2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM BLOWER MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ODOMETER MILEAGE TAMPERING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE MILEAGE READ 95,953. HOWEVER, A CARFAX REPORT SHOWED THE MILEAGE AT 190,902 17 MONTHS EARLIER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEALER TAMPERED WITH THE ODOMETER. *JB

IF CAR IS NOT STARTED DAILY. IT WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY AND REQUIRE A JUMP. FRIEND HAS SAME MAKE AND MODEL 2006 IMPALA LT. SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE INSTALLED NEW BATTERY EVERY YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS. *TR

THIS INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I GOT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE. MY CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO RUN DIFFERENT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF THE VERY NEXT DAY. THEN ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME MY CAR WAS ACTING FUNNY WHEN I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS TRYING TO WAIT UNTIL PAID DAY TO TAKE IT TO BE CHECKED BUT I COULDN'T WAIT. ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015 WHENEVER I STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I MADE IT WORK OK, BUT ON MY BREAK I NEEDED TO GO TAKE CARE OF SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED ON ME WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. IT WOULD NOT START UP. I COULD NOT TURN IT OR ANYTHING. MY CAR STALLED AND I ENDED UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY AND I HAD TO WALK BACK TO WORK. AFTER WORK MY CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM AND I DROVE IT LESS THAN 1 MILE TO FIRESTONE TIRE WHERE THEY DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD ME THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL WAS BAD. I ASKED THEM IF THEY WERE SURE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND NOT THE THROTTLE BODY AND THEY SAID YES. WHILE ON MY WAY HOME TONIGHT FRIDAY, 4/3/15 ENGINE CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE AGAIN. I AM VERY UPSET AND SCARED FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCH AND READ ABOUT OTHERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE INJURED, KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. SIGNED, [XXX] (VERY UNHAPPY CONSUMERS) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPECIFY IF ANY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY CAR SLOWED DOWN ONLY DRIVING 5 MPH... LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I JUST PUT A ENGINE IN THE CAR SO I KNOW THATS NOT THE PROBLEM I ALWAYS HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON IN THE PAST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SWAY BAR SPLIT AT THE SEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWAY BAR FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

AC BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR (THERE ARE 3 OF THEM) IS INSUFFICIENTLY DESIGNED TO HOLD UP TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE LOCATION OF THE SWITCHES MAKES MAINTENANCE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IT WOULD BE ASSUMED THAT THE DESIGN WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO HOLD UP UNDER SEVERAL YEARS USE SINCE ACCESSIBILITY TO THESE PARTS IS VERY DIFFICULT. THE PARTS THEMSELVES COST ABOUT $27 (TWICE THAT AT THE DEALERSHIP) AT YOUR PARTS STORE BUT THE DEALERSHIP AND/OR INDEPENDENT MECHANICS CHARGE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS PART. MY CAR IS NOW 10 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 3 OF THESE SWITCHES AT LEAST TWICE AND THE MOST DIFFICULT TO GET TO SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. IT SEEMS THAT THE ACTUAL LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THESE PARTS (IN ACTUAL USE) IS APPROXIMATELY +/- 15 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLIPPED AND CRASHED. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE UNKNOWN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ON THE HANDS AND ARMS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.