2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA Problems & Recalls

My car sometimes cuts off while driving. Was on highway 301 running about 60 mph in the middle lane and just lost power no warning. No code no nothing. Sacred me, I truly feel that's a safety issue, for me and the cars behind me. It's bad not knowing when or where this will happen again.

After I go back and forth between my bright headlights and regular All of a sudden my headlights shut off it happens after so many times going between them

Ignition lock issue. I’m guessing security light came on hard to start vehicle when switch doesn’t work. Almost left me stranded. Apparently this is common. I have kids and if I get stranded with them what am I supposed to do? Something needs to be done

I have a 2003 Chevrolet Impala! Look it up on the internet, and you will see that the failure rate of the GM passlock system is huge, and massively expensive to repair! In fact from a inside relative, says GM makes more money in parts, and repairs than on selling a new vehicle! This is without doub...

225/60/r16 Tire bead is warped/slanted (defective) with inability to install the tires

Accelator keeps getting stuck at traffic lights and while driving

Accelator keeps getting stuck at traffic lights and while driving

Fuel line leaking gas under engine.

Fuel line leaking gas under engine.

Hey my name is [XXX] I recently took my Chevy impala for repairs they told me I need more repairs done I’m like cool my bottom of my car is rusted n my struts are bad n my oil pump n other stuff is not working as well I’m when I gave Chevy a call ball they took my they manager not to bring the c...

Hey my name is [XXX] I recently took my Chevy impala for repairs they told me I need more repairs done I’m like cool my bottom of my car is rusted n my struts are bad n my oil pump n other stuff is not working as well I’m when I gave Chevy a call ball they took my they manager not to bring the c...

Hey my name is [XXX] I recently took my Chevy impala for repairs they told me I need more repairs done I’m like cool my bottom of my car is rusted n my struts are bad n my oil pump n other stuff is not working as well I’m when I gave Chevy a call ball they took my they manager not to bring the c...

Traveling at 58 mph in Cruise Control for 10 minutes I increased speed with 4-6 rapid pushes of the Accelerate button in less than 1.5 seconds, Each push is 1 mph. I have never pushed it that rapidly.The engine acted as if I floored the accelerator & the transmission went from 4th to 3rd gear, speed...

ON 3/21/2021 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR ABOUT 25 MILES, WHEN MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE WITH EACH TURN. MY HUSBAND SOON REALIZED IT HAD TO BE THE POWER STEERING FLUID. SO HE PUT A BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID IN AND AFTER STARTING AND DR...

Mileage: 172,000

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN MOVING,TURNING OR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BY SWITCHING TO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE MAY START AFTER 1 OR MORE TRIES. SO FAR THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. BUT NOT INTERSTATES. THE FAILURES ARE MANY BUT UNPREDICTABLE.

Mileage: 119,022

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN MOVING,TURNING OR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BY SWITCHING TO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE MAY START AFTER 1 OR MORE TRIES. SO FAR THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. BUT NOT INTERSTATES. THE FAILURES ARE MANY BUT UNPREDICTABLE.

Mileage: 119,022

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN MOVING,TURNING OR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BY SWITCHING TO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE MAY START AFTER 1 OR MORE TRIES. SO FAR THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. BUT NOT INTERSTATES. THE FAILURES ARE MANY BUT UNPREDICTABLE.

Mileage: 119,022

VEHICLE FIRE. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 185,000

VEHICLE FIRE. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 185,000

VEHICLE FIRE. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 185,000

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 03/11/20 AND IT RAN GREAT TILL YESTERDAY WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE TO THE ENGINE FROM THE FUEL LINES MELTED THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GETTING A JUMP. IT SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS PENDING IT IS THE 3.8L AND IT LOOKED ORIGINAL ALL THE PART...

Mileage: 200,200

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 03/11/20 AND IT RAN GREAT TILL YESTERDAY WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE TO THE ENGINE FROM THE FUEL LINES MELTED THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GETTING A JUMP. IT SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS PENDING IT IS THE 3.8L AND IT LOOKED ORIGINAL ALL THE PART...

Mileage: 200,200

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 03/11/20 AND IT RAN GREAT TILL YESTERDAY WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE TO THE ENGINE FROM THE FUEL LINES MELTED THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GETTING A JUMP. IT SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS PENDING IT IS THE 3.8L AND IT LOOKED ORIGINAL ALL THE PART...

Mileage: 200,200

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AS I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 2 DAYS. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND AS SOON AS I TURNED IT TO START THERE WAS A LOUD BANG THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A BACKFIRE...

Mileage: 144,150

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AS I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 2 DAYS. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND AS SOON AS I TURNED IT TO START THERE WAS A LOUD BANG THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A BACKFIRE...

Mileage: 144,150

THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE RUBS AGAINST SOME PART OF THE MOTOR AND RUB A HOLE IN POWER STEERING RETURN HOUSE

Mileage: 196,897

THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE RUBS AGAINST SOME PART OF THE MOTOR AND RUB A HOLE IN POWER STEERING RETURN HOUSE

Mileage: 196,897

THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE RUBS AGAINST SOME PART OF THE MOTOR AND RUB A HOLE IN POWER STEERING RETURN HOUSE

Mileage: 196,897

THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKS AND WILL NOT LET ME START THE VEHICLE EVERY COUPLE TIMES THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.

THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKS AND WILL NOT LET ME START THE VEHICLE EVERY COUPLE TIMES THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.

ABS/TRACTION CONTROL.WHEN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON MAKES GRINDING NOISE /BRAKES GRAB HAS BECOME DANGEROUS TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. ONLY HAVE 125,950 MILES HAS BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR LAST 5,000 MILES. TOOK TO SHOP MECHANIC.COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. CAN NOT TURN TRACTION CONTROL OFF/ O...

Mileage: 120,000

ABS/TRACTION CONTROL.WHEN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON MAKES GRINDING NOISE /BRAKES GRAB HAS BECOME DANGEROUS TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. ONLY HAVE 125,950 MILES HAS BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR LAST 5,000 MILES. TOOK TO SHOP MECHANIC.COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. CAN NOT TURN TRACTION CONTROL OFF/ O...

Mileage: 120,000

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY FOR 6 YEARS. TRANSMISSION MAKES SQUEAK UPON STARTING FROM DEAD STOP AFTER CHANGING FLUID AND FILTER FOR 2ND TIME. ABS WENT OUT 6 YEARS AGO.

Mileage: 195,000

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY FOR 6 YEARS. TRANSMISSION MAKES SQUEAK UPON STARTING FROM DEAD STOP AFTER CHANGING FLUID AND FILTER FOR 2ND TIME. ABS WENT OUT 6 YEARS AGO.

Mileage: 195,000

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY FOR 6 YEARS. TRANSMISSION MAKES SQUEAK UPON STARTING FROM DEAD STOP AFTER CHANGING FLUID AND FILTER FOR 2ND TIME. ABS WENT OUT 6 YEARS AGO.

Mileage: 195,000

HAD FRONT END ACCIDENT TWICE AND AIR BAGS NEVER INFLATED.

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE DIDN'T START, SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING, WAS TOLD TO TURN THE KEY INTO THE 'ON' POSITION AND WAIT EXACTLY 10 MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO START IT. IT WORKED, BUT THE ISSUE BECAME WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL IT NO LONGER STARTED. WAS THEN TOLD TO REPLACE KEYS, DID THAT, SAME ISSUE. WHEN BLINKERS WER...

VEHICLE DIDN'T START, SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING, WAS TOLD TO TURN THE KEY INTO THE 'ON' POSITION AND WAIT EXACTLY 10 MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO START IT. IT WORKED, BUT THE ISSUE BECAME WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL IT NO LONGER STARTED. WAS THEN TOLD TO REPLACE KEYS, DID THAT, SAME ISSUE. WHEN BLINKERS WER...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA 3.4L IS DIFFICULT TO START, REPLACED MANY PARTS TO TRY AND FIX: FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, OXYGEN SENSORS, FUEL EVAP VALVE, AND THROTTLE CONTROL. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 52,XXX MILES. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES, WAS ABLE TO PULL ERROR CODE P1626: THEFT DETERRENT...

Mileage: 47,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA 3.4L IS DIFFICULT TO START, REPLACED MANY PARTS TO TRY AND FIX: FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, OXYGEN SENSORS, FUEL EVAP VALVE, AND THROTTLE CONTROL. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 52,XXX MILES. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES, WAS ABLE TO PULL ERROR CODE P1626: THEFT DETERRENT...

Mileage: 47,000

ON A COLD START MY CAR WILL NOT START FOR AT LEAST ONE TIME, AND ONCE YOU GET IT ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL SURGE AND JUMP RPMS AND OCCASIONALLY WILL JUST DIE AND LEAVE ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE REPLACED JUST ABOUT EVERY SENSOR RELATING TO THE ISSUE AND THE FUEL PUMP AND STILL HAVE NO IDEA W...

Mileage: 140,000

RECALL ID 240424 RECEIVED THIS FROM CREDIT KARMA. CURRENTLY OUR CAR IS HAVING OVERHEATING ISSUES. ENGINE COOLING ISSUES,EXHAUST MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAILPIPE, OIL LEAKING ON TO MY EXHAUST I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AFRAID IT MAY CATCH FIRE.

Mileage: 200,000

RECALL ID 240424 RECEIVED THIS FROM CREDIT KARMA. CURRENTLY OUR CAR IS HAVING OVERHEATING ISSUES. ENGINE COOLING ISSUES,EXHAUST MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAILPIPE, OIL LEAKING ON TO MY EXHAUST I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AFRAID IT MAY CATCH FIRE.

Mileage: 200,000

RECALL ID 240424 RECEIVED THIS FROM CREDIT KARMA. CURRENTLY OUR CAR IS HAVING OVERHEATING ISSUES. ENGINE COOLING ISSUES,EXHAUST MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAILPIPE, OIL LEAKING ON TO MY EXHAUST I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AFRAID IT MAY CATCH FIRE.

Mileage: 200,000

REAR RIGHT BRAKE LINE LEAKING FLUID. THIS COULD BE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA REAR RIGHT BRAKE LINE IS RUSTED BADLY. THE BRAKE LINE ACTUALLY RUBBING AGAINST AN ACROSS LINE THAT HAS A BUNCH OF ELECTRIC LINES BUNDLED TOGETHER WHICH IS GOING OVER THE RUSTED BRAKE LI...

Mileage: 135,000

COOLANT SYSTEM HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. AFTER REFILLING COOLANT AND OIL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL AND COOLANT WERE DRIPPING UNDERNEATH THE CAR. ACCORDING TO A GM REPRESENTATIVE, THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS OUT FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD MY VIN IS NOT ONE ...

Mileage: 100,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, I HAVE TO CHANGE MY BRAKES EVER 2 MONTHS BC THEY START TO LOCK UP AND GO THROUGH BRAKE PADS LIKE NOTHING. I ALSO HAVE ELECTRONICAL PROBLEMS MY BLINKERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AN WHEN IT STARTS TO NOT WORK MY LIGHTS DIM IF THE RADIO IS ON IT TURNS DOWN IT'S HAPP...

Mileage: 100,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, I HAVE TO CHANGE MY BRAKES EVER 2 MONTHS BC THEY START TO LOCK UP AND GO THROUGH BRAKE PADS LIKE NOTHING. I ALSO HAVE ELECTRONICAL PROBLEMS MY BLINKERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AN WHEN IT STARTS TO NOT WORK MY LIGHTS DIM IF THE RADIO IS ON IT TURNS DOWN IT'S HAPP...

Mileage: 100,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, I HAVE TO CHANGE MY BRAKES EVER 2 MONTHS BC THEY START TO LOCK UP AND GO THROUGH BRAKE PADS LIKE NOTHING. I ALSO HAVE ELECTRONICAL PROBLEMS MY BLINKERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AN WHEN IT STARTS TO NOT WORK MY LIGHTS DIM IF THE RADIO IS ON IT TURNS DOWN IT'S HAPP...

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT START SOMETIMES AFTER DRIVING WILL USUALLY HAVE TO GIGGLE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP..NHTSA RECALL #14V400

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A ALERT FROM MY CREDIT KARMA STATING THAT I HAD A RECALL ON MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA FOR A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION RECALL #213545. I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS RECALL FIXED BACK IN FEB OF THIS YEAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW CAN I GET A REINBURSMENT FOR THAT RECALL.

MY 2003 CHE IMP DEVELOPED A WATER LEAK FROM LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, COWLING AREA. WATER LEAKS ONTO RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM CABIN FILOTER AREA, NOT SUSRE.

Mileage: 97,000

UNDER THE HOOD FIRE AND UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION. MAYBE 5 DAYS AFTER I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO TC CHEVY (IN ASHLAND OREGON) TO HAVE THE 2 RECALLS REPAIRED ON IT. I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DOWN BY THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE FLAMES MADE IT TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOTOR AND IGNITED THE FU...

Mileage: 120,000

UNDER THE HOOD FIRE AND UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION. MAYBE 5 DAYS AFTER I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO TC CHEVY (IN ASHLAND OREGON) TO HAVE THE 2 RECALLS REPAIRED ON IT. I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DOWN BY THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE FLAMES MADE IT TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOTOR AND IGNITED THE FU...

Mileage: 120,000

UNDER THE HOOD FIRE AND UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION. MAYBE 5 DAYS AFTER I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO TC CHEVY (IN ASHLAND OREGON) TO HAVE THE 2 RECALLS REPAIRED ON IT. I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DOWN BY THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE FLAMES MADE IT TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOTOR AND IGNITED THE FU...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN STEPPING ON GAS CAR HESITATES BEFORE ENGAGING INTO GEAR. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY ESPECIALLY AFTER CAR WARMS UP. IT JERKS INTO GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID SWITCH BUT WAS NOT COVERED. IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 TO ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COAD CHEVROLET IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, 573-335-5581 TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COAD CHEVROLET IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, 573-335-5581 TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COAD CHEVROLET IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, 573-335-5581 TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU...

Mileage: 200,000

SECOND CAR AFFECTED. FIRST CAR BURNED AND TOTALED . SECOND CAR FOUND LOSS OF POWER STILL DRIVING PULED OVER FOUND EGR MOTOR STUCK IN FULL OPEN SENDING HOT EXHAUST INTO INTAKE. MELTING PLASTIC INTAKE WIRING AND FUEL LINE. FUEL LINE MELTED BUT DID NOT BURST. TOWED HOME. THIS SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A F...

Mileage: 89,724

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR FLUID LEAKAGE ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED THE MANIFOLD TO BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL WHICH COULD NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL ANOTHER FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR ...

'TAKATA RECALL' NO ACCELERATION AFTER 2RPM

'TAKATA RECALL' NO ACCELERATION AFTER 2RPM

'TAKATA RECALL' NO ACCELERATION AFTER 2RPM

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED 2/24/17 SINCE THEN I HAVE OUT 3 ENGINES AND 2 RADIATORS AND MY CAR IS BACK DOWN AGAIN.

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED 2/24/17 SINCE THEN I HAVE OUT 3 ENGINES AND 2 RADIATORS AND MY CAR IS BACK DOWN AGAIN.

THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS. IN SWITCHING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SWITCH AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT COMPLETELY. BY HOLDING THE HANDLE MANUALLY FOR HIGH BEAMS IT CANCELS CRUISE CONTROL WHEN ACTIVATED.

Mileage: 150,000

2003 IMPALA SUSPENSION CROSS-MEMBER - GM (15896260 COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND OTHER CARS COULD LOOSE CONTROL AROUND FAST CURVES ON ROAD

Mileage: 250,000

VEHICLE IS IN PARKED AND IM ABOUT TO START THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS TO SLOWLY FAIL OR BACKFIRES DURING MULTIPLE TIMES OF TRYING. WHILE IN MOTION ON THE STREETS DRIVING AT 10-35 MPH OR IN MOTION ON HWY 40-65 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF OR SOMETIMES IT WOULD LOSS POWER EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS ...

Mileage: 73,000

VEHICLE IS IN PARKED AND IM ABOUT TO START THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS TO SLOWLY FAIL OR BACKFIRES DURING MULTIPLE TIMES OF TRYING. WHILE IN MOTION ON THE STREETS DRIVING AT 10-35 MPH OR IN MOTION ON HWY 40-65 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF OR SOMETIMES IT WOULD LOSS POWER EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS ...

Mileage: 73,000

VEHICLE IS IN PARKED AND IM ABOUT TO START THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS TO SLOWLY FAIL OR BACKFIRES DURING MULTIPLE TIMES OF TRYING. WHILE IN MOTION ON THE STREETS DRIVING AT 10-35 MPH OR IN MOTION ON HWY 40-65 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF OR SOMETIMES IT WOULD LOSS POWER EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS ...

Mileage: 73,000

I'VE HAD ALLOT OF THINGS REPLACED UNDER THE HOOD, I SMELL THINGS BURNING, EVERY MECHANIC TELL ME U HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOWN ALL CAUSE ELECTRICAL ISSUES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PALM CHEVROLET AT (352) 484-0733 (LOCATED AT 2300 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471) AND DETERMINED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE PASSLOCK SENSOR...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEYS COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRE...

Mileage: 81,482

MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING CAUSING AT TIMES VIOLENT JOLTS FOR ALL 3 GEARS. I ALSO HAVE A SEAL THAT WAS NOT PUT IN CORRECTLY CAUSING WATER TO FILL UP UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM'S AS WELL AS TAKING OUT THE SOUND OF MY RADIO.

MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING CAUSING AT TIMES VIOLENT JOLTS FOR ALL 3 GEARS. I ALSO HAVE A SEAL THAT WAS NOT PUT IN CORRECTLY CAUSING WATER TO FILL UP UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM'S AS WELL AS TAKING OUT THE SOUND OF MY RADIO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMP...

Mileage: 291,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 124,000

CHEVY IMPALA LIGHTS DON'T WORK AT NIGHT DAYTIME LIGHTS WORK OFF AND ON HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT ONLY.

Mileage: 189,000

CHEVY IMPALA LIGHTS DON'T WORK AT NIGHT DAYTIME LIGHTS WORK OFF AND ON HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT ONLY.

Mileage: 189,000

CHEVY IMPALA LIGHTS DON'T WORK AT NIGHT DAYTIME LIGHTS WORK OFF AND ON HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT ONLY.

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT DID NOT START WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WENT TO THE RESIDENCE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 155,000

THIS PROBLEM A STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 90000 MILES. WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND A RIGHT TURN THE TRACTION ACTION WOULD COME ON. NOW IT SEEMS SOMETIMES WHEN I AM JUST DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. I CAN ALSO FEEL MY ABS COME ON WHEN TRYING TO STOP.

Mileage: 90,000

THIS PROBLEM A STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 90000 MILES. WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND A RIGHT TURN THE TRACTION ACTION WOULD COME ON. NOW IT SEEMS SOMETIMES WHEN I AM JUST DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. I CAN ALSO FEEL MY ABS COME ON WHEN TRYING TO STOP.

Mileage: 90,000

THE CAR WILL NOT START RANDOMLY FOR 10MINS SOMETIMES. OR SOMETIMES IT WON'T START FOR HOURS. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND LOCKS UP. GM NEEDS TOO RECALL THIS, IT LEAVES US STRANDED SOMEWHERE RANDOM WHEN EVER IT LOCKS UP. UNABLE TO START THE CAR FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES. WHEN YOU ARE PARKED AND T...

Mileage: 309,126

THE CAR WILL NOT START RANDOMLY FOR 10MINS SOMETIMES. OR SOMETIMES IT WON'T START FOR HOURS. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND LOCKS UP. GM NEEDS TOO RECALL THIS, IT LEAVES US STRANDED SOMEWHERE RANDOM WHEN EVER IT LOCKS UP. UNABLE TO START THE CAR FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES. WHEN YOU ARE PARKED AND T...

Mileage: 309,126

ALUMINUM SUB-FRAME FRACTURED ON LEFT SIDE DRIVER. (CONTROL ARM). REALIZED WHEN REPAIRING TIE RODS. HAVE BEEN RECALLS (312V377000) INVOLVING POLICE VEHICLES, BUT I GUESS CIVILIAN SAFETY ISN'T A PRIORITY. I DO UNDERSTAND WEAR, BUT THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN, WHICH CAUSED THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 138,000

MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERN150757 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER15V701 ENGINE OIL LEAKS ONTO MY MANIFOLD AND SMOKES I HAVE CONTACTED CAR DEALERS AND THEY SAY THEY WILL CONTACT ME AND NEVER DO

YESTERDAY FED 22 WE WHERE AT HOME AND WE HERED A LOUD SOUND I WHEN OUT SIDE AND THE CAR WAS CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND PARKED IN ARE PARKING LOT.

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FREE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO...

WHEN I TURN IGNITION SWITCH ON 10 TIMES AND FINALLY STAR RUNNING ENGINE THEN LATER I SAW THAT AIRBAGS LIGHT ON 5 MINS SELF OFF ALL CLUSTERS BUT STILL RUNNING ENGINE. THEN, I TURN OFF IGNITION THEN TURN BACK ON SAME THINGS 15 TIMES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH CAR. THE BATTERY IS GOOD.

WHEN I TURN IGNITION SWITCH ON 10 TIMES AND FINALLY STAR RUNNING ENGINE THEN LATER I SAW THAT AIRBAGS LIGHT ON 5 MINS SELF OFF ALL CLUSTERS BUT STILL RUNNING ENGINE. THEN, I TURN OFF IGNITION THEN TURN BACK ON SAME THINGS 15 TIMES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH CAR. THE BATTERY IS GOOD.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. IT SEEMS TO BE PRIMARILY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. SOMETIMES IT'S COMPLETELY LOCKED AND SOMETIMES IT IS JUST VERY HARD TO TURN. FROM RESEARCH I HAVE DONE I BELIEVE IT MAY BE THE STEERING SHAFT CAUSING THE ISSUE. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH DUE TO LOSS...

CAR HESITATES AND JERKS WHEN APPLYING GAS AND STARTING TO MOVE FROM A DEAD STOP. EXAMPLE: FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN.

Mileage: 95,000

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 106. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS NEAR ME AT THE TIME, AS I LOST ALL POWER CONTROLS ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY AND I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL...

Mileage: 224,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THE POLICE AND F...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WH...

Mileage: 122,000

APPROXIMATELY 75,0000 MILES, ABS AND THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT KEPT APPEARING. I HAVE HAD 3 REPAIRS AND NOTHING HAS CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM. AT 89,000MILES, THE LIGHTS APPEAR AND THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I TAKE OFF OR TURN SHARPELY. THE WEATHER HAS NO AFFECT ON THIS, DRY OR WET. I ...

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT NO TRAFFIC. MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY DESTROYING THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. NO CRASH TOOK PLACE. MADE A CLAIM WITH GM MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. I AM AFRAID TO FIX THIS CAR AND DRIVE IT ANY LONGER. I DID HAVE THE ENGINE FIRE RECALL FIXED 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING.

Mileage: 102,000

ABS, TRACTION, AND BREAK LIGHTS COME ON........ THEN WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PADDLE ITS OFTEN LIKE THE BRAKES WANT TO LOCK UP , WITH A SCRUBBING SOUND.... ALSO WHEN I PUSH THE BREAK PADDLE DOWN IT OFTEN MAKES A SOUND AND THE BREAK PADDLE FEELS LIKE IT COMES BACK UP WITH THE BREAK STILL DOWN,......

Mileage: 150,000

ABS, TRACTION, AND BREAK LIGHTS COME ON........ THEN WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PADDLE ITS OFTEN LIKE THE BRAKES WANT TO LOCK UP , WITH A SCRUBBING SOUND.... ALSO WHEN I PUSH THE BREAK PADDLE DOWN IT OFTEN MAKES A SOUND AND THE BREAK PADDLE FEELS LIKE IT COMES BACK UP WITH THE BREAK STILL DOWN,......

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 139,000

IN APRIL I WAS DRIVING G THE CAR NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE KEPT GOING ON UP AND A SMELL WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANIC AND THEY ALL SAY ITS MY I TAKE MANIFOLD AND/OR HEAD GASKET. ALSO WHEN [XXX] WAS DRIVING [XXX] THE CAR BEFORE ANYTHING THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF WHILE I...

Mileage: 200,000

IN APRIL I WAS DRIVING G THE CAR NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE KEPT GOING ON UP AND A SMELL WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANIC AND THEY ALL SAY ITS MY I TAKE MANIFOLD AND/OR HEAD GASKET. ALSO WHEN [XXX] WAS DRIVING [XXX] THE CAR BEFORE ANYTHING THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF WHILE I...

