2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VEHICLE REPAIR CENTER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED WHO CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,990.

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT ONCE, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THIS REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS NOW DISPLAYING ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR. PRIOR TO EACH FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VARIETY OF INCORRECT BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING RAPID TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, SLIPPING AND REVVING FROM A STOP, WITHOUT THE CAR MOVING, THEN SUDDENLY SLAMMING INTO GEAR WITH THE CAR MOVING AWAY FROM REST. THE MOST RECENT ISSUE HAS BEEN AN OSCILLATION ON 4-3 DOWNSHIFTS AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION HEAT BUILD-UP WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKED. THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION DISPLAYED ODD BEHAVIOR, WHICH WAS TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK AND UNLOCK AT CRUISING SPEEDS, DEALER DROVE THE CAR ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, AND UPON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH MATERIAL IN THE PAN. THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION WITH NEW SOFT PARTS AND REPLACED THE CONVERTER. VEHICLE HAD 59,000 AND THIS WAS ALL PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT 23,000 MILES LATER, WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP MOMENTARILY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WOULD THEN SLAM INTO GEAR AND MOVE OFF. DEALER CONFIRMED ISSUE, DISASSEMBLED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH HAD AGAIN FAILED. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT. THIS WAS ALL DONE UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 86000 MILES AT THIS TIME. IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING CAR BACK AFTER REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION, NOTED OSCILLATION ON 4-3 DOWNSHIFTS, AS WELL AS MUCH HIGHER TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURES WITH CONVERTER UNLOCKED (ABOUT 40 DEGREES HIGHER), AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE LOOSENESS OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. RETURNED TO DEALER, WHO CLAIMED ALL WAS NORMAL. SINCE THAT TIME, WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE OSCILLATION AND HEAT ISSUES HAVE WORSENED, AND THE CAR IS NOW BEING SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAVING A PARTIAL REBUILD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND FALLS DOWN OBSTRUCTING FORWARD VISION. I'VE GONE ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A SOMEWHAT COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE IMPALA. GM HAS NO REPAIR FOR IT OTHER THAN REPLACEMENT. A NEW VISOR COSTS 125.00 PLUS INSTALLATION. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BASED ON SAFETY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 68,000. UPDATED 02/10/11 *BF UPDATED 04/27/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ COMMENTS: SAFETY CONCERNS; I AM HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ. 55,000 MILES AND IT IS FALLING APART, MANY MAJOR REPAIRS NEED TO BE DONE. GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST IS WORKING WITH ME TO TRY TO GET THIS CAR UP TO PAR, BUT SO FAR HE IS NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD FOR ME.. NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT AND ALWAYS MAINTAINED, CAR IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION OUTSIDE BUT I THINK I GOT A LEMON. STILL OWE $5000 OF THE 25,000 PRICE. RECURRING STEERING PROBLEMS AND MOTOR MOUNTS AND AXEL AND STEERING COLUMN, AND HEAD GASKET. CAN YOU HELP ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, I HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 2 MONTHS WHILE 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE DIAGNOSED A VARIETY OF MAJOR PROBLEMS. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN, JUST RETIRED, NEED MY CAR FOR DOCTOR APP'TS AS WELL AS IN GENERAL, I AM VERY UPSET, WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 3 YEARS, MY ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WENT UNDER WHEN CHEVROLET HAD PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN TREATED VERY POORLY BY GM'S DEALERSHIPS WHO DON'T WANT TO HANDLE AN OUT OF BUSINESS DEALERSHIPS PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLETE NOTES ON DATES, NAMES (HOWEVER IT'S GM'S POLICY NOT TO GIVE LAST NAMES), I BELIEVE THESE ARE ALL MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND DON'T TRUST THE CAR ANYMORE. I'VE PUT MAJOR MONEY INTO REPAIRS TO DATE AND NOW GM WANTS TO ONLY COVER 50% OF THIS LATEST HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE OTHER PROBLEMS. I THINK THEY SHOULD ADMIT MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND BUY BACK MY CAR, PAY OFF THE REMAINDER OF THE LOAN AND THEN I CAN BUY A CAR THAT WILL KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY SAFE. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. (THE CONTACT WANTED TO USE THE EMAILED COMPLAINT).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR TRUNK DID NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO OPEN MANUALLY WITH A KEY HOWEVER, THE TRUNK COULD BE ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE CONTROL AND THE INTERIOR AUTOMATIC TRUNK RELEASE MECHANISM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ISSUE BEING ADDRESSED WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 02/25/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. I WAS ROLLING UP THE WINDOW. I HEARD A LOUD BOOM SOUND WHICH SCARED ME. THE WINDOW COMPLETELY STOPPED. THEN EVENTUALLY IT FELL INSIDE DOOR FRAME AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING SHAFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN ALONG WITH THE GRINDING NOISES WHILE TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED FOR THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,304.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.