2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STREET PAST AN INTERSECTION, A CAR RAN THE STOP SIGN AND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER DOOR AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAUSING A 180 SPIN AND SLIDING INTO THE CURB DAMAGING THE LEFT WHEELS AND STEERING DOING $10,000 DAMAGE. THE PROBLEM I AM WRITING ABOUT IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE. I HAVE TO WONDER WHY AND ARE THEY GOING TO ACTIVATE IF I HAVE ANOTHER CRASH. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I NOTICED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE CHANGING LANES. I TOOK THE OFF-RAMP FROM HWY 515 TO 215 AND HAD TO PULL THE WHEEL HARD TO NEGOTIATE THE RAMP CURVE. I MADE IT HOME AND CALLED CHEVY ON MONDAY. THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK IT UP BUT ONCE IT ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED A GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE. VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHENEVER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. WHEN I WOULD MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. ONE INSTANCE WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR, THE IGNITION ACTED "STUCK." I ONLY TURNED THE IGNITION ONCE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO CRANK OVER TO RESTART THE CAR ON ITS OWN. THE LAST COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT DIED, EVEN WHEN NOT MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT WOULD DIE PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MAIN MOTORS (A GM DEALERSHIP) TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY SAID THE WIRES WERE WORN THROUGH IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT RUN TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THEY STATED THEY REROUTED THE WIRES. MY BILL WAS ONLY FOR LABOR, NO REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. I ASKED GM TO COVER THIS. THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD THE FIRST AGENT AT GM THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE WIRE HARNESS. THEN THE CASE WAS DIRECTED TO A "DISTRICT SPECIALIST." THE DISTRICT SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MAIN MOTORS RETRACTED THE STATEMENT THAT IT WAS A DEFECT AND STATED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO BE WORN THROUGH. NOT A SAFE DESIGN FOR AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO NOT LAST PAST 55000 MILES. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. *TR

BRAKES HAVE WHAT I FEEL IS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FADE ESPECIALLY AFTER JUST A FEW STOPS SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. *TR

WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE PEDDLE WOULD SLOWLY DRIFT TOWARDS FLOOR. THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL AS IF THE BRAKES WERE RELEASING. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL HALTING THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND GM WAS AWARE OF IT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKEING WHEN IN MOTION. *TR

I RECENTLY READ THAT GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL AUGUST 3, 2012 FOR 2008 - 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALAS CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION. RECALL # 12V377000 CONCERNS THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE RECALL MAY FRACTURE. A FRACTURED LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THIS RECALL, ACCORDING TO GM, ONLY APPLIES TO POLICE VEHICLES. I AM WRITING THIS MESSAGE TO YOU TO ASK WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THE POLICE VEHICLES FROM THE NON POLICE VEHICLES WHICH WOULD EXCLUDE THE NON POLICE VEHICLES FROM THE RECALL. IS THIS THE SAME TYPE OF SITUATION AS THE GM RECALL REGARDING 2007 - 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA CONCERNING DEFECTIVE SPINDLES IN WHEELS WHICH GM IS TRYING TO LIMIT TO POLICE VEHICLES ONLY BUT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO APPLY TO ALL CHEVROLET IMPALAS? THANKS, *TR

I STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION,AND PULLED OUT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD,THE CAR BACKFIRED AND QUIT RUNNING ,LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION,AND ALMOST GOT HIT. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAY THE CAR IS OPERATING NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS ALOT WITHIN THIS VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, ENGINE VIBRATIONS WERE EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNSURE OF WHAT COMPONENT FAILED OR HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 3/14/13 *CN

THE WINDSHIELD HAS A CURVE TO IT THAT SKEWS YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS A RENTAL, AND AFTER JUST AN HOUR OF DRIVING, MY EYES HURT, AND I GOT A HEADACHE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A POOR DESIGN ISSUE, AND OUT CONCERNED ME FOR THOSE WHO MAY ACTUALLY OWN THE VEHICLE. *TR