2000 Chevrolet Impala Problems & Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DENNY MENHOLT RAPID CHEVROLET (2323 E MALL DR, RAPID CITY, SD 57701) AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S APPROVAL FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LESTER GLEN CHEVROLET (398 RTE 37 E, TOMS RIVER NJ, 08753, (732-276-1286) FOR RECALL REPAIR OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER OPENED THE KEY PUT A RING INTO THE KEY AND ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD STOP THE IGNITION FROM ROLLING HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE AT LOCAL SPEED THE KEY ROTATED BACK TO THE OFF POSITION AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT-OFF. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AS 123,000. INVALID VIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKET. WATER WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,986. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

I TURNED THE KEY IN MY CAR TO START IT, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. THE ENGINE THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND IS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THIS CAR HAD BEEN USED 2 DAYS PRIOR WITH NO ISSUES, NO SAFETY LIGHTS ON, NO ISSUES DRIVING AND IT STARTED FINE THAT LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS SENT ME A REPORT ON THE CAUSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AND DID NOT OPERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,200.

TAKATA RECALL MY INTAKE MANIFOLD HAVE A RECALL ON IT AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT IN TO GET FIXED. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AN AUCTION. ALSO MY FUEL FLOW DOES NOT WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE KEY POSITION MOVED WHILE IT WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND DECLARED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN EXTENSIVE LACERATION WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG COMPONENTS PROJECTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER HAD CONTINUOUS HEADACHES AND THE INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES. CHEVROLET OF MORRISTOWN (5320 WEST ANDREW JOHNSON HWY, MORRISTOWN, TN 37814, 423-408-2966) WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT CALL A LAWYER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INITIALLY NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH, BUT WAS LATER CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BY PUENTE HILLS CHEVROLET (17300 GALE AVE, INDUSTRY, CA 91748, (626) 709-4230). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,795.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A FIRE HAD ERUPTED NEAR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN. ALSO, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY MISFIRED AND PERFORMED SLUGGISHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCHUKEI CHEVROLET INC (721 S MONROE AVE, MASON CITY, IA 50401, 641-494-5589) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS: EA02030 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND PE00005 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO RENT A VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, HE WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND STALLS. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT DURING THE DAILY DRIVE. SOMETIMES, THE CAR CAN RESTART NORMALLY, SOMETIMES THE RESTART IS ROUGH AND THE CAR SHAKES, AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START IMMEDIATELY (ONE OCCASION REQUIRED A WAIT TIME OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED OVER THE YEARS AND WHEN IT RUNS, IT RUNS FINE. ONCE THE INTERMITTENT STALLING BEGAN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS, NEITHER OF WHICH COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL WHILE IN PARK, ENGINE RUNNING, VEHICLE NOT IN MOTION). ERROR CODES DID INDICATE THAT THE MAP SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED, AND IT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE STALLING PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE STALLING PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE IN 2017, AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT IN 2018, OCCURRING AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. THE STALL MAY OCCUR IN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR AT 15 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, OR AT 45 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE: THE TIMING OF THE STALL AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STALL BEING INCONSISTENT. THERE IS NO SUGGESTIVE PATTERN. AS IT STANDS TODAY, THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE REPAIR TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO SAFE OPERATION IS UNKNOWN.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA --- CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE INTO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ENGINE RECALL FIXED ---- ENGINE FIRE STARTED IN WORK PARKING LOT --- VEHICLE BLEW UP AND FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED ENGINE FIRE . CHEVYH DEALERSHIP STATED THAT ENGINE RECALL HAD BEEN FIXED ALREADY... VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. VKICK KOENIGN CHEVROLET IN CARBONDALE ILLINOIS. GIVEN NUMBER TO STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE ST LOUIS, ALSO GIVEN NUMBER TO CHEVY. 1RECALLSASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN OCT 21,2015 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERN150757 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER15V701 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARYGENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN OF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 ENGINE (REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION L26, L32, L36 OR L67): 1997 ' 2004 MODEL YEAR (MY) BUICK REGAL, 2000 ' 2004 MY CHEVROLET IMPALA, 1998 ' 1999 MY CHEVROLET LUMINA, 1998 ' 2004 MY CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO, 1998 ' 1999 MY OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, AND 1997 ' 2004 MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CERTAIN OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. CERTAIN OF THESE VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE JUNE 26, 2003 WERE SUBJECT TO GENERAL MOTORS' PRIOR SAFETY RECALLS 08V-118 (07035), 09V-116 (09047) AND 15V-201 (14574). IN SOME CASES, THE REMEDY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON THESE VEHICLES PURSUANT TO THE PRIOR RECALLS MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT SUBSEQUENT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES RELATING TO THIS CONDITION IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE REFERENCED RECALLS WILL RECEIVE FURTHER REPAIRS AS PART OF THIS RECALL. SAFETY RISK IF DROPS OF ENGINE OIL ARE DEPOSITED ON A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENTERING AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN O THE CONTACT RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

CAR BEEN HAVING COOLANT LEAKS, & ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS , WINDOWS STOP WORKING THEN START WORKING AGAIN , & OVERHEATING EVEN AFTER REPAIRS, CAR WON'T START NOW IT SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT HEARD A BOMB NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE COVER, FUEL CAP, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

ISSUES W/STARTING VEHICLE, DOESN'T TURN OVER, SINGLE CLICK. THIS STARTED 3 WKS AGO. SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, WOULD NOT START..RESET OF DIAGNOSTICS, CAR WILL START A FEW TIMES THEN NOT START. REMOVE BATTERY CABLES ALSO FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY PURCHASED USED, REPLACED RECALLS: KEY KNOBS & VALVE COVER GASKET,

I BOUGHT BRAND NEW HANKOOK TIRES 3 YRS AGO,N ALREADY ALL 4 TIRES HAVE DRYROT I HAVE ONLY 9000 MILES ON THEM N SUPPOSE 2 BE GOOD 4 100,000 MILES DO I CONTACT THEM OR THE STORE I GOT THEM FROM N THEY FIT MY 95 CHEVY LUMINIA LS N I BOUGHT A CHEVY 2000 IMPALA LS N RIMS FROM LUMINIA FIT THE IMPALA LS SO WE SWITCHED THEM N NOW AFTER 3 YRS 2 ON THIS CAR R DRY ROTTED N ABS SYSTEM IS NEW N LIGHT WON'T GO OUT IS IT A SENSOR OR SOMETHING ELSE N TRAIN WHEN MOTOR GETS 2 140,THE TRAIN SHIFTS HARD IS THAT A SENSOR ALSO THY MRS. [XXX] N MY CAR IS IN THE WEB SITE CARFAX.COM I OWN THE VEHICLE THE DATE BELOW IS WHEN I NOTICED IT SO NOW I HAVE 2 TAKE 4 PICA OF ALL THE TIRES? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED FUEL AND RELEASED VAPORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED FUEL AND RELEASED VAPORS. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS PRIOR BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND CAUSED A FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S FAMILY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER, WALTER'S CHEVROLET, WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

CAR JUST STOPPED STARTING BUT THE BATTERY IS GOOD. WHEN I STICK KEY IN IGNITION NOT SAYING NOTHING.

HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODING AND CATCHING FIRE. AS THIS SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME, SOUNDS LIKE A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MINE JUST HAPPEN TO BE IN THE DRIVE WAY, WHEN I WENT TO START IT I SAW SMOKE. SO I TURNED IT OFF, LOOKED UNDER HOOD DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WENT TO START IT A FEW DAYS LATER AND I HEARD A REALLY LOUD POP, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. I QUICKLY TURNED TO OFF POSITION. OPENED MY HOOD AND SURE ENOUGH THE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED. WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING? COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATHS TO OTHERS OR EVEN MYSELF, IF IT WASN'T CONTAINED. NOT EVERYONE CARRIES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN UNKNOWN FLASHING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,795.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD EXPLODED WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMOKE ODOR UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY IMPALA EXPLODED THE INTAKE AND CAUGHT FIRE MELTED HARNESS AND SMOKE DAMAGE TO INSIDE CAR GM KNOWS THIS PROBLEM AN HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN KILL SOMEONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/17/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS STARTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE TE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE IGNITION KEY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE ON THE LAST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,703.

IT'S A RECALL ON THE KEY INFNITION I HAVE TO PLAY WITH MY KEY TO GET MY CAR TO START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09E005000 (STEERING) AND 08E063000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED FOR MONTHS AND WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET, THE VALVE COVER GASKET, THE MAPPING CENTER, AND THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT LEATHER WAS SEPARATING WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG WAS VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ UPDATED 11/30/2017*JS

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. LAST DECEMBER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MAPPING SENSOR AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) UNTIL AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,155.

A MONTH AGO I TOWED MY VEHICLE INTO CHASE CHEVROLET TO HAVE (3) RECALLS REMEDIED (VIN VERIFIED VIA NHTSA). THE RECALL IS THE REASON MY VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. ANYWAY, THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS FINISHED & READY TO BE TOWED BACK HOME.SINCE THEN I DISCOVERED THAT THE NHTSA HAD TAKEN BACK THE REMEDY DUE TO IT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.... (COMPLETE COMPLAINT CONTINUED IN ATTACHMENT)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO RUN FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AFTER POWERING UP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE OCCUPANT JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A SURCHARGE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THAT THEIR RACK AND PINION HAS BROKEN AND THEY HAVE FIX IT AND IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN. THE RACK AND PINION ON MY CAR HAS BROKEN. I DONT FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING THIS CAR AT ALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIRE IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. CAN YOU PLEASE GET THIS FIX. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING VERY WELL ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAY. IT HAS STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I MADE IT HOME SAFE TO BE TOLD THAT MY RACK AND PINION HAD BROKE. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE IF SOMETHING WOULD HAVE HAPPEN AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE APPEARED AND THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUSHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE LEAK OF OIL ONTO ALL THE ENGINE AREA UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL PRESENT ON THE GROUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PRODUCED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE FEARED THE VEHICLE WERE TO EXPLODE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN:15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

OIL LEAK-TAKEN TO HUFFINS-PLANO;THE COST $4500. TO FIX (12/2015)-TOOK TO 2ND MECHANIC DAMAGE SO BAD-RECM TO GET NEW CAR. THIS HAD TO BE KNOWN BY THE CHEVY SERVICE WHEN OIL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED. NOW OVER HEATS, CAN NOT DRIVE IT, EXPENSE OF RENTAL EXPENSE.DEPEND ON OTHERS TO & FROM WORK. I HAVE THE RECEIPT & 2ND OPINE BUT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SEND DOCUMETNS TO YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AND THERE WAS AN ODOR EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SALVAGE FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR, THE BATTERY DEPLETED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VALVE COVER AND INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,200.

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL TO THE LEFT, THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO BE SCRAPED ON THE LEFT SIDE FROM A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND SLIGHTLY WENT OVER A CURB. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE RENTAL COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WARMING UP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK FLUID FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE; THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE IN WHICH THE PRESSURE WAS LOW ON THE READER AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE RPMS AND PRESSURE WENT LOW, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND AN ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE FAILURE HAPPENING BEFORE BEING NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE IGNITION KEY HAD MOVED INTO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMIX OF COOLANT AND OIL IN THE ENGINE, AND THE HEAD GASKET AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WOULD NOT FIX THE SPECIFIC FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE BY PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE, BLEW UP ON DAY OUT OF NO WHERE. I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE, AND A HUGE POP NOISE CAME FROM MY ENGINE AND IT SMOKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,289.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE KEY EMITTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE KEY BACK; HOWEVER, THE IGNITION WAS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTING MECHANISM FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STARTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MECHANIC THEN INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,883.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND TRAPPED THE DRIVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT A SECURITY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, ALL THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. MA 10/26/2015 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE KEY NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA HAS REAR END NOISES WHEN DRIVING OVER SLIGHT ROAD BUMPS. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED CAR REAR END AND FOUND BOTH REAR STRUT TOWERS BADLY RUSTED, ESPECIALLY IN TRUNK, WITH NOT MUCH SUPPORT FOR STRUT MOUNTS. I WAS TOLD THE REAR END WILL EVENTUALLY COLLAPSE AND CAR WILL NOT BE DRIVABLE. CURRENTLY, THERE IS VERY LITTLE ROOM BEFORE STRUT MOUNTS WILL TOUCH BOTH REAR TIRES DUE TO RUSTED STRUT TOWERS, A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN. WHAT I READ ELSEWHERE IS THAT ON THE FIRST 2000 NEW YEAR W-BODY DESIGN, THERE IS OVERLAPPING SHEET METAL AT THE TOP OF THE TOWERS, THAT GM DID NOT SEAL. SO IT'S A HUGE MOISTURE TRAP, CAUSING RUST TO OCCUR. LATER YEARS GM PUT IN PLASTIC SHIELDS IN THE WHEEL WELLS. AND WHETHER THEY PUT A SEALER IN WHERE THE METAL PANELS OVERLAP WASN'T MENTIONED. THIS 15 YEAR OLD CAR HAS VERY LITTLE OVERALL BODY RUST, BELOW AVERAGE MILES, MECHANICALLY RUNS GREAT AND HAS MANY MORE MILES TO GO. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THIS GM OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW NOW HAS TO COST ME TO REPAIR IF I WANT TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY CAR. VERBAL ESTIMATES QUOTED ARE ACTUALLY MORE THAN KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CHEVY OWNER STARTING WITH MY FIRST 1963 CHEVY BISCAYNE. THIS IS MY FIRST MAJOR COMPLAINT ABOUT GM BECAUSE THIS IS NOT DUE TO MY ABUSE OR NEGLIGENCE. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LACK OF FORESIGHT TO THIS DESIGN FLAW, GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE OIL LEVEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL #14350. *SMD

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WATER ENTERS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE CABIN AIR FILER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A $5.00 PIECE OF PLASTIC WOULD HAVE PREVENTED WATER FROM ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STARTED IN 2008 WITH A BAD BLOWER RESISTOR. OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, THE OUTSIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR CONTROL AND THE HAZARD SWITCH. THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING. *JB

I WENT TO START MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA AFTER SITTING FOR 2 DAYS IN THE COLD. IT WOULD NOT START. WE OPENED THE ENGINE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. I TRIED TO START THE CAR ONE MORE TIME AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF. PARTS FLEW EVERYWHERE HITTING EVERYONE AROUND THE CAR. WHEN WE CHECKED THE ENGINE WE NOTICED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WE WERE LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT BE FLYING INTAKE PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT PUT THE FIRE OUT USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE CAR SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED. STARTING DISABLED AND CUT OFF. LOSING ALL CONTROL OF BRAKES STEERING AND ACCELERATION. AT THIS POINT I REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. VEHICLE REPAIRS WERE APPLIED BUT CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO RECALL. *TA THE DEALER PERFORMED THE IGNITION RECALL. *JB

WENT TO START CAR AND INTAKE BLEW UP, CAUSING A LARGE FIRE AND PIECES OF THE BURNING PLASTIC HIT MY SON WHICH WAS STANDING BY CAR. THE HOOD WAS UP AT THE TIME AND WE DID GET THE FIRE OUT. IT APPEARS THIS WAS A FUEL REGULATOR ISSUE AND I DO NOT SHOW IT AS BEING DUE FOR MY CAR. IT MUST OF BEEN DONE ALREADY BUT THIS ISSUE STILL HAPPENS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS NOT WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

PULLING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP LOCATED ON A BUSY STREET AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE. IT WAS JUST SURGING AND I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM REALLY DISTURBS ME. MY SON IN LAW WORKS FOR GM. I ONLY OWN CHEVYS BUT TO THINK THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM TO GO ON PUTTING MANY PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK MAKES ME RETHINK MY DECISION. I DEMAND THAT THIS BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR UPDATED 2/10/2016 *JS

WAS DRIVING CAR HEARD LOUD BOOM SOUND UNDER HOOD THEN SMOKE AND FIRE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. I PUT FIRE OUT BUT DON'T KNOW IF CAR WILL START SCARED TO TRY. TOOK TO FELIX CHEVY AND THEY HALF ASSESSED PERFORMED RECALL FIXTURE. SAID THEY DID TO BEST OF ABILITY NOW I HAD A FIRE AND CAR WAS DOING SAME THING AFTER I TOOK IT TO THEM. *TR

I WENT TO START MY CAR, WHICH HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE DAYS, AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY I HEARD A LOUD POP AND INSTANTLY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN MINUTES THE HOOD TURNED COLORS AND FLAMES STARTED TO SHOOT OUT. THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURNED UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. *JS

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR PAYING FOR THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER.*SS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *JB

SOMETIMES WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN PARK THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO OFF IT JUST STAYS IN ACC YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AGAIN AND THEN TRY TO PLACE IT IN PARK AGAIN. ANOTHER PROBLEM I AM HAVING NOW IS THE KEY WILL NOT TURN WHEN PLACED IN IGNITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN NOT BE PUSHED AND THE CAR CAN NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK SO MY CAR IS STUCK ON A LOT. *TR

THE CAR WON'T START SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. I USUALLY HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN BACK TO ACCESSORY FOR TEN SECONDS THEN TO ON POSITION FOR TWO SECONDS THEN MOSTLY IT WILL START OTHER TIMES IT CAN TAKE UP TO FOUR ATTEMPTS. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE TODAY THIS CAR IS AND HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM DAY ONE AS SOON AS IT ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE... I'LL NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH THE BATTERY WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MADE SEVERAL UNKNOWN REPAIRS BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE REVVING SO LOUDLY A PERSON STOPPED AND OBSERVED THE COLLISION AS THE IMPALA CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT ON THE OTHER SIDE. NOTHING WOULD STOP THE ACCELERATION EXCEPT MANUALLY FORCING THE CAR INTO PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

ENTERED MY PARKED CAR ON A SLOPING DRIVEWAY AND STARTED THE ENGINE TO PULL AWAY. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GAVE UNDER THE PRESSURE OF MY FOOT AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. NO BRAKES, CAR ROLLED INTO STREET AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING ABILITY. THANK GOODNESS I ONLY HAD TO GO A SHORT DISTANCE TO MY HOUSE WITH NO STOPPING REQUIRED IN THE 6 MILE TRIP. AS IT TURNS OUT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AWAY AND BLEW OUT UNDER NORMAL USE AND DUMPED THE FLUID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REAR DRIVER'S SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND BLEEDING FROM THE MOUTH WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

APPLIED BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR HOLDING NO PRESSURE WHICH CAUSE ME TO ROLL THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHOP BRAKE LINES WHERE CORRODED INSIDE OUT AND ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTS 133,000 MILES LIGHTS WENT OUT ON MY 2000 IMPALA IN MAY 2014. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD FRACTURED MY LEFT RIB AT HOME AND WAS DRIVING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT MERCY HOSPITAL WHEN I HIT MY BRIGHT LIGHTS, BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS DARK, AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WHEN OUT. I PULLED OVER AND KEPT CLICKING THE LIGHTS LEVER AND IT WOULD GO FROM NO LIGHTS TO BRIGHT LIGHTS WITH EACH CLICK. I GOT THE LOW BEAM TO FINALLY COME BACK ON AFTER SEVERAL BACK AND FORTH CLICKS. THE POLICE STOPPED ME THAT NIGHT BECAUSE I HAD TO USE MY RIGHT HAND TO CLICK THE LIGHTS, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR, WHICH CAUSED ME TO WEAVE A LITTLE. HE ALSO OBSERVED ME PULL OFF THE ROAD FOR A MINUTE, TO GET LIGHTS BACK ON. HE SAID HE THOUGHT I HAD BEEN DRINKING BUT SAW THAT I WAS HURT, 65 YEARS OLD, AND I EXPLAINED HOW MY LIGHTS HAD JUST GONE OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND I HAD TO KEEP CLICKING THE HIGH BEAM, LOW BEAM, BACK AND FORTH TO MAKE LOW BEAM COME BACK. HE SAW THAT I WAS HURT AND COULDN'T USE LEFT ARM AND HE SAW HOW I HAD TO LEAN OVER WITH RIGHT HAND TO KEEP CLICKING SWITCH TO GET MY LOW BEAMS TO COME BACK ON, KEEPING IN MIND, I?M IN SEVERE PAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET LOW BEAM BACK ON WHILE THE OFFICER WAS STANDING THERE AND HE SAW THE PROBLEM AND UNDERSTOOD AND TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL. NO TICKET. I DON?T USE MY HIGH BEAMS ANYMORE. ALSO, I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE CLUSTER, I CAN'T TELL MY SPEED, I USE MY PHONE TO SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING AND THEN SET THE AUTO DRIVE. I CAN'T SEE THE GAS GAUGE, BUT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WORKS, IT WILL COME ON AND NO INDOOR LIGHTS ON TOP OF DOORS. HOWEVER THE RED SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WORKS. WHEN I OPEN CAR DOOR IT'S COMPLETELY DARK, I HAVE TO USE A FLASHLIGHT OR MY PHONE TO SEE OR LOOK FOR THINGS. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS: THE GAS NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD, EVERY TIME SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND IT WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A RECALL AND PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING. *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

FOLLOW-UP ON COMPLAINT# 10650094. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM,AND TRIED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM GM WITH NO RESULTS OTHER THAT THE RUN-AROUND. I HAVE EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE AND REPAIR THAT IS SUGGESTED IS NOT THE ISSUE. THE IGNITION IS A 2 PART SWITCH AND THE MECHANICAL PART OF THE SWITCH IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IN MY CASE IS THAT THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SWITCH IS WHAT CONTROLS THE POWER, BRAKES, AIRBAG, AND ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS. YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE ELECTRICAL PART IS WHAT FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE START POSITION IT COULD BE REMOVED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS HEADING TO WORK I SLOWED TO TURN RIGHT ON TO THE ON RAMP OF THE INTERSTATE, AS I BEGAN MY TURN I LOST ALL POWER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LIGHTS WENT DEAD AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I MADE IT TO THE CURB AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. I HAVE CHECKED ALL THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ISSUE AND HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED EVEN THOUGH IT CHECKED FINE. STARTER IS BRAND NEW. MASS AIR SENSOR CHECKS OK AND CAM AND CRANK SENSORS CHECK OK. I WAS LUCKY IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE I WOULD HAVE HAD NO CHANCE TO RECOVER FROM THIS FAILURE. EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE IS 14 YEARS OLD THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE NEVER CARRIED MORE THAN THE IGNITION KEY AND KEY FOB ON THE KEY RING AS BOTH MY WIFE AND I USE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, DURING A RAIN STORM. THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED/FISH-TAILED IN THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER STRUCK A TREE AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IMMEDIATELY, THE KEYS FELL FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT STRUCK A BED OF ROCKS, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE HOUSE. THE IGNITION SWITCH SEIZED AND PREVENTED THE KEY FROM BEING INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE OF $300, INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR, AND AN ADDITIONAL $12 FOR A NEW SET OF KEYS FOR THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A CAR PROBLEM WONT WANNA START AND I SEARCH ONLINE FOR WHAT WAD CAUSING IT AND IT WAD THE PASSLOCK AND I FOUND OUT THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHITH THIS PROBLEM I THINK ITS A DEFECT ON ALL THIS KIND OF BRAND OF THE MANUFACTURE I LIVE IN ILLINOIS AND WINTER IS ALMOST HERE I DONT WANT TO GET STOCK IN A MIDFDLE OF A WINTER STORM AND FREEZE TO DEATH CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THANK YOU . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT HAD TO WIGGLE THE KEY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER USING THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND FORTH AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HIT A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION, WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY OFF THE FLOOR AND RESTART THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THAT MY KNEE MAY HAVE HIT THE KEY KNOCKING IT INTO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION RESULTING IN THE KEY FALLING OUT OF THE IGNITION. I JUST LEFT MORAN CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI TO HAVE THE IGNITION KEY RECALL FIX. I NOTICE THE KEY CAN STILL BE REMOVED IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. IN MY OPINION ALL THE FIX DID FOR GM RECALL 14350 WAS ADD MORE WEIGHT TO MY KEY BY PUTTING A LARGER, HEAVIER HEAD ON MY KEY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/9/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RAN INTO A DITCH. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE. UPDATED 06/1/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,835. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON. UPDATED 01/27/15*JB

RE: DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 03/15/2011 COMPONENT(S): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATE OF INCIDENT: 03/11/2011 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10390238 EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE MY 2000 IMPALA WITH A 3400CC V6 WOULD MAINTAIN 50MPH WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS! THE CAUSE IS AN INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION OF THE TPS SENSOR. IT TOOK MY IMPALA 3 YEARS TO THROW A CODE AND AFTER I REPLACED THE TPS, THE CAR'S THROTTLE SETTLED DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER FROM GETTING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

1.) I CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. WHEN I TURN KEY OFF AND LOCK DOOR, THE LOCK POPS BACK UP BECAUSE IT NOT IN THE OFF POSITION. I GET BACK IN AND PUT THE KEY IN AND TURN TO THE LEFT, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS OFF, AND I CAN NOW LOCK MY DOOR. I MUST ALWAYS USE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT NOT TO ROLL WHEN I GET OUT. ON 9/29/2014, NHTSA RECALL #:14V400 GM, RECALL #:N140350 COMPLETED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOTHING THAT I CAN TELL. " 2014-04-10 GM IS AWARE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS OF KEYS COMING OUT OF IGNITIONS. SECOND REPAIR ADDED TO VEHICLES RECALLED EARLIER DETROIT ?? GENERAL MOTORS INFORMED THE NHTSA TODAY THAT IT IS ADDING IGNITION LOCK CYLINDERS TO ITS SAFETY RECALL OF 2.2 MILLION OLDER MODEL CARS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CYLINDERS CAN ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, LEADING TO A POSSIBLE ROLLAWAY, CRASH AND OCCUPANT OR PEDESTRIAN INJURIES. 2.) CAR TAKES A LONG TIME AND MANY CLICKS TO START. TURN KEY,CLICKING AND DASH AND SECURITY LIGHTS FLASH BUT WILL NOT CRANK, YOU CAN TURN IT OVER UNTIL YOUR FINGERS GO NUMB, THEN AFTER YOU HAVE REACH THE POINT OF SCREAMING IT CRANKS. CAR STARTED DOING THIS JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES A WHILE BACK AND AS TIME WENT BY IT TAKES LONGER AND LONGER TO START OR SHOULD I SAY IT TAKES MORE CLICKS OR MANY TRIES AND THEN IT WILL JUST TURN OVER. THE DEALER STARTED IT FASTER WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR THE RECALL. 9/28/2014 22 COMPLAINTS: 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA CAR WON'T START, CLICKING NOISE WHEN TRY.. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2000/ELECTRICAL/CAR_WONT_S... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ANTO-THEFT SECURITY AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE ALSO UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT PARTS WERE EXPECTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER 1ST OF 2014 BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THAT NOT ALL DEALERS WERE RECEIVING PARTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/1/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HELLO I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CHEVY IMPALA 2000 HASN'T WORKING PROPERLY I WENT TO THE STORE AND I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT FOR A COUPLE HOURS TRYING TO START MY CAR I CALL A MECHANIC I KNOW AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS MY CAR DOING AND HE TOLD ME THAT WAS THE PASSLOCK THEFT- DETERRENT SYSTEM THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO GO TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT AND SO I CALL THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO JUST CHECK IT AND IT WAS ALOT OF MONEY PLUS TO FIX IT I WAS SO UPSET WHY I HAVE TO PAY FROM MY POCKET IF ITS NOT MY FAULT I THINK ITS A DEFECT ON THE MANUFACTURE CAR I LIVE IN CHICAGO AND WINTER ITS AROUND THE CORNER AND I DON'T WANT THIS HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN WHEN IM IN THE MIDDLE OF SNOW STORM AND BELOW ZERO AND MY CAR WONT START AGAIN THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION I WAS SEARCHING ON THE WEB AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALL CARS ARE FROM GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION PLEASE PLEASE I NEED HELP!! *TR

UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN TURNING THE KEY. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL START AFTER A LONG DELAY. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER TIME, ALWAYS REQUIRING A LONG WAIT (AND NOTHING ELSE) BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START - RESULTING ME BEING LATE FOR WORK OR MISSING IMPORTANT MEETINGS. ON READING EXTENSIVE REPORTS OF THE VERY PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET (ON MANY GM YEARS/MODELS), I LEARNED THAT IT IS A "SAFETY" FEATURE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM BEING STOLEN A NECESSARY COMPUTER READING OF A CHIP IN THE KEY! FURTHER READING INDICATED THAT (1) THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM (2) GM CHARGES OVER $1000 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM (VERIFIED BY MY GM DEALER), AND (3) THE "FIX" DOESN'T WORK (THE PROBLEM CONTINUES)! EVENTUALLY THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED, BUT HAS JUST RECENTLY REAPPEARED WITH A VENGEANCE! I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT A COMPANY MAKES A WIRING HARNESS PASSCODE BYPASS (AT $250) THAT WILL STOP THIS SITUATION OF THE CAR NOT STARTING WHEN THE KEY IS PROPERLY ENGAGED. I CAN THINK OF FEW DESIGN FLAWS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY MORE DANGEROUS (NOT TO MENTION INCONVENIENT) THAN HAVING YOUR CAR RANDOMLY REFUSING TO START - FOR INSTANCE LATE AT NIGHT IN A PARKING LOT OR GARAGE WHEN STORES ARE CLOSING OR CLOSED - OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE FROM A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE FAR EXCEEDS ANY BENEFIT FROM PROTECTING YOUR CAR FROM BEING STOLEN BY USING A FAULTY PASSCODE SYSTEM. THE REMEDY WOULD BE SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE FOR GM TO FIX BY EITHER SUPPLYING NEW FIRMWARE TO BYPASS THE COMPUTER PASSCODE SYSTEM OR EVEN CHEAPER - THE WIRING HARNESS PASSCODE BYPASS CURRENTLY FOR SALE BY AN INDEPENDENT VENDOR. *TR

CORRODED THROUGH BRAKE LINE! I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES MILDLY. MY FOOT FELT NORMAL BRAKE RESISTANCE FOR AN INSTANT AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, AS MY SLOWING WAS NOT CRITICAL AT THAT MOMENT, THE FAILED BRAKING DID NOT RESULT IN A DISASTER. DURING MY DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM, ON APPLYING THE BRAKES MUCH BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ON THE GROUND BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT NOT INVOLVING THE MASTER CYLINDER. CLOSER INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE CROSSING THE FIREWALL TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL (ABOUT 12 INCHES BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER AND A FEW INCHES TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE) WAS ASSEMBLED SUCH THAT IT IS EMBEDDED IN FELT (WHICH APPARENTLY PROVIDES SOUND DEADENING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT) UP AGAINST THE FIREWALL FOR ABOUT 6 INCHES. THIS FELT HOLDS WATER AND REMAINS WET ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENT. THERE IS EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE BRAKE LINE IN THIS AREA - AND IT IS RUSTED THROUGH, WITH BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS VERY STUPID AND DANGEROUS DESIGN PATH FOR THIS BRAKE LINE - IT SHOULD BE INSTALLED SUCH THAT IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE FELT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS ASSEMBLED THIS WAY (THE LINE IS NOT FLEXIBLE AT THIS POINT) - FIRMLY FORCED UP AGAINST THE FELT ON THE FIREWALL AND HELD IN THIS POSITION BY FASTENERS - NOT DUE TO ANY MOVEMENT OF THE LINE AFTER ASSEMBLY. THIS UNNECESSARY FAILURE DUE TO STUPID DESIGN MAY WELL HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL ACCIDENT, VERY POSSIBLY INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN AND/OR ONE OR MORE AUTOMOBILES. ACCESS TO REPLACE THIS LINE WILL REQUIRE THE CAR TO BE ON A LIFT, WHICH I AM UNABLE TO PROVIDE, SUCH THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY GOOD MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS WILL MOST ASSUREDLY BE A PROBLEM (LIKELY RESULTING IS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH) ON OTHER 2000 ERA IMPALA'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION AND START THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FOR OVER 1 YEAR, BUT MY IMPALAS ENGINE WILL JUST STOP RUNNING WHILE IN TRAVEL UP TO 65 MPH CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH INABILITY TO STEER, OR BRAKE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. NUMEROUS REPORTS IN ONLINE SEARCHES HAVE INDICATED THAT THERE ARE MANY IMPALA OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES, BUT ACCORDING TO THEM GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THOSE SAME OWNERS ARE ONLY PAYING HIGH SERVICE FEES AT GM DEALERSHIPS WITH THE PROBLEM NEVER BEING FIXED. I SUSPECT THAT IN THE FUTURE MY IMPALA WILL BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE KEY TO TURN FROM THE START POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,313. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN UPDATED 3/16/2015 *JS

I HAVE A 2000 IMPALA WITH APPROXIMATELY 161,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS USED AND I AM THE 2ND OWNER. I WENT TO HAVE MY NORMAL OIL CHANGE AS I HAD NOTICED THE LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING OUT OF OIL FREQUENTLY, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL LEAKS. THE PRINT OUT AFTER THE OIL CHANGE STATED MULTIPLE OIL LEAKS. BUT THERE WAS NEVER ANY OIL ON THE GROUND. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND WAS STARING TO RUN WARMER THAN USUAL. NOT HOT, BUT PAST THE MIDDLE LINE ON THE TEMP GAUGE. AND I HAD NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AFTER DRIVING, BUT NEVER SAW ANY SMOKE. THIS ALL STARTED IN APRIL 2014 AND HAS BEEN ONGOING. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. NOW JULY 5,2014 I WENT TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I HAD TO PUT A LOT OF MUSCLE INTO TURNING THE WHEEL. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND SAW IT WAS LOW SO I TOPPED IT OFF. PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED RIGHT? WRONG. IT GOT WORSE. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TENSIONER PULLEY. O'ER $100 LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WHEN I TURN LEFT THE WHEEL STAYS STUCK AND I HAVE TO JERK IT BACK STRAIGHT. THUS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I TRANSPORT MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THESE PROBLEMS STARED THE CAR EATS A LOT OF GAS. GOING 5 MILES SHOULD NOT USE ALMOST A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AT RANDOM TIMES, DURING THESES TIMES THE CAR EATS A LOT IF GAS. WHEN THE LIGHT IS NOT ON GAS MILEAGE IS OK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF MAKING ME LOOSE STEERING CONTROL AND ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A STOP AND I RESTARTED THE IGNITION. I PULLED OFF AND SAT IN A LOT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF OUT OF NO WHERE AT A INTERSECTION, I WAS SCARED I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE OF IT. I TRIED STARTING MY CAR BACK UP AND IT WOULDN'T ROLL OVER OR MAKE A SOUND AND MY BRAKES WERE LIKE LOCKED UP . BUT ALL MY DASH LIGHTS WERE ON AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT BLINKING AND MY RADIO WAS WORKING. AFTER ABOUT 6 TIMES TRYING TO START MY CAR IT FINALLY STARTED UP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OFF FOR LIKE 2 MINUTES AND CAME BACK ON AND MY TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED MAKING A BUZZING SOUND . TIL THIS DAY IF THAT AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON MY CAR WONT START AND SOMETIMES I CAN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL START . EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK IT SOUNDS LIKE MY CAR IS JUST GOING TO BLOW UP BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS . I TOOK MY CAR TO ADVANCED AUTO AND GOT A FREE TESTING ON IT AND MY STARTER IS GOOD AND SO IS MY BATTERY I RECENTLY GOT A NEW ONE . SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE . BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALOT OF OLDER IMPALAS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE GOOGLED AND SEARCHED ONLINE . *TR

MY WIFE WENT TO START THE CAR TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY AND THE ENGINE EXPLODED BURST INTO FLAMES, INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BLOWN INTO PIECES. *TR

THE BLINKERS QUIT WORKING ON YOU, YOU HAVE TO HIT THE 4 WAY SWITCH AND LET IT THEM BLINK 3 TIMES BEFORE YOUR BLINKERS WILL WORK AGAIN AND THERE IS TIMES IT DON'T WORK WHEN YOU DO THAT. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS JAMMED. *JS

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

LOUD NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN WHINING NOISE HEARD THROUGHOUT TURNING MOTION REQUIRES MORE EFFORT FROM DRIVER TO STEER VEHICLE ON TURNS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I ACCIDENTALLY WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND T-BONED THE OTHER CAR. ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS HURT,THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. MY CONCERN IS THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF. I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE. NOW THAT I'M HEARING ABOUT THE IMPALA RECALL DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS IT RAISES MORE CONCERNS, BECAUSE NOW THIS IS MY SONS CAR. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE 2000 IMPALA'S ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THOSE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. NOW I'M AM CONCERNED IF MY SON IS EVER IN AN ACCIDENT HE WILL NOT HAVE THE AIRBAGS AS A SAFETY NET. SHOULD THE 2000 IMPALA'S BE PART OF THE RECALL ALSO? *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA THAT I JUST BOUGHT, WHEN I'M DRIVING IT HAS A BURNING SMELL TO IT AND IT DROPPING OILFROM SOME WHERE. AND IT RUNS HOT, I HAVE TO TURN THE HEAT ON SO THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GO DOWN. *TR

WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THE CAR WAS GOING ONLY 5-10 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKES, I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH, APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES TO THE REAR OF THE FUEL FILTER. I HAD BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED, FOR THE OTHER WAS RUSTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, DARK GREY SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS WARNING ILLUMINATED AND SECONDS AFTER NOTICING THE SMOKE, FLAMES STARTED TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO VERIFIED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE!! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTIONS FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VISIBILITY HAZARD. POSSIBLE MOTOR FAILURE. *TR

ON 1/8/14 AT APPROX. 8:00 AM, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR, I HEARD A LOUD POP OR BANG AND SMELLED SMOKE, I QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. I POPPED THE HOOD AND LUCKILY MY NEIGHBOR AND BOYFRIEND HAD COME OUTSIDE AT THIS POINT AND PUT THE "FIRE" THAT HAD STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, OUT WITH SNOW. BASICALLY, I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE CAR, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DURING THE CRANKING, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION AND SMALL FIRE. I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY ASKING IF THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL THAT WAS SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION THAT HAD OCCURRED. AFTER A SHORT INVESTIGATION, THE CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE DENIED MY CLAIM STATING THAT MY CAR WAS PROBABLY JUST OLD. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE COBALT RECALLS, DID I DECIDE TO DO MORE INVESTIGATIONS. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. IN 2008 IT DIED ON MY WIFE,LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT SHE HAS NEVER DROVE IT SINCE. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT A $1000 BUCKS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. IT WILL START UP AFTER YOU GET STOPPED AND PUT IT IN PARK. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND LEFT IT WITH THEM AND IT NEVER ACTS UP SO THEY ARE NOT ANY HELP. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO DIE ON YOU SO YOU MUST ALWAYS DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE SO YOU CAN PULL OVER. YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I HAVE CALLED GM AND ASK THEM ABOUT IT BUT THEY JUST SAY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR.AFTER WATCHING TV ABOUT ALL THE GM CARS THAT ARE DYEING I THINK MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. I THINK IT IS THE KEY SWITCH. I LIKE THE OLD CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT BUT I'M ABOUT SCARED TO DRIVE IT .I AM 68 YEARS OLD NOW AND DON'T HAVE SO MUCH GET UP AND GO AS I ONCE HAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,897.

