2008 Chevrolet Impala complaints

REDUCE POWER LIGHT COMES ON. CARS SPEED DRASTICALLY REDUCES. IF YOU PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR,IT RESETS ITSELF. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW ON JUNE 30, 2008. IN THE FALL OF 2011 I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE REAR DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT ACTUALLY UNLOCK WHEN USING THE FOB OR THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. NOW IN JUNE 2012 - NEITHER OF THE REAR DOORS WILL UNLOCK UNLESS SOMEONE IS PHYSICALLY IN THE CAR. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN - BOTH IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS AND BOTH IN A HARNESS, ONE IS STILL REAR-FACING. TO UNLOCK THE DOORS I EITHER HAVE TO PUT MY CHILD IN THE FRONT SEAT, LAY THE DRIVERS SEAT DOWN, UNLOCK THE BACK DOOR, MOVE HER TO THE BACK SEAT AND CRAWL ACROSS THE CAR TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR (WHERE THE REAR-FACING SEAT IS LOCATED) OR MY OLDEST HAS TO CRAWL THROUGH THE FRONT AND THEN UNLOCK BOTH DOORS FOR ME. I CALLED TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO FIX THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD ALMOST $300 EACH. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST ME AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY IT WOULD BE A "WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE" AND THE CUSTOMER WAS RESPONSIBLE. THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO ACCESS BOTH HARNESSED CHILDREN IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OTHER THAN BREAKING THE WINDOWS IN THEIR FACES. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. *TT

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY IMPALA LT WITH 33,619 MILES ON IT. IT HAS THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 TIRES IT CAME WITH WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2008. I RECENTLY HAD A REAR LEAKY TIRE SO I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY REPAIRED IT. WHILE IT WAS OFF THE RIM I NOTICED WHAT LOOKED TO ME TO BE VERY EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. IT WAS SO UNEVENLY WORN IT SHOCKED ME. I COULD SEE CORDS FROM THE BELTS IN SEVERAL SPOTS. THE MECHANIC AND I CHECKED THE OTHER REAR TIRE AND FOUND IT TO BE IN THE SAME CONDITION. HE ADVISED ME TO GET THEM REPLACED SOON AS POSSIBLE AND TO ROTATE THE TIRES MORE OFTEN. WE CHECKED THE FRONT TWO TIRES AND FOUND THEM TO HAVE NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH TREAD AND NO SIDEWALL DAMAGE THAT WE COULD SEE. TODAY I PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES AND THE MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED THEM SUGGESTED I GET A REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AS THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE NOTORIUS FOR REAR ALIGNMENT ISSUES. BEING SKEPTICAL I DECIDED TO RESEARCH IT MYSELF ONLINE BEFORE COMMITTING. I WAS SHOCKED AGAIN TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE AND GM'S LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO WRITE TO THIS AGENCY AND VOICE MY CONCERNS. WHAT IF ANYTHING IS BEING DONE TO LOOK INTO THIS? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE INJURED BEFORE ANYTHING GETS DONE? MY DAD USED TO SAY WHATS RIGHT IS RIGHT BUT GM'S DENIAL OF A PROBLEM IS NOT RIGHT. IN THIS TROUBLED ECONOMY ESPECIALLY, BIG BUSINESS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE WHEN THEY PUT OUT A PRODUCT WITH ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE SAFETY AND POCKETBOOK OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

THE POWER DOOR LOCK FOR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPERATE. IT CAN ONLY BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THIS BECOMES A REAL PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BELT FRACTURED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE BYPASS RELAY BUTTON TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY WAS DRAINING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE DOOR ACTUATOR PART#20790495 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS COST WAS $300 AND THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY HALF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ONLY ADVISED HER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY NEAR TO MY HOME, AND FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW THE VEHICLE HAS COME UP WITH AN ERROR STATING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY STALLED ITSELF, COMING UP WITH A MESSAGE THAT STATED "STARTING DISABLED/SERVICE THROTTLE". I WAS TRAVELING UPHILL AT 40MPH, NOW WITH NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND UNABLE TO RESTART. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT TO RESTART IT. WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY ON OR OFF RAMP? OR ON A CORNER? OR WITH A VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME? I BELIEVE ANY VEHICLE THAT WILL JUST RANDOMLY TURN ITSELF OFF DUE TO A PART THAT HAS HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE JUST READ ONLINE IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN ON AMERICA'S HIGHWAYS. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS WAS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND I HOPE I GET INJURED BECAUSE OF IT SO I CAN SUE GM. *TR

TIRES STARTED WEARING ON THE INSIDE EDGE AND NO OTHER PLACE WAS TOLD WE NEEDED NEW TIRES ALSO A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WE REPLACED TIRES ON THE FRONT AND MOVED OLD TIRES TO THE REAR. LOOKING AT THE REAR OF THE CAR YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE TIRES LEANING IN AT THE TOP AND TIRES HAVE STARTED TO SHOW WEAR IN LESS 1,000 MILES ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AND WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM I HAVE PUT 1 SET OF TIRES AND NOT THE CHEAP KIND GM USED PLUS THE LAST TIME I JUST REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AND PUT THE OLDER ONES ON THE REAR AND HAVE HAD CAR ALIGNED 3 TIMES. *TR

SYMPTOMS WERE NOISE WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEED, PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE "WANDERING" WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. PROBLEM WAS DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. GM REDESIGNED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IN 2008 IN RESPONSE TO THESE VERY PROBLEMS. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PART, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TECHNICAL SERVICES BULLETINS, INCLUDING TSB # 01-02-32-0010. THE TSB INDICATES THE NEED FOR REPLACING, NOT LUBRICATING, THE PART. THE TSB STATES "ENGINEERING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE SERVICE PARTS AVAILABLE THROUGH SPO. THE SERVICE PARTS FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE LUBRICATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT" GM RE-ENGINEERING THE PART INDICATES TO ME AS AN OWNER THAT THEY KNOW THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT ARE CHOOSING TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PART AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY DOCUMENTED ON GM OWNER AND DEALERSHIP FORUMS ACROSS THE INTERNET. THIS PROBLEM IS SHARED BY CHEVROLET IMPALAS, CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOS, BUICK REGALS, BUICK LACROSSES, OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AND PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES ARE BUILT ON THE GM "W BODY" PLATFORM. DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THESE VEHICLES, THE PROBLEM LIKELY AFFECTS MANY MILLIONS OF OWNERS. I HAD THE PART REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I HAD A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY THAT, ACCORDING TO MY INVOICE, ONLY SAVED ME $30 ON THE REPAIR. I WAS CHARGED A $200 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART. *TR

USING FOB OR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS, THE DOOR LOCKS RANDOMLY DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. IT WAS CHECKED, BUT NO SOLUTION OFFERED. WITH THE BACK DOOR LOCKS BEING AT THE BACK OF THE DOOR, THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU ASSUME THE DOORS ARE LOCKED (OR UNLOCKED), BUT THEY AREN'T. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, BUT JUST LIKE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND LOW QUALITY PAINT ISSUES ON CHEVROLET VEHICLES IN THE PAST, I AM SURE THERE WILL NOT, AND WE WILL ALL CONTINUE TO BUY $30,000 PIECES OF JUNK! *TR

I JUST PURCHASED MY USED VEHICLE FROM A DEALER LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. MY ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THEN IT STAYED ON. I WENT TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC READING AND IT SAID TO CHECK MY EMMISION SYSTEM. SO, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN TOWN AND THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A BAD EVAP VENT SOLENOID VALVE. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS COVERED BY THE 8 YEAR FEDERAL WARRANTY ON EMISSIONS, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE NEW PART AND THE DIAGNOSTICS CHECK. IN LOOKING UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, TO MY SURPRISE IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM! APPARENTLY, THE SOLENOID VALVE IS A POOR LASTING PART WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE! IT IS A COMMON MAINTENANCE SERVICE THAT SHOULD BE CHECKED EVERY 30,000 MILES. THERE IS NO MENTION OF THIS IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL. IN SPEAKING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THEY HAVE ALSO HAD THEIR ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND HAD GAS STATION MECHANICS TELL THEM TO IGNORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE NEWER VEHICLES AND THE NEW EMMISION STANDARDS. WHEN I TOLD CHEVY THAT THEY SHOULD RECALL THE PART, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T HANDLE THAT AND TO REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. I BELIEVE THE CONSUMER IS NOT GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART.

DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO WORK WITH REMOTE HAD ONE REPLACED IN 2010 FOR THE BACK DOOR UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE OTHER SIDE WENT WITH ONLY 30000 MILES. WARRANTY IS UP AND IT'S A HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE TO PICK THE LATCH UP, ON THE DOOR BEFORE I CAN OPEN IT. IT'S HARD FOR CHILD OR OLDER PERSON TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY A GM DEALER TO TELL ME THE LOCK IS NO GOOD. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE DIFFERENT SO THOUGHT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM ONLY TO BE TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIRES. AT 30000 MILES I THOUGHT THIS WAS ABSURD. A MONTH LATER LATER I HAD A FLAT TIRE IN THE REAR ONLY TO SEE THAT THE TIRE HAD WIRES STICKING OUT OF THE TIRE WITH A HOLE ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH THE TIRE. HAD TO SPEND MONEY FOR ALL NEW TIRES AND THEY ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SHOW PROBLEMS AFTER JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES. I AM SINGLE, RETIRED AND LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. I'M NOT A FAT CAT FROM GENERAL MOTORS WHO CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE A DECISION THAT YES, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR CHEVY. WHEN PEOPLE START DYING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, POSSIBLY THEN YOU WILL DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS BY USING THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WAS BY CRAWLING OVER THE REAR SEAT AND MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 73,600. UPDATED 04/25/12 *BF

I PURCHASED A 2008 IMPALA ON JANUARY 14, 2012 AND THE INNER TIRES ON THE REAR WERE WORN ALMOST TO THE METAL CORD. I SLID OFF THE ROAD ON FEBRUARY 26, 2012. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING WAS LOOSE AND ALSO THE OUTER TIRE ROD ON THE FRONT LEFT WAS ALSO LOOSE. THE AUTO REPAIR SPECIALIST INFORMED ME THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THE IMPALA IS A COMMON CONCERN. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT GM RECALLED THE 2008 IMPALA BUT ONLY THE POLICE CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE HE COULD HEAR AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE CONTROL WHEN DRIVING OVER LIGHT SNOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF HE WERE DRIVING ON ICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM NEEDED TO HAVE A CAMBER KIT INSTALLED TO ASSIST WITH TRACTION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE A/C ACTUATOR IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHICH PREVENTS THE DEFROST SYSTEM FROM WORKING PROPERLY. IT STARTS TO CLICK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS WARM OUTSIDE BUT IT DOESN'T DO IT IN THE COOL TEMPERATURES. DURING COOLER TEMPERATURES, THE CAR MAKES A REVVING NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,211. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MILEAGE ON CAR 27,533 TIRES RATED 40,000 WE ROTATE TIRES EVERY 6,000 TO 9,000 MILES. HAD NAIL IN TIRE, WENT TO GM GARAGE TO GET REPAIRED. WE WERE TOLD AND THEN SHOWN THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN SO BAD ON THE INSIDE THEY WERE JUNK. THE FRONT TIRES WERE ALMOST AS BAD. THE DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR SAID YOU MAY USE ONE FOR A SPARE BUT SHOULDN'T PUT THEM ON THE CAR FOR REGULAR USE. THEY ALSO INSTALLED REAR CAMBER BOLTS IN ORDER TO PERFORM AN ALIGNMENT ON THE REAR WHEELS. ACCORDING TO A GM BULLETIN NO. 08032A DATED JULY 2008 THAT THE INSTALLATION OF NEW REAR WHEEL SPINDLE RODS TO CORRECT THE WEAR PROBLEM WAS NECESSARY. THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO INCLUDE NON-POLICE VEHICLES. I SHOWED THE SERVICE ADVISOR THE BULLETIN AND HE CONFIRMED IT WAS UPGRADED TO INCLUDE NON-POLICE VEHICLES. I AM WORRIED THAT THEIR REPAIR WON'T COMPLETELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE WASN'T AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE REAR WHEELS. WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE NEVER ALIGNED PROPERLY. WE RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE TWO REAR TIRES BUT NOTHING FOR THE FRONT TIRES. GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN JULY 2008. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. GM'S RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SIDEWALLS ON THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR TIE ROD WAS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND ALL OF THE COMPONENTS WHICH WERE WEARING PREMATURELY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I AM GETTING MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES ON MY 2008 IMPALA, WITH 70,000 MILES I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTHING FROM NOT ROTATING MY TIRE WHICH I DO EVERY 6,000 MILES TO ALIGNMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DONE THREE TIMES, , I ALSO HAVE NO POWER STEERING RANDOMLY AT LOW SPEEDS, ALSO REAR DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK ANY MORE, ALSO WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN'T GO FORWARD AND THEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN WILL MOVE, THAT'S ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

