2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT MY IMPALA. MY ABS LIGHTS ON MY DASH KEEP GOING OFF AND MY SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM KEEPS SHOWING UP IN MY MESSAGE BOX. WHEN I AM PULLING OUT FROM ANYWHERE THAT INVOLVES ME TURNING MY WHEEL IS WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS GO OFF. YOU HEAR A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE MY BRAKES GRINDING. ONCE THE LIGHTS GO OFF, MY BRAKES ARE HARD TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW INCIDENTS WHEN MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND I THOUGHT WE WEREN'T STOPPING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND EVEN GM TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THEIRS AND STILL HAVEN'T FOUND AN ANSWER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVY WON'T FIX IT OR MAKE IT A RECALL. THIS WILL BE THE LAST GM PRODUCT I BUY SINCE THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE SAFECAR.GOV WEB PAGE THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE FILED ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINT. IT IS DANGEROUS. I TALKED TO THE MECHANIC AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND HE SAID HE HAS HAD MULTIPLE IMPALA'S IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND AFTER REPLACING MANY PARTS, THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND THE ANSWER. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET KILLED FOR CHEVY TO WAKE UP?

Mileage: 134,000

ABS SYSTEM MAKE GRINDING NOISE LIGHT COMES ON CAR IS HARD TO STOP AND IS DIGGING INTO NEW ROTORS. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKES FREEZE UP AND GRINDS AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I FIRST STARTED HAVING THESE PROBLEMS IN 2008 AND I'VE REPLACED BOTH HUBS ,ROTORS, HARNESS,AND SENSOR. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT INTERFERES WITH BOTH STOPPING AND ACCERATING BECAUSE IT MAKES THE CAR STALL . I HAVE TO KIDS AND THIS ACTION TERRIFIES THEM WHENEVER IT HAPPENS. I 'VE SEEN ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM COMSUMERS AND I THINK TIMES TIME FOR GMC TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATAL ACCIDENT. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT DO TO THIS PROBLEM AND I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX IT AND I'M GETTING THE SAME RESULTS.SOMEONE NEEDS TO CALL A RECALL ON THE 2001 IMPALA ABS SYSTEM AND SOON. *TR

Mileage: 231,750

TRAC CONTROL ABS PROBLEMS FRONT WHEELS GRAB PULL WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ABS WOULD FAIL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HUB WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES, ALONG WITH THE WIRING HARNESS, SENSOR, AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HUB. NONE OF THE REPAIRS REMEDIED THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT UNLESS THE VEHICLE PROVIDED ERROR CODES, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCED ERROR CODES, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SENSOR AND EXCESSIVE SPEED IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OPENER. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON I71 HEADING FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO TO CLEVELAND, OHIO. SHE SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 75 MPH AND WENT TO BRAKE BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN. WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKE THEY DID NOTHING! SHE IMMEDIATELY PANICKED AND MOVED OVER 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE BERM NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SHE QUICKLY THREW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STOPPED. I CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALER AFTER SHE CALLED ME FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THEY ASKED IF THE CAR MATS POSSIBLY BLOCKED THE BRAKE AND MY DAUGHTER SAID NO, SHE REACHED DOWN AND PULLED IT OUT AND THE CAR WOULD STILL NOT SLOW DOWN. SHE EVEN STATED BOTH FEET WERE PUSHING DOWN ON THE BREAK PEDAL AND NOTHING WAS SLOWING DOWN THE CAR. I JUST HAD A FRONT HUB REPLACED AT AUTO PLUS (WHERE I TAKE MY CARS FOR SERVICE) IN ORIENT, OHIO. MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 53,542

I HAVE ROTATED MY FRONT ROTORS AND CHANGED BRAKE PADS 2. I ALSO HAVE REPLACED THEM AND 6 MONTHS LATER I HAVE TO TURN THE NEW ONES. THEY HAVE WARPED AND MY CAR VIBRATES VERY BAD. *TR

SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM, ABS LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IT HAD ONE OF THE BEARINGS REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE OTHER BEARING, AND HUB SENSORS AT MY EXPENSE. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON AND CREATES A VIBRATION AND INABILITY TO BRAKE ON TIME. THE CAR ALSO HAS A SECURITY LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CAR SOMETIMES DOESN'T START FOR NO APPARENT REASON. USUALLY IF WE WAIT ABOUT 30 MIN. IT WILL TURN BACK ON, BUT I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHEN NOTHING WOULD TURN IT ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS THE EGR VALVE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOW AM BEING TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES A YEAR SINCE 2006 AND THESE PROBLEMS ARE NEVER CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE WHEELS FAILED. THE BRAKES ARE CURRENTLY FAILING. THE CONTACT HEARS GRINDING METAL WHEN BRAKING, DRIVING OVER BUMPS, AND WHEN REVERSING. THE DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE NOISE HAS INTENSIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 27,000

