2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY IN-LAWS WERE DRIVING THEIR CAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. LUCKILY, THEY WERE NOT INJURED BUT WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. THEY WERE TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. TOTAL COST WAS $317.41.PART NUMBER 25830023 I RETRIEVED THIS PART AND OPENED IT UP. I WAS STARTLED TO FIND THAT PARTS OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD WERE NEVER SOLDERED. I AM A LICENSED MASTER ELECTRICIAN, HAVE AN AAS DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY AND AS A HOBBY HAVE BEEN DOING AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FOR 45 YEARS. THIS PART SHOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT THE FACTORY. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SIMPLY SAID THE PART IS NOT ON OUR RECALL LIST SO WE WILL NOT REIMBURSE YOU OR LOOK INTO THIS ANY FURTHER. I HAVE THE PART. I'M GUESSING THERE COULD BE MANY MORE JUST LIKE THIS. MY IN-LAWS ARE 80 AND I'M PURSUING THIS FOR THEM. THEY HAVE SOLD THIS CAR. THANKS. *TR

I WAS SENT A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I THINK IT IS TERRIBLE THAT YOU HAVE NOT FOUND A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN KNOWN ABOUT SINCE 2003 AND YOU KEPT ON MANUFACTURING THIS PRODUCT. PUBLIC SAFETY IS OF NO CONCERN TO YOU UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED AND YOU ARE FORCED TO RESPOND AND EVEN THEN YOU DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS NOW THERE IS NO WAY NOW TO SELL THE VEHICLE PRIVATELY OR AS A TRADE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. (THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THIS DEFECTIVE CAR, AND YOU KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AND LET NO ONE KNOW). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 12/22/14*LJ UPDATED 5/26/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE IF THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST NOR DID THEY SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME NOR A SPECIFIC DATE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. DYD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ UPDATED 05/11/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, EACH TIME THE VENT CONTROLS WERE TURNED ON, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE RADIO SHORTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE CODE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE SENSOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.