Mileage: 200,000

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING WHEN SHE WENT TO PASS A TURNING VEHICLE PULLING A TRAILER AND WHEN SHE DID SO THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED POWER STEERING AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK CAUSING HER TO HIT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER WENT INTO THE DITCH WHERE THE CAR ROLLED ONTO THE ROOF. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE I...

Mileage: 178,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD, STOPPED AND TURNING THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES CAUSING GRINDING NOISE. LOSS OF POWER AND PERIODICALLY BRAKES LOCK UP AND GAS PEDAL LOCKS. WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP I CAN NOT ACCELERATE & RPM GOES ALMOST RED LINE, CAR STARTS TO JERK AND AND TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT. ...

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD, STOPPED AND TURNING THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES CAUSING GRINDING NOISE. LOSS OF POWER AND PERIODICALLY BRAKES LOCK UP AND GAS PEDAL LOCKS. WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP I CAN NOT ACCELERATE & RPM GOES ALMOST RED LINE, CAR STARTS TO JERK AND AND TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT. ...

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD, STOPPED AND TURNING THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES CAUSING GRINDING NOISE. LOSS OF POWER AND PERIODICALLY BRAKES LOCK UP AND GAS PEDAL LOCKS. WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP I CAN NOT ACCELERATE & RPM GOES ALMOST RED LINE, CAR STARTS TO JERK AND AND TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT. ...

TAKATA RECALL THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING MY CAR NOT TO START SOMETIMES WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. ALSO IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO RESET ITSELF AND IT TAKES FOREVER

Mileage: 130,207

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO COLLISION OCCURRED, NO ONE WAS INJURED, ROAD WAS DRY AND SMOOTH, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, ROAD WAS VERY FAMILIAR. CALLED GM AND THEY TOOK VEHICLE TO WALTER JACKSON CHEVROLET IN RINGGOLD, GA FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE, THEY FOUND, WAS A PERSISTENT W...

Mileage: 86,000

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO COLLISION OCCURRED, NO ONE WAS INJURED, ROAD WAS DRY AND SMOOTH, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, ROAD WAS VERY FAMILIAR. CALLED GM AND THEY TOOK VEHICLE TO WALTER JACKSON CHEVROLET IN RINGGOLD, GA FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE, THEY FOUND, WAS A PERSISTENT W...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE ...

HEAD LIGHT LENS DETERIORATING AND DIMINISHING ABILITY TO SEE ROAD

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.IT HAPPENED IN PHILADELPHIA ON HUNTING PARK AND FRONT

MY TURNING SIGNALS WORK ON AND OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OVER AND MY RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL WOULDN'T WORK BUT THE LEFT TURNING SIGNAL WORKED FINE. THEN AFTER A DAY OR TWO THE RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL WOULD WORK BUT THEN THE LEFT TURNING ...

Mileage: 275,000

MY TURNING SIGNALS WORK ON AND OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OVER AND MY RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL WOULDN'T WORK BUT THE LEFT TURNING SIGNAL WORKED FINE. THEN AFTER A DAY OR TWO THE RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL WOULD WORK BUT THEN THE LEFT TURNING ...

Mileage: 275,000

MY TURNING SIGNALS WORK ON AND OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OVER AND MY RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL WOULDN'T WORK BUT THE LEFT TURNING SIGNAL WORKED FINE. THEN AFTER A DAY OR TWO THE RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL WOULD WORK BUT THEN THE LEFT TURNING ...

Mileage: 275,000

THE PASSLOCK THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS NOT PLEASANT. THE ISSUE OCCURS WHENEVER I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR AND THEN PARK IT THEN WHEN I COME BACK TO THE CAR AND TRY TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENS. ALL THE LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES MOVE AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS LIT. I AM LEFT UNABLE TO S...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOT A FAINT FUEL SMELL (NOT SEEN IN PAST). SHORTLY ANOTHER MOTORIST FLAGGED ME AND SAID HE SAW FLAMES UNDER THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND EVACUATED VEHICLE. SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME FROM ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED NO RECENT ENGINE WORK. CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE WITH...

Mileage: 158,000

THE PASSLOCK THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS NOT PLEASANT. THE ISSUE OCCURS WHENEVER I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR AND THEN PARK IT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WHEN I COME BACK TO THE CAR AND TRY TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENS. ALL THE LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES MOVE AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS LIT. ...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED FURTHER TO THE RIGHT...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED FURTHER TO THE RIGHT...

Mileage: 110,000

YES MY ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING AND IT MAKING MY CAR HOT AND I THINK MY OIL PAN IS FULL OF OIL EVERY TIME I PUT OIL IN IT IT RUN STRAIGHT OUT AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT OR IT WILL JUST CUT COMPLETE OFF AND MY BRAKES IS GOING OUT THEY WANT STOP ON TIME

Mileage: 30

YES MY ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING AND IT MAKING MY CAR HOT AND I THINK MY OIL PAN IS FULL OF OIL EVERY TIME I PUT OIL IN IT IT RUN STRAIGHT OUT AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT OR IT WILL JUST CUT COMPLETE OFF AND MY BRAKES IS GOING OUT THEY WANT STOP ON TIME

Mileage: 30

I WAS IN MY CAR MOVING FORWARD ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON WHEN SMOKE STATED TO COME OUT OF THE AIR VENTS. I TURNED OFF THE AIR IMMEDIATELY, WHEN I WENT TO TURN IT BACK ON IT ONLY WORKED ON HIGH SOMETIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET LOOKED AT, WHEN THEY FINISHED THE INSPECTION THEY S...

Mileage: 204,684

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WIPED THE ENGINE CLEAN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN...

Mileage: 200,040

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE...

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM OIL LEAK

Mileage: 193,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTICED AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED ENGINE OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE RADIATIOR. THE LEAK DAMAGED THE LOWER AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,693.

Mileage: 84,693

FIRST WAS HAZARDOUS SWITCH DRIVING NIGHT LOST LIGHTS ON DASH AND DRIVING LIGHT,TOOK TO DEALER SHORT OUT WIRING FROM HAZARD SWITCH COST 650.00 WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP ON GOING PROBLEM WITH IT, NEXT WAS SECURITY LIGHT COMING ON PULLED OVER ON HIGHWAY TURNED KEY OFF WOULD NOT START TOOK TO DEALER SA...

Mileage: 32

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE M...

YOUR RECALL 15757 IS INEFFECTIVE AND SOON TO BE A LAW SUIT IF SOMEONE DOES NOT TELL THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOT HIDE BEHIND THE FACT THAT THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. I CALLED NEWBURGH AND POUGHKEEPSIE AND THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS. I DRIVE CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE AND IF ANYTHI...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT COR...

Mileage: 281,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE ENGINE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MAN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE OIL SPILL ON THE MANIFOLD AND EMITTED SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE PERFORM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V...

AFTER PUTTING KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THEN ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE KEY WOULD GO IN/OUT, BUT WOULD NOT TURN TO START THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF TAPPING/SHAKING THE KEY THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START. ...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NOT PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR ENGINE OIL LEAK RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY RUNNING HOT AND STALLING RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE GASKET AND MENTIONED THAT THE SEALS WERE DEFECTIVE. AFTER THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS, FLUID ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING INTO A FUEL STATION, THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IN THE STORE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TO...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE, BUT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AFTER AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAI...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILST DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWAY THE THROTTLE BODY BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED WITHOUT THE DRIVER BEING IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG-BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN N...

Mileage: 58,083

ARRIVED AT JOB, FINISHED AND CAR FAILED TO START. WHEN KEY WAS IN IGNITION IT WOULD NOT TURN. I WAITED OVER NIGHT AND TRIED AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START. CAR WAS PARKED,COULD NOT SHIFT, STEERING WAS NOT LOCKED. WITH DOOR OPEN THE CAR DINGED WHEN KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME OF WHEN THE DEALER WOULD RECEIV...

TAMARA RECALL. [XXX] HAS LOST ALL INDEPENDENCE , CONTINUES TO PAY TAXES AND INSURANCE ON CAR SHE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE, FOR FEAR OF FIRE , LIVING IN A SENIOR COMMUNITIES SHE MUST PARK CAR IN GARAGE, HAS MAINTAINED PERFECT SERVICE ON VEHICLE UNDER 45,000 MILES AND STILL SMELLS NEW, COMPANY NEEDS TO GET ...

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, WIRES, AND CAM SENSOR. AS A RESULT, THE COMPONE...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES OR LONGER, SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AT LEAST THREE OTHER OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARING INDICATOR WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLU...

Mileage: 185,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AFTER IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION CONTINUED TO LOCK UP. AT TIMES, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, OR IT WOULD SIMPLY CUT OFF. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECAL...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE AFTER OIL SPILLED ONTO ENGINE. CONSUMER STATES RECEIVED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES RECALL NOTICE AFTER INCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, SHE HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, BECAUSE HER INSURANCE COMPA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWE...

Mileage: 127,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHES OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 100,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHES OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON. ALSO, THERE WAS A CLICK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IT, THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, FREON WAS LEAKING FROM THE V...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON. ALSO, THERE WAS A CLICK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IT, THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, FREON WAS LEAKING FROM THE V...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON. ALSO, THERE WAS A CLICK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IT, THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, FREON WAS LEAKING FROM THE V...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON. ALSO, THERE WAS A CLICK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IT, THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, FREON WAS LEAKING FROM THE V...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND VARIOUS GAUGES FLUCTUATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 195,000

THIS CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, OR STATIONARY. IT HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING. IT HAS STALLED ON CITY STREETS, MAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AS WELL AS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, IT STARTS BACK UP BUT AFTER SOME TIME HAS PASSED. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE W...

THIS CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, OR STATIONARY. IT HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING. IT HAS STALLED ON CITY STREETS, MAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AS WELL AS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, IT STARTS BACK UP BUT AFTER SOME TIME HAS PASSED. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHI...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE WITH A KNOCKING NOISE THEN IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION LEAK FLUID AND FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHE...

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE WITH A KNOCKING NOISE THEN IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION LEAK FLUID AND FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHE...

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SMELLED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PA...

Mileage: 200,000

GASKET FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWS OIL TO ESCAPE FROM ENGINE. EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND/OR VEHICLE CONTROL. GASKETS TEND TO FAIL ROUTINELY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FLICKERED, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEATER HAD TO BE RUNNING FOR THE CRUISE CONT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FLICKERED, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEATER HAD TO BE RUNNING FOR THE CRUISE CONT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ODORS OF SMOKE WERE NOTICED BEFORE THE PASSENGER SEAT WARMER CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VE...

Mileage: 120,000

MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I THINK THIS MIGHT RELATE TO RECALL 15757. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED.

Mileage: 162,000

I FIRST STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN OCTOBER 2015. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2015. I TRUSTED THIS COMPANY BECAUSE I SEEN THEY HAD GREAT REVIEWS. I ACTUALLY TRADER MY PREVIOUS CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING AND ALSO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOW MY CURRENT CAR IS HAVING PRO...

Mileage: 46,000

I FIRST STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN OCTOBER 2015. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2015. I TRUSTED THIS COMPANY BECAUSE I SEEN THEY HAD GREAT REVIEWS. I ACTUALLY TRADER MY PREVIOUS CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING AND ALSO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOW MY CURRENT CAR IS HAVING PRO...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED VIOLENTLY ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED VIOLENTLY ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED...

Mileage: 139,000

SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I GOT MY CAR, IT HAS STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED, THE FUEL PUMP, THE BCM ALSO BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I'M ON THE ROAD. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON THE LAST TIME IT DID IT AND I'VE DONE SEVERAL REPAI...

Mileage: 131,000

FOUND A GASOLINE LEAK AT THE QUICK CONNECT FITTING WHERE THE FUEL LINE MEETS THE FUEL RAIL ON TOP REAR OF ENGINE. I BELIEVE ITS THE FUEL RETURN LINE. THE QUICK CONNECT FITTING IS LEAKING FUEL DOWN ONTO ENGINE AND COULD DRIP ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING A FIRE. CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN I NOTICED ...

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 200,000

ISSUES WITH SYSTEM SECURITY SYSTEM AND INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES AS NOTED IN THE HUNDREDS OF PREVIOUSLY REPORTS. IS THIS JUST A WASTE OF TIME, PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION TO NHTSA? OR IS SOMEONE GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HAVE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM?

Mileage: 151,000

MY PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR YEARS NOW (2007-2015) AND AT RANDOM INTERVALS, MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START. SOMETIMES THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WILL TURN ON WHILE I AM OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER I HAVE PARKED IT, THE SECURITY LIGHT...

Mileage: 40,000

MY PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR YEARS NOW (2007-2015) AND AT RANDOM INTERVALS, MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START. SOMETIMES THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WILL TURN ON WHILE I AM OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER I HAVE PARKED IT, THE SECURITY LIGHT...

Mileage: 40,000

MY PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR YEARS NOW (2007-2015) AND AT RANDOM INTERVALS, MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START. SOMETIMES THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WILL TURN ON WHILE I AM OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER I HAVE PARKED IT, THE SECURITY LIGHT...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. T...

Mileage: 155,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STARTING PROBLEMS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ IGNITION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STARTING PROBLEMS BEGAN TWO YEARS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE. EVERY MECHANIC CHARGED HIM HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN PARTS AND LABOR, ONLY FOR THE PRO...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STARTING PROBLEMS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ IGNITION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STARTING PROBLEMS BEGAN TWO YEARS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE. EVERY MECHANIC CHARGED HIM HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN PARTS AND LABOR, ONLY FOR THE PRO...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FAULTY ENGINEERING MISTAKE AND REQUESTS REFUND FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE. *SMD THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A MISFIRE IN THE #3 CYLINDER. THEY FOUND THE THREAD PULLED OUT OF THE HEAD FOR THE ROCKER ARM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START, THE CONTACT HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY AND PLUG IT BACK IN. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE HORN SOUNDED AND WOULD NOT CUT OFF UNTIL THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NO...

Mileage: 115,000

MY VEHICLE WILL LOCK ME OUT FROM STARTING IT, AND WILL DISPLAY SECURITY. I BELIEVE THIS SAME ISSUE IS AFFECTING MY TRACTION CONTROL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEALT WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY NONSENSE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT ...

Mileage: 100,600

GOT THE RECALL DONE ON THE CAR BACK IN MAY ON KEYS AND MY CAR STILL WON'T START HAVE LIGHTS AND EVERY THING BUT I HAVE TO GET OUT AND LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR THEN SOMETIMES IT STARTS. PLUS MY HIGH BRIGHTS LIGHTS ON DASH FLASH AND MESSAGE CENTER SAYS HIGH BEAM OUT BUT ONLY WORK HAVE THE TIME, MY CAR ...

Mileage: 200,000

GOT THE RECALL DONE ON THE CAR BACK IN MAY ON KEYS AND MY CAR STILL WON'T START HAVE LIGHTS AND EVERY THING BUT I HAVE TO GET OUT AND LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR THEN SOMETIMES IT STARTS. PLUS MY HIGH BRIGHTS LIGHTS ON DASH FLASH AND MESSAGE CENTER SAYS HIGH BEAM OUT BUT ONLY WORK HAVE THE TIME, MY CAR ...

Mileage: 200,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AT B&B AUTOMOTIVE ON JULY 6TH, 2015. THIS VEHICLE HAD 43,850 MILES ON IT. I TEST DRIVED THE VEHICLE, EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. ON JULY 17TH I REALIZED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN "THE MESSAGE CENTER" SECURITY CAME UP. I IGNORED IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING PERFECTLY. ...

Mileage: 44,000

ENGINE RUNS HOT FOR SOME REASON, NOW ITS ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT CAME WEEKS LATER AFTER THE ENGINE PROBLEM WHICH IS IT WON'T CRANK NOMORE AT ALL IT HAVE TO BE A FUEL PROBLEM BECAUSE I SMELL GAS WHEN I TRY TO CRANK IT IN I RECENTLY JUST REPLACE A THE FUEL PUMP ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO ..SO IF YOU GUYS CAN GIV...

Mileage: 140,322

ENGINE RUNS HOT FOR SOME REASON, NOW ITS ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT CAME WEEKS LATER AFTER THE ENGINE PROBLEM WHICH IS IT WON'T CRANK NOMORE AT ALL IT HAVE TO BE A FUEL PROBLEM BECAUSE I SMELL GAS WHEN I TRY TO CRANK IT IN I RECENTLY JUST REPLACE A THE FUEL PUMP ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO ..SO IF YOU GUYS CAN GIV...

Mileage: 140,322

DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 97,673

DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 97,673

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE, BUT NO PARTS. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE PARKED VEHICLE. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN ...

Mileage: 74,000

"SECURITY" WARNING ON MESSAGE DISPLAY. ENGINE DOES NOT START, HAVE TO WAIT MINUTES THEN CAR WILL START.

Mileage: 140,000

"SECURITY" WARNING ON MESSAGE DISPLAY. ENGINE DOES NOT START, HAVE TO WAIT MINUTES THEN CAR WILL START.

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. STARTED OFF SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING THEN NOT STARTING I COULD UNHOOK BATTERY AND RESET AND IT WOULD START. LIGHTS WOULD FLASH INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON THEN DIDN'T WORK VOLTAGE METER WOULD BURY ...

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHEN INSERTING OUR KEY IN THE IGNITION THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND OUR CAR WONT START FOR 20 PLUS MINS, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS KNOW WITH GM BUT NOT RECALLED IS THERE ANYTHING THAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP SINCE THIS ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILU...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT A CAR FROM PROGRESSIVE AUTO AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A INSPECT ABLE CAR AND THAT IT SHOULD RUN JUST FINE, I BOUGHT THE CAR FEBRUARY 20TH OF 2015 AND THE INSPECTION WAS DUE ON THE END OF FEBRUARY THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT SHOULD INSPECT FINE, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE TOLD ME HE ...

I BOUGHT A CAR FROM PROGRESSIVE AUTO AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A INSPECT ABLE CAR AND THAT IT SHOULD RUN JUST FINE, I BOUGHT THE CAR FEBRUARY 20TH OF 2015 AND THE INSPECTION WAS DUE ON THE END OF FEBRUARY THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT SHOULD INSPECT FINE, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE TOLD ME HE ...

SOMETIMES WHEN IM DRIVING AND IM TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE AND I GO TO USE MY SIGNAL LIGHT THEY DO NOT WORK THEN I CAN GO DOWN THE ROAD THEY WILL WORK PLUS MY LIGHTS WONT GO ON BRIGHT WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE LOADING ITEMS IN THE TRUNK I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL. MY MECHANIC DID A "SMOKE TEST" AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. IT HAS CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM. OTHERS HAVE COMMENTED ON THE SMELL AND A FRIEND HAD THE SAME MODEL CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FINALLY TRADED IT IN. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE ...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN D...

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A STRONG COOLANT ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR HEAD GASKETS WORE PREMATURELY. THE MOTOR AND THE HEAD GASKET WERE...

Mileage: 88,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE ROAD. A TRUCK PULLING AN ENCLOSED TRAILER WAS IN FRONT OF ME TURNED ON HIS RIGHT BLINKER AND BEGAN TO BRAKE TO MAKE THE TURN. I WAS TRAVELING 77 MPH, SO I MOVED TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE (THE LEFT LANE) IN ORDER TO PASS THE TRUCK. AT THE LAST SECOND THE TRUCK SWERV...

Mileage: 197,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE ROAD. A TRUCK PULLING AN ENCLOSED TRAILER WAS IN FRONT OF ME TURNED ON HIS RIGHT BLINKER AND BEGAN TO BRAKE TO MAKE THE TURN. I WAS TRAVELING 77 MPH, SO I MOVED TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE (THE LEFT LANE) IN ORDER TO PASS THE TRUCK. AT THE LAST SECOND THE TRUCK SWERV...

Mileage: 197,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE ROAD. A TRUCK PULLING AN ENCLOSED TRAILER WAS IN FRONT OF ME TURNED ON HIS RIGHT BLINKER AND BEGAN TO BRAKE TO MAKE THE TURN. I WAS TRAVELING 77 MPH, SO I MOVED TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE (THE LEFT LANE) IN ORDER TO PASS THE TRUCK. AT THE LAST SECOND THE TRUCK SWERV...

Mileage: 197,000

THERE ARE 3 RECALLS I HAVE FOUND THAT POSSIBLY ARE EFFECTING MY 2003 IMPALA BUT BECAUSE MY SPECIFIC VIN # DOESN'T FALL UNDER ANY OF THESE GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. 1)THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE RESET. APPARENTLY WHEN IT GOES OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES.....AND MY CRUISE...

Mileage: 150,000

THERE ARE 3 RECALLS I HAVE FOUND THAT POSSIBLY ARE EFFECTING MY 2003 IMPALA BUT BECAUSE MY SPECIFIC VIN # DOESN'T FALL UNDER ANY OF THESE GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. 1)THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE RESET. APPARENTLY WHEN IT GOES OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES.....AND MY CRUISE...

Mileage: 150,000

THERE ARE 3 RECALLS I HAVE FOUND THAT POSSIBLY ARE EFFECTING MY 2003 IMPALA BUT BECAUSE MY SPECIFIC VIN # DOESN'T FALL UNDER ANY OF THESE GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. 1)THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE RESET. APPARENTLY WHEN IT GOES OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES.....AND MY CRUISE...

Mileage: 150,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER DISAPPOINTED OF AN IGNITION RECALL FIX. *TA THE DEALER MADE THE HOLE IN THE KEY FOB SMALLER, SO NO KEYS COULD BE PLACED ON THE RING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR OF OIL EMITTING FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. T...

Mileage: 115,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE GM IGNITION RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE "FIX" AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS SIMPLY ADDING TWO SMALL KEY RINGS TO MY IGNITION KEY AND PUTTING AN INSERT BLANK INTO KEY TO MAKE THE HOLE SMALLER. I WAS TOLD NOT TO ADD ANY OTHER KEYS TO THIS RING. IS THIS THE FIX THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SAV...

Mileage: 57,316

MY 2003 IMPALA HAS A SECURITY PASSLOCK FEATURE WHICH EITHER DOES NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START OR SHUT VEHICLE OFF WHEN IT THINKS IT'S BEING STOLEN. MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN THIS SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, AT THIS POINT I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE FUNCTIONS. THIS IS AN APPARENT ...

Mileage: 108,000

MY 2003 IMPALA HAS A SECURITY PASSLOCK FEATURE WHICH EITHER DOES NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START OR SHUT VEHICLE OFF WHEN IT THINKS IT'S BEING STOLEN. MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN THIS SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, AT THIS POINT I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE FUNCTIONS. THIS IS AN APPARENT ...

Mileage: 108,000

MY 2003 IMPALA HAS A SECURITY PASSLOCK FEATURE WHICH EITHER DOES NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START OR SHUT VEHICLE OFF WHEN IT THINKS IT'S BEING STOLEN. MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN THIS SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, AT THIS POINT I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE FUNCTIONS. THIS IS AN APPARENT ...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED...

Mileage: 200,000

HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING. NO WARNING. COULD ONLY USE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WHEN LEVER CONSTANTLY PRESSED WHEN DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. NOT FUSES, NOT BULBS, ULTIMATELY $800 MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 90,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE ...

Mileage: 187,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE ...

Mileage: 187,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD TAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, THEN AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP RUNNING SUDDENLY. THE ONLY EXPLANATION SEEMED TO BE THE KEY WA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE ...

Mileage: 141,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CUSTOMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *MW

KEY IN IGNITION CYLINDER IS ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. ENGINE STAYS RUNNING WITHOUT A KEY IN THE CYLINDER. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR PLASTIC INSERTS ON KEYS BUT NOT FOR KEY CYLINDER. *TR

I TOOK MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA TO HAVE THE REPAIR PREFORMED FOR THE IGNITION RECALL. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF THE NIGHT BEFORE (TUESDAY) AND GOT A PHONE CALL WEDNESDAY TO PICK IT UP. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AROUND THE LOT TO ME AND LEFT RUNNING. I WENT STRAIGHT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR UN...

Mileage: 189,000

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 78 AT 60 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM. ASI DID THAT, I LOST ALL LIGHTS. I JIGGLED THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. *JS

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE LATE SEPT. WITH INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO CALL FOR APPT BEFORE OCT. 1. CALLED ON OCT.15, WAS TOLD PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. CALLED AGAIN TODAY FOR STATUS UPDATE, WAS TOLD THE WAITING LIST IS ABOUT 1000 VEHICLES AND THEY ARE GETTING ONLY ABOUT 1-2 KITS PER WEEK. NO...

THE CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF AT TIMES WHEN U PUSH THE GAS TO HARD WHILE THE CAR TRYING PICK UP SPEED .THEN I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP PUT THE CAR IN PARK (ALL THIS WHILE IM IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC) AN THEN START IT BACK UP . IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM MY COUSIN HAVING THE SAME EXACTLY...

THE CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF AT TIMES WHEN U PUSH THE GAS TO HARD WHILE THE CAR TRYING PICK UP SPEED .THEN I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP PUT THE CAR IN PARK (ALL THIS WHILE IM IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC) AN THEN START IT BACK UP . IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM MY COUSIN HAVING THE SAME EXACTLY...

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE SAFETY RECALL LETTER I RECEIVED IN SEPT. 2014 REGARDING THE IGNITION IN MY CAR. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED ON 9/29/14. THEY CALLED ME BACK ON 11/10/14 AND SAID THEY'D RECEIVED THE PARTS FOR MY CAR. I TOOK IT IN O...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SU...

Mileage: 186,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE M...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO AN EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OF THE FAILU...

Mileage: 211,000

I CALLED GM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD NOT ONE DEATH HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED IF I DID NOT COME IN WOULD I HAVE TO WORRY? THE AGENT SAID "I WOULD BE ACCEPTING THAT RISK". YET, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE RISK IS IF HE SAID NOT ONE DEATH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTA...

SECURITY LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WITHIN A FEW DAYS CAR WILL NOT START. WHEN TURNING THE KEY IT WILL NOT TURN OVER, BUT THE SECURITY LIGHT IS BLINKING. IN 10 MINUTES, ONCE THE LIGHT STOPS BLINKING, THE CAR WILL START. THIS POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR....

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRAC UNIT REPAIR AND REIMBURSEMENT. * LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING, AND REPLACED IT. THE CONSUMER DROVE F...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRAC UNIT REPAIR AND REIMBURSEMENT. * LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING, AND REPLACED IT. THE CONSUMER DROVE F...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRAC UNIT REPAIR AND REIMBURSEMENT. * LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING, AND REPLACED IT. THE CONSUMER DROVE F...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRAC UNIT REPAIR AND REIMBURSEMENT. * LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING, AND REPLACED IT. THE CONSUMER DROVE F...

MY CAR WILL NOT START PROPERLY. THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. SOMETIMES THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL JUST STAY ON AND IT WILL TURN OVER. THIS HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR ME. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND WE END UP STUCK PLACES FOR 10, 20, OR 30 MINUTES, UP ...

MY CAR WILL NOT START PROPERLY. THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. SOMETIMES THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL JUST STAY ON AND IT WILL TURN OVER. THIS HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR ME. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND WE END UP STUCK PLACES FOR 10, 20, OR 30 MINUTES, UP ...

MY CAR WILL NOT START PROPERLY. THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. SOMETIMES THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL JUST STAY ON AND IT WILL TURN OVER. THIS HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR ME. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND WE END UP STUCK PLACES FOR 10, 20, OR 30 MINUTES, UP ...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL # 14350. * LD THE CONSUMER WAS UNHAPPY WITH GM'S COVER-UP, REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE IGNITION SWI...

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE IGNITION SWI...

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE START POSITION AND THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE ...

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIMMER SWITCH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT M...

Mileage: 186,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PROVIDED TWO REPLACEMENT KEYS UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4000000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, ONE OF THE KEYS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN INSERTING INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER PLACED AN ORDER FOR THE ...

Mileage: 207,893

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE HIGH BEAMS WERE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE HIGH BEAMS WERE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

Mileage: 197,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

Mileage: 197,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION USING THE KEY, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. TH...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE SECURITY SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAIL...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,732.

Mileage: 108,732

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SMOKING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE...

Mileage: 137,400

DRIVER OBSERVED TRAFFIC COMING TO A STOP, HIS BRAKES GAVE OUT, HE COULD NOT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT TO AVOID A CAR IN FRONT OF HIM WHICH CAUSED HIM TO REAR-END THE UNIT. HIS AIR-BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 103,407

DRIVER OBSERVED TRAFFIC COMING TO A STOP, HIS BRAKES GAVE OUT, HE COULD NOT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT TO AVOID A CAR IN FRONT OF HIM WHICH CAUSED HIM TO REAR-END THE UNIT. HIS AIR-BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 103,407

DRIVER OBSERVED TRAFFIC COMING TO A STOP, HIS BRAKES GAVE OUT, HE COULD NOT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT TO AVOID A CAR IN FRONT OF HIM WHICH CAUSED HIM TO REAR-END THE UNIT. HIS AIR-BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 103,407

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT...

Mileage: 87,000

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ACROSS THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS. WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT WITH ANY OTHER OBJECTS! *TR

Mileage: 130,941

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD A 10 MINUTE DELAY. WHEN I GO TO CRANK THE CAR AT TIME IT WILL NOT CRANK . IF I WAIT TEN MINUTES THEN IT WILL CRANK. I'VE HAD ALL SENSOR CHECK REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE STARTER. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH LOOKED AT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING 10-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CONTRIBUTED TO SIX CRASHES. TWO POLICE REPORTS WERE ...

Mileage: 105,000

THE SECURITY SENSOR FAILED TO READ THE KEY CODE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNTIL THE SECURITY SENSOR RESETS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MINUTES. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DAY, THEN IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WHILE. A WEEK AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT START FOR 2 DAYS. WE TRIED UNHOOKING THE BATTER...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT HESITATED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING TO 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIF...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE TRACTION AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED DURING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HUB SENSOR NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 80,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE TRACTION AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED DURING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HUB SENSOR NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 80,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE TRACTION AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED DURING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HUB SENSOR NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 80,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DEFROGGER,THE TURNING SIGNALS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AND SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLA...

Mileage: 171,000

CAR WOULD NOT START HAD TO BE TOWED AND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. *TR

IT TAKES AT LEAST 2 TRIES OR MORE TO GET THE CAR STARTED. WHILE IN PARK AND THE CAR WAS ON IT SUDDENLY JUST SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BE REPLACED DUE TO MOISTURE INSIDE THE LIGHT FIXTURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXI...

Mileage: 120,644

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE ...

Mileage: 226,000

THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 18,363

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN FROM THE OFF POSITION TO AN ON POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITC...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN FROM THE OFF POSITION TO AN ON POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITC...

Mileage: 200,000

IN THE SUMMER OF 2013 MY DAUGHTER REPORTED THE MULTIFUNCTION LEVER ON HER CAR WAS HARD TO OPERATE WHEN TRYING TO ACTIVATE HIGH BEAMS. ONE NIGHT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DARK COUNTRY ROAD SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY...

Mileage: 110,000

RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2003 IMPALA, I WAS UNAWARE AT THE TIME OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE ISSUE OF THE PASSLOCK FEATURE. THE PASSLOCK FEATURE SHUTS DOWN THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DOSEN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE KEY IS THE MATCHING SET FOR THE PASSLOCK. FOR THE SHORT TIME WE HAD TH...

Mileage: 213,640

THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BECOMING LOOSE, AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING , HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR. SMALL FUEL LEAK IN FUEL TANK. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BECOMING LOOSE, AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING , HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR. SMALL FUEL LEAK IN FUEL TANK. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BECOMING LOOSE, AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING , HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR. SMALL FUEL LEAK IN FUEL TANK. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA, I CALLED THE CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND MY CAR IS NOT ON THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL LIST. I EXPLAINED TO THE LADY THAT ALL OF MY LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WHENEVER I GO OVER SPEED BUMPS INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND RADIO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START MY CAR I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE KEY FOR...

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, AND THE STEREO CONSOLE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT HEAT CONTROL FAILED TO A...

Mileage: 186,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE KEY CYLINDER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE KEY CYLINDER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 98,000

(3) PROBLEMS THAT ARE, AND HAVE BEEN, OCCURING. 1) SECURITY ISSUE: CAR WILL NOT START WHEN KEY IS TURN TO START. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. HAVE TO LET SECURITY RESET ITSELF AFTER 10 MINUTES AND CAR WILL START AGAIN. 2) ABS LIGHT ON: RANDOM. BRAKES WILL GRIND AT CERTAIN TIMES WHEN BRAKING. HARNESS AND/OR ...

Mileage: 105,000

(3) PROBLEMS THAT ARE, AND HAVE BEEN, OCCURING. 1) SECURITY ISSUE: CAR WILL NOT START WHEN KEY IS TURN TO START. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. HAVE TO LET SECURITY RESET ITSELF AFTER 10 MINUTES AND CAR WILL START AGAIN. 2) ABS LIGHT ON: RANDOM. BRAKES WILL GRIND AT CERTAIN TIMES WHEN BRAKING. HARNESS AND/OR ...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

THIS PROBLEM HAD CAUSED ME PROBLEMS IN THE YEAR BEFORE IT WOULD NOT START. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WOULD NOT TURN VARIOUS TIMES BEFORE INCLUDING ONE TIME IT CUT OFF LUCKILY NEAR MY HOME AT A VERY LOW SPEED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND IT WOULD FINALLY START. BUT,...

Mileage: 112,974

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 60,000

CAR DOESN'T START FOR TEN MINUTES AND AFTER THAT TURN KEY AND THEN IT STARTS. IT IS VARY UPSETTING FOR IT MAKES ME LATE FOR WORK SOMETIMES ARE OTHER PLACES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHENEVEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 40,000

SECURITY SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO START THE ENGINE, YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS, THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS FOR 10 MINUTES. IF YOU DO NOTHING AFTER THE LIGHT STOPS BLINKING YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO START ENGINE, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LET IT CYCLE 2 OR 3 TIMES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY W...

Mileage: 79,850

AT SLOW SPEEDS AFTER CONSIDERABLE DRIVING DISTANCES, ON TWO OCCASIONS, ENGINE TURNED OFF, LEAVING NO POWER FOR DRIVE OR STEERING. CAR RE-STARTED BOTH TIMES. NO RECURRENCE TO DATE AFTER IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 5/27/14. *JS

Mileage: 62,000

AT SLOW SPEEDS AFTER CONSIDERABLE DRIVING DISTANCES, ON TWO OCCASIONS, ENGINE TURNED OFF, LEAVING NO POWER FOR DRIVE OR STEERING. CAR RE-STARTED BOTH TIMES. NO RECURRENCE TO DATE AFTER IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 5/27/14. *JS

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY DRIVERSIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT SO I STOPPED AND BOUGHT A NEW BULB AT THE CLOSEST STORE WHEN I REPLACED THE BULB THE LIGHT STILL DIDNT COME BACK ON THEN THE DTR LIGHT ALSO STARTED HAVING ISSUES THE ONLY TIME YOU GET ANY LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS WHEN YOU MOVE...

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY DRIVERSIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT SO I STOPPED AND BOUGHT A NEW BULB AT THE CLOSEST STORE WHEN I REPLACED THE BULB THE LIGHT STILL DIDNT COME BACK ON THEN THE DTR LIGHT ALSO STARTED HAVING ISSUES THE ONLY TIME YOU GET ANY LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS WHEN YOU MOVE...

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY DRIVERSIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT SO I STOPPED AND BOUGHT A NEW BULB AT THE CLOSEST STORE WHEN I REPLACED THE BULB THE LIGHT STILL DIDNT COME BACK ON THEN THE DTR LIGHT ALSO STARTED HAVING ISSUES THE ONLY TIME YOU GET ANY LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS WHEN YOU MOVE...

MAY 16, 2014 AT 6:30 AM I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER TAKING MY HUSBAND TO WORK. I LOCKED THE DOORS AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE WITH MY KEYS IN HAND. I WAS IN MY HOME AT ABOUT 6:42 AM WHEN MY NEIGHBOR BEGAN BANGING ON MY DOOR AND YELLING THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, I TOOK A LOOK OUT OF THE ...

Mileage: 249,657

MAY 16, 2014 AT 6:30 AM I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER TAKING MY HUSBAND TO WORK. I LOCKED THE DOORS AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE WITH MY KEYS IN HAND. I WAS IN MY HOME AT ABOUT 6:42 AM WHEN MY NEIGHBOR BEGAN BANGING ON MY DOOR AND YELLING THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, I TOOK A LOOK OUT OF THE ...

Mileage: 249,657

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED ON AND IN PARK, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS ...

Mileage: 212,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON MAY 4, 2014. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE YET MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO MY SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. AS A RESULT I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY MOUTH. I ALSO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE TOP OF MY HEAD. MY TEETH...

Mileage: 156,250

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON MAY 4, 2014. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE YET MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO MY SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. AS A RESULT I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY MOUTH. I ALSO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE TOP OF MY HEAD. MY TEETH...

Mileage: 156,250

4 MICHELIN HYDROEDGE ST P225/60R16 97T TIRES HAVE ONLY 11,020 MILES SINCE PURCHASE AND ARE SHOWING HEAVY CRACKS IN THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE.. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TREAD HAS A BAD COMPOUND MIX.. THREE OF THE TIRES SHOW PRODUCTION CODE M33VF6WX5208. THE OTHER TIRE SHOW...

Mileage: 37,764

4 MICHELIN HYDROEDGE ST P225/60R16 97T TIRES HAVE ONLY 11,020 MILES SINCE PURCHASE AND ARE SHOWING HEAVY CRACKS IN THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE.. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TREAD HAS A BAD COMPOUND MIX.. THREE OF THE TIRES SHOW PRODUCTION CODE M33VF6WX5208. THE OTHER TIRE SHOW...

Mileage: 37,764

EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY ENTIRE VEHICLE FLOOR IS FLOODED. MY RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING AND MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM FROM 2002 TO 2005. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I PAY A LOT IF MONEY FOR ...

EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY ENTIRE VEHICLE FLOOR IS FLOODED. MY RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING AND MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM FROM 2002 TO 2005. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I PAY A LOT IF MONEY FOR ...

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEGUN TO GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. SO FAR, WE CAN CLICK THE LIGHTS FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM OR VICE-VERSA AND THEY COME BACK ON. THIS STARTED THE LATTER PART OF LAST YEAR, BUT LAST WEEK THEY ACTUALLY STARTED FLICKERING RIGHT BEFORE THEY WENT OFF. I SEARCH...

Mileage: 197,000

CAR WILL NOT START, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS HOT INSIDE THE CAR. NO LIGHTS GO ON - NOTHING. HAVE REPLACED KEY, KEY CYLINDER (TWICE), AND IGNITION SWITCH. NEXT STEP IS TO REPLACE BCM, BUT NOT SURE IF THAT WILL SOLVE ISSUE. IN RESEARCHING SIMILAR ISSUES PEOPLE HAVE BYPASSED THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO THE...

Mileage: 108,000

CAR WILL NOT START, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS HOT INSIDE THE CAR. NO LIGHTS GO ON - NOTHING. HAVE REPLACED KEY, KEY CYLINDER (TWICE), AND IGNITION SWITCH. NEXT STEP IS TO REPLACE BCM, BUT NOT SURE IF THAT WILL SOLVE ISSUE. IN RESEARCHING SIMILAR ISSUES PEOPLE HAVE BYPASSED THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO THE...

Mileage: 108,000

LAST FRIDAY I GOT IN MY CAR AROUND 2:30AM AND IT WOULDN'T START. I THANK GOD I WAS ON A SOMEWHAT SAFE STREET AND WITH FRIENDS. MY CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 15-20 MINUTES. THE LIGHTS, RADIO AND EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THIS WAS HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT ...

Mileage: 109,000

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER PROBLEM: THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR IN PARK OR ANY OTHER TIME. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AS THE RECALLS BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

IGNITION LOCK -CYLINDER PROBLEM KEY COMES OUT OF THE SLOT OF THE LOCK CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER RECALLS BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME TYPE OF LOCK CYLINDERS AS THE RECALLED ONES....

Mileage: 100,000

IGNITION LOCK -CYLINDER PROBLEM KEY COMES OUT OF THE SLOT OF THE LOCK CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER RECALLS BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME TYPE OF LOCK CYLINDERS AS THE RECALLED ONES....

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ABS AND THE CHECK TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO ...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE HAD INCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS WHERE I WOULD HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY CAR WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY CAR TURNED OFF ON ME. I HAD TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT TO CONTINUE GOING....

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE HAD INCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS WHERE I WOULD HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY CAR WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY CAR TURNED OFF ON ME. I HAD TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT TO CONTINUE GOING....

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE HAD INCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS WHERE I WOULD HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY CAR WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY CAR TURNED OFF ON ME. I HAD TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT TO CONTINUE GOING....

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY DOING APPROX. 65 MPH WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, ALL OF SUDDEN THE CRUISE CONTROL DROPPED OUT AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN DRAMATICALLY.. ALSO THE HEAT AND AC WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THESE CONDITIONS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN WE WENT TO MY MECHANIC HE HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH WAITI...

Mileage: 65,500

WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY DOING APPROX. 65 MPH WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, ALL OF SUDDEN THE CRUISE CONTROL DROPPED OUT AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN DRAMATICALLY.. ALSO THE HEAT AND AC WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THESE CONDITIONS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN WE WENT TO MY MECHANIC HE HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH WAITI...

Mileage: 65,500

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RELATED RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE SAW PHOTOGRAPH OF THE KEY INVOLVED ON TELEVISION AND REALIZED IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE ASSIGNED TO HIS VEHICLE. THE STATED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A WEAK SPRING IN THE IGNITION A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN POWER. ...

Mileage: 102,000

WITH ALL OF OUR MANY COMPLAINTS OF IGNITION PROBLEMS ON 2003 IMPALAS HOW CAN THEY NOT RECALL THESE TOO . MY COST TO FIX WAS $ 520.00 MY CAR WOULD NOT CRANK BECAUSE OF SAME IGNITION PROBLEMS AS ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. STILL HAVE DEALER BILL SECURITY CODES WENT CRAZY HAD TO REPLACE PASSLOCK S...

Mileage: 141,460

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BUT WHEN HE REMOVED THE KEY, THE ENGINE REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE ...

Mileage: 81,483

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY CO...

Mileage: 132,000

THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE AND THEN STALL OUT. THE MOTOR WOULD VIBRATE LIKE IT WAS JUMPING. HARD TO START DIE AFTER PUTTING INTO DRIVE. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER IN 2011, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THE CAR HAS BLOWN SENSORS A MONTH AFTER GETTING IT OUT OF THE SHOP. H...

THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE AND THEN STALL OUT. THE MOTOR WOULD VIBRATE LIKE IT WAS JUMPING. HARD TO START DIE AFTER PUTTING INTO DRIVE. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER IN 2011, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THE CAR HAS BLOWN SENSORS A MONTH AFTER GETTING IT OUT OF THE SHOP. H...

THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE AND THEN STALL OUT. THE MOTOR WOULD VIBRATE LIKE IT WAS JUMPING. HARD TO START DIE AFTER PUTTING INTO DRIVE. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER IN 2011, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THE CAR HAS BLOWN SENSORS A MONTH AFTER GETTING IT OUT OF THE SHOP. H...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE BACK ROADS AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON SO I LET OFF THE GAS AND HIT THE BRAKES A LITTLE. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP SAFELY, BUT THE JERKING WAS DANGEROUS AS IT PROPELLED ME INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN I...

Mileage: 88,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE BACK ROADS AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON SO I LET OFF THE GAS AND HIT THE BRAKES A LITTLE. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP SAFELY, BUT THE JERKING WAS DANGEROUS AS IT PROPELLED ME INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN I...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CRUISE CONTROL GOES OFF AND ON INTERMITTINGLY. HEAT AND AC GOES ON AND OFF. HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AND PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. SOUNDS LIKE SAME PROBLEM AS RECENT RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 65,750

SECURITY LOCK OUT, WHEN SECURITY LIGHT IS FLASHING WILL NOT ALLOW TO START, HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. AND HOPE THAT IT WILL RESET, WHEN LIGHT STOPS FLASHING TURN KEY OFF AND THEN TRY TO START, IF NOT WAIT ANOTHER 10 MIN. SOMETIMES HAVE TO WAIT 60 MIN, THIS IS IN A DARK PARKING LOT AFTER GETTING OUT OF WO...

Mileage: 79,000

DRIVER ACTIVATED DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATING UNIT DURING A COMMUTE SOMETIME IN DECEMBER 2013. AT SOME POINT DURING TRIP, SEAT BACK HEATING UNIT BURNED LEATHER SEAT AND BURNED DRIVERS COAT. OVAL BURN MARK APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES WIDE AND 1/2 INCH TALL RESULTED. SEAT HEATING UNIT NO LONGER WORKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD, PULLED ON TIMER SWITCH HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT MANY ISSUES RELATED TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL MY 16 YR. OLD DAUGHTER 03 IMPALA, BEFORE SHE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 204,511

2003 CHEVY IMPALA IS OVERHEATING AND WE HAVE DONE A LOT TO IT AND IT STILL OVERHEATS AND THE ANTIFREEZE RUNS OUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN CAR AND THE HEAT BLOWS COLD AIR ALL THE TIME. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING ON 2 5 2014. *TR

Mileage: 214,000

THE HEADLIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING ON 2 5 2014. *TR

Mileage: 214,000

ON MON. NOV. 25, 2013 I WAS DRIVING SB I-75 ABOUT 10 P.M. THERE WAS A LIGHT DRIZZLE AND AS I APPROACHED THE BRIDGEPORT AREA I NOTICED SOMETHING ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF THE HIGHWAY. I STARTED TO BRAKE AND HIT BLACK ICE AND SLAMMED HEAD ON INTO A BLACK JACKKNIFED SEMI WITH NO LIGHTS OR FLARES. I DID...

Mileage: 126,560

THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON THE DASH PANEL AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND PULL TO ONE SIDE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE PROBLEM QUICKLY GREW INTO THE CAT CONSTANTLY PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND THE STEERING FEELS SLOPPY AND LOOSE IF THAT MAKES SENSE. THE TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK BUT...

Mileage: 100,000

THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON THE DASH PANEL AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND PULL TO ONE SIDE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE PROBLEM QUICKLY GREW INTO THE CAT CONSTANTLY PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND THE STEERING FEELS SLOPPY AND LOOSE IF THAT MAKES SENSE. THE TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK BUT...

Mileage: 100,000

THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON THE DASH PANEL AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND PULL TO ONE SIDE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE PROBLEM QUICKLY GREW INTO THE CAT CONSTANTLY PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND THE STEERING FEELS SLOPPY AND LOOSE IF THAT MAKES SENSE. THE TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK BUT...

Mileage: 100,000

THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON THE DASH PANEL AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND PULL TO ONE SIDE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE PROBLEM QUICKLY GREW INTO THE CAT CONSTANTLY PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND THE STEERING FEELS SLOPPY AND LOOSE IF THAT MAKES SENSE. THE TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK BUT...

Mileage: 100,000

THE CAR WILL NOT START NO MATTER HOT OR COLD. ONCE STARTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THROWS MULTIPLE ERRORS, FROM SECURITY, BATTERY, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, ABS LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT, AND BRAKES. THE COMPLETE DASH BOARD GOES DEAD INCLUDING ALL GAUGES, FROM THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE ...

Mileage: 98,740

THE CAR WILL NOT START NO MATTER HOT OR COLD. ONCE STARTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THROWS MULTIPLE ERRORS, FROM SECURITY, BATTERY, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, ABS LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT, AND BRAKES. THE COMPLETE DASH BOARD GOES DEAD INCLUDING ALL GAUGES, FROM THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE ...

Mileage: 98,740

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BECAME COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WA...

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVING SAID VEHICLE THANKFULLY AT LOW SPEED WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR . PULLED OVER AT SAW BRAKE FLUID . LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE SAW ROTTED OUT BRAKE LINES WITH A BIG HOLE IN ONE OF THEM AND THE OTHER IS JUST AS RUSTED . I CONSIDER THIS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE . DUE TO IT HAPPEN...

Mileage: 102,500

ACTED AS IF IT DOSEN'T HAVE POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, VERY STIFF,AND JERKY. TOTAL CUT OUT ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. WHEN TRY TO PUT FUEL IN GAS TANK HAVE TO HOLD FUELING NOZZLE BARLEY OPEN OR IT WILL NOT TAKE FUEL. DROVE TO WORK, GOT OFF OF WORK WENT TO START IT, IT...

Mileage: 118,000

ACTED AS IF IT DOSEN'T HAVE POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, VERY STIFF,AND JERKY. TOTAL CUT OUT ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. WHEN TRY TO PUT FUEL IN GAS TANK HAVE TO HOLD FUELING NOZZLE BARLEY OPEN OR IT WILL NOT TAKE FUEL. DROVE TO WORK, GOT OFF OF WORK WENT TO START IT, IT...

Mileage: 118,000

ACTED AS IF IT DOSEN'T HAVE POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, VERY STIFF,AND JERKY. TOTAL CUT OUT ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. WHEN TRY TO PUT FUEL IN GAS TANK HAVE TO HOLD FUELING NOZZLE BARLEY OPEN OR IT WILL NOT TAKE FUEL. DROVE TO WORK, GOT OFF OF WORK WENT TO START IT, IT...

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND BECAME STUCK IN A VERTICAL POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, IT ...

Mileage: 124,000

TRACTION ACTIVE MESSAGE COMES ON TURN TRACTION CONTROL TURNS AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE, PULL FORWARD TURN WHEELS TO RIGHT IT MAKES A NOISE NIT A GRINDING NOISE BUT CLOSE AND WHEN MESSAGE COMES UP AND I APPLY BRAKES IT MAKES THAT NOISE. *TR

TRACTION ACTIVE MESSAGE COMES ON TURN TRACTION CONTROL TURNS AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE, PULL FORWARD TURN WHEELS TO RIGHT IT MAKES A NOISE NIT A GRINDING NOISE BUT CLOSE AND WHEN MESSAGE COMES UP AND I APPLY BRAKES IT MAKES THAT NOISE. *TR

WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT, THE CAR WILL NOT START. ONCE STARTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THROWS MULTIPLE ERRORS, FROM SECURITY, BATTERY, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, ABS LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT, AND BRAKES. THE RADIO IS LOCKED OUT AND THE AC FAN RUNS BUT WILL NOT ALLOW THE AC COMPRESSOR TO FUNCTION. ALSO THE...

Mileage: 150,400

WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT, THE CAR WILL NOT START. ONCE STARTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THROWS MULTIPLE ERRORS, FROM SECURITY, BATTERY, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, ABS LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT, AND BRAKES. THE RADIO IS LOCKED OUT AND THE AC FAN RUNS BUT WILL NOT ALLOW THE AC COMPRESSOR TO FUNCTION. ALSO THE...

Mileage: 150,400

WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT, THE CAR WILL NOT START. ONCE STARTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THROWS MULTIPLE ERRORS, FROM SECURITY, BATTERY, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, ABS LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT, AND BRAKES. THE RADIO IS LOCKED OUT AND THE AC FAN RUNS BUT WILL NOT ALLOW THE AC COMPRESSOR TO FUNCTION. ALSO THE...

Mileage: 150,400

THE LUG NUTS ON MY VEHICLE SEEM TO SOMEHOW LOOSEN THEMSELVES. THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE WILL MAKE NOISE THEN I LOOK AT THE NUTS TO FIND THAT THEY ARE LOOSE. THEN WHEN I GRAB THE TIRE IRON TO TIGHTEN THEM, THEY EITHER A) CAME LOOSE AGAIN LATER, OR B) THE NUT COMPLETELY COMES OFF...WITH PART OF THE PART T...

Mileage: 82,000

AT ANY TIME WHETHER TURNING OR PROCEEDING FORWARD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS TRACTION ACTIVATES AND STAYS ON. I HAVE JUST LEARNED OF THIS RECALL WEBSITE. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2006, 10,000MILES AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET ALL RECALL INFO SO I CAN TAKE TO ...

Mileage: 58,000

HEAD GASKET FAILURE COST OF REPAIR $1800.00. *TR

Mileage: 100,180

FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM CANT FILL VEHICLE FUEL TANK PUMP SHUTS OFF AND GAS SPRAYS OUT OF FILL TUBE POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

GAS GAUGE GIVING INCORRECT READING. JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND CAN RESIDE ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF GAS. CAUSES CAR TO RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT PROPER WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN COMPLETING A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STE...

Mileage: 7,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MA...

ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, AND VSA LIGHT COMES ON UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND PULSATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ALSO THE VEHICLE DOESN'T' ACCELERATE IF DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS COULD OR WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCI...

Mileage: 112,324

ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, AND VSA LIGHT COMES ON UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND PULSATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ALSO THE VEHICLE DOESN'T' ACCELERATE IF DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS COULD OR WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCI...

Mileage: 112,324

ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, AND VSA LIGHT COMES ON UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND PULSATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ALSO THE VEHICLE DOESN'T' ACCELERATE IF DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS COULD OR WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCI...

Mileage: 112,324

CAR WOULD NOT START DESPLAYING SECURITY MESSAGE, HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND THEN WAS ABLE TO START CAR MOST OF THE TIME HAVE SEEN ALOT OF THIS PROBLEM ON SIMILAR VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE GM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLE THEY ARE HAVEING BECAUSE I DONT WA...

Mileage: 143,000

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE SAFE VEHICLES. IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND OUR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING. WE HAVE LOST ALL FUNCTION TO OUR DASH LIGHTS OUR HEAD LIGHTS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY DECIDE TOO AND MY TRACT...

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE SAFE VEHICLES. IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND OUR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING. WE HAVE LOST ALL FUNCTION TO OUR DASH LIGHTS OUR HEAD LIGHTS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY DECIDE TOO AND MY TRACT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICI...

Mileage: 90,000

CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH. HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES, WORRIED IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 257

CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH. HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES, WORRIED IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 257

MARCH 2, 2013 MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE SECURITY LIGHT HAD BEEN ON AND AFTER LOOKING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM, AKA THE SECURITY SYSTEM, WAS ENGAGED AND NOT ALLOWING THE FUEL INJECTORS TO START MY CAR. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, A LOT OF TIPS WERE PR...

Mileage: 175,123

BOUGHT THIS 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA ON JAN. 2 2012 AND ROCKER ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES SINCE THEN, JUST TODAY MARCH 11,2013 ( MILES ARE 67483) BACK IN FOR SAME THING, CAR WAS JUST IN ON FEB. 13,2013 FOR ROCKER ARMS ( MILES WERE 100396) AND THE DEALER PUT A NEW ENGINE IN AND IN LESS THEN A MONT...

Mileage: 67,483

BOUGHT THIS 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA ON JAN. 2 2012 AND ROCKER ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES SINCE THEN, JUST TODAY MARCH 11,2013 ( MILES ARE 67483) BACK IN FOR SAME THING, CAR WAS JUST IN ON FEB. 13,2013 FOR ROCKER ARMS ( MILES WERE 100396) AND THE DEALER PUT A NEW ENGINE IN AND IN LESS THEN A MONT...

Mileage: 67,483

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DOING SEARCHES ON INTERNET, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE TYPE! SPARE US ALL THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST AND ISSUE A RECALL ALREADY! *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED PREVENTING HER FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND THE PASS CODE K...

Mileage: 58,000

ENGINE ACCELERATES TO 3,000 RPM DURING WARM UP (SOMETIMES). USUALLY OCCURS ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AFTER COLD START. HAS LASTED 10 TO 15 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. HAS NOT REPEATED DURING SAME DAY AND NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR DAYS OR WEEKS DURING THE PAST FIVE MONTHS. REPLACED ECM (COMPUTER), IAC (IDLE AIR C...

Mileage: 52,000

ENGINE ACCELERATES TO 3,000 RPM DURING WARM UP (SOMETIMES). USUALLY OCCURS ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AFTER COLD START. HAS LASTED 10 TO 15 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. HAS NOT REPEATED DURING SAME DAY AND NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR DAYS OR WEEKS DURING THE PAST FIVE MONTHS. REPLACED ECM (COMPUTER), IAC (IDLE AIR C...

Mileage: 52,000

ENGINE ACCELERATES TO 3,000 RPM DURING WARM UP (SOMETIMES). USUALLY OCCURS ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AFTER COLD START. HAS LASTED 10 TO 15 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. HAS NOT REPEATED DURING SAME DAY AND NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR DAYS OR WEEKS DURING THE PAST FIVE MONTHS. REPLACED ECM (COMPUTER), IAC (IDLE AIR C...

Mileage: 52,000

BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER BLEW, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED AND BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. LINE WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT SHOULD COME ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN A BRAKE LI...

Mileage: 19,840

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE HE VEHICLE COULD BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPE...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES, RADIO LOCKS UP AND THE CAR STALLS. AFTER READING THE MANUAL AND CONTACTING A DEALER, I WAS ADVISED TO TURN THE KEY INTO THE ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO STOP FLASHING, THEN START THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ...

Mileage: 119,000

WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES, RADIO LOCKS UP AND THE CAR STALLS. AFTER READING THE MANUAL AND CONTACTING A DEALER, I WAS ADVISED TO TURN THE KEY INTO THE ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO STOP FLASHING, THEN START THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ...

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE BEGAN TO SMELL PLASTIC BURNING AND THEN SAW SPARKING COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS SHE SAW THE SPARKS, THE ENGINE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THERE WAS N...

Mileage: 140,000

MY TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT. WILL NOT WORK AND IDK WHAT'S GOING ON BUT I HAVE READ MANY SAME COMPLAINTS THE NET. *TR

Mileage: 194,511

MY TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT. WILL NOT WORK AND IDK WHAT'S GOING ON BUT I HAVE READ MANY SAME COMPLAINTS THE NET. *TR

Mileage: 194,511

THE CAR WILL NOT START AND I HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT 5 MINUTES OR SO UNTIL IT WILL START. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET HAS NOT DONE A RECALL TO FIX IT, IT IS VERY SAD. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 123,752

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE KEY HAD TO REMAIN IN ACC MODE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT ...

Mileage: 158,000

MULTIPLE TIMES THE KEY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. USUALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE KEY WILL TURN AND I AM ABLE TO START THE CAR. HOWEVER, ON SEPTEMBER 30, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. I CAN NOT TURN THE CAR ON TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. THE ...

Mileage: 97,658

HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, HAVE INSTALLED 2 PARTS WILL LAST A COUPLE MONTHS THAN WILL GO OUT AGAIN. WILL GO DIM THAN GO OFF. *TR

Mileage: 98,200

HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, HAVE INSTALLED 2 PARTS WILL LAST A COUPLE MONTHS THAN WILL GO OUT AGAIN. WILL GO DIM THAN GO OFF. *TR

Mileage: 98,200

RECENTLY, WHEN I ARRIVED AT A LOCAL BUSINESS CENTER, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO OFF AND I COULD NOT. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ACC POSITION, AND THUS COULD NOT BE REMOVED. IN ADDITION, ALL THE ACCESSORIES WERE ON. RELUCTANTLY, I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT WITH THE POWE...

Mileage: 146,064

ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR 3 YEARS. HAD THIS CHECKED BY DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS NOW STAY ON FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR 3 YEARS. HAD THIS CHECKED BY DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS NOW STAY ON FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO COME ON AND WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION. HIGH-BEAMS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS STILL FUNCTION, BUT AT DUSK THE LOW-BEAMS WILL FAIL TO LIGHT; HOWEVER HIGH-BEAMS CAN BE USED INSTEAD CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. I REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WITH A NEW SWITCH, AND RE...

Mileage: 148,086

LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO COME ON AND WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION. HIGH-BEAMS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS STILL FUNCTION, BUT AT DUSK THE LOW-BEAMS WILL FAIL TO LIGHT; HOWEVER HIGH-BEAMS CAN BE USED INSTEAD CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. I REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WITH A NEW SWITCH, AND RE...

Mileage: 148,086

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS IN MEXICO AND I ATTEMPTED TO START IT EARLY AFTERNOON AND IT AFTER 1 HOUR OF WAITING TO START IT AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME A IN THE PAST AND THE LAST TIME IT DID WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT FIRST AND THEN AFTER 10-15 MI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ABS AND THE SERVICE TRACTION SOON LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY TURNED THE TRACTION OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 276,000.

Mileage: 276,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE BOARD MODULE CONTROL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE MALFUNCTION PERSIS...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. FIVE MONTHS LATER THE FAILU...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ABS, CHECK TRACTION SYSTEM AND TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC S...

Mileage: 112,878

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ABS, CHECK TRACTION SYSTEM AND TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC S...

Mileage: 112,878

2003 CHEVY IMPALA 87,000 MILES ON IT- SECURITY PASS LOCK SYSTEM BEGINS FLASHING PERIODICALLY WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THEN RANDOMLY WILL NOT START. THE ENTIRE DASH LIGHTS UP AND I HAVE POWER TO THE WINDOWS, BUT THE KEY WILL NOT START THE IGNITION. IF I WAIT 10 MINUTES, IT WILL START. I TOOK MY CAR...

Mileage: 85,000

I PURCHASED FROM VALLEY FORD 4/18/2009 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE HAD ROCKER ARMS REPLACED, PINS, THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY COMPANY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD PASS LOCK PROBLEMS WHICH I HAD T...

I PURCHASED FROM VALLEY FORD 4/18/2009 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE HAD ROCKER ARMS REPLACED, PINS, THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY COMPANY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD PASS LOCK PROBLEMS WHICH I HAD T...

I PURCHASED FROM VALLEY FORD 4/18/2009 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE HAD ROCKER ARMS REPLACED, PINS, THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY COMPANY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD PASS LOCK PROBLEMS WHICH I HAD T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND TH...

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2003 IMPALA LS 3800 CAR CUTS OUT WHEN I START IT AFTER ITS BEEN SITTING A WHILE. I HEAR THIS IS MOST COMMON FOR THESE GM MODELS BUT I CANNOT FIND OUT THE ISSUE TO STOP IT. SHOP WORKERS COULD NOT TELL AT THE SHOP BY DOING A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN. I REALLY WANT TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING RECENT TROUBLE WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING. I TRY TO START IT AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I GET A SECURITY LIGHT THAT FLASHES. I AM USING THE ORIGINAL KEY. I WILL SOMETIMES BE ABLE TO START WITH WITHIN 15 MINUTES LATER, BUT SOMETIMES I AM STUCK SOMEWHERE FOR HOURS BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN...

Mileage: 73,400

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PAGE LIKE THIS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I GOT TO THIS ONE. THIS 2003 IMPALA STARTED ACTING LIKE THIS BEFORE THE MILES I PLACE DOWN, BECAUSE I BOUGHT THIS CAR USE AND MY WARRANTY END, I WAS TOLD I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING (THE DEALER STATED) WHEN I COME TO A ST...

Mileage: 99,999

WHEN TO START CAR AND WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS AND RADIO WOULD COME ON. HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IN AND THE ALTERNATOR CHECKED. 2 WEEKS LATER WHEN TO PICK UP NIECE FROM THE BABY SITTER, WAS INSIDE FOR 3 MINUTES CAME BACK OUT CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER 45 MINUTES OF TRYING TO START IT FINALLY STAR...

Mileage: 140,000

WHEN TO START CAR AND WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS AND RADIO WOULD COME ON. HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IN AND THE ALTERNATOR CHECKED. 2 WEEKS LATER WHEN TO PICK UP NIECE FROM THE BABY SITTER, WAS INSIDE FOR 3 MINUTES CAME BACK OUT CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER 45 MINUTES OF TRYING TO START IT FINALLY STAR...

Mileage: 140,000

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY AND MURKY. CLEANERS DO NOT HELP. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT (WORST IN RAIN OR SNOW AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS) THE VISIBILITY OF THE HEADLIGHT LAMPS PROJECTION BECOME LESS AND LESS. DO NOT SUGGEST USING THE HIGH BEAMS AS THESE WOULD BE A COVER-UP. ...

Mileage: 32,531

THIS CAR FIRST FAILED TO START IN MAY OF 2010. SINCE THEN, IT HAS REPEATEDLY LEFT US DOWN, AND WE AND MECHANICS HAVE TRIED VARIES FIXES. USUALLY THE CAR WILL START AFTER A TEN MINUTE SESSION OF HAVING THE KEY TURNED ON, THEN OFF FOR FIVE SECONDS. MOST TIMES AFTER THAT, IT DOES START. HOWEVER, TH...

Mileage: 54,000

I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA IN 2009. CAR RAN PERFECT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. AFTER 6 MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THAT IS NOT THE MAJOR ISSUE. THE MAJOR ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR DOES NOT START ALL THE TIME. CHANGED BATTERY AND IT STILL DOES NOT RUN. IT WILL START BUT ONLY RUNS UNTI...

Mileage: 116,000

IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN. I'VE HAD IT REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE NEW KEY. *KB

Mileage: 126,000

IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN. I'VE HAD IT REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE NEW KEY. *KB

Mileage: 126,000

IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN. I'VE HAD IT REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE NEW KEY. *KB

Mileage: 126,000

AS WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS OF A 2003 IMPALA THE SECURITY SYSTEM CONSTANTLY MIS FUNCTIONS AND LEAVES ME STRANDED WITH THE CAR UNABLE TO BE STARTED. THE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET EXPOSES THE FACT THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH MANY MAKES AND MODELS OF CHEVY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

GOT THIS CAR NEW 2003,AT 376 MILES HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS,HAD IT BACK TO DEALER 10 OR 11 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM,SO ABOUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS I HAVE TO TURN ROTORS OR GET NEW ONE;S+BRAKE PADS,ALSO DASH LIGHTS ARE OUT,AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW,THIS IS THE WORST CAR I EVER OWNED ,AS I AM A RETIRED OTR...

GOT THIS CAR NEW 2003,AT 376 MILES HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS,HAD IT BACK TO DEALER 10 OR 11 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM,SO ABOUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS I HAVE TO TURN ROTORS OR GET NEW ONE;S+BRAKE PADS,ALSO DASH LIGHTS ARE OUT,AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW,THIS IS THE WORST CAR I EVER OWNED ,AS I AM A RETIRED OTR...

GOT THIS CAR NEW 2003,AT 376 MILES HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS,HAD IT BACK TO DEALER 10 OR 11 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM,SO ABOUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS I HAVE TO TURN ROTORS OR GET NEW ONE;S+BRAKE PADS,ALSO DASH LIGHTS ARE OUT,AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW,THIS IS THE WORST CAR I EVER OWNED ,AS I AM A RETIRED OTR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO FAIL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. T...

Mileage: 80,139

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ADVISING THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN TH...

Mileage: 160,000

THE TRACTION ACTIVE LIGHT LIGHTS UP AFTER BACKING UP AND BRAKING. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS. THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 79,000

THE TRACTION ACTIVE LIGHT LIGHTS UP AFTER BACKING UP AND BRAKING. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS. THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. MY CAR CRANKS FINE IN THE MORNING. AFTER BEING DRIVEN AFTER A WHILE; I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO COOL OFF BEFORE IT WILL CRANK. I HAVE HAD TO WAIT UP TO 2 HOURS FOR MY CAR TO START. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL MACHINES AND THEY ARE LOST REGARDING THE ISSUE. I CALLED...

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. MY CAR CRANKS FINE IN THE MORNING. AFTER BEING DRIVEN AFTER A WHILE; I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO COOL OFF BEFORE IT WILL CRANK. I HAVE HAD TO WAIT UP TO 2 HOURS FOR MY CAR TO START. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL MACHINES AND THEY ARE LOST REGARDING THE ISSUE. I CALLED...

UNDER HARD HIGH SPEED BRAKING THE FRONT BRAKES SHUDDER BADLY CAUSING A SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY DUE TO WARPED ROTORS MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT. IF PRESSURE ON PEDAL IS NOT RELEASED THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. IT IS WORSE IF GOING DOWNHILL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON GM CARS ...

Mileage: 21,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA W/ DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON CAR FROM FACTORY. WHILE DRIVING EARLY 4:00 AM IN THE MORNING, THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WITH NO STREETS LIGHTS. I PUT MY HIGH BEAMS ON. WITHIN A SECOND ALL EXTERIOR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN OUT. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS. THE MA...

Mileage: 126,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA W/ DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON CAR FROM FACTORY. WHILE DRIVING EARLY 4:00 AM IN THE MORNING, THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WITH NO STREETS LIGHTS. I PUT MY HIGH BEAMS ON. WITHIN A SECOND ALL EXTERIOR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN OUT. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS. THE MA...

Mileage: 126,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA W/ DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON CAR FROM FACTORY. WHILE DRIVING EARLY 4:00 AM IN THE MORNING, THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WITH NO STREETS LIGHTS. I PUT MY HIGH BEAMS ON. WITHIN A SECOND ALL EXTERIOR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN OUT. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS. THE MA...

Mileage: 126,000

THE IMPALA HAS BRAKES THAT HAVE A LOT OF CHATTER. THE BRAKES PULSATE AND HAVE A VIOLENT SHAKING FIT. I HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 66,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED WITHIN 15000 MILES AND IT CONTINUES. THE QUALITY IS POOR AND IS A ROAD HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 113,500

2003 CHEVY IMPALA , SOMETIMES IT WON'T START, AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL. *TR

FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. COULD BE DANGEROUS, AND AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET SEARCHING, APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. *KB

Mileage: 93,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE DUE TO BROKEN GLASS. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFAC...

MY 2003 IMPALA IGNITION SWITCH FAILS EVERY 2-3 YEARS. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL OR NOT START. THIS PART IS KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY TO BE FAULTY AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL IS CONSTANTLY ENGAGING EVEN UNDER IDEAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. IT ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ONCE ENGAGED DURING PULLING ONTO A ROAD AND DUE TO HOLDING CAR BACK (NO TRACTION) ALMOST HAD A COLLISION. ALSO WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED A NOISE IS HEARD AND A SLIG...

2003 CHEVY IMPALA SECURITY LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. LIGHT WILL TURN OFF SOMETIMES AFTER DRIVING OR SOMETIMES AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF. CAN GO AT THE LONGEST A WEEK BETWEEN LIGHT COMING BACK ON AGAIN. CAR WITHOUT WARNING DID NOT START. TURNED KEY LIGHTS WORKED RADIO WORKED AND ...

Mileage: 71,000

2003 CHEVY IMPALA SECURITY LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. LIGHT WILL TURN OFF SOMETIMES AFTER DRIVING OR SOMETIMES AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF. CAN GO AT THE LONGEST A WEEK BETWEEN LIGHT COMING BACK ON AGAIN. CAR WITHOUT WARNING DID NOT START. TURNED KEY LIGHTS WORKED RADIO WORKED AND ...

Mileage: 71,000

INTAKE GASKET BLOWN. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

BCM - BODY CONTROL MODULE - 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. STARTED WITH FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS, THEN RADIO WENT OUT, THEN CAR WILL NOT START. NEW BCM ORDERED. *TT

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA WITH THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON CAR FROM FACTORY. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON EVENING SHE LOST ALL HER HEADLIGHTS AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN BE TURNED ON MANUALLY. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR SOME STREET LIGHTS IN HER LOCATION SHE MIGHT HAVE LOST CONTROL OF CAR. THE PROBLEM W...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SECURITY LAMP ILLUMINATED AND WHEN INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE DRAINED THE BATTERY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER. THE DEALER WAS C...

Mileage: 37,000

MY CHEVY IMPALA 2003 INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START; IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS SOME ELECTRONICALLY ACTIVATED LOCKOUT SYSTEM THAT TEMPORARILY PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING STARTED. (THE BATTERY, STARTER AND OTHER CONVENTIONAL PART OF THE STARTING SYSTEM ARE OK.) UNDER CERTAIN SITUATIONS, THIS IS A SAFETY I...

Mileage: 78,785

SECURITY LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON. VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER INITIAL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION KICKS TERRIBLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. BRAKE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, AND AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLASH WHEN BRAKING. ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CHECK FINE AT SERVICE. ALL ...

Mileage: 80,000

SECURITY LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON. VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER INITIAL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION KICKS TERRIBLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. BRAKE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, AND AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLASH WHEN BRAKING. ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CHECK FINE AT SERVICE. ALL ...

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2003 IMPALA. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY IS NOT DEAD. EVERYTHING INSIDE THE CAR CAME ON AND THE WINDOWS WOULD ROLL DOWN. BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE P...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA SECURITY SYSTEM CAUSING STARTING FAILURE. CAR HAS NEW BATTERY, STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR, AND HAS NO OTHER DEFECTS, OTHER THAN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM, CAUSING FAILURE TO START. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE WAS REPLACED IN 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TIMES THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED WAS WHEN THE WEATHER WAS BELOW 20 ...

Mileage: 21,461

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE.

Mileage: 60,111

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE.

Mileage: 60,111

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE.

Mileage: 60,111

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MI...

Mileage: 20,000

WHEN SWITCH IS PULLED TO PUT ON BRIGHT LIGHTS ALL LIGHTS GO OFF, LEAVING ME DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO LIGHTS. WIGGLING, JIGGLING, OR MOVING THE SWITCH EVENTUALLY PUTS THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS BACK ON. HAD THIS FIXED AT A COST TO ME OF MORE THAN $600. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE EVERY S...

Mileage: 64,000

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALLS FOR VEHICLE AND REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE, THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE TRAC AND ABS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME PLAY IN THE STEERING. *JB

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALLS FOR VEHICLE AND REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE, THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE TRAC AND ABS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME PLAY IN THE STEERING. *JB

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALLS FOR VEHICLE AND REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE, THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE TRAC AND ABS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME PLAY IN THE STEERING. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA, TRAVELING WESTBOUND IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN UNIT UNIT 1 ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. DRIVER PULLED VEHICLE ONTO THE BERM AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0911-90) UPDATED 02/15/11 *BF

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE, PERIODICALLY NOT RUNNING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED ON THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY TYPE OF NOISE, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS AND SECURITY LIGHT WOULD TURN ON. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR AWHILE, IT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHENEVER THE PARKING LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $500. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 107,000

FUEL LEAKS FROM THE HOSE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FUEL INJECTOR PRESSURE REGULATOR ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA FROM TIME TO TIME WITH NO REGULAR SCHEDULE. I AM AFRAID THAT AT SOME TIME A FIRE COULD RESULT FROM THIS LEAKAGE. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS AT START UP AND THEN AT OTHER TIMES FOR REASON AT ALL. IT...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DOOR LOCKS, TURN SIGNALS AND ANYTHING ELECTRICAL BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND IT WOULD STALL. THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE HEAT WOULD ALSO STOP WORKING. THE DE...

Mileage: 88,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL IS CONSTANTLY ENGAGING EVEN UNDER IDEAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. IT ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ONCE ENGAGED DURING PULLING ONTO A ROAD AND DUE TO HOLDING CAR BACK (NO TRACTION) ALMOST HAD A COLLISION. ALSO WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED A NOISE IS HEARD AND A SLI...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE TO BE THE STEERING SHAFT. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OC...

Mileage: 18,262

PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE TRANS - WASN'T SHIFTING RIGHT, HARD SHIFT. TOOK IT TO ROTOLO CHEVY IN FONTANA, CA. DX: CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NEARLY $800 TO GET NEW ONE ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR COMPLETELY DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE TRANNY DISINTEGRATED. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD SH...

Mileage: 143,000

PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE TRANS - WASN'T SHIFTING RIGHT, HARD SHIFT. TOOK IT TO ROTOLO CHEVY IN FONTANA, CA. DX: CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NEARLY $800 TO GET NEW ONE ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR COMPLETELY DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE TRANNY DISINTEGRATED. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD SH...

Mileage: 143,000

PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE TRANS - WASN'T SHIFTING RIGHT, HARD SHIFT. TOOK IT TO ROTOLO CHEVY IN FONTANA, CA. DX: CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NEARLY $800 TO GET NEW ONE ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR COMPLETELY DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE TRANNY DISINTEGRATED. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD SH...

Mileage: 143,000

I HAVE 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND I HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK THEFT SYSTEM THAT GM PUTS IN THE CAR. I ONLY HAD THE CAR YEAR AND HALF, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEM UP TO AUG 28 2010. NOW ONCE EVERY 3 MONTHS IT WONT START. THE CAR FOR NO REASON WILL NOT START. WHEN IT DOES START IT STALL OUT THEN ...

Mileage: 88

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 IMPALA. NOTHING I DO SEEMS TO HELP THEM COME BACK ON. I HAVE PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO MANUALLY TURN THEM ON, I HAVE TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED, I HAVE HIT THE SWITCH TO GO FROM BRIGHT TO DIM. NOTHING HAS HELPED. THEY EVENTUALLY COME BA...

REAR DEFOGGER FAILURE- DOESN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

REAR DEFOGGER FAILURE- DOESN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER BLOWS ONLY COLD OR HOT AIR- IE GETS STUCK IN ONE OR THE OTHER POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2003 CHEVY IMPALA BRAKES FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOUR TIMES SINCE 11/17. I AM EXPERIENCING THIS EVERYTIME WHEN I DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE 11/17. HERE ARE THE STEPS TO CREATE THE PROBLEM. 1. SHIFT TO PARK (P) AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. (LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES) 2. START THE ENGI...

Mileage: 58,750

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AFTER HIGH BEAMS WERE USED ON A BACK ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. CHECKED CONNECTIONS AND SPARK PLUGS AND THEY WERE NOT THE ISSUE. BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY SWITCH AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AFTER HIGH BEAMS WERE USED ON A BACK ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. CHECKED CONNECTIONS AND SPARK PLUGS AND THEY WERE NOT THE ISSUE. BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY SWITCH AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY 03 IMPALA SOME TIMES WON'T START. I HAVE ALREADY GOT IT FIXED FROM DEALER AND AS SOON AS IT RAN OUT OF WARRANTY, IT STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH WAS FIXED 6 MONTHS EARLIER BY THE DEALER. GM WON'T HELP AND I AM STUCK SOME TIMES, WITH THE CAR BEING LEFT ABOUT TWO TO THREE TIMES IN SHOPPI...

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. SUDDENLY, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE SPEED RATE WAS REDUCED AND THE HI-BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN O...

Mileage: 57,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS THEN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE UP A HILL BUT THEN TURNED OFF AGAIN WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT D...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND THE ...

Mileage: 98,000

CHEVROLET IMPALA 2003 AFTER RUNNING OVER A POTHOLE FEB. 2009, A CLICKING SOUND WAS IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED WITH EACH REVOLUTION OF THE WHEEL. TOOK IT TO A PEP BOYS FOR INSPECTION. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG AFTER VISUAL AND DRIVE INSPECTION. STILL CONTINUED TO HEAR CLICKING SOUND. ON OCT....

Mileage: 81,459

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS...

Mileage: 137,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS...

Mileage: 137,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS...

Mileage: 137,000

DO NOT WORRY ABOUT FILLING OUT THIS FORM BECAUSE IT IS A WASTE OF TIME. I FILLED A COMPLAINT ON MARCH 2010 AND STILL NO RESPONSE, I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE ENGINEER HAS FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA PASS-LOCK SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 90,000 MILES. HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOT GENERATING ANY ERROR CODES. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT TWICE DUE TO SHUTTING OFF ...

Mileage: 104,974

2003 CHEVY IMPALA 3.8 ENGINE. I HAVE HAD RECURRING, INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKING IN WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP IN DRY WEATHER AND DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. NOT AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR IT TO KICK IN. THEN IT RELEASES. I HAVE HAD THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY ...

MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *TR

Mileage: 125,900

MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *TR

Mileage: 125,900

WE ARE DEALING WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH/ SECURITY SYSTEM ON OUR CAR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK NOW. THIS ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT SIX MONTHS BACK AND IS DEFINITELY WORSENING. WE ARE EXPERIENCING WAIT TIMES OF ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO CLEAR THE SECURITY SYSTEM BEFORE WE CAN START THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN ...

Mileage: 110,000

WE ARE DEALING WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH/ SECURITY SYSTEM ON OUR CAR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK NOW. THIS ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT SIX MONTHS BACK AND IS DEFINITELY WORSENING. WE ARE EXPERIENCING WAIT TIMES OF ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO CLEAR THE SECURITY SYSTEM BEFORE WE CAN START THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN ...

Mileage: 110,000

WE ARE DEALING WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH/ SECURITY SYSTEM ON OUR CAR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK NOW. THIS ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT SIX MONTHS BACK AND IS DEFINITELY WORSENING. WE ARE EXPERIENCING WAIT TIMES OF ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO CLEAR THE SECURITY SYSTEM BEFORE WE CAN START THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN ...

Mileage: 110,000

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEED REPLACED. I ONLY HAVE 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR THAT IS A 2003 IMPALA LS WITH 3.8 LITER ENGINE. ALSO, COOLANT HOSE SEAL IS LEAKING COOLANT. *TR

Mileage: 40,041

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEED REPLACED. I ONLY HAVE 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR THAT IS A 2003 IMPALA LS WITH 3.8 LITER ENGINE. ALSO, COOLANT HOSE SEAL IS LEAKING COOLANT. *TR

Mileage: 40,041

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. I STOP BY MY HOUSE, BUT WHEN I GET BACK INTO THE CAR THE CAR WON'T START. TEN MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTS WITH NO PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

2000-2004 CHEVY IMPALA ABS/TRAC CONTROL ISSUES AFFECTING BRAKING UNDER WET CONDITIONS AND LOW SPEED. COMPLAINTS AT TOPIX .NET. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY. IMPALA AND LAST YEAR THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING IN MA DASH,SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. THIS INCIDENT TURNED TO A MAJOR PROBLEM, IT HAS MADE ME LATE TO APPOINTMENTS,LEFT MY KIDS AND I STRANDED AND IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY. THIS ...

WHILE DRIVING WE HIT ANOTHER CAR ON ITS SIDE I WONT GET IN TO BIG DETAILS BUT THE OTHER CARS AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND NOT OURS, WHY DIDN'T THEY GO OFF AND WHAT IS THE POINT OF BUYING A CAR THAT WOULD "SAVE OR LIVES" IF THE MAIN THING WE PAID FOR DID NOT WORK? THE ACCIDENT WAS AT ABOUT 10-20 MPH. THE CA...

Mileage: 85,000

MY HIGH BEAM SWITCH DOESN'T WORK IN MY IMPALA. MY CAR IS EITHER AN 02 OR 03 AND, AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ONLINE, IM SEEING THAT THERE ARE A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS VERY OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINEERING OR NEGLIGENCE ISSUE WITH THE COMPANY. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON OCCASION, IF I SWITCH MY LOW/HIGH B...

Mileage: 32,000

THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. FROM A STOP POSITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD, THEN TEMPORARILY LOSE MOMENTUM RENDERING THE VEHICLE STATIONARY. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED TO THE BRAKES AN...

Mileage: 106,000

COMPUTER PROBLEM 2003 CHEVY IMPALA 6 CYL FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC 74000 MILES ---------------------------------------------------------------- THIS RECENTLY STARTED, THE TRACTION ON LIGHT AND THE ABS YELLOW LIGHTS ON DASH STAY ON. RARELY DO THEY GO OFF, ONLY A FEW TIMES. THE SQUARE INDICATO...

COMPUTER PROBLEM 2003 CHEVY IMPALA 6 CYL FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC 74000 MILES ---------------------------------------------------------------- THIS RECENTLY STARTED, THE TRACTION ON LIGHT AND THE ABS YELLOW LIGHTS ON DASH STAY ON. RARELY DO THEY GO OFF, ONLY A FEW TIMES. THE SQUARE INDICATO...

03 IMPALA THAT HAS HAD THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT COME ON. WAS JUST IN FOR OIL CHANGE, LIGHT IS NOT ALWAYS ON. DRIVE INTO WORK, CAR IS FLAWLESS. DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, NOW THE LIGHT IS ON AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND THERE IS A NOISE IN THE GLOVE BOX OF A TICK TICK TICK. STOP AT GARAGE AND...

Mileage: 80,736

2003 CHEVY IMPALA WILL NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS A BCM PROBLEM. THE REMOTE INSTALLED ON THE CAR FOB DOES NOT WORK AND HAS NEVER WORKED. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND THE TRUNK WILL SPRING OPEN WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. SINCE THE DOORS AND TRUNK DO NOT LOCK, THERE IS NO SECURITY ON THIS VE...

Mileage: 105,000

2003 CHEVY IMPALA WILL NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS A BCM PROBLEM. THE REMOTE INSTALLED ON THE CAR FOB DOES NOT WORK AND HAS NEVER WORKED. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND THE TRUNK WILL SPRING OPEN WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. SINCE THE DOORS AND TRUNK DO NOT LOCK, THERE IS NO SECURITY ON THIS VE...

Mileage: 105,000

CAR WILL NOT START. AT FIRST IT DID NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY, IF I WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL EVENTUALLY START. I AM TOLD IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

2003 CHEVORLET IMPALA WILL NOT START DUE TO PROBLEM WITH PASSLOCK SENSOR. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER. THE MANUFACTURER SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS AND REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THERE SEEMS TO A LIABILITY ISSUE IF SOMEONE IS STRANDED BECAUSE OF THIS ITEM AND GETS KILLE...

Mileage: 103,251

BOUGHT A 2003 IMPALA IN 2004 AND IT RAN OK FOR A WHILE. THE CAR NOW FAILS TO START INTERMITTENTLY AND I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES OR MORE FOR THE CAR TO START. THE DEALER STATES THAT IS A SECURITY ALARM PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBL...

Mileage: 140

DURING AN INSPECTION OF MY 2003 IMPALA, MECHANIC ADVISED OF A COOLANT LEAK IN UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (A VERY COMMON DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL / YEAR) AND IT WOULD COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPAIR IT AND ALL CARS OF THIS MODEL / YEAR SHOULD BE RECALL...

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2003 IMPALA WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT START. HAD BATTER, ALT AND GENERATOR CHECKED ALL OK. AFTER SITTING ABOUT 10 MINUTES CAR STARTS FINE. SEEMS IT'S THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO GM. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. *TR

Mileage: 772,000

2003 IMPALA NOT STARTING. LEAVING ME STRANDED FOR HOURS TILL IT DECIDES TO START. AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE FOR ENDLESS HOURS. TO SEE ITS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP PAY 180.00 TO BE TOLD ITS WAS IN THE THEFT DETERRENT SETTING. TO GET HOME AND A HOUR LATER IT WONT START.. ...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WILL SOMETIMES FAIL TO START WHEN THE KEY IS ENGAGED, HAPPENS AT RANDOM BUT OFTEN INCONVENIENT TIMES. AFTER TEN OR FIFTEEN MINUTES WILL USUALLY START. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA LS. ON MY WAY HOME I TURN ON MY BRIGHTS AND WHEN I WENT TO SHUT THEM OFF IT TURNED ALL MY LIGHTS OFF AND THEY WONT COME BACK ON. MY LIGHTS WILL ONLY COME ON WHEN IN THE BRIGHTS POSITION AND WILL STILL SHUT OFF OCCASIONALLY. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS COMMENT BY PEOPLE WI...

Mileage: 105,692

SECURITY LIGHT BLINKING CAR WILL NOT START. HAD FIXED AT GM DEALERSHIP FOR $559.00 PICKED IT UP 3 DAYS AGO IT JUST DID THE SAME THING TONIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START HOWEVER AFTER 10 MINUTES WOULD START. HIGH BEAM OUT INDICATOR WILL ILLUMINATE BUT AT THE SAME TIME BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE STUCK ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS NO PROBLEM FOUND. REPLACED, BCM OK FOR A WEEK PROBLEM RETURNED. DEALERSHIP STUMPED. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START HOWEVER AFTER 10 MINUTES WOULD START. HIGH BEAM OUT INDICATOR WILL ILLUMINATE BUT AT THE SAME TIME BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE STUCK ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS NO PROBLEM FOUND. REPLACED, BCM OK FOR A WEEK PROBLEM RETURNED. DEALERSHIP STUMPED. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OVERHEAT AND LEAK ANTIFREEZE. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE CONTACT WOULD MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE UNTIL IT COOLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ...

Mileage: 157,000

I NOTICED A COUPLE OF TIMES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THAT MY TEMPERATURE INDICATOR STARTED TO INCH ITS WAY OVER TO HOT, NEVER REACHING THE MARK. I TOLD MY HUSBAND AND HE SAID I PROBABLY NEED A FLUSH AND NEW COOLANT. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND I HAD A LEAKING INTAKE GASKET AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED...

Mileage: 72,000

I TOOK MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA, V6 2.4 L, TO A JIFFYLUBE FOR A STANDARD OIL CHANGE. THERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A COOLANT LEAK, AND THEY TOPPED-OFF MY ANTIFREEZE FOR ONLY $4.00. SINCE REPAIRS AREN'T AFFORDABLE AT THE MOMENT, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY IMPALA TO SCHOOL AND WORK ONLY. I WAS ON MY WA...

Mileage: 111,439

CAR WILL NOT START THEN WILL START 10 MINUTES LATER, OR WHILE YOUR RIDING DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL IS CONSTANTLY ENGAGING EVEN UNDER IDEAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. IT ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ALSO WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED A NOISE IS HEARD AND A SLIGHT PUSH BACK OF THE BRAKE PEDAL OCCURS. NOISE IS POSSIBLY FROM THE ABS. SINCE THE TWO (TC AND ABS) ARE LIN...

THE TRACTION CONTROL IS CONSTANTLY ENGAGING EVEN UNDER IDEAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. IT ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ALSO WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED A NOISE IS HEARD AND A SLIGHT PUSH BACK OF THE BRAKE PEDAL OCCURS. NOISE IS POSSIBLY FROM THE ABS. SINCE THE TWO (TC AND ABS) ARE LIN...

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. PASSLOCK STYSTEM THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN, DISABLING THE IGNITION FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. SOMETIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED. ALSO ABS AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 100,00 MILES. NO MORE ABS OR TRAC CONTROL AS PARTS ARE OVER $3,000. OIL SPILL OUT OF FILLER NECK...

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. PASSLOCK STYSTEM THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN, DISABLING THE IGNITION FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. SOMETIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED. ALSO ABS AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 100,00 MILES. NO MORE ABS OR TRAC CONTROL AS PARTS ARE OVER $3,000. OIL SPILL OUT OF FILLER NECK...

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. PASSLOCK STYSTEM THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN, DISABLING THE IGNITION FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. SOMETIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED. ALSO ABS AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 100,00 MILES. NO MORE ABS OR TRAC CONTROL AS PARTS ARE OVER $3,000. OIL SPILL OUT OF FILLER NECK...

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. PASSLOCK STYSTEM THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN, DISABLING THE IGNITION FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. SOMETIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED. ALSO ABS AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 100,00 MILES. NO MORE ABS OR TRAC CONTROL AS PARTS ARE OVER $3,000. OIL SPILL OUT OF FILLER NECK...

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. PASSLOCK STYSTEM THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN, DISABLING THE IGNITION FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. SOMETIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED. ALSO ABS AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 100,00 MILES. NO MORE ABS OR TRAC CONTROL AS PARTS ARE OVER $3,000. OIL SPILL OUT OF FILLER NECK...

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. PASSLOCK STYSTEM THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN, DISABLING THE IGNITION FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. SOMETIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED. ALSO ABS AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 100,00 MILES. NO MORE ABS OR TRAC CONTROL AS PARTS ARE OVER $3,000. OIL SPILL OUT OF FILLER NECK...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA MOTOR WENT ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA MOTOR WENT ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

MY CHEVY, IMPALA CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 163,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ...

Mileage: 129,000

UPON GOING FOR STATE INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTING AND FLAKING AND IF THIS WAS NOT CORRECTED, CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT YEAR. WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO NOT DRIVING THE CAR ENOUGH (UNDERUSAGE). MY CAR IS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE C...

Mileage: 9,269

UPON GOING FOR STATE INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTING AND FLAKING AND IF THIS WAS NOT CORRECTED, CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT YEAR. WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO NOT DRIVING THE CAR ENOUGH (UNDERUSAGE). MY CAR IS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE C...

Mileage: 9,269

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HOWEVER FOLLOWING REPAIRS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENS...

Mileage: 61,500

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE IMPALA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN CHARGING PEOPLE $600 TO CHANGE THE IGNITIAN THAT DOESN'T EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS WHAT THEY CHARGED ME 3 YEARS AGO. THE CAR W...

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE IMPALA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN CHARGING PEOPLE $600 TO CHANGE THE IGNITIAN THAT DOESN'T EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS WHAT THEY CHARGED ME 3 YEARS AGO. THE CAR W...

Mileage: 25,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEV. IMPALA, LS AND CANNOT DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AS THEY ONLY REMAIN ON 3-TO-5 MINUTES AND GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS IS VERY NERVE WRACKING AND DANGEROUS. THUS, I NO LONGER USE HIGH BEAM AND WAS TOLD A NEW SWITCH FOR $500.00 PLUS INSTALLATION WAS NEEDED. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE...

I OWN A 2003 CHEV. IMPALA, LS AND CANNOT DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AS THEY ONLY REMAIN ON 3-TO-5 MINUTES AND GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS IS VERY NERVE WRACKING AND DANGEROUS. THUS, I NO LONGER USE HIGH BEAM AND WAS TOLD A NEW SWITCH FOR $500.00 PLUS INSTALLATION WAS NEEDED. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE...

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS STARTING PROBLEMS(NO START) . SINCE 2004, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 BCM AND PCM MODULES INSTALLED ON THIS CAR FROM THE GM DEALERS IN WHICH I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR. FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 10-15MINS. TH...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS STARTING PROBLEMS(NO START) . SINCE 2004, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 BCM AND PCM MODULES INSTALLED ON THIS CAR FROM THE GM DEALERS IN WHICH I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR. FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 10-15MINS. TH...

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAITED TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES AND THE ENGINE STARTED AS NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL ...

Mileage: 74,000

I HAD PURCHASED FOUR DOUGLAS BRAND TIRES FROM WAL-MART MODEL X-TRAC 2. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THREE (3) OF THE TIRES HAVE HAD SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS, TWO AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND ONE WHILE PARKED. THE DOT NUMBER ON THE TIRES ARE PJX3011R3507. ALL THREE BLOWOUTS WERE PRECEDED BY A SLOW AIR LEAK THAT COU...

CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

RECURRING PROBLEM: WHEN CLICKING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM OR HIGH/LOW USING THE TURN SIGNAL ARM THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE BEEN FORCED TO TRAVEL WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON TO INSURE THAT I HAVE SOME VISION WHEN SWITCHING HIGH/LOW. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED A...

Mileage: 55,000

CHEVROLET IMPALA 2003: CAR WON'T START OR EVEN TURN OVER WHEN HOT. AFTER ENGINE COOL DOWN START AGAIN AS NORMAL AS NEW. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AFTER DRIVING FEW MILES I SEE ON THE INFORMATION CENTRE THE PASSLOCK WARNING, RADIO IS DEAD, INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE DEAD, AND IF I TRY TO CRANK THE ENGINE AB...

2003 CHEVY IMPALA 4 DOOR. WHENEVER WE DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAMS THE GO OFF COMPLETELY. SO WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT LIKE 65 IT BECOMES VERY INTERESTING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER HIGH BEAMS ARE TURNED ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE PURCHASE ...

Mileage: 75,900

LEAKING HEAD GASKET CAUSING ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE PASS LOCK SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING THEN IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPEN AT FIRST 2 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH AT FIRST THEN THE LAST THREE OF FOUR MONTHS IT TAKES PLACE ABOUT 3 TO FOR TIMES A DAY. FIRST THE SECURITY PASS LOCK WOULD COME ON THEN THE CAR DASH BOARDS...

(1) NOTHING APPEARS TO LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. AT LEAST THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. (2) THE FAILURE IS THE CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH APPROX. 26M MILES ON IT. IT DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAD IT, THEN IT STARTED IT. AT FIRST WE TH...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER DRIVING FOR FIVE MINUTES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK TO THE FLOOR. USUALLY AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE PEDAL WILL RELEASE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CLEAN OUT THE ACCELERATOR BOX. THE REPAIR CO...

Mileage: 55,000

LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF FOR NO REASON. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I AM FILING A SAFETY COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, SWITCHING LIGHTS FROM DIM TO BRIGHT, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OF CAR, AND RESTART TO GET DIM LIGHTS ON. WHAT CAN THIS PROBLEM BE AND WHAT MIGHT THE CURE BE. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS...

Mileage: 95,200

MY 2003 IMPALA HAS TROUBLE STARTING WHEN THE CAR IS HOT: WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR FOR OVER A HOUR SOMETIMES LESS WE CAN NOT GET IT TO RE-START UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN FOR A LEAST A HOUR. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THEY CAN NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THEY REPLACED ALL KINDS OF PARTS AND HAVE NO IDEA , HAD IT ...

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS IS FRAYING. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A NEARBY BUILDING. HE INJURED HIS LOWER BODY AND TORSO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50651. UPDATED 12/09/09 *BF T...

Mileage: 50,651

LOSS OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHEN I SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS. I WAS ABLE TO RESTORE HEADLIGHT FUNCTION BY JIGGLING THE HI BEAM LOW BEAM SWITCH . I WENT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD I PROBABLY NEED A NEW MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH,APPEARS TO ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS INTERMITTENT STARTING TROUBLE. SOMETIME IT WILL START FINE AND OTHER TIMES IT WONT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT MOST LIKELY THE BCM OR PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THERE IS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH ALL CHEVROLET IMPALAS FOR THIS ISSUE. STRANDED WITH KIDS ALL THE ...

Mileage: 856,232

AFTER CHANGING MY BATTERY ON MY CAR I NOTICE NOW THAT MY LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH AND SOMETIME MY CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

AFTER CHANGING MY BATTERY ON MY CAR I NOTICE NOW THAT MY LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH AND SOMETIME MY CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

DRIVING MY 2003 IMPALA AT NIGHT. REAR SEAT PASSENGER ROLLED DOWN WINDOW CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE BRIGHT LIGHTS BEFORE SLOWING CAR. ABLE TO RE-CREATED THE PROBLEMS BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND HAVING THE HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

DRIVING MY 2003 IMPALA AT NIGHT. REAR SEAT PASSENGER ROLLED DOWN WINDOW CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE BRIGHT LIGHTS BEFORE SLOWING CAR. ABLE TO RE-CREATED THE PROBLEMS BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND HAVING THE HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH A 3.8 LITER V-6. THE CAR RADIO QUIT WORKING AND I HAD TO PULL OUT THE FUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SENDING STRANGE ERROR MESSAGES TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. NOW THE BCM IS HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OF THEN BACK ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ...

Mileage: 129,057

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH A 3.8 LITER V-6. THE CAR RADIO QUIT WORKING AND I HAD TO PULL OUT THE FUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SENDING STRANGE ERROR MESSAGES TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. NOW THE BCM IS HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OF THEN BACK ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ...

Mileage: 129,057

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH A 3.8 LITER V-6. THE CAR RADIO QUIT WORKING AND I HAD TO PULL OUT THE FUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SENDING STRANGE ERROR MESSAGES TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. NOW THE BCM IS HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OF THEN BACK ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ...

Mileage: 129,057

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH A 3.8 LITER V-6. THE CAR RADIO QUIT WORKING AND I HAD TO PULL OUT THE FUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SENDING STRANGE ERROR MESSAGES TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. NOW THE BCM IS HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OF THEN BACK ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ...

Mileage: 129,057

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH A 3.8 LITER V-6. THE CAR RADIO QUIT WORKING AND I HAD TO PULL OUT THE FUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SENDING STRANGE ERROR MESSAGES TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. NOW THE BCM IS HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OF THEN BACK ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ...

Mileage: 129,057

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND TRIED TO SIGNAL A LANE CHANGE AND THE FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK FOR EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS NOT ANY ACCIDENT, BUT THE SITUATION WAS VERY AGGRAVATING. THE CAR ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF OIL SEEPAGE AND IT HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO ...

Mileage: 69,764

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND TRIED TO SIGNAL A LANE CHANGE AND THE FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK FOR EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS NOT ANY ACCIDENT, BUT THE SITUATION WAS VERY AGGRAVATING. THE CAR ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF OIL SEEPAGE AND IT HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO ...

Mileage: 69,764

WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE FLOORBOARDS, IN MY 2003 IMPALA, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR FLOOD. FOUND A SOLUTION FOR GM'S POOR DESIGN. THE COWLING GASKET ABOVE THE CABIN FILTER SHOULD BE REPLACED AND GLUED IN POSITION WITH RTV. THIS SHOULD SOLVE PROBLEM. ALSO MAKE SURE DRAINHOLES AROUND CABIN FILTE...

Mileage: 56,000

TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER IN COLLIERVILLE,TN. FOR ANOTHER WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL COSTING 1,000.00, & WAS TOLD OF ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE GASKET,THAT WILL BE ANOTHER $1,000.00, I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT OF COURSE GM NOT CALLING IT A RECALL. I H...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND HAS BEEN FAILING TO START FOR OVER A YEAR. AT FIRST WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND TRY IF IT DIDN'T START WAIT AGAIN AND CONTINUE THIS UNTIL IT DID START. THEN I FOUND IF YOU REMOVED THE BCM FUSE AND REPLACED IT, THE CAR WOULD START. SO I INSTALLED A SWITCH TO REMOVE POWER FR...

Mileage: 60,000

WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE FLOORBOARDS, IN MY 2003 IMPALA, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR FLOOD. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LITTLE OR HOW MUCH IT RAINS, THE FLOORBOARDS ALWAYS FLOOD. THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE WHERE THE WATER WAS PAST MY ANKLES. THE WATER IS DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT BOX AREA ...

THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF, CAUSING MY HEADLIGHTS TO FLASH WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING THE LIGHTS IN MY DASHBOARD TO FLASH ALSO. IT ENDED UP STRANDING ME IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE SO-CALLED SECURITY FEATURE ON THIS CAR SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY CA...

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PERSISTENT BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE POURING OIL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER. A FEW UNKNOWN COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED; HOWEVER, T...

Mileage: 124,864

PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE ON BOTH BACK DOORS HAVE BROKEN OFF, MANY OTHER OWNERS OF LIKE IMPALAS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM!*TR

Mileage: 99,000

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. "SECURITY" WARNING LIGHT ON DASH, THEN RANDOM WONT-START EPISODE. WAIT 15 MINUTES AND IT STARTS. NO CONFIDENCE THAT GM DEALERSHIPS KNOW WHAT'S WRONG, OR WILL PERMANENTLY FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 99,800

MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON DURING DRIVING CAR WILL STALL OR DIE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO CROSS TRAFFIC A T COAST TO GET THE EMERGENCY LANE OF ROAD WHICH IS DANGEROUS. MANY TIMES WHEN I GO TO START VEHICLE IT DOES NOTHING. AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS A COMMON ISS...

Mileage: 156,000

PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA ON 4/09 AND 3 DAYS LATER THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHICH WILL BE CORRECTED; HOWEVER, I'VE NOTICED THAT NUMEROUS OTHER CHEVY IMPALA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM OF A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, MY VEHICLE HAS BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, ESPECIALLY IN LOW RPM RANGE. THE VEHICLE SPITS ON SPUTTERS ON HARD ACCELERATION AND TAKES SEVERAL (30 OR BETTER) SECONDS TO REACH 55 MPH. I AM AN ASE TRAINED MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING A FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. A...

Mileage: 99,104

CAR WILL SOMETIMES START AND OFTEN NOT, UNSAFE IF GOING ON A TRIP INTERNET SAYS MOST LIKELY PROBLEM IS PASS KEY OR BCM MODULE.... *TR

I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. ON VALENTINES DAY I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FUNERAL, THE NEXT THING I KNOW MY THEN BOYFRIEND NOW HUSBAND TOLD ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE GOT MY THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND DO NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT MUST ACTIVATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS, SHE HAS NOT DRIVEN AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN D...

Mileage: 87,000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE SERVICE TRACTION SERVICE, ABS, FAILURE STARTING (PASS/LOCK SYSTEM), AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ON FOR NO REASON. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I HAD THE ABS AND TRACTION SYSTEM WORKED ON FOR A TOTAL OF AROUND $250. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO MY ABS AND TRACTION CAUTION LIGHTS CA...

Mileage: 115,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND AT 132,000 MY IGNITION SWITCH LOCK. I GOT THE SWITCH CHANGED THEN HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPROGRAMMED I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO I LOOKED ONLINE AND WHAT DID I SEE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE AS OWNERS OF THIS CAR NEED IT RECALLED. MY COST AS ...

Mileage: 132,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA WITH ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY COME ON AND CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART NUMEROUS TIMES AND PLAYING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD START AND BE FINE FOR A ...

Mileage: 77,000

NO CRASHES. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

PASSKEY THEFT DETTERENT SYSTEM FAILS NOT ALLOWING CAR TO START. THERE IS NO WORK AROUND EXCEPT TO RETURN CAR TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2003 CHEVY IMPALA DUE TO IT WILL NOT START AT TIMES DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AS I AM A FEMALE WHO AT MANY TIMES IS ALONE AT NIGHT GOING TO AND FRO FROM WORK AND SCHOOL AND MUST SIT IN MY CAR UNTIL IT DECIDES TO START. THERE ARE...

2003 IMPALA HIGHBEAMS WHEN IN USE DO TOTALLY GO OUT BLINKERS JUST STOP BLINKING AFTER INTERNET RESEARCH COMMON PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS WHICH GM WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THEY RECALLED THE MALIBU HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. NO BAILOUT FOR THEM. I CANNOT AF...

NOTICED FAILURE OF AIR BAGS, DOOR LOCKS, RADIO, A/C, SECURITY LOCKOUT/ NO START BATTERY DRAINED. I AM ASE CERTIFIED AND LOCATED THE BATTERY DRAIN TO THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE). AFTER REPLACING IT, IT WAS NECESSARY TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPROGRAMMED. AT THIS TIME ALL FUNCTIONS (BUT...

Mileage: 58,999

MY CAR WENT OFF ROAD AFTER CONTACT WITH A DEER LANDING FRONT END FIRST 75FT OFF ROAD DOING BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA, HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA HAD LOST ALL THE DEX COOL ANTIFREEZE AND WAS OVERHEATING W/THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE DEX COOL COOLANT AS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR COOLANT CLOGGING UP ...

Mileage: 36,300

MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA HAD LOST ALL THE DEX COOL ANTIFREEZE AND WAS OVERHEATING W/THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE DEX COOL COOLANT AS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR COOLANT CLOGGING UP ...

Mileage: 36,300

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE HAD IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WITHIN A FEW MONTH OF GETTING IT MY DOOR LOCK FUSE STARTED BLOWING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF REPLACING THE FUSE EVERY OTHER DAY MY SECURITY LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. DURING THE PAST YEAR WHEN I DRIVE THE...

HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ENGAGED. HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH WAS REPLACED. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 83,300

MY 03 CHEVY IMPALA LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL DAY LONG WHETHER THE CAR IS ON, OFF, OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO CHARGE ME $800 TO TRY TO FIX IT. ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT START AFTER IT HAS RAINED. *TR

Mileage: 50,200

MY 03 CHEVY IMPALA LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL DAY LONG WHETHER THE CAR IS ON, OFF, OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO CHARGE ME $800 TO TRY TO FIX IT. ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT START AFTER IT HAS RAINED. *TR

Mileage: 50,200

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. ABOUT ONCE A WEEK FOR THE LAST MONTH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON THE INFORMATION PANEL INDICATING THAT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS LOCKED OUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. SPOKE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY. ...

Mileage: 100,900

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. ABOUT ONCE A WEEK FOR THE LAST MONTH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON THE INFORMATION PANEL INDICATING THAT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS LOCKED OUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. SPOKE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY. ...

Mileage: 100,900

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND CHANGING TO HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. CONTINUAL MOVING OF THE LEVER GOT THEM TO COME BACK ON. LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THIS TIME I WAS NOT TRYING TO CHANGE TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 92,500

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON HIGH BEAM, ALMOST WENT OFF ROAD, IN JULY OF 2008. DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT MUCH. THE LIGHTS STILL GO OUT AT NIGHT ON HIGHBEAM, DO NOT COME BACK ON FOR UP TO 40 SECONDS. HAVE STARTED TO LEAVE THE LOWBEAMS ON ALL THE TIME, HAS NOT YET GONE OUT ON LO...

Mileage: 72,000

VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START FOUR(4) TIMES. SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATES ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED BY REPAIR AT A DEALER. PART WAS REPLACED. NO CODE CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WAS CHARGED FOR IT ANYWAY. PART RE...

Mileage: 36,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. IN 2007 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR DOORS NOT LOCKING AND THEN THE HORN GOING OFF WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. A FUSE WAS BLOWING OUT SO I WAS INSTRUCTED BY ONE OF THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BUY SOME FUSES AND CHANGE THEM AS THEY GO OUT. I ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH ...

Mileage: 78,000

DRIVE CAR AND PARK AND TURN OFF. RETURN 1 HOUR TO 1 DAY LATER CAR WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON BUT CAR WILL NOT CRANK. KEEP TRYING AND WITHIN A HALF HOUR CAR WILL START. HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN WHICH THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 1 MONTH LA...

Mileage: 79,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN I SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS MY LIGHTS GO OUT....JUST RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY LIGHT JUST WENT DARK...AFTER WORKING THE DIMMER SWITCH THEY CAME BY ON, THIS IS SCARY AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL .*TR

Mileage: 93,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN 2003 IT HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN DOING STRANGE THINGS ELECTRICALLY, IT LOCKS UP WON'T START, PASSLOCK/SYSTEM LIGHTS HAVE MESSAGES LIKE SECURITY, SERVICE VEHICLE SOON. INSTALLED NEW IGNITION SWITCH, BATTERY. HAD IT SCANNED AND NO PRO...

IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS I HAD NOTICED THAT THE DOORS OF MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA WERE NOT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKING. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO OCCUR WHEN GEARSHIFT IS MOVED INTO PARK POSITION. AT THE TIME I DID NOT VIEW THIS AS IMPORTANT. IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT ...

Mileage: 63,000

IT WAS RAINING, CAR STARTED TO SKID TO THE RIGHT, STEERED LEFT TO CORRECT, LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. SERIOUS INJURIES TO BELTED DRIVER. *TR

IT WAS RAINING, CAR STARTED TO SKID TO THE RIGHT, STEERED LEFT TO CORRECT, LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. SERIOUS INJURIES TO BELTED DRIVER. *TR

IT WAS RAINING, CAR STARTED TO SKID TO THE RIGHT, STEERED LEFT TO CORRECT, LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. SERIOUS INJURIES TO BELTED DRIVER. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO OUT TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT START. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES, I CAN BELIEVE THIS SINCE THE SECURITY LIGHT DOES NOT FLASH WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING SINCE IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, YOU NEV...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND THE SECURITY LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON WHEN I DRIVE OR A FEW MINUTES AFTER SOMETIMES IT WONT START TOO. HAS NEW FUEL PUMP,FILTER,COMPLETE TUNE UP, EVERYTHING IS UP TO DATE ON MY CAR BUT THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL STILL COME ON. I HAVE HEARD PLENTY OF COMPLAINS AND THEY ALL LEA...

WE BOUGHT MY SON A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT FUNCTIONING ALL OF THE SUDDEN. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. HE DRIVES OVER TWO HOURS BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE AND I FEEL IT IS QUITE A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS FROM PE...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. IN AUGUST OF 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED SM...

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. IN AUGUST OF 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED SM...

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. IN AUGUST OF 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED SM...

Mileage: 150,000

SECURITY LIGHT ON, LIGHTS FLASHING INSIDE CAR, CAR WILL NOT START, TOWED TO DEALER WHILE ON WARRANTY, THEY SAID NO PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, LAST TIME CAR HAS FAILED TO START AND HAS SAT FOR 3 MONTHS. NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS , IT JUST DOESN'T START. *TR

2003 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 61,000 MILES HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT, REPLACE RADIATOR, HEATER CORE, WATER PUMP AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ALL DUE TO DEXCOOL DUMPING INTO ALL THE ABOVE FROM RADIATOR CALLED CHERVOLET AND DEXCOOL MANUFACTURE THEY BLAMED ONE ANOTHER FOR THE PROBLEM, NEITHER DID ANYTHING ABOUT. RESU...

Mileage: 61,437

2003 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 61,000 MILES HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT, REPLACE RADIATOR, HEATER CORE, WATER PUMP AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ALL DUE TO DEXCOOL DUMPING INTO ALL THE ABOVE FROM RADIATOR CALLED CHERVOLET AND DEXCOOL MANUFACTURE THEY BLAMED ONE ANOTHER FOR THE PROBLEM, NEITHER DID ANYTHING ABOUT. RESU...

Mileage: 61,437

THE BCM IN THE 2003 CHEVY IMPALA HAS BEEN A VERY VERY BIG PROBLEM IN MY NEW CAR. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR, AND HAD ALL TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS, LIGHT, RADIO, STARTING THE CAR, SECURITY LOCK, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 52,500

FAILING PAINT ON FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS OF WHITE IMPALAS. ON ALL WHITE IMPALAS FROM MY AREA THE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF OF THE BUMPERS, BOTH FRONT AND REAR, VERTICALLY IN CHUNKS ALONG THE CURVES TOWARD EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS ONLY APPEARS TO BE A CONDITION WITH THE WHITE MODELS, AND LOOKS LIKE T...

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA HAS THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM AND OUT THE BLUE MY CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. THE 1ST TIME IT STARTED RIGHT UP AT THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON FATHERS DAY AND I WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT STARTED...

Mileage: 65,000

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET CARS WITH "PASSLOCK" SECURITY. THE SECURITY BANNER WILL APPEAR IN THE DASH MONITOR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES,AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. DURING THIS TIME THE SECURITY BANNER A...

Mileage: 42,000

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BOTH CAN COME ON AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. BOTH HAPPEN WHEN TURNING INTO OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN ANY SORT OF WEATHER INCLUDING PERFECTLY DRY CEMENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS LEAD TO ACCIDENTS WITH INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET THE FU...

Mileage: 45,000

MY SECURITY LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH THEN EVERYTHING WENT CRAZY FROM THERE LIGHTS BLINKING ON AND OFF DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEN THE RADIO WILL SHOW LOCKED ON IT TRUNK WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD START ON COOL DAYS NOW THAT IT HAS TURNED HOT IT WILL NOT START AT ALL....

Mileage: 100,003

SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK, SOMETIMES CAR WOULDN'T START. SECURITY SYSTEM IS BAD. HAD TO HAVE A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. CAR STILL WON'T START. NOW NEEDS A BODY CONTROL MODULE. CAR STILL AT MECHANICS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 60 DAYS. UNSURE WHAT BILL IS UP ...

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS NOT STARTING. MY WIFE HAS BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN I WOULD ARRIVE THE CAR WOULD START. I STARTED HAPPENING EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE USE THE CAR. IF YOU IT SET FOR 10 TO 30 MINUTES IT WILL START. I HAVE ...

Mileage: 60,000

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO MY 2003 IMPALAS HEAT GAUGE STARTED ACTING FUNNY LIKE THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING BUT THEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. IT WAS COOL OUT ABOUT THAT TIME OF YEAR AND I ALSO NOTICED THE CAR HAD NO HEAT. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT HELP AND THE PROBL...

Mileage: 72,906

DURING OUR VACATION ABOUT 200 MILES FROM OUR HOME, WITHOUT WARNING, OUR 2003 IMPALA LS WITH 114K MILES STARTED RUNNING VERY BADLY. AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOP AND 8 HOURS LATER RODNEY'S MUFFLER IN MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR A VERY REASONABLE PRICE AND WE HAVEN'...

Mileage: 114,000

CAR WOULDN'T START AT RANDOM ON DAY, WOULDN'T CRANK, SECURITY LIGHT WOULD FLASH WHEN KEY WAS TURNED TO ON, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSLOCK SENSOR AND IGNITION SWITCH. ABOUT A WEEK LATER DID THE SAME THING, NO CRANK AND SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING, THEY REPROGRAMMED IT AGAIN AND SAID...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE MECHANIC CALLED TO FILE THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE CONTACT DOES NOT REMEMBER MOST OF THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONTACT, A POLICE OFFICER, WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GUARD...

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 4:00 AM MY HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I COULD NOT GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON, AND COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS AT ON THE ROAD. I DID MANAGE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, AND AFTER TRYING SEVERAL THINGS TO RESTORE LIGHTS, I WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE DIMME...

Mileage: 102,000

I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES AT SEARS IN WLILMINGTON, N.C. LAST MAY, I HAVE PUT LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES. BEGINNING IN ;APRIL OF 08, I STARTED TO NOTICE A LOW TIRE AND PROCEEDED TO THE STATION TO PUMP IT UP. AS I WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE I HEARD AIR ESCAPING AND MOVED THE VALVE STEM AND IT...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. 3,000 MILES AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SHE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. ON APRIL 8, 2003, DEALER REPLACED REAR ROTORS, NOV. 19, 2003 FREED UP SLIDERS, MARCH 26, 2004 FULL ROTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN FLORIDA, JUNE 7, 2005 COMPLETE BRAKE CHANGE. AUG. 16, 2005 RE...

Mileage: 3,239

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. 3,000 MILES AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SHE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. ON APRIL 8, 2003, DEALER REPLACED REAR ROTORS, NOV. 19, 2003 FREED UP SLIDERS, MARCH 26, 2004 FULL ROTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN FLORIDA, JUNE 7, 2005 COMPLETE BRAKE CHANGE. AUG. 16, 2005 RE...

Mileage: 3,239

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. 3,000 MILES AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SHE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. ON APRIL 8, 2003, DEALER REPLACED REAR ROTORS, NOV. 19, 2003 FREED UP SLIDERS, MARCH 26, 2004 FULL ROTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN FLORIDA, JUNE 7, 2005 COMPLETE BRAKE CHANGE. AUG. 16, 2005 RE...

Mileage: 3,239

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. 3,000 MILES AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SHE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. ON APRIL 8, 2003, DEALER REPLACED REAR ROTORS, NOV. 19, 2003 FREED UP SLIDERS, MARCH 26, 2004 FULL ROTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN FLORIDA, JUNE 7, 2005 COMPLETE BRAKE CHANGE. AUG. 16, 2005 RE...

Mileage: 3,239

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. 3,000 MILES AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SHE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. ON APRIL 8, 2003, DEALER REPLACED REAR ROTORS, NOV. 19, 2003 FREED UP SLIDERS, MARCH 26, 2004 FULL ROTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN FLORIDA, JUNE 7, 2005 COMPLETE BRAKE CHANGE. AUG. 16, 2005 RE...

Mileage: 3,239

DRIVING AT NIGHT USING THE AUTO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION, THE HEADLIGHT FAIL (QUIT) ON HIGHBEAM. AT 75 MPH THIS CAN BE A LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCE, I WAS LUCKILY ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT THE TIME. WHEN IT HAPPENED I TRIED TURNING THE LIGHTS ON WITH THE SWITCH, PUSHED AND PULLED IT AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I ...

Mileage: 74,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA INVOLVED IN FRONT END COLLISION INTO THE SIDE OF A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. IMPALA AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT AIRBAGS ON THE CORVETTE DID. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON 2003 IMPALA KEEPS LOCKING OUT THE FUEL SYSTEM KEEPING THE CAR FROM STARTING. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR THIS REASON, NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 65,739

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA THE SPEEDOMETER READS 140 MILES AT ALL TIME OR SHOWS NOTHING. *TR

MY IMPALA BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE THERMOSTAT READING GOING FROM COOL TO HOT EXTREMELY QUICK AND THE RED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD ISSUES AND THAT THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM....

Mileage: 100,000

I RECENTLY FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILS ON THE CHEVROLET 3.8 V6 AND THAT CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I TRAVEL CROSS COUNTRY REGULARLY IN MY 2003 IMPALA WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE AND AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY AND...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE FIRST FAILURE, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE SECOND TIME, THE CONTACT COULD ONLY USE THE HIGH BEAMS. THE ...

Mileage: 53,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE FIRST FAILURE, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE SECOND TIME, THE CONTACT COULD ONLY USE THE HIGH BEAMS. THE ...

Mileage: 53,500

2003 CHEVY IMPALA -- INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET -- TOLD FACTORY PUTS ON PLASTIC ONES THAT DO NOT LAST, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR IF NOT CORRECTED IN TIME - DID NOT SEE ANY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE -- WHY??? *TR

Mileage: 43,716

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURENCES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ...

Mileage: 75,047

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURENCES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ...

Mileage: 75,047

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURENCES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ...

Mileage: 75,047

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME DURING EVENING HOURS ON A NARROW 2 LANE COUNTY ROAD WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS TOTALLY TURNED OFF. SHE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON THE ROADWAY AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO MOVE ONTO. SHE TRIED TO OPERATE THE HEADLIGHTS MANUALLY WITH NO EFFECT. THE E...

