2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

DRIVER OBSERVED TRAFFIC COMING TO A STOP, HIS BRAKES GAVE OUT, HE COULD NOT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT TO AVOID A CAR IN FRONT OF HIM WHICH CAUSED HIM TO REAR-END THE UNIT. HIS AIR-BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ACROSS THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS. WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT WITH ANY OTHER OBJECTS! *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD A 10 MINUTE DELAY. WHEN I GO TO CRANK THE CAR AT TIME IT WILL NOT CRANK . IF I WAIT TEN MINUTES THEN IT WILL CRANK. I'VE HAD ALL SENSOR CHECK REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE STARTER. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH LOOKED AT. *TR

THE SECURITY SENSOR FAILED TO READ THE KEY CODE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNTIL THE SECURITY SENSOR RESETS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MINUTES. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DAY, THEN IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WHILE. A WEEK AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT START FOR 2 DAYS. WE TRIED UNHOOKING THE BATTERY AND STARTING THE CAR, BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T START UNTIL A FEW HOURS LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING 10-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CONTRIBUTED TO SIX CRASHES. TWO POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT HESITATED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING TO 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE TRACTION AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED DURING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HUB SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DEFROGGER,THE TURNING SIGNALS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND BLOWER RESISTER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES,HOWEVER,THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V4000 (ELECTRICAL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AND SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.