2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR. WITHIN TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE STALLING OCCURRED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE CONTACT NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AT ABOUT 10 MPH UPON ACCELERATING THERE IS A GROWLING NOISE AND THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THIS LASTS FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS, BUT THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT MAY NOT KEEP GOING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AT REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IT DROPS THE SPEED OF THE CAR DOWN TO 40 MPH OR LOWER. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE EASILY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW HOURS BUT DOES END UP COMING BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD EJECT FROM THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR AXLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS PULLING UP TO THE HOSPITAL TO PICKUP MY HUSBAND WHO HAD SURGERY. AND HAD NO STEERING. HAD IT TOWED IN AND THEY SAID THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST $800 THEN HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR MORE WORK. THE STEERING IS ACTING UP AGAIN. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. ALL THE CARS WE HAVE OWNED AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE NO ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER FAILED TO OPERATE AND A BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED BY PASSENGERS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR THAT ROUTES THE POWER TO THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER HAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND OVERHEATS AND BURNS DUE TO IMPROPERLY SIZED CONNECTOR PINS IN WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR LOCATED NEAR THE PASSENGER KICK PANEL. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO DOCUMENTED IN A NUMBER OF SITES ON THE INTERNET INCLUDING YOUTUBE WHERE A VIDEO OF THE EXACT FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS IN OUR IMPALA. THIS IS THE WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JFWBDZJQARU I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAILED/BURNED CONNECTOR IN MY CAR BUT I DON'T SEE WHERE I CAN SUBMIT THEM. JUDGING BY THE DESIGN PROBLEM, THIS SAME PROBLEM WOULD BE FOUND IN EVERY IMPALA USING THIS CONNECTOR SINCE THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE NOT SIZED PROPERLY TO CARRY THE HIGH CURRENT TO THE DEFOGGER. THIS IS A DEFINITE FIRE HAZARD AND THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE FAILURE - I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT/PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR. SHUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED/BRAKE. CRANKS RIGHT BACK UP. REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAR HAS SHUT DOWN STARTER DISABLED. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. *TR