2006 Chevrolet Impala complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. HE DISCOVERED RECALL # 09E005000 (STEERING) FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED FOR ONE FULL DAY. AFTER THE DAY OF SERVICE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. ONE WEEK AFTER THE INSPECTION. WHILE DRIVING HE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS. THE CAST ALUMINUM RIMS HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS AND THE COATING PEELED. WHEN SHE STRIKES A POT HOLE, THE CRACKS DEEPEN. THE RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES . THE FOURTH REPLACEMENT COST OVER $300.00. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE RIMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,800. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS RAINING HARD AND MY VISION WAS TOTALLY OBSCURED. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN ABATED TO CONTINUE ON MY JOURNEY. I CONTACTED A GM SERVICE CENTER AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED TO BUY A NEW MOTOR ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT MOTOR WORKS JUST FINE HOWEVER THE RUBBER AROUND THE ARM THAT ATTACHES TO THE MOTOR IS CRACKED. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN A CAR THAT IS NOT THAT OLD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA AND THE STEERING IS TERRIBLE. IT CLUNKS AND WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKE IT GOES TO THE LEFT, HAVING NO CONTROL. PLEASE IS THIS COVERED IN A RECALL. *TR

STEERING: I STARTED HEARING A NOISE - LIKE A CLUNKING IN, AT THE SAME TIME I WOULD FEEL IT IN MY STEERING WHEEL...WHEN I WOULD TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, IT WOULD CLUNK AND KIND OF SHAKE OR VIBRATE....IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE AND EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, IT WOULD CLUNK LOUDER AND COULD HEAR IT AND FEEL IT. I WENT TO THE LOCAL AUTO REPAIR, AND THEY FOUND THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT....THIS PART COST $120.00 PLUS THE LABOR TO INSTALL. *TR

I OWNED A 2006 IMPALA WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. ON 11-11-2009 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND CROSS 3 LANES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STARTED SMOKING. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WITHIN 3 MINUTES THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED AND I OWE MORE ON IT THAN IT IS WORTH. LUCKILY I HAVE GAP INSURANCE BUT FINDING A NEW CAR WITHOUT A SIZEABLE DEPOSIT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WAS AN ERROR THAT GM SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS. CAR FIRES JUST DON'T HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. NO DASH LIGHTS, NO HEAD LIGHTS, NO LIGHTS ANYWHERE AND THEN IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEY COME BACK ON. CAR NEVER SHUTS OFF. DANGEROUS!!!!! HAPPENED TO ME DRIVING IN RURAL AREA TWICE IN ONE NIGHT. VERY DARK ROAD...COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE STEERING SHAFT ELICITS VIOLENT VIBRATIONS AND NOISES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AN AFTER MARKET STEERING PART (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E005000), BUT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FAULTY AND EITHER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REPACKED. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 33,000.

ON MANY LATE MODEL CHEVROLET AND GM CARS, THERE IS A CLUNKING ISSUE ON THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS. I HAVE TAKEN MINE TO THE DEALER AND AT THAT TIME THE FIX WAS TO REPACK THE SHAFT WITH GREASE OR PUT A NEW ONE ON. THIS FI IS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. GM AND CHEVROLET ARE VERY EXPERIENCED WITH THIS ISSUE AS DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH WILL BRING UP MANY ARTICLES. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO REDESIGN OF THIS COMPONENT. THIS COMPONENT IS NOT EVEN A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEM. THE FACT THAT THERE ARE DESIGN ITERATIONS BUT STILL NO RECALL IS LUDICROUS. IF MY OWNERS MANUAL SAID GREASE THE STEERING SHAFT EVERY 10000 MILES, I CAN UNDERSTAND NO RECALL. BUT CHEVY HAS NEVER STATED IT TO BE A MAINTENANCE ITEM AND THE FACT THERE ARE REDESIGNS SAYS THERE IS AND ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AFTER. *TR

BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER SAID ISS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....I WAS TOLD PER GM THIS IS NOT A RECALL PRODUCT JUST A NOISE ISSUE. I BEG TO DIFFER. THE ISS IS HINDERING THE STEERING TO MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. IT IS HINDERING MY BREAKING ABILITY...CAR PULLS TO SIDE. IT IS HINDERING MY ABILITY TO TAKE OFF FROM COMPLETE STOP TIRES ARE STUTTERING. DEALERSHIP SAID ISS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH CAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM ADHESIVE LAYER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRIP COMPUTER, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALL INOPERATIVE. ALSO ALL OF THE LIGHTS FLASH AT TIMES AND STAY ON. UPDATED 12/09/09