SAW RECENT GM RECALL FOR CHEVY COBALT, SATURNS, ETC. REGARDING ENGINE DYING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD (BAD IGNITION SWITCH). MY IMPALA HAS THE SAME SYMPTOM AND IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR "WHY DOES IMPALA DIE WHILE DRIVING" IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. MY IMPALA WILL BE RUNNING SMOOTH, SPEED FROM 30 TO 60, BUT SLOWING DOWN FOR ANY REASON, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JUST DIES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR. THERE IS NO INDICATION LIKE ROUGH ENGINE OR THE CAR STUMBLING FROM LACK OF GAS, IT JUST QUIETLY DIES. IF THIS IGNITION SWITCH IS THE CAUSE, THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE IMPALA'S AT LEAST. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY BASICALLY SAID, WELL IT'S A 14 YEAR OLD CAR. NOT THE POINT! MY OLDER CARS DON'T DO THIS. SEARCH THE INTERNET, PEOPLE HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO PERSIST. CHEVROLET HAS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

ON 2/24/14 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:50 PM, I PROPERLY ATTACHED A SET OF BATTERY JUMPER CABLES FROM MY TRUCK TO THIS CAR TO START IT FROM A DEAD BATTERY SITUATION. WHEN THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE CAR, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DURING THE CRANKING, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION AND SMALL FIRE. THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED THE CAR OFF, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND I IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE HOOD SO THAT THE FIRE WOULD NOT SPREAD, CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND REMOVED THE VEHICLES AROUND IT. THE FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED WITHIN 5 MIN., AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER. THE FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE INSPECTED THE CAR, AND LEFT AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS PROPERLY EXTINGUISHED, AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER RISK OF THE FIRE RE-STARTING. THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE ENTIRE UNDER-HOOD AREA OF THE CAR. WHEN THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED, THE ENGINE COVER AND OIL FILLER CAP WAS BLOWN APPROXIMATELY 5 FT. FROM THE CAR, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BLOWN OPEN, AND THE FIRE WAS BURNING INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE PARKING SPACE, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IT SEEMED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED, PROBABLY AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC. THE CAR'S OWNER WAS INSIDE OF THE CAR, ATTEMPTING TO START IT VIA THE IGNITION KEY. I ASKED HER IF THERE WERE ANY PRIOR ISSUES WITH THE CAR, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT AT THE TIME, OTHER THAN A FLAT TIRE AND DEAD BATTERY, THE A/C WAS INOPERATIVE, AND NOT BEING USED. APPROXIMATELY 2-3 YEARS AGO, THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL DEALER, AND A RECALL ISSUE WAS PERFORMED ON IT. SHE DID NOT REMEMBER WHAT SERVICE AND RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE ON THE CAR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS. I AM THE PERSON MOST ABLE TO GIVE THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT. THE OWNER OF THE CAR (SISTER) HAS AUTHORIZED ME TO ACT ON HER BEHALF IN THIS MATTER. *TR

DRIVING FREEWAY SPEEDS AROUND 60 CAR SHUTS OF VERY DANGERS. THEN CAR STARTED BACK AFTER 10MIN. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THE CAR STARTED AND RAN FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THEN EXPLODED BUSTING A HOLE THROUGH THE UPPER MANIFOLD INTAKE. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR

MY CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER IN MINNESOTA. THERE WAS PLENTY OF COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIRS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING THERE WAS A NOISE AND ONCE I STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN SHOWING THE INCORRECT ABOUT OF GAS LEVELS IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

MY STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN WHEN TURNING MOSTLY LEFT BUT HAS DONE IT WHILE TURNING RIGHT ALSO. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK/BCM SYSTEM. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE BCM NEEDS REPLACEMENT IT IS A VERY KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER WILL EITHER GO BAD OR SHORT OUT AND THEN THE BCM WILL SEE IT AS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE FUEL INJECTIONS AND THE STARTER PREVENTING THE CAR FROM BEING STARTED. I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF DOING THE RELEARN OF THE BCM/IGNITION SO THAT I CAN START MY [XXX] CAR. THE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR RECALL ON THE CHEVY LINE WITH THE PASS LOCK II SYSTEM INSTALLED IN IT!!!!!! *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET/HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF AND DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I'VE CONTACTED GM MOTORS AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I LOOK ONLINE TO SEE IF I CAN FIGURE THE ISSUE OUT AND CAME ACROSS SEVERAL OTHER IMPALA OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T BEING SOLVED!! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A BILLOW OF SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANIFOLD AND THE FUEL LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL MONTHS LATER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING OF MY IMPALA WITH LOW MILEAGE. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL INVOLVED IN THE IMPALA'S STEERING AND A PART WAS REPLACED AND DURING THAT TIME DEALER ALSO CHANGED OUT THE RACK AND PINION. I BARELY GOT MY VEHICLE HOME ON THURSDAY AND COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT IF I HAD NOT DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY FOR THE FEW YARDS I HAD TO GO. I COULD BARELY TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE SOUNDED SO AWFUL. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY HOME, SO I SLOWLY WENT A FEW YARDS. MY STEERING WAS GONE BUT SOME HOW I GOT MY CAR PARKED SAFELY AT MY APARTMENT AND THE TOW COMPANY HAD TO TOW IT LATER. MY MECHANIC JUST TOLD ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAVE FAILED AND THEY WERE JUST REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO AND SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE SO WITH THE LITTLE MILEAGE MY VEHICLE HAS. THE RACK HAD CAUSED ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. HOW CAN THAT BE IF IT WAS GOOD MANUFACTURE PARTS THAT WERE PUT IN THE STEERING. I AM VERY ANGRY THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR IMPALAS AND THAT THEY CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED TO HAVE VEHICLES THAT ARE UNSAFE. LUCKILY I WAS ALMOST HOME AND DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY BATTERY WAS DEAD, SO I PUT A BATTERY CHARGER ON THE BATTERY, THEN WENT TO START THE CAR. I TURNED THE KEY FOR ABOUT THREE REVOLUTIONS AND THEN THE CAR EXPLODED! I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS SITTING INSIDE THE CAR AND THERE WAS SNOW ON THE WINDSHIELD. I GOT OUT AND THERE WAS PLASTIC PARTS ALL AROUND THE CAR, AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE MOTOR! *TR

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. ALSO, SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS AND AIR CONDITION, BUT WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET THEM FIXED AS SHE IS ON A FIXED INCOME.

I W ALSO AS DRIVING INTO A SHOPPING PLAZA AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MY CAR STEERED ACROSS THE ENTRANCE AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES IT STARTED BACK UP.I AM SO NERVOUS BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED,ALSO EVERY NOW AND THEN IT JUST WONT START UP AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK EITHER SO YOU CANT JUDGE THE GAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

I PURCHASED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S CAR IN MARCH. IN AUGUST, WHILE I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE A FRIEND'S HOME, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND THE KEYS WERE WITH ME. AFTER ONLINE INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2009. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS NEVER NOTIFIED SO NEITHER WERE WE. OUR FIRST STEP WAS TO CONTACT GM WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY PLANNED ON DOING ABOUT THIS. WE CONTACTED THE BBB WHO ALSO CONTACTED GM. GM THEN CALLED US AND AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THERE IS PLENTY THEY CAN DO. WHAT ABOUT IF MY DAUGHTER AND I HAD BEEN IN THE CAR? HOW ABOUT IF I HAD NEEDED TIME OFF FROM WORK? I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE I WAS NOT PREPARED TO PURCHASE. WE HAVE THE RECALL INFORMATION, PICTURES FROM THE FIRE, AND A LETTER FROM GM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. I FEEL THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR THIS. THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE OF THEIR MESS UP IN THE FACTORY AND THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. IF GM HAD DONE WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO, THE FIRE WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DIED. WAITED SOME TIME AFTER PULLING OVER AND CAR STARTED SOMETIMES CAR WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE OF SECURITY LIGHT THIS IS RANDOM AND VERY ANNOYING AS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE PARTS THAT ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I DID THIS ONCE BEFORE (OUT OF WARRANTY) AND CAN'T SEE DOING IT AGAIN IF THIS IS NOT A FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND SMOKE IMMEDIATELY EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE FLAMES BEGAN TO ERUPT. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE HIMSELF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP HOSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE CHEVY IMPALA HAD A LOSS OF COOLANT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO LEAK ON THE GROUND. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THE FOLLOWING: "THE 3.8-LITER V6 MAY LEAK COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. A NEW GASKET KIT, REVISED THROTTLE BODY NUTS, AND SEALING COMPOUND IS NEEDED." DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT, THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT WRONG AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY....THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS ALMOST TAKEN OUT BY A SEMI......TWICE!!!!!!!! THIS CAR SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM DUE TO THE PASSLOCK PROBLEM WHICH WAS MY ORIGINAL PROBLEM...THE BCM WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED NOW THIS STALLING AND THE AIR NOT WORKING IS NOT ONLY UNFAIR BUT UNSAFE. PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR MY CAR TO COME BACK UNSAFE.....AND I HAVE TALKED TO NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THESE CARS....DON'T MATTER HOW MUCH OR WHO U PAY TO REPROGRAM...STILL SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT AGAIN, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE REPAIRS PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE OVER A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED AND CONTINUED TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE.

MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA DECIDES NOT TO START ON SOME DAYS. AT FIRST, IT WAS VERY INFREQUENT AND NOW ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START MY CAR, THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENS IS THE SECURITY LIGHT TURNS ON. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE MY CAR SUDDENTLY STARTS UP AGAIN. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE AND ON YOUTUBE, THIS PROBLEM IS NOTORIOUS WITH A LOT OF GM VEHICLES. NOT A LOT OF MECHANICS KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I DONT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO HAVE IT SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION. I KNOW THAT MY NEXT CAR WILL NOT BE A GM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO RUN FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

OIL AND COOLANT (ANTI-FREEZE) IS EVAPORATING OR BEING BURNED UP. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL USED BY CHEVY WITH REGARD TO A GASKET CALLED A PLENUM THAT IS LOCATED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE GASKET WARPS UNDER HEAT AND AGE AND ALLOWS COOLANT AND OR OIL TO ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH EVAPORATES. WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ONLINE, THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA 3.8L V6 TYPE 2 ENGINE. GM SHOULD REPLACE THE INFERIOR MATERIAL USED WITH A SUPERIOR METAL GASKET. THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. I ALSO READ THAT THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE OIL TO BE BURNED. GM USED A CHEAP GASKET TO SAVE MONEY BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN COOLANT AND OIL IS BEING BURNED UP INTERNALLY AT AN UNUSUAL SPEED OF TIME. THE SECOND UNKNOWN ISSUE IS, WILL THIS CAUSE A FIRE? *TR

ABOUT WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, MY CAR SEEM TO MISFIRE. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR 3 DAYS. WHEN TRIED TO START IT, THE ENGINE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MOTOR OIL COVER AND SOME OTHER ENGINE PARTS EXPLODED OUT OF CAR. WHEN CONTACTED GM AND MENTIONED THE INCIDENT, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY GM AND THE REFUSE TO TAKE ANY ACTION OR ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. IT APPEARS THAT SAME ENGINE HAS ISSUES WHICH CAUSED A RECALL ON APRIL 14, 2009. THE SYMPTOMS/CAUSE ARE DESCRIBED AS: "GM RECALLED 1.5 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE ON APRIL 14, 2009 DUE TO RISK OF FIRE FROM ENGINE OIL LEAKING UNDER THE VALVE COVER GASKETS ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THE FIRE COULD SPREAD TO THE NEARBY PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS ON THE VALVE COVER AND THEN TO THE REST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GM FITTED THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH REDESIGNED SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS.[3] THESE ENGINES WERE NOTED FOR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKING AROUND THE EGR PASSAGE. THE ENGINE WOULD THEN VAPOR LOCK. " I DID TAKE MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF THIS RECALL BUT IT APPEARS THAT IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT STILL EXISTS AND MY CAR IS TOTALED. BUT GM HAS TOLD ME THAT ACCORDING TO TEXAS LAW IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ISSUES AFTER 4 YEARS FROM THE PURCHASE DATE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND HIGH BEAM ON, THE HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY GO OUT. MOVE LEVER ON STEERING COLUMN TO ACTIVATE LOW BEAM, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND IS VERY SCARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER PLENTUN WAS MELTING AS A RESULT OF IT BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE MOTOR AND RECOMMENDED HAVING THE COMPONENT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE REACHING 17,669 MILES. I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME AND HAVE PAID FOR IT TO BE REPLACED AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY RAN OUT. THE SHAFT CONTINUES TO MAKE CRACKING NOISES WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PART DEFECT SINCE A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE SHAFT REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IT LAST ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE IT STARTS TO MAKE A CRACKING NOISE. THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR IS A DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE HAD THE REGULATOR REPLACED FOR ALL FOUR WINDOWS AND NOW I AM STARTING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE REGULATORS AGAIN FOR ALL FOUR WINDOWS. THE REGULATOR REPLACEMENT IS EXPENSIVE ($400+ FOR EACH WINDOW). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IT WOULD JUST STALL OR DIE AS IF SOMEONE HAD REACHED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WOULD NOT START FOR A FEW DAYS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS CAR TO TWO MECHANICS AND NEITHER WERE ABLE TO STOP THE PROBLEM BUT TOLD ME THAT DIFFERENT PARTS WERE THE CULPRIT, SO 800 DOLLARS LATER I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR,REPLACED THE BATTERY, TESTED THE ALTERNATOR, TESTED THE FUEL INJECTORS BOTH HOT AND COLD, TESTED THE IGNITION MODULE AND STILL THE CAR DIED LEAVING MY CHILD AND I STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. I THEN CALLED A GM DEALERSHIP WHOM SAID ANOTHER 120.00 JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM . THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! *TR

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE SHAFT SPLINE IS STRIPPED PREVENTING THE OVERDRIVE FROM BEING USED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A NEIGHBOR JUST NOW, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO WITH APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST HAD THE EXACT TRANSMISSION ISSUE CONFIRMED NOW. *TR

COOLANT LEAK AT GASKET BETWEEN BLACK FRP (FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC) UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD / PLENUM AND METAL INTAKE MANIFOLD NEAR THROTTLE BODY. NHTSA 10006144. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START. IT APPEARS TO BE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. NEED TO WAIT FOR SYSTEM TO RESET AND IT WILL START. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED, FORTUNATELY IN THE DRIVEWAY. INSPECTION OF THE LINES SHOWED HEAVY CORROSION ON ALL FOUR LINES. THE FAILURE ON THE RIGHT FRONT LINE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE ENGINE AND THE HOLE WAS A LARGE ENOUGH TO DRAIN THE RESERVOIR IN 5 OR 6 PEDAL DEPRESSIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING A WHILE SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED IN HALF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CLEARED FROM THE SYSTEM. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FLOATER IN THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ABRUPTLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP UNTIL THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION IN COMBINATION WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 148,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NO WARNING, NO EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. 2000 CHEVY IMPALA LS 3.8 STALLS CONSTANTLY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ALL OVER JUST LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET, DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST STALLED, ALSO STALLED AT A RED LIGHT, ALSO STALLED TRAVELING AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND AT 30 MPH (ALMOST REAR-ENDED ON BOTH OCCASIONS). CHEVY DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, CHEVY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL GM CARS FOR YEARS. WHY IS THIS NOT KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC? THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND IT STALLED ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. NOW THEY WILL TRY REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NEXT THEY WOULD TRY THE MASS AIR SENSOR. THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM THAT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC IF IT HAPPENED AT THE WRONG TIME. I KNOW, I WAS ALMOST KILLED ON THAT MAJOR HIGHWAY THAT DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. WHEN HE INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING, WONT START OR IF IT STARTS THE RADIO AND ALL CLUSTER GAUGES WONT WORK. *TR

BOUGHT 2000 CHEVY IMPALA ON FEB 8,2009,AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REALLY BAD PROBLEMS. BAD SHAKE IN FRONT END,PULLS TO RIGHT REALLY BAD, HAS SEVEAR COOLING PROBLEMS, TURN SIGNAL FAILURE MORE THEN WORKING, GEAR SHIFT PROBLEMS, AIR BUBBLES BACKING UP IN COOLANT BOTTLE, LOW COOLANT LIGHT ALWAYS ON, CHECK ENGINE IGHT ALWAYS ON MAJOR OIL LEAKAGE UNDER CAR BODY NOT ON GROUND. LOSS OF COOLANT BUT NO IDEA WHERE ITS GOING. SERGING PROBLEM IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND WIRING CONECTIONS AND PLUGS NOT CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. ICNITION PROBLEMS KEY WONT STAY IN AND CAN BE PULLED OUT WITH CAR RUNNING.HAVE REPLACED RADIATOR,ALL HOSES,ALL GASKETS,THERMISTATE,WATER PUMP,BELTS,DONE TUNEUP,OIL CHANGE, DONE BRAKES,REPLACED SENCERS,BATTERY,AND OTHER THINGS. IM PISSED AND VERY ANGRY WITH CHEVY AND GM FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THERE VEHICALS AND NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DEACTIVATED ON ITS OWN ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION AND FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

WHEN MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA GETS TOO HOT THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO STICK, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, AND THEN TRANSMISSION SHIFT VERY PULLS HARD. IT OCCURS MOSTLY AS THE WEATHER STARTS TO GET WARM. *TR

2000 IMPALA DOES NOT ALWAYS START. SECURITY ISSUES NOT ALLOWING START UNTIL AT LEAST 15 MINS OF TRYING. *TR

2000 IMPALA, CAR HAS DIED 2 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED 2 WEEKS AGO FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. ALL ELECTRICAL STILL WORKS BUT STARTER WILL NOT ENGAGE, AFTER 5-30 MINUTES OF WAITING IT WILL START. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS TO CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES IT HELPS. CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WONT DO ANYTHING IT. ALSO HAVE THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE WHERE THEY QUIT WORKING UNTIL YOU TURN ON THE FLASHERS. FUEL GUAGE DOESNT WORK. ALL OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS CAR. WHY WONT CHEVY FIX THE DANGEROUS ONE ABOUT THE CAR STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEED AND LOOSING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO TO A STALLED ENGINE. 119000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

LOW/HIGH BEAM SWITCH (MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH OR VISE / VERSA HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. JUST TOLD MY WIFE LEAVE THE LOW BEAMS ON AND NEVER SWITCH TO THE HIGH BEAMS.. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE DIMMER SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED/MISFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS NOW LOCKED IN A PERMANENT "HI BEAM" POSITION. THE LIGHTS HAVE TOTALLY FAILED IN THE PAST. A WEBSITE NAMED "TOPIX.COM" HAS CITED MANY INSTANCES OF THIS TYPE OF LIGHT FAILURE, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AS REGARDS SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. T IS VERY APPARENT (AND EVIDENT FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH YOUR OFFICE) THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH CHEVROLET IS DENYING THE EXISTENCE AND/OR RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY PROBLEM. THEY ARE SIMPLY IGNORING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND TRYING TO CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $600 TO $800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THIS PROBLEM APPARENTLY EXTENDS THROUGH MANY MODEL YEARS, FROM 2000 (OR EARLIER)TO 2007/2008. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE REGARDING PRIOR COMPLAINTS, AND WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.. *TR

MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS A PROBLEM A COUPLE OF TIMES EVERY MONTH WHERE IT WON'T START UP. I'LL TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. SO I'LL JUST WAIT 15-30 MINUTES AND IT STARTS UP FINE. I'VE HEARD MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALL SIMILAR GM VEHICLES AND WAS WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING UNIT IN THE 2000 IMPALA, BUT THIS IS THE LATEST; ON JULY 14 ,2010 I TOOK THE 2000 IMPALA INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING FLUID. ASK THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER TO FIX IT. HE THEN DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS OIL SENSOR SWITCH LEAKAGE. AND HE COULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART, BUT THE DIAGNOSE COST WAS $75.00 , SO I PAID AND DROVE OFF WITH A LEAKING 2000 CHEVY IMPALA . LATER,I NOTICE THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WROTE THE SERVICE ORDER UP AS THE CUSTOMER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. NOT TRUE, I SAID FLUID. THE LEAK GOT WORSE. I REPLACED THE OIL SENSOR BUT THE LEAKAGE DID NOT STOP. THEREFORE, I PARK THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ONE DAY I RAISED THE HOOD, TOOK A SMALL FLASHLIGHT AND TRACED THE LEAK TO TWO SEVER LINES. THE HARD RUBBER FLAP THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE CAR BODY TO KEEP DEBRIS OUT OF ENGINE RUBS AGAINST TWO FRAME MOUNTED LINES UNTIL IT CUT THROUGH BOTH LINES. FLUIDS LEAKS OUT AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING UNIT TOFAIL. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASON. DEALERSHIP WANTS $135.00 TO LOOK AT THE CAR AGAIN, I TOOK PICTURES. HERE IS MY PARTIAL COMPLAINT, CAN EMAIL PICTURES AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE VEHICLE. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS INITIALLY CAUSED BY THE RESISTOR, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR; HOWEVER,THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR WHICH PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM COOLING DOWN AND THE DEFROST TO MALFUNCTION. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79000.

TURN SIGNALS HAVE STARTED NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NOT GOOD IF YOU HAVE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE GOOGLED IT AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH NOT ON THIS WEBSITE. MOST RESOURCES SAY IT IS THE HAZARD SWITCH. *TR

MULTI FUNCTION HEAD LIGHT SWITCH I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OFF I HAD TO HOLD THE LEVER TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAMS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AS LONG AS I HELD ON TO THE LEVER. I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO DISCOVER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS 330 DOLLARS VERY EXPENSIVE . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMBINATION CONTROL SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. WHENEVER THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ON AND THE LOW BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. THE GEAR LEVER BOX THAT WAS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT ALSO FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 208,000.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE BACKED THE VEHICLE IN HIS GARAGE, A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. HE SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND IN AN INSTANT THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT, HE APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EASED INTO DRIVE; THE VEHICLE EASED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. HE TRIED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, BUT INSTANTLY A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO TORN GEARS. *JB

MY CAR (A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 3.8L V6 ENGINE) REPEATEDLY DIED AS I WAS DRIVING OR STALLED. IT BECAME A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY WITH NOWHERE TO PULL OVER. I TOOK IT IN, BUT DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NOTHING. I KEPT REPLACING PARTS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I FELT UNSAFE DRIVING ANYWHERE AND EVEN GOT A BIKE SO I WOULDN'T BE FACING NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES EVERY TIME I DROVE. EVENTUALLY I FOUND A MESSAGE BOARD THAT SUGGESTED REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I JUST DID AND AM HOPING IT WORKS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS THOUGH, IT'S CRAZY TO HAVE TO GO YEARS WITH A FAULTY CAR AND NO ONE CAN FIND A FIX FOR IT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WITH HER PERMIT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY SHE PULLED OVER SAFELY AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE HAZARDS WORKED FINE AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THE HAZARD SWITCH IS THE FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH AND FINALLY THEY WOULD WORK ONLY ONE TIME AFTER CAR WAS TURNED ON. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTED $400 DOLLARS FOR A $60 PART AND LABOR. THANK GOD FOR USED PARTS AND AN EASY DASH REMOVE ONLY SEVEN BOLTS INSTRUCTIONS ONLINE. DO IT YOURSELF FOR CHEAP. MY DAUGHTER AT 16 DID MOST OF IT AS I TOLD HER WITH INSTRUCTIONS. I DO LOVE CHEVY WILL REMAIN LOYAL BUT THEY NEED TO WAKE UP AND SOLVE SOME ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ENGAGED AND WHEN SET BACK TO LOW BEAMS, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE SWITCH ACCORDINGLY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

2000 CHEVY IMPALA LS,(THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN MY CAR WAS AT 40,000 MILES) THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON. THIS CAUSES AUTOMATIC BREAKING FOR WHICH YOU CAN NOT MOVE THE CAR YOU CAN BE BACKING UP, TURNING, OR GOING FORWARD. THE CAR WILL LAG AND THEN SHUDDER FIGHTING THE BRAKES THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED BY THE CAR WHILE I AM ON THE GAS. I HAVE FOR MY SELF TURNED THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF. HOWEVER I HAVE RESEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIPS FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING AND REPLACED MANY POSSIBLE PARTS IT COULD BE AND THE PROBLEM WILL RESURFACE AGAIN. I WAS CONTENT WITH TURNING THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF ALTHOUGH WITH FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL RE-ENGAGE, SINCE THIS BUTTON NEEDS TO BE PRESSED EVERY TIME YOU TURN ON THE CAR. IT WILL RE-ENGAGE ITSELF AND YOU CAN NOT TURN IT OFF. THE BUTTON BECOMES USELESS. THIS IS WHY I AM TURNING TO THE NHTSA FOR HELP. I SEE THIS BEING A HUGE SAFETY RISK THAT I AM DRIVING AND THE ABS WILL ENGAGE ITSELF BECAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL HAS COME ON. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS MY FEAR IS THAT I WILL HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM SURE YOU CAN SEE THE DANGER IN THIS HAPPENING AT ANY SPEED LET ALONE IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN AT A FASTER SPEED OF RATE. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER I LOOK FORWARD TO A RECALL AND A REAL SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THIS ONE BELOW. HOW DO I GET IT RESOLVED BEFORE I GET KILLED? CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10321063 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING DETAILS: TURN SIGNALS INOP (INTERMITTENT/ FREQUENT) - WIGGLING HAZARD SWITCH MAKES THEM FUNCTION FOR AWHILE. FOUND DEFECTIVE OEM SWITCH. OCCURRENCES: 1 INJURIES: 0 FAIL DATE: 12/01/2009 DEATHS: 0 DATE ADDED TO DATABASE: 3/19/2010 [FILE] YOUR OWN COMPLAINT ON THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THERE WAS A RECALL DEFECT WHICH THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO HONOR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TRAVELED FOR FIVE MINUTES IN THE VEHICLE AND UPON RETURNING TO HER RESIDENCE, SHE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS THAT INDICATED A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THREE RECALLS FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 04V090000, 01V136000 AND 04V090000). THE MANUFACTURER TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE APRIL 2009 AND HAS YET TO COMMUNICATE THE OUTCOME TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT CONFIRM IF ANY OF THE RECALLS APPLIED SPECIFICALLY TO VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

ON FEB.10TH OR 11TH.MY NEIGHBOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START MY CAR BECAUSE THE BATTERY HAD FAILED DUE TO A 3 DAY SNOW STORM. AFTER TURNED THE IGNITION THE SECOND TIME, THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM. WHEN WE CHECKED THE ENGINE, WE NOTED THE MANIFOLD COVER HAD CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. ALSO THE WIRES WERE ON FIRE. MY NEIGHBOR QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. LATER, I WENT TO MY DEALER(FRANK Z CHEVROLET IN DAYTON, OH. ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE REPAIRS COULD COST FROM $1,800-$2,000 MAINLY DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR 18 MONTHS, I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR AN ESTIMATE OF ACTUAL DAMAGE.

TURN SIGNALS INOP (INTERMITTENT/ FREQUENT) - WIGGLING HAZARD SWITCH MAKES THEM FUNCTION FOR AWHILE. FOUND DEFECTIVE OEM SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVY IMPALA LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL REALLY HARD AND IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. THE DEALER THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A POWER STEERING PUMP AND THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE FOR FOUR DAYS WHILE THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANY NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT DID REPORT THIS TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,255 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,355. UPDATED 03/30/10. *LJ

MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND IS LEAVING ME STRANDED IN AWKWARD SITUATIONS. AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES IT WILL NOT START. I TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY PUT A NEW IGNITION SWITCH ON THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE FOR 6 MONTHS. COST $500. I OFTEN COULD WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND IT WOULD START. BUT IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC, HE RAN THE CODES AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. COST $450 AND WITHIN A MONTH IT BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. I GOT STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GM DEALER AND THEY PUT A NEW BATTERY ON IT AND REMOVED ALL THE AFTER MARKET UNLOCKING MECHANISMS AND CHARGED $550. THREE DAYS LATER WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT OF SOME SORT GOING ON IN THE WHOLE STARTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

AFTER PARKING THE CAR I WAS NOTIFIED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALL AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.THE ARSON SQUAD WAS CALLED AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLES FIRE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. AFTER I RESEARCHED THE VEHICLES SAFETY RECALLS AND FOUND OUT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I WAS UNAWARE OF IT. I PURCHASED IT USED. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE ON THE RECALL. I FOUND THERE WERE MANY OTHER FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP VEHICLE WAS NON REPAIRABLE AND TOWED TO THE JUNK YARD AFTER ARSON INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE. *TR

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. IT PROBABLY HAPPENED 1 OUT OF 10 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY START WORKING AGAIN IF THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND THEN OFF. DEALERSHIP SAID THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PART $74.00 INCLUDING LABOR $220.00. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2000. HE STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 88,647. UPDATED 01/12/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK AS WELL. UPDATED 01/13/10

I HAVE A 2000 IMPALA THAT HAS THE REAR STRUT TOWERS BEGINNING TO RUST OUT BADLY. THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT YET AS I CAUGHT THIS ON ONE OF MY VEHICLES INSPECTIONS. IF THIS WERE TO RUST COMPLETELY OUT THE REAR TIRES COULD COME OFF OF THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS, BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. THIS DEFECT RENDERS TO CAR PRETTY MUCH USELESS. THANKS FOR YOU TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. ALSO THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. ALSO, THE LIGHTS FOR THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN LOCATED SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,009. UPDATED 1/5/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED A SASH LIGHT SWITCH, UT THAT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/06/10.*JB

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY,WILL START IF HAZARDS ARE PUSHED. *TR

ELECTRICAL SIGNALS QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY,WILL START IF HAZARDS ARE PUSHED. *TR

BODY CONTROL MODULE, PASS LOCK SENSOR, IGNITION SWITCH. WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START CORRECTLY OFTEN NOT AT ALL. IF RESEARCH IS DONE THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON GM VEHICLES WITH THIS SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME RECURRING PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY HAD A INJURY CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INJURY IS THERE. IF I CAN NOT START MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IT CAN AND HAS LEFT ME IN A POSITION THAT IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. *TR

MY 2000 IMPALA HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE DIRECTION SIGNALS. AT TIMES THEY WORK FINE AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. SOMETIMES WHILE THE DIRECTIONAL IS WORKING IT WILL STOP FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS EVEN WITH ARM SIGNALS. THIS OCCURS ON A NEARLY DAILY BASIS. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL AS THE COST TO REPLACE IS APPROXIMATELY $500 AS THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL IS SOLD AS A SINGLE UNIT (DIRECTIONAL ARM AND FLASHING UNIT ARE 1 PIECE). THE UNIT ITSELF IS OVER $300. *TR

MY 2000 IMPALAS PASS LOCK SYSTEM STOPS THE CAR FROM STARTING FOR UP TO 45 MINUTES AT A TIME. I TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WONT TURN OVER OR DO ANYTHING. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. IT LEAVES MY FAMILY STRANDED WHEN WE TRY TO GO PLACES. WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY? I'D BE STRANDED. ALSO THE STEERING CLUNKS ALOT WHEN I TURN. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE INSPECTED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT, BUT WAS ADVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS IN THE STATE OF MAINE SPECIFIES THAT AFTER FOUR YEARS THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

I AM CONTINUOUSLY HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. I HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED 11/07 WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND COULD NOT TURN. I ALMOST WENT OF THE ROAD FROM THIS. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING LUBED FOR SOME KNOCKING NOISE AND VIBRATION. HERE IT IS 2 YEARS LATER AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. KNOCKING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEN I TURN LEFT. I ONLY HAVE 106,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. WHEN IS IT YOU WILL HOLD THE COMPANY LIABLE FOR AN ISSUE THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT ALL ALONG? HOW MANY DEATHS WILL IT TAKE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH OCCURRING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 42382. UPDATED 9/17/09 *CN UPDATED 09/18/09.*JB

PASSLOCK 2 SYSTEM FAILS. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND CAN NOT BE RESTARTED FOR 15 MINUTES. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING OR PARKED. IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING WHEN DRIVING, IT WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS, IF NOT FATAL, ACCIDENT. THIS THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM FAILS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE LOCK CYLINDER, WHICH IS ABOUT $500 AND ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEALER. THIS SOLUTION DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK THOUGH. I HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR AND IT NEEDS IT AGAIN. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND RECALL IT AND FIX IT RIGHT. IF YOU SEARCH FOR "PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE" ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

2000 CHEVY IMPALA 3.8L PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT ISSUE. MY CAR WILL NOT START B/C IT THINKS IT'S BEING STOLEN AND IT DISABLES THE CAR FROM STARTING. *TR

2000 IMPALA . LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACING. CHECKING WITH OTHER OWNERS APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NO HELP FROM DEALERSHIP. APPEARS GMC CONTINUED TO USE A KNOWN DEFECTIVE UNIT FOR YEARS. WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE TURNING SIGNALS ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE NOW HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AS A RESULT. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS IS NOT A UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. JUST PASSING THIS ALONG IN CASE ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. MY CAR FAILS TO START BECAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK FEATURE. IT HAS HAPPEN 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THE MOST RECENT TIME OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOME AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. *TR

CAR WON'T START SOMETIMES AND THEN AFTER 5-10MINS IT WILL START. *TR

TURN SIGNAL WILL GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES AND WORK AGAIN ONCE I HIT THE HAZARD SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT TIMES OR NOT CRANK AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND FAIL TO RESTART. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY AND ONLY THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING CONSTANTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,908 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,103.