2001 CHEVORLET/IMPALA PURCHASED NEW, CURRENT MILES 51,000. INTERMITTANT LOSS OF DIRECTIONALS. **NOW COMPLETE LOSS OF DIRECTIONALS AND EMERGENCY SIGNALS. FAILED RECENT CAR INSPECTION. ADDITIONAL FAILURES INCLUDE: COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS AT 38,000. RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. FIRESTONE TIRE, WEST ROXBURY, MA STATED ON DOCUMENTS THAT "ROTORS WERE THINNED DOWN TO SIZE OF SHEET OF PAPER &/OR COMPLETELY GONE." TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS AT 35,000, ALSO REPLACED BY ABOVE REPAIR SHOP, WITH 4 NEW TIRES. BATTERY LEAK WITH CORROSION TO EXTENT OF NEED OF CONNECTION CABLES TO BE REBUILT FOR ATTACHMENT. BATTERY REPLACED WITH NEW CONNECTIONS AT 40,000 BY SEARS AUTO BODY IN DEDHAM, MA. PASSENGAR SIDE WIPER FIXED AND REPLACED AFTER FAILURE. WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS AND HAS FAILED AGAIN, HAS NOT AT PRESENT BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED. CARE OF CAR WAS UPDATED AND MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO ALL REQUIREMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS BY MANUFACTURER. NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENTS. THIS INCLUDING, OIL CHANGES, WIPER BLADE CHANGES, TIRE ROTATIONS WITH EVEY OTHER OIL CHANGE, WHICH WAS DONE EVERY 3 MONTS, ETC. BRAKE INSPECTION AND PADS CHANGED ON CAR 1 YEAR BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. BRAKE LOSS WAS THANKFULLY UNEVENTFUL ONLY DUE TO TIME OF NIGHT AND LOW TRAFFIC, ONLY ABLE TO STOP CAR WITH GLIDING TO STOP. THEN TOWED TO SERVICE STATION. ON AVERAGE MY PRESENT YEARLY MILAGE IS PROBABLY LESS THAN 3000. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER/OPERATOR TO THIS CAR AND ALTHOGH MENTIONED #1 OWNER, MY FATHER ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR, (HOWARD CHEVORLET, WEST ROXBURY, MA) BUT DID NOT DRIVE IT. I CURRENTLY AM THE TITLE HOLDER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANYTIME IF YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COULD HELP ME. I FEEL THAT THERE IS MAJOR FAILURE THAT BEYOND MY CONTROL AND IS DANGEROUS TO MYSELF, OTHERS AND MOST IMPORTANT TO ME, MY 4 Y/O DAUGHTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU (SOMEONE) SOON. TERESA CORRIGAN *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA ABS / TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM ENGAGES BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. EXCESS HEAT BUILDS UP AND CAUSES BRAKE FLUID LOSS. POTENTIAL FOR BRAKE FAILURE EXISTS. PERHAPS THE GOVERNMENT COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. YEAH, RIGHT. I PREDICT THAT YOU GUYS WILL FAIL THE CONSUMER YET AGAIN. *TR

SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT ON AT 78K MILES; AND MECHANIC CLAIMS IT IS A FAULTY ECM. MANY OTHERS COMPLAIN OF THIS AND ABS LIGHT PROBLEMS WITH AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA..PASSLOCK SECURITY LOCKOUT PROBLEM...ONE WEEK AGO, I CHANGED THE OIL IN MY WIFE'S IMPALA, AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS, TO CLEAN AND LUBE THEM. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND ONE WEEK LATER, IT STILL HAS NOT STARTED. I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED, IN A VERY DEPRESSED AREA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK, AND WE ARE TRYING TO HANG ON TO OUR HOME, THOUGH THAT LOOKS IN DOUBT. DID NOT NEED THIS TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW, AND I AM ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS THAT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE YOU PAY FOR IT, WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU. THIS PASSLOCK PROBLEM IS FOUND ON ALL MAKES OF GM CARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM, YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I CANNOT PAY THE $500.00 TO $1000.00 TO GET THIS JUNK GOING, AND IF YOU READ THE FORUMS ONLINE, YOU WILL SEE THAT IF YOU DO, THE PROBLEM WILL COME BACK ANYWAY! SORRY, BUT THE TERM LEGAL SCAM COMES TO MIND. SO, MY WIFE AND I ARE OUT OF A CAR....TOO BAD WE STILL HAD FAITH IN AMERICA...WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS? BIG BROTHER WINS AGAIN...THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, A SHAME, A DOWNRIGHT CRIME...ACTION TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THEIR PURCHASE PRICE WOULD BE NICE, BECAUSE EVEN IF THIS CAR IS FIXED NOW, I NO LONGER WISH TO HAVE THIS LEMON, WHICH FORCED ME TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON ALL 4 WHEELS AT 24K MILES, DUE TO BAD DESIGN!!! *TR