I AM A DEPUTY SHERIFF AND WAS DRIVING A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ENDING UP IN A DITCH. DURING THE COLLISION MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED FRACTURING MY STERNUM FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ALONG WITH BREAKING A RIB. SINCE THE COLLISION I RECEIVED MY MRI RESULT FINDING I ALSO HAVE TWO COMPACTED DISKS IN MY NECK AND A COMPACTED DISK IN MY LOWER BACK. I AM AN AVERAGE SIZE MAN 5'9" TALL 190 POUNDS VERY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT AND A BULLET PROOF VEST. THE "BLACK BOX" IN THE VEHICLE SHOWED THE IMPACT WAS AT 11 MPH. ACCORDING TO MY DOCTOR THE BREAK TO MY STERNUM WOULD TAKE A MASSIVE FORCE WHICH WAS ALSO VERIFIED BY MY PULMONARY SPECIALIST.. I HAVE INVESTIGATED HUNDREDS OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AS A PEACE OFFICER AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HEARD OF AN AIRBAG BREAKING SOMEONE'S STERNUM OR RIB(S). I STRONGLY FEEL IF A ELDERLY PERSON, TEENAGER, WOMAN OR SHORT INDIVIDUAL WOULD MORE SERIOUSLY BE INJURED IF THEY RECEIVE THE IMPACT I DID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED FORWARD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

WHEN FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED AT 26,455 MILES,CALLED DEALER THINKING IT WOULD BE COVER UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER STATED BRAKES ARE ONLY COVERED UP TO 7,500 MILES NOT THE 36,000 MILES. TOOK ROTORS TO PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THEM TURNED AND THEY WOULD NOT DO IT STATING THEY WERE MADE OUT OF JUNK AND WOULD BE BETTER OFF REPLACING WITH NEW ROTORS WHICH I DID HOPING FOR BETTER RESULTS. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN MAY 2006 & HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP 25X PLUS. THE VEHICLE IS E-85 HOWEVER UNLESS I WANT TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE I HAVE NOT RUN THAT KIND OF FUEL IN THE CAR. THE TRAILING ARM BUSTED IN HALF 4/09. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WHO SAID THAT BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE TRAILING ARM BUSTING WERE NOT CONSIDERED LIFE THREATENING THEY COULD NOT CONSIDER THE CAR A LEMON. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC & BOB BROWN CHEVY IN URBANDALE, IA REGARD THE ABOVE ISSUES. HOWEVER ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS PATCHUP THE PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF COMPLETELY CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION & PARTS TO FOLLOW UP WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE STATED PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT IS PARKING OR TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,214.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF ALONG WITH WINDOW CLEANER SPRAYING NON STOP, THIS ALSO CAUSED TURN SIGNALS TO STOP WORKING AND KEYS TO BE LOCKED INTO CAR. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE WITH ALL THE SPRAYING. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. IT LOCKS UP AT VARYING SPEEDS AND VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME. YESTERDAY WE WERE FORCED OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. THE MECHANICS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE ALONG SIDE US WHEN WE CROSSED THE OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 IMPALA WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE HEATER OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT PRODUCE HEAT UNLESS YOU ARE REVVING ENGINE. PROBLEM IS THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED DEFECTIVELY SUCH THAT IT IS PRONE TO AIR POCKETS. IF AIR POCKET DEVELOPS, CHEVY HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN DETAILING A COMPLICATED PROCEDURE WHEREBY THE SYSTEM HAS TO BE DRAINED AND ANTIFREEZE THEN PUT BACK IN SYSTEM. IF A MECHANIC IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS SERVICE BULLETIN, HE MAY TELL YOU ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET, INCORRECT ANTIFREEZE MIXTURE, ETC. THIS PROBLEM MAY REOCCUR EVERYTIME THE CLOSED SYSTEM IS OPENED IF NOT THEN CLOSED AS PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN INSTRUCTIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS TO ROUTINELY REPLACE THE BATTERY. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THE BATTERY DROPPED BELOW 8 VOLTS, IT LOCKED THE TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,700. UPDATED 05/21/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD A GARMIN GPS PLUGGED IN MOST OF THE TIME WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY, BUT IT SHOULDN'T RESULT IN DEAD CELLS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE BATTERY. UPDATED 05/27/09.*JB