WHILE DRIVING, FOR NO REASON AT ALL, MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA JUST DIES ON ME. IT LOCKS UP AND WON'T RESTART FOR 30 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS 3 OR 4 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 30 DAYS. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A BLOG WHERE AT LEAST 30 OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY, BUT NOW IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE $400 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA AND THE TURN SIGNALS FLASHER STOPS WORKING EVERY NOW AND THEN AND I FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO PUSH THE HAZARD SWITCH A FEW TIMES TO GET THE SIGNALS TO START WORKING AGAIN. IT IS VERY HARD TO TELL WHEN THE SIGNALS STOP FLASHING BECAUSE THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND TURNING WITHOUT A SIGNAL IS NOT ONLY GOING TO GET ME A TICKET BUT IT'S DANGEROUS. I ALSO READ THAT CHEVY HAD TO DO A RECALL ON THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM ON THE MALIBU BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE IMPALA. *TR

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2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA CAUGHT A FIRE AND TOTALED. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE FIRE. *NJ

SAFETY RECALL 09047 FOR 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REASON FOR THE OIL SEEPAGE ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS DUE TO THE VALVE COVERS BEING MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT REQUIRED FREQUENT GASKET CHANGES, BECAUSE THE COVERS DID NOT PROPERLY COMPRESS THE GASKET. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY EFFECTIVE REMEDY WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE VALVE COVERS WITH METAL ONES, WHICH WOULD COMPRESS THE GASKET MORE EVENLY AND PREVENT OIL LEAKAGE ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE REMEDY STATED THAT THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE SPARK PLUG WIRE RETENTION CHANNEL AT THE FRONT OF ENGINE AND INSTALL TWO NEW SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS FOR FREE. OIL HAS ALREADY BEGUN LEAKING FROM THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THE REMEDY WOULD BE INSUFFICIENT IN CORRECTING THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON JUNE 25TH. THE CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THE TECHNICIAN TELL HIM WHERE THE OIL LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THE OIL LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET, WHICH WAS BELOW THE SPARK PLUG WIRES AND SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS. THE SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS THAT THEY REPLACED HAD NO EVIDENCE OF OIL, THEREFORE THE LEAK WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND DID NOT POSE A SAFETY THREAT. UPDATED 07/21/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THREE YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A GMC RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. HE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A RETURN CALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER AND NOTICED THAT THE LEATHER SEAT WAS BECOMING EXTREMELY HOT. THE SEAT MELTED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE FAILURE BURNED HER CLOTHING AND LEFT A LARGE HOLE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. SHE WAS CONCERNED WITH THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STRANGE NOISES SHE HEARD. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE MORE THAN 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIPS FOR THE TURN SIGNAL AND ANOTHER UNSPECIFIED COMPONENT AND WAS CHARGED $268 FOR THE REPAIRS. HE STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 60,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I HAVE NOTICED THAT ME STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM THE HOOD. I DROVE THE CAR HOME SLOWLY, AND THE NEXT DAY TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (WHICH ALREADY HAD BEEN REPLACED) AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. I HAD TO REPLACE A BRAND NEW ENGINE.($4K). NEXT MY TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY DONE, AND I HAD TO REPLACE THAT. THE RADIATOR WAS MESSED UP AND HAD TO REPLACE THAT AS WELL AS THE STARTER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AT ALL EITHER. NOW I CAN NOT GET MY CAR SMOGGED DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH THE CODES CAME UP AS "TOO LEAN ON BANK 1" WHICH COULD MEAN A VARIETY OF THINGS ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC. TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WHICH SMELLED LIKE BURNT PLASTIC. OH...HOW COULD I FORGET A FEW MONTHS BACK MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T START OUT OF NOWHERE AND THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSORS AS WELL. OH ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE STEERING ON THE CAR IS SO STIFF AS IF I DON'T HAVE POWER STEERING. ALL THE MONEY I HAVE INVESTED IN THIS VEHICLE I COULD BE DRIVING AROUND A MERCEDES! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. SHE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS FAILED AND TRAPPED THE CONTACT IN THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND CAUSED MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS AND ONLY OFFERED $1,000 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000, WHICH STATED THAT IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND, INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING WITH NO APPARENT REASON. THIS ISSUE WILL HAPPEN AND THEN START WORKING AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. NOTHING HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP THE ISSUE. *TR

5/1, 5/2--IGNITION SIMPLY CLICKED . IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED IN EACH CASE. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP--COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. NOT THE BATTERY. 5/6, 5/8--ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IGNITION CLICKED WHEN TRIED TO RESTART. TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AGAIN--COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. CHRONIC--SINCE I HAVE HAD THE AUTO THE "LOW COOLANT LIGHT" SHOWS. THIS LAST TIME AT REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT AUTO WAS LEAKING COOLANT--MOST LIKELY GASKET AND WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH WILL NOT CHANGE THE LIGHTS FROM LOW TO HIGH. AS WE ALL KNOW SOME ROADS ARE DARKER THAN OTHERS AND HARDER TO SEE AT NIGHT. I CANT PUT MY LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM AND 2 NIGHTS AGO I HIT A BLOWN TIRE OFF A SEMI THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL BUT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I AM A GOOD DRIVER WITH OVER A MILLION MILES ACCIDENT FREE. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SIDE AIR BAG/HEATED SEAT,CLOSED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN CAUSING A REALLY BIG BRUISE ON MY DAUGHTERS SIDE.CONTACTED THE G.M. DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND TO NOT CONTACT ANYONE ELSE. NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM.THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT STARTED BURNING AND IT RUINED THE CENTER CONSOLE ,SEAT,AND CARPET. NO SENSE IN CONTACTING G.M. AGAIN BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING GETS DONE TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING AND THAT G.M. WILL NOT SOLVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE APPROXIMATELY MARCH OR APRIL OF 08. I CALLED 911 AND A FIRE CREW WAS SENT TO MY PRIOR RESIDENCE. I RECENTLY HEARD OF THE RECALL ON THE NEWS, HOWEVER, THEY STATED NO FIRES WERE REPORTED THUS FAR. I NEED TO FIND OUT IF MY CAR WAS IMPACTED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP, SO AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE AS TO MY NEXT STEPS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

MY FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM CAUSES CAR NOT TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND DISABLES THE ENGINE FOR ANYWHERE FROM 10MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIMES THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WILL APPEAR IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT MOST TIMES IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. I WILL PUT IN THE KEY, BUT WHEN I TURN IT, THE ENGINE IS DISABLED AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT BLINKS. I HAVE TO WAIT 10MINUTES FOR IT TO RESTART, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT JUST TRIPS ITSELF CONTINUALLY AND I'LL BE STUCK FOR 30MINUTES OR MORE. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED COUNTLESS TIMES IN THE HEAT, AND DREAD EVEN STOPPING FOR GAS FOR FEAR THAT MY CAR WON'T START AGAIN. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WHEN I TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN, AS I FEAR THAT IF I STOP IN A SMALL TOWN, I'LL BE COMPLETELY STRANDED IF MY CAR DOESN'T START BACK UP. TWO WEEKS AGO I DROVE OUT OF TOWN AND WENT 6 HOURS ONE WAY WITHOUT STOPPING BECAUSE THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, AND A HAZARD TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH. IT'S ALSO DANGEROUS IF I GET A FLAT TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WON'T START BACK UP, THEN I AM IN DANGER FOR NO REASON. I'VE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT PARKING IN A SCARIER PART OF TOWN, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO JUST DRIVE AWAY SAFELY IF I SEE SOME SHADY PEOPLE LURKING AROUND. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS, AS THE DEALER WILL CHARGE $600 AND NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. MY 2000 IMPALA SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS THIS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM POSES A THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY, GM, OR DODGE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THAT CHEVY HAS CONTINUED TO IGNORE. THOUSANDS COMPLAIN ON CHEVY FORUMS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. BIG BIG PROBLEM HERE. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ON MY 2000 IMPALA DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE TURN SIGNALS MAY WORK ABOUT 40% OF THE TIME. WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY MAY JUST QUIT W/O WARNING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED TO OCCUR, I COULD TURN ON THE HAZARDS AND THIS WOULD JUMP START THE BLINKERS AND THEY WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE. THIS NO LONGER WORKS, BOTH THE HAZARDS AND THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENT. I AM NOT THE ONLY IMPALA OWNER TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THIS APPEAR TO BE A WIDE SPREAD DEFECT WITH THE IMPALAS. THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THE FOLLOWING EXISTING VEHICLE RECALL FOR THE 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU... CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 DATE: 2003-AUG-28 . WHY WAS THIS CONSIDERED A GREAT ENOUGH SAFETY HAZARD TO WARRANT A RECALL ON THE MALIBU BUT NOT ON THE IMPALA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR MODEL YEAR 2000 MAKE: CHEVY MODEL: IMPALA ENG: 3.4 V6

JUST RECENTLY MY 2000 IMPALA BEGAN TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS WHEN I USED MY BLINKERS. IT FIRST BEGAN WHEN I JUST USED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, ALL OF MY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CLUSTER CAME ON AND THE ALARM SOUND OF THE KEY BEING LEFT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE SWITCH WOULD BE OFF, YET THE ENGINE WOULD BE RUNNING. LATER IT BEGAN TO STALL THE ENGINE. THEN LATER IT BEGAN DOING ALL OF THIS USING EITHER TURN SIGNAL. I HAVE BOUGHT EACH AND REPLACED THEM EVEN TO REPLACING THE CLUSTER AS NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING ALL OF THIS. I COULD REALLY USE SOME HELP IN GETTING TO ROOT OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER AND AM SCARED TO RIDE THEM IN MY CAR. THIS HAS NOW BEGAN HAPPENING EVERY TIME I USE THE TURN SIGNAL. GOOD THING I LEARNED THE HAND SIGNALS. I HAVE BEEN A FAITHFUL CHEVROLET PERSON, I WOULD REALLY HATE TO HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER MAKE. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT WILL COME ON WHICH IS PRELUDE THAT COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE OIL. MOST ALL PEOPLE WILL NOT EVEN KNOW THIS. GM USED A PLASTIC GASKET AND IF YOU CHECK WITH ANY REPAIR SHOP/GM SERVICE GARAGE THEY WILL ALL TELL YOU THE SAME, THE PLASTIC GASKET JUST DETERIORATES, WITH ANY MILEAGE FROM 60K TO 90K AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS FROM $795 TO $995 PLUS TAX AND GARAGE SURCHARGES IE SOME CHARGE CLEAN UP AND ADD ONS SUCH AS COST OF TOWELS AND CLEANERS ETC. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL REPAIR PROFESSIONALS THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THEY KNOW AS SOON AS A IMPALA ROLLS THROUGH THE DOOR, EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. ""I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR USING A DEFECTIVE PART AS NO OTHER VEHICLES HAVE SUCH POOR FAILURE RATE, NOR HAVE I EVER IN MY 58 YEARS OF LIVE AND OWNERSHIP OF 15 CARS/TRUCKS EVER HAD TO REPLACE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BECAUSE OF DETERIORATION. JUST SEARCH THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL FIND A MILLION PEOPLE OF THE SAME ISSUE. IF THEY KNEW WHERE TO COMPLAIN, I AM SURE YOU WOULD BE SWAMPED. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO HELP ALL OF THE OWNERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE. *TR

NO CRASH, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER,GAS GAUGE GOES WACKY MOST OF THE TIME THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL, THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TIME, I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER IMPALA OWNERS ON LINE AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS A RECALL FROM G.M. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. ALSO MOST OF THEM SAID THE TEMP. GAUGE GOES ALSO AND THAT CONCERNS ME IF YOU CAR WOULD OVERHEAT YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT HAPPENED, UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE, NOW YOU WOULD HAVE TO INVEST IN A NEW MOTOR AND THAT IS WAY TO COSTLY. PLEASE SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED, WERE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE REPAIR WAS TO COST $500.00. *TR

I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW I HAVE AN 2000 CHEVY IMPALA AND I HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN EVER I PUSH THE GAS,REVERSE, TURN, OR HIT A SMALL BUMP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE AUTO SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. HAVE YOU GUYS EVER HEARD ANY REPAIRS FOR THIS. *TR

2000 IMPALA INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. SUGGESTION BY DEALERSHIP TO WAIT WITH KEY ONE 5 -20 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY MODULE TO CLEAR THEN TRY TO START AGAIN. ALSO HAPPENING WITH 2004 IMPALA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY. THE TIE ROD ENDS, RACK, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, TIRES, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, AND BOTH AXLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE VIBRATION STILL PERSISTS. ON MARCH 6, 2009, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND PAID $600 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH WOULD COST $88. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

MY FINGERS DEVELOPED CURVATURES AND TWISTED KNUCKLES. I DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN. SHOULDER PAIN. NECK PAIN. CARPAL TUNNEL. SCIATIC PAIN. REQUIRED PHYSICAL THERAPY BECAUSE I COULD NOT LIFT MY ARM ABOVE SHOULDER HEIGHT. THE STIFF "HIGH EFFORT" STEERING WAS RESULTING IN MY BODY GENERATING FORCES TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE OF THE STEERING SYSTEM WHICH WERE RESULTING IN SHOCK LOADS TO MY SKELETAL SYSTEM JOINTS AND BONES. OTHER DRIVERS OF THE STIFF STEERING CHEVROLET IMPALA, SATURN'S, PONTIAC GRAND AM, PICK UP TRUCKS ALL EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEFORMITIES WITH HAND/FINGER FUNCTIONAL LOSSES. *TR UPDATED 05/27/10.*JB

HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE GO OUT WITH OUT WARNING, AND UNABLE TO CONTROL THE HEADLIGHT BRIGHT AND DIM FUNCTION WITH THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL LEVER. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN TRAVELING AT NIGHT AND AN INTERNET SEARCH PULLS UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR IN THE 2000-2004 RANGE. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION FOR THIS PROBLEM AS REPORTED IN MAY 2006? *TR

I HAVE A 2000 IMPALA LS AND THE RT SIDE SEAT WARMER OVER HEATED AND ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL DO THIS, BUT THERE'S NO RECALL. MY HUSBAND UNPLUGGED IT AND REMOVE FUSE. NOW THE SEAT IS ALL BURNED AND CRACKING, LOOKS VERY BAD. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS? I'VE READ WHERE SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR SEAT TO CATCH ON FIRE AND BLAZE UP. *TR

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO FIRE JUST A SPARK AND SMOKE.. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A REPORT. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A FIELD INSPECTOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND MAKE A DETERMINATION REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT COMPENSATION WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATED: NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON BECAUSE IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE AIR BAG LIGHT SHUT OFF, THEN TURNED ON AND CURRENTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THEY ALSO ADVISED HER THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WHETHER THEY FIND A REMEDY OR NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 42,000.

I HAVE WHAT I AM CALLING THE "CLASSIC GM PASSLOCK PROBLEM" WITH MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO VERY RANDOMLY NOT STARTING. ON NOVEMBER 28, 2008 I REPORTED A VEHICLE PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP. MY '2000 CHEVY IMPALA ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT WAS OCCASIONALLY COMING ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES.' THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $812.00 TO REPLACE FAULTY PASSLOCK MODULE, NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER. I'M CONCERN ABOUT ALL THE WORK BEING DONE AS STATED AND CHARGED FOR FACTORY DEFECTS, MANY VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM AUTO. IN ADDITION, I DID NOT RECEIVE A NEW RECODED KEY. SECOND, THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE FAULTY PASSLOCK MODULE WAS NOT LISTED ON THE INVOICE AS AN ITEMIZED PART ORDERED AND REPLACED AS APPEAR OTHER ITEMS. THIRDLY, IF THE PART NOT LISTED ON THE INVOICE, HOW IS THE WARRANTY COVERED? I LATER LEARNED THAT THE DOOR, TRUNK AND IGNITION SHOULD BE OPERATED BY ONE KEY. AND IF PROCEDURE REQUIRES IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED, NEW IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER SHOULD BE RECODED TO OLD KEY. ALSO, PASSLOCK SENSOR WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY, BUT I STILL PAID TOO MUCH; I AM SEEKING A FULL REFUND. *TR

I BOUGHT A 00 IMPALA 2 MONTHS AGO AND WAS DRIVING I RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC FROM MY HEART DOCTORS OFFICE WELL A SEMI ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND BECAUSE MY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING . THEN I KEPT PUSHING THE HAZARD SWITCH FINALLY THEY CAME BACK ON. WELL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I WENT TO GET SOME MEDICINE AND ALMOST GOT HIT AGAIN. WELL THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED AND WROTE EMAILS TO GM AND NO BODY WILL GET A HOLD OF ME ON THIS. THEY HAVE RECALLED THE MALIBUS I HAVE FOUND OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM WELL WHY NOT THE IMPALAS??? I HAVE EVEN CHECKED WITH AN ATTORNEY AND HE TOLD ME I SHOULD DO LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THEM SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. WELL HE WANTS MONEY UP FRONT WELL I USED MY MONEY TO BUY THE CAR. SO IM ASKING WHY AND HOW CAN WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND FORCE GM TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM?????I HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS BUT IM FINE WITH THEM ,I JUST WANT TO GET MY TURN SIGNALS FIXED, AND NOT AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2000 CHEVY IMPALA FOR MY 75 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LAW. THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTING AND THE SECURITY MODULE. YOU CAN DRIVE THE CAR TO THE STORE OR WHERE-EVER BUT WHEN YOU GET BACK INTO THE CAR IT WON'T START AGAIN. YOU USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT 10 TO 40 MINUTES WITH KEY IN IGNITION FOR CAR TO START AGAIN. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ALREADY PAID OVER $700 FOR A NEW STARTER AND A NEW SECURITY MODULE BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE CLAIM THEY HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS REPLACING ALL SORTS OF ITEMS AT RECOMMENDATION OF CHEVY DEALERSHIPS TO NO AVAIL. IT SEEMS THAT GM/CHEVROLET SHOULD INSTITUTE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO A PROBLEM IN THE 2002 AND 2003 MODELS OF THE CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. HAZARD LIGHTS SOMETIMES STOP WORKING ALONG WITH THE TURN SIGNALS PRESSING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

THE STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS OR IS DIFFICULT TO TURN BEYOND A CERTAIN ANGLE. IT OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. WORKING THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH USUALLY LOOSENS. SEVERAL TIMES I TOOK IT TO MECHANICS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

VEH: 200 CHEVY IMPALA LS YR:2000 FAULT: IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS THIS VECH. HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAULTY TURN SIGNALS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY STOP, AND THEN AFTER CYCLING THE HAZARD SWITCH THEY RETURN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET SEEKING INFORMATION AND I FOUND THAT GM HAS DONE A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS IN THE SAME CLASS YEAR. I ALSO CONTACT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IMPALA WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN IF THE SWITCH WAS THE SAME USED IN THE MALIBU. (RECALLED) NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 03V327. I AM NOW UNABLE TO PURCHASE A SWITCH IN THE MARKET BECAUSE OF THE RECALL AND THE SUPPLY HAS BEEN DEPLETED. (TOLD THAT FROM THE DEALER). IN MY MIND GM SHOULD BE CONDUCTING ANOTHER RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ONE DAY I WAS JUST GOING TO WORK LIKE AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING SO I REFERRED TO THE MANUAL. I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE PASSLOCK FEATURE ON THE CAR AND IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD DROVE MY CAR ABOUT 10 MILES, PARK MY CAR AND WENT INSIDE THE WATERPARK. THEY CALL FOR THE PERSON DRIVING THE CHEVY IMPALA TO COME UP TOP,. I WAS THE TOLD MY CAR WAS SMOKING, I PROCEEDING OUT THE DOOR AND THEIR WERE FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I WENT BACK IN AND TOLD THEM TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.. MY WHOLE MOTOR WAS IN FLAMES BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE. MY CAR WAS THEN TOTAL OUT AND WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSE THE FIRE. *TR

MY ENTIRE TURN SIGNAL FUNCTION TOTALLY STOPPED WORKING - NO BLINKING ON DASH OR OUTSIDE OF CAR. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY STALLS MY CAR & INTERFERES WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ONE NIGHT TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE ABOUT 10 - 15 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, SO I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO START MY CAR UP. I STARTED IT ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES THEN IT FINALLY CAME BACK ON, AS I KEPT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED YET AGAIN. LATELY IT'S JUST BEEN HAPPENING EVERY NOW AND THEN BUT I'M CONSTANTLY ON FAST BUSY ROADS AND IF THIS HAPPENS I CAN'T ALWAYS GET OVER AND IT COULD END UP GETTING ME AND ANYONE WITH ME HURT. I'VE TRIED TAKING IT TO PEOPLE BUT NOBODY KNOWS WHAT GOING ON AND I'VE EVEN CALLED CHEVY AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME ANYTHING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THEM BEFORE AND $483 WASTED BECAUSE THEY "COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT" THIS STARTING TO BECOME A PROBLEM BECAUSE I NEED RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. *TR

150K THIS JANUARY HEATER NOT WORKING, TOOK TO GARAGE, TOLD ABOUT ENGINE COOLANT PROB. CALLED GM CANADA , TOLD MY CAR IS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING BUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON AN ENGINE PART THEY WOULD DO, TOOK THE CAR FOR A SCHEDULED APPT AND AFTER AN HOUR WAIT THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME TO TELL ME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND "NOT TO BRING THE CAR BACK BECAUSE IT WASN'T GOING TO LAST LONG" I WAS VERY UPSET AND CALLED GM, THERE ANYWHERE WAS FOR ME TO GO BACK TO THAT DEALERSHIP. HOW INSULTING, I TOLD GM I USED TO HAVE A HONDA AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OVER 10 YEARS OLD THEY FIXED A PROB WITH FUEL TANK FREE , WASHED CAR INSIDE AND OUT AND WERE VERY POLITE, THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS GM IS NOT DOING WELL, THEY HAVE NO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT ANY LEVEL. WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED THEM THEY SAID IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I HAD NOT REGISTERED WITH THEM WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR (2002) SO THEY DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO INFORM ME OF ANY PROB. WHEN I ASKED IF ALL I SHOULD EXPECT FROM A GM PROD IS 80,000 MILES HE SAID NOTHING. THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROB SINCE 1985 AND THEY STILL DENY IT. I WILL NEVER BUY A NORTH AMERICAN PROD AGAIN. THIS IS JULY AND I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR AND THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE. I FIGURE SO MANY VEHICLES ARE INVOLVED THEY WOULD GO BROKE IF THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE. CANT SOMEONE HELP US. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 IMPALA THAT DOES NOT HAVE TRACTION CONTROL. IT HAS A NO START PROBLEM. IT WON'T TURN OVER AND I HAVE TO SIT THERE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 30 MINS WAITING FOR THIS PIECE OF CRAP TO START. I THINK SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE GM RECALL THESE CARS TO FIX THEM. ITS TIME TO PUT THE CONSUMER FIRST AND NOT THESE MONEY HUNGRY CORPORATIONS LIKE GENERAL MOTORS!!! *TR

CAR STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY. AT RED LIGHT OR ANY OTHER PLACE OR TIME. WHEN I SAY IT STALLS, I MEAN IT DIES & YOU HAVE TO RESTART IT . IT HASN'T CAUSED A CRASH OR DAMAGE YET, BUT IT COULD AT ANY TIME. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPONENTS AT GREAT EXPENSE AND HASN'T HELPED. *TR

ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING. AUTO REPAIRMAN SAID THAT THEIR IS A RECALL BECAUSE OF DEXCOOL. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF DEXCOOL THE REPAIR OF THE ENGINE WOULD COST CLOSE TO $800. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS (UNRELATED TO THE ENGINE) THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ERRORS DID NOT APPEAR WHEN THE DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS INITIALLY CALLED TO COME AND RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IN THE SAME CONVERSATION, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT SOMETHING FAILED IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT SHE SHOULD PROBABLY GET RID OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT SPENT $1,000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000. UPDATED 08/27/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, IGNITION SWITCH AND FUEL REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 08/27/08

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE W/ A 2000 IMPALA I HAVE FAULTY, NON-WORKING TURN SIGNALS ALL THE WAY TO THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THE INTAKE GASKET PROBLEM TO THE MOST SEVERE - THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING AT A LIGHT. AND NO ONE CAN PIN POINTE THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. MY CAR USED TO JUST STALL OUT AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A DAY WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE CAR HAS GIVEN UP AND I'M ABOUT TO TOO. IT STARTS WHEN IT WANTS... I WISH LIFE WORKED THAT WAY BUT IT DOESN'T. TODAY I DECIDED TO RESEARCH RECALLS ON THE CAR AND FOUND OUT EVERYONE HAS THE PROBLEMS I DO BUT CHEVY HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF ANYONE. PLEASE TAKE NOTE THIS IS SERIOUS. *TR

CAR QUITS RUNNING FOR NO REASON. NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES = 4. USUALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. NOTING DONE YET TO REPAIR. ONBOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEMS. OUR CONCERN IS THAT IF CAR QUITS RUNNING IT COULD PUT US IN A DANGEROUS POSITION. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. THEY CUT OUT ON YOU AT THE FEW TIMES THAT THEY COME ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR

MY PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. I HAD TO LEAVE WORK TO GO PICK UP A SICK CHILD. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I TRIED JUMPING IT OFF BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T START. I BORROWED A CAR FROM A COWORKER AND WHEN I CAME BACK LATER IT STARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FUEL ISSUE. BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I REALIZED IT WAS INDEED A PASSLOCK PROBLEM. IT WILL HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY 7 TO 10 DAYS, IN FACT TODAY WITH THE DAY. WHEN OUT TO MY CAR AT LUNCH AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I DO NOT WANT TO SPENT $500 TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED IF IT'S NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE YOU MONEY BUT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAD A FENDER BENDER IN JULY OF 2006, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I ASKED MECHANIC AT AUTO COLLISION SHOP IF BAGS LOOKED OK AND HE REPLIED THAT HE NOTED NO DEFECTS. LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR YEARS NOW. *TR

FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW, MY FUEL INDICATOR FLUCTUATES. ONLY TIME IT READS ACCURATELY IS WHEN IT IS FULL, OR ALMOST EMPTY. A COWORKER WHO ALSO OWNS AN IMPALA HAS SAID THAT HE JUST STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON HAVE HAD CHECKED BY CHEVY DEALER AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY LIGHT STAY ON SYSTEM NOT READING AIR BAG. ALSO DEALER CAN NOT GET LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. WILL NOT TURN OFF BY TURNING LIGHT ON AND OFF THREE TIMES AND HAS NO RESET BUTTON IN FUSE BOX AND CAN NOT TURN OFF IN RADIO SETTINGS. *TR

TRIED TO START OUR CAR. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE FUEL LINE CAME OFF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD RUPTURED. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA 4 DOOR WITH 3.8 V6 ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND I WAS STUCK INSIDE DUE TO ALL ELECTRICAL GOING DOWN. POLICE ARRIVED WITHIN MINUTES OF ME CALLING 911 FROM CAR. I WAS JUST EXITING THE CAR 3 MINUTES AFTER CALLING THEM. DOORS WERE LOCKED AND CAR WAS A BLAZE AND ALSO SMOKE FILLED INTERIOR. PEOPLE WERE ALL AROUND VEHICLE AS I WAS TRYING TO EXIT. I NOW HAVE A SEVERE COUGH AND LUNG PAINS DUE TO PLASTICS BURNING AND NOW I AM TAKING ADVAIR INHALER. THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING AT ALL AS IT JUST BURST INTO FLAMES. THE DOORS AND ALL WINDOWS LOCKED. A CITY EMPLOYEE CAME RUNNING WITH AN EXTINGUISHER TO TRY BREAK WINDOWS AS I WAS INSIDE, I EXITED AS THE POLICE CAME TO CAR AND HE BLOCKED THE ROAD TO TRAFFIC WITH HIS CRUISER. THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER HE DID. I WAS ALL BLACK WITH AN OILY SUBSTANCE AND SOOT AS WELL AS COUGHING LOTS. I AM AWAITING AN APPOINTMENT WITH LUNG SPECIALIST AS THIS COUGH WILL NOT SUBSIDE AND IT IS AWFUL AS I CAN'T TALK OR EXHALE WITHOUT GASPING FOR AIR AND COUGHING ALL THE TIME. *TR

THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED TWICE WITHIN 45,000 MILES, HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED TWICE FOR THIS INTAKE ISSUE, WHICH INVOLVED MISSING WORK. BAD ENOUGH I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS, BUT THEN I HAVE TO MISS WORK AS WELL. LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND VEHICLE OVER HEATS. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, RADIATOR REPLACED, WATER PUMP REPLACED AND HAVEN'T ONLY OWNED THE CARE FOR 3 YEARS. I AM REBUILDING THE ENTIRE CAR! I'VE OWNED 7 CHEVY CARS BUT NONE AS BAD AS THIS. I WILL NEVER,EVER,EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. *TR

WHILE TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO THE OFF POSITION THEY DON'T GO DOWN. THEY SAY IN THE UP POSITION. *TR

RIGHT PASSENGER HEATED SEAT OVERHEATED AND CHARRED LEATHER SEAT COVER BEFORE I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I'VE REMOVED FUSE TO THIS SEAT, BUT MY SEAT IS RUINED. MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SAID HE HAS HAD THREE OTHER GM VEHICLES TO DO THIS AND EVEN CAUGHT ONE MAN'S COAT ON FIRE LAYING IN THE SEAT. BUT , HE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON HIS RECORDS FROM GM. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A FIVE OR SIX HUNDRED DOLLAR REPAIR BILL IF I HAVE IT FIXED. I CAN'T TAKE FUSE OUT FOR DRIVER,S SEAT, AS IT ALSO CONTROLS ANOTHER FUNCTION ON CAR. NOW I'M AFRAID IT WILL OVERHEAT AND I'LL BE BURNED LIKE SOME OF THE OTHERS I'VE READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET. SEE WWW.CARSTATS.COM/SAFETYSTATION.ASP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH IN FOGGY WEATHER, THE DRIVER DROVE AROUND AN S-SHAPED CURVE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000. UPDATED 4/16/08 *CN

LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARSMART.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/136 I DECIDED THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE AT GM IN LINE OF A RECALL. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN DON"T HAVE ANY LIGHTS. AND IF YOU DRIVE WITH YOUR HIGH BEAMS ON YOU CAN BLIND ONCOMING DRIVERS. MY CAR IS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *TR

VEHICLES TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT ALLOW THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO WORK. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK - I WAS STOPPED IN A DARK UNLIT AREA WHEN MY VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND VEHICLES WERE UNABLE TO SEE MY CAR OR MYSELF. *TR

OUR 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA WAS LEFT IN AN APARTMENT BEHIND MY CHILDREN'S' APARTMENT IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. WHEN THEY RETURNED FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK, THE BATTERY WAS DOWN AND IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. THEY TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR USING JUMPER CABLES FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE NEXT TO IT. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN FRONT OF THE CAR TO REMOVE THE JUMPER CABLES AFTER IT STARTED. WHEN MY SON TRIED TO CRANK THE ENGINE, IT EXPLODED ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT, SHOWERING MY DAUGHTER WITH BITS AND PIECES OF THE PLASTIC TOP OF THE ENGINE. MY DAUGHTER WAS SHAKEN UP BUT NOT HOSPITALIZED AND HER CONFIDENCE IN STARTING GM AUTOS IS "GONE." GM CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THERE IS 120,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY SAFETY ADVICE ON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. THEY ALSO CONTEND THAT THE CHILDREN WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR BLOWING UP THE CAR BY STARTING IT WITH JUMPER CABLES, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT WAS STARTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL. THERE SEEM TO BE UNRESOLVED SAFETY ISSUES HERE THAT GM DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ADMIT TO. *TR

CAR RANDOMLY DOESN'T START. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR(6 MOS AGO) I REPLACED THE STARTER HAVING NO IDEA THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO MANY IMPALA OWNERS IF NOT ALL OF THEM. STARTED FINE FOR 2 WEEKS AND IT'S BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T START IT TRIPS THE PASSLOCK AND I HAVE TO WAIT ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 30MINS BEFORE IT RESETS IN ORDER TO TRY STARTING AGAIN. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND AT QUICK STOPS I HAVE TO LEAVE IT RUNNING TO BE SURE I WON'T GET STUCK THERE FOR 30 MINS OR SO. I'VE ALSO BEEN STUCK AT GAS STATIONS WAITING 10 TO 30 MINS(AT THE PUMP) FOR IT TO START AGAIN (VERY EMBARRASSING). AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ I'M AFRAID TO SPEND ANYMORE MONEY ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. IN ADDITION, HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH AND LOCK ASSEMBLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,378. . UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF

RECEIVED 2000 CHEVY IMPALA AS AN INHERITANCE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS CAR AT TIMES WOULD NOT START. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY THE YELLOW/ORANGE SECURITY LIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO A PASSLOCK PROBLEM WHERE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THINKS THAT SOMETHING OTHER THAN A LEGITIMATE KEY IS BEING USED TO TRY AND START THE CAR. MY SISTER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND AT TIMES WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO "ON POSITION" AND WAIT 10 MINUTES. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THE KEY NEEDED TO BE LEFT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE "ON POSITION" THEN REMOVED AND REPEATED TWO MORE TIMES (3 TIMES, 30 MINUTES TOTAL). AFTER DOING THIS I HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS. MY ONLY PROBLEM IS THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED, AND PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO HAD THEIR VEHICLES TOWED AND FACE A DIAGNOSIS FEE (AND PLENTY OF TIMES MISDIAGNOSIS). ACCORDING TO ALL THE INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE CHEVY/GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND I CONSIDER IT SHAMEFUL THAT THEY DO NOT ALLOW SOME KIND OF CONCESSION OR MODIFICATION SO THAT A CUSTOMER OF THEIRS WITH A LEGITIMATE KEY CANNOT START THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STRUCK A POTHOLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEATS WERE BECOMING HOTTER THAN NORMAL. SHE DEACTIVATED THE SEAT HEATER; HOWEVER, THE SEAT CONTINUED TO HEAT. SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE AND A WHOLE IN THE SEAT. AS OF DECEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,900.

CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AFTER DRIVER PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO MOVE IT FROM A PARKED, IDLING POSITION, AFTER NOTICING A BURNING LIKE ODOR. IT WAS NOTED BY THE DRIVER AT THAT TIME THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS IN THE RED ZONE. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFER PARKING AREA ONLY A FEW FEET IN DISTANCE, SHE HEARD A SHARP SNAPPING SOUND AND ALSO FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN AREA. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AS THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKE CONTROL. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE AN INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVOLVED. *TR

ON THURSDAY 01 NOV 07 AND MONDAY 05 NOV 07 MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE WE LIVE. WHEN SHE TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT IT LOCKED OR WOULDN'T MOVE PLACING HER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF POSSIBLY BEING HIT BY ON-COMING TRAFFIC. I CONFIRMED THE STEERING WHEELING LOCKING WHEN TURNING LEFT ONLY WHEN I GOT HOME BY DRIVING THE CAR AND HAVING IT LOCK ON ME ONE TIME IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE SEEN A WEB SITE CALLED WWW.DIRECT.CA/TRINITY/GM-STEERING-PROBEM.HTM WHICH HAS RECORDED OVER 250 U. S. COMPLAINTS. IT MENTIONS POLICE CHEVROLET IMPALA STEERING CAN LOCK-UP WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. MY POWER STEERING FLUID IS AT CORRECT LEVEL AND CAR HAS HIGHER MILEAGE AT AROUND 148,000. WE ARE PUTTING A RE-MANUFACTURED STEERING RACK AN PINION IN THIS WEEK TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS RECOMMENDED BY WEB LETTER. *TR

VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR LEFT AXLE SEAL LEAK. NEXT DAY VIBRATION NOTICED WHILE SLIGHT RIGHT TURN PRESSURE ON WHEEL. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER. COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM ON LOT. AFTER TESTING ON ROAD FOR 2 MINS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TOTAL FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FREQUENT (EVERY DAY) TURN SIGNAL FAILURES WITH MY 2000 IMPALA LS. MY IMPALA HAS THE 3.8 LITER MOTOR AND 94,000 MILES. THE HAZARD SWITCH SEEMS TO BE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. I HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL ONLINE "AUTO HELP FORUMS" AND THIS PROBLEM IS AN EPIDEMIC AROUND THE NATION. GM HAS RECALLED MALIBU MODELS FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM BUT NOT IMPALAS. THE SWITCH IS A $50 PART BUT GM WANTS $300-$400 TO REPLACE IT. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT GM IS AWARE OF. PLEASE FORCE THEIR HAND IN THIS SAFETY MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 MALIBU AND IT HAS 129K MILES ON IT. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE REASON FOR THIS WAS, BUT IT NEVER SEEMED TO AFFECT MY CAR IN ANY WAY. TODAY THE CAR TURNED ON FINE TWICE, ONCE COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THE SECOND TIME COMING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON AFTER LEAVING FROM A JOB INTERVIEW, IT CRANKS AS IF IT WANTS TO TURN ON BUT DOESN'T. IT SOUNDS LIKE IF THE GAS TANK IS ON EMPTY BUT IT'S ALMOST FULL. I CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND EVEN TRIED A JUMP START AND IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. FINALLY I GOT IT TOWED HOME AND FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT CHEVY MALIBUS ARE FULL OF DEFECTS.(HTTP://WWW.AUTOSITE.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/1601) (INCLUDING MY AC THAT ONLY WORKS ON 3, 4, AND 5). MY ANTI THEFT DEVICE WON'T LET ME DRIVE MY OWN CAR, AND I ALREADY MISSED AN IMPORTANT CLASS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT TURNS OFF, BUT IT NEVER TURNS OFF. IT HAS BARELY STARTED WITH THIS PROBLEM TODAY, BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, MORE LIKE HORROR STORIES, I'M SCARED OF MY MALIBU AND I DON'T TRUST IT ANYMORE BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL GET WORSE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE DEALER TO FIX AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW EXISTS BUT WON'T ADMIT TO; THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATER SEPARATED FROM THE MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,300.

MY 2000 IMPALA WILL NOT START FROM TIME-TO-TIME. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ANOTHER 2000 IMPALA AT THE SERVICE CENTER RIGHT NOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY IMPALA HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. IF I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN - IT WILL THEN START. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA PASSLOCK PROBLEM, I DROPPED MY WIFE OFF WE STRAPPED IN 3 KIDS AND I HEAD HOME. SHE SETS THERE JULY 110 DEGREES AND CAR WILL NOT START FOR 20 MIN. I KNOW OF THREE THAT'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *JB

2000 TAHOE: REAR HATCH WINDOW HINGE BROKE. IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC...PRETTY SHODDY FOR A 4W DRIVE VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY OPENED THAT WINDOW 5-6 TIMES SINCE 2002, SO IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT ABUSED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW...WOULD LIKE GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $600 WINDOW PLUS HINGES (THE CHEVY DEALER QUOTED $1300.) *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK. WHEN HE ACCELERATED, THE FUEL GAUGE MOVED TO FULL AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,215.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RED, AIR BAG LIGHT SHINES AND DIMS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. AT DIFFERENT TIMES, THE RED LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CODE NUMBER B004, WHICH IS CALLED AN AIR BAG INFLATER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,948.

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2000 CHEVROLE T IMPALA. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO ACTIVATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 140,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC COVERS ON THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BECOME FROSTED AND YELLOW IN COLOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BUY NEW HEADLIGHT COVERS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 143,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

ONE DAY IT JUST GOT WARM. WE TURNED IT OFF AND THE RADIATOR BUBBLED. I LET IT COOLED DOWN. I CHECKED THE OIL AND WATER. IT WAS PROBABLY A QUART LOW AND THE OIL LOOKED A TOUCH MILKY. OIL WAS NOT OVER FULL. I ASSUMED IT WAS FINE. THE NEXT TRIP TO TOWN AND BACK(ABOUT 20 MILES ROUND TRIP)IT RAN WARM ON THE WAY HOME. WHEN WE GOT HOME THE RADIATOR WAS BOILING A LITTLE BIT AGAIN. AFTER IT COOLED OFF I CHECKED THE WATER IS HALF TO THREE QUARTERS GALLON LOW ON WATER. OIL WAS REGISTERING A LITTLE MORE THAN A QUART OVER FULL AND REAL MILKY LOOKING. THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I CHANGE OIL AND FILTER. TOPPED OFF WATER. I ADDED SOME ALUMINUM SEAL AND TOPPED OFF THE WATER. AFTER I DID THAT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS FIXED FOR ABOUT 8 DAYS THEN IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAVEN'T STARTED IT OR DRIVEN IT SINCE. IT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT 500-800 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM BUT THEY WON'T RECALL ANY OF THESE VEHICLES. THERE IS EVEN A PETITION ONLINE TO GET THEM TO. MY CAR IS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. I DIDN'T WANT IT TO GO TO WASTE IT IS A VERY NICE CAR. I REALLY LIKE MY CAR. I WISH I COULD DRIVE IT. *AK

MY ENGINE STALLS AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM... AND IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART IF THE PARK GEAR WASN'T ENGAGED. 12 - 15 TIMES ON A HILL THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED ,INCLUDING THE HEAVY TRAFFIC FLOW IN HIS AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 , AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. AK

WAS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ON SHORT TRIPS IN TOWN. TOOK ABOUT 7 CRANKS TO FINALLY GET IT STARTED. DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY, EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY DID NOT DRIVE CAR AT ALL OVER THE WEEKEND. GOT INTO THE CAR ON MONDAY AND HEARD A HUGE NOISE. I THOUGHT THE WINDSHIELD BROKE. LOOKED UP AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. UNLATCHED HOOD, AND SAW THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED ALONG WITH THE INTAKE PLENUM, AND THERE WAS A FIRE. BURNT THE INJECTOR CONNECTORS. CAR WAS NOW AT DEALERSHIP, AND CHEVROLET WAS SENDING AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT CAR AS THIS WAS A POSSIBLE RESULT FROM A RECALL BY GM REGARDING THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, WHICH I TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. HOPEFULLY GM WILL TAKE OFF THIS.*AK

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE AIR BAG LIGHTS KEEP TURNING ON, HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY KEEP REPAIRING THE SENSOR, BUT IT WAS STILL NOT WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEED TO CHANGE THE AIR BAG IN HIS VEHICLE, BUT HE FELT THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. *AK

TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. *JB

PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE 3 TIMES IN 100,000 MILES $300 REPAIR EACH TIME. STRANDED IN PARKING LOTS TILL THE CAR RESETS THEN WILL START. MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DEATH WHEN SHE IS IN THE PARKING LOT JUST SITTING THERE WAITING FOR THE CAR TO RESET. INTAKE GASKET FAILURE 2 TIMES IN 100,000 MILES $600 EACH TIME. SUB FRAME FAILURE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILURE 3 TIMES. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE MAKING GEAR WHINING, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SERVICE SHOP INDICATED THAT THERE IS A "SOLENOID SWITCH" THAT IS STUCK IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THERE IS A 50/50 CHANCE THAT THE DRUM IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS CRACKED, THEREFORE SHOP WON'T INVEST THE LARGE AMOUNT OF LABOR REQUIRED TO REPLACE THIS STUCK SWITCH. THE REPAIR WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. 120,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. $1500 OF REPAIRS FOR A STUCK, $20 SWITCH. NOT RIGHT.*JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK ON 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *NM

AFTER NOT BEING USED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH, I TRIED TO START MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 114,000 (+/-) MILES. THE CAR DID NOT START. I CONNECTED JUMPER CABLES AND AGAIN TRIED. THE CAR DID NOT TURN OVER. I WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN TRIED AGAIN. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND DISCONNECTED THE CABLES. THE TOP OF THE UPPER INTAKE HAD EXPLODED. THE PLASTIC ENGINE COVER HAD DISCONNECTED AND THE OIL FILLER CAP/TUBE HAD PROJECTED TO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD. THE TOP OF THE MOTOR, FUEL LINE AND SURROUNDING WIRES/INSULATION WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY SMOTHERING. I CALLED A MECHANIC DIRECTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT AND WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. AFTER VIEWING THE RECALL FOR FOR THE 3.8L (VIN K) FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, THE POTENTIAL SITUATION OF A LOW BATTERY COMBINED WITH THE LEAKING REGULATOR CAUSING A BACKFIRE AND THUS EXPLOSION WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND WAS THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I THEN CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA A PHONE CALL ON DECEMBER 4, 2006. AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, I WAS REQUESTED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED, AT MY EXPENSE, TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SO CHEVROLET COULD SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT. CHEVROLET THEN CALLED ME THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY TO TELL ME THAT THEY FEEL THE LOW BATTERY CAUSED THE EXPLOSION AND THUS, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I ASKED FOR A COPY OF THEIR INSPECTION REPORT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CHEVROLET PROPERTY AND WOULD NOT BE RELEASED. I THEN SEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND VEHICLE RECALL BULLETIN 03054-B WHICH MY VIN # IS WITHIN THE RANGE GIVEN FOR 2000 IMPALA. I AGAIN CALLED CHEVROLET WITH THIS INFORMATION AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH MY # WAS IN THE RANGE, IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, BUT IN ANY EVENT, THEY HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THEY WERE NOT AT FAULT. THEREFORE, CHEVROLET'S DECISION WOULD NOT BE CHANGED. *NM

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT STICKS AND MAKES CLUNKING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING. TSB SUGGESTED LUBRICATION KIT, THAT FIX WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. REPLACED SHAFT, NEW SHAFT HAS DEVELOPED SAME PROBLEM. THE DESIGN APPEARS FLAWED AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A STEERING COMPONENT BINDING. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS AND A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITH THE SAME DESIGN IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION. *NM

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 85,000 MILES. INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILS EVERY 20-25,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY, AND IS FAILING AGAIN. DEALER ADMITS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT AFFECTS ALL 2000-2005 DESIGN IMPALA'S. YOU KNOW IT IS FAILING WHEN YOU FEEL CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN CORNERING. I HAVE TALKED WITH MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. COSTS $250 EVERY TIME THIS PART MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN WHEN A CRITICAL STEERING COMPONENT REPEATEDLY FAILS. *JB

I WAS DRIVING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. I WAS GOING SLOWLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND, I COULD NOT STOP. I CRASHED INTO A CYCLONE FENCE, 2 CENTRAL A/C UNITS, WENT DOWN A HILL AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO 2 POLES . I FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR BY HOLDING THE BRAKES AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. *NM

I DROVE AROUND THE REAR OF MY HOME WHICH IS WHERE MY GARAGE IS LOCATED. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I ACTIVATED MY GARAGE OPENER FROM MY VEHICLE. ONCE THE GARAGE DOOR COMPLETED OPENED I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR JUMPED A 9 INCH LEDGE AND I CRASHED THROUGH MY GARAGE WALL, AND INTO MY BASEMENT AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED IN MY BASEMENT WHEN IT HIT MY COMPUTER DESK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY DID NOT WORK WHILE TRYING TO SIGNAL IN ANY DIRECTION. ALSO THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE CONTACT MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL. THE CONTACT FOUND MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME MODEL WHO HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE PULLED TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WERE CURRENTLY EXAMINING THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS, 3.8 ENGINE. AT 78,000 MILES THE "LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET" FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT. REQUIRED $804 REPAIR. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PATTERN FAILURE OF GM 3.8 LITER ENGINES OF THAT YEAR, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TORQUE ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS AND/OR A FAULTY GASKET. THIS AFFECTS OTHER GM BRANDS USING THE SAME ENGINE. A PROPERLY MAINTAINED ENGINE SHOULD NOT SUFFER THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AT 78K MILES. *NM

MY 2000 IMPALA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP WORKING OR SURGE WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT DIFFICULTIES WITH STARTING. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG GM OWNERS AND WE HAVE MADE NEARLY 13 VISITS TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED, BUT ON MOST VISITS GM STAFF ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE, AND HENCE, UNABLE TO TREAT THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE IS RELATED TO STARTING. SINCE MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR, SHE IS OFTEN LEFT UNSAFE IN AREAS DURING THE 20+ TIMES THAT SHE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO START HER CAR. WHILE NO INJURIES HAVE YET BEEN LINKED TO THIS PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE, IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED TO THE LOWEST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING, AND HESITATED BEFORE ENGAGING TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING. FINALLY, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN REAR WHEELS. THE LAST TWO PROBLEMS WERE INSPECTED BY A DEALER.

I HAVE A 2000 IMPALA LS WITH 97000 MILES. THE CAR WILL STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 OF THE LAST 4 WEEKS AND I AM TOLLED THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE A INTERNET CHECK AND HAVE FOUNDED SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *NM

TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN LEVER IS MOVED OR STOP WORKING WHEN ACTIVATED. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER FROM PROBLEM IS TO PRESS THE HAZARD SWITCH. THEN THE SIGNALS OPERATE CORRECTLY. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ON MALIBU AND PONTIAC CARS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STALLED DURING STARTUP AND CRUISING. THE ENGINE STALLED 35 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD USUALLY RESTARTED AFTER 5 TO 11 ATTEMPTS. ON 08/24/06, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AT TIME IT WOULD START RIGHT UP. OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *AK UPDATED 9/22/2006 - THE VEHICLE STALLED A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. *NM

TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY - MECHANIC UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON TEST DRIVES. THIS IS DEFINITELY AN UNSAFE CONDITION ON THRUWAY AND EXPRESSWAY DRIVING WHERE LANE CHANGING AND USE OF SIGNALS ARE NEEDED TO USE OFF AND ON RAMPS. I HAVE DONE ENOUGH RESEARCH AND SEEN ENOUGH REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH BOTH THE IMPALA AND THE MALIBU TO BE QUITE SURE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THIS EQUIPMENT WAS MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL BE ISSUED TO CORRECT WHAT APPEARS TO BE A GREAT NUMBER OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME UNSAFE CONDITION BEFORE IT RESULTS IN A FATALITY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER DECLINED TO HAVE THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED. UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB

FOR THE LAST YEAR MY SECURITY LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY COME ON. SOON AFTER..SOMETIMES HOURS, SOMETIMES DAYS...THE CAR WILL NOT START. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS A PASSLOCK SECURITY CODE PROBLEM. THE CAR THINKS IT IS GETTING STOLEN AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 15-20 MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN. THE CODE IS EASY TO FIX BUT IT IS ALSO $395. THE ONLY PLACE THAT CAN FIX IT IS THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE DONE SOME INVESTIGATING AND MANY IMPALAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MY DEALER SUGGESTED I WRITE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THEY SEE IT A LOT AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL COULD OCCUR. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND BEING A YOUNG FEMALE IT IS SCARY WHEN I WALK OUT TO MY CAR LATE AT NIGHT OR ALONE. I HAVE FOUND CAR WEBSITE FORUMS AND MANY HAVE LISTED THIS SAME PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY PEOPLE.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING IN CLEAR, DRY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE FAILED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. ONCE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BY COMPUTER DIANOSTIC, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS, WHICH DID NOT REVEAL THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE''S ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME.

COMPLAINANT WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVER'S LEATHER SEAT SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY HOT, CAUSING BURNS TO LOWER BACK AND BUTTOCKS. SEAT BECAME HOT DESPITE FACT THAT SWITCH CONTROLLING HEATED SEAT HAD BEEN, AND WAS STILL IN THE "OFF" POSITION. SEAT CONTINUED TO BURN REGARDLESS OF SETTING OF 3-POSITION CONTROL SWITCH. SEAT CONTINUED TO BURN DESPITE VEHICLE BEING TURNED OFF. SEAT CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL COMPLAINANT LOCATED DRIVER'S SIDE FUSE BOX AND REMOVED FUSE MARKED FOR DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT/BCM. VEHICLE MUST CONTINUE TO BE OPERATED WITH FUSE REMOVED AS RE-INSERTION CAUSES SEAT TO AGAIN BURN REGARDLESS OF SWITCH POSITION OR VEHICLE ON/OFF. PASSENGER HEATED SEAT WAS/IS UNAFFECTED BY THE DEFECT OR REMOVAL OF FUSE. INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED EXTREMELY TO THE RIGHT DURING RIGHT LANE CHANGE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS OBSERVED TO BE LOOSE AND WOBBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWERSTEERING RACK WELD BROKE FROM THE FRAME AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT UNDER WARRENTY. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY DURING DRY ROAD CONDITIONS.*AK 08/02/06 UPDATED. *TT

AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILURES; 01.25.01 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY (REPORTED TO DEALER / SERVICE; REPAIRED WIRE UNDER DRIVER SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT AT SDM HAD TO RR SEAT PASSENGER SIDE*) *SERVICE PAPERWORK LANGUAGE 11.16.01 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY (DEALER / SERVICE; REPLACED FAULTY AIR BAG MODULE) 08.27.02 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME (DEALER / SERVICE; CODE B0041 IN HISTORY. INSPECT WIRING, DISCONNECT / RECONNECT CN FOR L/H SIDE AIR BAG TO ENSURE PROPER CONNECTION. 03.04.03 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME (DEALER / SERVICE; CODE 41, REPAIRED POOR CONNECTION AT LH SEAT CONNECTOR. 05.09.06 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY (DEALER / SERVICE; FOUND POSSIBLE FRETTING CORROSION AT DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR CONNECTOR. CLEANED TERMINALS IN CN. RECOMMENDED; IF CODE RETURNS WILL NEED INFLATOR MODULE). *JB 06.30.06 AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED; THE DRIVER'S IDE ELECTRIC HEATER BECAME VERY HOT, AND THEN FAILED TO CONTINUE HEATING THE SEAT. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILURE, BUT FAILED TO WORK A FEW DAYS LATER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. INITIALLY, IT WAS SUSPECTED THE BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED AND THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED FOR TWENTY MINUTES. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. A LARGE FIREBALL ALONG WITH PIECES OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE COVER SHOT OUT OF THE UNDERHOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BACKFIRING OCCURRED DUE TO THE CONTACT STARTING THE ENGINE WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

TURN SIGNALS FUNCTIONALITY INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. MY AUTOMOBILE TURN SIGNALS FAILURE RATE IS AN ESTIMATED 20 PERCENT. I DRIVE MY VEHICLE NEVER KNOWING WHEN THE OPERATION OF THE TURN SIGNALS WILL FAIL. THIS IS A HAZARD TO MYSELF AS WELL AS TO OTHERS. I HAVE READ OTHER 2000 IMPALA OWNERS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS SAME ISSUE ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIMED THAT NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS EXISTED CONCERNING THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENT FAILURE. I HAVE TRIED TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, IT ISN'T A BLOWN FUSE. IS IT A ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, A MALFUNCTION OF A ELECTRICAL SWITCH OR THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE OF THE ENGINE ALSO ELEVATED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, HEAD GASKETS, AND THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED AND AGREE THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, # 03034, CONCERNING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. HOWEVER, BOTH REFUSE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE BECAUSE THE CAMPAIGN EXPIRED.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA, WINDOW SWITCH, IMPALA, LEFT DRIVERS DOOR. SWITCH WORKS INTERMIT, AND SOME TIMES NOT AT ALL. I WORK FOR A POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE SEVERAL IMPALAS, AND HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON A FEW. *JB

CAR RUNNING WELL -NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. PARKED CAR A LOCAL SHOPPING AREA. APPARENTLY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS IN STORE. IT WAS NOTICED BY EMPLOYEE OF STORE WHO CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. ALTHOUGH THEY CAME QUICKLY THE CAR HAD TO BE TOTALED AS THE FIRE CONSUMED AND MELTED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LOCKED ME IN CAR AND COULDN'T GET OUT. FINALLY GOT DOOR OPEN. *JB

MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA THE ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THIS IS CAUSING MY CAR TO CONSTANTLY BE LOW ON COOLANT, LOSS OF GAS MILEAGE, AND POOR PERFORMANCE. THIS IS A BLATANT MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GMC. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 15 AND 55MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

ENGINE STALLS WHEN IT REACHES NORMAL RUNNING TEMP, IT BECOMES HARD TO START AFTER. ONLY MAKES CLICKING NOISE. EVEN AFTER STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 8 MPH WITH INITIAL ACCELERATION OR ATTEMPTING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. UPDATED 05/04/06. *JB

I WENT OUT TO START MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WITH A 3.8L ENGINE AND UPON CRANKING THE ENGINE THERE WAS A LOAD BANG. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED AND THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL LINE BEING DISPLACED. CHEVY SAID THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCIDENT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE 3.8L ENGINE UNDER THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V090000. MY [XXX]. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY WHOLE POWER STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 DOLLARS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS FIXING PARTS THAT RELATE TO ANYTHING FROM THE WHEEL BEARING, RACK & PINION, BALL JOINTS AND NOW LOOKS LIKE MY POWER STEERING IS READY TO GO OUT. BASICALLY EVERYTHING MAJOR ON THE FRONT HAS FAILED. MY WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER BECAUSE THEY SAID IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I FEEL IT'S A DEFECT BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THE SAME THINGS KEEP FAILING OVER AND OVER. I REALLY DEPEND ON MY CAR TO GET TO WORK AND FEEL THIS IS A MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT A LITTLE MORE CLOSER AND TAKEN SERIOUSLY BECAUSE FROM WHAT I SEE, A LOT OF 2000 CHEVY IMPALA OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THE DEALERS OR THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF AND LOOK A POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR MANY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, THANKS.*JB

LTR RE DEFECTIVE STEERING SYSTEMS IN NUMEROUS AUTOMOBILES ESPECIALLY THE 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA CAUSES CARPAL TUNNEL, HANDS AND FINGER DEFORMALTIES. *TS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE LUBRICATED OR REPLACED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT NIGHT. THIS LAST FROM 30 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND IT ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT. AND I HAD TO PUT A NEW INTAKE GASKET ON IT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH ALL 3.1 AND 3.4 CHEV ENGINES. HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE PAID FOR CHEVROLET MISTAKE. SHOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE AIRBAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT A NEW AIRBAG MODULE.

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SEAT WARMER BECAME VERY HOT. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL A COAT IN THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE COAT WAS DISCARDED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE MOVING IN ORDER TO KEEP THE FIRE FROM SPREADING. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. *JB

1. CHILD CLIMBED INTO FRONT SEAT AND PULLED GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK INTO NEUTRAL. 2. THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK MALFUNCTIONED OR BROKE, AND AS A RESULT THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND OVER THE NEIGHBOR'S MAILBOX. 3. CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. *NM

CAR HAS 54,000 MILES WITH LIMITED NIGHTTIME USE. HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT HEADLIGHT MOTOR. 100 MILES LATER THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2004, WHERE THE REAR STABILIZER LINK AND FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AND LUBRICANT WAS APPLIED TO THE STEERING SHAFT. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE NOISE DID NOT COMPLETELY CEASE, AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DETERMINED THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 2/13/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN EXTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEM. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT A STRANGE ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HE MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE AT THE CONSUMER EXPENSE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SERPENTINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING HE COULD PRESS THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ACTIVATE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DURING AN OIL CHANGE A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. *AK THE REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH WARNING LIGHT. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

2 YEAR + PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND OFF. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NO REMEDY AS YET. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, HE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY FOUND RUST ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *JB UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER TO BE CHECKED. THE SOUND WOULD BE MORE EVIDENT IF THE WHEEL WAS TURNING. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE NOISE HAS BEEN HEARD FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BACK PLATE FAILED ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE BRAKE FAILED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BACKER PLATE RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A COMBINATION OF BOTH DISC AND DRUM BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BACK PLATE. THE BACK PLATE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. EARLIER THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE WHEEL CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPERS. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT CAME AFTER THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ROTOR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS WERE REBUILT. THE BRAKE PADS HAD LESS THAN 50 % WEAR BUT THEY WERE REPLACED AS WELL. *AK

TURN SIGNAL FLASHER FAILURE. *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *JB

DT: 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA - THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS AT NORMAL SPEED AND THEN THEY JUST STOP WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT FIND THE REASON WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER DID RESEARCH AND FOUND NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT THERE WERECOMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA; CONTACT COMPLAINT THAT BRAKE LININGS CORRODED. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, IN COURSE OF HITTING BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS NO BRAKES. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIX BRAKE LINES. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR BRAKES TO BE FIXED AT ANOTHER DEALER . . NO INJURIES. NO POLICE REPORTS. NO CRASHES. *AK

MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA HESITATES WHEN IT STARTS, IT SEEMS TO GET WORST WHEN IT IS ABOUT 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE. DEALER REPLACED A COUPLE OF PARTS, BUT NOW THE SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. I SAID THAT THE SHOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR A NEW ONE. I AM JUST A CONSUMER. *JB

TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING RIGHT SOMETIME THEY WORK AND SOMETIME THEY DON'T. *NM

CAR WON'T START, TAKES QUITE A FEW TRIES. DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, ALSO WILL JUST STALL. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACE, BUT HAS HAPPENED SINCE, ALSO HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING DRIVING, ALSO CAN FEEL IT IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER FIXED IT IN SEPT 2003, SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN,BUT WOULD JUST GREASE THE STEERING WHEEL FIRST TO SEE IF IT WILL FIX IT. IT DID BUT NOW IT IS BACK, AND OF COURSE NOT IN WARRANTY. *NM

1. I DISCOVERD I HAD A SLOW GAS LEAK IN THE GAS RETURN LINES. I HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BUT JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A SPILL IN THE TRUNK POSSIBLY OR SOMETHING ELSE. I NEVER SUSPECTED IT TO BE A LEAK BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SO NEW AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAD NEVER BEEN TREATED ROUGHLY. 2. I COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS AND IF IT WAS A RECALL OR NOT, IT WASN'T CLEAR. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I HADN'T FOUND THE LEAK. 3. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL; THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM FIX IT. I DID THAT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX IT BECUASE IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MECHANIC AND THEY FIXED IT FOR EXACTLY HALF THE PRICE THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WAS TRYING TO CHARGE... ANYWAY, I AM OUT OF POCKET A LOT OF MONEY FOR A RELATIVELY NEW CAR. THE RECALL ON THE WEBSITE SEEMS TO INCLUDE THE GAS HOSES BUT WHEN I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, THEY SAID MY VIN # WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECUASE IT CLEARLY STATES THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. I PURCHASED THIS 2000 CHEV. IMPALA LS IN MAY 2005. ON MAY 30, THE ENGINE COUGHED ONCE BUT CONTINUED RUNNING SMOOTHLY, SO I DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A PROBLEM. THEN JUNE 29 IT COUGHED AGAIN BUT CONTINUED RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THAT EVENING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK WITH NO WARNING, THE ENGINE JUST QUIT RUNNING. AFTER IT SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND CONTINUE ON MY DRIVE HOME. SINCE THEN, BETWEEN JULY 5 AND AUGUST 10, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN 7 TIMES. 3 OF THOSE WERE ON AUGUST 10. EACH TIME, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR(POWER CHEVROLET, IRVINE, CA),ON AUGUST 12, AFTER A SHORT DIAGNOSIS, THE COMPLAINT WAS SIGNED OFF AS" ROAD TEST 5 MILES UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN. THROTTLE BODY DIRTY, CLEANED THROTTLE BODY" SINCE THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR THE SERVICE REP. HAD IT REPLACED. I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE OLD REGULATOR, BUT IT DIDN'T CURE THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, BECAUSE ON AUGUST 22 IT DID IT AGAIN (TWICE). SOMEONE AT GM NEEDS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND INFORM THE SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE FIX. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE IF THIS HAPPENED.

MY CHEVY IMPALS LS 2000 HAS BEEN STALLING WHILE HOT ON THE PARKWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. THIS WAS HAPPENING INTERMINTELY ABOUT EVERY FEW MONTHS, THEN RECENTLY IT HAS BECOME A DAILY EVENT. MAYBE 1 - 6 TIMES A DAY WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE DRIVE IS ABOUT 30 MILES, ONE WAY, AND IT STALLS USUALLY TOWARD THE END OF THE TRIP. I HAD THE THRODLE BODY REPLACED LAST WEDNESDAY AT THE DEALER, AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BEFORE THAT THE GAS FILTER WAS REPLACED. THIS WEEKEND IT HAPPENED FOUR TIME ON SATURDAY AND FOUR TIMES ON SUNDAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGERIOUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON THE PARKWAY. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AFTER THESE STALLS OTHER CARS ARE ALMOST RUNNING ME OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY. I LOVE THE CAR AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT, BUT IF THIS KEEPS UP I MAY HAVE TO.*AK

DT: 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK, IT WILL BE ON AND IT WILL SHUT OFF. CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE FLASHER UNIT. THEY ONLY WORK WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR IF THE VEHICLE IS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE JANUARY.*AK

WE HAD PURCHASED UNIROYAL TIRES IN OCTOBER 2002 FROM FARM AND FLEET IN LA CROSSE. AS OF AUGUST 4, 2005, ALL THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIRES CRACKING AND PEELING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO SEARS WHERE THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD NOT LET US DRIVE THE CAR DUE THE SEVERITY OF THE PEELING OF THE TIRES. DRIVING OUR CAR WITH THE TIRES IN THE POOR CONDITION COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT AND INJURY. I STARTED HAVING A PANIC ATTACK AFTER HEARING THIS NEWS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR TIRES TO SHRED, CRACK, AND PEEL AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. I CALLED FARM AND FLEET WHERE WE BOUGHT THE TIRES AND HE TOLD ME "TOO BAD" AND HUNG UP ON ME. I CALLED UNIROYAL AND SHE SAID IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM IF OUR TIRES CRACKED, THAT'S WHAT TIRES DO. THESE TIRES THAT CRACKED, PEELED, AND SHREDDED HAVE A 75,000 MILES WARRANTY, NOONE WILL HONOR THIS WARRANTY AND WE HAD TO SPEND OVER $400 BUYING NEW TIRES. *NM

TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. IF YOU TURN THE HAZARD FLASHERS ON FOR A MINUTE THEN TURN THEM OFF THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *NM

EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS IN MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA SIMILAR TO THE FOLLOWING EXISTING VEHICLE RECALL FOR THE 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU... CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 DATE: 2003-AUG-28. *JB COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH DEFECT SUMMARY: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. ...THE RESULT IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE LOSS OF TURN SIGNAL OPERATION WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS LED TO INABILITY TO SIGNAL INTENT OF DRIVER DURING A TURN, LANE CHANGE, ETC. AND COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.*JB

I LOOK ON HERE AND SEE A NUMBER OF THINGS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. ROLLING ON HILLS, DRIVER WINDOW SWITCH,CONSTANT BURNING OF SPARK PLUG WIRES, MY KEYLESS ENTRY NEVER WORKED, I'VE HAD ROTERS TURNED AND REPLACED NUMEROUS OF TIMES. BUT THE 2 THINGS THAT ARE BOTHERING ME ARE 2 PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR 2000 IMPALAS DON'T MATCH MY VIN # FOR THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF I'M HAVEING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THEY ARE. 1 IS THE RACK N PENION PIECE WHICH IS CAUSEING THE POPIN AND STUFF UNDER THE FRONT END THAT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE ARE AND THE SECOND IS THE INTAKE MANAFOLD GASKETS. ARE THEY JUST REPLACEING THESE 2 ITEMS ON POLICE ISSUED AND TAXIS ? AND ALSO THE HESITATION &SHUT OFF THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IT WAS A WIREING PROBLEM THAT WAS LAYING ON MY EXUAST. I HAVE HAD TO FIX NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND DON'T MIND. BUT A SINGLE MOTHER OF 4 AND GM WHO DO YOU THINK CAN AFFORD TO FIX THINGS MORE. AND I FEAL THAT THE SHOULD FIX THERE FAULTY MATERIAL AS I HAVE FIXED MY WEAR AND TEAR. IF THAT RACK N PENION BREAKS AND I LOSSE CONTROL OF STEARING IN MY CAR MY FAMILY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I PROMISE IT WOULD OF BEEN ALOT CHEAPER TO GO AHEAD AND FIX IT FOR EVERYONE. IT'S SAD THAT WE HAVE GOT TO GO TO LIMITS OF PUTTING ADS IN PAPER, CALLING PEOPLE, AND ALMOST A ACT OF CONGRESS TO GET ANY KIND OF HELP. HOW MANY CARS HAVE LOST CONTROL OF STEARING? (RACK N PENION) WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I EXPECT MY KEYLESS ENTRY TO WORK BECAUSE I'M IN DANGER AND COUNTED ON IT? OR MAYBE WHEN ONE OF THOSE WIRES THAT'S BURNIG UP CATCHES MY CAR ON FIRE. OUT OF 600 COMPLAINTS THE THREE MOST COMPLAINED ABOUT ITEMS RACK IN PENION, WIREING, AND THE CAR ROLLING BAKWARDS WERE YOU KEEP 1 FOOT ON THE GAS AND 1 ON THE BREAK. IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES. I WILL GLADLEY LET SOMEONE DRIVE MINE TO SEE.