Mileage: 41,307

THE TRACTION SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATING FOR NO REASON. SERVICE ABS LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED LEFT WHEEL HUB, INCLUDING SENSOR. PROBLEM RECURRED THE DAY AFTER AND THE WRONG ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED, THE CORRECT ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED. ONE MONTH LATER PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION ON WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. SEVEN MONTHS LATER PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER NOW SAYS THE RIGHT HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING, AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE FOR THE LATTER BECAUSE WE WANT DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

Mileage: 79,500

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT LOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED ON DRY PAVEMENT AND SEEMED TO EXTEND THE LENGTH OF TIME NEEDED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HUB AND SENSOR. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE HUB AND SENSOR WERE ADJUSTED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OLD PARTS WERE NEVER OFFERED IN RETURN. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

TRACTION CONTROL RUST ON WHEEL SPEED SENSOR GM RECALL NUMBER#05068 WHY WAS MY VEHICLE'S NOT LISTED ON RECALL 2001 IMPALA LS 51000 MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAS REPLACED IT FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

I HAVE A 2001 IMPALA WE BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS 62,379 MILES. I TOOK IT IN FOR A BRAKE JOB LAST MONTH FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE COMPANY I USE HAS A GOOD REPUTATION IN TOWN. THEY TOLD ME AFTER THE FIRST TURNING OF THE ROTOR WHICH THEY DID THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH METAL LEFT TO TURN AGAIN. THAT SEEMS RIDICULOUS. ALSO, THE CAR AT TIMES WONT START AND HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR 10-15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START. I HAVE READ A LOT OF REVIEWS ON VARIOUS SITES AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO THROW OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUT HOPING THAT IT WILL BE FIXED. I HAVE HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH GOING BAD TO THE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEMS ERRORS AND OR THE BCM MODULE GOING BACK. ALSO SOMEONE SUGGESTED THAT I MIGHT JUST NEED TO GET A NEW KEY CUT AS THE OLD WAS HAS GOTTEN WORN AND THE ANTI THEFT DEVISE IS THINKING THAT SOMEONE IS TRYING TO STEAL THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 62,379

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEEL SENSORS STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING ABS FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSORS, RESET THE CODES, REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND RESURFACED ALL FOUR ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CLANKING NOISE. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 04-02-35-0048 DEALT WITH THE STEERING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED *AK.

Mileage: 90,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEEL SENSORS STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING ABS FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSORS, RESET THE CODES, REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND RESURFACED ALL FOUR ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CLANKING NOISE. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 04-02-35-0048 DEALT WITH THE STEERING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED *AK.

Mileage: 90,000

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP GROUNDED THE ROTORS. ANOTHER TIME THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS, AND ANOTHER TIME THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRUMS, ROTORS, AND PADS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED SOMETIME IN JULY 2002. THE CONSUMER HAS RECORDS OF ALL THE MAINTENANCE THAT WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. SINCE THE LAST REPAIR THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE NOISE WHEN BACKING UP. *AK *NM

- I HAVE A 2001 IMPALA LS 3.8L WITH TRACTION CONTROL - SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. ABS BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN (LOOSE OR TIGHT TURN) AND WHEN ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE ABS TO ENGAGE WHEN MAKING THESE TURNS, ROAD CONDITIONS WERE PERFECT. - I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE SPEED SENSOR HAS FAILED DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 FOR A RECALL ON GM PICKUP TRUCKS AND SUV'S). MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN BUT THE PROBLEM DESCRIBE IN THE CAMPAIGN IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS FAILED IN MY SITUATION. - THE SHOP REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING AND WIRING HARNESS USING HUB KIT 6.307 AND SENSOR KIT 4.720 -PROBLEM WAS FIXED - I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY CARS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE CAPAIGN LIKE TRUCKS AND SUV'S THAT HAVE THE SAME SPEED SENSOR.*JB