REAR WHEEL SPINDLES CAUSE REAR TIRES TO WEAR INSIDE OF TIRE PREMATURELY. *TR

IN LESS THAN 30,000 MILES, I'VE HAD TO HAVE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS EACH TIME I WAS FORCE TO REPLACE 2 SETS OF REARS TIRES ON MY 2008 IMPALA DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. BEFORE HAVING TO REPLACE THE FIRST SET OF TIRE, I HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR CAR VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 50 TO 65 MPH. I WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME THAT ALL THE WHEELS HAD TO BE RE-BALANCED WHICH DID NOT MAKE SINCE TO ME. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THEN THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE AND FORTUNATELY ONLY AT 35 MPH. THIS FIRST FAILURE WAS AT APPROX. 15,000 MILES. ONE TIRE, BUT BOTH WERE WORN ENONGH THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE FOREWARN ME BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. THE SECOND SET OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES MOVED TO THE REAR, WORE-OUT AT APPROX. 28,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER IN MY 47 YEARS OF DRIVING HAD TIRES AND MULITPLE ALIGNMENTS AS I'VE HAD ON THIS CAR. *TR

CAR WAS TRAVELING APPROX/ 50-55 MILES PER HOUR HEADING SOUTH WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST OF THE CAR. THEIR WAS A SLIGHT TURN IN THE ROAD AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CAR LEFT 116 FT OF SOLID SKID MARKS BEFORE ENTERING IN THE EAST DITCH AND THEN BACK ONTO THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED ONTO ITS ROOF AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN HELP ARRIVED. WITH THE CAR BEING AIR BORNE REGARDLESS OF IT NOT BEING A HEAD ON COLLISION THOSE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF BEEN DEPLOYED TO HELP HOLD THE DRIVER IN. THEIR WAS A SEAT BELT WORN AS WELL. THE SEATBELT IS WHAT SAVED THE DRIVERS LIFE. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVER WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING, IN PARK, WITH THE DOOR OPENED. HE WALKED APPROXIMATELY SIX STEPS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN HE TURNED TO GO BACK TO THE VEHICLE, IT WAS IN MOTION, THE OPENED DOOR HIT THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BU THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BARRING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL AND NEED RECHARGING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR-DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND SHE COULD NOT OPEN THE REAR DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE DOOR LATCHES AND MOTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND ABRUPTLY ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I OWN THE IMPALA LTZ...REAR INNER TIRE THREADS ARE WORN. I PURCHASED THE CARE APPROX. 3 MOS AGO. NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I DO HAVE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE SO I AM GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER IN HOPES THAT IT WILL BE REPAIRED. READING THE ISSUES ON HERE... I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SAFETY ISSUE - VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND CONTROL. THE SERVICE STABILTRAK AND NO POWER TO THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHTS APPEAR AND THE CAR LOOSES CONTROL AND POWER WHILE DRIVING... MULTIPLE INCIDENTS GM DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY/FIX. THIS RECURRING ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE SNOW LOOSING POWER AND CONTROL WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS/INJURY. *TR