DT: CONTACT STATES BOTH BACK DOOR LOCKS ON HIS VEHICLE ARE MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN THE RIGHT DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE DOOR UNLOCKED, WHILE LIFTING THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY STATED IT COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITHIN THE DOOR. THEY DID GIVE HIM AN OPTION TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE WITHOUT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. *THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS, SO THERE IS NO ADDRESS AVAILABLE*. *NM

MY CAR STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING. I DON'T EVEN BREAK OR ANYTHING IT JUST SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS REPLACED IN THE END OF MAY 2005. WHEN THEY REPLACED THE FUEL REGULATOR, IT SEEMED OKAY FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN IT STARTED MESSING UP AGAIN. I ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND IT IS STILL STALLING.

DT: CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DT: HARD TO STEER. CLUNKING, POPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. LAST YEAR STEERING SHAFT REPLACED (INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, 12/21/04). THEN IN JANUARY PROBLEM STARTED. FEELS LIKE POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. *NM *NM

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2002. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS VERY PROBLEM ON SIMILAR CHEVY SUVS AND TRUCKS, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE ASTRO VAN.

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT KNOCKING ON APPLYING THE BRAKES, ACCELERATING AND MAKING A TURN.

DT: WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING ROD BROKE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. DEALER TOLD CALLER THEY DID NOT HAVE A MECHANIC. LATER, THE DEALER TOLD CALLER WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, AND CALLER'S FATHER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN WELDED BEFORE. MANUFACTURER STATED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP HIM. CALLER HAS NOT GOT THE PROBLEM FIXED YET. *AK

HAVE REPEATEDLY NOTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED THAT MY REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. I CAN ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR OR THE TRUNK--RARELY ABLE TO OPEN BOTH THE DRIVER DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR EVEN WITH REPEATED ATTEMPTS. I FEEL THE SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING BUT THE DEALERSHIP BRUSHES THE SITUATION UNDER THE RUG AND NEVER ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM. IN TODAYS WORLD IT BECOMES DANGEROUS AT TIMES TO NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER VEHICLE PROMPTLY--NOT TO MENTION IT IS A REAL "PAIN IN THE BUTT" DURING A RAIN STORM.

RAIN WATER LEAKING IN UNDERNEATH DASH INTO PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD SOMEHOW SHORTING OUT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. HAVE HEARD OF OTHER IMPALAS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. HAS BEEN A CONTINUOS PROBLEM SINCE A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE FROM DEALER. ASKED DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE LOTS OF MONEY TO "LEAK TEST" IT BUT DENIED ANY KIND OF FACTORY DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW. HAVE SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND QUITE A FEW OTHER POEPLE WITH SAME CAR HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HAVENT HAD MONEY TO CORRECT PROBLEM.

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION SERVICE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE THE CALLER'S SON LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND HAD A CRASH. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. AUTOMATIC TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON TWO OTHER TIMES BEFORE THE CRASH, AND WENT RIGHT OFF. ONCE WHEN CALLER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ,AND ONCE WHEN SON WAS DRIVING. HAS NOT TALKED TO DEALER OR MANUFACTURER YET.*AK

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL

01-10-02, COMPLAINED OF PULSATION FELT IN STEERING. MECHANIC RESURFACED ROTORS. 01-11-02, SAME COMPLAINT, REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN. 11-07-02, REPORTED A SQUEAL IN STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE, GREASED STEERING COLUMN. 09-09-03 COMPLAINED AGAIN OF SQUEAL IN STEERING, REPLACED RACK AND PINION.

I PURCHASED MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 8,000 MILES AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL RECENTLY. EVEN THOUGH I FAITHFULLY CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES I AM NOW EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHICH I AM STILL PAYING OFF. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT GMC HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE. IT NOW HAS AN INTAKE VALUE FAILURE AND PISTON PROBLEMS. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER VECHILES AND AS LONG AS I MAINTAINED THEM THEY RAN GREAT UNTIL 100,000 PLUS MILES. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE? NOT IMPRESSED. I THOUGHT GOING GMC WOULD GIVE ME A RELIABLE VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE TO PUT IN OVER $1,000 OR REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $3,000 TO $4,000. WHEN I GO TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHILE I WILL KEEP THIS IN MIND!!!!!

ON JANUARY 10, 2005, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I HIT THE VEHICLE, 2005 FORD FOCUS FROM BEHIND AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS DRIVING A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE FORD FOCUS FROM THE BEHIND, DENTING THE BUMPER AND LEADING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BUMPER AND 1530.00 WORTH OF DAMAGES ON THE FORD FOCUS AND OVER A 1000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGES ON THE IMPALA. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE CAR CAME UP IN RED, BUT THAT WAS IT. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT, EVEN THOUGH MAJOR INJURIES DID NOT OCCUR, MAJOR INJURIES COULD HAVE OCCURIED AND NO SUPPORT TO ELIMINATE OR DECREASE THE INJURIES WOULD HAVE OCCURIED. *JB

STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2004 BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ABOUT BINDING. IN MARCH 2005 THE STEERING SHAFT BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL WITH STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW STEERING COIL. THE PART WAS STILL BINDING AND SLIPPING AS IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WHEN FIXED IN 2004. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE IN APRIL 2005, AND CHEVROLET TOLD ME IT WAS MY BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE FINE. PROBLEM NEEDED TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GOT HURT THE NEXT TIME IT BREAKS. *AK

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. VIN# [XXX]. CAR PURCHASED NEW. CURRENTLY WITH ONLY 21500 MILES 3.4 ENGINE. GM HAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE. REPLACEMENT = GASKET OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL. QUOTE FOR REPAIR AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP $900. !*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *BF *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE WOULD RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. *AK *NM

CONSUMER'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INURIES, HOWEVER, BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED.*AK

THE TURNS SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED TURN SIGNAL AND FOUR WAY FLASHERS NEED TO BE REPLACED . *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALRSHIP WAS NOTIFED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

LTR RE DEFECTIVE STEERING SYSTEM IN NUMEROUS AUTOMOBILES ESPECIALLY THE 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WHICH CAUSED HAND AND FINGER DEFORMALTIES TO THE CONSUMER. *TS *JB THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2000 VEHICLE AND STATED THAT HE WATCHED HIS FINGERS BECOME BENT AND TWISTED AS A RESULT OF STEERING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SIDE VIEW MIRROR HEIGHT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF THE ON-COMING TRAFFIC. *TC *SC

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINE THAT GOES THROUGH THE FIREWALL RUPTURED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL WHEN THE DRIVER WAS COMING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER. *NM THE RUPTURE WAS A RESULT OF PREMATURE TOTAL RUST THROUGH IN TWO LOCATIONS ALONG THE PIPE. *TC

CONSUME STATED VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ONE WEEK, AND UPON GETTING BACK FROM VACATION, CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT BLEW UP. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS BROKEN IN LITTLE PIECES. CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. *AK

I STARTED HEARING A "CLUNKING" IN THE FRONT END. I CAN ALSO FEEL "JERKING" IN STEERING. IT IS ESPECIALLY DOMINANT WHEN I AM GOING SLOWER AND USING BRAKES, I SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FEEL AND HEAR IT BETTER WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I CAN ALSO BE STOPPED AND JUST TAKING OFF TO MAKE A TURN AND CAN HEAR THE CLUNKING. I AM SCARED THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO FALL OFF SOMEDAY AND I WILL HAVE NO STEERING. HAD IT LOOK AT AND MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS A BROKEN TIE ROD END HE FOUND ON RIGHT SIDE, THAT WAS REPAIRED 2/7/05.. BUT CLUNKING AND JERKINESS IS STILL THERE. *JB

SINCE SHORTLY AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED THERE IS A NOTICEABLE CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HEARD WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. ORIGINAL THOUGHT WAS THAT IT WAS EITHER AN ARM OR A JOINT. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND SUBSEQUENT COMPLAINTS HAVE RESULTED IN MY BEING TOLD IT WAS EITHER "IN MY STEERING COLUMN" (WHICH I FIND ODD SINCE THAT IS ON THE LEFT), OR A "NOISE THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING", OR "SOMETHING TYPICAL TO ALUMINUM ROCKERS", OR EVEN THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THEY HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BUT IT WASN'T HURTING ANYTHING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW IN NOVEMBER 2000 SO APPARENTLY THE NOISE IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD, OR AT LEAST NOT TO ME, AND NOT YET. I REMAIN CONCERNED AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT ALMOST EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN TO THE MECHANIC FOR ANY OTHER WORK. TODAY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET REP OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST TO DO SOMETHING TO THE STEERING WHICH THEY THINK IS THE CAUSE, BUT WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING THEIR CAR DOES THAT IT SHOULD NOT? BESIDES, I DON'T THINK A RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA NOISE IS MUCH RELATED TO THE STEERING. INCIDENT DATE IS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. *JB

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILURE 3.4L V6 ENGINE. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REGULAR CHECKUP WHEN RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE FALLING OFF AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF REPAIR PRIOR TO THIS OCCASION, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE. *JB

I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND WITHIN 32000 MILES YOU COULD FEEL A CLUNK IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE IMPALA WAS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DAY TO DAY USAGE AND WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR WARRANTY WORK AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO LUBE AND REPLACE A PIECE ON THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF THE STEERING. NOW AT 81000 MILES THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS SHOW UP AGAIN! INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON STEERING COLUMN STARTS WITH A CLICKING NOISE AND THROUGH USAGE AND TIME GETS WORSE. YOU START FEELING THE CLICK THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING! I FEEL AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION GM NEEDS TO BE MADE TO HAVE A RECALL ON ALL IMPALA'S PRODUCED FROM 2000 THRU 2004. THIS CLICKING IS A FAILURE OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND OTHER STEERING COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED IT AND WILL LEAD TO SUBSEQUENT FAILURE AND ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE. *NM

LEAK OF COOLANT, LOW COOLANT LIGHT. *JB

SMELLED GASOLINE. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. WAS REPLACED, OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MAKING TURNS WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT A GEAR IN THE STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING DURING TURNS. SOMETIMES IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL, OTHER TIMES, IT WORKED WHEN STARTING A TURN THE STOPPED PART WAY THROUGH THE TURN. A SMALL PERSON WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM TURNING THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO USED CAR DEALER, AND MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT A GEAR IN THE STEERING BOX WENT BAD, AND PUT A NEW STEERING BOX IN. *AK

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILURE. RACK AND PINION LEAKED AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AND STILL HAS PROBLEMS. *BF THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *SC *JB

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2000 IMPALA READS FULL ALL THE TIME THE CAR IS MOVING. I HAVE CO WORKER WITH THE SAME CAR AND SAME PROBLEM. *AK

A 'CLUNK' WITH ASSOCIATE 'LOOSENESS' IN THE STEERING OF OUR 2000 IMPALA IS NOTED. OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT MANY OWNERS OF SIMILAR MODELS WHO EXPERIENCED THIS OCCURRENCE AND, BY SOME DEALERS, WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEMATIC STEERING ASSEMBLY AND DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CAN LEAD TO FAILURE OR NOT.*AK

I FILED THIS SAME COMPLAINT LAST YEAR AT THE SAME TIME. THE CAR OPERATED FINE FOR EXACTLY ONE WHOLE YEAR AFTER DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL REGULATOR. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THERE IS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE CAR. I AM UNABLE TO STEER, STOP, EVERYTHING LOCKS UP. THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRIVING A CAR LIKE THIS IS ME LOSING MY LIFE. ON 11/29/04 IS WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THEN ON 11/30 AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IT STALLED WITH A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BUS ON MY TAIL, THE CAR LOSS POWER. THE BUS DRIVER WAS HONKING HIS HORN AND FLASHING HIS LIGHTS BUT SHOWED LITTLE SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN FOR A CAR THAT WAS STALLED OUT. I FEEL THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE TOTALLY RECALLED UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER CAN DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I AM WILLING TO ALLOW THEM TO TROUBLESHOOT MY CAR TO EVERY EXTENT. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IS TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL IT GETS WORSE. THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT AN OPTION AS I DID LAST YEAR AND THEY STILL WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE CAR. THESE CARS ARE GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT A.S.A.P. I REFUSE TO PICK UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALER UNTIL THEY HAVE A FIX, I ALSO REFUSE TO MAKE ANOTHER PAYMENT ON THE CAR UNTIL IT IS IN WORKING CONDITION. I FEEL THAT EITHER THIS CAR WILL EXPLODE ON ME THE NEXT TIME I ATTEMPT TO CRANK IT OR I AM GOING TO BE KILLED WHEN IT STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING. MY LIFE IS WAY MORE VALUABLE THAN THIS CAR WILL EVER BE WORTH TO ANYONE. I DIDN'T GET MUCH ASSISTANCE FROM YOU LAST YEAR WHEN I FILED THIS COMPLAINT SO I AM HOPING YOU HAVE A NEW INSIGHT ON THE SERIOUSNESS THIS CAR POSES. *JB

ON SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER 7,2003 MY 11 YR OLD AND I WERE HEADING OUT, I STARTED MY 2000 IMPALA LS AND "BOOM!! THE CAR BLEW,SHOOK, AND STARTED SMOKING, WE BOTH JUMPED OUT. MY NEIGHBORS CAME RUNNING TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPEN. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND THEY HAD A TOW TRUCK COME GET THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. TURNS OUT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR MALFUNTION AND BLEW AND CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. MY MECHANIC AND I BOTH CALLED CHEVERLET ON THIS, THERE RESPONSE WAS"NOT ENOUGH REPORTS FOR A RECALL"BUT TO SAVE MY RECIEPTS AND WHEN THERE IS I WILL BE REIMBURSED.I GOT A REPORT NUMBER AND THAT WAS IT.AFTER ALMOST 2 WEEKS I GOT MY CAR BACK AND PAID OVER $1500.00 IN REPAIRS FOR THE DAMAGES CAUSED FROM IT. I FINALLY GOT A RECALL LETTER , CALLED CHEVERLET AND THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER FILE NUMBER TO PUT ON MY CLAIM FORM.I JUST GOT A CALL FROM THEM THIS PAST FRIDAY INFORMING ME THEY WILL ONLY REIMBURSE ME 800 AND SOME CHANGE. WHEN I ASKED WHY, ALL MARIO JOHNSON COULD SAY WAS THATS ALL WERE WILLING TO PAY YOU. SO I ASKED HIM IF EVERYONE WHOS CAR BLEW UP FROM THIS IS GOING TO HALF TO EAT ALMOST 50% OF THE COST FROM THERE FAULTY PART? HE REFUSED TO ANSWER ME. I BELIVE I AM ENTITLED TO MY TOTAL COST OF REPAIR OF THE $1500 + , NOT THE 800 AND SOME CHANGE THEY ARE OFFERING ME FOR THERE ERRORAND DEFAULT ON THIS CAR. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME AND OTHERS WHO ARE AND WILL BE IN THE SAME PERDICTAMENT AS MYSELF GET ALL OF OUR HARD EARNED MONEY BACK. THANK YOU. *AK

I OWN A 2000 IMPALA. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP BLINKING OR WILL NOT BLINK AT ALL. IF I TURN THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND OFF, THEY WILL RESUME BLINKING.*AK I KNOW OF A MALIBU WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICHLE, THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT SAID THERE WERE ONLY RECALLS ON TWO MODELS AND MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT I THINK IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. REPAIR IS APPROX $900.00 AT THE DEALER, BEARDMORE CHEVROLET. IN CHECKING FOR A CHEAPER REPAIR PRICE, SEVERAL MECHANICS STATED THEY HAVE REPLACED LOTS OF THESE ON THE IMPALA. SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT. REPAIR IS BEING DONE TODAY, 2 DEC 04 AT BEARDMORE CHEVROLET, BELLEVUE NEBRASKA. *AK

THE IGNITION BECAME INOPERABLE. KEY WOULD NOT TURN, THE KEY CYLINDER AND SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR 2003. IN BOTH OCCURANCES THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE FUEL SYSTEM CHECKED AND WAS CHARGED 124.85. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE HAD AN INTERNALLY OPEN CIRCUIT AND CAUSING DTC. THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG AT THE COST OF $445. THERE WAS NO TAMPERING ON MY PART, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DEFECT SO WHY DO I THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR IT? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, I AM A PARAMEDIC/ LT AND KNOW HOW WELL AIRBAGS WORK. JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD CHECK INTO THIS MATTER AND HOPEFULLY NO ONE WILL BE INJURED BECAUSE OF OTHERS WHO HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO YOU. *JB

AT ANY SPEED MY POWER STEERING STARTED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, WITH ANY SPECIFIC WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 7 DAYS, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THE LAST TIME I DID GO OFF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALERSHIP. THEY CONTEND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANY PROBLEM, AND THAT THE DIAGNOSTICS DO NOT SHOW ANY ISSUE.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD COVER THE DEFECT, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FACTORY WIRING WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. *SC

THE CONSUMER REQUEST A COMPLAINT FORM TO ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS. *BF *NM

BRAKES WEAR UNEVEN, ALWAYS A STRANGE SOUND. I HAVE REPLACED THEM THREE TIMES, EVEN WHEN I WAS TOLD THE PAD WAS NOT WORN. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC

VEHICLE STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA RECENTLY STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD GURGLING SOUNDS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM MY COMPLAINT AND ASKED THEM TO FLUSH THE COOLING SYSTEM. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AND MAKE A THREE DAY TRIP AND UPON RETURNING TO MY DRIVEWAY THE GURGLING SOUNDS BEGAN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY VEHICLE BACK TO THEM. AFTER THEY PRESSURE TESTED MY VEHICLE THEY SAID I NEEDED A CHEMICAL FLUSH DUE TO ALL THE RUST THEY FOUND. I ASKED THEM WHY THEY DIDN'T SEE THE RUST A FEW DAYS EARLIER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FELT THE FIRST FLUSH MUST HAVE BROKEN THE RUST LOOSE AND THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT 7 DAYS AGO. THEY THEN QUOTED ME $400 TO DO A CHEMICAL FLUSH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR PLACE AND WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP IT WAS COVERED WITH BROWN SLUDGE-LOOKING GUNK. A YEAR PREVIOUSLY, WHEN I SAW THE NEWS ABOUT DEX-COOL, I HAD ASKED AT THE DEALERSHIP (DURING ONE OF MY ROUTINE SERVICES) IF MY CAR WAS AFFECTED AND WAS ASSURED IT WAS NOT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE AND IT WAS THERE THAT I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THIS DAMAGE WAS DUE TO DEX-COOL AND THAT THEY SEE VEHICLES CONSTANTLY WITH SIMILAR DAMAGE.*AK

COOLANT REFILL BOTTLE HAS BEEN REFILLED SEVERAL TIMES BUT COOLANT LEVEL KEEPS GOING DOWN. TOOK AUTO TO SHOP FOR TIRES AND MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO OIL DUE TO DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. MECHANIC IS AWARE OF MULTIPLE OCCURANCES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH 2000 CHEV IMPALA. CHECKED WEB SITE AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM WITH NO SATISFACTION FROM MANUFACTURER.

THE VEHICLE HAD 37,000 ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HOWEVER, IT WILL START BUT HAS NO POWER. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS IN A VERY LOW GEAR. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE REPAIR SHOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE LOCK CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AIR BAG PROBLEM. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD 68,000 MILES AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK . SERIAL REQUEST 1264681108. COSTUMER RELATIONS MANGER, TINA MANN, 1-866-952-4368, EX 581-08.*AK

CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSES WAS THE TRANS AXLE NEEDS OVERHAUL. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 33000 MILES, MUCH TOO SOON FOR A TRANS AXLE FAILURE, CONTACTED GM, WAS TOLD TO LET DEALER REBUILD TRANS AXLE, AND IF DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE FOUND, GM MAY PAY SOME OF THE COST.*AK

THE CAR WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. HAS NEARLY CAUSED 6 ACCIDENTS. THERE IS NO WARNING PROCEEDING THIS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON ANY HIGWAY. HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR REPAIR ABOUT 8 TIMES. HAVE REPLACED: "WIRES", FILTERS, PLUGS AND SENSORS WITHOUT RESULTS. STILL NO CORRECT DIAGNOSIS.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE. DEALER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE MODULE. CONSUMER WAS WITHOUT AIR BAGS.*AK

ELECTRICAL FAILURE - SIGNAL LIGHJTS WORK PERIODICALLY AND AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *SC *JB

TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION AND ADVISED DEALERSHIP THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF DURING DRIVING AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THIS WHILE CAR WAS IN THEIR SHOP. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR IMPACT BAG OF INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2002, HOWEVER, THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE TOTAL CHARGE WE HAD TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR WAS $352.60. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE NHSTA WEBSITE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT AND I FEEL WE SHOULD RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE AMOUNT WE HAVE PAID TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *JB

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH STALLING WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF DURING HIGHWAY/CITY DRIVING. THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART AFTER YOU PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND START WITH THE KEY. *TC *JB

PERIODICALLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON FOR 3 DAYS STRAIGHT. THE OWNER MANUAL STATES THAT THIS INDICATES A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG, WHICH MAY DEPLOY PREMATURELY OR NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND.*AK*TS

CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH START AND/OR ENGINE STALLING WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE AFTER STARTING IT. SOMETIMES IT COUGHS/CHUGS/RPMS REV IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU START IT. OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WILL CHUG AND COMPLETELY STOP MOVING AS IF IT'S RUN OUT OF GAS. IT'S ONLY BEEN A MIRACLE THAT I HAVE NOT BE BROADSIDED YET. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE MARCH OF 2001 AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 4-5 TIMES A WEEK SINCE THEN. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE PROBABLY 6 TIMES TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS IT IS A DANGEROUS ONE, AND EACH TIME HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. NOBODY CAN RECREATE THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO FIX IT. I HAVE HAD MY COMPUTER SYSTEM UPDATED, AND MOST RECENTLY THEY PRESSURE WASHED MY FUEL INJECTORS IN HOPES THAT THAT WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. IT ONLY REMAINS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE'S A BAD ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TRUCK IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD A NECK INJURIES. WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON HIS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THE DOOR LATCH FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

DEALERSHIP ON 08/13/2001 REPLACED THE CRADLE. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY IN NOVEMBER 2001, AND DEALER REPLACED SHAFT. CRADLE FAILED 2 YEARS LATER, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO, HAD A STEERING PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE WITH THIS CAR. AT 60,000 MILES, I HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN 4TH GEAR, OR OVERDRIVE. I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AT A TRANSMISSIOIN SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, IF I HAD NOT BEEN VIGILANT IN MY INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, I HAD A HUGE REPAIR BILL, WAS WITHOUT THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK, AND HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL TO DRIVE TO WORK. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REBUILT, AND REPALCED. SPECIFIC PARTS THAT I KNOW OF WERE, THE "TORRINGTON BEARING", WHICH CAUSED FAILURE OF A SET OF PLANETARY GEARS, AND THE 4TH GEAR SPLINE. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THAT THE BEARING AND THE 4TH GEAR SPLINE ARE OF SUBSTANDARD QUALITY, AND THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE PURPOSELY BEEN MADE STRONGER, AND HEAT TREATED, BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE TRANSMISSOINS.60'000 MILES IS MUCH TOO EARLY FOR A FAILURE OF THIS TYPE TO OCCUR. TOTAL REPAIR BILL WAS OVER $2,500.00.*AK

"PLASTIC" BY PASS TUBE FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD TO WATER PUMP CRACKED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT AT A RAPID AMOUNT. CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE TUBE IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC SINCE IT IS IN CONTACT WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH IS VERY HOT. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE AND SON WERE JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM OUR HOUSE AND NOT ON THE TRIP TO OHIO WHICH WAS PLANNED. ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN NOTICED A GURGLING SOUND. GOT OUT OF CAR AND SAW FLUID LEAKING. CAME BACK TO HOUSE AND I CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC TUBE ABOVE THE WATER PUMP LEADING INTO THE MANIFOLD WAS INDEED THE PROBLEM. TOOK CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE BY PASS TUBE AT A HEFTY COST OF $262.38.*AK

WHIEL DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2003 THE BRAKES DID NOT WORKED PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY CONSTANTLY GRABBED AND LET GO. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHETHER SHE COULD TALK TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER TOMORROW. *AK THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED THE TRUNK LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO COOL, FAILS TO COOL, WARMER AIR COMING OUT. COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK, ADDED COOLANT, THIRD VISIT REPLACED PART OF AIR CONDITIONER, 1 YEAR LATER FAILING TO COOL AGAIN, SOME VALVE WAS STUCK, $70 NOW THAT WARRANTY IS UP, RESISTER NOT WORKING CORREXCTLY, ONLY WORKS ON HIGHEST TWO OPTIONS, WANTED TO CHARGE ANOTHER $100 FOR REPLACEMENT, CAN'T AFFORD. 2000 GEO METRO, ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET IS NOT EXACTLY A GOOD AIR CONDITIONER ANYWAY, NOT VERY COOL WHEN WORKING RIGHT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED THEN STAYED ON. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG. *AK *NM

ON JULY 4, 2003 MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA WAS LUBED AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF STEERING ISSUES. THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE, POP, AND JERK WHEN ACCELERATING, SLOWING DOWN OR MAKING TURNS AND STEERING BECOMES VERY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT TOOK 3 SEPARATE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY DISCOVERED WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN AND I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY 2000 IMPALAS. I DID A LOT OF RESEACH AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE, AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS ON WWW.IMPALAHQ.COM. I'VE ALSO READ ISSUES WHERE SOME POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE USING THIS SAME MODEL AND THEY HAVE REPORTED ACCIDENTS DUE TO STEERING LOST, WHICH SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ISSUES. THE LAST STEERING SHAFT LUBE WAS 11 MONTHS AGO AND COST ME $140. LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THIS SERVICE DONE EVERY 10-12 MONTHS TO KEEP THIS CAR FROM LOOSING STEERING. I CAN NOT PUT A PRICE ON THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN, BUT I CAN INFORM OTHER AND HOPE CHEVY WILL FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM QUICKLY. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENLY.*MR

PERIODIC TRANSMISSION SLIP FROM INITIAL DATE OF PURCHASE - DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, UNTIL OUT OF WARRANTY. REFLASH E-PROM/UPDATE DONE AT 75K MILES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. NOW AT 110K DEALER SAYS NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED AS CAR IS EXHIBITING SAME PROBLEMS. CAR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN USING HIGH BEAMS. CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER TWICE WHEN DRIVING AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THUS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT STEERING PROBLEM UNTIL THE CAR COULD BE STOPPED. GROUNDING WIRES ADDED TO SEE IF CORRECTION COULD BE MADE. LIGHTS & CAR HAVE NOT QUIT YET, BUT TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND NOT COME BACK ON AND THE CAR WILL RESET IT SELF AND RUN OKAY FOR AWHILE. THE CAR ALSO EXHIBITS A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN THE SLIPPAGE / JERKING IS ABOUT TO OCCUR. GM WILL NOT ALLOW CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE BUT A CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON. ALL FILE NUMBERS GIVEN TO ME BY GM PERSONNEL WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY ARE NOT LOADED INTO THEIR DATA BASE, THUS NOTHING CAN BE DONE, MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH AND THESE THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO HAPPEN. *NM

VEHICLE STALLS, MOVING ANYWERE FROM 30-70-MPH. HAS NEARLY CAUSED 4 ACCIDENTS. TWICE WE WERE NEARLY REARENDED; ONCE THIS HAPPENDED WHEN WE WERE PASSING A VEHICLE AND WE LOST CONTROL; AND ONCE THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CORNER TOWARDS A GROUP OF CHILDREN. HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR 6 TIMES FOR SAME CAUSE. STILL NOT CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED "WIRES", PLUGS, FUEL PUMP, AND COMPUTER "PARTS" TO NO AVAIL.*AK

THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON AND LOW COOLANT LEVEL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. I HAD THE RADIATOR CHECKED AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND SO DID THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT. TOOK THE CAR BACK IN AGAIN TODAY TO GET IT HOPEFULLY FIXED. A SENSOR WAS SHORTING OUT FOR THE DRIVER DISPLAY AND REPLACED. I ALSO HAD TROUBLE LAST YEAR WITH THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS GOING NUTS. IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *LA

I BOUGHT A CHEVY IMPALA IN THE FALL OF 2000 . ONE OF THE SPECIAL FEATURES I HAD WAS THE AUTO DIMMER IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR . IN DEC. OF 2003 I NOTICED A 1/2 INCH HOLE APPEARING ON THE MIRROR WHICH WAS CLEAR . I GUESS A YELLOW REFLECTIVE COATING IS PUT ON THE MIRROR TO HELP THE DIMMING . I SPOKE WITH A DEALERSHIP ADVISOR FROM THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR AND DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED AND SAID IF I WANTED A NEW MIRROR OF THIS TYPE IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $200AND $300 . I SAID NO AT THAT TIME . LAST WEEK FRIDAY APRIL 30 , 2004 WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AFTER WORK I FOUND THE YELLOW REFLECTIVE COATING HAD JUST ABOUT MELTED AWAY LEAVING ONLY A SMALL COATING AT THE BOTTOM AND WHAT APPEARED WATER DROPLETS ON THE MIRROR ITSELF . I WENT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS INCIDENT WITNESSED AND RECORDED IN MY CAR FILE . TWO SERVICE MANAGERS SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE . THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I WENT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR TO INQUIRE ABOUT MY OPTIONS AND TO HAVE THEM ACTUALLY SEE THE PROBLEM . ON THE WAY OVER I TOUCHED THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR AND FOUND A GOOEY BLACK SUBSTANCE ON MY FINGERS . APPARENTLY THE BOTTOM HAD MELTED . THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT OCCURED . BUT COULDN'T EXPLAIN ANYTHING ELSE . THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT SO THEY SUGGESTED I CALL CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR HELP . THEY SET UP A FILE FOR MY COMPLAINT BUT FOUND NO ONE ELSE HAD REPORTED SUCH A PROBLEM . THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO VERIFY MY STORY AND AGREED EVERYTHING I SAID WAS TRUE . BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE MIRROR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT AND BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE . ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MILEAGE WOULD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE . THE CHEVY REP DID SAY THAT FOR CUSTOMER LOYALTY THEY WOULD GIVE ME A $500 CERTIFICATE IF I WANTED TO BUY A NEW CAR . $200-$300 IS STILL ALOT OF MONEY FOR ME TO INVEST . I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO BECAUSE I DO WORRY BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP ADVISOR DID SAY SOMETHING ELS COULD HAPPEN . *AK

THERE IS A CLUNKING AND CLICKING SOUND WHEN STEERING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHERE A LOT OF CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST. CHEVROLET SAID THAT THEY CAN EITHER CHANGE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT OR USE THE LUBRICATION KIT TO FIX IT. THEY WILL NOT EVEN USE THE LUBRICATON KIT TO FIX IT AT LEAST. THIS IS NOT RIGHT THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD PAY FOR A MISTAKE THAT THE MANUFACTURER CREATED DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION . *AK

PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AT 18K MILES. *PH THE BRAKES BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND HUM, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON WHICH STATED THERE WAS AN ABS AND TRACTION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A THERE WAS A SENOR PROBLEM. THE REAR WHEEL SENOR WAS SHOWING A PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED FROM THE LEFT FRONT STRUT, WHERE CONNECTOR C101 AND CONNECTOR C045 WIRES PASSED INTO THE TRUNK UNDER THE CARPET. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT MAY RESULT IN ME HAVING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. THIS CAR WAS SHIPPED OUT WITH A 4T65-E TRANNY, WHICH HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN THE LAW SHOULD APPROVE. IN MY CURRENT RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF RECALLS CONCERNING THE 4T65-E ALL IN DIFFERENT GM VEHICLES. MY IMPALA'S TRANNY IS ABOUT TO GO, THE SYMPTOMS ARE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT I WAS SOLD A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA LS. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CAN'T BE TURNED OFF. I NEED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY WORK AS I AM A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE WORKING FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTORS. I DO WORKMENS COMP INVESTIGATIONS AND MY MAIN JOB IS SURVEILLANCE WITH MY VEHICLE. THESE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GIVE ME AWAY IN A SURVEILLANCE MODE. I HAVE TALKED TO MY CHEVY DEALER, VAN CHEVROLET OF SCOTTSDALE AZ. WHO STATE THAT THEY CAN DISCONNECT THESE RUNNING LIGHTS WITH A PART AND THEY DO IT ALL THE TIME FOR THE LOCAL POLICE DEPT. THE ALSO STATED THAT THE POLICE BRING IN DOCUMENTATION FOR APPROVAL OF DOING THIS WORK. HOW CAN I GET THIS DOCUMENTATION OR WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET THESE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS DISCONNECTED. PLEASE ADVISE. *NM

