2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical System Problems

I got a P2138 code for Accelerator Pedal Sensor error. From what I have seen this is caused by the two sensors not matching. I have repaired this issue previously about 3 years ago, but it has happened again. This seems to be a common issue with GM cars of this era.

5.3l v8 model needs to be added to the PI1384A campaign. recently fried my fuseblock because the relays melted. i am an ase certified technician For Firestone complete auto care, this is the exact problem that all ls4s will face.

FUEL SYSTEM; CODE P0230. CAM/CRANKSHAFT; solenoid circuit in BANK 1 CODE P0010. RADIO WIRING; Radio is smoking all the time BAD GROUND WIRE OR SHORT IN WIRES. MY VEHICAL STOPPED WHILE I WAS IN DRIVE MOTION GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. No injuries, and No fatalities BUT MY IMPALA STOPPED RUNNING AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO START IT SINCE. IN ADDITION NO ONE HAD GOT HURT, I WAS IN OPEN ROAD. I HAVE NOT HAD MY THE VEHICAL SERVICED OR DIAGNOSED BY A SERVICE CENTER. DUE TO A NO CRANK/NO START CONDITION. IT WILL NOT MOVE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WE HAD THE MIL on the dash say POWER ENGINE REDUCED. THAT'S WHEN AT HIGH SPEED ON FREEWAYS OR EXTENSIVE DRIVING PATTERNS.

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE PROBLEMS OF NOT GIVING ME CORRECT READINGS FROM THE GAUGES WHEN MY CAR WAS RUNNING HOT IT NEVER DISPLAYED ANY INDICATION THAT IT WAS WHICH CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE IN MY CAR THROWING A ROD I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCE AND STILL DO WHEN I TURN ON MY SIGNALS MY BRIGHT LIGHTS COME ON AS WELL AS SOMETIMES WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR THE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON BUT WHEN I CLOSE THE DOOR THEY DO MY MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY CAR ARE NOT STABLE THIS WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME IT SHIFTED NOW NOT FROM WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE I HAD AN INSPECTION DONE ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND RECEIVED A CLEAN BILL OF IMMACULATE CARE AND HEALTH OF THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 8 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN IN NOTHING BUT ONE DISASTER AFTER THE NEXT I'M FEELING VERY UNSAFE AND UNSURE OF THIS VEHICLE IT SEEMS AS IF IT'S MOVING FASTER THAN WHAT IS ON THE SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE I HAVE OFTEN HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY FASHION JUST TO STOP I KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL I CAN FORWARD THE BILLS OF THE SAID REPAIRS SO THAT IT WAS SUPPORT MY CLAIM I DO NOT HAVE THEM WITH ME AT THIS TIME BUT MY EMAIL IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED ON WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS MAKING CAR FALL DEAD WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS

Mileage: 22

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE FAN BOX LOCATED INSIDE THE DASHBOARD, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE TICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED TICKING NOISE IS DRAINING THE BATTERY AND CAUSING ALOT OF PROBLEMS. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

Mileage: 100,000

IT JUST BEEN A LIKE A REAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM LIKE IF I PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC IS STALLED IT HESITATE IT HAS BEEN HIT A FEW TIMES LIKE THAT AND LIKE IT JUST HAVE TO GET A JUMP OFF EVERY MORNING AND EVERY EVENING JUST TO GO ANYWHERE AND I TRULY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I'M TAKING BACK TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM ME AT LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND I'M TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY SAY IT'S ELECTRICAL DEFECT IT IT'S GOING TO KILL THE WHOLE CAR AND IT'S GOING TO EVENTUALLY KILL ME

THE CHECK BATTERY SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS ,WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT TO THE GROUND, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND STATE.POLICE SAID THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. IWAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND BARELY GOT OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE THE WHOLE CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES.

Mileage: 156,000

KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO PARK AND POWERED OFF. I AM TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS DUE TO POOR WIRING.

Mileage: 132,000

TRYING TO PUT CAR IN GEAR ITS STUCK IN PARK ALL BECAUSE OF WIRING NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE GEAR SHUT THE WIRING IS WEAK AND BREAKS REAL EASY WHITCH IS A SAFETY HAZZARD BECAUSE THEN YOU CAN BE STUCK SOMEWHERE. THIS HAS HAPPEND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO ME AND OTHERS I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THICKER WIRES.