2006 IMPALA SS POWER STEERING LEAK. DRIVING AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I HAD TO HAVE TOWED IN AND COST ME OVER $300 TO REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (M-S P225/55R17 95T, DOT M643 BHDR 3905). I WAS ADVISED THAT ALL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECT WHICH CAUSED THE TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE IN THE SAME SPOT. THE TIRES STILL HAD FROM 7/32 TO 9/32 TREAD REMAINING. HAVING TAKEN OFF ONE TIRE TO INSPECT IT PROPERLY, THE DEFECT WAS FOUND TO BE SO BAD THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT REMOUNT THE TIRE ON TO THE VEHICLE UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. AT THE DIRECTION OF GOODYEAR, THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE THEN TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED BY A GOODYEAR DEALER AND THE DEFECT WAS AGAIN CONFIRMED. THE IDENTIFIED DEFECT COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF A TIRE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT ADVANCE WARNING. AS A RESULT ALL TIRES OF THIS MANUFACTURING LOT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE GAS PEDAL SENSOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE PART IS GM25830023. I HAVE HAD THIS TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE FIXED, BUT THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE FROM GM. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE 2 OTHER IMPALAS WAITING FOR THE PART AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE MY CAR SINCE APRIL 14TH. *TR

IN JANUARY 2007 I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA AND APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER I HAD MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. FIRST PROBLEM: "SERVICE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM" (7/07) I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED FOR FREE IN TWO OF THE TIRES. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I DID NOT HAVE THIS FIXED AT ALL IN 2008 BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSORS. I JUST LET THE MONITOR CONTINUE TO BLINK ON AND OFF. I HAD IT REPLACED IN 4/09 DUE TO OTHER STANDARD REPLACEMENTS. SECOND PROBLEM: HEATING (FOUND PROBLEM 10/07) TO GET HEAT IN THE CAR YOUR FOOT MUST BE ON THE PEDDLE AND THE CAR MUST BE MOVING. THE MOMENT YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDDLE TO PRESS THE BRAKE, THE HEATER GOES OUT AND THE AIR TURNS COLD. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN 4/09, WHEN THE OTHER REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE FIXED. THIRD PROBLEM: ON AND OFF JERKING (9/07) IF YOU ARE AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT TURNS GREEN. YOU PRESS ON THE GAS TANK BUT THE CAR DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE FOR A MOMENT. THEN IT JERKS AND TAKES OFF. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A DELAY IN THE THINKING PROCESS LIKE THE CAR IS NOT AWARE IT SHOULD GO WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS. IN 4/09 I ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH THE CAR AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN I HAD TOO STOP QUICKLY AT A STOP LIGHT APPLYING THE BRAKES SIGNIFICANTLY ALL I DID IS SKID THE ABS NEVER WORKED AND NO INDICATION LIGHT CAME ON I THEN HAD TOO STOP SLOW IN THE SNOW SAME SCENARIO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DOWNHILL, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE TECHNICIAN RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,500. UPDATED 12/08/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. UPDATED 12/10/09