I AM HAVING A MOTOR PROBLEM WITH MY MOON ROOF. I WAS INFORMED BY A GM SERVICE TECH. THAT THIS PROBLEM LOOKS SIMILAR TO A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY HAD WITH MODEL YR 2000-2002 CHEVY BLAZER SUV. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SUV'S. FOR THOSE, CHEVY DID A RECALL AND REPLACED AT OWN COST. WHEN I CONTACTED GM, THEY CLAIMED NOT TO KNOW ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS WITH 2000 IMPALA'S BUT WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE BLAZER RECALL THEY CLAIM THAT WITHOUT A VIN NBR THEY COULD NOT LOOK IT UP IN THEIR SYSTEM. *JB

PROBLEM WITH SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT GOING ON WHEN DRIVING ON WET OR SLIPPERY ROADS. PRECEDING THIS BRAKES WILL MAKE GRINDING NOISE. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE AND A GM SERVICE MEMBER IT SEEMS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKETS ON THE GM 3100 AND 3400 ENGINES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2000 IMPALA WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS THE WEEKEND AND HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CALL DEALER TO FIND OUT IF THEY WILL COVER DAMAGE. WILL WRITE AGAIN LATER WITH MORE INFO. 3-21-2004. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. *AK CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CAN'T LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, KNOCKING AND JERKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CREATED NOISE. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *LA

COOLANT LEAKING FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. DEALER INDICATES THAT THEY ALL DID THAT. WERE SUPRISED MINE LASTED AS LONG AS IT DID. GM SAID THEY WOULDN'T HELP WITH THE COST.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, CAUSING STEERING FLUID TO LEAK. CONSUMER HAD NO POWER ASSIST. *AK DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. *LA

FAILED MANIFOLD GASKETS ON 2000 3.4 ENGINE USED IN MOST GM CARS. GM IS INSUFFICIENTLY DEALING WITH OR TRYING TO KEEP FROM BECOMING A RECALL. MINE WAS THE 5TH 2000 IMPALA THIS WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (ITS ONLY WEDNESDAY). EXPECT TO PAY $250+ FOR REPAIR. MECHANIC SAYS GM INSTALLED WRONG SIZE MANIFOLD BOLTS DURING ASSEMBLY (DEALER REPAIR KIT COMES WITH CORRECT, BUT DIFFERENT, BOLTS).*AK

DASHBOARD LIGHTING FAILED TO LIGHT UP WHEN CAR IS STARTED. SPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT TIME, BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY FAILURE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS TO TURN ON. HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED. THERE IS NO OVERRIDE TO MANUALLY TURN ON THE TAIL LIGHTS NOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS. APPARENTLY THERE IS A SENSOR THAT TURNS THESE LIGHTS ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. AGAIN, SPECIALLY DANGERROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF NO TAIL LIGHTS, AND NO WAY FOR DRIVER TO TELL WHAT IS THE DIRVING SPEED. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.*AK

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE LEAK APPEARS IN THE GASKET THAT IS DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE STOVE PIPE FROM THE EXHAST MANIFOLD. IT APPEARS THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FROM THE THE STOVE PIPE IS DETERIORATING THE GASKET IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS HAS EVERY INDICATION OF AN ENGINEERING DEFECT DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED IN IMPALA WITH VIN TYPE K MINE IS TYPE E SEE TSB 03034.*AK

FAN MOTOR FROZE UNDER VERY COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO USE DEFROSTER. THEREFORE, DRIVING VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR. DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MOTOR. *AK

PERSISTENT COOLANT LEAK DUE TO FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING LEAKING OF COOLENT AND OIL MIX. *JB

CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. IT WAS THE 2ND SUCH INCIDENT ON THIS CAR. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN CRUISE, BUT I HAD SLOWED DOWN FOR A REDUCED SPEED AREA. WHEN I GAVE IT THE GAS, THE CRUISE CAME ON WITHOUT THE RESUME BUTTON BEING PUSHED. THE FIRST TIME, THE CAR WAS NOT IN CRUISE. I HAD JUST STARTED IT IN A PARKING LOT, WAS ENTERING TRAFFIC, AND IT CAME ON AT 15 MPH. BOTH TIMES, THE CRUISE WENT OFF WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. *LA

THE SECURITY SYSTEM CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND SHUT THE AUTOMOBILE DOWN. CHEVROLET PUT IN A BODY CONTROL MODULE IN 08-12-03. ON 01-15-2004, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THIS TIME THE DRIVER WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT RELEASE, AND THE KEY DID NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION.*AK

FAILED MANIFOLD GASKETS INVOLVING ALOT OF CARS THAT GM IS INSUFFICIENTLY DEALING WITH OR TRYING TO KEEP FROM BECOMING A RECALL ON THE 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 3.4 ENGINE.*AK

THERE ARE 2 PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR I BOUGHT: 1. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT ON THE BUMPERS--IT PEELS OFF. 2. THE STEERING SHAFT ON THIS CAR WAS POPPING AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD PLAY AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND THEY REPLACED THE SHAFT AND TOLD ME THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANOTHER PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR HAS ABOUT 90,000 MILES AND WHEN IT HAD 70,000 IT STARTED THE SAME STEERING PROBLEMS IT HAD BEFORE. DOES IT TAKE INJURIES OR FAILED STEERING TO GET SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL???? I GAVE UP ARGUING ABOUT #1 EVEN THOUGH THE PAINT ISN'T THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. NUMBER 2 IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, WHEN THE DEALER HAD TO PAY BEFORE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY NOW!!! *CB

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW MOTORS STOPPED WORKING AND AS A RESULT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK

A/C EMITS FOUL ODORS (MOLD/MILDEW). BRAKES PULSATE, WARNING & ABS LIGHTS COME ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON, STALLED ONCE, UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION FROM START UP TWICE. STEERING: INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED AT 42,618 MILES; RACK & PINION LEAKING AT 65,307 POPPING & MUFFLED EXPLOSION SOUND IN COLD WEATHER START UPS, PAINT PEELED OFF FRONT & BUMPER OF CAR. WEATHER STRIPPING ADHESIVE LIQUIFIES ON DOOR POSTS IN HOT WEATHER. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON

WHY, AFTER GIVING THIS CAR ALL THE LOVING CARE NECESSARY,EVERY 3000 MI. CHECK UPS, AND TAKING IT IN LAST WEEK FOR SERVICE, THE SERVICE WRITER SUGGESTED THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE FLUSHED OUT. SO I SAID OK,AND HE SAID IT WAS OK, NOW WHY TWO DAYS LATER THE TRANNY GOES OUT TO THE TUNE OF $3,000. NOW I HAVE BEEN A CHEVY OWNER FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND OWNED A FLEET OF VANS FOR MY BUSINESS, IN ALL THAT TIME I NEVER LOST A TRANSMISSION THIS IS VERY COSTLY AND TO SAY THE LEAST I AM UNHAPPY. THIS CHEVY IS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A FORD. THANK YOU, PLEASE RESPOND.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY ENGINE FELL OUT OF MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. MY ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTS WERE NOT IN GOOD ENOUGH DUE TO GM NEGLIGENCE. THEY WONT BACK IT UP EVEN THOUGH THEIR PAMPHLETS SAY DIFFERENT. SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY DON'T CARE. A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALONG TIME AGO. *LA

HAD TO REPLACE THERMOST AND GASKET, MELTED PVC, 6 SPARK PLUGS UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY AND GASKETS AND SERP BELT BECAUSE OF A BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE WHERE ERG VALVE SETS IN MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE COOLENT LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS CREATING HYDRO LOCK. *AK

THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN TURNING. I CAN FEEL SOME VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGINTION THE KEY WILL NOT TURN. TRIED SPARE KEY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND THE KEY STILL WILL NOT TURN.*AK IN THE PAST WE HAVE HAD THE "FIDDLE" WITH THE KEY IN THE IGINTION TO GET IT TO TURN. NOW IT DOES NOT TURN AT ALL EVEN WHEN YOU "FIDDLE" WITH THE KEY.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS A LEAKING OR SEEPING POWER STEERING RACK AT UNDER 48,000 MILES. FAILURE IS VERY PREMATURE AND COSTLY, AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON OTHER CHEVROLET IMPALAS. CHEVY REFUSES TO COVER ANY PORTION OF THE COSTLY (OVER $1,000) REPAIR. *AK

FUEL REGULATOR LEAKING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE, WILL CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WITH THE 3.4 LTR ENGINE COSTING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. *LA

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SEAL UNDER A SAFETY CAMPAIGN BUT THE MANIFOLD STILL LEAKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A WEIRD NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL GO BALLISTIC AT TIMES, FLICKERING FASTER AND FASTER. THE INSIDE LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER AT DIFFERENT INTENSITIES. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON OR WILL TURN ON ONLY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. VERY INCONSISTENT. POSE DANGER ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED TO SURFACE AGAIN RECENTLY (FALL 2003). *LA

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. DEFECTIVE STEERING PART THAT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX. REPLACED PART IN 2001, REPLACED PART IN 2002, FILLED PART WITH GREASE IN 2003. THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND PROVIDED TO ALL CUSTOMERS THAT PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *LA

MY 2000 IMPALA HAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. DEALER PUT IN A NEW STEERING SHAFT BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER ANOTHER 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT CLUNKING AND SEEMS TO BE A PERMANENT UNREPAIRABLE DEFECT IN THE CAR. *LA

LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD CLUSTER DON'T ILLUMINATE.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING FROM DEX COOL. ALSO, INTAKE BOLTS WERE BACKING OUT.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS WENT COSTING OVER $600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE AT LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, ASSUMED THIS WAS JUST A SLIGHT PROBLEM BUT I SEE IT HAPPENING TO A LOT OF IMPALAS... I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A RECALL BUT NOT ON THE 3.4'S SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS SINCE CHEVY KNOWS THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE... *LA

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN 5 MPH OR 55 MPH THE PROBLEM WOULD STILL OCCUR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATED TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS OIL AROUND THE RADIATOR CAP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING OIL, AND THAT THIS WAS AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT GMC ISSUED RECALL REGARDING INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK, BUT THAT THIS VEHICLE'S WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK.

BRAKE ROTORS ACCUMULATE RUST IF VEHICLE SITS FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS. WHEN THIS OCCURS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, IT FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THIS RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE RUST WEARS OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED. THE CAUSE OF THE RUST IS UNDETERMINED.*AK

ENGINE DIES SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. AT SPEEDS OF 40 - 60. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SECOND 2000 IMPALA I HAVE HAD WITH THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM STARTED WITH FIRST IMPALA AT 4000 MILES, NOW 50000 ON THIS ONE. LOTS OF OTHER 2000 IMPALAS WITH SAME PROBLEM BUT GM HAS NO FIX. *LA

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, WHICH WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION OF THE STEERING BUSHING SHAFT. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT 31K MILES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO AN UNDERSIZED SHAFT. (THE CLUNKING NOISE HAD GONE AWAY) THE PROBLEM RETURNED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THE PROBLEM RETURNED 28K MILES LATER. *SCC *JB*JB

TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. *LA

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF DURING NORMAL NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS. *LA

CLUNKS, THUNKS AND POPS FELT THROUGH STEERING COLUMN WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. I'M IN GERMANY (ARMY) WITH THE CAR. WE USE AAFES. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, THOUGH THEY DID CONFIRM ITS EXISTENCE IN MAR '03. GERMAN MECHANIC DIAGNOSED LOWER BALL JOINT ON RIGHT SIDE. AAFES REPLACE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. THAT FIXED THE BALL JOINTS WHICH HAD GONE BAD AT 37,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY). STILL FEEL CLUNKS, THUNKS, AND POPS THROUGH STEERING COLUMN. SUSPECT INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LUBRICATION PROBLEM. WILL TAKE TO OPEL FOR INSPECTION. *LA

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH ENGINE STALLED, FORCING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. WAITED 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

IN MARCH 2001 THE DEALER REPLACED ON RACK AND PINION. IN DECEMBER 2001 THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR SHAFT. IN JULY 2002 THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE STEERING SHAFT BUT THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. *NLM

AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS BROUGHT FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT?S A LOOSE WIRE. OKAY FOR A MONTH. NOW COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. REPORTED TO GM, INCIDENT#1-114736540. WAS TOLD NO OTHER PERSON HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, TO TAKE FOR SERVICE AGAIN, IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD AS LONG AS THE CAR ISN'T STALLING, PROBABLY IT?S JUST A LOOSE WIRE AGAIN. EMAILED GM AGAIN AND TOLD THAT THEY APOLOGIZE FOR ANY CONCERNS, BUT ARE UNABLE LOCATE A PREVIOUS REQUEST, OR CREATE A NEW ONE WITH THE INFORMATION I PROVIDED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS RESPONSE. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THIS INDICATOR LIGHT CHECKS ,THE AIR BAG SYSTEM: THE ELECTRICAL, THE AIR BAG MODULE, THE AIR BAG SENSORS,THE WIRING AND CRASH SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE. THAT THE BAG COULD GO OFF WITHOUT A CRASH, OR MIGHT NOT GO OFF IN A CRASH. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *LA

POWER STEERING RACK, PUMP, GEAR AND SHAFT REPLACED AT 72,000 MILES. THERE ARE NO POWER STEERING AND NO LEAKS JUST TOO NEW OF A CAR TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THAT. *LA

CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE THE SECRUITY WARNING SHOWED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHEN DRIVING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO FORCE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITH NO BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. *LA

VECHICLE STALLS AT FULL SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, OR AT COMING TO STOPS. FEEL SLIGHT HESTIATION AND ROUGH IDYLING. HAD CAR COMPUTER UPGRADED/CALIBRATED TWICE, BUT STILL EXPERIENCING STALLS.

ENGINE STALLS AND CUTS OUT WHEN TURNING OR GOING STRAIT AFTERTHE ENGINE IS ABOVE 2000RPM AND FOOT IS RELEASED FROM THE GAS PEDA, SOMETIMES CAN SAVE IT IF I STEP ON GAS PEDAL BEFOR TACH REACHES 500RPMSL. HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL GO OFF AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR AWHILE. TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK EVERYNOW AND THEN, HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET THEM TO WORK. ENGINE WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY, 2ND CRANK WILL START POSSIBLE FAULTY FUEL PUMP. 58000 MILES. PROBLEMS STARTED JAN 2003. 2000 IMPALA LS

CHEVY IMPALA LS - 2000 YEAR MODEL, 38K MILES. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A SURFACE STREET - APPROX 30 MPH. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, BUT CAR DID NOT IDLE OR INTERRUPT POWER. I HAD MAYBE 1/4 INCH ROOM TO MOVE WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. POWER CYCLED CAR (OFF/ON) AND THAT CLEARED THE STEERING LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP REPAIR (ALLEN GWYNN CHEVY IN GLENDALE, CA) HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM. I AM TERRIFIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN -- COULD BE FATAL IF STEERING LOCKS AND I LOSE CONTROL ON A TURN OR ON A FREEWAY.

AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND THE ENGINE IS HOT AND YOU ATTEMPT TO RESTART IT, IT JUST SHUTS BACK OFF. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT SOUND WHEN IT DOES THIS, IT JUST SHUTS DOWN AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. IT NOW TAKES ABOUT 3-6 ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. IT HAS EVEN PROGRESSED TO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, AGAIN NO SIGNS OF THE CAR BEING OFF UNTIL I NOTICED THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO GET THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED. THE FACT THAT IT NOW SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING POSES A SERIOUS DANGER TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS.

CONSUMER STATED THAT SEAT HEATER IS TOO HOT, CAUSING THE HEATER TO BURN A HOLE INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, RESULTING IN A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *TS *JB

INTAKE GASKET LEAKING @ 60K ON A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA, 3.4 V6, GM DEALER INFORMED ME ON A $500 REPAIR BILL AND NOTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. GM NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS EXPENSIVE GASKET FAILURE. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 IMPALA VIN# [XXX]. I HAVE BEEN HEARING A NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND EVERYTIME I PUSH THE GAS THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO THE LEFT. IT IS NOT MY ALIGNMENT BECAUSE I HAD GOTTEN IT REALIGNED AND I CAN FEEL IT WHEN I BRAKE AS WELL. IT IS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN WHEN IT IS PROGRAMMED TO GO OFF MANUALLY IT STILL STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW EBCSM. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND AM STILL PAYING ON IT. I HEARD OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YR HAVE THE SAME TROUBLES WITH THE STEERING. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2000 IMPALA HAS A SEVERE CLUNKING WHEN I MAKE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND TURNS. TOOK IT TO DEE'S CHEVROLET IN BILOXI, MS AND HAD NO SUCCESS IN GETTING MY PROBLEMS CORRECTED. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DIDN'T FIX IT. COMPLAINT NUMBER TWO, IS THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS GET VERY, VERY HOT WHEN TAKING SHORT TO LONG ROAD TRIPS. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THE AC WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. IT WILL HAVE TO COOL DOWN, THEN IT WILL WORK. AND THEY STILL WOULDN'T FIX IT. AGAIN,THEY WANTED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT. YOU JUST CAN'T DRIVE IT AROUND TOWN TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. *JB

WHILE GRADUALLY ACCELERATING FROM 42 TO 43 MPH THE ENGINE SURGES AND THEN SETTLES BACK DOWN. DEALER STATES THEY FOUND CODES THAT INDICATE A SOLENOID PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION. I ONLY HAVE 52,000 MILES ON THE CAR. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD CHANGE TO ANY GEAR AT ANY TIME OR SPEED. *JB

THE PROBLEM IM NOTICING IS THAT MY CAR HAS DEXCOOL IN IT. I HAVE NOTICED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THAT MY CAR RUNS A LITTLE HOTTER THAN NORMAL. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT RESIVOIR LOOKS ALL CORRODED. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS COOLANT IN THE RESIVOIR IT LOOKS REALLY CLUMPY AND SEEMS TO HAVE SOME RUST IN IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2000 . IT'S A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. AND THE BAD THING ABOUT IT IS THAT CHEVY STANDS BY THIS COOLANT SAYING" IT'S GOOD FOR 115,000 OR SO OR 3 YEARS." I TOTALLY DISAGREE. I HAVE DID MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND FOUND THAT THERE IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING TO PAY BIG$$$ TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE THAT ARE CAUSED BY THIS COOLANT CORRODING INSIDE THE ENGINE. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS JUNK, SUCK UP ANY REPAIR COST. I NEED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED.

CHEVROLET IMPALA 2000. PROBLEM WITH STEERING IN 2001, STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. NOW THE CAR IS BACK IN SHOP, VERY HARD TO STEER TO THE LEFT AND MAKING NOISE WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT; THEY ARE PUTTING IN NEW STEERING RACK FOR THE SECOND TIME. CRADLE WAS ALSO REPLACED IN 2001. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER 2000 IMPALAS, I AM NOW VERY WORRIED ABOUT IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND THAT I WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY DURING USAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HAZARD INDICATOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY DURING USAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25-35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL RECURRING.

LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON OUR 2000 IMPALA WAS COMING ON AND THE LOWER INTAKE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING - COST $600 TO REPAIR. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON OUR 2003 IMPALA FOR THIS CONDITION. REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR 2000 IMPALA REPAIR AND WAS DENIED.*AK

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINIOUSLY COMES ON AND OFF. HAS HAD THE SENSOR RESET WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND APPROX. 2 WEEKS AFTER THE SENSOR LIGHT FOR AIR BAG WAS RESET IT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED $300.00 TO RESET THE LIGHT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY SUCH AN EXCESSIVE FEE CONTINUOUSLY.*AK

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK SOMETIMES AND DON'T WORK SOMETIMES. THEY SEEM TO BE WORKING LESS AND LESS RECENTLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE IGNITION COMPONENTS IN THE FIREWALL AREA OVERLOADED OR SHORTED OUT RAPIDLY WHICH CAUSED THE PLASTIC COVER AND PARTS AROUND IT TO INCINERATE. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK, HOSES, OR SEALS DAMAGED BY EXPLOSION IGNITING FUEL. GENERAL MOTORS OFFERED TO REPLACE VEHICLE. INSTEAD SETTLED CLAIM. REPLACED NEW IMPALA. *JB *CB *JB

CLUNKING & POPPING SOUND IN STEERING (INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT) AND RACK AND PINION. TOOK CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS SO I'M TAKING THIS VEHICLE BACK. SPOKE TO SERVICE DEPT. AND STATED ANOTHER MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT WAS THE STEERING SHAFT. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CHECK THE CAR AGAIN MONDAY. MY CONCERN IS THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE I SEE NUMEROUS ENTRIES ON THE WEBSITE (WWW.IMPALAHQ.COM). SHOULD THIS BE AN ITEM OF CONCERN TO GM SINCE IT CAUSES YOU TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL. AT HIGH SPEEDS CAR WANDERS. AT LOW SPEEDS, FEEL EVERY BUMP THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I AM AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO LOSE STEERING LIKE OTHERS INCLUDING POLICE CARS HAVE. CHEVROLET SAYS THEY WANT TO LUBE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FIRST, BUT COMPLAINTS INDICATE THIS HAS NOT WORKED FOR THEIR SAME EXACT CAR WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I WANT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. SOME STATE THEY ARE ON THE THIRD SHAFT AND STILL NO HELP WITH THE STEERING. IMPALA 2000. *PH

THERE IS A "POPPING" NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER "LUBED" THE PART, HOWEVER IT DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY HAS HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS, DEALER STATED MODULE SENSOR NEEDS TO TO BE CHANGED, AND IT WILL COST $1,000.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, GET A JERKING VIBRATION IN STREERING WHEEL. GINN MOTORS IM COVINGTON GA. STATES THAT IT IS NOT THE RACK-N-PINION, BUT THAT IT IS THE STEERING COLLUM AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE BROKEN DOWN AND GREASE ADDED (COST 170.00. THIS IS AFTER THEY CHARGED ME 200.00 JUST TO GIVE ESTIMATE. WHEN CAR HAD 26000 MILES JOHN MILES CHEVY REPLACED THE RACK-N-PIONION WHEN IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND THAT CLEARED IT UP UNTIL NOW AT 60000 MILES. NOW THE TRACTION OFF AND THE BRAKE WORNING LIGHTS ARE COMING ON WITH THIS VIBRATION. BLINKERS WILL BE WORKING FINE, THEN THEY WILL JUST QUIT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS BOTH DIRRECTIONS WILL NOT WORK. 30 MINUTES LATTER THEY WORK FINE. PROBLEM WILL NOT STAY LONG ENOUGH TO FIND SOURCE. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF JUST LIKE THE TURN SIGALS. SINCE WHEN DO DEALERSHIPS CHARGE A MINIMUM OF 200 DOLLARS FOR AN ESTIMATE. THEY ALSO DID NOT REPAIR RECALL OF COOLANT LEAK. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. GAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY COULD GET PART.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP, LOCKING THE REAR TIRES, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL BE FORCED TO PULL OVER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT BALL JOINT SNAPPED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OIL LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED TWICE WITHIN 50,000. *NLM *CB *JB

I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, NEVER HAD ANY CRASH OR COLLISION. THE REAR TAILIGHTS LEAK, CAUSING WATER TO ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE LENS. ONLY THE HARTCH LID COVER, INVOLVING THE REVERSE LIGHTS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB 2X DUE TO SHORTING OUT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT, NO OTHER EXPLANATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK ON A HILL THE VEHICLE WOULD POP OUT OF PARK AND START TO ROLL BACK IN REVERSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF OPERATION A CLUNKING OR RATTLE SOUND BEGAN TO BE HEARD IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. YOU COULD FEEL IT AS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO MUNDAY CHEVROLET 17800 I-45 NORTH HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77090. THEY SAID THERE WAS A CHEVROLET/IMPALA BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE FIXED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER ON 04/14/03 I RETURNED TO THE SAME LOCATION TO COMPLAIN THAT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THEY PACKED IT WITH 8.8 POUNDS OF LUBRICANT AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE YEARS. THREE MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM IS AGAIN HAPPENING. I CAN'T CONCEIVE THAT AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN WHICH THE "INTERMEDIATE SHAFT" RATTLES AND IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL IS ACCEPTIBLE. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS UNRESOLLVED PROBLEM THAT I FEEL COULD BE DANGEROUS IN POSSIBLY LOCK UP THE STEERING. *AK

STEERING COLUM IN MY CAR HAS A CLUNK/VIBRATOIN. THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM , BUT LATER THE NOISE RETURNED AFTER THE 36000 WARRANTY WAS OVER. NOW DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PAID FOR WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR.ALSO THE CAR IS HAVING TRANMISSION PROBLEMS, STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM.... HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I AM GOING TO LEAVE WITH THE DEALER AND HAVE THE SERVICE MGR DRIVE, BUT NOT A LOT OF HOPE IN THIS.*AK

FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB AND BEARING ON MY IMPALA 2000 AFTER ONLY 37000 MILES.*AK

DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK BY KEY OR ELECTRICAL DEVICE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED LATCH ASSEMBLY. *AK PH *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT WAS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, AND THAT VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BEEN DRIVEN UNTIL THE PROBLEMS WAS FIXED. AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR IT. THEY HAVE STATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR IT. *AK

WHEN BRAKING WHEELS SHAKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS. *AK

2000 CHEV IMPALA POLICE INT 9C1OFFICER SWERVED IN INTERSECTION TO AVOID VEHICLE. OFFICER STRUCK UTILITY POLE CENTER OF FRONT BUMPER. 40-50 MPH. VEHICLE TOTALED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

2000 IMPALA LS HAD ALIGNMENT DONE @35,000 MILES. NOTICED UNEVEN WEAR ON LEFT FRONT TIRE ~43,000 MILES. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, THEY SAID TO REPLACE TIRES AND THEY WOULD REALIGN IT. REPLACED TIRES ~ 47,000 MILES, TOOK BACK IN AND TURNED OUT THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS BAD THEY CAN'T ALIGN IT. TIRES HAS ABOUT 1/2 OF PLAY IN IT, RECOMMENDED NOT TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL FIXED.*AK

CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVERS-CAN NOW FEEL A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHILE DRIVING-THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SATISFACTORILY. *NLM

YOUMANS CHEVROLET INSTALLED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AT COST OF $277 AND NOW THERE ARE MORE NOISES IN FRONT END WHEN CAR IS STOPPED OR STARTED. DEALER SAYS HE HAS DONE ALL HE CAN DO, BUT PROBLEM WORSE THAN BEFORE. *JB

CLUNKING SOUND IN STEERING AND RACK AND PINION. TOOK CAR TO CENTURY CHEVROLET IN WATSONVILLE CA AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. TOOK TO ANDERSON CHEVROLET IN CUPERTINO IN CA AND THEY REPLACED RACK AND PINION. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF CLUNKING SOUNDS OVER BUMPS AND WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. AT HIGH SPEEDS CAR WANDERS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I AM AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO LOSE STEERING LIKE OTHERS INCLUDING POLICE CARS HAVE. NOW CENTURY CHEVROLET SAYS THEY WANT TO LUBE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, BUT NHTSA COMPLAINTS INDICATE THIS HAS NOT WORKED FOR THEIR SAME EXACT CAR WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I WANT MY CAR FIXED BEFORE IT RUNS OUT AND I AM TIRED OF GETTING THE RUN AROUND IN THE MEAN TIME. I WANT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, WHILE PARKED. *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR VEHICLE IS AT AN IDLE IT WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS INDICATING EGR VALVE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. WORSE IN THE COLD WEATHER THAN IN SUMMER. ALSO, CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON LONG TRIPS, THEN WENT OFF. HAD TO SPEND $800 TO REPLACE COVER. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE RACK AND PINION MADE A RATTLING NOISE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *NLM

STRESS CRACK IN THE SUB-FRAME FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *NLM

WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE SPEED OF 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. *JB

THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE ON A HILL. *JB

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT FAIRWAY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHICH INCLUDED A SIMILAR PROBLEM OVER A YEAR AGO THAT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS FOR A CRACKED COOLANT CONTAINER AFTER I NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON MY MESSAGE CENTER. THIS SAME PROBLEM IS WHAT BROUGHT ME IN FOR MY RECENT VISIT. I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHY THIS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE ANSWER WAS $1012.70. COINCIDENTALLY, THIS IS 3 MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. *NLM

NAR 04/10/2003 SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS HAS OCCURRED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON WITH OUT ANY NOTICE OF PROBLEMS , THE VEHICLE WOULD FREQUENTLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF A BARE WIRE DETACHMENT. THE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLED BY CHEVROLET HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE CAR HAS MET ALL THE STANDARDS TO BE DETERMINED A LEMON. AND REQUESTING THAT HER CAR BE REPLACED AT NO COST. * CB

THE FORCE REQUIRED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXCESSIVE. *MR *TS *NLM WHILE DRIVING, AS RESULT OF HIGH EFFORT STEERING IT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO EXERT MORE FORCE IN STEERING THE VEHICLE, THAN THE BODY WAS CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING. CHEVROLET HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM AS OF YET. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ARE OCCURRING. *CB *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER PUMPED GAS, THE GAS NOZZLE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF BEFORE THE TANK WAS FULL, CONSUMER BELIEVED AIR WAS IN THE TANK. *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS AND THEN STAYS ON. AFRAID AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING OR NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. *NLM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 12/02. THE DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG INTERNAL WIRES MAY BE CORRODED. *JB

THE A/C SYSTEM STINKS DUE TO WATER RETENTION IN THE HEATER WHICH CAUSED MOLD. THE DEALER COULD MASK THE ODOR BUT COULD NOT ELIMINATE IT. A LOUD BANG OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SPIKE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE BRAKES ROTORS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES, EVERY 20000 MILES ON AVERAGE. *NLM *NLM

THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE TOO BRIGHT, WHICH BLINDED THE CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE REQUIRED HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CORNERING, VEHICLE COURSE CORRECTIONS, AND HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. *DT *JB THE REAR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BLOCK THE CONSUMER'S VIEW OF THE ONCOMING LANE AND FELT THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL, THE A/C PORTS ON THE DASH BLOW ON THE OPERATOR'S FINGERS AND OR SHOULDERS AND CAUSED SERIOUS DISTRACTIONS, THE HORN IS HARD TO FIND (SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ELDERLY), THERE WAS A WIND NOISE IN THE BACK DOORS, A RATTLE IN THE FRONT STRUT, AND A RUMBLING NOISE HAD COME FROM THE HEATER BLOWER. SCC *CB

INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF LOWER STEERING SHAFT OF 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA, A STEERING JOINT CAN ONLY BE LUBRICATED BY A GM KIT - PARTS AND LABOR 125.00. THIS HAS TO BE AN ENGINEERING FLAW SINCE THE USUAL LUBE JOB AT THE USUAL LUBE SHOP WOULD NEVER KNOW THIS JOINT WOULD NEED LUBRICATION, NOR HAVE A KIT ON HAND. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB WIRING AND SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. VEHICLE HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TT

THERE ARE TWO: ONE: A/C "OVERFLOW CATCH TRAP" COLLECTS WATER AND DOES NOT DRAIN, CAUSING MOLDY SMELL AND REQUIRES CLEANING OUT OF "TRAP" TWO: FRONT END BRAKES "WOBBLE" - TOOK IN 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE FIXED AND ONCE HAD TO PAY AT 12K MILES TO HAVE TO HAVE ROTORS REPLACED. OTHERWISE REPLIED TO AS "NORMAL". STILL WOBBLES (I WOULD NOT DESCRIBE AS THE EXPECTED "PULSING") - NEVER COMPLETELY SATISFIED AT ANY TIME REPORTED. NOW OF WARRANTY (OF COURSE) BUT WHO HAS TIME TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR BACK IN? *NLM

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

SECONDARY AIR PUMP KEEPS SHORTING AND HAVING TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND IS SCHEDULED FOR A FOURTH TIME.*JB

THE CRADLE BAR AND INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, THE FUEL REGULATOR AND WATER PUMP LEAKED, AND THE SHAFT CONTINUOUSLY NEEDED LUBRICATION. SCC *JB

STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL DRIVE EFFORT. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD AND ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. MEETINGS WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF GM HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE, BUT THE STEERING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WAS DISCOURAGED AND WANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. *CB THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERE PAINS IN HIS AND FINGERS AND HANDS FROM TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE POWER STEERING FAILED.*JB

REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIIP THAT THER AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYS ON AND OFF DURING DRIVING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RAN IT THROUGH A SCANNING MACHINE AND FOUND THE AIR BAG DEFECTIVE. THEY SAID IT COULD PREMATURELY DEPLOY DURING DRIVING OR BE DISABLED DURING AN ACCIDENT. ALL AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES.*JB

SINCE THE REPAIR, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO USE A HEAVY DUTY LOCKING CLIP TO SECURE THE CHILD CAR SEAT. THE IMPALA SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AND REQUIRED A HEAVY DUTY LOCKING CLIP IN ORDER TO SECURE THE SEAT. (MODEL# 22-750-MGN) SCC *JB

REGARDING 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS VIN [XXX]. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG FOR A CONSIDERABLE FEE. I BELIEVE PER RECALL #00V371000 THAT THIS SHOULD FALL UNDER THIS RECALL AS IT IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALLED AIRBAGS, HOWEVER GM HAS NOT MARKED THIS CAR FOR RECALL, AND REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AS, "CODE B0041 LH FRT SIDE DEPLOYMENT LOOP OPEN. NEEDS LH SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED." INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER STEERING RACK - THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS TOO IMMATURE FOR THIS COMPONENT TO FAIL AT THIS AGE OF THE CAR.

PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK (SUPPOSEDLY NOT INTO ENGINE). I BELIEVE A RECALL EXISTS FOR THE 3.8 LITER "GENERATION II" ENGINE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BUT NOT IN THE 2000 (AND LATER) CHEVROLET IMPALA. REPAIR WAS MADE AT MY EXPENSE (OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD), BUT I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN GM'S RECALL.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES EACH TIME SHE DRIVES HER AUTO SHE HEARS A KNOCKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK AUTO TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, TWICE SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE, AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AUTO. THE THIRD TIME THEY HEARD THE KNOCKING AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS HER STEERING SHAFT. SHE STATES THAT THIS NOISE STARTS WHILE SHE IS TURNING HER AUTO RIGHT OR LEFT, OR EVEN PARKING.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT SOME WIRES SHORTED OUT IN THE AIR BAG MODULE CAUSING AIR BAG TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL MOVES MAKING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES AS ENGINE WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE BACK FIRED, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS REFERENCED IN EA02-030

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL GO FORWARD AND CAUSE A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

VEHICLE STARTS ONE TIME DAILY AS OWNERS MANUAL STATES ON STARTING VEHICLE. THERE AFTER IT REQUIRES TWO TO FOUR EFFORTS TO START THE CAR WITH MULTIPLE CRANKS OF THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL START THE FIRST TIME, AFTER THE CAR HAS FIRST BEEN STARTED, BUT MORE OFTEN IT WILL NOT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY ENGINE CODES BUT ADVISED ME THAT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE AND THEREFORE NOT COMMUNICATING TO THE COMPUTER PROPERLY. VEHICLE DRIVEN FROM DEALERSHIP, STOPPED, AND THIRTY MINUTES LATER IN TRYING TO START, IT TOOK TWO CRANKS OF THE IGNITION. WENT BACK TO DEALER WHO THEN ADVISED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING IN OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS. ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT GM TO SEE OF A FIX AND ADVISE ME. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS ON NO RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER, WENT BACK AND WAS TOLD THIS TIME THAT GM WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A FIX OR SOMETHING. BUT KEEP CHECKING WITH THEM. I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO GET MY QUESTIONAIRE ABOUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF REPAIRS.

PASSENGER HEATED SEAT CREATED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE (NO FLAMES) ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO TRIP. SEAT TOGGLE WAS SET AT "LOW". LEATHER WAS CHARRED, FOAM SEAT PADDING MELTED IN HOTTEST AREA OF THE BURN, PERSONAL PROPERTY ON THE SEAT WAS DESTROYED. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE HEAT MELTED A CD CASE AND PENS WHICH WERE IN A BAG ON THE SEAT. DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS ON FINGERS WHEN THEY BRUSHED AGAINST SEAT. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY OWNER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE STATE THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY OTHER OCCURANCE. DT

AIRBAG LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, REPAIRED TWICE. BRAKES PULSATE, ROTORS HAVE TO BE RESURFACED EACH YEAR. BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENLY. THERE IS AND ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.

WHILE IN MOTION OR AT A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CHANGE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PARTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TS *NLM

WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY TYPES OF RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OR STYLE CAR, MADE BY G.M., AFTER THIS CAR WAS MADE. THE DEALER NEVER TOLD US, NOR OFFERED US ANY INFORMATION, IN REGARDS TO ANY OR ALL SAFTEY RELATED RECALLS. DT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, THE CAR'S SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER FUNCTIONS. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENLY. CAR CHECKED BY DEALER WHO IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL MAKE LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. DUE TO A CRACK INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND, AND ANOTHER OCCASION THE ROTORS PITTED OUT OF ROUND, AND THE LAST OCCASION THE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND WARPED. THE ROTOR REPAIR WAS COVERED AND THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANYMORE PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER CHOOSES NOT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ASLO STATES THAT HER SISTER HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC

THE STIFF/TIGHT STEERING ON MY IMPALA IS CAUSING MY HANDS, WRIST, ELBOW, SHOULDERS AND BACK TO BECOME VERY PAINFUL FINGERS. MY FINGERS ARE BENT AND TWISTED TO FIT TO THE CONTOUR OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WITH THIS TIGHT STEERING THE TEXTURE ON THE WHEEL WEARS OFF AND THE OPERATOR HAS TO GRASP THE WHEEL HARDER TO TURN THE WHEEL. HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS AND GRIP WHEEL HARD TO TURN IT. GO TO WEB SITE HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/MIKETOMICH FOR VIEWS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH BENT FINGERS FROM SAME PROBLEM. POLICE OFFICERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME BENDING AND TWISTING. THIS BENDING AND TWISTING RESULTS IN ARTHRITIS. THE POLICE ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WHEEL BEING TOO SMOOTH TO HOLD THE WHEEL (SAGINAW COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT). ALSO BAY COUNTY SHERIFF DEPTARTMENT DEPUTIES ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT BACK PAIN. REASON THEY HAVE THE BACK PAIN IS BECAUSE THE TORQUE THEY HAVE TO EXPERT ON THIS STIFF STEERING (WHICH IS MUCH MORE THEN IN THE PAST) TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL GOES DIRECTLY TO THE SMALL OF THEIR BACK IN THEIR HIPS, BECAUSE THE HIPS ARE SECURED TO THE SEAT BY THE SEAT BELT. THE SEATS ARE VINYL, AND THE EXCESSIVE TORQUE TRANSMIT TO THE SECURED PART OF THE BODY (THUS BEING THE BACK/HIP AREA). THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE REQUIRED TO TURN THE WHEEL GOES FROM A STATE OF THE MUSCLES BEING RELAXED TO AND IMMEDIATE TAUNTNESS WHICH RESULTS IN A SHOCK LOAD TO THE JOINTS IN THE BONES. WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE TORQUES REQUIREMENT DOESN'T EASE UP, IT BECOMES HARDER TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL IN A TURN THUS MORE TORQUE IS REQUIRED. TO MAKE A TURN REQUIRES ONLY 90% TURN OF THE WHEEL. THIS LIMITED USE PROVIDES A BREAK DOWN OF THE FLUIDS IN THE SOCKET. ANY MINOR STEERING ADJUSTMENTS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD REQUIRE THE MUSCLES TO SNAP TO ATTENTION TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT...THUS THE SHOCK LOADING OF THE JOINTS AND MUSCLES. WHILE DRIVING MY IMPALA, I MADE 68 STEERING ADJUSTMENTS IN A ONE MILE OF LEVEL ROAD, WHICH MEANT I FLEXED ALL THE REQUIRED MUSCLES TO ATTENTION 68. DT

THE CAR WAS NOT WELDED CORRECTLY. A PIECE THAT CONNECTS THE RACK AND PINION TO THE FRAME BECAME DISCONNECTED AND THE CAR WILL NOT TURN IT WILL ONLY DRIVE STRAIGHT. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. GM CORPORATION REFUSES TO FIX THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL STALL AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE MIDDLE DOOR, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *SCC

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT A TOYOTA PICK UP SLAMMED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE MIDDLE DOOR. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD UNTIL TURNING VEHICLE OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS POPPING AT ALL SPEEDS. I DON'T WANT THEM TO JUST GREASE IT, I WANT THEM TO REPLACE IT. I ALSO WANT IT TO BE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT IS JUST A LUBE JOB. IT IS NOT JUST A NORMAL LUBE. IT HAS TO BE REMOVE THEN DISASSEMBLED THEN GREASED AND REASSEMBLED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT IN CONSUMER'S LANE AND HIT HIM. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

AT 40 MPH VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HEAD/KNEE AND ANKLE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN. *AK JLG

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THAT AIR BAG UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OR NO DEPLOYMENT AT ALL IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE. *SCC

LOW TIRE AIR PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT GIVES FALSE READING. WHEN PRESSURE IS NOT LOW, IT WILL INDICATE IT IS,AND WHEN PRESSURE IS LOW, IT WILL READ PRESSURE IS FINE. THIS RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY AND MOMENTARILY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *YH

VEHICLE WOULD HAVE HARD START PROBLEMS, AND WOULD STALL OUT AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TOOK IN & WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPROGRAM COMPUTER, OTHER PROBLEMS W CAR, BRAKES WOULD WEAR OUT EVERY MONTH, ODOMETER READING INCORRECTLY. DEALER NO WILLING TO WORK ON VEHICLE UNLESS A CASH DEPOSIT WAS MADE. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEMS WERE TAKEN CARE OF. CAR IN SHOP FOR 1 WEEK, AND AFTER RETURN OF CAR THE SAME PROBLEMS BEGAN OCCURRING, WITH THE STALLING, FINALLY OCCOASIONALLYWAS WHEN SON DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR DIED WHILE GOING 65MPH. SON HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART VEHICLE . THEN FINALLY AFTER 1 WEEK TRANSMISSION DROPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE AND DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS.*AK

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT GASKET AROUND INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK JLG

I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. I HAVE A COMPLAINT I'D LIKE TO REGISTER WITH YOU ABOUT THE WARRANTY OF A CAR MADE BY CHEVROLET. THE VIN (VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) IS [XXX]. I AM UNABLE TO FILL MY CAR WITH GAS AT A PRESSURIZED GAS PUMP WHICH IS BASICALLY AT ALL GAS STATIONS. AT TIMES I'VE HAD TO GO INSIDE THE GAS STATION JUST TO PURCHASE A GAS CAN SO I WOULD BE ABLE TO FILL MY CAR WITH GAS. I'VE HAD MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES AND NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE FORTH. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CALLED SEVERAL TIMES CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IN FACT THEY ARE REFUSING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DECLARED THIS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT. THAT IS UNTRUE. THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK IS WHAT IS AT FAULT AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT. HERE'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU DO TO PROVIDE RESOLUTION: I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AS I'VE BEEN REPEATEDLY TOLD IT IS. COULD THERE POSSIBLY BE A NEW DESIGN MADE TO THE VALVE AND CANNISTER AREA AS I FEEL THIS WOULD REMEDY OUR PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER STATES SOON AFTER PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING HORN PROBLEMS, AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, ALSO THE BATTERY FAILED AFTER 1 YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD STOP WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AND THEN IT BEGAN STALLING WHEN JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT, ALSO THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW SWITCH.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER APPLIED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 35 MPH, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS HIGH EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HOLD THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD CAUSING PAIN IN THE JOINTS OF THE HANDS, WISTS, ELBOWS AND SHOULDERS SOCKET RESULTING CRIPPLING OF FINGERS AND ARMS. HE FURTHER STATES IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY STEERING EFFORT IS THE LACK OF INDENTATIONS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEELS. GM NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO CARRY THINGS IN HIS HANDS. *JB

THERE IS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH THE DEALER CAN NOT GUARANTY THAT THEY CAN FIX BUT IS NORMAL ON THIS LINE OF GM CARS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY DEVELOP INTO A FAILURE AS ON OTHER GM CARS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO DEALER 7 TIMES TO GET AIR BAG LIGHT FIXED BECAUSE LIGHT WILL CONTINUOUSLY COME ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND A REMEDY.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH UP A BRIDGE, VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING, REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH.

WHEN MAKING TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND. DEALER MODIFIED STEERING GEAR SHAFT PINION BY INSTALLING A LARGER PIN. THEN, REPLACED GEAR STEERING SHAFT PINION, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *YH

WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK INDICATOR SHOWS IT WAS IN PARK, BUT INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ROLL A FEW INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH PARK LOCK PIN, HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. IF CALLING LEAVE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER ONLY, NO MESSAGE!*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ROLLS ON FOOT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THEN ROCKS BACK AND FORTH BEFORE STOPS. *YH

TIRE MONITOR IS READING WRONG INFORMATION WHICH IS CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE PRESSURE IS BETWEEN 31 TO 33 PSA, THE TIRE MONITOR NEVER CAME TO WARN OF TIRE FAILURE, WHEN THE TIRE HAD A HOLE IN THE SIDE WALL CONSUMER STATED HE COULD STICK HIS HAND THROUGH THE TIRE.*JB

GM NOT INTERESTED IN SATIFYING CUSTOMERS. OFFERED $3500 FOR MY TROUBLE(20 DAYS IN SHOP) & MUST KEEP DEFECTIVE CAR THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH TAKES A LONG TIME TO LOCK UP ON THE TRANSMISSION IN COLD WEATHER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A GM REP THAT THIS OCCURRENCE IS NORMAL, AFTER CHECKING IN THE GM SERVICE MANUAL, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH DOES NOT LOCK UP UNTIL THE FLUID TEMPERATURE IN THE TRANSMISSION REACHES 266 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS NOT LOCKED UP, THE VEHICLES HIGHWAY GAS MILEAGE IS NOT CLOSE TO WHAT WAS ADVERTISED ON THE PRICE STICKER OF CAR.*JB

ABS LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING ON ANF OFF. ALSO, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON. BRAKES AND ROTORS KEEP PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER PUT KEYS IN IGNITION, TURNED THE KEYS, AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND SAW SMOKING COMING FROM OUT THE HOOD, ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *YH

AS I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION - TURN THE KEY - A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE CAR - WHEN I LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD - SO, I POP THE HOOD, EXIT THE CAR, LIFTED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS IN FLAMES - CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT - FIREMEN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE A MAJOR CRIPPLING EFFECT ON DRIVERS HANDS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE A MAJOR CRIPPLING EFFECT ON DRIVERS HANDS. *YH

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS HIT IN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND LEFT FRONT, THE SIDE IMPACT WAS SO INTENSE THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS COLLAPSED AND BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE MOVED. NEITHER THE FRONT OR DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

ROLLING BACKWARDS AT A STOP.SHAKING/SHIMMYING OF STEERING WHEEL--HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS/BRAKES AT MY OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000.I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING,THE PISTONS/RINGS AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONING--STILL AT MY OWN EXPENSE.NOW,I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING AND FRONT END MAKING CLUNKING NOISES.I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 17,500 OR SO ON IT,AND NOW 24,000 MILES OR SO LATER I'M SPENDING A FORTUNE ON THE UPKEEP OF AN APPARENT LEMON.SURE WISH CHEVY WOULD DO SOMETHIN ABOUT IT INSTEAD OF GIVING US THE RUN-AROUND. NLM

ROLLING BACKWARDS AT A STOP.SHAKING/SHIMMYING OF STEERING WHEEL--HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS/BRAKES AT MY OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000.I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING,THE PISTONS/RINGS AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONING--STILL AT MY OWN EXPENSE.NOW,I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING AND FRONT END MAKING CLUNKING NOISES.I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 17,500 OR SO ON IT,AND NOW 24,000 MILES OR SO LATER I'M SPENDING A FORTUNE ON THE UPKEEP OF AN APPARENT LEMON.SURE WISH CHEVY WOULD DO SOMETHIN ABOUT IT INSTEAD OF GIVING US THE RUN-AROUND. NLM

ROTORS WARPED AT 16,054 MILES. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS AND SANDED PADS. ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AT 29502 MILES. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. AT 38735 MILES I TOOK CAR TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF A BUMPING SENSATION IN THE STEERING MOSTLY WHEN TURNING. SER. MGR. REPORTED THAT IMPALAS HAVE HAD INTERMEDIATE STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT MECHANIC REPORTEDLY FOUND NO SUCH PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, HE FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE AGAIN OUT OF ROUND. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS WERE SCUFFED. THIS DID NOT HELP THE BUMPING SENSATION IN THE STEERING. FEEL THAT CHEVROLET KNOWS THEY HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS AND STEERING, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED TO ME.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. MECHANIC REPLACED FRONT PADS AND MACHINED ROTORS. *JG

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. MECHANIC REPLACED FRONT PADS AND MACHINED ROTORS. *JG

CONSUMER FEELS A POP/CLUNK IN STEERING WHEN MAKING TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION. MECHANIC REPLACED CRADLE BECAUSE THE SHARP TURN WEB ON THE CRADLE WAS WEAK. *JG

HAD RIGHT FRONT TIE RODS (INNER AND END) REPLACED. *JG

HAD RIGHT FRONT TIE RODS (INNER AND END) REPLACED. *JG

HAD RIGHT FRONT TIE RODS (INNER AND END) REPLACED. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING COLUMN SHAFT UPPER WENT OUT, RESULTING IN LOUD NOISES IN FRONT END OF CAR. *AK

PAINT, MOLDING TOO MANY TO LIST

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE, MANUFACTURER'S LIABILTY ECT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS RATTLING WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEED. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE CRADLE. IN AUGUST OF 2001 RATTLING RETURNED. DEALER REPLACED STEERING UPPER SHAFT.*AK

WHEN MAKING TURNS THERE IS A CRACKING AND POPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER DETERMINED ENGINE CRADLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. HOWEVER, CHEVROLET STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME, THEY WERE WORKING ON A SOLUTION.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE AND THERE WILL BE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND IT TOOK DEALER THREE TIMES BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN CONSUMER IS TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND AFTER THREE TRIES DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND THE STEERING GEAR. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END, FEELS LOOSE. DEALER CHECKED AND VERIFIED THAT SNAPPING FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, REMOVE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FROM INSPECTION FOR PROPER LUBE, WILL REQUIRE SHAFT LUBE, NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, THERE IS A SOFT AUDIBLE CLUNK IN FRONT END NOT FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL DURING PARKING LOT TEST DRIVE, INSPECT FRONT SUSPENSION CRADDLE , OLD STYLE WELDS, ORDERED FRONT CRADDLE, ORDERED GREASE KIT, WAITING FOR INFORMATION REGARDING CRADLE REPLACEMENT.

WE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS,JUST GOT IGNORED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IDLING, A FIRE STARTED UNEXPECTEDLY ON DASHBOARD NEAR CIGARETTE LIGHTER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BEFORE ANY INJURY OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS NEAR THE AREA WHERE FIRE STARTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION / PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK

I HAVE GOT THE THIRD STEERING COLUMN, THIRD SET OF TIRES AND A NEW CRADLE. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 4437 MILES AND HAS CONTINUED YET @ 37204 MILES. HAVE BEEN TO MANY DEALERS, CONTACTED GM AND NOW HAVE A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU COMPLAINT FILED. THE DEALERS TOLD ME IT WAS THE TIRES AND THE TIRE DEALERS TOLD ME IT WAS THE CAR. IN 4000 MILES MY TIRES WENT FROM 9/32" TO 3/32" WEAR. THE "KLUNK" IN THE FRONT END IS STILL THERE. THE VEHICLE LIKES TO "WANDER" DOWN THE ROAD WITH VIBRATIONS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK IT ON MANY TEST DRIVES AND CONTACTED THE REGIONAL MANAGER=WHO SAID "NOT ANOTHER DIME IN THIS CAR". I WAS ESCORTED TO THE SALES DEPARTMENT AND INTRODUCED TO A SALESMAN FOR PURPOSES OF TRADING THE VEHICLE IN. THE OFFER WAS LESS THAN NADA TRADE VALUE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM'S ASSISTANCE LINE MANY TIMES AND JUST GOT THE "RUN AROUND" WITH OPERATORS DOCUMENTING CONVERSATION AND NO ONE WOULD LET ME TALK TO A "REAL" SUPERVISOR. ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS ASK FOR A FAIR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALERS AND GM KNOW THAT THEY HAVE. MY VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. WHY = IF GM STATES IN THEIR LITERATURE = THEY ARE COMMITTED TO "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" = NOT RESPONSIVE IN A FAIR MANNER AND I HAD TO TAKE THIS ISSUE TO ALL OF THESE EXTREMES????????????? ALSO AT ISSUE = IS THE FACT THAT GM PENALIZES DEALERS (WITH BAD CUSTOMER SURVEYS) DUE TO THE MANUFACTURERS ENGINEERING PROBLEMS. WHAT HAPPENED TO TELLING THE "TRUTH" AND "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" IN BUSINESS????????? (TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)

THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YD

THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YD

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG SENSOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE STEERING COLUMN WAS CLUNKING AT LOW SPEEDS WHENEVER A TURN WAS INITIATED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HAD A TENDENCY TO WANDER. BILL HEARD CHEVROLET IN BUFORD GEORGIA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. AT THE TIME THEY INDICATED THAT THERE THEY WERE SEEING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT. ON JANUARY 8 THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO BE REPAIRED. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED, IT WAS LUBRICATED. I QUESTIONED THAT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS IN ACCORDACE WITH A CHEVY SERVICE BULLETIN. I FEEL THAT THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED AND THAT FAILURE TO DO SO REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

TOM HESSER CHEVROLET KEPT TELLING ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I CONTACTED CHEV CUSTOMER ASSIST CENTER & TOLD THEM I WANTED THIS CAR CHECKED OUT AT ANOTHER CHEV DELAERSHIP IN MY AREA. THEY SET ME UP WITH SYLVESTER CHEVROLET IN PECKVILLE PA. SYLVESTER CHEVROLET FOUND THE PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE AND DID WORK TO CORRECT THEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITH SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT OR INDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ON MAY 15, 01 TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN REFERENCE TO THE HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM MY WHEELS. THEY FOUND RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS BOTTOMING OUT AND COLLAPSING WITH HITTING BUMP AND LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING WAS ROARING. BOTH OF THESE WHERE REPLACED AT NO COST AS VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARANTY. I ASKED ABOUT THE REAR WHEELS AND WAS TOLD THEY WHERE FINE. ON THIS DATE NOVEMBER 05,01 ONLY 6 MONTHS LATER I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALER IN MY AREA FOR THE SAME THING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS TIME THEY FOUND RIGHT REAR BEARING AND HUB WAS BAD. THIS WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 544.60. DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE I ONLY HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE PAID ANYTHING HAD THIS BEEN FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I ALSO HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE AS THIS PROBLEM CAUSED MY TIRE TO BE CUPPED IN THE INSIDE AND THEREFORE I STILL HAVE THE HUMMING NOISE EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. I HAVE TWO MORE WHEELS TO GO, ANY SUGGESTIONS?

WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR HESITATES. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ON THE SECOND OR THIRD START. HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY REROUTED SOME WIRES ON 10/9/01, IT HAPPENED AGAIN 10/12/01. HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TWO TIMES SINCE. THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY KIDS IN THIS CAR. I CALLED CHEVY AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. FINALLY THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR AND THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON A FIX. AND THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY COULD SEE IT HAPPEN FOR THEMSELVES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BUT I CAN TELL YOU I DON'T TRUST THE CAR AND DO NOT WANT TO PUT MY KIDS IN IT.*AK

ENGINE WILL CUT OFF OR STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK ARMREST CUP HOLDER BROKE. BLOWER MOTOR WHISTLING, BELT MAKING NOISE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CAR SHIMMIES, FRONT ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND. WHEN USING A/C VEHICLE FILLS UP WITH FUEL SMELL, FAN MOTOR BEARING WORN, DEALER REPLACED. DASHLIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HARD START CONDITION, DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER HAS TO GIVE GAS INORDER TO STAY RUNNING, FUEL PUMP PRESURE LOW, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TT

LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES PERODICALLY, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TOOK THE CAR IN AT 7K MILES REGARDING THE THUMP NOISE IN THE FRONT END. SHIMS WERE ADDED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AT 28K MILES I TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE SEVERAL IMPALA'S ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AT 30K MILES. THE MNAUFACTURER IS NOT IN BUSINESS AND I WAS TOLD THEIR "TECHNICHANS AT GM ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM". I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE A DATE WHEN THE NEW PARTS WOULD BE IN TO FIX MY CAR. WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE DRIVING, THERE IS NO DANGER IN DRIVING WITH A BROKEN RACK AND PINION. AFTER FILING THE COMPLAINT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THE PART WILL BE IN IN APPROX 3 WEEKS. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER WITH GM AS I FEEL DRIVING THE CAR BROKEN IS ENDANGERING MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY CHILDS. THEY ARE CORRECTING THE PROBLEM IN THE 2001 MODEL BUT SEEM TO NOT BE CONCERNED ON GETTING REPEAT CUSTOMERS.*AK

MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 IMPALA IS GONE ,MILEAGE UNDER 22,000, DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING TRANSMISSION, I CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT THEY OFFER ME A TRANSMISSION COMPONENT LETTER WARRANTY FOR 5 YR OR 60,000 MLES WHATEVER COME FIRST, I AM UPSET THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SERTA TRANSMISSION , THATS WHY I CONTACTED GMC THEY OFFER THIS LETTER HAS CUSTOMER SATIFACTION , I QUESS I HAVE TO OTHER CHOSE BUT TO ACCEPT THE WARRANTY LETTTER , BECAUSE IT WILL COVER THE SERTA TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE IT CAME OUT OF PARK WHEN SHIFT SELECTOR HIT BY ACCIDENT BY CHILD.CAR HIT TREE,WENT IN DITCHES,AND HIT POST HIT TREE WITH CHILD IN IT.NO KEY IN CAR. *AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS, ENGINE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE TO APPROX 45 MPH THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS HOLD ON THE BRAKES UNTILL YOU CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF, THIS WAS HAPPENING INTERMITTANTLY AT FIRST NOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER A TURN WAS MADE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS BROKEN. REPAIRS MADE BY DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 23 AUGUST 2001, HER GRANDSON ENTERED THE LEFT PASSENGER SEAT, CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT SEAT OVER THE CONSOLE SLIPPED AGAINST THE SHIFTING LEVER (ON THE STEERING COLUMN) WITH HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE CAR STARTED MOVING. HE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY PUSHING ON THE "MIDDLE" PEDAL. HE STATED HE COULDN'T STOP THE CAR AND THAT IT HIT A TREE ON THE RIGHT FENDER, BOUNCED OVER AND INTO THE DITCH, AND KEPT GOING INTO ANOTHER DITCH. THE SECOND DITCH (THE ADJACENT YARDS OF THE THREE PROPERTIES INVOLVED WERE DOWNHILL SLOPES.), THE LEFT WHEELS HIT A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT, TURNING THE CAR TO THE LEFT, SLOWING THE VEHICLE SOME. A NEIGHBOR MOVING HIS LAWN WAS PERSUING THE CAR, AND STATED HE INSTRUCTED THE BOY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS, WHILE STILL IN MOTION AND WHEN THE BOY COMPLIED, OPENED THE DOOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CAR HIT A CEDAR POST AND BIRD FEEDER BEFORE BEING STOPPED.THERE WERE NO KEYS IN THE CAR. THE NIEGHBOR STATED HE TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK THE WHEELS BUT IT DIDN'T LOCK. THE BOY LATER COMPLAINED OF A HEADACHE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND TREATED FOR A MILD CLOSED HEAD INJURY. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED, AND WERE ADVISED TO NOTIFY/DEALER/MANUFACTURER. NO POLICE REPORT WAS MADE OUT AS IT ALL WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. WE TESTED THE SHIFTING COLUMN, AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, OR PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, I COULD VERY EASILY MOVE THE SHIFT LEVEL TO ALL GEARS. AFTER REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO SVC MANAGER MONT.CHEV. EDDIE MILLS 1130 24 AUGUST 01, HE ADVISED ME TO CALL 1-800-222-1020.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 12 WEEKS THAT MY NEW VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT IS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM BY COMPUTER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION,/CAM AND TOE, AND FRONT SUSPENSION. BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

ENGINE CRADLE IS OUT OF POSITION, CAUSING TIRES TO BECOME MISALIGNED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS PULSATION AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. DEALER REPLACED WARPED FRONT ROTORS, AND UNEVENLY WORN OUT FRONT PADS AT 18046 MILES. ON 9 AUGUST, 2001, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK *JB

SINCE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKES. COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL A FEW FEET AFTER. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH COULD STEP ON BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WILL FEEL LIKE COMING OUT OF CONSUMER'S HANDS. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT APPRX CAUSEING SREERWHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLYED PADS WERE IN PERFECT CONDITION,DEALER SAID WAS BAD DRIVING HABITS,ROTARS NEED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED.PADS SHOLD HAVE SHOWN MORE WEAR AND PREVIOUS CARS HAD NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN SO WAS NOT DRIVING HADITS,MAJORITY OF MILES WERE HIGHWAY MILES.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE A/C BLOWER DOWN,THE CONSUMER BY MISTAKE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF BECAUSE THE DESIGN OF THE TWO SWITCHES WERE VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. *YH

THE STEERING WHEEL DESIGN PUTS OFF CENTER PRESSURE ON THE JOINTS OF THE FINGERS, CAUSING SERIOUSLY TWISTED/DISTORED JOINTS AND BONES IN FINGERS, WHICH AREN'T APPARENT ON EXTENDED FINGERS. PLEASE CALL, THIS IS A SLEEPER. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HEALTH PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING IN VEHICLE DUE TO A MUSTY ODOR, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AN AIR CONDITIONING ODOR KIT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED, HOWEVER THAT KIT FAILED AND CONSUMER IS ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCING HEALTH PROBLEMS.*YD

WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MADE A WHIMPERING SOUND WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT IT BE REPLACED WITH ITS PROPER INNER AND OUTER SEALS.*YD

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL C01035-S PERFORMED AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 15 MIN, THE CONSUMER SAT IN THE DEALER FOR 1.75 HOURS BEFORE THE WORK WAS COMPLETE, THE CONSUMER WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS BEING PERFORMED, IT WASNOT UNTIL THE CONSUMER READ THE INVOICE THAT SHE REALIZED THAT IT WAS NOT DONE, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE THE NECESSARY PART FOR REPAIR IS NOT AVAILABLE. NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INSUFFICIENT OIL PRESSURE BUT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, THE DEALER REFLASED THE PCM WITH NEW CALIBRATION SOFTWARE,THE DRIVER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON AN INCLINE AND WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, THE DEALER STATED THE THE VEHIICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND MAKING A WHINNING NOISE. NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INSUFFICIENT OIL PRESSURE BUT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, THE DEALER REFLASED THE PCM WITH NEW CALIBRATION SOFTWARE,THE DRIVER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON AN INCLINE AND WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, THE DEALER STATED THE THE VEHIICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND MAKING A WHINNING NOISE. NLM

THE VEHICLES SECURITY ALARM NEVER WORKED AFTER THE AUTO START WAS INSTALLED, THE AUTO START WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NLM

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS WORKING WITHIN DESIGN CRITERIA TO GO OVER THE SET SPEED BY 17 MPH. NLM

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY EVERY FIVE THOUSAND MILES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, AND HAS RESURFACED ROTORS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEATER IS ON AND EVERYTHING HEATS UP TO POINT WHERE IT IS UNBEARABLE TO TOUCH. CAN BURN YOUR FINGER IF TOUCHING IT.*AK

THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND IS HARD TO RESTART, IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A HILL AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP, THE CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. NLM

WHEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON INCLINE HILL, AND LET BRAKE PEDAL GO, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT. PLEASE CONSUMER PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE CRADLE/UNDERCARRIAGE DEFECTIVE/ THIS ADVERSLY AFFECTS POWER STEERING. ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER TWO MONTHS SPAN. DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE STALL AND THEREFORE CANT FIX. I AM TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I WILL NOT DRIVE UNTIL PROBLEM IS FIXED. EACH STALL HAS OCCURRED IN HOT WEATHER AND ON HIGHWAY AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.*AK

THE PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED AFTER THIS SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY WAS BENT IS THE SAFETY ISSUE I AM CONCERNED WITH. WHEN THIS ASSEMBLY GETS BENT IT SMASHES THE POWER STEERING LINES IN THE FRAME WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE POWER STEERING HOSES TO REACH A HIGH ENOUGH PRESSURE TO EXPLODE AND YOU LOOSE YOUR POWER STEERING. WHAT I AM CONCERNED WITH IS SOMEONE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT SAY 70 MPH AND HITTING A POT HOLE AND THIS SUB FRAME FAILING AND AT THIS TIME LOSING YOUR POWER STEERING.*AK

AFTER CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES, THEN SHUT OFF FOR 45 TO 60 MINUTES, UPON STARTING AND TRYING TO GET BACK ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE WOULD HESITATE AT ABOUT 5 MPH CAR SPEED, FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PUSHED TRYING TO SPEED UP, THE ENGINE WOULD FINALLY CATCH UP TO THE GAS PEDAL SETTING AND SPIN THE TIRES. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ONE DAY. FOUR VISITS TO THE DEALER DIDN'T HELP. SINCE ONE CHEVY DEALER REPLACED A CONTROL ON THE TRANSMISSION, THE ENGINE HAS HESITATED GOING AROUND A CORNER AT 20 MPH. THREE OTHER TIMES IT HESITATED WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE NY DRIVEWAY.*AK

MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS ARE STALLING AND ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. *AK

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STALL, LEAVING CONSUMER STRANDED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, AND CANNOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME ACROSS HIGHWAY AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DEAD CENTER. SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE TOO LARGE FOR DRIVER'S VIEW. *AK

THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. *AK

UPON COLD STARTING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND SURGING OF THE ENGINE'S RPM'S, ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND DESPITE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE, CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE KEY AND RESTARTED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHILE BLOCKING TRAFFIC, DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE CALIBRATION, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HELP PROBLEM. NLM

WINDSHIELD HAD A VERTICAL CRACK IN IT WHICH HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A 'STRESS FRACTURE' BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE. ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 5000 MILES. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS OKAY. CURRENTLY, ROTORS NEED EITHER TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED.*AK

THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IN VEHICLE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE ENGINE IMTERMITTENTLY LOOSES ACCELERATION POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND STALLS OUT WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASION BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAUSED THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER WAS CAUSING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. NLM

INTERMITTENTLY TWO OF RESTRAINT BUCKLES IN REAR RESTRAINTS WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, LEAVING OCCUPANTS UNRESTRAINED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING FOR 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES AND GOT OFF HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT SUDDENLY AND COULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. BUT, DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE AT THIS TIME. *AK FOR THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE GM ADVISED, THE CAUSE WAS THE WIRE HARNESS WHICH DEALER INSTALLED. *YH

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIRBAG WAS A REPLACEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKING AND WARPING, ON FLEET VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. *JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLES ARE PARKED UNATTENDED AND STILL RUNNING, VEHICLES SLIP OUT OF PARK INTO FOWARD GEAR (POLICE VEHICLES).*JB

BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED, DEALER STATED THAT ROTORS WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDERSIZED IF RESURFACED. BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. MAJORITY OF MILES WERE HIGHWAY MILES.*AK

ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTS WERE WEARING OUT, REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, CURRENTLY NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE THERE IS A NO START CONDITION, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING RECALL 00V-228 REPAIRED. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH HEARD A NOISE, SOON AFTERWARDS VEHICLE WAS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER STATED THAT REAR TORQUE ARM AXLE HAS BROKEN. *AK THE LEFT REAR TORQUE ARM BROKE AT A THREAD JOINT, THE TORQUE ARM WAS HOLLOW AND HAD A SLIGHT BEND. *SLC

TRUNK UNLOCKS BUT FAILS TO AUTOMATICALLY LIFT UP! DOES NOT EVEN OPEN UP A FRACTION OF AN INCH!. *AK

SEAT BELT SENSOR WIRE UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUSED A VEHICLE FIRE WAS DETERMINED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN AND WE HIT THEM BROADSIDE WITH THE FRONT OF OUR CHEVROLET IMPALA AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SELT BELT CAME UNLATCHED.*AK

FRONT CRASH HEAD-ON AT 25-35 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK THE SAME VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLIOY AT THAT TIME. *YH

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS REARENDED, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AN UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE THE VEHICLE ROLLS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DECLINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR, THIS CONDITION OCCURS ON THE SLIGHTEST DECLINES, THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

VEHICLE HAS ENOUGH GAS TO ACCELERATE. ONCE OUT IN THE OPEN IT HESITATES 5-8 SECONDS BEFORE MOVING AT ITS SPEED. DEALER PUT A BLACK BOX TO REGISTER PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT CONSUMER IS SCARED TO KEEP GOING THROUGH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A REMEDY. PLEASE ADD VIN#.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPORTS EGR VALVE IS BAD, BUT CAN NOT GET PART FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OVER BUMPS, TURNING CORNERS OR STOPPING, OCCUPANTS CAN HEAR FUEL IN FUEL TANK "SLOSHING/SPLASHING" FROM INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT *AK.