Mileage: 73,000

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AT 6,500 MILES THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE BRAKES GRINDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 7, 2003, AND SHE WAS TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL METALLIC PAD NOISE, AND THERE WAS NO CORRECTION NECESSARY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CORRECTIONS TO THIS VEHICLE AT ALL. THE CONSUMER'S SON RECENTLY DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THEY RECOMMEND THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

Mileage: 6,500

2001 IMPALA FRONT AND REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE PADS WERE FALLING OFF IN HIS HANDS. THE ROTORS HAD SOME SCRATCHES ON THEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT BE MACHINED DOWN. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD A 2001 CHEVROLET S-10 THAT HAD THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 31,000

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE VIBRATING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *MR THIS WOULD BECOME MUCH WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LININGS HAD COME OFF OF THE SHOES. ALL OF THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 2781K MILES. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED 3 TIMES TO GET THEM FLAT. *SC *JB

Mileage: 2,781

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED, AND RESURFACE THEM. AT 21,222 MILES THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE FRONT/REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. AT 29,776 THE PROBLEM RECURRED , AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED, AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE FRONT BRAKE PAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FELL FROM BACKING RENDERING THE FRONT BRAKE USELESS. GM STATED THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE NOT COVERED AFTER 12000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE GM TO COVER AT LEAST 50% OF COST. AFTER 4 INCIDENTS OF WARPED ROTORS THE PADS FELL APART. *TC

Mileage: 11,230

OUR 2001 CHEVY IMPALA HAS HAD BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEMS SINCE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. THE ROTORS WERE CUT TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR PULSATES WHEN REDUCING SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. WE JUST SPENT $1,449 AT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE ROTORS ONCE AGAIN REPLACED AND BRAKES REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AS THE VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE TO BE CUT OR REPLACED EVERY 6,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THERE HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN DEFECT AND THE CAR MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THESE EXPENSES. *LA

Mileage: 16,000

CAR WAS VIBRATING WHEN BREAKS APPLIED ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. PROBLEM WITH ROTORS BEING WARPED, WRINKLED AND WAVY ACCORDING TO DEALER SERVICE. HAD TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES ON AUG 6TH 2002. ON MAY 23RD 2003 HAD TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS AND REAR ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN AT 28,000 MILES. CAR IS BEGINNING TO VIBRATE AGAIN MILEAGE IS 42,000.00 . I FEEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STOPPED WORKING WHEN I DROVE UPON A CURB. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSTANT BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. BRAKE WERE MAKING A MOANING SOUND BUT NOT ENGAGING. THERE WAS NO LOCKED WHEEL SKIDS. SPEED WAS AT APPROX. MPH.*AK

Mileage: 52,750

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES AND NOW I AM REPLACING THEM AGAIN 1 YEAR LATER WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE USED BOTH GM ROTORS AND ANOTHER MANUFACTURER AND BOTH ROTORS WARPED VERY PREMATURELY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE REGARDING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. I ALSO EXPERIENCE SEVERE VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 45 MPH. IT IS NOT NORMAL CAR MAINTENANCE TO HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS EVERY 20, 000 MILES. I BELIEVE THERE MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW OR SOME OTHER EVENT CAUSING THIS SCENARIO.*AK

AT 25963 MILES AND AGAIN AT 40196 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THE REAR OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED, AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. CHEVROLET CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, BUT HAD PREVIOUSLY INDICATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ROTORS THAT WERE FLAKING AND WARPING AT 15,000 MILES. CHEVROLET REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 25,963

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

Mileage: 42,000

VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK AT HIGH SPEED (ABOVE 50MPH) WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SCRAPING NOISES WERE ALSO HEARD. DEALER WOULD ONLY LOOK AT BRAKES IF DIAGNOSTIC FEE WAS PAID. RESULT WAS THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND PITTED AND SCORED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 18K FOR MILEAGE. BRAKE PADS ON BOTH FRONT AND REAR HAD 75% WEAR REMAINING. FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND PADS REPLACED. REAR ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED.OEM DESIGN OF REAR PADS HAS A VERTICAL GROOVE IN THE MIDDLE WHICH COLLECTS DUST, DIRT AND DEBRI CONTRIBUTING TO THE WEAR ISSUE. REPLACEMENT PADS DO NOT.*AK

Mileage: 18,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING, THE BRAKE ROTORS WOE OUT AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WAS A PULSATION WHEN THE BAKES WERE APPLIED. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 25,000

THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WASN'T USED ENOUGH. THE DEALER REFACED BOTH BRAKE ROTORS. *AK *CB *NLM

