2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

BOUGHT CHEVROLET IMPALA IN 2002 CAR HAD 5 MILES ON IT AND I PUT THE 5 MILES BY TEST DRIVING THE CAR I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANYONE TO BY A CHEVROLET . CHEVROLET DOESN'T STAND BY THEIR CARS I HAD TO REPLACES THE INTAKE GASKETS AND A CATALYTIC AND A WATER PUMP AND THIS WEEK I HAD TO PUT A TRANSMISSION IN IT THIS WEEK AND THAT COST ME 2400 AND CHEVROLET WOULD NT HELP US A ALL ,CHEVROLET SAID THAT IT HAD TO MANY MILES ON IT WHAT DO THEY WANT FOR A CAR TO HAVE NO MILES ON IT I DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK. I DON'T THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD HAD TO PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO HELP US AND STAND BY A AMERICAN MADE CAR. *JB

FUEL SYSTEM ,GASOLINE DELIVERY : FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING, ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA ,3.4 LITER ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 41000 MILES ON IT. THIS MAY BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V090000 WHICH INVOLVED A RECALL OF 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALAS WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE FOR LEAKING FUEL REGULATOR. *NM

NOTICED IT TOOK LONGER FOR THE CAR TO HEAT UP LAST WINTER; THIS WINTER STARTED OUT THE SAME, AND I NOTICED THE BLOWER WOULDN'T WORK ON SETTING 5 SOMETIMES. THEN IT QUIT HEATING ALTOGETHER, AND THE FAN WOULD QUIT BUT START BACK UP. NOW THE FAN QUIT BLOWING ALTOGETHER. NO HEAT, NO DEFROST, IN SUB-ZERO WEATHER, AND I'M LOOKING AT ABOUT $1000 IN "REPAIRS" WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THANKS GM. I'LL BE SURE TO BUY ANOTHER OF YOUR VEHICLES. THERE IS A MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK, AND THE BLOWER MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT, WHEN SWITCHING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM ALL THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT.....FOUND BY FLICKERING BACK TO LOW BEAM THEY WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES THEY GO OUT W/O SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM. SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK! *NM

OUR 2003 IMPALA LS @ 50K MILES HAD A VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THAT GREATLY INCREASED WITH HARDER BRAKING AND ALSO A STEADY VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END THAT INCREASED AS SPEED INCREASED. MY RETIRED FATHER IN LAW BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, BRIAN HARRIS CHEVROLET IN BATON ROUGE, LA AND HE FELT THAT HE WAS TREATED POORLY BY THE SERVICE DEPT. WE THEN TOOK THE CAR TO ALL STAR CHEVROLET WHERE WE WERE TREATED PROFESSIONALLY. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEMS, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND WARPED ROTORS, BUT SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL IT WAS APPROVED BY THE WARRANTY CARRIER, WHICH COULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS. THEY SAID THAT RENTAL CAR REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE MADE IF WARRANTY REPAIR WAS APPROVED. WE PAID A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND PICKED UP OUR CAR AND THEN TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH FOR YEARS AND PAID FOR THE REPAIR OURSELVES. THEY RESURFACED THE BRAKE ROTOR AND REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY. NOW @ 80K MILES WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME WARPED ROTOR PROBLEMS AGAIN. *NM

TL* - ON DECEMBER 25, 2006, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN HER CHILD GOT OUT OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SECURED HER CHILD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE CONTACT HAS SINCE CALLED THOROBRED CHEVROLET FROM WHOM SHE PURCHASED THE CAR TO FIND OUT WHY THE CAR DID NOT HAVE CHILD PROOF SAFETY LOCKS. THE DEALER TRIED TO SELL HER A NEW CAR INSTEAD OF PROVIDING HER WITH INFORMATION ON HOW SHE COULD GET SOME CHILD PROOF SAFETY LOCKS FOR THIS CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY DEALERSHIP THAT SHE HAS CONTACTED CONCERNING THE CHILD PROOF LOCKS . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHE WOULD LIKE THE CHILD PROOF SAFETY LOCKS ADDED TO THE CAR AT NO COST, OR TO BE PROVIDED WITH A CAR THAT DID HAVE CHILD PROOF LOCKS. *AK UPDATED 02/09/07. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WHICH HAS 46,904 MILES ON IT AND IT REQUIRED THE FOLLOWING AT A COST OF $1,150.00 TO FIX. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR A NO HEAT PROBLEM, UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND TO NEED NEW LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, NEW WATER PUMP, FLUSHING AND NEW DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STRAPS THAT TIGHTENED THE HARNESS ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WERE WEARING ON THE EDGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS A DJG ALPHA OMEGA 3IN1 22-151 BLA.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STRAPS THAT TIGHTENED THE HARNESS ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WERE WEARING ON THE EDGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS A DJG ALPHA OMEGA 3IN1 22-151 BLA.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF TURNING ON. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.