A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AT START UP AND SHUT DOWN OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

REPEAT FAILURE: WARMED CAR PARKED ONE HOUR. ENTER CAR,START ENGINE,BACK SLOWLY FROM PARKING. PUT TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE,DEPRESSED THROTTLE MODERATELY-BALK/HESITATED/"LEAN BALK"-MORE THROTTLE=WORSE,LASTS 7 SECONDS, THEN COMES TO LIFE.NEAR ACCIDENT PULLING INTO TRAFFIC!*AK

THIS IS A SAFETLY HAZARD AND THE CUSTMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACING A FAILTY PART AS AND AIR BAG CHIP. *AK

POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES WHILE PARKED AND AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE NOTIFIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NONE OF WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. A LEATHER TRIM ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS COMING UNDONE AND THE DEALERSHIP FOOLISHLY TRIED TO FIX IT WITH SILICON. I SHOULD OF STUCK WITH JAPANESE CARS.

BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD GO OFF WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET ROAD. VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

REPEAT FAILURE- DEALER NO HELP: ENGINE STARTS FINE (COLD START), DRIVE CAR APPR. 1/4 MILE,TEMP=19 DEG.F. CAR BALKS/HESITATES MAJORLY FROM STOP.MORE THROTTLE,MORE BALK. PROB.CLEARSDEALER 3X ,NOFIX. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, THE GAS TANK HITS THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD AND HITTING BUMPS GAS TANK HIT BOTTOM OF REAR END, THIS USUALLY HAPPENED AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH. EVER SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED, GAS TANK HAS BECOME LOOSE. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHCILE WITH LOOSE FUEL TANK. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

OUR IMPALA HAS HAD A PROBLEM WHERE IT HESITATES AND STUMBLES WHEN YOU TRY AND ACCELERATE SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. THIS A HAZARD! I THINK WE SHOULD GET OUR MONEY BACK BUT THEY KEEP GIVING US THE RUN AROUND "YOU BOUGHT AND NOW IT'S YOURS". I THINK THAT STINKS! I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON YOUR WEB SITE, CAN'T YOU GUYS CONTACT GM AND DEMAND THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?*AK

CLICKING/SNAPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AT A STOP. DEALER INSTALLED A SHIM KIT IN THE ENGINE CRADDLE, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NOW STATES THE CRADDLE WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. *AK

VEHICLE HESITATES AND HAS NO POWER TO CONTINUE INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS, THE VEHICLE HESITATES ALMOST TO THE POINT OF STALLING, DEALER SAID A FACTORY REPAIR BULLETIN WAS BEING ISSUED SOON. NLM

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE ON A NUMBER OF 2000 MODEL YEAR IMPALAS. NO TSB OR RECALL FROM GM AS OF YET. ALUMINUM ENGINE CRADLE STILL A BIG SAFETY CONCERN IN THESE VEHICLES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IS UNABLE TO SEE APROCHING VEHICLE DUE TO REAR SEAT BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. *AK

THE CAR HESITATES WHEN PULLING OUT ESPECIALLY AFTER IT HAS SET FOR AN HOUR AFTER IT WAS PARKED FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME. IT HAS A MISS AT TIMES. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES NOW. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR HAS A MISS WHEN ACCELERATING, ALSO WHEN PULLING OUT THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO IMMEDIATLY AND THEN TAKES OFF. AS STATED WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON 1/17/01 PULLING OUT OF MY MOTHER'S DRIVEWAY. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR HESITATED AS I PULLED OUT INTO THE ROADWAY AND IT FAILED TO GO RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH HESITATION WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP STARTING TO ACCELERATE CONSUMER COULD STEP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WON'T MOVE. PEDAL COULD GO TO THE FLOOR, AND SOMETIMES HAD TO PUMP IT TO WORK. DEALER STATED THAT COULD BE COMPUTER RELATED. *AK

WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER IS OF POOR DESIGN, VENTS ARE TOO SMALL TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP, GET OUT, AND CLEAR WINDSHIELD. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

CAR ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN ENGINE RUNNING AND FOOT TAKEN OFF BRAKE TO GO FORWARD. REQUIRES THE BRAKE TO REMAIN ENGAGED AND GAS PEDAL PRESSED AT SAME TIME. MY ROLL BACKWARD IF NOT DONE WITH USING BOTH FEET. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC CAR TRANSMISSION. DEALERS DENY THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO CORRECT IT. PLEASE HELP.*AK

VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD AND BACKWARD AFTER COMING TO A STOP WHEN FOOT COMES OFF BRAKES BEFORE CONSUMER GIVES GAS. *AK

THE FRONT END MISSED A WELD ON THE FRAME WHICH CAME FROM THE FACTORY THAT WAY. *SLC

CLICKING NOISE IN FRONT END AT 3000 MILES ENDED UP REPLACING THE FRAME ON NEW CAR. *AK

PAINT FLAKING OFF FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL/GAS SLOSHES IN GAS TANK/ DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T ROLL UP/FRONT AND REAR END ALIGNED/BOUGHT NEW TIRES AT 28,000 MILES/REPLACED 4 INJECTORS

RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END CAUSING EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE ON CRADLE, COMPLETE ENGINE FRAME REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL SHIMS INSTALLED, HOWEVER NOISE STILL PRESENT. *MJS

POLICE VEHICLE: IN PURSUIT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40MPH. BOTH DRIVER& PASSENGER WAS PROPERLY BELTED. CROSSED RAILROAD TRACKS WHICH WERE RAISED, DUGGED UP & PAVED OVER. DRIVER LOST CONTROL & WENT INTO A DITCH, FRONT END FIRST. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL END TO END FIRST & THEN CORNER TO CORNER THREE (3) TIMES. PASSENGER IN THE FRONT WAS EJECTED THROUGH DOOR WHICH HAD CAME OPEN. SEAT BELT BUCKLE MECHANISM HAD RELEASED THE BELT. DRIVER REMAINED BELTED IN VEHICLE. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A TORN ANKLE/ LEFT KNEE/SPRAINED SHOULDER & SUPERFICIAL CUTS & BRUISES. DRIVER SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL CUTS & BRUISES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DEALER HAS RUN CHECK TWICE AND CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF HESITATION - DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERYDAY AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS, LENGTH OF WARM-UP TIME, ETC. USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN FIRST 200 FEET AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE - WITH FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, CAR ACTS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL AND THEN KICKS BACK INTO GEAR - HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN OCT. 1999. THE CAR ALSO ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES UNLESS FOOT IS ON BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL - ROLLS BACK EVEN DURING THE TIME IT TAKES TO MOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS (NEED TO DRIVE WITH TWO FEET ON HILLS THAT YOU STOP ON) - HAVE NOT NOTIFIED DEALER OF THIS PROBLEM YET - DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW THE OTHER COMPLAINTS - WILL NOTIFY DEALER ON NEXT VISIT.*AK

WHEN IN PARK THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND SMELLS OF OIL BURNING. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

DEALER FOUND RAW GAS POLLING ON HOT ENGINE BLOCK. EXAMINATION BY DEALER SHOWED FUEL RETURN LINE LEAKING DUE TO RODENT DAMAGE. RETURN LINE COMPONENTS ARE MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL WHICH APPARENTLY ATTRACTS SMALL GNAWING RODENTS WHICH ARE GNAWING ON TO THE POINT OF DESTRUCTION CAUSING FUEL LEAKS AND ALSO GNAWING ON ELECTRICAL WIRING. GENERAL MOTOR CARS PARKED IN THIS GARAGE FOR THE PAST 38 HAVE NEVER BEEN DAMAGED IN THIS MANNER. I SUSPECT SOMETHING IN THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL IS ATTRACTING GNAWING RODENTS. HAVING CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING UNDER THE HOOD THAT WOULD ATTRACT RODENTS. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO ACCEPT THAT THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL MAY BE ATTRACTING GNAWING RODENTS. HAVING OWNED VARIOUS GM CARS OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS I HAVE NEVER HAD A SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO RODENT DAMAGE. SOMETHING USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS CAR IS ATTRACTING GNAWING ANIMALS.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WITHIN 15 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A POOR CONNECTION, REPAIRS MADE. *AK

TRUNK SAFETY LATCH IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THR VEHICLE. NLM

TRUNK SAFETY LATCH IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THR VEHICLE. NLM

WATER PUMP LEAKING. NLM

FAULTY IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. NLM

THREE UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WHILE DRIVING (P225/60R16 DOT APXDJE7U129). NLM

PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL HAS BEEN PAINTED 4 TIMES AND IS STILL PEELING OFF/ REPLACED 4 INJECTORS AND MODULE/ HAD TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR END ALIGNED/ HAD TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES/ CAR WON'T HOLD ON INCLINE/ CAN HEAR GAS SLOUCH IN GAS TANK/HAS A POPPING IN THE FRONT END/

VEHICLE HAD A SLIGHT INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH CUTTING OFF WHEN IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. DEALER SAID IT COULD BE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH OXYGEN GETTING INTO THE FUEL.ALSO, SOMETHING SEEMED TO BE WRONG WITH SUSPENSION THAT IT ROCKED BACK & FORTH WHEN YOU APPLYING BRAKES & STARTING TO GO UP A HILL. DEALER & GMC ARE BOTH SAYING THAT THE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION TORSION BAR. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. COMSUMER SAID SOMETIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL. UNIROYAL TIRES CAME WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER SAID SIDEWALLS BLEWOUT ON ALL 4 OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT HOOD AREA,THEN HUGE FIRE BALL FROM HOOD AREA,ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURNT.DEALER CONTACTED AND HAVE CAR,WAITING FOR THERE RESPONSE.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP, ENGINE TRYS TO STALL CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD WHEN THE ENGINE FINALLY DECIDES IT IS NOT GOING TO STALL. TAKEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN PROBLEM. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE HAS OCCURED YET!!!

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK. DRIVER PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN.*AK THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE GAS LINE WHERE IT WENT INTO THE ENGINE AND THIS CAUSED A FLASH FIRE. *YH

DRIVING 35-40MPH VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING/ BRAKING, CAUSING A COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YH

AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR EMITTED A HIGH-PITCHED NOISE AT 8,029 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED AT 33,130 MILES. THE BLOWER WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO VIBRATE AT 17,000 MILES AT 55 MPH. THE DEALER REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT END. THIS SAME VIBRATION REAPPEARED AT APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE BRAKE ROTORS A SECOND TIME. ALSO AT APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES, THE FRONT END EMITTED A THUDDING SOUND AT LOW SPEEDS (20 MPH) . THE DEALER WOULD NOT CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM, THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL WITHIN WARRANTY MILEAGE AND TIME. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS ON THE THUDDING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY "SHOT" STRUTS.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A BAG GOT CAUGHT UP INTO VEHICLE INDUCTION AND CAUSED THE AIR FILTER TO FLATTEN. ALSO, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PLASTIC BAG BYPASSED AIR INTAKE VENT LEADING TO THE AIR FILTER AND CUT OFF ALL AIR FLOW TO THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. AUTO COMPLETELY WENT DEAD ON A VERY DANGEROUS PART OF THE 205 OVERPASS IN WEST LINN, OREGON. LARGE TRUCK ALMOST REAR ENDED US FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOP. HAD CAR TOWED FROM WEST LINN OREGON TO CURT WARNER CHEVROLET IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON. HAD CAR REPAIRED BY CURT WARNER AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE AIR INTAKE VENT WAS ABLE TO LET FOREIGN OBJECTS INTO THE AIR INTAKE VENT AND COMPLETELY CUT OFF ALL AIR FLOW TO THE ENGINE. WOULD THINK ALL AIR VENTS ON ALL CARS ARE COVERED BY A SCREEN TO PREVENT ANYTHING FROM COVERING THE AIR FILTER. CURT WARNER WOULD NOT COVER THE CHARGES OF $107.22 (LABOR = $74.00 & PARTS = $18.15 , MISC. CHARGES = $7.40, TAX = $7.67) TO REPLACE THE AIR FILTER AND TAKE A PLASTIC BAG OFF THE AIR FILTER. EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ALLOT OF 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA POLICE CARS MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE ON DUTY. THIS WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT. I SURE HOPE NO ONE HAS A FATALITY BEFORE GM CORRECTS THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE HESITATES AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND SITS FOR 45MIN. TO 1 HR. ON RESTART, TOOK TO DEALER AND OF COURSE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF ENGINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER IS BOUND TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK

COMPLETE STALL ON HIGHWAY AT 50MPH. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY TRUCK. CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN AT STOP. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHILE STOPPED. GAS SLOSHES WHILE IN TANK. *AK

COMPLETE STALL ON HIGHWAY AT 50MPH. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY TRUCK. CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHILE STOPPED. CAS SLOSHES WHILE IN TANK.

COMPLETE STALL ON HIGHWAY AT 50MPH. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY TRUCK. CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN AT STOP. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHILE STOPPED. GAS SLOSHES WHILE IN TANK. *AK

COMPLETE STALL ON HIGHWAY AT 50MPH. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY TRUCK. CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHILE STOPPED. CAS SLOSHES WHILE IN TANK.

ENGINE FALTERS,FALLS FLAT FOR APPROX 7 SECONDS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. TEMP=72 DEG, HUM= 85%. FULLY WARMED CAR PARKED 1HR+15MIN. RESTARTED,RAN FINE 15 SEC., MAJOR HESITATION WHEN THROTTLE APPLIED,FINALLY CAME TO LIFE AFTER 7 SEC. AND NEAR-MISS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FLOW. THIRD OCCUR IN 30 DAYS. WARM ENGINE + ONE HR. PARK + 85% RH. ARE FACTORS

ENGINE FAILURE - SPUTTERS, STALLS, BATTERY LIGHT / ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BLINKS, RPM REV, ETC. ON 9 SEPARATE INSTANCES - NO SOLUTION FROM DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED SLIGHT VIBRATION IS COMMON HIGHWAY ROADS SURFACES, THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP, JERK AND WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE, FAVORING THE RIGHT SIDE. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING WILL BRAKE AWAY AND TRY AND BEGIN TO SPIN FIRST LEFT AND THEN RIGHT.. WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET FROM MIST OR RAIN, THE VEHICLE WILL CONSTANTLY TRY TO BEGIN A RIGHT REAR SLIDING ACTION AS IF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IS TRY TO COME TO COME AROUND AND GET IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE IN A FORWARD MOTION. SPEEDS AT WHICH THIS ACCURS IS 45 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR. LOSS OF FORWARD, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WILL ACCURE, VEHICLE WANDERS BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE WILL FISHTAIL ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. VERY SEVER CORNER TO CORNER TIRE WEAR. REAR TIRES CONPLETELY BALD. CONSTANT TIRE ROTATION PROVES WORTHLESS. VEHICLE WILL PULL TO RIGHT FRONT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. FRONT TO REAR ALIGHNMENT PROBLEMS. NO SPECS AVAILABLE FROM DEALERSHIP FOR ALIGHNMENT. SET REAR CAMBER, BOTH SIDES BY EYE. AN UNCONTROLED HIGHWAY SPIN RESULTED IN SEVER VEHICLE DAMAGE. ENGINE STALLS AT UPON ACCELERATION, SLOW SPEEDS, STREET LIGHTS, STOP SIGHNS., ETC. VEHICLE WILL ROLL FORWARD WHILE IN A REVERSE ACTION SUCH AS; BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, DRIVE WAY.,ECT. PURCHASE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO SCKNOWLEDGE COMPLAINTS OF VEHICLE FAILURES, FACTS, CONDITIONS. WAS TOLD BY GENERAL SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES SURROUNDING THIS VEHICLE AND IT'S ACCIDENT, " ITS A LEGAL ISSUE OF LIBALITY, THAT WE NO LONGER CAN NOT AND WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO DO WITH YOU OR THIS VEHICLE." WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT IN REGARDS TO THE FACTS OR CONDDTIONS SURROUNDING THIS VEHICLES PROBLEMS CAUSING THE SEVER TIRE WEAR CONDITIONS THAT, " I WAS SCREWED"...*AK( DOT NUMBER: 1089MS TIRE SIZE: P255/60R16 )

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT 40 MPH AND HIT TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CASUING BRUISES EVEN WITH SEATBELT ON .*AK

AFTER DRIVING(FULL WARMUP),CAR PARKED. RESTART CAR 45MIN TO 1 HR. LATER.PUT IN DRIVE,ENGINE HAS FALTERING/HESITATION UPON LEAVING PARKING SPACE. "FALLS ON FACE. W/ 2 OR3 DULL PERCUSSION SOUNDS AS THROTTLE INCREASED." WON'T REPEAT. RUNS FINE AFTER. PARTICULARLY EVIDENT @ TEMP. ABOVE 75 DEG. & HIGH HUMIDITY. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE. NO COMPUTER CODES. DEALER CLAIMS NO ADJUSTMENTS."NEED NEW FACTORY DOWNLOADS FOR COMPUTER IF WIDESPREAD PROBLEM SUPPORTED BY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. JLM ZIP14519 *AK

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAY RUNNING LIGHTS THAT ARE NOT SAFE BECAUSE WHILE TURNING INTO REVERSE, DRIVER COULD NOT SEE REAR OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IT CAME OUT OF PARK , WHEN GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS HIT BY AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS OWNED BY AUTOMOTIVE RENTALS INCORPORATED C/O BEKAERT CORPORATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH AND MAKING A SHARP TURN, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STRONG VIBRATION/ WOBBLING IN THE FRONT END. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BEEN TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES, AND EACH TIME DEALER HAS REPLACED A DIFFERENT PART, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK

BRAKES MAKING NOISE, WARPED ROTORS ON FRONT BRAKES, TURNED AND RESURFACED ROTORS, AT 5100 MILES

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH, DRIVER STOMPED ON PEDAL IN A PANIC STOP AND THE CONNECTION WHICH WENT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL PISTON COLLAPSED, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ACCIDENT RESULTED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, NOT PARTS HAD BEEN REPLACED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK, FUEL SPLASHING INSIDE, AS THE TANK HAS A LOOSE PART AT THIS MOVEMENT. *AK

POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE TIE ROD FAILURE CAUSED RUBBING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN DEALER FIXED THE STEERING UNIT AND THE STEEL FRAME STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. YH

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A HILL & BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKES & VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS UNTIL BRAKES WERE APPLIED AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE WILL SURGE, BURBLE AND LOOSE POWER AT IDLE AFTER STARTING (COLD OR HOT). NO INCIDENT YET. GMC CCONTACTED....NO RESPONSE. DEALER CONTACTED...PRESENTLY IN SHOP FOR 4TH TIME. *AK

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT 40 MPH AND RAN INTO TELEPHONE POST HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING BRUISES. SEATBELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME. NO PRIOR WARNING OF DEFECT. *AK

ON SLIGHT GRADE WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE AND WILL HESTITATE WHEN YOU ACCELERRATE. AT TIMES FROM A STAND STILL, VEHICLE WILL STUMBLE WHEN TRYING TO GET IN FAST TRAFFIC. SECOND TRY VEHICLE WILL STUMBLE AND THEN QUICKLY ACCELERRATE. VEHICLES HESTITATES AT SLOW SPEEDS, 5 TO 25. SPEEDS AT 5 TO 40, LESS THAN 40, VEHICLE WILL FEEL TO BUCK WHEN GOING UP HILLS OR MINOR GRADES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS A SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS. *AK

VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO GO INTO PARK GEAR ONLY WHEN CONSUMERS FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THIS HAS RESULTED IN 4 TO 6 INCHES OF VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHILE CHANGING PEDAL ENGAGEMENT. *MJS

WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE OR BACKING OUT OF GARAGE CAN FEEL GASOLINE MOVING BACK AND FORTH IN THE FUEL TANK. ALSO, WHEN ENTERING THE TRUNK OR LEANING AGAINST THE VEHICLE CAN FEEL GASOLINE MOVING BACK AND FORTH. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND DEALER CHANGED FUEL TANK. THE REPLACEMENT TANK HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ORIGINAL. *AK *ML

WHEN VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE AND IN GEAR IT WILL ROLL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED, EVEN WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP OVER 3/4 WITH GAS, CONSUMER CAN HEAR GAS SWISHING AROUND WHEN PULLING OUT OR COMING TO A STOP. IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS BEING HIT IN THE REAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD WHILE ON A SMALL INCLINE, AND AFTER MOVING FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD SEE THE BATTERY LIGHT COME ON, THEN ENGINE WILL STALL. CONSUMER WILL TURN IGNITION OFF FOR 10-15 MINUTES, THEN RESTART AGAIN. ON LAST VISIT TO DEALER, THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE DUE TO IMPROPERLY CONNECTED WIRES. REPAIRS WERE MADE, NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK *ML

THE CAR MAKES A POPPING (IN THE STRUCTURE) SOUND UPON STOPPING, STARTING AND TURNING CORNERS VERY LOAD, ANNOYING, AND FREQUENT. *AK

ABLE TO HEAR FUEL SLOSHING IN THE FUEL TANK WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK

PE 00005; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WOULD NOT START FOR 15 MINUTES, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *YH

THE VEHICLE WILL FREELY ROLL BACKWARDS OR FORWARD WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN A DRIVE GEAR. EVEN SLIGHT INCLINES WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL, BUT A STEEP INCLINE CAN BECOME A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE THE CAR WILL FREELY ROLL, EXACTLY THE SAME WAY A VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WOULD ROLL WHEN TAKEN OUT OF GEAR. UNFORTUNATELY, DRIVERS WHO USE AUTOMATICS EXPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO HOLD THE VEHICLE, AT LEAST PARTIALLY, WHEN ON AN INCLINE. IT IS TYPICAL TO USE ONE FOOT TO MOVE FROM THE BRAKE TO THE THROTTLE, BUT ON STEEP INCLINES, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL SO QUICKLY THAT USING TWO FEET IS OFTEN NECESSARY (ONE FOR BRAKE, ONE FOR THROTTLE) WHEN MOVING OFF A STOP. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES ARE: VEHICLE ROLLING INTO SOMEONE, VEHICLE ROLLING INTO AN OBJECT OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, UNNECESSARY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, AND DRIVER DISORIENTATION RESULTING FROM THE EQUIPMENT NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED, WITH POSSIBLE RESULTING ACCIDENT. DEALER SAYS THIS CONDITION IS CONSIDERED NORMAL, BUT I HAVE DRIVEN MANY VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE RESPOND IN THIS MANNER, AT LEAST TO THIS DEGREE. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY A DESIGN DEFECT, AND AT THE VERY LEAST, GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD INFORM BUYERS THAT THESE VEHICLES RESPOND DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHERS. ONE REASON WHY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IS FOR ITS SAFETY TEST RESULTS, BUT THIS PROBLEM MAKES ME CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY UNSAFE FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES--SHE HAS ALREADY TOLD ME THAT SHE WILL NOT DRIVE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE (STEEP STREETS) WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE IS NOT A HIGHLY SKILLED DRIVER, AND OPERATING THE CAR ON INCLINES WITHOUT EXERCISING EXTRA CAUTION, OR USING TWO FEET (WHICH REQUIRES ADDITIONAL SKILL) COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR NHTSA: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GIVE US A WINDOW LONGER THAN 70 CHARACTERS TO TYPE IN. PLEASE ALSO INCREASE THE FIELD SIZE ON THE "SUMMARY"WHENVIEWINGCOMPLAINTDATABASE

RE: YOUR ODI#550849 AND ODI#856909 - I TOO EXPERIENCE GAS SLOSHING IN FUEL TANK AND THE FEELING OF BEING TAPPED ON THE REAR BUMPER , OR PERHAPS A BOWLING BALL ROLLING AROUND IN THE TRUNK, WHEN STOPPING. -DEALER ADVISED US THAT THE "BELLOWS" ??? IN THE GAS TANK MAY HAVE SEPARATED AND ADVISED US TO RETURN VEHICLE WITH EMPTY FUEL TANK SO THAT IT COULD BE REMOVED AND EXAMINED. *AK

THE ALUMINUM SUBFRAME HAS TWO BRACKETS THAT NEED TO BE WELDED ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET. THE ALUMINUM SUBFRAME "FLEXES" CAUSING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. CHEVROLET ADVISED THE DEALER TO WELD THE TWO BRACKETS AND THAT SHOULD QUIET THE NOISE. CHEVROLET SAID THAT THERE ARE NO SAFETY BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

ON JAN.16 I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT CUSHION CAME OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE GETTING IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. 2ND INCIDENT ON JAN. 18. 3RD INCIDENT ON JAN 24. RETURNED THE CAR TO BOB BEL FOR REPAIRS. 4TH INCIDENT ON FEB 2ND. CAR WAS TOWED TO JP CHEVROLET IN ABERDEEN. THE WAY THE CAR WAS REPAIRED VIOLATES ALL SAFETY STANDARDS! I HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE OF INJURIES SUFFERED. I AM NOW BEING TREATED FOR WHIPLASH, SEVERE VERTIGO, HEARING AND VISUAL IMPAIREMENT AND BALANCE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED ACCORDING TO NATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS. BAILING WIRE HAS BEEN USED BY JP CHEVROLET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US IF YOU CAN!! *AK

ENGINE/TRANS PARTIAL FAILURE, ALMOST STALLING IN INTERSECTION. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD SYSTEM MANAGMENT LIGHTING IN DASH FLASHING FOR NO REASON. REPLACMENT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ACTUALLY WORSENED UNCOMMANDED LIGHT FLASHING. INITIAL REPAIR OF ENGINE PROBLEMS DIMINISHED SEVERITY OF STALLING, HOWEVER DID NOT COMPLETELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE STALLING ON A CONSISTANT BASIS. *AK

ON ANY INCLINE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE TO THROTTLE. CONSUMER SPOKE TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES DO THAT. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND REPRESENTATIVE CHECKED OUT THE COMPLAINT, AND STATED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. *AK *ML

THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN T AND ENGINE JUST CUT OFF. STARTED IT UP AND MOVED TO PARK. IT WAS FINE UNTIL 10-MAR-200O WHEN AGAIN AT A STOP LIGHT ENGINE CUT OFF. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ALL THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE HAVE A HAZEY FILM ON THEM THAT WON'T COME OFF, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. *AK

CAR KEEPS ROLLING BACK AT IDLE SITTING AT LIGHT,TOOK CAR IN ASST. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TGERE HAD BEEN A # OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING,NOTHING THEY CAN DO. GAVE ME A 1-800-222-1020# TO CALL EXPLAINED THIS TO THEM WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS EITHER AND GAVE ME A FILE# AND WAS TOLD TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ASST. SERVICE MANGER. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE IF STOPED AT A LIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR IS ON MY BUMPER IF I ROLL INTO THEM IT COULD CAUSE A REAL PROBLEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. DIANNE TOPPING*AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. YH

ELECTRICAL FAILURE, STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILURE, LOWER BALL JOINT/LOWER CONTROL ARM/LOWER BALL JOINTS/LONG SHAFT SLEEVE FAILURE

SCORCHED WIRES FOUND UNDER THE DASH, R-134A LEAKING INTO CAR FROM INDEPENDANT TESTER, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OCCASIONALLY, EXHAUST SYSTEM DAMAGED FROM EXCESSIVE HEATAND FUEL ECONOMY IS ONLY 10 MPG

CAR KEEPS ROLLING BACK AT IDLE SITTING WAITING FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE, TOOK CAR IN TO HAVE CHECKED ASST. SARVICE TOLD ME THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MATTER A GAVE ME A 1-800-222-1020# TO CALL THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING CONCERNING THIS MATTER,BUT TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH SERVICE MANAGER THERE HAS TO BE X AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE THIS WOULD BE LOOKED INTO ,I FEEL THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE IF I"M WAITING FOR A LIGHT CHANGE AND SOMEONE IS ON MY BUMPER AND I ROLL BACK THERE COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *AK

CAR WILL DRIFT BACKWARDS WHEN AUTO TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. COULD BACK INTO ANOTHER CAR CAUSING THEIR AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, OR HIT SOMEONE WALKING BEHIND THE CAR. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS NORMAL, I SAY IT IS NOT AND IT IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED. *AK

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS, A DISTINCTIVE VIBRATION BEGAN WHICH SEEMED TO BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT END BRAKE ROTORS WERE VIBRATING ON THE WHEEL STUDS. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HOLES IN THE ROTORS HAD BEEN MACHINED TOO LARGE FOR THE WHEEL STUDS. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS "NO FIX AVAILABLE". THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE. A SECOND CALL TO THE DEALER RESULTED IN THE DEALER INFORMING ME THAT THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE SPECIFIC TO IMPALAS, AND THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. STILL "NO FIX AVAILABLE". I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO ALSO CONFIRMED PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO OFFER A FIX. THE ROTORS ARE NOW SIGNIFICANTLY UNSTABLE AND IT IS AFFECTING BRAKING ACTION OF THE CAR IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. IN TOTAL, I HAVE YALKED TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE THREE TIMES, AND HAVE EITHER TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CONTACTED THE DEALER ONCE A MONTH FOR THE ENTIRE SEVEN MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE CAR. IN SHORT, IT APPEARS THAT THE 2000 IMPALA LS HAS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WHICH CHEVROLET SIMPLY REFUSES TO FIX. *AK

INHALATION INJURIES OCCURRED DUE TO MELTING OF WIRING HARNESS PLASTIC, THANKS TO YOUR WEB SITE A FIRE DIDN'T HAPPEN. 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE HAD EFFECTS FROM THE MELTING INSULATION OF THE HARNESS AND THE COMPANY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE RESPONSE. *AK

WHENEVER COMING TO A STOP FUEL CAN BE FELT SPLASHING AROUND, BUMPING THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE DEALER PUT A REPLACEMENT IN THE GAS TANK IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SO THEY PULLED IT OUT AND INSTALLED THE ORIGNAL PART BACK IN THE GAS TANK. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING REAR SIDE WINDOW GETS FOGGY WITHOUT A REASON, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SITUATION. *AK

THE DIRTY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DEFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD ONTO THE WINDOWS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY OUT OF THE WINDOWS DUE TO DESIGN. NLM

THE RUBBER SEAL ON THE WINDOWS WHICH SOMETIMES ACTS AS A SQUEEGEE WHEN LOWERING AND RAISING THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REMOVED WITH A NEW DESIGN WHICH ALLOWS ROAD SALT AND SAND TO ENTER INTO THE GAP IN THE WINDOW. NLM

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

DEALER ADVISED THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS BUILT THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN BACKWARDS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I AM VERY UPSET THAT ALL THE DEALER SEEMS TO WANT TO DO IS REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

CAR WAS IDLING IN "PARK" WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALER'S WORK ORDER STATES "EXCESSIVE CURRENT LOAD FROM FUEL PUMP BURNED WIRE TERMINAL AT IGNITION BLOCK. REPAIRED BURNED WIRE TERMINAL AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP". SINCE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED IN GAS TANK, ANY ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THIS PART COULD CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE. *AK

THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IDLING IN "PARK". THE ENGINE DIED AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SUGGESTED I WAIT 10 MIN. AND RESTART. IT DID BUT IT DIED AGAIN AFTER 2 MIN. CHEVEROLET DEALER WORK ORDER DESCRIBED PROBLEM AS FOLLOWS "EXCESSIVE CURRENT LOAD FROM FUEL PUMP BURNED WIRE TERMINAL AT IGNITION BLOCK. REPAIRED BURNED WIRE TERMINAL AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP".

THE LEFT AND RIGHT CONTROL ARM FAILED. NLM

DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTERS RELEASE WHILE DRIVING AND THE SEAT GOES ALL THE WAY BACKWARDS. TEMPERARY LOSS OF CONTROL BECAUSE PEDALS CANNOT BE REACHED. INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND AT ALL SPEEDS ENCLUDING WHEN ONE IS SAFELY COMING TO A STOP. DRIVER IS SUDDENLY THROWN BACKWARDS WHEN SEAT CUSHION TRACT ADJUSTER FAILS. WHEN TRYING TO PARK AND DRIVER TURNS TO LOOK OUT OF BACK WINDOW THE SEAT SLIDES ALL THE WAY BACK JUST BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT SHIFT OF THE DRIVER. WHEN IN MOTION AND THIS HAPPENS THE CAR VEERS OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL DRIVER CAN REGAIN CONTROL AGAIN. THE TEMPORARY OUT OF CONTROL SITUATION IS DUE TO DRIVER NOT BEING ABLE TO REACH PEDALS AND THE SHOCK OF SUDDEN SEATING POSITION BEING CHANGED UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

GAS TANK MOVES/SLOSH WHILE START UP AND STOPPING. CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. NLM

TRANSMISSION LINE BROKE AND POURED FLUID ALL OVER ROAD, MAKING THE CAR LOSE POWER . THE ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING.*AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 1999, CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEM, A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PREFORMED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PULL BUT IT DIDN'T. TOOK CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

THE ELECTRONICALLY HEATED SEATS STARTED BURNNG THE DRIVER'S BACK WHILE DRIVING, THEY OVERHEATED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

A VIBRATION IN CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,A SLIGHT NOISE OR ROAR SOUND.THE CAR DRIFTS RIGHT TO LEFT FROM CENTER WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(55-75).THE NEXT THING I FOUND IS HOW THE IMPALA EASILY HYDROPLANES EVEN AT REDUCED SPEEDS AND PEOPLE PASSING ME THINGING NEW CAR WRONG,WELL IF THEY WHERE DRIVING MY IMPALA THEY WOUND GET THE FEAR OF HYDROPLANING VAERY QUICKLY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P228/60R16 )

FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE DASH AREA. HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT MOST OF THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL. OWNER NOT SURE WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

IMPALA CONTROL COMPUTER - UPON TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATION (WHEEL SLIP), CONTROL COMPUTER ACTIVATES SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH KILLS ENGINE AND PREVENTS IT FROM BEING RESTARTED. MYSELF AND MY THREE CHILDREN WERE ALMOST KILLED BY A PASSING TRUCK WHEN WE HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE TO SEEK ASSISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, HOWEVER, FIRMWARE RELEASE IS LIKELY PROBLEM.

DESIGN OF REAR SPOILER OBSCURES VIEW OUT OF REAR WINDOW. NLM

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS PARKING VEHICLE, SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. FRONT HARNESS WIRES OVERHEATED. CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE.*AK

WHILE PARKING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THERE WAS A FIRE THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BURN UP TOTALLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS, AT SLOWER SPEEDS, THERE IS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO CHEVROLET AND THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. CHEVROLET HAS OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. THE ABNORMAL NOISE IS A LOUD THUMP AS IF THERE IS A LOOSE PART IN THE SUSPENSION. *AK