Mileage: 6,229

WHY TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN , POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ALSO FAILED. *AK

BRAKE ROTOR - REPEATED WARPAGE - 4 OCCURRENCES AND67,000 MILES.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE NOISE WAS DUE TO RUST BUILD UP ON THE ROTORS. *JB

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. METAL PIECES WERE FOUND IN FLUID. VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE PRESSURE MODULATOR IN TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. FELT LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING AND SHIFTING WITHOUT A CLUTCH IF THE CAR WAS A STICK SHIFT. PRIOR TO THAT, THE COMPUTER MODULE WENT OUT, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN OVER NIGHT AND HAVING TO JUMP START IT. BEFORE THAT, THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WENT OUT. FOUND OUT IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE BACK BRAKE AREA. BEFORE THAT, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE SEVERELY WRAPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DEFECTIVE ROTORS. WARP EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES COULD CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE LEADING TO ACCIDENT. TS

Mileage: 12,374

BRAKES INOPERATIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE RAIN BECAUSE THERE ARE NO BACKING PLATES. POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT RAINS. FINE AT LOW SPEED, BUT NO BRAKING OVER 50 MPH. ALSO NOTE-- PROVINCE OF "ONTARIO" & POSTAL CODE "L3M 1P8" IN CANADA. IT HAS BEEN A DRY SUMMER AND I SEE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WHEN WINTER (AND SLUSH) ARRIVES. MR

SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 55 - 60 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BEFORE THE IMPACT THE CAR FISHTAILED AND SKIDDED ON LOOSE PAVEMENT AND THE ABS/ TRACTION CONTROL WAS NEVER ACTIVATED.*AK

APPROXIMATELY EVERY 10,000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS SERVICED AND REPLACED. *JG *NM

GETTING RUMBLING FEEL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ESPECIALLY BAD AT HIGHER SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS. MY CONCERN IS THE REPAIR ORDER STATED "WARPED ROTORS" WHEN IF FACT THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE ROTORS WERE PITTED, NOT WARPED. I WAS CONCERNED BEACUSE I WAS VERY CONSCIENTIOUS TO MAKE SURE EVERY TIME THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED THE WHEELS WERE TORQUED TO THE DESIGNED FT LBS. I HAVE CHECKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER DEALERS AND GARAGES THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY GM ROTORS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OF PREMATURE FAILURE (PITTING). NORMALLY WITH WARPPED ROTORS YOU GET A VIBRATION AND SURGING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, I DID NOT HAVE THAT. I HAD RUMBLING AT 25 MPH AND HIGHER, ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN HARD BREAKING BETWEEN 55 & 65 MPH.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE PADS CUT INTO ROTORS, CAUSING A LOUD/GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *JB

PAD CUTS INTO OUTER ROTOR AT SMALLEST DIMENTION OF ROTOR/PAD. *AK

BRAKE LININGS WAS FACTORY INNCORRECT. *AK

THERE IS THIS VIBRATING FEELING THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AT ANY SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED ROTORS ON VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES TWO OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS SQUAD CARS EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING, DEALER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER GASKET ON BOTH VEHICLES WERE SWOLLEN AND DEFORMED, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE AND LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE INSTALLED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES TWO OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS SQUAD CARS EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING, DEALER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER GASKET ON BOTH VEHICLES WERE SWOLLEN AND DEFORMED, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE AND LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE INSTALLED. *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FOUR TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION. *AK

ON 7-24-01 CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT IF I HAVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY CAR ,THEY TOLD ME I DID SO I TOLD THEM THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON WHEN YOU TURN THE IGN. ON LIKE THE OWNERS MANUAL SAIDS. THEY TOLD ME THAT AS LONG AS THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ITS OK. SO I COMPLAINED TO THE CHEV. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS. ABOUT THIS AND THE ANSWER I GOT WAS THE SYSTEM IS OKAY , AND THE REASON THE ABS LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON IS BECAUSE IN THE BEGINING OF THIS MODEL YEAR ABS WAS FREE,AND IN THE SECOND HALF IT COSTED 620.00 DOLLARS, WHAT ARE THEY SAYING???? IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATES THAT EVER THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SYSTEM IS OKAY OR IT DOESN'T AND TO GET LOOKED AT SOON.*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKING AND WARPING, ON FLEET VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING WOULDSTEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP OR REDUCE SPEED OF VEHICLE WHERE HAD OCCURRED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.*AK

WHEN SITTING ON A HILL AND TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK VERY FAST, AND DRIVER HAS TO SLAM ON BRAKES, AND THEN GO FORWARD. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK