2001 Chevrolet Impala complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED HE COULD FEEL BUMPING AND CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE ANY DEFECTS OR FAILURES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER FOR THE REPAIRS NEEDED. THEY INFORMED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE PROBLEM HE IS EXPERIENCING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,425. UPDATE 09/18/08. *JB

2001 CHEVY IMPALA SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON FOR A WEEK CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, WON'T START, ONLY AFTER 30 MINUTES IT WILL START,INSTALLING A NEW PASSLOCK IGNITION SWITCH COST OF OVER 500.00 WITH TOW AND DIAGNOSTICS, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, OR COVERED BY GM. THIS IS THE COST IF THIS WORKS IT STILL COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE, BUT THE CODE READER SPIT OUT THE PASSLOCK FAULT. *TR

AFTER A HEAVY SNOW, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2001 CHEVY IMPALA RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN OFF. THE WIPERS WILL NOT STOP IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER READING A NUMBER OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND IT FAILED TO OPERATE. HE BELIEVED THAT THE BULBS OR THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THEY WERE OPERABLE. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WOULD NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE CONTACT TURNED THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,100.

MY VEHICLE HAD LACK OF POWER ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. NEARLY REAR ENDED A COUPLE OF TIMES. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A CLOGGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY CAR IS A 2001 CHEVY AT THE TIME MY MILEAGE WAS 66,624 . THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IF I DIDN'T REPAIR IT, I COULD DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND OR ENGINE. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT A COST OF 745.31 LABOR & PARTS. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CAR WORKED FINE & HAPPY TO SAY IT STILL DOES. SENT ALL NECESSARY PAPERS TO GENERAL MOTORS FOR RE-IMBURSEMENT UNDER THE 80,000/8 YR EMISSIONS WARRANTY BUT MY CLAIM WAS DENIED! THE REASON WAS I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO A DEALER BUT I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME & OTHERS. (CAT CONVERTER WAS BLOCKED/CLOGGED). *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS/ HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING. THIS IS ONLY ON THE SIDE THAT THE TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED TO AND THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING. THEY SEEM TO WORK BETTER WHEN IT IS COOL AND THEY SEEM TO FAIL MORE OFTEN WHEN IT IS WARM OR HOT. FREQUENTLY THE TURN SIGNALS SEEM TO WORK EARLY IN THE DAY AND THEY QUIT AS THE DAY GETS WARMER. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY OTHER CORRELATION TO WHEN THEY WORK. SOME MORNINGS THEY DO NOT WORK AND THEN AFTER I PARK THEY MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT WORK WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WORK NORMALLY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. WHEN THEY DO NOT WORK THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE SIDE THAT SHOULD BE SIGNALING QUITS WORKING WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE ACTIVATED BUT NOT WORKING. WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY IF THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WORKS PERIODICALLY. THE TURN SIGNAL MODULE WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH SEVERE ENGINE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT A VALVE THAT WAS TOUCHING THE ENGINE MELTED. THE MELTING OF THE VALVE CAUSED BURNING TO THE FUEL LINES, ELECTRICAL LINES, VACUUM LINES, AND PROTECTIVE COVERINGS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *JB

2001 IMPALA SOMETIMES WON'T START. HAD CAR THREE YEARS. REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER ONCE ALREADY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU TURN THE KEY CLOCKWISE AND WAIT 10 MINUTES THEN TURN OFF AND TRY AGAIN. USUALLY AFTER 10 MINUTES IT WILL START, BUT SOMETIMES HAVE TO GO TO ROUND 2 OR 3 AND ONCE THROUGH ROUND 7. THAT'S RIGHT AN HOUR AND A HALF! OCCURS ABOUT 4-5 TIMES A MONTH I'D GUESS. NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE TO ENDURE ALONE AND 19 AND LATE AT NIGHT AND MY DAUGHTER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHETHER GM WANTS TO ADMIT IT OR NOT. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED! *TR

HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS,AT NIGHT, AND CAME BACK ON WORKING THE DIMMER LEVEL. THANK GOD WE WERE NOT IN HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. NO MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE ALLOW DESIGN HEADLIGHT CIRCUITS THAT CAN MALFUNCTION THROUGH FAULTY SWITCHES. WHY WERE THE ALLOWED TO DEFER FROM THE OLD WAY GOING STRAIGHT FROM BATTERY? MY REPAIR SOURCE INDICATES THIS IS NOT AN NEW PROBLEM . I UNDERSTAND THERE COULD BE PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING PLUGS OVERHEATING ,SINCE THERE IS A "JUMPER "SUPPLIED WITH REPLACEMENT. FIVE DAY ORDER REPLACEMENT .ORIGINAL OWNER *TR

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF (ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT) CLICKING NOISE, RADIO LOCKS, BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. CLICKING NOISE HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS ON OR NOT. CANNOT UNLOCK OR LOCK CAR WITH THE REPORT. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE BLOGS ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A BULLETIN FROM GM #04-08-47-003 SO OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

2001 CHEVY IMPALA STEERING COLUMN HAS "KLUNK" SOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PAINT SHOP, IT SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM), THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COVER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS CAR FROM STARTING AT RANDOM TIMES. SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEONE CAN GET STRANDED ON A SUB-ZERO COLD NIGHT OR CAN BE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NOT BE ABLE TO START THE IMPALA. CAR WILL WORK FINE FOR MONTHS AT A TIME, THEN RANDOMLY WILL NOT START. AFTER 15 MINUTES OR SO, THE CAR WILL THEN START... SOMETIMES. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM (SEE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND LOOK UNDER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS). *TR

IGNITION -WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE 2007 AND WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN JULY 2007 WITH THE IGNITION .ITS LEFT MY FAMILY STRANDED ABOUT 20 + TIMES SENSE THEN. I LOOKED AT THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS ON THERE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? *TR

DEXCOOOL LEAK THROUGH HEAD GASKET, 2ND VEHICLE - PROBLEM ON OUT OF STATE BUSINESS TRIP. *TR

2001 CHEVY IMPALA I WENT OUTSIDE TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, IT HAD ENOUGH POWER TO POWER UP THE LIGHTS ETC. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO START THE ENGINE. I THAN MOVED ANOTHER VEHICLE UP NEXT TO IT AND CONNECTED JUMPER CABLES. I WAITED FOR IT TO CHARGE AND TURNED THE KEY. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OVER, THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD VIOLENTLY EXPLODED. I HAD A HUGE FIRE UNDER MY HOOD. THE EXPLOSION SHOT PARTS ACROSS MY YARD. I HAD TO USE THE WATER HOSE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 10 FEET FROM MY HOME. I LEFT IT ALONE AND CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THE VERY NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD RECENTLY HAD 2 OF THE SAME VEHICLES COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND THE FACT THAT THE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THIS EXPLOSION COULD HAVE VERY WELL KILLED SOMEONE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON OVER 900,000 OF THESE VEHICLES, HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT'S WIFE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BEFORE JUMPING THE DEAD BATTERY, THE FUEL SYSTEM BYPASSED THROUGH A REGULATOR AND CREATED AN EXPLOSION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, IT WAS NOT DESTROYED AND WAS CAPABLE OF BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL NIGHTMARE AND I'M FINDING MANY, MANY, REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM(S). 1) INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS CAUSING CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EGR VALVE TO CLOG. THE RESULT OF THIS IS EXHAUST GASES CAN'T ESCAPE , BACKING UP AND BURNING/BLOWING A HOLE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ITSELF. ALL ABOVE ITEMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A VERY SUBSTANTIAL COST. 2) BLINKERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. MOSTLY THEY DON'T WORK. THIS IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE (FLASHER) MODULE LOCATED IN THE DASH BEHIND THE 'FLASHER" BUTTON. THIS IA VERY,VERY COMMON. 3) A/C HEATER BLOWER FAN STOPS WORKING ON SPEEDS 1,2 THEN 3 RESULTING. THIS IS DUE TO RESISTORS BURNING UP ON A MODULE MOUNTED BEHIND THE DASH AND IN FRONT OF THE BLOWER MOTOR. MY QUESTION HERE IS, AT WHAT POINT DOES SOMEONE HOLD THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECTS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE ANY OF THE ABOVE COMPLAINTS AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED. HELP !!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE LIGHTS DIMMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,200.

