2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

THE VEHICLE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE YOUR KEY AND WON'T START. THIS ISSUE CAN HAPPEN ONCE A WEEK ONCE A MONTH ONCE A YEAR, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. USUALLY IF YOU WAIT 20 MINUTES FOR THE COMPUTER TO RESET IT WILL START, BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE ALSO DO NOT WORK 50% OF THE TIME. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKES FREEZE UP AND GRINDS AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I FIRST STARTED HAVING THESE PROBLEMS IN 2008 AND I'VE REPLACED BOTH HUBS ,ROTORS, HARNESS,AND SENSOR. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT INTERFERES WITH BOTH STOPPING AND ACCERATING BECAUSE IT MAKES THE CAR STALL . I HAVE TO KIDS AND THIS ACTION TERRIFIES THEM WHENEVER IT HAPPENS. I 'VE SEEN ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM COMSUMERS AND I THINK TIMES TIME FOR GMC TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATAL ACCIDENT. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT DO TO THIS PROBLEM AND I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX IT AND I'M GETTING THE SAME RESULTS.SOMEONE NEEDS TO CALL A RECALL ON THE 2001 IMPALA ABS SYSTEM AND SOON. *TR

2001 CHEVY IMPALA HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON OUR WAY HOME FROM THE FIRE WORKS ON JULY 4TH. LUCKY THE COP STOPPED US AT THE CORNER WHILE DIRECTING TRAFFIC. THE MULTISWITCH HAS GONE OUT. *TR

INCIDENT, CAR WILL NOT START. OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS WHEN KEY IS INSERTED INTO IGNITION THE CAR WILL NOT START. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND I WILL GET LOCKED OUT FOR TEN MINUTES. THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN, ONE DAY IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THAT'S 40 MINUTES LOCKED OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS WHO SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SOME WANTED TO CHARGE $400 TO LOOK INTO IT. WHEN I ASKED A CHEVY DEALER ABOUT IT THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO KNOWN FIX. ONE DEALER SAID INSTALL A REMOTE STARTER, BUT IT MAY NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ALOT WHEN IT IS HOT AND HUMID, BUT CAN ALSO HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR

GM STARTING ELECTRICAL ERROR. 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. THE SECURITY THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN. AND THE ONLY EASY FIX IS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. SO TO ALL THE THIEVES TAKE MINE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IE THREE TO FIVE TIMES A DAY, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY TIMES I USE THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY 132K MILES. CAR RUNS GREAT OTHERWISE. WHY DOESN'T GM RECALL THIS ERROR???? *TR

PROBLEM STARTING 2001 CHEVY IMPALA IN EXTREMELY WARM WEATHER. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD LIGHT UP AND CAR WILL NOT START. REPLACED THE BATTERY THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN FALL. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. REPLACED THE WIRES TO THE BATTERY. RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IT WAS THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM, FOR WHICH NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HAVE BEEN STUCK AT WORK PARKING LOT IN EVENING, AT GAS STATION AFTER FILLING UP AND OTHER LOCATIONS, USUALLY WHEN I'M ALONE. WILL NOT ALLOW MY SON OR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE VEHICLE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2001 IMPALA. PRESSED UNLOCK ON VEHICLE REMOTE AT 4:30 AM. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SUPPOSED TO COME ON AND DID NOT. I TRIED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, AND STILL NO HEADLIGHTS. TWO DAYS LATER, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON MOMENTARILY, THEN WENT OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC THAT AGREED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. HE HAS REPLACE QUITE A FEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ACTIVATED THE ALARM, THE VEHICLE SEEMED DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE LIGHTS AND DOORS WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY BUT THE VEHICLE TOOK 10-20 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

01 CHEVY IMPALA FUEL PUMP ISSUES HAS CORRECTED PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH IS A KNOWN DEFECT, OTHER NITE CAR SHUT DOWN ON SPEEDING HIGHWAY WITHOUT REASON OR WARNING. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.... MY CAR IS A 2001 AND IT JUST QUIT WHILE WE WERE APPROACHING A BUSY ENTER SECTION ON EASTER SUNDAY. AFTER BEING TOWED HOME $255 LATER. WE FIGURED OUT IT WAS A #15 FUSE AND IT DROVE OKAY FOR ABOUT 1 MILE AND THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN, THEN I INSERTED A NEW FUSE. THAT NIGHT WE REPLACED THE RELAY AND THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT 40 MILES AND THEN WHAT TO GET IT TOWED HOME AGAIN. NOW IT IS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. IT SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT ME, NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP I THINK 8 MONTHS AGO. *TR