2003 Chevrolet Impala complaints

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. PASSLOCK STYSTEM THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN, DISABLING THE IGNITION FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. SOMETIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED. ALSO ABS AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 100,00 MILES. NO MORE ABS OR TRAC CONTROL AS PARTS ARE OVER $3,000. OIL SPILL OUT OF FILLER NECK ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND RECALL ONLY MOVED SPARK PLUG WIRES, OIL PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS DIM TO COMPLETE DARKENESS, OR SUPER BIRGHT AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. ISSUE IS THE DIMMER SWITCH. PISS POOR DESIGN BY GM. THEY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SELLING VEHICLES UNTIL THEY PULL THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA MOTOR WENT ON FIRE. *TR

MY CHEVY, IMPALA CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLIANT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

UPON GOING FOR STATE INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTING AND FLAKING AND IF THIS WAS NOT CORRECTED, CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT YEAR. WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO NOT DRIVING THE CAR ENOUGH (UNDERUSAGE). MY CAR IS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE COST WAS $344.50 TO REPAIR. ON TODAY'S NEWS I NOTICED THAT GENERAL MOTORS PICKUP TRUCKS AND SUV'S ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MIGHT ALSO INVOLVE THE IMPALA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HOWEVER FOLLOWING REPAIRS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED REPLACING THE SENSOR BUT THE CONTACT HAD RECENTLY HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT STILL, DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,500.

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE IMPALA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN CHARGING PEOPLE $600 TO CHANGE THE IGNITIAN THAT DOESN'T EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS WHAT THEY CHARGED ME 3 YEARS AGO. THE CAR WILL NOT START ONCE IN AWHILE AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 15-20 MINUTES FOR IT TO FINALLY START. IT STARTED OUT EVERY OTHER MONTH THEN EVERY MONTH THEN TWICE A MONTH. NOW IN 2010 IT HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK FOR ME. HERE IS ONE OF THE MANY FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HTTP://64.13.204.178/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2002/ELECTRICAL/PASSLOCK_PROBLEM_WONT_START_AND_SECURITY_LIGHT_IS_ON.SHTML

I OWN A 2003 CHEV. IMPALA, LS AND CANNOT DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AS THEY ONLY REMAIN ON 3-TO-5 MINUTES AND GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS IS VERY NERVE WRACKING AND DANGEROUS. THUS, I NO LONGER USE HIGH BEAM AND WAS TOLD A NEW SWITCH FOR $500.00 PLUS INSTALLATION WAS NEEDED. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED WITH WARRANTY LEFT, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A ONCE OR TWICE OCCURRENCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS STARTING PROBLEMS(NO START) . SINCE 2004, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 BCM AND PCM MODULES INSTALLED ON THIS CAR FROM THE GM DEALERS IN WHICH I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR. FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 10-15MINS. THEN THE SECOND YEAR CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 30-45MINS. TAKE TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. SO THE THIRD YEAR, AFTER MISSING ALOT OF TIME FROM WORK, IT STARTING DOING THE SAME THING AND I HAD IT TOWED TO GM. THEY HAD IT A WEEK AND STILL FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND TOWED AGAIN- THIS TIME THEY STARTED THROWING PARTS AT IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE( BILL HEARD IN PLANT CITY,FL). SO AFTER NEW PARTS, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 4-6 MONTHS AND STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I AGAIN TOOK TO DEALER AND NO PROBLEM FOUND BUT THEY DECIDED TO PUT ANOTHER BCM ON IT. THEN IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT,ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND NEXT TIME I TRY TO START IT THEN NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. SO THIS IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY NOW. THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SO MANY TIMES THAT I AM SICK OF IT AND I KEEP PUTTING MONEY OUT FOR TOWING BILLS AND ALL THE GM DEALER CAN TELL ME IS TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I HAVE PUT OUT ALOT OF MONEY FOR BCMS EVERY YEAR NOW AND NO WARRANTY NOR MY MONEY BACK FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I THINK GM HAS DONE A POOR JOB AT EVALUATING THESE CONCERNS AND DO NOT CARE

