2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AFTER WAITING FOR 10 MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,182. MA 10/6 UPDATED 3/28/2016*JS *CN

AS ANY SERIOUS CAR OWNER, I TRIED TO ADDRESS THE CHEAPER ITEMS SUCH AS BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND SPARK PLUGS, ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. SLOWLY ALL THE ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS IN MY CAR BEGAN TO STOP WORKING FROM THE BLINKERS, RADIO, HAZARDS, CRUISE CONTROL, CAR WINDOWS, AND FINALLY THE CAR STOPPED STARTING. I WAS TOO BROKE TO ADDRESS IT THEN, SO EVERY EARLY MORNING MY CAR WOULD REQUIRE A NICE JUMP START TO BEGIN THE DAY. THIS IMPALA WOULD NOT START SO OFTEN THAT I PURCHASED A PORTABLE BATTERY TO JUMP IT EVERYWHERE, EVEN AS SIMPLE AS THE GAS STATION. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE PARASITIC DRAIN (DRAIN ON THE CAR BATTERY) WAS COMING FROM THE DASH CLUSTER/INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH WAS IN LINE WITH THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE DISCOVERED ON GOOGLE THAT THE BCM WAS CAUSING NON-STARTER ISSUES FOR OTHER IMPALAS. HOWEVER, ONCE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED MY RADIO WAS STILL NOT WORKING AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR BECAME A NON-STARTER AGAIN; THEREFORE, I SUSPECTED THE ROOT OF THE ISSUE STILL HAND NOT BEEN DISCOVERED. I EXPLAINED THIS TO MR. MCGHEE, THE OWNER OF MCGHEES AUTO SHOP, HE DID A THOROUGH JOB OF COMBING ALL THE INTRICATE WIRES TO DETERMINE FINALLY AN INTERMITTENT DRAW OCCURRING FROM THE AMPLIFIER IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, FIXING THE AMPLIFIER, COST A GRAND TOTAL OF 220$ TO HAVE THE ACTUAL PART FIXED; I DID NOT WANT TO RISK PLACING A NON-STOCK AMPLIFIER, MY SPECIFIC AMPLIFIER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, IN THE CAR. HOWEVER, I LIKE OTHER CONSUMERS CONTINUALLY PAID TO REPLACE PARTS THAT FAILED AS IT WAS NOT OBVIOUS THERE WAS AN UNDERLYING MALFUNCTIONING IN A PARTICULAR APPLICATION THAT MADE THE ESSENTIAL PRODUCT USELESS.

TURN IGNITION TO START ALL DASH LIGHTS AND POWER TURNS ON. NO CRANK NO START WAIT ABOUT TEN MIN TRY IT AGAIN THE CAR STARTS PERFECT.

MY CAR WAS RECENTLY SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ISSUE ON THE IGNITION, WHICH I HAD THE ISSUE OF THE CAR TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY FIXED IT, ANYWAYS WHILE DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY (05/21/2016) MY CAR AGAIN SHUT OFF THIS WAS AFTER I TOOK IT TO A CHEVOLET DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. LUCKLY NO ONE WAS INJURED AS I DID CAUSE A BIT OF PANIC ON THE ROAD AS I WAS TRYING TO GAIN ENOUGH CONTROL TO PULL MY CAR OFF THE ROAD.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY ABS / TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AT 45MPH I WAS BRAKING AND HEARD THIS WEIRD SOUND I WAS SLOWLY BRAKING AND THE CAR WASAT COMPLETE STOP ACELARATING THEN MY CAR POWERED OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,590.

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR AND AN AVID CHEVROLET OWNER WE ONLY OWN CHEVROLET VEHICLES. MY CAR IS WHITE AND THE PAINT IS COMING OFF STARTING ON THE TRUNK. I HAVE NOT SEEN AN IMPALA LIKE MINE THAT THE PAINT IS NOT COMING OFF. I USED TO BRAG ABOUT CHEVROLET BUT NOW I CANNOT. I CAN'T WASH THE CAR OFTEN BECAUSE THE PAINT RIPS AWAY EVERY TIME. I WOULD NOT BE MAKING THIS COMPLAINT IF MINE WAS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS ISSUE. CHEVROLET MAY NOT BE MY NEXT CHOICE WHEN MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 22, 2014. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE SECURITY AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE SECURITY LIGHT AND THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR TIGHTENED. THE VIN HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 08E063000 (STEERING) OR 09E005000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

POWER STEERING HOSE FLUID LEAK ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM INTO THE CADILLAC CONVERTER. *TR