I BOUGHT 4 DOUGLAS TOURING TIRES FOR MY 2001 IMPALA ON11/03/05 ABOUT 13,000 MILES LATER MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE STARTED TO THUMP AND SHAKE. I HAD IT CHECKED. IT WAS A SEPERATED BELT. I HAD IT REPLACED AND THE TIRES ROTATED NEW ON THE BACK OLD ON THE FRONT A MONTH LATER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DID THE SAME THING. I HAD IT REPLACED, THIS TIME I WAS FORCED TO PAY A 54.00 PRO RATE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WAREENTEE OF THE LIFE OF THE TIRE? NOW TODAY THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS DOING THE SAME THING. I CAN'T AFFORED TO BUY ANOTHER ONE OR TWO AS THE CASE MAY BE...HELP*CN

WHILE JUMP STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODES. NO START CONDITION. *TR

WHILE JUMP STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODES. NO START CONDITION. *TR

SUDDEN MALFUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE GAUGE (NOT WORKING), COOLING FANS RUNNING, AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF, NO A/C. MANY OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY 2001 IMPALA IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WILL CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START FOR 10-20 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND ALWAYS AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE DAY, SO I HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT THE GYM, RESTAURANTS, GAS STATIONS, WORK, ETC. MOST OF THE TIME, THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT AFTER I MAKE A STOP IN BETWEEN WORK AND COMING HOME. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR SINGLE WOMEN WHO ARE STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WAITING FOR 20 MINUTES FOR THEIR CAR TO START. *TR

2001 CHEVY IMPALA ENGINE, RADIATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED AT HER OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT HELP HER OUT. SHE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT 3 MONTHS AFTER THE ENGINE. *KB THE POWER SWITCH AND SIDE MIRROR WAS REPLACED. *JB

SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT ON AT 78K MILES; AND MECHANIC CLAIMS IT IS A FAULTY ECM. MANY OTHERS COMPLAIN OF THIS AND ABS LIGHT PROBLEMS WITH AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING - DEALER INDICATED CAUSE WAS FROM INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, BUT TOLD NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. HER BROTHER BELIEVED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF OCTOBER 18, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000) FOR THE 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE CONTACT FELT THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN DRIVING MY BLINKERS WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. I HAVE TO TURN THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET MY BLINKERS TO START WORKING AGAIN. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED ME $405 FOR A NEW SWITCH. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO INSTALL IT BECAUSE THEY ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS THEY INSTALL NEW SWITCHES CONSTANTLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $405 FOR OUR BLINKERS TO WORK. *TR

