2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, IN WET CONDITIONS, HE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IN SOME CASES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THE CONTACT'S REQUEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE.

SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT BRAKES OF MY 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, PARTICULARLY SEVER WHEN STOPPING ~70 MPH. CAR DID THIS AT 40,000, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. AGAIN AT 80,000 MILES, AGAIN REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, NOW AGAIN AT 100K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN TAKE UP TO ONE OR TWO HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY IMPALA WITH BRAKE AND TIRE ISSUES. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS 2YRS OLD WITH ABOUT 32,000 MILES ON IT. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING IT I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ROTORS DUE TO WARPING FOUR TIMES AND TIRES DUE TO POUNDING THREE TIMES. AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY ON THEIR WEB SITE AND GETTING NO RESPONSE AND SEEING OTHER WEB BASED COMPLAINT SITE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM SENDING THIS TO YOU. CHEVY TELLS ME THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY HARD BRAKING WHICH ISN'T THE CASE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE SAME WAY FOR OVER 25YRS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM I GAVE UP AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WAY THAT IS FOR AWHILE NOW. RECENTLY BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE POUNDING SO MUCH AND THE BRAKES SHAKING SO MUCH AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AGAIN WHICH STARTED PULSATING AGAIN WITHIN A THOUSAND MILES OR SO. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER IMPALA OWNER AND HAVE HEARD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND CHEVY DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. THIS CAN BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND REPLACING TIRES AND BRAKE IS ONLY A TEMPORARY CURE. CHEVY SAYS THAT I SHOULD DO A "ROAD FORCE BALANCE", AT $70 PER, EVERY 3,000 MILE TO CORRECT THE TIRE POUNDING ISSUE. THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR THE BRAKE ISSUE OTHER THAN TO NOT USE THE BRAKES I GUESS. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS CLUCKING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING *TGW THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THE AIR INLET ACTUATOR AND SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE ORIGIN OF THE FUEL LEAK. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86, 000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATE THAT WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH DOWNHILL OR AT ANY INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 06/13/11 *BF UPDATED 06/27/11

A/C FAILURE TO A 2007 IMPALA LT CHEVROLET SEDAN. SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT LED TO DISCOVERY OF BROKEN SERPENTINE BELT. A/C COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED MAKING VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE HAPPENED AS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE. TOW TO REPAIR STATION WHERE COMPLETE A/C WAS REPLACED. MILEAGE AT 41,988. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. THE MANUFACTURER COVERED HALF THE COST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