THE REAR DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE VIA THE ELECTRICAL. THIS I BELIEVE CAUSES A HAZARD FOR A REAR SEAT PASSENGER ESPECIALLY AN INFANT OR YOUNG CHILD. THEY COULD BE TRAPPED BY THE IN-ABILITY OF THE DRIVER TO ACTIVATE THE REAR DOOR LOCKS TO EVACUATE THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ATTRIBUTED TO FAULTY RODS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION LINKAGE SUSPENSION DEFECT. *TR

NEW TIRES INSTALLED JANUARY 2011 WITH PROPER ROTATION EVERY 6000-7500 MILES. INSIDE TREAD OF REAR TIRES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING. I DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES TO AND FROM WORK, ABOUT 150 MILES A DAY ROUND TRIP. I HAVE TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED AGAIN TODAY AS INSIDE TREAD IS WEARING AND BELTS ARE STARTING TO SHOW. I HAVE SEEN MANY CONSUMER REPORTS AND CLAIMS REGARDING THE REAR SPINDLES AS BEING BAD. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE ANY RECALLS ON THIS MATTER BUT KEPT LOCATING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE REAR SPINDLES OF THE IMPALA I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THE CAR EVERY YEAR LET ALONE 2 OR MORE TIMES A YEAR. AFTER LOOKING INTO THE REPAIR COST OF REPLACING THE REAR SPINDLES IS PRETTY EXPENSIVE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE CONSUMER TO TAKE ON WHEN IT APPEARS GM SHOULD RECALL FOR THE CARS FOR THE FIX AS THEY DID FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS. *TR

FAILURE OF POWER DOOR LOCKS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE SECURE, THE DOORS MUST BE LOCKED. IF A CHILD, INFANT OR DISABLED PERSON WOULD BE IN THE BACK SEAT AND NEEDED TO GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY, THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT SOMEONE FIRST CLIMBING THROUGH THE SEATS FROM THE FRONT AND REACHING WAY BACK TO THE BACK OF THE DOOR TO UNLOCK IT MANUALLY OR BREAKING THE WINDOW. THIS TAKES TIME AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO A PASSENGER. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY GM AS THEY HAVE MADE MODIFICATION TO THE PART FOR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUT HAVE NOT YET MODIFIED THE PART FOR THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. SOME DRIVERS ARE NOW REPORTING THAT THE FRONT DOORS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. EACH PART IS APPROXIMATELY $175.00 OR $700 FOR ALL DOORS AFFECTED AND PROBABLY THAT MUCH AGAIN IN LABOR COSTS. OTHER COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENTS CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING THE SUBJECT ON THE INTERNET. *TR

*THE DATES AND MILEAGE IS ESTIMATED AS LISTED ABOVE* I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW IMPALA IN APRIL OF 2008. I WAS ADVISED AT MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3000 MILES THAT MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED BECAUSE THEY WERE WEARING DUE TO MILEAGE. I DID NOT DO THIS BECAUSE I COULD NOT BELIEVE A BRAND NEW CAR AT 3000 MILES NEEDED A TIRE ROTATION. I WAS ALSO STARTING TO NOTICE THAT THE BACK END WAS SLIDING AND FELT LIKE IT WAS "ROLLING", ESPECIALLY IN ICE AND SNOW. I WAS ADVISED AT MY SECOND OIL CHANGE (6000 MILES) THAT MY TIRES WERE ALMOST "SHOT" AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THIS WAS BECAUSE I HAD FAILED TO ROTATE MY TIRES. A FRIEND WHO IS A MASTER MECHANIC FELT THAT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT ON THE CAR. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAVE EVERYTHING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN MAY OF 2009, AT APPROXIMATE 6K-7K MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO ART MOEHN. THEY ADVISED THAT I VOIDED MY TIRE WARRANTY BY NOT HAVING MY TIRES ROTATED. A MONTH LATER I HAD A BLOWOUT ON ONE OF MY TIRES. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED, AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE ON THE CAR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I HAD A NEW SET OF TIRES PUT ON. IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. BY 2011 AT ABOUT 50K MILES, I WAS ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES AND HAD HAD MY CAR ALIGNED TWO TIMES. WE THEN FOUND OUT THAT GM HAD ISSUES WITH SOME OF THESE 2008 IMPALAS - WITH VERY SIMILAR STORIES OF WHAT I HAD BEEN THRU. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK FOR HELP WITH THIS CAR - REQUESTING THEY FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY I

FOR A FEW DAYS I HAVE BEEN SMELLING A BURNING SMELL IN MY CAR. I NOTICED THAT MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HAD STOPPED FUNCTIONING. AFTER A GOOGLE SEARCH I CAME UP ON A POSTING AT THE NAIOA WEBSITE WITH MANY PEOPLE HAVING A CONNECTION BURN UP IN THE PASSENGER KICK PANEL WITH PICTURES POSTED. I WENT AND LOOKED AT MY CAR AND THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNT AND MELTED JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE'S IN THE FORUM POSTING. THIS IS A CONNECTOR WITH MANY WIRES IN IT, AND I THINK COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD OR SAFETY HAZARD ON THE VEHICLE IF THE OTHER WIRES BURNED OR SHORTED. *TR

WHEN THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACING ON THE CAR, I SPENT $1100.00 ON A SET OF PREMIUM TIRES, AFTER 10,000 MILES I NOTICED A ROARING SOUND FROM THE TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TIRE DEALER. HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVEN, I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT TO MY CHEVY. DEALER. I WAS TOLD THE STRUTS WOULD HAVE TO BE GROUND OFF AND THE CAR REALIGNED AND THE COST WOULD BE MINE. I WORRY ABOUT THIS KIND OF REPAIR WHEN YOU ALTER THE PART BY MIS-SHAPING THE PART. THE COST TO ME WAS $197.00 AFTER HEARING ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH THE PROBLEM. I WORRY ABOUT TAKING ROAD TRIPS WITH MY VEHICLE. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND THE PROPER FIX DONE TO THE VEHICLES FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CAR OWNERS. I LIKE THE CAR FINE, EXCEPT FOR THE WORRY OF OUR SAFETY WHILE ON THE ROAD.

I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO MY HUSBAND THAT THE CAR'S REAREND HAS POOR STABILITY AND IT'S HARD TO MAINTAIN IT DURING RAIN AND SNOW AND ICE. WHEN WE WENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED THIS WEEK, WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT COULD NOT PASS AS THE REAR TIRES WERE BALD ON THE INSIDE. AS IT TURNS OUT, THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, AND A RECALL WAS DONE ONLY ON THE POLICE MODELS? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT ABOUT THE AVERAGE PERSON DRIVING THIS CAR???? WE ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND NOW I HAVE TO GET NEW TIRES (THAT ONLY HAVE ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON THEM) AT MY FREAKING EXPENSE AND I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION FIXED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET A GENERAL RECALL DONE FOR THIS MODEL CAR....WE ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE COPS....WTH. *TR

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. IT ALSO NEEDED OIL CHANGE ALSO SO TOOK IT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, ALEXANDRIA MOTORS. THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE TIRES SINCE THEY WERE WORN TO THE TREAD. THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THIS WAS A FREQUENT (NORMAL?) OCCURRENCE ON THESE VEHICLES DUE TO FACTORY DEFECTS. I PAID THE $581.12 FOR TIRES AND REPAIR DUE TO THE FAULTY ALIGNMENT FROM FACTORY. I WAS NOT AWARE OF EXTENSIVE INVOLVEMENT UNTIL I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH RECENTLY. I DID KEEP THE RECEIPTS, ETC AND HAVE HAD NO SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOW HAVING OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