REAR DEFROSTER WIRING UNDER FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAD SMOKED AND SMALL FIRE. CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. WAS JUST PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY SO I PULLED OF FUSE BOX COVER TO DISCOVER IT. WIRES MELTED. HAD NO FUSE IN THERE. BURNED OUT QUICKLY.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MOTORS IN THE DOORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 76,000

WIRE HARNESS CONNECTION BEHIND PASSENGERS SIDE KICKPLATE MELTING DUE TO REAR DEFROSTER WINDOW NOT HAVING A TIMER TO SHUT OFF. IT STAYS ON THE WHOLE DURATION OF HAVING THE DEFROSTERS ON WHICH IN TURN MELTS THE CONNECTION DUE TO NOT HAVING A INLINE FUSE. THE MELTING CONNECTION CAN CAUSE FIRE DUE TO ARCING CONNECTION.

Mileage: 84,000

THE CHEVROLET IMPALA I OWN HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR.... THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL AREA IN THE FRONT HAS WENT HAYWIRE ON ME.... I CANNOT SIGNAL, OR TURN MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AT ANY TIME.... PLUS, IT WILL NOT START FOR ME WHEN I NEED IT TO, I ALWAYS HAVE TO GET A JUMP FROM SOMEONE, & THAT EVEN TAKES BETWEEN 10-20 MINUTES.... THE PLACE THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM, THE REPAIRMEN CANNOT FIX IT RIGHT FOR ME, IT IS NOT FAIR TO PAY ALL THIS MONEY FOR MY CAR, WHICH WILL NOT WORK RIGHT... I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY SIGNALS FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW, IT IS VERY, VERY FRUSTRATING TO ME.... I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE STREETS, THE HIGHWAY, EVEN AT WORK AFTER MY SHIFT, IT HAS EVEN STOPPED ON ME WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO & FROM SCHOOL....

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR EARLIER TODAY IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS MAKING NOISE. SO I CHECK IT IT WAS EMPTY I FILLED IT UP WITH POWER STEERING FOULED.COME TO FIND OUT ITS A LEAK AGAIN. FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THAT THE LIGHTS BEEN FLICKERING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS THE CHECK BATTERY SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON. THEN ONE DAY IT CUT OFF ON ME IN TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING .THEN AFTER A WHILE I GOT A JUMP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STAY RUNNING ON ITS ON AFTER THE FIFTH TRY IT STAYED RUNNING.I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME NOW EVERY OTHER WEEK SO. I HAVE TO MESSING WITH CABLE CORD ON THE BATTERY TO GET THE CAR TO START. JUST SO HAPPENED TODAY MY ALTERNATOR. WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CUT ALL THE WIRING OFF THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY JUST TO STOP THE FIRE FROM BURNING .

Mileage: 174,000

NEITHER OF THE TWO HORN BUTTONS ON THE STEARING WHEEL ACTIVATE THE HORN. EITHER THE BUTTONS DO NOT WORK OR THE HORN DOES NOT WORK.

Mileage: 250,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE JUST COMPLETELY LOSSED POWER... THE CAR WOULDNT START UP UNLESS I UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. THE DASHBOARD READ ENGINE REDUCED POWER.. VERY SCARY SITUATION..I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA RECALL MY WINDOWS STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER MY CAR SOME TIME DONT GO WHEN I PUSH THE GAS IT WILL JERK REAL HARD AND THEN SOME TIMES IT TAKES ALONG TIME TO BRAKE AND THIS BEEN A ON GOING THING BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY GAVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT IF THERE WHERE ANY RECALLS ABOUT IT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,446.

