2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

BRAKES WEAR UNEVEN, ALWAYS A STRANGE SOUND. I HAVE REPLACED THEM THREE TIMES, EVEN WHEN I WAS TOLD THE PAD WAS NOT WORN. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC

MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA RECENTLY STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD GURGLING SOUNDS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM MY COMPLAINT AND ASKED THEM TO FLUSH THE COOLING SYSTEM. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AND MAKE A THREE DAY TRIP AND UPON RETURNING TO MY DRIVEWAY THE GURGLING SOUNDS BEGAN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY VEHICLE BACK TO THEM. AFTER THEY PRESSURE TESTED MY VEHICLE THEY SAID I NEEDED A CHEMICAL FLUSH DUE TO ALL THE RUST THEY FOUND. I ASKED THEM WHY THEY DIDN'T SEE THE RUST A FEW DAYS EARLIER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FELT THE FIRST FLUSH MUST HAVE BROKEN THE RUST LOOSE AND THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT 7 DAYS AGO. THEY THEN QUOTED ME $400 TO DO A CHEMICAL FLUSH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR PLACE AND WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP IT WAS COVERED WITH BROWN SLUDGE-LOOKING GUNK. A YEAR PREVIOUSLY, WHEN I SAW THE NEWS ABOUT DEX-COOL, I HAD ASKED AT THE DEALERSHIP (DURING ONE OF MY ROUTINE SERVICES) IF MY CAR WAS AFFECTED AND WAS ASSURED IT WAS NOT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE AND IT WAS THERE THAT I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THIS DAMAGE WAS DUE TO DEX-COOL AND THAT THEY SEE VEHICLES CONSTANTLY WITH SIMILAR DAMAGE.*AK

COOLANT REFILL BOTTLE HAS BEEN REFILLED SEVERAL TIMES BUT COOLANT LEVEL KEEPS GOING DOWN. TOOK AUTO TO SHOP FOR TIRES AND MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO OIL DUE TO DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. MECHANIC IS AWARE OF MULTIPLE OCCURANCES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH 2000 CHEV IMPALA. CHECKED WEB SITE AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM WITH NO SATISFACTION FROM MANUFACTURER.

THE VEHICLE HAD 37,000 ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HOWEVER, IT WILL START BUT HAS NO POWER. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS IN A VERY LOW GEAR. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE REPAIR SHOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE LOCK CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AIR BAG PROBLEM. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD 68,000 MILES AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK . SERIAL REQUEST 1264681108. COSTUMER RELATIONS MANGER, TINA MANN, 1-866-952-4368, EX 581-08.*AK

CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSES WAS THE TRANS AXLE NEEDS OVERHAUL. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 33000 MILES, MUCH TOO SOON FOR A TRANS AXLE FAILURE, CONTACTED GM, WAS TOLD TO LET DEALER REBUILD TRANS AXLE, AND IF DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE FOUND, GM MAY PAY SOME OF THE COST.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE. DEALER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE MODULE. CONSUMER WAS WITHOUT AIR BAGS.*AK