2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL SOUND CAME FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND SALVAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING, THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

THE IGNITION KEEPS LOCKING OUT THE CARS ABILITY TO START. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND WHEN THE KEY IS ROTATED TO THE START POSITION NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. UPON WAITING FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES THIS VEHICLE WILL THEN RESTART. WHEN TAKEN TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE MAINTENANCE DONE THIS VEHICLE NEVER FAILED FOR THEM ON TWENTY TIMES OF STARTING IN A ROW. TOOK THE CAR HOME AND IT SAT AND NOW IT FAILED AGAIN. MY DAUGHTER IS ABOUT TO BE DISMISSED FROM HER CURRENT JOB BECAUSE OF THIS CONSTANT FAILURE TO START. LATELY, THE TIME HAS GROWN. MY DAUGHTER TOOK A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT AND HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO JUMP IT TO START IT AND WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT IT THEY STATED IT TOOK THEM 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO GATHER ALL THE EQUIPMENT TO GET IT TO START. THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE RESOLVED ITSELF IN THAT TIME. THIS IS NOW BECOMING LIFE THREATING AS THE VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. NO CODES ARE SHOWING FOR THIS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS NOW AND GETTING WORSE. IN MY OPINION IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION OR SECURITY SYSTEM. I HOPE NOTHING SERIOUS HAPPENS WHILE MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE SHE HAS FOR TRANSPORTATION. I AM SUBMITTING THIS ON HER BEHALF.

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I'VE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN I GO FROM BRIGHT TO DIM MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THEY COME BACK ON SHORTLY AFTER, IT'S ONLY MY HEADLIGHTS AS I CAN SEE MY SIDE LAMPS ILLUMINATED. QUICKLY GOING BACK TO BRIGHT SEEMED TO BRING THEM ON QUICKER THE SECOND TIME THEY WENT OUT. THESE TWO ISSUES BOTH OCCURRED AS I WAS MEETING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WENT FROM BRIGHT TO DIM. THEY OCCURRED OVER THE TIME PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD SOON BE RECEIVING A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL LINE AND IGNITION RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED 5-10 AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR. HOWEVER, THE LETTER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING AND COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD AS TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL WHICH DIRECTION YOU TRAVELING TO. SO OTHER DRIVERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT YOUR ARE MAKING A TURN AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY GM VEHICLES NOT JUST THE IMPALA, SUCH AS GRAND AM, MONTE CARLO, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, AND MORE. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE HAZARD SWITCH RELAY WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE TURN SIGNALS WHICH IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND PREMATURELY FAILS. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD MAKE A RECALL WITH HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IS A KNOW ISSUE ON MANY OF THERE CARS.

THE SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN FOR ABOUT TEN AND SOMETIMES 20 MINUTES MAKING ME LATE FOR WORK, MEETINGS AND EMERGENCIES WITHOUT WARNING.. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENS AND IT USE TO HAPPEN FAR AND BETWEEN, BUT THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON VERY FREQUENTLY. I WORK AT NIGHT AND HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT A NUMBER OF TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS.

THE IGNITION RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY 01 IMPALA 3.4 RECENTLY. THIS RECALL WAS MEANT TO FIX THE ISSUE OF THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE KEY MOVING OUT OF THE RUN POSITION TO THE OFF POSITION. HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE CAR IS RUNNING PERFECT EXCEPT FOR THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO THE IGNITION RECALL. I HAVE READ THE REPORTS CONCERNING THIS RECALL AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE SOLUTION IS TO MODIFY THE KEY BUT I WOULD LOOK INTO OTHER OPTIONS SINCE THIS HAS NOT FIXED THIS ISSUE. THEIR IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE CAR ACCORDING TO 4 REPAIR SHOPS AND 4 DIAGNOSTIC SCANS THAT HAVE BEEN RAN ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF, IT WILL RESTART WITHOUT ANY ISSUES BUT THIS IS BECOMING DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN AND I TO BE DRIVING IN. THEIR IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING ON WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR SO I HAVE NO WAY TO PREPARE FOR THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION SO YOU MAY LOOK INTO THIS RECALL ONCE AGAIN. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY SINCE MAY OF THIS YEAR. YOU MAY FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANYTIME FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU MIGHT NEED FROM ME. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RELEASED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS NOT SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.