Mileage: 156,446

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY DIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY, AFTER FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS FROM THE INTERNET. UPDATED 06/20/16.*JB

Mileage: 90,000

ONGOING ISSUE WITH ERROR MESSAGE RELATING TO "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" APPEARED 4/10/2016. ONGOING HISTORY AND SERVICE RELATED TO THROTTLE POSITION AND SENSOR (ALSO SERVICED) CODES P2176; P 2135. 8/1/15 I HAVE ADDRESSED THROUGH REPLACING OF THROTTLE POSITION AND SENSOR; BATTERY CABLE (DEALERSHIP SVC DEPT SUGGESTED LOW VOLTAGE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE - RETESTED, ISSUE CONTINUES) PARTS STORE HAS SUGGESTED "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MODULE P 1516' CODES ALSO INCLUDE P0121, PO2135, P2119 FOUND PMC TO BE FAULTY -- "REPAIR AND REPLACED" 12/30/2014; THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED ON APRIL 5, 2014. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR TWO YEARS. ENGINE POWER DROPS AND CAR WILL ONLY DRIVE AT A LOW SPEED < 40MPH. THIS IS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS ISSUE BEGAN AT APX 140K MILES AND HAS REOCCURRED AT 166L, 167K, 180K, 193K. SPEEDS THAT IT HAS OCCURRED HAS BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60-65MPG TO RESIDENTIAL 25-35MPH. RECORDS HAVE SERVICES DATES ARE AVAILABLE; TOO MANY TO UPLOAD ALL.

MY CAR WON'T SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION, I HAD TO LIFT UP CONSOLE COVER AND PUSH RELEASE BUTTON IN ORDER TO AVOID PAYING FOR A TOW. FOUND OUT IT WAS THE WIRED CONNECTOR OR MODULE OR POSSIBLY WIRES THAT MOVE WHEN YOU SHIFT GEARS.

Mileage: 96,200

REAR DEFROST STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I LOOKED INTO WHY, I FOUND THE LARGE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR THATS BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER KICK PANEL TO BE COMPLETELY BURNT. THE CONNECTIONS ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT RATED HIGH ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE AMPS NEEDED. WHEN I LOOKED ON LINE THERE IS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS CIRCUIT IS ALSO NOT PROTECTED BY A FUSE. IT'S A MIRACLE THAT THIS DIDN'T BURN MY CAR TO THE GROUND. THIS IS A VERY LARGE PROBLEM WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF EFFECTED CARS. MINE WAS JUST A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,838. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/09/18*JB *CN

Mileage: 88,838

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND PARKED. ALSO BATTERY DRAINS EVERY YEAR.

Mileage: 93,000

AT START UP OF MY CAR THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD SAY SERVICE REQUIRED, BUT IT WOULD GO AWAY WHEN WE BUCKLED UP. WHEN IN A WEEK IT STARTED TO STAY ON. IT NO LONGER GOES AWAY. ALSO NOW Y WHEN I SHUT OFF MY CAR THE RADIO WILL STAY ON EVEN WHEN YOU OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND LOCK IT. I HAVE TO MANUALLY SHUT IT OFF.

Mileage: 128,236

HAD PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM DEALER IN ASHLAND VA BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2014. HAD NO CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE UNTIL FIRST TRIP NOT DRIVING VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AND UPON RETURN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HAD JUMPED STARTED VEHICLE AND GOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH WAS ON FOR THREE DAYS THEN CUT OFF. IN FEBRUARY 2015 HAD NOT DRIVEN VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEK PERIOD AND UPON RETURN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CHECKED BATTERY AND HAD REPLACED ALONG WITH CLEANING POSITIVE BATTERY POST FOR CORROSION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS THEN CUT OFF - CHECK CODE AT FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP SHOWED CODE P2135 - DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE POSSIBLE POWER DRAINAGE COULD BE COMING FROM AND RECOMMENDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM TEST FOR POWER DRAINAGE. AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS STARTED/USED WITHOUT PROLONGED PERIOD OF INACTIVITY, VEHICLE OPERATION FOR THIS MODEL YEAR IS ACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN VERY LIGHT RAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE FOUR TIMES SUCCESSIVELY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THEN SEEMED TO DROP TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT TO FLASH AND THE BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AND KNOCKED HER UNCONSCIOUS. THE VEHICLE THEN TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY, INTO A WOODY AREA AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS AWOKEN BY THE SCREAMS OF HER SMALL CHILDREN, WHO WERE SITTING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TWO CHILD PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE, CONTUSIONS OF THE SHOULDERS, FACE, HEAD INJURIES AND A CONCUSSION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SPRAINED NECK, FRACTURED SPINE, AND A CONCUSSION, CLOTTING IN THE SKULL, A CHEST WALL CONTUSION AND LACERATIONS TO THE LEGS. ALL THREE PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT AND ALL PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FURTHER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MOTOR HAD BOTH FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE CRASH AND WERE STILL IN THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH ONE WEEK AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 - ELECTRICAL) . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

