2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. NHTSA HAS A RECALL FOR 580 SUCH VEHICLES UNDER NO 00V244000. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES, AND THE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT INJURIES IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

I HAVE A COUPLE OF PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT I RECENTLY PURCHASED USED. AS FAR AS I KNOW USING CARFAX TO CHECK THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD LOGICALLY CAUSE THE PROBLEMS. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY OBVIOUS PREVIOUS DAMAGE. WHEN DRIVING THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK COMPLETELY AT RANDOM FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I DID NOT GET A TRAFFIC TICKET OR HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT FIXED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CAR WILL NOT START ON OCCASION. NORMALLY, IF I WAITED 10 - 60 MINUTES AND TRIED IT AGAIN IT WILL EVENTUALLY START. VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $400 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ,AND THAT ONLY A CHEVROLET DEALER COULD DO IT. *AK

LOW COOLANT LIGHT LIT. ADDED DEXCOOL AS NEEDED. LIGHT THEN BEGAN TO COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTANTLY. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY TESTED AND SAID SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED AND DEXCOOL ADDED. COST$225. I NOTICED SEVERAL SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON NHSTA. GM SHOULD COVER THIS COST OR HAVE A RECALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SPEED AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON HER VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK AND CONTINUOUSLY FAILS TO DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA..PASSLOCK SECURITY LOCKOUT PROBLEM...ONE WEEK AGO, I CHANGED THE OIL IN MY WIFE'S IMPALA, AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS, TO CLEAN AND LUBE THEM. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND ONE WEEK LATER, IT STILL HAS NOT STARTED. I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED, IN A VERY DEPRESSED AREA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK, AND WE ARE TRYING TO HANG ON TO OUR HOME, THOUGH THAT LOOKS IN DOUBT. DID NOT NEED THIS TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW, AND I AM ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS THAT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE YOU PAY FOR IT, WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU. THIS PASSLOCK PROBLEM IS FOUND ON ALL MAKES OF GM CARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM, YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I CANNOT PAY THE $500.00 TO $1000.00 TO GET THIS JUNK GOING, AND IF YOU READ THE FORUMS ONLINE, YOU WILL SEE THAT IF YOU DO, THE PROBLEM WILL COME BACK ANYWAY! SORRY, BUT THE TERM LEGAL SCAM COMES TO MIND. SO, MY WIFE AND I ARE OUT OF A CAR....TOO BAD WE STILL HAD FAITH IN AMERICA...WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS? BIG BROTHER WINS AGAIN...THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, A SHAME, A DOWNRIGHT CRIME...ACTION TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THEIR PURCHASE PRICE WOULD BE NICE, BECAUSE EVEN IF THIS CAR IS FIXED NOW, I NO LONGER WISH TO HAVE THIS LEMON, WHICH FORCED ME TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON ALL 4 WHEELS AT 24K MILES, DUE TO BAD DESIGN!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2001 IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING.MY HIGH BEAMS WORK FINE.*AK

IN THE PAST 6-8 MONTHS, MY 2001 CHEVY IMPALA STARTED TO SHOW THE OBVIOUS SIGNS OF INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS (SLUDGE ON OIL CAP, BROWN RESIDUE IN COOLANT OVERFLOW RESERVOIR, SMALL COOLANT PUDDLES ON ENGINE). AT 71,000 MILES I RECEIVED A QUOTE AT A GM DEALER FOR THE FIX...$900.00. THE DEALER SAID HE DOES ONE A DAY ON THESE GM 3.4 ENGINES. AS A SIDE, MY WIFE'S VENTURE, SISTER'S VENTURE AND FATHER IMPALA ALL HAVE THE FAULTY INTAKE MAIFOLD COOLANT/OIL LEAK. AFTER SPEAKING WITH GM, THEY AGREED ONLY TO PAY FOR THE TWO BOLTS, A GASKET AND A SMALL TUBE OF SEALANT. THIS PAST WEEK, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND I STOPPED THE CAR AT THE NEXT PARKING LOT. IT STALLED THERE AND NEVER STARTED. AFTER A TOW, THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO FILL IT WITH OIL AND RUN IT. WITHIN SECONDS IT FLOWS OUT THE OIL FILTER AND THE FILTER AND/OR FILTER GASKET RUPTURES. AFTER CHECKING THE OIL PUMP AND OIL PUMP SENSOR, HIS DIAGNOSIS IS FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. HE CLAIMS THAT THE SLUDGE FROM THE ANTIFREEZE HAS BUILT UP, AND A CAM BEARING HAS BEEN DAMAGED, RENDERING THE ENGINE IRREPLACEABLE. I CURRENTLY HAVE ,MULTIPLE OPTIONS, THE CHEAPEST OF WHICH IS $3,500.00. WE ARE A GM FAMILY, MY FATHER RETIRED FROM GM. WHY CAN'T GM FACE THE FAULTY DESIGN FLAW OF THE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND COOLANT PROBLEMS? *TR

THE TRACTION SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATING FOR NO REASON. SERVICE ABS LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED LEFT WHEEL HUB, INCLUDING SENSOR. PROBLEM RECURRED THE DAY AFTER AND THE WRONG ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED, THE CORRECT ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED. ONE MONTH LATER PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION ON WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. SEVEN MONTHS LATER PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER NOW SAYS THE RIGHT HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING, AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE FOR THE LATTER BECAUSE WE WANT DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND THE CAR WILL RESTART. THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, THIS CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME IN A SNOW STORM IN THE SIERRAS, IN THE DARK I WAS LUCKY TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF AND RESTART. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND JUST WANTS TO START REPLACING PARTS, VERY EXPENSIVE. THE COMMENT FROM THE DEALER WAS IF THE PART WE REPLACE DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE WE KNOW THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING TO REPAIR THIS CAR IF THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I DON'T WANT TO START REPLACING PARTS GOOD PARTS @ $500.00 A POP BECAUSE GM CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM,RIGHT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE SOME CAN BE HURT OR KILLED. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A REFERENCE NUMBER FROM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION 71-489286337. THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY REASON. JUST AS THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING LANES THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING. A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD TURN THE HAZARD SIGNAL ON AND OFF AND THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SHOULD WORK, AND IT DID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 70000.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB