2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE INTAKE GASKETS WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT I GOT WAS TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE ABS MAINTENANCE LIGHTS. IT TURNED OUT THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN MY CAR. I ENDED UP HAVING TO GET A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. THEN THE MECHANIC THAT WAS WORKING ON MY CAR CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT MY RACK PINION IS BAD. HE WARNED ME THAT IT COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME, AND IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE THIS INCIDENT DOCUMENTED, JUST IN CASE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ENCOUNTER THE SAME WITH THEIR CARS. I DO FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE IT NOT FROM USUAL WEAR AND TEAR, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE EXTENDED TO THE GARAGE AND HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WELL I TOOK THE CAR IN T 10AM FOR YEMMS TO PUT THE CHIP IN THE KEY AND THE CAR STILL DOESN'T START. SO I TOOK THE KEY TO GET ANOTHER ONE MADE TESTED AND THERE WAS NO CHIP FOUND IN THE KEY. SO NOW WHAT THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE SO I CAN'T TAKE IT TO YEMMS.

MY CAR WAS STARTING UP FINE PRIOR TO 4:00PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. I DROVE HOME TO LET MY SON IN THE HOUSE TO GET MONEY FOR THE MOVIE AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO START IT UP NOTHING.THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL. AND THE NEXT DAY I WENT IN TO YEMMS CHEVORLET IN GALESBURG IL 61401 TO SEE WHY IT THE IGNITION KEY WOULDN'T TURN. THE GUY [XXX] WAS NOT IN AT THE TIME. SO I CALLED WEDNESDAY TO SEE IF HE WAS IN AND I WAS GIVING A DAY TO COME IN 1/31/2015 AT 10 AM TO GET A KEY.AND WAS TOLD IF IT IS THE IGNITION THAT YEMMS CHEVORLET WAS NOT GOING TO FIX IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V10000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AS PART OF THE RECALL REMEDY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BATTERY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

CAR CAUGHT FIRE AFTER SHORT DRIVE. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER A SHORT DRIVE UNDER A MILE PROCEEDED TO SHUT CAR OFF AND WENT TO CHECK MY MAILBOX AND HEARD A WOOF AND THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES I CALLED 911 AT THAT TIME BY THE TIME IT WAS PUT OUT IT HAD DONE DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE, YARD, FENCE, AND A TRUCK PARKED NEXT TO THE CAR. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, CRASHED INTO A POLE, AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S HEAD TO STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDERS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.