2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

WHILE STARTING MY CAR THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS ALSO A MESSAGE STATING ENGINE REDUCED POWER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS HAPPEN. PREVIOUSLY I HAD THIS OCCUR AND I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED. THE MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP TESTED FOR CODES AND IT STATED THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD THAT REPLACED ON TO TURN AROUND AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM TWO DAYS LATER. I RECENTLY SEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND NOTICED I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. I CALLED GM AND THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I TRAVEL A LOT ON THE FREEWAY AND I WOULD HATE FOR THE CAR TO STOP WHILE DRIVING WITH MYSELF AND CHILDREN INSIDE. THIS VEHICLE COMPLAINT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENED OR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,160.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...THEN A MESSAGE STATING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" CAME ON. MY CAR DROPPED THE SPEED FROM 60 TO 20, ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A MONTH LATER AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, AND I WAS TOLD MY FUEL PUMP HAD GONE OUT. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING, AND THE MECHANIC DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY SO HE CAN'T DIAGNOSE IT UNLESS IT DOES IT WHILE THE CAR IS IN HIS POSSESSION.

IN OCTOBER 2014 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING TO WORK AND THE CAR WENT FROM 65 TO 20, THEN IT STARTED SHAKING. I PULLED OVER AND THE CAR WAS FINE. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I WAS ALREADY WORKING WITH GM ON THE SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO DAVE'S MUFFLERS IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND THEY FIXED THE THROTTLE BODY. 6 MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. DAVE'S MUFFLERS SAID THEY ORDERED THE PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND I JUST GOT THE CAR FIXED IN FEBRUARY 2015. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE IS A SITE WITH NUMEROUS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND A RECALL REALLY NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY JERKED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A CURB. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND LANDED UPRIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR GIVES A MESSAGE OF "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF...REGARDLESS OF WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 DAYS. VERY UNSAFE! I HAVE READ ONLINE OF HUNDREDS OF THIS SAME TYPE VEHICLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL ISSUE? I BELIEVE ANOTHER CAR MANUFACTURER HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH ONE OF THEIR ACCELERATOR PARTS AND THAT COMPANY RECALLED AND REPLACED THESE PARTS FOR NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET NEEDS TO DO THE SAME THING.

I WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH SLOWING TO TURN INTO MY PARKING LOT AT WORK AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JOLTED AND THE POWER DECREASED TO MAYBE HALF. THE CAR NEVER COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPOT AT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO POWER LEFT AT ALL. ALL I COULD DO WAS COAST, THE CAR STILL NEVER COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCAREY, I JUST THANK GOD MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT WITH ME AT THE TIME!!

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THE SCOPE SAYS VAPOR LEAK, I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP, SO I DID AND HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. IT CAME BACK ON ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, SO I WENT AND BOUGHT ANOTHER GAS CAP AND STILL THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON MY START ENGINE BUTTON WONT TURN THE ENGINE ON FOR ME. IS THERE ANY RECALL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BEGAN TO SMOKE, AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SMOKE INHALATION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.