2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. HE HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL RAIL HAD RUPTURED AND SPRAYED GASOLINE THROUGH THE HOT ENGINE. *KB

01 IMPALA 3.8. I WENT TO START THE CAR. THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE INTAKE PLENUM EXPLODED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IS GREAT IF SOMEONE IS STANDING NEAR THE OPEN ENGINE BAY. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION DESPITE THE HIGH MILES. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT MY IMPALA. MY ABS LIGHTS ON MY DASH KEEP GOING OFF AND MY SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM KEEPS SHOWING UP IN MY MESSAGE BOX. WHEN I AM PULLING OUT FROM ANYWHERE THAT INVOLVES ME TURNING MY WHEEL IS WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS GO OFF. YOU HEAR A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE MY BRAKES GRINDING. ONCE THE LIGHTS GO OFF, MY BRAKES ARE HARD TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW INCIDENTS WHEN MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND I THOUGHT WE WEREN'T STOPPING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND EVEN GM TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THEIRS AND STILL HAVEN'T FOUND AN ANSWER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVY WON'T FIX IT OR MAKE IT A RECALL. THIS WILL BE THE LAST GM PRODUCT I BUY SINCE THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE SAFECAR.GOV WEB PAGE THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE FILED ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINT. IT IS DANGEROUS. I TALKED TO THE MECHANIC AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND HE SAID HE HAS HAD MULTIPLE IMPALA'S IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND AFTER REPLACING MANY PARTS, THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND THE ANSWER. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET KILLED FOR CHEVY TO WAKE UP?

CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START IF IT'S COLD OUTSIDE (35 DEGREES OR COLDER). SOMETIMES IT TAKES 10-30 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO FINALLY START. IT HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES. I'VE REPLACED BATTERY, I'VE HAD CAR ALARM SYSTEM CHECKED, STARTER CHECKED, AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS BRANDS FROM GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT FUNCTION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN I AM TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT OR PULLING AWAY FROM THE CURB WHERE I AM PARELLEL PARKED. THE ENGINE MAKES A WHIRRING SOUND, THE ENGINE BECOMES SLUGGISH AND THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON. ONCE I STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL, THE NOISE STOPS AND THE LIGHTS GO OFF. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN I AM TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT WHERE I NEED TO BREAK AS I AM TURNING. *TR

IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN I AM TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT OR PULLING OUT FROM BEING PARELLEL PARKED, THE ENGINE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, IT BECOMES SLUGGISH AND THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND THE TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON. ONCE I STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL, THE NOISE STOPS AND LIGHTS GO OFF. WHEN I AM TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT AND NEED TO BRAKE, IT DOES THE SAME THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE FILLED THE FUEL TANK AND RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD REGISTER THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD REGISTER EMPTY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. SHE HAD TO REFILL THE TANK TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY BE THE FUEL PUMP OR FUEL FILTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96000.

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN AN INTERSECTION, CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, AND I LOST BRAKES AND STEERING. CAR IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED BUT TIME ON CLOCK WAS WRONG. I BELIEVE THE COMPUTER IS SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN. SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT, MY KEYLESS ENTRY FAILED TO LOCK THE CAR UNTIL I RESTARTED THE CAR AND TRIED AGAIN. I, AGAIN, NOTICED, THE TIME ON MY CLOCK HAD CHANGED, INDICATING A COMPUTER SHUTDOWN. *TR