2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

ALL 4 WHEELS ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF ALL 4 TIRES. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO AND IT HAD ONLY 14000 MILES. I BELIEVE IT WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AND GET A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER (POOR QUALITY CONTROL). THE DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAND OF TIRE ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS NONSENSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING SHAFT WHEN SHE MADE RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A DEFAULT IN THE STEERING SHAFT AND ADVISED HER THAT UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E005000 WAS FOR AN AFTER MARKET STEERING SHAFT WHICH WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO HER VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING SHAFT WHEN SHE MADE RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A DEFAULT IN THE STEERING SHAFT AND ADVISED HER THAT UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E005000 WAS FOR AN AFTER MARKET STEERING SHAFT WHICH WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO HER VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIES THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, SHE HEARS A THUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/15/09.

THE REAR TIRES ARE WEARING TERRIBLY ON THE INSIDE. SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER PART OF THE TIRES. I HAD A REAR END ALIGNMENT DONE ON THE CAR, AND IT WAS NO HELP AT ALL. I THEN REPLACED THE TIRES AT 40,000 MILES AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT MANY POLICE IMPALA'S HAVE THIS ISSUE, BUT MINE IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. YOU CAN FEEL & HEAR THE CLUNKING/VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THIS WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2008 & 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALAS. WE PURCHASED A 2007 IMPALA FROM CHARLES CHEVROLET-COLOMA, WISCONSIN IN JUNE OF 2008. IT HAD 17,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REMAINING NEW CAR WARRANTY, WE WERE TOLD. RIGHT AWAY WHEN WE GOT IT WE DIDN'T THINK IT RODE GOOD. WE TOOK IT ON VACATION IN OCTOBER AND IT STARTED TO VIBRATE VERY BAD. MY HUSBAND COMMENTED THAT WHEN WE GET BACK WE NEED TO TAKE IT IN. WE TOOK IN IT IN OCTOBER OF 2008. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TIRES ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WERE HANGING ON THREADS. THE DEALER DID REPLACE THE TIRES. AT THAT TIME WE THOUGHT WELL MAYBE A BAD SET OF TIRES. AT THAT TIME THE DEALER DID NOT BALANCE OR LINE UP THE TIRES. (WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE) WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE TIRES AND NOW AT 35,000.00 MILES THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TIRES AGAIN. IT RIDES REALLY BAD AGAIN. WE TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND FIRST THE DEALER, LINES IT UP, IT STILL DID NOT RIDE GOOD, THEN THEY BALANCED THE FRONT TIRES (NOT THE BACK AND I DON'T KNOW WHY??) I GUESS BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING THIS AT THEIR COST AND DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING MORE THAN THEY HAVE TO. IT STILL DOES NOT RIDE WELL. I WORK IN A BANK AND AFTER TALKING TO ANOTHER PERSON THEY HAVE PUT 3 SETS OF TIRES ON THEIRS IN 60,000 MILES. ANOTHER PERSON HAS 35,000 MILES ON THEIR BRAND NEW 2008 AND THEY NEED NEW TIRES. AFTER BRINGING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CARS IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR US. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY ALSO WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THIS VEHICLE HAS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. MY CONCERN IS THAT THEIR IS A DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES THAT PROPOSES A SAFETY HAZARD. SOME UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER WILL HAVE A BLOWOUT (LIKE WE ALMOST DID) AND LOSE THEIR LIFE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. THIS REALLY MAKES US ANGRY AS THE GOVERNMENT CAN GIVE GENERAL MOTORS ALL THIS BAILOUT MONEY , BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT!!!! THE DEALER REFUSES TO GIVE US A RECORD OF THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

AT RANDOM TIMES, STARTING FROM A STOP, MY 2007 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ CAR WILL SLOWLY ENGAGE 1ST GEAR AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGE WITH A STRONG JERK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS OCCURRED WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, STARTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A WET ROAD, AND PULLING UP SLIGHT INCLINED DRIVEWAY INTO GARAGE. SEVERAL OF THESE TIMES I'VE LOST CONTROL BRIEFLY FROM MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED POWER OF THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING AND JERKING. THE DEALER HAS MADE MULTIPLE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AT REPAIRS THROUGHOUT 2008 UNTIL NOW. FROM READING ALL THE OWNER DISCUSSIONS AT EDMUNDS.COM I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEELS HAD EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THREE REAR SETS OF TIRES AND PERFORMED THREE ALIGNMENTS. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO TSB NUMBERS 10026504 AND 10026484 (WHEELS) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE COMPONENT ON THE POLICE AND STATE VEHICLES. THE TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.