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

Mileage: 89,000

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

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

Mileage: 800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA SAFETY RECALL CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS. *MW THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 14V355000. *JB

IGNITION KEY SWITCH. *TR

I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 IMPALA OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST YEAR, MAYBE MORE. THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY GIVE ME AN ERROR OF "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." THE CAR SLOWS TO A CRAWL, HAS NO ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE SHAKES AND IT SPUTTERS UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE TPS SENSOR. HE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. SINCE I WAS GETTING THE SAME CODES, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY MY BATTERY, BUT THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL FOR SURE WITHOUT TROUBLESHOOTING. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, ALL WHO SAY THE CODES POINT TO THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THEY ALSO AGREE THAT I SHOULDN'T BE GETTING THESE CODES SO QUICKLY AFTER REPLACING THE UNIT - WHICH COST OVER $300. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WHO WORKS AND GOES TO GRADUATE SCHOOL FULL TIME. I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO CARELESSLY DUMP MONEY INTO A CAR. I'VE PUT UP WITH IT BECAUSE I CAN USUALLY PULL OVER, TURN THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE AND IT WILL CRANK BACK UP; HOWEVER, IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. LAST NIGHT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CONSOLE READ "STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE." THE ENGINE THEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A DARK HIGHWAY, ALONE, WITH A CAR FULL OF GROCERIES AND A SON WHO WAS WAITING ON HIS MOM TO GET HOME TO PUT HIM TO BED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON A ROAD WITHOUT A LOT OF OTHER CARS AROUND OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS. AN INTERNET SEARCH WILL REVEAL THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THE SAME RESULTS FROM DEALERS, ALL WITHOUT A PERMANENT FIX. GM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WHICH CLEARLY AFFECTS A LARGE NUMBER OF CARS ACROSS THE GM BRAND! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I'VE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE THIS SPRING WITH AN ISSUE ON TRACTION CONTROL AND THE DISPLAY REPORTING 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER ". I'VE NOW HAD THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND POWER TRAIN COMPUTER MODULE REPLACED. I'LL BE DRIVING AT A RATE OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY OF APX 60MPH AND THEN THESE ERROR MESSAGES APPEAR AND THE CRUISE KICKS OFF. THERE'S HESITATION AS I TRY TO ACCELERATE. *JS

Mileage: 159,000

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL PROBLEM. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, THE REMOTE STOPPED WORKING. *JB

