2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA, HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA HAD LOST ALL THE DEX COOL ANTIFREEZE AND WAS OVERHEATING W/THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE DEX COOL COOLANT AS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR COOLANT CLOGGING UP AND DESTROYING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I CHECKED OUT THE WEBSITE FOR DEXCOOL AND YOU HAD TO BE IN ON THE CLAIM BY OCTOBER 2008 TO GET ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT. IT IS JANUARY 09 SO I GUESS I AM NOW STUCK WITH THE PROBLEM????? I AM REQUESTING A TOTAL RECALL OF ALL THE VEHICLE MADE WITH DEX COOL AS THIS IS EATING THROUGH AND DESTROYING THE CHEAPLY MADE PARTS OF MY CAR. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AMAZINGLY BROUGHT UP SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE POORLY MADE PARTS IT IS SICKENING. I AM UPSET THAT I RECEIVED NOTHING FROM MY DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM OR FROM GM FOR THAT MATTER. RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE THE AUTOMAKER RESPONSIBLE. BY THE WAY, MY CAR HAS ONLY 36,000 MILES ON IT. TAKE THAT FOR A CAR IN NEED OF A COSTLY REPAIR WITH THAT FEW OF MILES! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER AS IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AS A CONSUMER. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE HAD IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WITHIN A FEW MONTH OF GETTING IT MY DOOR LOCK FUSE STARTED BLOWING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF REPLACING THE FUSE EVERY OTHER DAY MY SECURITY LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. DURING THE PAST YEAR WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR SOMETIMES IT DOES GOOD OTHER TIMES MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF AND GO COMPLETELY OUT WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, MY RADIO TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FUSES THAT BLOW THAT CAUSES MY CAR NOT TO START AT ALL, MY INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. MY CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ENGAGED. HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH WAS REPLACED. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

MY 03 CHEVY IMPALA LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL DAY LONG WHETHER THE CAR IS ON, OFF, OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO CHARGE ME $800 TO TRY TO FIX IT. ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT START AFTER IT HAS RAINED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. ABOUT ONCE A WEEK FOR THE LAST MONTH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON THE INFORMATION PANEL INDICATING THAT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS LOCKED OUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. SPOKE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND CHANGING TO HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. CONTINUAL MOVING OF THE LEVER GOT THEM TO COME BACK ON. LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THIS TIME I WAS NOT TRYING TO CHANGE TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON HIGH BEAM, ALMOST WENT OFF ROAD, IN JULY OF 2008. DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT MUCH. THE LIGHTS STILL GO OUT AT NIGHT ON HIGHBEAM, DO NOT COME BACK ON FOR UP TO 40 SECONDS. HAVE STARTED TO LEAVE THE LOWBEAMS ON ALL THE TIME, HAS NOT YET GONE OUT ON LOWBEAM. *TR

VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START FOUR(4) TIMES. SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATES ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED BY REPAIR AT A DEALER. PART WAS REPLACED. NO CODE CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WAS CHARGED FOR IT ANYWAY. PART REPLACED WAS THE BCM. *TR

DRIVE CAR AND PARK AND TURN OFF. RETURN 1 HOUR TO 1 DAY LATER CAR WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON BUT CAR WILL NOT CRANK. KEEP TRYING AND WITHIN A HALF HOUR CAR WILL START. HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN WHICH THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 1 MONTH LATER. MECHANIC WANTED ME TO DROP OFF CAR AND LEAVE IT THERE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY CAR SITTING AT A MECHANIC FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG AND EVEN THEN THEY STILL MAY NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. HAVE BEEN TO MANY ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO KNOWN FIXES. AS OF THIS WRITING THE NO START PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR