2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

CUSTOMER STATES TRANSMISSION SLIPS, NO SHIFT, WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS,DIAGNOSIS FOUND INPUT CARRIER BROKEN METAL FRAGMENTS ALL OVER TRANSMISSION, REPLACE PARTS AND RECON AND CLEAN CASE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED GREASING.*AK

MY 2001 CHEVORLET IMPALA HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WEARING VERY EARLY. NEW ROTORS WORE OUT AFTER ONLY 7,000 MILES. AFTER BEING "FIXED" BY 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, THE CAR CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE "SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL" WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO "SLIDE" VERY EASY ON TURNS WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. BOTH MECHANICS INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED BUT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED. ON WET ROADS, THIS IS CLEARLY A HAZARD. *LA

PURCHASED 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA BASE MODEL. I HAVE 51,000 MILES AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH SHOWED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITHIN THE THE TRANSMISSION. A NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE INSTALLED. THIS COST $2500. THERE IS NO REASON FOR A CAR THIS AGE WITH THIS MANY MILES TO HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM, GRANTED THE WARRANTY GOES TO 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. I AM VERY UPSET, AND IT BASICALLY SOLIDIFIED THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A GM CAR AGAIN. *AK

VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH A CHILD MOTION SENSOR THAT'S LOCATED IN THE TRUNK. THIS DEVICE PREVENTS A CHILD FROM BEING LOCKED IN THE TRUNK. WHILE DRIVING THE SENSOR INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE BAD SENSOR BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER MADE THAT PART. *AK

MY 2001 IMPALA BEGAN HAVING LOSS OF POWER/SLIPPING DURING ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 30,000 MILES, DEALER LOOKED AT CAR AND COULD NOT DUPLICAT 2 TIMES. CAR SCONTIUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AND DEALER FELT THAT THE VALVE BODY SHOULD BE REPLACED AND TOE SET. AT 37,400 MILES I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY LOSS OPERATION OF VEHICLE WHIL GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION, COASTED INTO GAS STATION TRIED ALL GEARS OF CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION REPAIR OF PLANETARIES AND BANDS WAS PERFORMED THAT WAS AUGUST 25, 2003. ON SEPTEMBER 10 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT 2 TRANSMISSION CODES WERE COMING UP THEY WERE 742 AND 748. GM EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT ALLOW REPAIR TO BE DONE BY ANY ONE ELSE BUT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 6 AND WAS TOLD ON THE 9TH THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WILL BE PICKING UP MY CAR TOMORROW AND WAITING FOR THE NEXT TIME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER.

AT 47000 MILES AND ONLY 9000 OF THESE MILES WERE PUT ON BY ME. I JUST BOUGHT IT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. COSTING ME 813.37 THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 3800 ENGINES. MINE IS THE 3400 AND I'M TOLD BY THE REPAIR PERSON THAT IT IS COMMON IN THESE TO. WHY WON'T GM HELP ME PAY THIS REPAIR WORK. *JB

THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK AT TIMES. *AK THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE STEERING IN MY CAR IS HARD TO STEER AND I DONT LIKE IT IT SEEMS TO STICK IVE DROVE CHEVYS ALL MY LIFE AND I DO NOT LIKE THIS CAR AND THE STEERING IS THE MAJOR CAUSE

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH TURN SIGNAL DON'T RESPOND IN THE BOTH CARS THE BOTH ARE MADE ON THE SOME YEAR 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS AND IMPALA