CAR HOME INTENDING TO TAKE TO DEALER IN MORNING. BACKED CAR OUT OF GARAGE--WENT 5 FT AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE FURTHER. PULLED FORWARD AND ABLE TO PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY. MANAGED TO GET TO DEALER. GOING TO TEARDOWN TRANSMISSION TOMORROW. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE WITH 45,000 MILES---90,000 MAYBE, 45,000 NO. THIS IS MY 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH A GM PRODUCT SINCE 1980. LIKE THEIR STYLING BUT DON'T KNOW IF I CAN CONTINUE TO PURCHASE THEIR PRODUCTS.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED, AND RESURFACE THEM. AT 21,222 MILES THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE FRONT/REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. AT 29,776 THE PROBLEM RECURRED , AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED, AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE FRONT BRAKE PAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FELL FROM BACKING RENDERING THE FRONT BRAKE USELESS. GM STATED THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE NOT COVERED AFTER 12000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE GM TO COVER AT LEAST 50% OF COST. AFTER 4 INCIDENTS OF WARPED ROTORS THE PADS FELL APART. *TC

POWER STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED ON VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE RACK SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 43000 MILES ON IT. *NM

REFERENCE # 10086513 THE DEALER TODAY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT NO COST TO ME. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM MORE OF A CHANCE. I MUST HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD HIS INTENTIONS. I AM SATISFIED AND AM EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE DEALER'S ATTITUDE. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS SEDAN WITH ONLY 18K MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW EXPERIENCING A 'CLUNKING' IN THE STEERING. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER YESTERDAY, HE SAID (1) IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND (2) SINCE I AM 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY COST! HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A MINOR ONE, SOME $200.00 TO FIX (WITH GREASE?) , NOT TO WORRY ABOUT ANY DANGER, ETC. SINCE I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SAME. SINCE YESTERDAY, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM INDEED IS VERY SERIOUS, BUT THAT GM IS IGNORING IT, AND HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALL(S) FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY (1) THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THERE ARE MANY CASES OF 'LOCKED' STEERING RESULTING IN CRASHES, (2) AND THAT GM SHOULD FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM UNDER AN 'IMPLIED WARRANTY' SCENARION. OTHERWISE, MY IMPALA MIGHT INDEED CRASH HURTING OR KIILLING US. I INTEND TO DEMAND THAT AN GM AREA REPRESENTATIVE CONTACT ME SOONEST TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO AND WHAT GM WILL DO FOR ME. I HAVE DOCUMENTED MY SITUATION AND AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY LAWYER FOR LEGAL ACTIONS IN CASE SOMETHINGS BAD DEVELOP FROM THIS DOCUMENTED DEFECT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, SINCE MY DEALER IS TREATING THIS PROBLEM SO LIGHTLY. THANK YOU JOHN WILLIAMS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND TURNING EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE V SEVERAL TIMES THE STEERING SHAFT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC

2001 CHEVY\ROLET IMPALA, 64,000 MILES, PURCHASED MAY 2001, NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 8/3/2004-- VEHICLE MADE GRINDING/METAL SOUND, QUIT MOVING ON BUSY 4-LANE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND MUST BE REPLACED, IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY QUOTED ME $3500 TO REPLACE IT. NOW IT IS AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO BE REBUILT. NO WORD YET ON HOW EXTENSIVE THE REPAIR WILL BE. *AK

TRANSMISSION BLEW FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *JB

TURN SIGNAL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *LA *NM

OUR 2001 CHEVY IMPALA HAS HAD BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEMS SINCE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. THE ROTORS WERE CUT TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR PULSATES WHEN REDUCING SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. WE JUST SPENT $1,449 AT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE ROTORS ONCE AGAIN REPLACED AND BRAKES REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AS THE VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE TO BE CUT OR REPLACED EVERY 6,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THERE HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN DEFECT AND THE CAR MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THESE EXPENSES. *LA

BATTERY DEAD AFTER 7 DAYS LEFT AT AIRPORT. REPLACED BATTERY, BUT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER SITTING IN DRIVEWAY 6 DAYS. NOTICED A .4AMP DRAIN ON BATTERY WITH EVERTHING OFF. WILL TAKE TO DEALER BUT I DON'T EXPECT MUCH FROM THEM.*AK

REAR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF 2001 ON CHEVROLET IMPALA. *AK

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS LIT WHEN CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE.. THERE IS NO WHEEL SPIN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ALSO VEHICLE STALLS AT IDLE, WHINING NOISE ON ACCELERATION DEALER SAYS COULD BE INTAKE GASKET LEAKING.. WILL NOT REPLACE . DEALER SAYS COMPUTER TEST SHOWS NO PROBLEM. SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE IN CABIN AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. CANNOT LOCATE LEAK. *AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY.*AK

CONSUMER WASS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE WASS IN GEAR. *AK THIS OCCURRED WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN REVERSE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH IN ACCELERATION. THE KEY WAS EASILY REMOVED. *SC *JB

MY HUSBAND SAID THAT HIS CAR WAS DRIVING POORLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN ON A BUSY ROAD. SINCE THIS IS THE THIRD CHEVROLET TRANSMISSION TO BREAK DOWN ON BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I WE KNEW THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT WE WERE WITHOUT A CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN. THE CAR JUST DIED AT A RED LIGHT. CHEVROLET REPLACED THIS TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION,BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY ON THE REBUILT PART WAS FOR ONLY 90 DAYS. LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED ON MY 1997 VENTURE AFTER ONLY 52,000 MILES THE WARRANTY GIVEN WAS FOR ONE YEAR. *AK

IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR THE VEHICLE'S CATALYTIC CONVERTER CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OXYGEN SENSOR MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSED OF THE FAILURE. *MR THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER STOPPEDWORKING, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDS TO BE CHECKED AGAIN. *NM

THE TURNING SIGNAL AND HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

LOW COOLANT SENSOR HAS FAILED (4) TIMES (BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST AT 35,800 MILES). DEALERSHIP HAS FLUSHED COOLANT SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE SENSOR ON EACH OCCASION. EACH SENSOR HAS FAILED AT ABOUT 20,000 MILE SPAN. CURRENTLY ON FOURTH SENSOR WHICH HAS FAILED ON 5-27-04.*AK