NO ACCIDENTS YET, BUT VERY EASILY COULD'VE BEEN. CAR STALLS WITH NO WARNING AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T WANT TO START. CAR HAS STALLED 3 TIMES - IT HAPPENED TWICE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING A STOPLIGHT, SO 20-35MPH AND THE THIRD TIME WAS GOING 55MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE TWO TIMES IT STALLED AT 20-35MPH IT STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY. AFTER IT STALLED AT 55MPH, IT TOOK 3-5 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TWO OTHER SEPARATE TIMES THAT THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START. THIS HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING THE CAR A SHORT DISTANCE, ABOUT 5 MILES, TURNING IT OFF FOR 10-20 MINUTES AND THEN IT TOOK 3-5 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THE SECURITY LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. CAR DOES HAVE 126,000 MILES ON IT. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NO CODE INDICATING WHAT THIS STALLING/NO START PROBLEM IS. THIS IS THE THIRD DAY THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS. THE CAR HAS DIED ONCE WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY SO THEY COULDN'T DO THE TEST THEY WANTED TO DO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE SUCH A HUGE SAFETY-RELATED ISSUE WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE/CODE AND IT APPEARS FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS AND AUTOMOTIVE "CHAT ROOMS" I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND NO RESOLUTION. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE MARKET FOR A USED CAR. SHE FOUND A CAR ON THE WEBSITE FO CITY AUTO AUCTION OF CHICAGO, PRICED AT 1500.00. WE ARRIVED AT THE AUCTION AND INQUIRED ABOUT THEIR BIDDING PROCESS. I WAS TOLD TO READ AND SING THE BIDDERS PADDLE. WE INQUIRED ABOUT THE CAR LISTED ON THE WEBSITE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT WE COULD BID ON ANOTHER LIKE CAR. WE BIDDED 2800.00 FOR A 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. I ASKED THE SALESMAN IF WE CAN SEE THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. HIS INSISTED I PUT A 600.00 DOWN PAYMENT TO HOLD THE CAR. I DID. WE WAITED 3 HOURS BEFORE THEY CALLED US INTO THE OFFICE. THEY PRESENTED US WITH A BILL OF SALE TOTALING 3858.00. I ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE CHARGES, AND TO SEE THE CAR TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WERE ANY DEFECTS. THE OWNER BECAME IRATE AND TOLD ME, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN TO ME THE CHARGES, HE CALLED SECURITY AND I WAS ASKED TO LEAVE. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, MY DAUGHTER WENT BACK, I WAS TO MEET HER AT THE DEALERSHIP. SHE ASKED IF SHE COULD INSPECTED THE CAR. SHE WAS TOLD SHE HAD TO PAY THE REMAINING BALANCE FIRST. SHE DID. THE SERVICEMEN BROUGHT THE CAR OUT, LOCKED THE DOOR AND REFUSED TO ANSWER ANY OF HER QUESTIONS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR HAD NO RADIO, NO REAR VIEW MIRROR AND WAS KNOCKING. I HAD HER BRING THE CAR TO ME. THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PASS 50 MPH. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE CAR THEN SLOWED TO 10 MPH. SHE EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR TO MY OFFICE, WHERE IT DIED, AND WOULD NOT START. I CALLED CITY AUTO,

THE TURN SIGNAL FAILS TO WORK SPORADICALLY (STARTING 8 WEEKS AGO). *TR

1. CRANK SENSOT FAILED AND RAN HAZARD LIGHTS ON SIDE OF INNERSTATE FOR 3 HOURS WHILE GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SENT TOW SERVICE. 2. TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND OPERATION OF HAZARD SWITCH WOULD BE RESTORE THEM TEMPORIALLY. 3. REPLACED HAZARD SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS, FOG LIGHTS, AND POWER TRUNK RELEASE DO NOT WORK. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND LOW FUEL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2007. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TURN SIGNALS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07.*JB

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *KB THE BLOWOUT FROM THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS CRACKED AND DRY ROTTED. THE TIRE WAS A UNIROYAL. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB

2001 CHEVY IMPALA WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AND GM IS LESS THAN REASONABLE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED IN OCTOBER 2006 THE TRANSMISSION BLEW WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,929 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE GEARS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SINCE MARCH OF 2004, THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

