2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. HE STATES THAT THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. *JB

ABS LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT FEELS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. BRAKES EITHER DO NOT RESPOND OR SKID WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. HAD MECHANICS CHECK VEHICLE AND ISSUE CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED FROM FAILURE CODES. APPEARS WIRING MAY BE DAMAGED AND WILL COST QUITE A BIT TO REPAIR. MECHANICS UNSURE THIS WILL SOLVE IT. DON'T WANT TO SELL VEHICLE AS IT WILL MAKE IT SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM.

WHEN THE CAR STARTS, SECURITY LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH, A/C MALFUNCTIONS, TRUNK OPENS AUTOMATICALLY, RADIO DISPLAYS "LOCKED OUT" MESSAGE, LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON, QUICK CLICKING SOUND ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD. THE CAR HAS A 50/50 CHANCE OF STARTING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY REMAINS ILLUMINATED. ON ONE OCCASION, THIS PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM RESTARTING. AFTER TEN MINUTES OF TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AND SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO NEUTRAL, IT FINALLY STARTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WILL RECUR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

2002 IMPALA - SOMETIMES FAILS TO START, SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. INTERMITTENT AS TO HOW OFTEN..SOMETIMES ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS SOMETIMES 1 EVERY WEEK. MULTIPLE DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE $300-$1000 TO REPLACE BCM WHICH AFTER RESEARCHING DOES NOT GUARANTEE TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE TRAVELING TO JACKSON, FL., THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER HEADLIGHT WAS FLICKERING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER IN FLORIDA AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT HOUSING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $1,000. THE CONTACT COULD NOT PROVIDE THE FAILURE MILEAGE; HOWEVER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN RESURFACED THE BRAKE ROTORS. TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE HE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A SUFFICIENT EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE ROTORS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,009 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,363. UPDATED 06/09/08 *BF THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. UPDATED

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY IMPALA LS AS OF 05-16-08 THE HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF. ON 05-18-08 THEY WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE FOLLOWING EVENING I ONLY HAVE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS, NO LOW BEAM. I CAN DRIVE IN LOW LIGHT OR DARK CONDITIONS. LOCAL MECHANIC STATED IT WAS THE MULTI SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PART WAS $300-$400 DOLLARS. HE STATED THAT HE HAS HAD MANY IMPALA CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HE STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SIX MONTHS AGO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL CONTROL MECHANISM FAILED. THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHILE MAKING A TURN IN TRAFFIC, THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY. THE FAILURE IS AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

20002 CHEVROLET IMPALA, FREQUENTLY DOES NOT START ABOUT ONE IN EVERY TEN TRIES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS ONE SAID COULD FIND NOTHING THE SECOND TIME I LEFT IT AT THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK AND A HALF BEFORE IT WOULDN'T START FOR THE MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CODES AND THEY SAID IT NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. I AM RELUCTANT TO INSTALL A NEW SWITCH BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR AND IN MANY CASES A NEW SWITCH AND COMPUTER DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR