2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

2003 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 61,000 MILES HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT, REPLACE RADIATOR, HEATER CORE, WATER PUMP AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ALL DUE TO DEXCOOL DUMPING INTO ALL THE ABOVE FROM RADIATOR CALLED CHERVOLET AND DEXCOOL MANUFACTURE THEY BLAMED ONE ANOTHER FOR THE PROBLEM, NEITHER DID ANYTHING ABOUT. RESULTING IN $2293.87 WORTH OF REPAIRS AND NOT TO MENTION NO VEHICLE FOR OVER 3 WEEKS DOES NOT INCLUDE PRICE OF RENTAL FOR A WEEK OR SO AND TIME OFF FOR RUNNING VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOPS. *TR

THE BCM IN THE 2003 CHEVY IMPALA HAS BEEN A VERY VERY BIG PROBLEM IN MY NEW CAR. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR, AND HAD ALL TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS, LIGHT, RADIO, STARTING THE CAR, SECURITY LOCK, ETC. *TR

FAILING PAINT ON FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS OF WHITE IMPALAS. ON ALL WHITE IMPALAS FROM MY AREA THE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF OF THE BUMPERS, BOTH FRONT AND REAR, VERTICALLY IN CHUNKS ALONG THE CURVES TOWARD EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS ONLY APPEARS TO BE A CONDITION WITH THE WHITE MODELS, AND LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FLEX ADDED TO THE PAINT BEFORE APPLICATION. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA HAS THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM AND OUT THE BLUE MY CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. THE 1ST TIME IT STARTED RIGHT UP AT THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON FATHERS DAY AND I WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT STARTED UP. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY JUST SAID WITHOUT A CODE THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. THIRD TIME I AGAIN WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT STARTED. I JUST KNOW SOME DAY THAT TRICK IS NOT GOING TO WORK. WHY CAN'T GM ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND PEOPLE ARE SPENDING TONS OF MONEY ON FIXES THAT DON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET CARS WITH "PASSLOCK" SECURITY. THE SECURITY BANNER WILL APPEAR IN THE DASH MONITOR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES,AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. DURING THIS TIME THE SECURITY BANNER ALTERNATES WITH THE BATTERY ICON. WITH THE IGN SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION. AFTER THE 10 TO 15 MINUTES THE CAR WILL CORRECT ITSELF AND START AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. MY TRUE CONCERN HERE IS THAT,THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND NOW SHE TELLS ME SHE LEAVES IT RUNNING AT THE GAS PUMP. FOR FEAR OF IT NOT STARTING. THIS IS WHERE SAFETY COMES IN. IS IT NOT POSTED ON ALL GAS PUMPS. TO SHUT OFF ENGINE? MANY OF THESE CARS ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. AND THE DEALERS FROM REPORTS I'VE READ SEEM TO THROW PARTS AT THIS PROBLEM AT THE CAR OWNERS COST. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED AT A GAS PUMP, WITH THEIR CAR LEFT RUNNING BECAUSE IT MAY NOT START. THANK YOU *TR

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BOTH CAN COME ON AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. BOTH HAPPEN WHEN TURNING INTO OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN ANY SORT OF WEATHER INCLUDING PERFECTLY DRY CEMENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS LEAD TO ACCIDENTS WITH INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET THE FULL BREAKING POWER WHEN MAKING TURNS. THIS HAPPENS ALSO WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS AROUND ANY CORNER. THE PROBLEM IS NOW HAPPENING ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME WHEN MAKING TURNS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE MY FRONT HUBS AS WELL AS THE WIRING HARNESSES BUT I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON IT AND HAVE SEEN THAT NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAVE WORKED FOR ANYONE AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO COME BACK AFTER SPENDING OVER $1000 DOLLARS. *TR

MY SECURITY LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH THEN EVERYTHING WENT CRAZY FROM THERE LIGHTS BLINKING ON AND OFF DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEN THE RADIO WILL SHOW LOCKED ON IT TRUNK WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD START ON COOL DAYS NOW THAT IT HAS TURNED HOT IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. I HAVE READ ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND ISSUE A RECALL I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS DEALERS TELL ME IT IS A BCM AND IT WILL COST APPROX 500.00 IF SO MANY OF THESE IMPALAS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING OR TELL SOMEONE HOW TO FIX THIS WITHOUT PAYING 500.00. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK, SOMETIMES CAR WOULDN'T START. SECURITY SYSTEM IS BAD. HAD TO HAVE A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. CAR STILL WON'T START. NOW NEEDS A BODY CONTROL MODULE. CAR STILL AT MECHANICS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 60 DAYS. UNSURE WHAT BILL IS UP TO. CAR WOULD START OVERHEATING. OCCURRED 3-5 TIMES BEFORE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. IT WAS THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. REPLACED IT FOR AROUND $600.00. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC AND DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR WOULD START KNOCKING AND RIDE ROUGH TO THE POINT THAT IT COULDN'T BE DRIVEN. IT OCCURRED 2 TIMES ON DIFFERENT BOLTS. ROCKER ARM BOLTS WERE BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD. FIXED FOR $300.00 EACH TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS NOT STARTING. MY WIFE HAS BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN I WOULD ARRIVE THE CAR WOULD START. I STARTED HAPPENING EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE USE THE CAR. IF YOU IT SET FOR 10 TO 30 MINUTES IT WILL START. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU REMOVE THE FUSE TO THE BCM FOR ABOUT 30 SEC THE CAR WILL START . I HAVE READ SEVERAL WEB SITE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THAT COST $500 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED BY A DEALER. I BELIEVE THAT WITH AS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A INVESTIGATION WHY GM ISN'T RECALLING CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO MY 2003 IMPALAS HEAT GAUGE STARTED ACTING FUNNY LIKE THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING BUT THEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. IT WAS COOL OUT ABOUT THAT TIME OF YEAR AND I ALSO NOTICED THE CAR HAD NO HEAT. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT HELP AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. MY HUSBAND THEN NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW AND ADDED MORE. THAT ALSO DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER WE NOTICED THE COOLANT WAS LOW AGAIN. WE LOOKED FOR THE LEAK AND COULD NOT FIND ONE. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY AUTOMATICALLY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 3400 SERIES ENGINE. WE PAID NEARLY $700 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY COOLANT LEVEL AGAIN IS LOW BUT CAN NOT DETECT ANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE, I STILL HAVE HEAT AND A/C AND THE HEAT GAUGE IS NOT FLUCTUATING BUT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AROUND AT RECALLS SOME FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME TYPE OF CAR AND HAVE DISCOVERED MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE 3400 SERIES MOTOR AS THERE IS FOR THE 3800. *TR