Mileage: 135,000

I DISCOVERED ACCIDENTALLY THAT MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT MAY CAUSE SOME HEALTH PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE LEAD TO DEATH. IN THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE CAR IS A DEVICE THAT IS CALLED A BODY PRESSURE VALVE THAT VENTS CABIN PRESSURE. THE PROBLEM IS IT LETS SNOW AND R...

Mileage: 8

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED SPORADICALLY AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN THEM BACK ON. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE...

Mileage: 45,000

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY CAR FAILED TO RELEASE, RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF NOT USING THE BRAKE FREQUENTLY, AND IT'S DESIGN CAUSES IT TO RUST OVER TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT PLAYED WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH UNTIL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE LIGHTS DIMMED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIMMER SWITCH MAY BE THE CAU...

Mileage: 66,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON AUGUST 3, 2007. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND THE LIGHTS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR THREE MONTHS. THE...

Mileage: 70,407

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON AUGUST 3, 2007. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND THE LIGHTS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR THREE MONTHS. THE...

Mileage: 70,407

MY CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WON'T WORK FOR THAT DAY OR LONGER, THEN IT WORKS AGAIN. JUST WONDERING IF IT IS THE FUSE OR THE MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED. THE FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY DURING EVERY TENTH START ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CAL...

Mileage: 94,000

WENT TO WORK EARLY ONE MORNING, WHEN I GOT OFF WORK GOT IN CAR, PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. HAD NOT HAD ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION AT ALL. I TRIED OTHER SPARE KEYS AND THEY ALSO WOULD NOT TURN IGNITION. A MECHANIC SAY THAT IT IS THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS FROZE. *...

Mileage: 75,551

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DECELERATING TO 10 MPH AND ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY DIMMED. TWO OR THREE SECONDS LATER, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT CONDUCTED HIS OWN TEST; EACH TIME HE ACTIVATED THE TU...

Mileage: 29,250

MY HEAD LIGHTS FAILED ON MY 03 IMPALA. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT IT HAS HAPPENED. ITS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYDAY. BUT THIS LAST TIME REALLY MADE ME FEAR FOR MY LIFE. I WAS COMING HOME AT NIGHT ABOUT TO SOME TO A CURVE GOING 40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I ALMO...

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE ON HIGH BEAMS, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF, IT WOULD TAKE 10-15 MINUTES FOR THEM TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY TWELVE TO FIFTE...

Mileage: 75,000

MILEAGE THE FIRST TIME WAS 18,368 WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER HAN GRAFF CHEV DURAND MICHIGAN. FINDINGS WERE "ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD LATERAL RUNOUT BEYOND SPECS". THEY RESURFACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. MILEAGE SECOND TIME WAS 31,038 AND AGAIN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER HAN GRAFF CHEVROLET DURAND...

Mileage: 18,368

MILEAGE THE FIRST TIME WAS 18,368 WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER HAN GRAFF CHEV DURAND MICHIGAN. FINDINGS WERE "ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD LATERAL RUNOUT BEYOND SPECS". THEY RESURFACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. MILEAGE SECOND TIME WAS 31,038 AND AGAIN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER HAN GRAFF CHEVROLET DURAND...

Mileage: 18,368

MY BLACK IMPALA HAS CHIP IN THE PAINT. MY BLACK IMPALA HAS PLACES WHERE THE PAINT IS COMING OFF. HAVE NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER PAINT COLORS. *TR

HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT, NO PATTERN DETECTED. RELAY IS SUSPECTED. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT, NO PATTERN DETECTED. RELAY IS SUSPECTED. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED, BUT WENT OUT AGAIN DURING OPERATION A FEW NIGHTS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES. NOW AT 45,000 MILES THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ALSO, BOTH REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 25,000 AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 45,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,405

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES. NOW AT 45,000 MILES THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ALSO, BOTH REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 25,000 AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 45,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,405

MY WIFE STATED THAT HER 2003 IMPALA THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME ON ONE NIGHT AUTO MODE SO SHE TURNED ON MANUALLY. 2 WEEKS LATER, SHE IS DRIVING IN THE DARK AND THE FOG, AND HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. STOPPED ALONG ROAD AND TRIED HIGH, LOW, AND PULL LIGHT SWITCH WITH NO LUCK. VERY DANGEROUS IF WOULD HAVE BEE...

Mileage: 80,000

HEADLIGHTS WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION PAN BOLTS LOOSEN EVERY 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIFFICULT TO SWITCH FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM ON MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF DURING EVENING DRIVING THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. WE HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, ALTHOUGH INTEND TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. THESE INCIDENTS APPEAR TO CORRELATE DIRECTLY WIT...

DEXCOOL INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE IN MY 2003 CHEVEROLET IMPALA WITH ONLY APROX 60,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY IN CHEVY. 2003 IMPALA AT 65 MPH MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND I HAVE MADE MANY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT GM WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING. HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO RECREATE FAILURE MODE. WORK GREAT WHEN YOU DON'T NEED THEM, BUT WHEN IT IS RAINING THEY ALMOST ALWAYS FAIL! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING. HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO RECREATE FAILURE MODE. WORK GREAT WHEN YOU DON'T NEED THEM, BUT WHEN IT IS RAINING THEY ALMOST ALWAYS FAIL! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, TOLD THAT LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING BAD AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS COOLANT FLUSH. TOTAL FOR REPAIR IS $1450. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 83K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 83,694

HEADLIGHTS SHUTOFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 82,872

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA (I BOUGHT IT NEW) PROBLEM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKING, I HEAR AND FEEL CLUNKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN . I ALSO FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM WET AWA...

Mileage: 500

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT KEEPS SHOWING A SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM ALARM. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES SHUT OFF. I HAVE CHECKED THE CODES AND NONE SHOW. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE IN THE WIRING HARNESS OR THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON EITHER OR BOTH SIDES. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT KEEPS SHOWING A SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM ALARM. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES SHUT OFF. I HAVE CHECKED THE CODES AND NONE SHOW. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE IN THE WIRING HARNESS OR THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON EITHER OR BOTH SIDES. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT KEEPS SHOWING A SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM ALARM. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES SHUT OFF. I HAVE CHECKED THE CODES AND NONE SHOW. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE IN THE WIRING HARNESS OR THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON EITHER OR BOTH SIDES. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (01-02-32001H) REGARDING THIS SAME FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA HAS A FEATURE FOR SHOWING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. 1ST TIME MY TIRE WAS BELOW 20 LBS WITH A NAIL IN IT AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE DID NOT SHOW. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. 2ND TIME MY TIRE HAD A BLOW-OUT IN THE SIDE WALL. WHILE RUNNING ON A FLAT TIR...

Mileage: 45,800

PURCHASED A SECOND CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH SAME DEFECT WITH TAIL LIGHT COMPARTMENT. HOLDS WATER INDEFINITELY, NOT JUST CONDENSATION. I NOW HAVE A 2003 AND USED TO HAVE A 2002 WITH SAME PROBLEM. CAUSES LIGHT BULBS TO GO OUT FREQUENTLY AND ALSO ALARM WILL GO OFF WHEN OPENING TRUNK WHICH I SUSPECT MAY...

PURCHASED A SECOND CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH SAME DEFECT WITH TAIL LIGHT COMPARTMENT. HOLDS WATER INDEFINITELY, NOT JUST CONDENSATION. I NOW HAVE A 2003 AND USED TO HAVE A 2002 WITH SAME PROBLEM. CAUSES LIGHT BULBS TO GO OUT FREQUENTLY AND ALSO ALARM WILL GO OFF WHEN OPENING TRUNK WHICH I SUSPECT MAY...

CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE IN A TURN. ALSO COULD FEEL A "THUMP" THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT SAME TIME. WE ARE STATIONED IN GERMANY IN THE AIR FORCE. TOOK IT TO THE OPEL DEALER (CHEVY EQUIV. IN GERMANY) AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDING TO BE REPLAC...

Mileage: 52,000

CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE IN A TURN. ALSO COULD FEEL A "THUMP" THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT SAME TIME. WE ARE STATIONED IN GERMANY IN THE AIR FORCE. TOOK IT TO THE OPEL DEALER (CHEVY EQUIV. IN GERMANY) AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDING TO BE REPLAC...

Mileage: 52,000

CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE IN A TURN. ALSO COULD FEEL A "THUMP" THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT SAME TIME. WE ARE STATIONED IN GERMANY IN THE AIR FORCE. TOOK IT TO THE OPEL DEALER (CHEVY EQUIV. IN GERMANY) AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDING TO BE REPLAC...

Mileage: 52,000

THEFT SYSTEM HAD TO BE DISABLED BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT START 3 TIMES AND HAD TO BE TOWED. REMOTE CAR ACCESS HAD TO BE REMOVED FOR ABOVE REASON. COST OVER $500 TO REPAIR. FAULTY THEFT MODULE. *JB

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BREAKER OR A FUSE FOR THE REAR DEFROSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THIS COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE MUST PAY TO HAVE THE FEAT...

Mileage: 45,000

MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS OUT OF TOWN. ONLY HAD HI BEAMS IF I HELD THE DIMMER SWITCH TOWARDS ME. ONCE I RELEASED THE SWITCH, I HAD NO LIGHTS. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH WITH ONE FROM A WRECKED CAR LIKE MINE BECAUSE A NEW ONE FROM GM WAS $500. *TR ALSO ...

Mileage: 75,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 45,242 MILES HAD TO HAVE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO IT LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE OIL. $550. *JB

Mileage: 45,242

20003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 45,242 MILES NEEDED BRAKE ROTORS TURNED DUE TO WARPING. $190 *JB

Mileage: 45,242

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE COURTESY LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE BATTERY LIGHTS WOULD SCROLL ACROSS THE MESSAGE CENTER, AND A CHIME WOULD RING. THE FAILURES OCCUR SPO...

Mileage: 65,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED HER $669 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE UNIT. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE HAD A FAULTY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102,0...

Mileage: 101,000

THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP, WITH OCCASIONAL GRINDING NOISES NOTED IN REVERSE AND HEADLIGHTS "SURGING" AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPLICATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GRINDING. I WAS TOLD A LOOSE WIRE WAS CAUSING NOISE IN REVERSE. ON 09/26/05, AFTER NOTICING HARD STALLS WH...

Mileage: 20,000

THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP, WITH OCCASIONAL GRINDING NOISES NOTED IN REVERSE AND HEADLIGHTS "SURGING" AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPLICATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GRINDING. I WAS TOLD A LOOSE WIRE WAS CAUSING NOISE IN REVERSE. ON 09/26/05, AFTER NOTICING HARD STALLS WH...

Mileage: 20,000

THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP, WITH OCCASIONAL GRINDING NOISES NOTED IN REVERSE AND HEADLIGHTS "SURGING" AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPLICATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GRINDING. I WAS TOLD A LOOSE WIRE WAS CAUSING NOISE IN REVERSE. ON 09/26/05, AFTER NOTICING HARD STALLS WH...

Mileage: 20,000

THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP, WITH OCCASIONAL GRINDING NOISES NOTED IN REVERSE AND HEADLIGHTS "SURGING" AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPLICATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GRINDING. I WAS TOLD A LOOSE WIRE WAS CAUSING NOISE IN REVERSE. ON 09/26/05, AFTER NOTICING HARD STALLS WH...

Mileage: 20,000

AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE REPAIR SHOP AT TWO DEARLERSHIPS FOR MY SLIPPING TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 IMPALA, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENED SOON,THOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY, AFTER FLIPPING ON THE HIGH BEAMS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR HOME AND NOT GOING FAST,SO WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. SOMEHOW WHILE PLAYING AROUND WITH THE LIGHT SWITCHES, THEY CAME BACK ON. I HAVEN'T TRIED TO GET I...

Mileage: 34,155

MY 2003 IMPALA CUTS OFF AT LOW SPEED HIGH SPEED AND WHILE IN IDLE THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THEY CANNOT ANSWER WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT I KEEP GETTING BILLED FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, I GOT MY CAR BACK ON 4/11/2007 AND ON THE NEXT MORNING WHILE THE CAR WAS WARMING ...

Mileage: 129,991

TURNING SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING I HAD TO MANUALLY MOVE MY SIGNAL UP AND DOWN TO TURN CORNERS, GET OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. VERY DANGEROUS HAD TO HAVE HAZARD SWITCH/FLASHER UNIT REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF ...

Mileage: 38,000

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONTACT STATES THAT THE DEFOGGER FAILED. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BREAKER FOR THE DEFOGGER DID NOT EXIST AS SHOWN IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND DIAGRAM ON THE BREAKER COVER. *MC *JB

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONTACT STATES THAT THE DEFOGGER FAILED. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BREAKER FOR THE DEFOGGER DID NOT EXIST AS SHOWN IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND DIAGRAM ON THE BREAKER COVER. *MC *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA FOR AN OIL CHANGE, WHILE SHE WAS AT THE SERVICE LOCATION, THE TECHNICIAN TOLD HER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. ALSO, THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH DID NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH TURNED ON, BUT DID NOT STAY ON. THE TECHNICIAN S...

Mileage: 58,524

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA FOR AN OIL CHANGE, WHILE SHE WAS AT THE SERVICE LOCATION, THE TECHNICIAN TOLD HER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. ALSO, THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH DID NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH TURNED ON, BUT DID NOT STAY ON. THE TECHNICIAN S...

Mileage: 58,524

WHEN DRIVING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME (AROUND 2-3 HOURS), THE RADIO CONSOLE WHERE THE TIME IS DISPLAYED GETS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *JB

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 I...

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 I...

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 I...

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 FUE...

Mileage: 41,000

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-ZER...

Mileage: 67,275

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-ZER...

Mileage: 67,275

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 CHE...

Mileage: 50,000

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 CHE...

Mileage: 50,000

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

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 SI...

Mileage: 56,000

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 ANTI...

Mileage: 46,904

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

Mileage: 102,000

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

Mileage: 102,000

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.

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT ENTIRELY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED US TO QUIT USING THE HIGH BEAMS DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. *NM

Mileage: 10,000

ABOUT 9:00 PM I WAS DRIVING ABOUT TWO KM. FROM HOME WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD HAZARD LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS. I TRIED HIGH AND LOW BEAMS TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF BUT THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT MORNING AND STILL NO LIGHTS. WHEN THEY FLIPP THE H...

Mileage: 35,000

COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE TEMPERATURE ALWAYS ENDED WITH NO FOUND PROBLEMS ON VEHICLE OWNED AND SERVICED REGULARLY SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2003. REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ENGINE COOLANT FLUSH AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER WERE COMPLETED AND STILL NO PROBLEMS FOUND. AT 75,671 MILES DEALER FOUND INTAK...

Mileage: 75,671

RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD 3 OR 4 INSTANCES WHERE THE LIGHTS ON MY 2003 IMPALA WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD SWITCHED THE LIGHTS BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAM. THIS IS RATHER CONCERTING. MY FRIEND REPORTED THAT HER 2002 IMPALA HAS ALSO RECENTLY BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. MY LIMITED RESEA...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ENGAGED, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. UPDATED 12/12/2006 - ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS D...

Mileage: 85,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ENGAGED, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. UPDATED 12/12/2006 - ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS D...

Mileage: 85,000

MY 2003 IMPALA STARTED WITH A SLOW LOOSE OF COOLANT. EVERY WEEK OR SO WOULD HAVE TO ADD TO THE OVERFLOW, BUT NEVER SAW A LEAK. WAS OVER-HEATING TOO. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD HAVE A TICKING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WHEN STARTING CAR. IT WASN'T ALL THE TIME THOUGH. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY ...

Mileage: 68,100

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MULTIPLE UNKNOWN COMPONENTS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE 34000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE TO TAKE IT IN SOON AS THE BRAKES ARE AGAIN PULSATING. THIS WILL BE THE 6TH TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. THERE IS A CONSTANT RUBBING SOUND WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER IS A "NORMAL" SOUND IN AN IMPALA. THERE IS NOTHING "NORMAL" ABOUT...

Mileage: 100

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING ADEQUATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE FOUR ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED, HOWEVER THE PADS WERE STILL IN GOOD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE V...

Mileage: 14,954

THE CAR STARTING SMELLING LIKE ANTI-FREEZE AND THEN A BIG PUDDLE APPEARED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE ONLY THING WE DID WAS DRIVE FROM NAMPA, ID TO BILLINGS, MT, WHICH WE HAVE DONE FOUR TIMES BEFORE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 68,000...

Mileage: 68,000

THE CAR STARTING SMELLING LIKE ANTI-FREEZE AND THEN A BIG PUDDLE APPEARED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE ONLY THING WE DID WAS DRIVE FROM NAMPA, ID TO BILLINGS, MT, WHICH WE HAVE DONE FOUR TIMES BEFORE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 68,000...

Mileage: 68,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON RIGHT AFTER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER FIVE MINUTES WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TOGGLE SWITCH OF THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM HAD...

Mileage: 73,000

IGNITION - KEY WOULD NOT TURN. UNABLE TO MOVE CAR. WARM, SUNNY DAY AT A LOCAL STORE PARKING LOT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. CAUSE: FROZEN LOCK CYLINDER. DEALERSHIP HAD CAR FOR TWO (2) DAYS TO ORDER PART, REPROGRAM AND REPLACED. SAFETY WAS A ISSUE. COST TO REPLACE WAS $600. *JB

SINCE JUNE 2006, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE OF MY CHEVROLET IMPALA, 2003 (3.4L; 72,000 MILES) HAVE BEEN DISPLAYING INCORRECTLY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN SHOWING FULL DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAVE LESS THAN HALF TANK OF GAS. I HAVE BEEN USING THE TRIP ODOMETER...

Mileage: 70,100

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE SERVICE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE BREAK ROTORS WERE CRACKED. THE BREAK ROTORS AND BREAK PADS WERE REPLACED.

Mileage: 25,053

2003 IMPALA LS - HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. JUST SHUT OFF. DOESN'T MATTER IF MANUAL HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS ENGAGED OR NOT. INTERMITTENT FAILURE, SOMETIMES NOT FOR TWO HOURS, SOMETIME EVERY FEW SECONDS, SOMETIMES WHEN SWITCHING LOW TO HIGH BEAMS, NO SPECIFIC SPEED OR DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALL I...

Mileage: 44,800

2003 IMPALA LS - HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. JUST SHUT OFF. DOESN'T MATTER IF MANUAL HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS ENGAGED OR NOT. INTERMITTENT FAILURE, SOMETIMES NOT FOR TWO HOURS, SOMETIME EVERY FEW SECONDS, SOMETIMES WHEN SWITCHING LOW TO HIGH BEAMS, NO SPECIFIC SPEED OR DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALL I...

Mileage: 44,800

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRST WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRES STARTING MAKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR DOWN. NO REPAIRS WERE MAD...

Mileage: 32,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRST WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRES STARTING MAKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR DOWN. NO REPAIRS WERE MAD...

Mileage: 32,000

I PURCHASED MY CHEVY IMPALA 2003 BRAND NEW IN MARCH OF 2003. EVERY SINCE THEN WHEN I TURN ON MY HEADLAMPS, THEY TURN OFF AT RANDOM, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A DARKENED ROAD AT NIGHT. EVERYTHING GOES OFF (INTERIOR, TAIL LIGHTS, ECT). *NM

Mileage: 250

HAD TO HAVE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED ON 2003 IMPALA. SOUND OF WATER WITHIN THE DASH. TSB ON SAME ISSUE BACK IN 2000 GM IS AWARE OF THIS WHY AREN'T OWNERS BEING HELPED WITH FAULTY GASKETS. TBS #03034 NHTSA #10003430. WHY ARE WE IN A POSITION TO DAMAGE AN ENGINE OR WORSE AND GM HAS N...

Mileage: 48,350

AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES THE BRAKE WARNING TAB STARTED MAKING THE SCRATCHING NOISE WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES. TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR FRONT BRAKE SERVICE. I WAS EXPECTING JUST PADS WERE NEEDED, BUT NOT THE CASE. I WAS TOLD AND SHOWN THE ROTORS HAD WORN DOWN TOO FAR TO CUT. BOTH FRONT ...

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN CHEVROLET IMPALA WHICH IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. THE COOLANT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 100,000 MILES OR MORE. BUT THE SYSTEM HAS PROBLEMS AND IT LEAKS. THE CAR GETS OVERHEATED AND PRESENTS A FIRE HAZARD. *NM

Mileage: 72,000

HEATER QUIT WORKING, THEN CAR STARTED OVERHEATING. TURNING OFF HEATER/DEFROSTER CAUSES IT TO STOP OVERHEATING SO MUCH, BUT TEMPERATURE STILL RISES WHEN WAITING AT LIGHTS. CAR IS ALSO NEEDING OIL REPLACEMENT, AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE 2 MONTHS AND 1500 MI AGO. MILEAGE IS AROUND 60,000. THERE IS OIL ...

Mileage: 58,000

BRIGHTS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WITHOUT NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THE SWITCH WORK, RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS, AND SELF DUE TO DISTRACTION. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES ITSELF WHEN CLIMBING MODERATE RISES IN ROAD. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

HEATER QUIT WORKING, THEN CAR STARTED OVERHEATING. TURNING OFF HEATER/DEFROSTER CAUSES IT TO STOP OVERHEATING SO MUCH, BUT TEMPERATURE STILL RISES WHEN WAITING AT LIGHTS. CAR IS ALSO NEEDING OIL REPLACEMENT, AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE 2 MONTHS AND 1500 MI AGO. MILEAGE IS AROUND 60,000. THERE IS OIL ...

Mileage: 58,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. A CODE INDICATED THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE MULTI FUNCTION HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES OVER...

Mileage: 52,193

IGNITION - KEY WOULD NOT TURN. UNABLE TO MOVE CAR. WARM , SUNNY DAY. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. CAUSE: FROZEN LOCK CYLINDER. DEALERSHIP HAD CAR FOR THREE (3) DAYS TO ORDER PART, REPROGRAM AND REPLACE. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD THREE (3) OTHER CARS WITH SAME PROBLEM DURING THAT ONE WEEK! SAFE...

Mileage: 37,944

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THIS FEATURE LOCKS THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE. DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK, THE DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE C...

Mileage: 36,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THIS FEATURE LOCKS THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE. DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK, THE DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE C...

Mileage: 36,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THIS FEATURE LOCKS THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE. DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK, THE DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE C...

Mileage: 36,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SIR COIL AND THEN DETERMINED THE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 02V222000, REGARDING THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT I...

Mileage: 61,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SIR COIL AND THEN DETERMINED THE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 02V222000, REGARDING THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT I...

Mileage: 61,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LAMPS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE SYSTEMS WOULD FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE WIRING HARNESS HAD RUSTED AND CAUSED THE SYSTE...

Mileage: 44,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SIR COIL AND CLOSED THE DRIVER DEPLOYMENT LOOP, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 39,164

DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER QUIT MOVING AND GOT BENT BY THE OTHER WIPER HITTING IT , SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF TURNING THEM ON WHEN THERE WAS TOO MUCH SNOW ON THEM. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE ARM, WHICH WAS STRIPPED. IT WORKED OK FOR A WHILE, THEN THE DRIVER'S SID...

Mileage: 41,000

EXPERIENCED ENGINE TEMP FLUCTUATIONS DURING THIS TIME THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT WORK, AFTER THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND WARMED UP PROBLEM WOULD STOP. CAR HEATED UP TO JUST BELOW THE OVER HEAT POINT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. BROUGHT THE CAR INTO REPAIR SHOP THEY STATED THE INTAKE GASKET NEED TO BE...

Mileage: 42,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR ROTORS RUSTED. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED WHILE CHANGING THE FRONT BRAKES. EVEN THOUGH THE REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE FINE. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE ROTORS MAY HAVE RUSTED DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

AT APP. 32,000 MILES I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED AND NEEDED TO REPLACE 2 ROTORS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 IMPALA, NOT DRIVEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE TERRAIN IS FLAT, MILD WINTERS WITH LITTLE ROAD SALT EXPOSURE. OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

Mileage: 32,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE HIGH BEAM WAS ENGAGED. THE FIRST TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHING LIGHTS ENGAGED. THE SECOND TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON AFTER THE DIMMER S...

Mileage: 62,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED A SCREW IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS LOOSE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD ONLY APPEAR IN FREEZING CONDITIONS. HOWEVER IT HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS RAINING. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WIPER WAS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE...

2003 CHEVY IMPALA, BOUGHT NEW. ALL FOUR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. WARPED, SCORED ROTORS. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT ROTORS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID MY DRIVING HABITS AND THE CLIMATE WERE TO BLAME. I'VE BEEN DRIVING GM CARS IN THIS A...

Mileage: 27,512

PUNGENT SMELL COMING FROM THE A/C WHEN ON COLD. FILTERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS WERE MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. WHEN HE TRIED TO LOCK THE DOORS, THEY WOULD SLOWLY UNLOCK. THE BATTERY DIED BEFORE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE BCM, AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ST...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS WERE MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. WHEN HE TRIED TO LOCK THE DOORS, THEY WOULD SLOWLY UNLOCK. THE BATTERY DIED BEFORE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE BCM, AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ST...

I OWN A 2003 IMPALA I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH MY VEHICLE,EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS AND BRAKES FIXED TWICE STILL PLEASED OVERALL. HOWEVER, ABOUT A MONTH AGO I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A NORMAL OIL CHANGE AFTER RETURNING HOME, I NOTICED I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANTI-FREEZE IN MY CAR. I CALLED A SPOK...

I OWN A 2003 IMPALA I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH MY VEHICLE,EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS AND BRAKES FIXED TWICE STILL PLEASED OVERALL. HOWEVER, ABOUT A MONTH AGO I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A NORMAL OIL CHANGE AFTER RETURNING HOME, I NOTICED I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANTI-FREEZE IN MY CAR. I CALLED A SPOK...

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUNK LATCH ON 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WAS DESIGNED INCORRECTLY. WHEN HE PUT A SUIT CASE IN THE TRUNK OR ANYTHING HEAVY, THE LATCH STUCK VERY HIGH, BENT, AND EVENTUALLY THE TRUNK WOULD NOT SHUT. THE DEALER CHANGED THE LATCH ONCE. THE FOREMAN AND THE MECHANIC AT TH...

Mileage: 1,807

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUNK LATCH ON 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WAS DESIGNED INCORRECTLY. WHEN HE PUT A SUIT CASE IN THE TRUNK OR ANYTHING HEAVY, THE LATCH STUCK VERY HIGH, BENT, AND EVENTUALLY THE TRUNK WOULD NOT SHUT. THE DEALER CHANGED THE LATCH ONCE. THE FOREMAN AND THE MECHANIC AT TH...

Mileage: 1,807

VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. REFER TO ODI # 10134740. SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN MAJOR VEHICLE DAMAGE TO RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE FROM PASSENGER DOOR TO THE BUMPER. *JB

Mileage: 38,600

FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA 3.4.L. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER STRESS (I.E. ON STEEP INCLINES), THE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. IT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE DRIVER SWITCHES BETWEEN DIM AND BRIGHT. ON ONCE OCCASION, WHEN TRAVELING AT NIGHT UP A CURVY MOUNTAIN ROAD WITH A CARLOAD OF TEENAGERS, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF FOR AT LEAST ...

Mileage: 35,000

MY BATTERY HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS AND HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE HAVING TO WAIT OVER AN HOUR TO GET ASSISTANCE. EACH TIME I TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE BATTERY WOULD FAIL SO SOON AND THEN THEY PUT IN A NEW ONE. ...

Mileage: 34,000

ENGINE STARTED MAKING UNUSUAL CLANKING SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE THE PART BUT NOT AVAILABLE OUT OF STOCK TRIED SEVERAL DEALERS SAME OUTCOME TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK. *NM

Mileage: 77,248

REFER TO THE GM RECALL ON 800,000 VEHICLES DUE CORROSION AFFECTS ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. I OWN A CHEVY IMPALA 2003 4DR SDN V6 FWD W/ANTILOCK BRAKES AND AWS. THE SYSTEM FAILED MUCH LIKE IN THE ABOVE STATED RECALL LAST WINTER IN MICHIGAN. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, UPON ATTEMPTING SLOW THE VEHICLE...

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SHE GOT OUT AND SMELLED GASOLINE. SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A DIFFERENT VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. THEN THE SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP , AND TH...

Mileage: 15,200

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SQUEALS AND KLUNKS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL IT KLUNKS. IT DID NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME,-PER THE CONSUMER. TTOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 11 TIMES BECAUSE IT KLUNKED. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THIS FIXED 2 YEARS. THE...

Mileage: 2,500

DT: THE DASH WAS CAVING IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS OFF LEVEL AND THERE WAS KNOCKING IN THE STEERING, THE UNDERNEATH FRAME WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE; THERE WAS A GAP IN THE CONNECTION OF THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED, AND THE WH...

Mileage: 28,194

DT: THE DASH WAS CAVING IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS OFF LEVEL AND THERE WAS KNOCKING IN THE STEERING, THE UNDERNEATH FRAME WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE; THERE WAS A GAP IN THE CONNECTION OF THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED, AND THE WH...

Mileage: 28,194

DT: THE DASH WAS CAVING IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS OFF LEVEL AND THERE WAS KNOCKING IN THE STEERING, THE UNDERNEATH FRAME WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE; THERE WAS A GAP IN THE CONNECTION OF THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED, AND THE WH...

Mileage: 28,194

DT: THE DASH WAS CAVING IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS OFF LEVEL AND THERE WAS KNOCKING IN THE STEERING, THE UNDERNEATH FRAME WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE; THERE WAS A GAP IN THE CONNECTION OF THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED, AND THE WH...

Mileage: 28,194

DT: THE DASH WAS CAVING IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS OFF LEVEL AND THERE WAS KNOCKING IN THE STEERING, THE UNDERNEATH FRAME WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE; THERE WAS A GAP IN THE CONNECTION OF THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED, AND THE WH...

Mileage: 28,194

BRAKES FADE WHEN STOPPING HARD. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

RE: CHEVROLET IMPALA 2003 PURCHASED 4/7/2003 VIN [XXX] IN GENERAL I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE VEHICLE ABOVE, BUT I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR AND IT ONLY HAS 11,225 MILES OF DRIVING. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND MY APARTMENT IS ON THE BEACH SO I PARK CLOSE T...

Mileage: 6,289

HIT FROM BEHIND THE SEAT LUMBAR ROLL MADE MY BACK INJURY WORST

A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 25,500 MILES, THE BATTERY CORRODED THROUGH AT THE POSITIVE TERMINAL. ACID LEAKED FROM THE BATTERY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. IN TALKING TO THE MANAGER AT SEARS, WHERE I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, 8 OUT OF 10 AC DELCO BATTERIES THAT THEY REPLACE, FAIL THIS WAY. IN TALK...

Mileage: 25,500

DT: CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE METAL TO METAL. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO JIMS MUFFLERS TO GET THE BRAKES FIXED. THE MECHANIC TOOK OFF ALL FOUR TIRES...

Mileage: 23,000

2003 IMPALA. BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE SEVERELY AT SLIGHTLY OVER 36000 MILES. SINCE BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE USUALLY NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY (AND IT HAD EXPIRED ANYHOW), I TOOK IT TO A LOCALLY RELIABLE AUTO REPAIR GARAGE. HE SUSPECTED A WARPED FRONT ROTOR (AS I DID ALSO). REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT R...

Mileage: 37,200

IN JANUARY 2004 WE PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA FROM LARRY PUCKETT CHEVROLET'S PROGRAM CAR FLEET, [XXX]. THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WAS UP TO 36,000 MILES. UNTIL THE PAST 2 WEEKS WE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. ON JUNE 17, 2005 MY WIFE, HER MOTHER...

Mileage: 43,000

ON THE AFTERNOON OF MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2004, I WAS DRIVING A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA DOWN HADDONFIELD ROAD IN CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY WHEN, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, ITS SPEEDOMETER DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO, ITS BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE, AND ITS STEERING WHEEL BECAME RIGID AND VIRTUALLY UN-TURNABLE. I W...

Mileage: 29,000

CONSUMER IS COMPLAINT REGARDING THE ABSENCE OF CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS ON THE 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA.*MR CONSUMER'S CHILD FELL OUT OF THE BACK SEAT, HIT HER FACE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR FRAME, THEN FELL FACE FIRST ON TO THE ROCKS WHICH HAD TO BE HAND PICKED OUT OF HER FACE. WHILE HER...

THE CONSUMER HAS TWO VEHICLES A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA BOTH ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT. *MR THE IMPALA HAD BADLY WARPED ROTORS ON THE RIGHT REAR. ONLY ONE ROTOR WAS BADLY WARPED. BOTH REAR ROTORS WERE SO CORRODED THAT THEY RUINED THE BRAKE PAD...

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON BY JIGGLING THE DIMMER LEVER ARM. SEVERAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE NOTICED BETWEEN THE FIRST MALFUNCTION AND THE VISIT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AK *SC

Mileage: 35,000

CONTACT STATED: HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ON CAR THAT INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED ON. THE BRAKES WERE GRIPPING AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED, BUT IT TOOK SOMETIME TO DO SO. ONLY HAPPENED IN THE WINTER.*AK

Mileage: 20,400

THIS IS NOT IN REPECT TO A ACCIDENT OR PART FAILURE. BUT I READ TODAY IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO GM TRUCKS IN THE SALT-BELT THAT HAD IMPROPER CORROSION ON THE BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. I JUST BROUGHT MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA FOR A TIRE ROTATION AT MY CALIFORNI...

BOUGHT IMPALA 2003 THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN PROPERLY, RETURNED TO HAVE FIXED, SAID IT WAS WORKING. IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DURING WARMER MONTHS THE BACK DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, HAD TO OPEN FROM FRONT DOOR REACHING AROUND TO BACK. THEY NOTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM.. MY WARRENTY RAN OUT, TWO MONTH...

Mileage: 34

DURING NIGHT DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, EVEN WHEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER WHAT DID SHE EXPECT SINCE SHE BOUGHT A CHEAP CAR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIG...

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA MAKES A ROARING SOUND WHEN THE ROAD IS WET AFTER A RAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY WATER BEING SPLASHED UP ON THE CONVERTER,AND IT COULD NOT BE FIXED

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA MAKES A ROARING SOUND WHEN THE ROAD IS WET AFTER A RAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY WATER BEING SPLASHED UP ON THE CONVERTER,AND IT COULD NOT BE FIXED

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS PROBLEMS WITH RADIO EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CD WOULD NOT EJECT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE RADIO WAS LINKED TO OTHER SAFETY FEATURES ON THE VEHICLE AND IF A REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY ANYONE OTHER THAN GM IT MAY PERMANENTLY DISABLE THE FEATURES. *JB

Mileage: 77,000

TOOK CAR TO HAVE A SIMPLE OIL CHANGE, I GET A PHONE CALL INFORMING THAT I NEED MAJOR WORK DONE. I PURCHASED MY CHEVROLET IMPALA IN 2003, AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD I HAVE ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT A CLOSE RELATIVE AND A NEIGHBOR WHO ALSO HAVE 2003...

AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS INADVERTENTLY CUT OFF. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

I OWN A 2003 IMPALA. AT 16000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS.*AK

Mileage: 16,000

I OWN A 2003 IMPALA. AT 16000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS.*AK

Mileage: 16,000

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH., WHEREBY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE TURNING AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK.....ALSO, REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *AK

Mileage: 3,700

WHILE TURNING AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK.....ALSO, REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *AK

Mileage: 3,700

BRAKES MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED ( 7403 MILES ), PULSATION HEARD AND FELT,RIGHT REAR ROTOR SEVERALLY PITTED,TURNEDREMAINING 3 ROTORS AND SANDED PADS.PERFORMED ROAD VARIATION TEST ON TIRES RIGHT FRONT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. AT 15334 MILES SAME PROBLEM, SURFACE OF ROTORS FOUND TO BE ...

Mileage: 7,403

WHILE STOOPED AT A RED LIGHT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST COIL POPPED, SHATTERING THE REAR WINDOW. THE WIRES FROM THE DEFROST COIL HAVE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW. THE DEALER STATED THEY CAN'T COVER THE WINDOW. THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT ON. *NM

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS DID PERFORM AS DESIGNED. *JB

Mileage: 18,304

UPON ACCELERATION CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. UPON DECELERATION OR TRAVELING IN REVERSE, CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT.*AK

MECHANIC ADVISED OWNER THAT REAR CALIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY RESULTING IN FRONT DISCS OVERHEATING. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK AND THEY "TOOK DOWN" THE REAR DISCS. LOOKED LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, SO AS TO GIVE REAR DISCS USED APP...

EXPERIENCING CLUNK IN STEERING; ALSO FAILED ROTORS.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

EXPERIENCING CLUNK IN STEERING; ALSO FAILED ROTORS.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

THE REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER, BOTH SETS OF ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. WHEN TOUCHING THE BRAKES THEY PULSATED. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THAT BRAKES WERE CONSIDERED A WEAR ITEM. *JB *SC

Mileage: 16,845

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE DRENCHED IN BLUE. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE VIBRATION RECURRED, THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE REAR ROTORS AND SANDED DOWN THE REAR BRAKES BECAUSE THE WERE GLAZED. *JB

Mileage: 8,618

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND SHIFTED GEARS ON IT'S OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMERER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAI...

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVID...

I OWN A 2003 IMPALA. EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKED ON THEIR OWN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY GRANDSON WAS LOCKED INSIDE ON A HOT SUMMER DAY. MY DEALERSHIP IN CONJUNCTION WITH GM HAS TRIED TO FIX ...

WHEN IT RAINS MOISTURE CLOUDS LENS IN HEAD LIGHT AND FOG LIGHT.

Mileage: 28,000

WHEN IT RAINS MOISTURE CLOUDS LENS IN HEAD LIGHT AND FOG LIGHT.

Mileage: 28,000

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BEGAN RETRACTED AND TIGHTENED. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT OFF. PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND WELTS FROM THE TIGHTENING.*AK

Mileage: 21,910

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING YARD. *AK

THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

Mileage: 17,000

ALL FOUR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 6,000

AFTER A 55 MPH VEHICLE SKID, THE CONSUMER HIT A POLE WITH THE FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

ALL 4 ROTORS ON MY CAR HAVE GONE BAD. CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN OCT 2002, AND AT 8500-9000 MILES IN MARCH OF 03, I HAD EXTREME PULSATION IN STEERING DUE TO FRONT ROTORS BEING WARPED. DEALER TURNED ROTORS, AND THEN 10,000 MILES LATER NEEDED TURNED AGAIN, AND NOW AT 33,000 MILES DEALER IS TELLING ME TO ...

Mileage: 8,500

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED. ABS LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTRO. AND HAD A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO CHEST WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

Mileage: 23,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED. ABS LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTRO. AND HAD A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO CHEST WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

Mileage: 23,000

RADIO HAS VERY BAD RECEPTION. HAVE TAKEN CARE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE REPLACED NEW RADIO WITH RECONDITIONED RADIOS TWICE. FIRST REPLACEMENT RADIO, DISPLAY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. SECOND REPLACEMENT RADIO WAS NOT CALIBRATED PROPERLY WHEN INSTALLED AND WHEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND RE-CA...

RADIO HAS VERY BAD RECEPTION. HAVE TAKEN CARE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE REPLACED NEW RADIO WITH RECONDITIONED RADIOS TWICE. FIRST REPLACEMENT RADIO, DISPLAY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. SECOND REPLACEMENT RADIO WAS NOT CALIBRATED PROPERLY WHEN INSTALLED AND WHEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND RE-CA...

RADIO HAS VERY BAD RECEPTION. HAVE TAKEN CARE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE REPLACED NEW RADIO WITH RECONDITIONED RADIOS TWICE. FIRST REPLACEMENT RADIO, DISPLAY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. SECOND REPLACEMENT RADIO WAS NOT CALIBRATED PROPERLY WHEN INSTALLED AND WHEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND RE-CA...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE, I COULD FEEL THE PULSATING OF THE ABS, ALONG WITH DIMINISHED BRAKING POWER. AFTERWARDS, I NOTICED THE ABS WOULD COME ON NOTICEABLY EACH TIME I BRAKED FROM 40-60 MPH. THE OUTSIDE RIGHT REAR CALIPER DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE MAKING GOOD CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR AS ON THE O...

Mileage: 13,500

NOTICED INCREASING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TOOK CAR IN FOR SAFETY INSPECTION AND FRONT BRAKE SERVICE. WAS INFORMED THE REAR ROTORS ARE BADLY RUSTED AND CORRODED , MAY NOT BE IMPROVED BY GRINDING OR TURNING, AND MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE LININGS ARE AT 20-25% ON THE FRONT A...

Mileage: 33

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OR TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE RADIO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE NOISE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE USED, THE HEATER FAN SPEED...

Mileage: 5,979

VEHICLE WILL NOT DEFROST WITHOUT LETTING INTO THE OUTSIDE FUMES. DURING WINTER MONTHS THE DEFROSTED WILL LET THE OUTSIDE AIR AND GAS FUMES INTO THE CAR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS VEHICLE AND ALL VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER 2001 WERE MADE T...

Mileage: 5,000

WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER INSIDE OF DASHBOARD. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HAZARD WARNING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT WOULDN'T FLASH. *AK DEALER REPLACED HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. *LA

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HAZARD WARNING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT WOULDN'T FLASH. *AK DEALER REPLACED HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. *LA

Mileage: 13,000

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL WITH USE OF KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY. WHEN TESTING CIRCUIT AMPERAGE DRAW FINDS A 19 AMP ELECTRICAL SPIKE ON A 20 AMP CIRCUIT. SUSPECT THIS TO BE TO HIGH FOR CIRCUIT PROTECTION. FUSE BLOWS FREQUENTLY. WHEN DOORS ARE LOCKED HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WILL FLASH MOMENTARILY WHICH IS N...

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN BUCKLED IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND WITH SEAT BELTS ON THE CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND OPEN THEM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.*AK

FAILURE OF ONSTAR TO CONTACT ME WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN ACCIDENT. *JB

Mileage: 28,301

WHEN ON ANY GRADE OF INCLINE THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO ROLL BACKWARDS UNLESS GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED QUICKLY AND QUITE HARD. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN ME HITTING A CAR BEHIND ME WHILE WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT ON AN INCLINE WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND I...

Mileage: 21,818

THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. *AK THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE HORN ASSEMBLY. *NM

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT, CAUSING HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE WARPED ROTORS AND CLEANED THE PADS BUT THE VIBRATION RECURRED. THE CONSUMER HAD TWO DIFFERENT TECHNICIANS FAX HIM A COPY ...

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING 2003 IMPALA IN RAIN WHEN ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF STREET,CAUSING TRAFFIC HAZARD. STARTER REFUSED TO TURN OVEREVEN THOUGH ELCTRICSL SYSTEM CONTINUED TO FUNCTION, DEALER SAID WATER GOT INTO ENGINE AND CHEVY WAS NOT RESPONCIBLE, ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT AT OWNERS EXPENSE.

Mileage: 3,900

CHVE IMPALA, WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID TENDS TO FREEZE EASILY. *AK

THERE WAS A BAD ODOR WITHIN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON . THE ODOR MADE THE OCCUPANTS SICK. THE CAUSE AND LOCATION OF THE ODOR WAS UNKNOWN ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WA...

Mileage: 9

THERE WAS A BAD ODOR WITHIN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON . THE ODOR MADE THE OCCUPANTS SICK. THE CAUSE AND LOCATION OF THE ODOR WAS UNKNOWN ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WA...

Mileage: 9

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PERIODICALLY FAILS TO PROCEED WITH SHIFTS AFTER REACHING 25-30 MPH. AT THAT POINT, THE ENGINE ROARS, AS THOUGH IT HAD BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND THE VEHICLE CEASES TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THIS IS RESOLVED WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS WITH A LURCH. MOST OFTEN, IT IS NECESSARY TO...

Mileage: 10,772

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER CHANGED THE CALIPER TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE DRIVER THAT ...

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

LEATHER ON FRONT LOWER SEATS STREACHED OUT OF SHAPE,ABLE TO PINCH LEATHER TOGETHER AND LIFT OFF CUSHION.POOR PADDING OR POOR LEATHER. VEHICLE HAS 1000 MILES . SEATS LOOK LIKE 50,000.*AK

Mileage: 500

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE IN THE GAS TANK. THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE WAS UNDETERMINED, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP HAD SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. *JB THE BANGING SOUND HAD COME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR OR ...

Mileage: 100

STRONG SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE IN THE PASSENGER AREA OF 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *LA

Mileage: 2,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT DASHBOARD LIGHT WAS FLASHING , INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. CONSUMER'S SON IN LAW HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL LEAKING IN THE RADIATOR. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS INTAKE MANIFOLD...

CONSUMER STATED THAT DASHBOARD LIGHT WAS FLASHING , INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. CONSUMER'S SON IN LAW HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL LEAKING IN THE RADIATOR. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS INTAKE MANIFOLD...

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION INSIDE THE LENS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM, BUT FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNABLE ...

Mileage: 740

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNABLE ...

Mileage: 740

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNABLE ...

Mileage: 740

WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT A POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE WARPED ROTORS. *JB THE PROBLEM WOULD ...

Mileage: 12,984

BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. HE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE PARKING, THE BUMPER SLID UNDER A TRAILER HITCH, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THAT TIME, HOWEVER THEY DEPLOYED A MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY...

Mileage: 3,600

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, A RED WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE WHAT THE WARNING SIGN MEANT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE STALLED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 3,200

WHILE DRIVING WITH THREE PASSENGERS IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS AT 35 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, REQUIRING EMERGENCY MANEUVER TO BRING CAR TO A STOP BEFORE HITTING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE. WHILE D...

Mileage: 13,000

WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING, BUT MANGED TO PULL OVER. HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL WAS TOO SHORT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WASN'T GOOD ARM ROOM FOR STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE PEDAL. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL WAS TOO SHORT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WASN'T GOOD ARM ROOM FOR STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE PEDAL. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED A RED WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED ON. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF THE WARNING SYMBOL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. *AK

Mileage: 3,200

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. ALSO, THE WAY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED WAS BAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT BROKEN ANY LAWS, AND THAT THEIR CARE WAS SAFE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLAM AND JERK IN GEARS AND FINALLY BEGAN NOT SHIFTING OUT OF 1ST GEAR UNTIL 50 MPH. WAS FIXED AND THEN ONE WEEK LATER BEGAN FAILING AGAIN. THIS TIME CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR BUT INSTEAD JUST SLIP GEAR AND REV E...

Mileage: 2,480

WHILE DRIVING AT NEW YORK FREEWAY AT NORMAL SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE GOT SHUT OFF. CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. *TT

Mileage: 3,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP ON A SMALL OR LARGE INCLINE THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS EXCESSIVELY AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. *NLM RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 05/21/03 FAILED. *LJ

INFERIOR LOW GRADE "DESIGNED TO FAIL" ELECTRICAL SWITCHES IN CHEVROLET IMPALA'S YR 2000. SPECIFICALLY: HAZARD "FLASHER" SWITCH COMPROMISES "TURN SIGNALS" FORCING CONSUMER INTO DEALERSHIPS TO PAY EXORBIANT PREDATORY COSTS FOR REPAIR. $5 PART FOR A $190 COST TO REPAIR. ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ARE INFE...

Mileage: 36,000

$688 TO REPLACE THE UPPER ENGINE PLENUM DUE TO ANTI-FREEZE LEAK FROM ENGINE.

Mileage: 43,030

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTREME STATIC ELECTRICITY WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS COMMON DURING COOL DRY CONDITIONS. *NLM

Mileage: 2,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ANF AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE CAR BEGAN DOWNSHIFTING ROUGH. AS I INCREASED SPEED OUT OF THE EXIT THE CAR WAS "JERKING" AND SHIFTING VERY ROUGH. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY, WIRING HARNESS, AND SOLENOIDS I...

Mileage: 400

WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 45+ MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, DOWNSHIFT, AND APPLY THE BRAKES. I ALSO AT THE URGING OF 911 STAFF, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE CAR AFTER ROUGHLY 5 MILES OF CONTINUED ACCELERATION EVEN...

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING OUT IN THE ROAD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. PH

CONSUMER STATES OF VEHICLE NOT HAVING A CHILD LOCK SYSTEM. MANUFACTURE HAS REMOVE THIS FROM THE VEHICLE. TS CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE SHE THOUGHT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS A FEATURE. PH 09-DEC-2002