ON 12/13/06 AFTER 1 YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE WE HAD A LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATING. WE WERE ADVISED THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING. A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE UPON RESEARCH. IN ADDITION, THE COOLANT LEAKING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING IT TO FAIL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER , CLAIMING THE COOLANT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND WAS NOT COVERED. HAD TO PAY OVER $!,000 FOR REPAIRS. 2 DAYS LATER COULD NOT START THE CAR. WAS ADVISED THAT THESE VEHICLES HAD AN ANTI THEFT FEATURE IF WORK WAS DONE ON THE CAR IT COULD CAUSE THE ANTI THEFT FEATURE TO FAIL AND WOULD BE A NEED FOR A NEW IGNITION. SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE DOLLARS). AS THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS EITHER. THESE FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE AWFUL DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE OWNER REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. HERE WE GO 7 MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOW IN THE SHOP AGAIN ABOUT THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE , SLUGGISH UPON ACCELERATION. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT AFTER I HAD RADIATOR FLUSHED. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SOME BROWN, MUDDY LOOKING, OILY SUBSTANCE LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR AT WHICH TIME HE INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM THAT GM CARS WERE HAVING WITH THE MANIFOLD GASKETS. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A DEATH DOES OCCUR DUE TO THIS NEGLIGENCE ON GM'S PART. I'M SURE THAT ALL THE OWNER OF THESE CARS FEEL THE SAME WAY AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE AND ORDERED TO PAY TO HAVE THESE CARS REPAIRED, SINCE IT IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, WHICH THEY APPARENTLY KNEW WOULD HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN TO A CERTAIN MILEAGE. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE GOT STUCK AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNLESS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AND EVEN THEN THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV VERY HIGH! I WAS IN FEAR OF MY LIFE.... AND LUCKILY I MADE IT TO THE DEALER WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THESE IMPALAS ARE DEATH TRAPS AND I THINK THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN EXPLAINED DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAD WITH THE ACCELERATION MODULE. UNFORTUNATELY... DEAD PEOPLE CAN'T TELL WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR CARS BEFORE THEY LOST CONTROL OF THEM. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. NHTSA HAS A RECALL FOR 580 SUCH VEHICLES UNDER NO 00V244000. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES, AND THE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT INJURIES IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

I HAVE A COUPLE OF PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT I RECENTLY PURCHASED USED. AS FAR AS I KNOW USING CARFAX TO CHECK THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD LOGICALLY CAUSE THE PROBLEMS. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY OBVIOUS PREVIOUS DAMAGE. WHEN DRIVING THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK COMPLETELY AT RANDOM FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I DID NOT GET A TRAFFIC TICKET OR HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT FIXED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CAR WILL NOT START ON OCCASION. NORMALLY, IF I WAITED 10 - 60 MINUTES AND TRIED IT AGAIN IT WILL EVENTUALLY START. VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $400 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ,AND THAT ONLY A CHEVROLET DEALER COULD DO IT. *AK

LOW COOLANT LIGHT LIT. ADDED DEXCOOL AS NEEDED. LIGHT THEN BEGAN TO COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTANTLY. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY TESTED AND SAID SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED AND DEXCOOL ADDED. COST$225. I NOTICED SEVERAL SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON NHSTA. GM SHOULD COVER THIS COST OR HAVE A RECALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SPEED AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON HER VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK AND CONTINUOUSLY FAILS TO DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA..PASSLOCK SECURITY LOCKOUT PROBLEM...ONE WEEK AGO, I CHANGED THE OIL IN MY WIFE'S IMPALA, AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS, TO CLEAN AND LUBE THEM. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND ONE WEEK LATER, IT STILL HAS NOT STARTED. I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED, IN A VERY DEPRESSED AREA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK, AND WE ARE TRYING TO HANG ON TO OUR HOME, THOUGH THAT LOOKS IN DOUBT. DID NOT NEED THIS TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW, AND I AM ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS THAT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE YOU PAY FOR IT, WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU. THIS PASSLOCK PROBLEM IS FOUND ON ALL MAKES OF GM CARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM, YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I CANNOT PAY THE $500.00 TO $1000.00 TO GET THIS JUNK GOING, AND IF YOU READ THE FORUMS ONLINE, YOU WILL SEE THAT IF YOU DO, THE PROBLEM WILL COME BACK ANYWAY! SORRY, BUT THE TERM LEGAL SCAM COMES TO MIND. SO, MY WIFE AND I ARE OUT OF A CAR....TOO BAD WE STILL HAD FAITH IN AMERICA...WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS? BIG BROTHER WINS AGAIN...THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, A SHAME, A DOWNRIGHT CRIME...ACTION TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THEIR PURCHASE PRICE WOULD BE NICE, BECAUSE EVEN IF THIS CAR IS FIXED NOW, I NO LONGER WISH TO HAVE THIS LEMON, WHICH FORCED ME TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON ALL 4 WHEELS AT 24K MILES, DUE TO BAD DESIGN!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2001 IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING.MY HIGH BEAMS WORK FINE.*AK