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS STARTING PROBLEMS(NO START) . SINCE 2004, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 BCM AND PCM MODULES INSTALLED ON THIS CAR FROM THE GM DEALERS IN WHICH I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR. FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 10-15MINS. THEN THE SECOND YEAR CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 30-45MINS. TAKE TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. SO THE THIRD YEAR, AFTER MISSING ALOT OF TIME FROM WORK, IT STARTING DOING THE SAME THING AND I HAD IT TOWED TO GM. THEY HAD IT A WEEK AND STILL FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND TOWED AGAIN- THIS TIME THEY STARTED THROWING PARTS AT IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE( BILL HEARD IN PLANT CITY,FL). SO AFTER NEW PARTS, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 4-6 MONTHS AND STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I AGAIN TOOK TO DEALER AND NO PROBLEM FOUND BUT THEY DECIDED TO PUT ANOTHER BCM ON IT. THEN IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT,ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND NEXT TIME I TRY TO START IT THEN NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. SO THIS IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY NOW. THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SO MANY TIMES THAT I AM SICK OF IT AND I KEEP PUTTING MONEY OUT FOR TOWING BILLS AND ALL THE GM DEALER CAN TELL ME IS TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I HAVE PUT OUT ALOT OF MONEY FOR BCMS EVERY YEAR NOW AND NO WARRANTY NOR MY MONEY BACK FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I THINK GM HAS DONE A POOR JOB AT EVALUATING THESE CONCERNS AND DO NOT CARE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAITED TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES AND THE ENGINE STARTED AS NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH OR POSSIBLY AN ELECTRONIC CHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

I HAD PURCHASED FOUR DOUGLAS BRAND TIRES FROM WAL-MART MODEL X-TRAC 2. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THREE (3) OF THE TIRES HAVE HAD SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS, TWO AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND ONE WHILE PARKED. THE DOT NUMBER ON THE TIRES ARE PJX3011R3507. ALL THREE BLOWOUTS WERE PRECEDED BY A SLOW AIR LEAK THAT COULD NOT BE FOUND AND ALL THREE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ON A VERTICAL LINE FROM THE BASE OF THE TIRES TREAD, ON THE SIDEWALL, TO JUST ABOVE THE BEAD. ALSO, IN ALL THREE CASES, THERE WAS NOT EVIDENCE OF CORD SEPARATION AND BULGING AT THE SITE OF FAILURE. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED. *TR

RECURRING PROBLEM: WHEN CLICKING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM OR HIGH/LOW USING THE TURN SIGNAL ARM THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE BEEN FORCED TO TRAVEL WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON TO INSURE THAT I HAVE SOME VISION WHEN SWITCHING HIGH/LOW. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND LOSING YOUR HEADLIGHTS! I HAVE FOUND OVER 30 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON-LINE WITHOUT TO MUCH SEARCHING EFFORT. MANY OF THE RESPONDENTS HAVE SAID THAT REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE TURN SIGNAL ARM RUNS ABOUT $700. IN VISITING WITH MY DEALER HE HAS INDICATED HE HAS NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM--BUT MY RESEARCH INDICATES IT OCCURS OFTEN? THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED IN LATE DEC. 2009. WE ARE HESITANT TO USE THIS VEHICLE AFTER DARK DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

