2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STRUCK A POTHOLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEATS WERE BECOMING HOTTER THAN NORMAL. SHE DEACTIVATED THE SEAT HEATER; HOWEVER, THE SEAT CONTINUED TO HEAT. SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE AND A WHOLE IN THE SEAT. AS OF DECEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,900.

CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AFTER DRIVER PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO MOVE IT FROM A PARKED, IDLING POSITION, AFTER NOTICING A BURNING LIKE ODOR. IT WAS NOTED BY THE DRIVER AT THAT TIME THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS IN THE RED ZONE. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFER PARKING AREA ONLY A FEW FEET IN DISTANCE, SHE HEARD A SHARP SNAPPING SOUND AND ALSO FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN AREA. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AS THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKE CONTROL. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE AN INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVOLVED. *TR

ON THURSDAY 01 NOV 07 AND MONDAY 05 NOV 07 MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE WE LIVE. WHEN SHE TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT IT LOCKED OR WOULDN'T MOVE PLACING HER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF POSSIBLY BEING HIT BY ON-COMING TRAFFIC. I CONFIRMED THE STEERING WHEELING LOCKING WHEN TURNING LEFT ONLY WHEN I GOT HOME BY DRIVING THE CAR AND HAVING IT LOCK ON ME ONE TIME IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE SEEN A WEB SITE CALLED WWW.DIRECT.CA/TRINITY/GM-STEERING-PROBEM.HTM WHICH HAS RECORDED OVER 250 U. S. COMPLAINTS. IT MENTIONS POLICE CHEVROLET IMPALA STEERING CAN LOCK-UP WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. MY POWER STEERING FLUID IS AT CORRECT LEVEL AND CAR HAS HIGHER MILEAGE AT AROUND 148,000. WE ARE PUTTING A RE-MANUFACTURED STEERING RACK AN PINION IN THIS WEEK TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS RECOMMENDED BY WEB LETTER. *TR

VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR LEFT AXLE SEAL LEAK. NEXT DAY VIBRATION NOTICED WHILE SLIGHT RIGHT TURN PRESSURE ON WHEEL. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER. COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM ON LOT. AFTER TESTING ON ROAD FOR 2 MINS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TOTAL FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FREQUENT (EVERY DAY) TURN SIGNAL FAILURES WITH MY 2000 IMPALA LS. MY IMPALA HAS THE 3.8 LITER MOTOR AND 94,000 MILES. THE HAZARD SWITCH SEEMS TO BE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. I HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL ONLINE "AUTO HELP FORUMS" AND THIS PROBLEM IS AN EPIDEMIC AROUND THE NATION. GM HAS RECALLED MALIBU MODELS FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM BUT NOT IMPALAS. THE SWITCH IS A $50 PART BUT GM WANTS $300-$400 TO REPLACE IT. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT GM IS AWARE OF. PLEASE FORCE THEIR HAND IN THIS SAFETY MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATER SEPARATED FROM THE MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,300.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA PASSLOCK PROBLEM, I DROPPED MY WIFE OFF WE STRAPPED IN 3 KIDS AND I HEAD HOME. SHE SETS THERE JULY 110 DEGREES AND CAR WILL NOT START FOR 20 MIN. I KNOW OF THREE THAT'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *JB

MY 2000 IMPALA WILL NOT START FROM TIME-TO-TIME. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ANOTHER 2000 IMPALA AT THE SERVICE CENTER RIGHT NOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY IMPALA HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. IF I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN - IT WILL THEN START. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK. WHEN HE ACCELERATED, THE FUEL GAUGE MOVED TO FULL AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,215.