2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND THE PASS LOCK SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,148.

CHEVROLET IMPALA 2003 AFTER RUNNING OVER A POTHOLE FEB. 2009, A CLICKING SOUND WAS IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED WITH EACH REVOLUTION OF THE WHEEL. TOOK IT TO A PEP BOYS FOR INSPECTION. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG AFTER VISUAL AND DRIVE INSPECTION. STILL CONTINUED TO HEAR CLICKING SOUND. ON OCT. 6, WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND TURNING WHEEL TO LEFT, A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND WAS MADE. STOPPED CAR, GOT OUT TO INSPECT WHETHER OR NOT ANYTHING WAS ON GROUND, ETC. NOTHING WAS THERE. SOUND CONTINUED UNTIL CHANGING GEAR TO DRIVE. OCT. 12, 2010 TURNED WHEEL TOWARDS LEFT WHILE IN DRIVE AND A VERY LOUD CLICKING- THEN BUMPING NOISE WAS MADE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHEEL WAS GOING TO BREAK OR SOMETHING IF I CONTINUED TURNING. I WAS SIX BLOCKS FROM HOME, SO DROVE SLOWLY AND VERY SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 2 LEFT TURNS IN WHICH ON THE 2ND LEFT TURN THE BUMPING SOUND HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAS FRIGHTENED ME SO THAT I AM PETRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR. PLAN TO TAKE TO A MECHANIC BUT WITH ASSISTANCE. *TR

DO NOT WORRY ABOUT FILLING OUT THIS FORM BECAUSE IT IS A WASTE OF TIME. I FILLED A COMPLAINT ON MARCH 2010 AND STILL NO RESPONSE, I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE ENGINEER HAS FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA PASS-LOCK SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD ALSO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT COULD ONLY MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 90,000 MILES. HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOT GENERATING ANY ERROR CODES. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT TWICE DUE TO SHUTTING OFF DURING ACCELERATION. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE STALLING OR SHUTTING OFF STARTS AFTER THE TEMPERATURE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 125 DEGREES F AND HAPPENS RANDOMLY. WHEN I AM OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE STALLING IS MORE NOTICEABLE DUE TO THE ENGINE LOAD. SO FAR, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR AND IGNITION MODULE WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN. *TR

2003 CHEVY IMPALA 3.8 ENGINE. I HAVE HAD RECURRING, INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKING IN WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP IN DRY WEATHER AND DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. NOT AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR IT TO KICK IN. THEN IT RELEASES. I HAVE HAD THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DOESN'T FLASH A CODE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CAR WILL BE UNSAFE IF THE TRACTION CONTROL OPERATES AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES. *TR

WE ARE DEALING WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH/ SECURITY SYSTEM ON OUR CAR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK NOW. THIS ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT SIX MONTHS BACK AND IS DEFINITELY WORSENING. WE ARE EXPERIENCING WAIT TIMES OF ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO CLEAR THE SECURITY SYSTEM BEFORE WE CAN START THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WILL EVENTUALLY END UP COMPLETELY FAILING SOON. NOW THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS TO FAIL AND WE CANNOT JUDGE SPEED AT NIGHT WITHOUT A FLASHLIGHT. I JUDGE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE OFTEN HAS TO DEPEND ON THE CAR AT NIGHTS AND ALONE. *TR

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEED REPLACED. I ONLY HAVE 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR THAT IS A 2003 IMPALA LS WITH 3.8 LITER ENGINE. ALSO, COOLANT HOSE SEAL IS LEAKING COOLANT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. I STOP BY MY HOUSE, BUT WHEN I GET BACK INTO THE CAR THE CAR WON'T START. TEN MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTS WITH NO PROBLEM. *TR

2000-2004 CHEVY IMPALA ABS/TRAC CONTROL ISSUES AFFECTING BRAKING UNDER WET CONDITIONS AND LOW SPEED. COMPLAINTS AT TOPIX .NET. *TR