CHEVROLET IMPALA 2003: CAR WON'T START OR EVEN TURN OVER WHEN HOT. AFTER ENGINE COOL DOWN START AGAIN AS NORMAL AS NEW. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AFTER DRIVING FEW MILES I SEE ON THE INFORMATION CENTRE THE PASSLOCK WARNING, RADIO IS DEAD, INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE DEAD, AND IF I TRY TO CRANK THE ENGINE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPEN. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING OK LET'S SAY THE NIGHT BEFORE, NEXT DAY IN THE MORNING IN A SUNNY DAY THE CAR GETS WARM WITH THE SUN JUST BY SEATING ON MY DRIVEWAY AND IF I TRY TO START THE ENGINE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO PUSH IT UNDER A TREE, OPEN HOOD AND DOORS LET IT SEATING ON THE SHADE FOR FEW MINUTES AND WHEN THE BODY IS COLD, THE CAR START NORMALLY. THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY BECAUSE I CANT USE MY CAR DURING THE SUMMER (IT WON'T START), AND DURING SPRING, FALL, AND WINTER I HAVE TO LEAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE I DO MY SHOPPING AND OTHER STUFF. THIS IS A RISK, MY CAR CAN BE STOLEN AND IS TOO MUCH GAS CONSUMPTION. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. HOW CAN I FIX THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO GM DEALER BUT THEY CHANGED BCM AND BATTERY BUT NEVER FIX THE REAL PROBLEM. *TR

2003 CHEVY IMPALA 4 DOOR. WHENEVER WE DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAMS THE GO OFF COMPLETELY. SO WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT LIKE 65 IT BECOMES VERY INTERESTING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER HIGH BEAMS ARE TURNED ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE PURCHASE IN FEBRUARY 2009. WE WANT A VEHICLE RECALL, AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBB. DOES ANYBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE GOV OR GENERAL MOTORS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALA. *TR

LEAKING HEAD GASKET CAUSING ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *TR

THE PASS LOCK SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING THEN IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPEN AT FIRST 2 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH AT FIRST THEN THE LAST THREE OF FOUR MONTHS IT TAKES PLACE ABOUT 3 TO FOR TIMES A DAY. FIRST THE SECURITY PASS LOCK WOULD COME ON THEN THE CAR DASH BOARDS ANT EVERY THING ELSE WOULD WORK BUT I JUST COULD NOT CRACK THE CAR. THEN THE PASS LOCK SECURITY WOULD MAKE EVERYTHING THE CAR TURN OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE A SOUND. THEN IT STARTED RUNNING MY BATTERY DOWN. THEN IT WOULD RUN DOWN THE BATTERY EVERY OTHER DAY. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED LATE A NIGHT AND ALSO DURING THE DAY. I HAVE MISSED WORK DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I HOPE CHEVY WILL DO A RECALL. I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. EVEN THOU NO DEATH OR ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE DUE TO THIS DEFECT THIS IS STILL A SERIOUS MATTER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS COST ME WAGES AND REST. I A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY THIS CAR COULD COST A LIFE ALL BECAUSE I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT TO START. *TR

(1) NOTHING APPEARS TO LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. AT LEAST THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. (2) THE FAILURE IS THE CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH APPROX. 26M MILES ON IT. IT DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAD IT, THEN IT STARTED IT. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SINCE THE CAR WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD AT THAT TIME. THAT DIDN'T STOP IT FROM DOING IT. SOMEONE WHERE WE GO TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED SAID HE KNEW WHAT TO DO WHEN IT DOES IT WHICH WAS DISCONNECTING A BATTERY CABLE. THAT SEEMED TO WORK FOR AWHILE AND THEN THAT STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST WHEN IT DID IT, IT WOULD ONLY BE APPROX. 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. NOW IT IS UP TO OVER AN HOUR. (3) THE ONLY MONEY WE HAVE SOCKED INTO IT HAS BEEN FOR A BATTERY. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER DRIVING FOR FIVE MINUTES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK TO THE FLOOR. USUALLY AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE PEDAL WILL RELEASE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CLEAN OUT THE ACCELERATOR BOX. THE REPAIR COST OVER $100.00 AND IT TAKES BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MINUTES FOR COMPLETION. THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WILL REMEDY THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62000.

LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF FOR NO REASON. *TR

I AM FILING A SAFETY COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, SWITCHING LIGHTS FROM DIM TO BRIGHT, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OF CAR, AND RESTART TO GET DIM LIGHTS ON. WHAT CAN THIS PROBLEM BE AND WHAT MIGHT THE CURE BE. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON LIGHTING AND FOUND NONE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2003 IMPALA HAS TROUBLE STARTING WHEN THE CAR IS HOT: WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR FOR OVER A HOUR SOMETIMES LESS WE CAN NOT GET IT TO RE-START UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN FOR A LEAST A HOUR. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THEY CAN NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THEY REPLACED ALL KINDS OF PARTS AND HAVE NO IDEA , HAD IT TOWED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER WHEN IT HAPPENS (THERE REQUEST). MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL AS YOU HAVE TO LEAVE IT RUNNING TO GET GAS ETC. UNLESS YOU WANT TO SIT FOR A HOUR EVERY TIME. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS IS FRAYING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A NEARBY BUILDING. HE INJURED HIS LOWER BODY AND TORSO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50651. UPDATED 12/09/09 *BF THE CONSUEMR STATED THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER, BUT WILL NOT START. UPDATED 12/10/09

LOSS OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHEN I SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS. I WAS ABLE TO RESTORE HEADLIGHT FUNCTION BY JIGGLING THE HI BEAM LOW BEAM SWITCH . I WENT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD I PROBABLY NEED A NEW MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH,APPEARS TO ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS INTERMITTENT STARTING TROUBLE. SOMETIME IT WILL START FINE AND OTHER TIMES IT WONT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT MOST LIKELY THE BCM OR PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THERE IS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH ALL CHEVROLET IMPALAS FOR THIS ISSUE. STRANDED WITH KIDS ALL THE TIME. *TR

AFTER CHANGING MY BATTERY ON MY CAR I NOTICE NOW THAT MY LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH AND SOMETIME MY CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

DRIVING MY 2003 IMPALA AT NIGHT. REAR SEAT PASSENGER ROLLED DOWN WINDOW CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE BRIGHT LIGHTS BEFORE SLOWING CAR. ABLE TO RE-CREATED THE PROBLEMS BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND HAVING THE HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH A 3.8 LITER V-6. THE CAR RADIO QUIT WORKING AND I HAD TO PULL OUT THE FUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SENDING STRANGE ERROR MESSAGES TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. NOW THE BCM IS HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OF THEN BACK ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THEN IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE BCM AN THE CAR STARTED AND I MADE IT HOME. WHAT IN THE WORLD DID GENERAL MOTORS DO TO THESE CARS. I HAVE BEEN READING NUMEROUS HORROR STORIES ABOUT THEIR CARS. WAS THERE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR DO I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER AND SPEND A FORTUNE TO FIX THIS GARBAGE PRETENDING TO BE A CAR. HOW CAN A CAR COMPANY GET AWAY WITH THIS POOR QUALITY CONTROL IN THIS DAY AND AGE? MY SECURITY DISPLAY NOW SHOWS RANDOM ERRORS LIKE LOW FUEL EVEN AFTER I FILLED UP THE TANK. NOT SURE IF ANY MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR BUT NOW THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN IT SHIFTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND TRIED TO SIGNAL A LANE CHANGE AND THE FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK FOR EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS NOT ANY ACCIDENT, BUT THE SITUATION WAS VERY AGGRAVATING. THE CAR ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF OIL SEEPAGE AND IT HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO AT A USED CAR DEALER, AND I CHANGE THE OIL MYSELF EVERY 3000 MILES. THE CAR IS HARD STARING AT TIMES, AND I HAD PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT 2 YEARS AGO DUE TO THE TROUBLE STARTING. *TR

WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE FLOORBOARDS, IN MY 2003 IMPALA, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR FLOOD. FOUND A SOLUTION FOR GM'S POOR DESIGN. THE COWLING GASKET ABOVE THE CABIN FILTER SHOULD BE REPLACED AND GLUED IN POSITION WITH RTV. THIS SHOULD SOLVE PROBLEM. ALSO MAKE SURE DRAINHOLES AROUND CABIN FILTER ARE CLEAR OF ALL DEBRIS. *TR

TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER IN COLLIERVILLE,TN. FOR ANOTHER WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL COSTING 1,000.00, & WAS TOLD OF ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE GASKET,THAT WILL BE ANOTHER $1,000.00, I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT OF COURSE GM NOT CALLING IT A RECALL. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH APPROXIMATELY 149,000 MILES ON IT. SUNRISE CHEVROLET IN COLLIERVILLE,TN. HAS BEEN THE PROPLE DEALING WITH ME , AND STATES, THEIR COMPUTER PROGRAMMED BCM IS NOT A RECALL, NOR THE IGNITION CHIP THAT ENGAGES THE KEY , IS ALSO NOT A GM PROBLEM BUT MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I SUFFERED WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING NUMEROUS TIMES , AND FINALLY BIT THE BULLET AND PAID HIGH DOLLAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR GM'S SHOULD BE RECALL. I WANT SOMEONE TO LISTEN ABOUT EVERYONE'S COMPLAINT OF THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKING, AND MAKE GM DO THE RIGHT THING! *TR

I HAVE 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND HAS BEEN FAILING TO START FOR OVER A YEAR. AT FIRST WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND TRY IF IT DIDN'T START WAIT AGAIN AND CONTINUE THIS UNTIL IT DID START. THEN I FOUND IF YOU REMOVED THE BCM FUSE AND REPLACED IT, THE CAR WOULD START. SO I INSTALLED A SWITCH TO REMOVE POWER FROM THE BCM TO RESET IT. NOW DEPENDING ON THE OUTSIDE TEMP. IT TAKES 1 TO 20 TRIES TO START THE CAR. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND I FEEL DANGEROUS BECAUSE MY WIFE PRIMARILY DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO COME UP THIS A FIX FOR THIS. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM. *TR

WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE FLOORBOARDS, IN MY 2003 IMPALA, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR FLOOD. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LITTLE OR HOW MUCH IT RAINS, THE FLOORBOARDS ALWAYS FLOOD. THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE WHERE THE WATER WAS PAST MY ANKLES. THE WATER IS DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT BOX AREA AND IT RUNS ALONG THE DOOR SEAL TO THE BACK PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS POSSIBLE A BAD CABIN SEAL. AFTER FINALLY GETTING FED UP WITH THE SITUATION I LOOKED FOR A POSSIBLE SOLUTION ONLINE AND WHILE I DIDN'T FIND A SOLUTION I FOUND MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS LASTED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO. *TR

THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF, CAUSING MY HEADLIGHTS TO FLASH WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING THE LIGHTS IN MY DASHBOARD TO FLASH ALSO. IT ENDED UP STRANDING ME IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE SO-CALLED SECURITY FEATURE ON THIS CAR SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PERSISTENT BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE POURING OIL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER. A FEW UNKNOWN COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. SHE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WHICH STATED THAT THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DUE TO DROPS OF ENGINE OIL DEPOSITED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 124,864. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING. UPDATED 07/15/09.*JB

PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE ON BOTH BACK DOORS HAVE BROKEN OFF, MANY OTHER OWNERS OF LIKE IMPALAS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM!*TR