ON 10/5/11 I TRIED MY 08 IMPALA FOR FIRST TIME IN RAIN SINCE I PURCHASED IT USED 4 MONTHS EARLIER, THE CAR IS A POLICE VERSION WITH THE 3.9 FLEX FUEL ENGINE. WAS EXCITED TO TRY OUT NEW TIRES IN RAIN . , I WENT THRU A FEW PUDDLES IT SEEMED OK,IT WASN'T EVEN RAINING HARD, WHEN A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, I ALSO STOPPED WHEN I TRIED TO TURN LEFT TO GO AROUND THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL JUST FROZE,I HAD ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 1 MILE .AFTER FEW SECONDS IT WAS OK, ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. I JUST DROVE IT BACK HOME DISAPPOINTED KNOWING I WONT BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT DURING RAINING PERIODS . FOUND OUT THRU INTERNET THAT MANY CUSTOMERS HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR . GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT DRIVING THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE ! HOPEFULLY NOT TO LATE!!!!!! WAS LUCKY THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WHILE CAR WAS STOPPED AND NOT ON HIGHWAY.. CHECKED FLUID, BELTS, ALL GOOD . . FROM LOS ANGELES *TR

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR SUSPENSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN TRAVELING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THAT TWIST AND TURNED, THE REAR END FELT VERY LOOSE. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT AND COULD NOT BE ROTATED. UPDATED 10/14/11. *JB

EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR, REAR SPINDLE, KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD RECALL. GM REPAIRED SAME KNOWN PROBLEM WITH POLICE VEHICLES, SAME REPAIR NEEDS DONE TO ALL VEHICLES. REAR TIRES ARE WEARING OUT VERY AGGRESSIVELY ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF REAR TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH REAR TIRES AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON BOTH REAR TIRES AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC, WHERE BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND ALIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ADDRESSING THE FAILURE, BUT THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED POLICE ISSUED VEHICLES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 01/11/12*LJ

HAD SEVERAL TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY ON THE IMPALA IN THE FIRST YEAR AND HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR CONSTANT ALIGNMENTS EVER SINCE. ISN'T THERE A LAW SUIT REGARDING THIS ISSUE? *TT

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING HEAVY RAINFALL. MY SON WAS TURNING RIGHT ONTO A HIGHWAY, AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. ONCE HE BEGAN HIS TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS. HE THEN TURNED DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND DROVE AROUND A FEW BLOCKS, LOSING STEERING AGAIN FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE TURNING A CORNER. HE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE 70 MILES TO HIS DESTINATION, RAIN CONTINUING, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON THIS SAME DAY, I DROVE HOME 70 MILES FROM THIS DESTINATION, THE RAIN CONTINUED AND I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 30 MILES WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER I CROSSED A RAILROAD TRACK AND TURNED ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE IF NOT MORE INCIDENTS OF THE STEERING LOCKING UP EACH TIME IT RAINS. THE STEERING EITHER LOCKS WHILE MAKING A TURN, OR AFTER THE TURN IS COMPLETED, OR AS WE ARE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. TODAY, 9/14/2011, IT WAS RAINING AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE TURNING FROM A STOP SIGN, THEN AGAIN WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND AGAIN AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. ON THIS DATE, HOWEVER, I NOTICED THAT THE LOW BATTERY INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED. WHEN THE STEERING FIRST STARTED LOCKING UP, WE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE OUR IMPALA WAS PURCHASED, AND GM. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS ON

REAR TIRES WERE WORN OUT DUE TO KNOWN DEFECT IN REAR LINKAGE HAD TO PAY $69.95 FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND $180.72 FOR TWO NEW TIRES. ALIGNMENT WAS PROBABLY NOT NECESSARY SINCE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS IN THE REAR LINKAGE, I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE REAR TIRES AND NOTICED THE TREAD WAS EXCESSIVELY WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING . THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR SUSPENSION AND STATED THE MANUFACTURER VOLUNTARILY RECALLED POLICE VEHICLES ONLY FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.