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WENT TO TURN ONTO MY STREET AND POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND CAME CLOSE TO HITTING A UTILITY POLE. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED HYDRAULIC PIPING FOR THE POWER STEERING HAD SPRUNG A LEAK. IN SEARCHING FOR A BULLETIN I DISCOVERED #060232014. NHTSA CAMPAIGN#10020769. I HAVE SET AN APPOINTMENT AT A DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR. HOWEVER,THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE HAD FATAL OUTCOME. I BELIEVE THAT THIS GOES BEYOND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESIGATED. LOSS OF LIFE SHOULD NOT BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF MAJOR MICHIGAN HIGHWAY (I-75). AS I HEADED INTO A RIGHT CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A VERY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND MY STEERING WHEEL PULLED OUT OF MY HANDS, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL BACK STRAIGHT. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, SO I PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, I SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CLOSEST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE HAD BURST, CAUSING A RAPID LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID AND LACK OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE LINE AT A TOTAL COST OF $438. I RELUCTANTLY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AFTER FINDING OUT THIS DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE "GM CERTIFIED 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY". WHAT I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND IS WHY WOULD A PRODUCT THAT SERVES SUCH A VITAL SAFETY FEATURE IN A VEHICLE, NOT BE HELD TO HIGHER QUALITY STANDARDS AND BE COVERED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. BASED ON THE RECENT NUMBER OF INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CONSUMERS FOR THIS SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, I FEEL THIS TYPE OF DEFECT NEEDS TO RECALLED BY GM BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OR LIVES ARE LOST. I DON'T THINK I HAVE BEEN MORE PANICKED BEHIND THE WHEEL THAN I WAS AT THAT TIME. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING BUT IN A STOPPED POSITION, IE., AT A STOP LIGHT, THE HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR - ON ANY OF THE DIAL OPTIONS, I.E, FEET, FACE, COMBINATION, ETC. WHEN DRIVING, IT THEN HEATS, BLOWS WARM AIR. WHEN I HAD MY CAR INTO THE DEALER LAST YEAR (MAHOWALDS MOTORS IN NEW PRAGUE WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR) FOR THE NORMAL SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, THEY WERE TOLD ABOUT THIS. THE SERVICE MANAGER PULLED UP A BULLETIN FROM MARCH OF 2008 AND IT STATED THAT THIS MAKE/MODEL CAR WOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT TOLD THE DEALERSHIP HOW TO FIX IT (NO PARTS INVOLVED - JUST TAKING OFF SOME HOSES AS THERE WAS AIR BUBBLES OR BLOCKAGE THAT WAS CAUSING THIS - AND THEY WANTED SOME WHERE AROUND $186.00 TO DO THIS.). I ASKED WHY THIS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE WHEN THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS, THAT THIS MAKE OF CAR WAS GOING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND I WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS WE DIDN'T BRING IT UP, THEY WERE NOT FIXING IT AS IT WAS NOT A "RECALL", JUST A BULLETIN LETTING THEM KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PROCESS WHEN A DEALERSHIP OR A HUGE COMPANY LIKE CHEVROLET KNOWS THERE IS A FLAW BUT SITS BACK AND KEEPS THEIR MOUTH SHUT ABOUT IT AND THEN WHEN CONFRONTED THE CUSTOMER IS TOLD IT WILL TAKE $186.00 TO FIX. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO 'PARTS' INVOLVED IN THIS REPAIR, THAT THIS WAS THE REASON IT COST THIS MUCH.....IT ALMOST MAKES IT SOUND LIKE, IF THERE DO NOT HAVE ANY PARTS COST TO FALL BACK ON, THEN THEY BOOST UP THE LABOR CHARGES. BOTTOM LINE IS, THE BULLETIN CAME OUT IN M

SIDE BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP THE OTHER DAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED BECAUSE IT STOPPED GETTING HOT AND I WAS PUTTING ANTIFREEZE IN IT ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. IT WOULD ONLY GET HOT IF I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS OR WAS DRIVING. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS LEAKING FROM MY HEAD GASKET AND THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS OFTEN. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT. IM GOING TO GO TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND SEE IF THEY WILL FIX IT OR NOT. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.. JERKING WHEN TRYING TO BACK IN A PARKING SPACE. SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACE DUE TO A TRANSMISSION LEAK. *TR

ON FRIDAY, JAN. 23, 2009 I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ON MY 2006 IMPALA LTZ MILEAGE 45,500. WHILE DRIVING ON A DUAL LANE HWY. WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ALLOWED I TRIED TO TURN LEFT, STEERING VERY STIFF I PULLED OVER, RAISED HOOD SAW SMOKE, CALLED DEALER WAS TOLD COULD NOT GET REPAIRS UNTIL MONDAY. I CALLED TOW TRUCK AS IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ASKED ABOUT A LOANER CAR, NONE AVAILABLE, EXTENDED WARRANTY PAID ALL BUT DEDUCTIBLE. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON MONDAY SEEMED OKAY, AFTER LEAVING WORK PLACE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, LOST MY STEERING AGAIN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO DEALER ABOUT FIVE MILES, WAS TOLD THE HOSE HADN'T SEATED PROPERLY TOOK AN HOUR FOR REPAIRS THIS TIME. TODAY STIFFNESS RETURNING. WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER CAR SOON, LOST CONFIDENCE IN GMC PRODUCTS. PLEASE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION; 1 QT EVERY 1500 MILES. IMPALA 2006 SS. 5.3L. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

TL*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 FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA WHICH REQUIRED THE FRONT BRAKES TO HAVE THE ROTORS MACHINED AND REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST 33,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE USE OF INFERIOR METAL FOR THE ROTORS WHICH COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE HEAT GENERATED BY BRAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXITING FROM A HIGHWAY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT OUTER TIE RODS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IN THE FIRST 65,000 MILES OF DRIVING BECAUSE THEY HAD BECOME WORN OUT WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT TIRES TO BE LOOSE OR "WOBBLY." *TR

I PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR'S POWER STEERING WAS LIMITED. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY COLD MORNING, AND IT STARTED WORKING PROPERLY. I CHECKED THE FLUID WHEN I STOPPED AND IT SEEMED FINE. A WEEK LATER, I PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE SAME THING! MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS LOW. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, NOT ONLY WAS THERE A BUNCH OF FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY, BUT YOU COULD SEE HOW I PULLED OUT AND THE STREAM OF FLUID OF WHERE I WENT. THANK GOODNESS, I LEARNED TO DRIVE ON A JEEP THAT HAD NO POWER STEERING!!! IF IT HAD BEEN ONE OF MY TEENAGERS, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND CHEVROLET NEEDS TO STEP UP AND PLACE A RECALL ON THESE HOSES!!! *TR

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 9 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE FROM THE BEGINNING, THE HEATER WILL NOT HEAT UP AND WHEN IT DOES IT GOES COLD UNLESS YOU ARE PRESSING THE GAS AND WILL NOT DEFROST AND IT KEEPS LOSING FLUID SO THEY REPLACE THE RADIATOR CAP.IT HAS A BAD SHIMMY AND A POPPING IN THE STEERING WHEEL IT HAS LESS THEN 45,000 I REALLY THINK THEY NEED TO CHECK IN ON ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE 2006 IMPALA. *TR

LAST MARCH, 2008 POWER STEERING WENT OUT OF CAR, SO TOOK TO MECHANIC. AFTER PAYING OVER $400 TO REPAIR HOSE AND POWER STEERING PUMP ON CAR THAT HAD ONLY 30,000 MILES. NOW IN FEBRUARY OF 2009, LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT AGAIN. I SEE THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING. I THINK GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND LAUNCH A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT SERIOUSLY OR WORSE KILLED. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING "WENT OUT" ON MY CAR AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I SENSED THE STIFFNESS IN THE STEERING, WAS ON A VERY STRAIGHT ROAD, AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR AND BRING IT TO A STOP. HAD I BEEN ON A ROAD WITH CURVES, I WOULD MOST CERTAINLY HAVE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP I NOTED THIS ON THE DESCRIPTION: "CUSTOMER STATES CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING. CAUSE: IMPROPERLY SEALED. " FURTHER: "DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE SPLIT POWER STEERING COOLER PIPE HOSE AND PER BULLETIN 060232014." I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A REFERENCE THAT IS STRICTLY "HOW TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM" OR IF THIS INDICATES THAT THIS IS A NOTED PROBLEM. IF SO, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL! MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY CONSERVATIVELY. IF THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH ANY FREQUENCY, THEN IT IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT REQUIRES A RECALL. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AND YOU'RE ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR A ROAD WITH CURVES, A SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IS BOUND TO OCCUR. *TR

FIRST THE WHEEL HAD A SHIMMY IN IT. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND NEW BRAKES. THAT WASN'T IT . IT WAS THE FRONT BALL JOINT. 2. CAR WOULDN'T HEAT UP. RADIATOR CAP REPLACED AT DEALER FOR 45 DOLLARS. REAR DEFOGGER QUIT WORKING. 4. POWER STEERING OUT NOW AND IT FEELS LIKE THE RACK AND PINION GOING TO FAIL. CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY NOW WITH 64K. I AM TIRED OF THIS LEMON. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST DUE TO BLOWN HOSE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF FLUID. APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. PAID FOR REPAIR MYSELF. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS WITH 45,500 MILES ON IT. IN DECEMBER 2008, I EXPERIENCED WOBBLING IN MY FRONT LEFT TIRE. THE OUTER TIE ROD WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE SEVERELY AND UNEVENLY WORN, REQUIRING A NEW SET OF TIRES DUE TO BAD ALIGNMENT, AND NOW I AM HEARING AND FEELING VIBRATIONS AND CLUNKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED DOZENS OF SIMILAR AND RECURRENT STEERING COLUMN AND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH THE 2006 AND 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IT COMES BACK. I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT GM DOES NOT REGARD THIS AS BEING COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OUTSIDE OF 36,000, ANYWAY. SEVERAL HAVE COMPLAINED OF STEERING FAILURES AND LOCK-UPS WHICH RESULTED IN BOTH INJURIES AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM THAT CAN HAVE FATAL RESULTS IF NOT CORRECTED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD INCUR AN OUT-OF-POCKET COST EXCEEDING $1,000. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL, IF NOT FOR ME, THEN FOR THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEGUN TO OCCUR AND SPARE THEM INJURY AND/OR DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES, AND THEN OVERTURNED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND HEAVY BRUISING. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WERE CHILDREN AND THEY RECEIVED MAJOR CUTS, WHICH NEEDED STITCHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 */CN UPDATED 03/20/09.*JB

