2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

BOUGHT THE CAR JAN 2012. CAR HAS 31,000 MI. THE INSIDE OF REAR TIRES ARE WEARING OUT. HAD CAR ALIGNED MECHANIC SAYS TIRES NEED REPLACED. IT LOOKS TO ME BY ALL OF THE REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS DEFINITELY A MECHANICAL ISSUE HERE. MAYBE NHTSA SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN WIRE IN THE BTSI SOLENOID TERMINAL WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN REPLACED THE SHIFTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,535 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 7/29/17*CN

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, RADIO BECAME NON-OPERATIONAL, NO DISPLAY, NO SOUND, NO ON-STAR, NO PHONE. CAR SHUT OFF IN DRIVEWAY, CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. THEY TESTED, RADIO CAME ON FOR 5 MINS. THEN SHUT OFF. THEY FOUND A BATTERY CELL WAS BAD AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. AT 22K MI.POWER PASSENGER SEAT WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE, LUMBAR SUPPORT BROKEN. AT 39K MI. TIMING COVER SEAL WAS LEAKING,REPLACED TIMING COVER AND FRONT PASS.SEATBELT BROKE.AT 44K MI.COULD NOT TAKE OUT OF PARK. FAULTY ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED.AT 45K MI. AT 50K COMPRESSOR CLUTCH CAME APART REQUIRED REPLACMENT.TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING ON FWY, NO POWER.INPUT SPRAGUE FAILURE DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR,THEY STATED THEY FIXED TRANS. BUT 1474 MI. LATER CAR WENT IN FOR COMPLETE TRANS.OVERHAUL AT 46699 MI AT 62K.MI COULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. SHIFT CONTROL SOLENOID BROKE. AGAIN AT 75K.MI. COULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. SHIFT CONTROL SOLENOID WIRES BROKE..ACTUATOR X2 PROB. REPLACED ONCE. BROKEN AGAIN, CONTROLS INTERNAL AIR COND. AT 78K. STEERING GEAR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

"SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL; ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE ON DASH AS ENGINE & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON; PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, CAR HAS BEEN ACTING SLOWER WITH ACCELERATION & REQUIRED MORE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO ACCELERATOR TO MAINTAIN SPEED. HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. COULD'VE HAD MAJOR ACCIDENT!! CLOSEST DEALERSHIP 30 MILES AWAY. *TR

IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 I NOTICED WEIRD TIRE WEAR ON MY 07 IMPALA LT (REAR).. THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO LOW GRADE TIRES SO I PURCHASED A TWO BETTER TIRE FOR THE REAR.. MARCH 16 2014 I RECEIVED A FLAT WHILE PARKED... ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE AND INSIDE TIRE WEAR FOUR MONTHS BRAND NEW TIRES DESTROYED. SO I RESEARCHED WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND FOUND OUT THAT GM HAD CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR KNOW ABOUT THIS AND ONLY RECALLING LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUED IMPALA'S.I PURCHASED THE CAR 2010 AND NOVEMBER 2013 IS WHEN I FIRST SEEN PROBLEM. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS CRASHED ON THE DRIVER REAR SIDE PUSHING THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TWICE AND FLIPPED TWO TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS ON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED 10 BROKEN RIBS, LEFT KIDNEY AND SUSTAINED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN CAUSING HIM TO HAVE SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSE AND SEIZURES. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED UN REPAIRABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THE VEHICLE WAS A SMART CAR AND KNOW WHERE OR NOT TO DEPLOY OR NOT AND DECLINE TO PROVIDE THE CONTACT ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AZ

BOUGHT CAR (2007 IMPALA SS) 2 YEARS AGO I DRIVE IT MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY TO WORK WITH SINCE THEN HAS RANGED DOWN FROM 85 MILES A DAY TO ABOUT 40 AN LAST YEAR AROUND THIS EXACT TIME MY TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT I HAD IT REBUILT FULLY FOR ALMOST 2000 DOLLARS AN JUST LAST WEEK I NOTICED SLIPPAGE AGAIN I TOOK IT IN TO WHERE I HAD IT REBUILT AN THE SCANNER SOWED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FAILING SO I REPLACED IT AGAIN AN A DAY LATER I'M NOTICING IT AGAIN , I DON'T ,MIND REPAIRING WEAR AN TEAR ON VEHICLES BUT A TRANSMISSION EVER YEAR IS RIDICULOUS AN EXTREME FA THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO DEAL WITH I AM HOPING THAT GM RECALLS THIS PROBLEM ,AN I AM SEEING AN HEARING A LOT OF FOLKS WITH THIS PROBLEM IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO HELP PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TR

STEERING SPILLS OIL AND HARD TO TURN REAR BRAKE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR IS ON. *TR

RECALLS SUBJECT: STEERING KNUCKLE BREAKING/LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: 2/17/2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09E005000 COMPONENT(S) STEERING I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS RECALL. I NOTICED THIS RECALL WHILE CHECKING WEBSITE AT PEPBOYS.