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. "SECURITY" WARNING LIGHT ON DASH, THEN RANDOM WONT-START EPISODE. WAIT 15 MINUTES AND IT STARTS. NO CONFIDENCE THAT GM DEALERSHIPS KNOW WHAT'S WRONG, OR WILL PERMANENTLY FIX IT. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON DURING DRIVING CAR WILL STALL OR DIE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO CROSS TRAFFIC A T COAST TO GET THE EMERGENCY LANE OF ROAD WHICH IS DANGEROUS. MANY TIMES WHEN I GO TO START VEHICLE IT DOES NOTHING. AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA ON 4/09 AND 3 DAYS LATER THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHICH WILL BE CORRECTED; HOWEVER, I'VE NOTICED THAT NUMEROUS OTHER CHEVY IMPALA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM OF A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, MY VEHICLE HAS BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, ESPECIALLY IN LOW RPM RANGE. THE VEHICLE SPITS ON SPUTTERS ON HARD ACCELERATION AND TAKES SEVERAL (30 OR BETTER) SECONDS TO REACH 55 MPH. I AM AN ASE TRAINED MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING A FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. A VACUUM TEST DETERMINED THAT THE PRESSURE DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE 2500 RPM'S AND TO 0 BY 4000 (WHEN IT MISFIRES). THE CAT MAKES NOISE AND EVEN JUMPED THE HANGER (TELLING ME THE CONVERTER IS TWISTING FROM THE BACK PRESSURE). ONCE I DIAGNOSED IT, I LOOKED AT A LIST OF GM TSB'S FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THIS WAS LISTED ON THERE ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DEALER / TECH TO REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE UNTIL THE SERVICE LIFE HAS REACHED 10 YEARS OR 120K. MY VEHICLE FITS BOTH CONDITIONS AS IT IS A 2003 WITH 99K. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT FREE AS THE WARRANTY ON EMISSIONS ITEMS IS 80K. WHEN I EVEN GAVE THEM THE TSB NUMBER (SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT - CATALYTIC CONVERTER # 05551 - (9/14/05)) THEY SAID THAT WAS JUST IN THE CASE OF PLENUM DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE CLOGGED CONVERTER. DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IN NO WAY EVEN MENTIONS THE PLENUM. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I CURRENTLY OWN AND I HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR A WHILE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE IT, NOR TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TIED UP FOR DAYS TO DO A 2 HOUR JOB. HOWEVER, IF IT CONTINUES, IT WILL BLOW UP. HOW CAN I RESOLVE THIS? *TR

CAR WILL SOMETIMES START AND OFTEN NOT, UNSAFE IF GOING ON A TRIP INTERNET SAYS MOST LIKELY PROBLEM IS PASS KEY OR BCM MODULE.... *TR

I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. ON VALENTINES DAY I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FUNERAL, THE NEXT THING I KNOW MY THEN BOYFRIEND NOW HUSBAND TOLD ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE GOT MY THEN FIVE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT COULD HAPPEN. MY FATHER CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOW A RECALL ON THAT MODEL CAR. THE CAR BURNT COMPLETELY. ON THE RECALL MY FATHER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS FOR 3.8 LITER. I DO NOT BELIEVE MINE WAS A 3.8 LITER BUT MY VEHICLE WAS A V6. IT WAS EITHER A 3.4 OR A 3.6 LITER. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. I LOST EVERYTHING IN THAT VEHICLE. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND DO NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT MUST ACTIVATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS, SHE HAS NOT DRIVEN AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE SERVICE TRACTION SERVICE, ABS, FAILURE STARTING (PASS/LOCK SYSTEM), AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ON FOR NO REASON. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I HAD THE ABS AND TRACTION SYSTEM WORKED ON FOR A TOTAL OF AROUND $250. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO MY ABS AND TRACTION CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND HAVE STAYED ON TO PRESENT DAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND AT 132,000 MY IGNITION SWITCH LOCK. I GOT THE SWITCH CHANGED THEN HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPROGRAMMED I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO I LOOKED ONLINE AND WHAT DID I SEE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE AS OWNERS OF THIS CAR NEED IT RECALLED. MY COST AS OF 3/7/09 TO 3/11/09 IS 400.00 AND COUNTING. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA WITH ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY COME ON AND CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART NUMEROUS TIMES AND PLAYING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD START AND BE FINE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. DURING THE LAST INSPECTION, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED HIM TO CHECK IT. SINCE THE LIGHT HAD NOT COME ON FOR 3 OR 4 WEEKS AT THAT TIME, HE SAID THAT IT MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD NOT SHOW ANYTHING ON THE DIAGNOSTICS. HE SAID IT COULD ALSO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER. THEY CHARGED ME $80 TO CHECK THE CONNECTIONS TO THE STARTER AND I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT MORE THAN LIKELY IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR AND WOULD COST A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT A RANDOM PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE OWNED BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN CARS IN THE PAST, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD AS MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FOREIGN ONES AS I DO WITH THE DOMESTIC. I DON'T PLAN ON BUYING ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE CAR ANYTIME SOON. *TR

NO CRASHES. *TR