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY STEERING WAS HARD PULLED BACK IN AND NOTICED FLUID ON THE PAVEMENT WHICH ENDED UP BEING POWER STEERING FLUID. INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE RETURN HOSE FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. TOOK TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND IT WAS FIXED. AFTER I HAD MY CAR BACK FOR 6 DAYS THE SAME HOSE BLEW A HOLE IN IT IN A DIFFERENT SPOT. TOOK TO THE DEALER TWO DAYS AGO AND THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN PICKING UP TOMORROW. I CONSTANTLY HEAR ABOUT OTHER HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON CHEVY'S MAINLY IMPALAS' AND IT SEEMS TO BE PRIMARILY THE 2006 MODEL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. I'VE CALLED GM AND THEY ARE NO HELP AT ALL AND SEEM TO JUST IGNORE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2006 IMPALA IN 11/2006 WHEN STOPPING THE STEERING AND FRONT END SHAKES AND VIBRATES. 1ST THE KEYLESS REMOTES STOP WORKING WHICH INCLUDED MY AUTOMATIC START NOT WORKING THAT HAPPENED 12/7. I AM A TROOPER SO I WAITED TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER 4/08 AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SYSTEM SO THEY FIXED THAT AND MY TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM(WHICH WENT OUT AGAIN ON 12/1/08). MY SEATBELTS WONT LOCK IN YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT HARD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN STILL COMES OUT ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE. MY REAR LEFT DOOR STOP WRKG 6/08 1ST THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE NOW IT DOES NOT OPEN AT ALL. ON 12/21/08 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY. ALSO THE HEAT STOP WORKING AND THE REAR DEFROST 12/16/08 AND IT IS FREEZING IN CHICAGO. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED SO I WAS STUCK PAYING THE $300 BILL FOR THE POWER STEERING. MY HUSBAND REFUSED TO PAY THE 400.00 FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT GASKET. WELL TWO DAYS LATER CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP BECAUSE NOW 1/3/09 THE WATER PUMP IS LEAKING WAITING ON A CALLBACK NOW FROM THE AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WITH THE FINAL REPORT ON WHAT ALL IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR THAT JUST CAME FROM THE OTHER AUTHORIZED SHOP ON 12/21. MIND U THE CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN LIKE 4 MILES B4 THE OTHER PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING. I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS CAR. I WILL SEND IN MORE INFORMATION WHEN I GET THE FINAL VERDICT ON THE DEATH TRAP FROM THE AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WHEN HE CALLS

THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR DOORS ARE INOPERABLE. I OPENED THE DOOR AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD NOT SHUT. THE JAM WAS UNHOOKED AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR AGAIN IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS HAPPENED WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE DOOR. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THE BACKSEAT PASSENGERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PUBLICWAY, POWER STEERING CEASE TO OPERATE, STEERING BECAME ALMOST NIL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAPPEN, THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING, STEERING JUST WENT OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE POWER STEERING HOSE REPLACED. *TR

BATTERY DIED WHILE THE CAR SAT IN THE GARAGE. VERY LOW MILEAGE. AFTER CHARGING CAR WAS ALRIGHT FOR A WEEK OR TWO. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY. SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

DURING MARCH 2008 THE POWER STEERING PUMP KEPT BREAKING ON THE 2006 IMPALA, WE HAD TO TAKE IT IN 5 TIMES DURING MARCH THROUGH APRIL TO REPAIR IT, AND NOW DECEMBER 5TH 2008, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, IT COULD OF BEEN DANGEROUS IF THE POWER STEERING FAULTED DURING DRIVING, AND A CRASH COULD OF BEEN CAUSED BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING. *TR