MY GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED IN THE PARK MODE AFTER ENGINE WOULD START UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN CAR IS STARTED LOW PRESSURE OIL LIGHT STOP ENGINE AND CAR HAS RING CHIMES TO TELL YOU TO STOP DRIVING CAR LOOKED ON LINE SEEMS LIKE A COMMON COMPLAINT .I CHECKED OIL FILLED TO PROPER LEVEL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR A IGNITION PROBLEM WHICH WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE KEY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE ON POSITION AND CAUSE LOSS OF ENGINE PWER, NO STEERING AND NO BRAKING. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, I SEARCHED MY VIN NUMBER AND FOUND THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. GENERAL MOTORS FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS DEADLY RISK IN MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE NO INFORMATION ON WHERE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE FPOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 IMPALA SS BRAND NEW IN 2006. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL GM CUSTOMER MY WHOLE LIFE. AT 99,000 STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, SLIPPING,AND HARD SHIFTING... AT 101,000 MILES I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. I REFINANCED MY CAR TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2,200 . AFTER THE REBUILD TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING OK. THEN AT 122,000 MILES IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN... IT WAS SNOWING AND I WAS STRANDED IN THE TURN LANE OF A ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH... I TURNED OFF MY CAR LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN AND BACK ON AT LEAST 20 TIMES... MY CAR MOVED ABOUT 200 FEET EACH TIME... AN HOUR LATER I GOT BACK TO MY HOUSE THAT WAS 5MILES FROM THE FAILURE. I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT NOW AND I AM STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR. ITS BEEN SITTING IN MY YARD FOR 10 MONTHS. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. I ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL FOR MY POWER STEERING HOSE, GOT IT FIXED AND THE BRACKETS CAME LOOSE FROM MY FRAME CAUSING MY STEERING TO GET VERY HARD. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED MY POWER STEERING FLUID AT WALMART AND IT WAS EMPTY. I FILLED IT AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD NO POWER STEERING AGAIN... MY HOSE HAD RUBBED ON MY FRAME MAKING A HOLE. I WENT TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT MORE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT AFTER I PUT IT IN MY STEERING WAS MAKING A LOUD SOUND AND DIDN'T TURN WELL. I THINK IT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE LEAK. I TOO HAVE A LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM MY DASHBOARD WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS THE VENT FLAP MOTOR ... $750 DOLLARS TO REPAIR... PART IS ONLY $65 THE REST IS LABOR... ALSO WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR I HAD TO GET ALL 4DOOR WINDOWS REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY) DUE TO IMPROPER WINDOW GUIDE ADJUSTMENT. AND MY AUTOMATIC TRUNK RELEASE WORKS OFF AND ON, MY KEYLESS ENTRY ONLY WORKS 5 FEET FROM MY CAR WITH NEW BATTERIES,AND ALL TIRE PRESSURE SENS. WENT BAD$100 EACH HELP. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LACK OF PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS UNAVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 14V355000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO REMAIN IN THE IGNITION. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 4 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE TWO INJURIES REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED BUT THE SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REMEDY THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS IMPLEMENTING WITH THIS RECALL WAS INEFFECTIVE, SINCE THE ACTUAL FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO LOCK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FIRST OF ALL, I USE MY CAR TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH FROM SCHOOL. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE I CAME HOME, STOPPING AT STOP LIGHTS, MY CAR WOULD CUT OFF AND THEN CUT BACK ON. ALSO, MY RADIO HAS CHANGED STATIONS BY ITSELF. THEN, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. WHEN I TURN ON MY AIR OR HEAT A KNOCKING NOISE COMES FROM MY AIR VENTS AND IT LAST FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT MY CAR WAS ABOUT TO BLOW UP BECAUSE I WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS CAUSING THAT. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED QUICKLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND STARTER HAS GONE OUT ON ME MANY TIMES THIS WOULD BE THE 3RD TIME IN THE LAST YEAR IV HAD TO REPAIR IT. ON MY 2006 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

THE GM "FIX" FOR THE IGNITION ISSUE IS TO REPLACE KEYS SO THAT NOTHING CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE KEY, INCLUDING NOT EVEN THE FOB, THE "FIX" IS NOT TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART TO THE IGNITION. I'VE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2006 AND DRIVEN IT ALL THIS TIME WITH A LOT OF OTHER KEYS AND THE FOB ATTACHED. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION. I THINK THERE MAY BE AN ENGINEERING OVERSIGHT: IT STANDS TO REASON THAT HAVING USED THE KEY WITH THE WEIGHT ATTACHED FOR 8 YEARS PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WORN THE INTERNAL CONNECTIONS BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE INSERTED KEY. IT ALSO SEEMS REASONABLE, THAT NOW HAVING A KEY THAT IS LIGHT WEIGHT BEING INSERTED INTO THE SAME CHAMBER AS THE HEAVILY WEIGHTED KEY, WILL MEAN THAT THE NEW KEY WON'T FIT OR MAKE THE PROPER CONNECTION IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE NEW KEY WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY, AND THEREFORE THE "FIX" IS REALLY CREATING A NEW PROBLEM. WHY WOULDN'T THE WHOLE IGNITION APPARATUS HAVING TO DO WITH THE KEY BE REPLACED AS WELL AS KEYS????? I THINK THIS IS A BIG OVERSIGHT, AND A BIG PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY SINCE ALL THE TESTIMONY I HEARD OR READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM GM IS THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE "MIS-SIZED PART" --- I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN FROM MY DEALER THAT IT IS THE KEYS THAT ARE BEING REPLACED, AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE FOBS ATTACHED. THIS IS SURELY DECEPTION, AND IF THE "FIX" HAS NOT BEEN TESTED ON EVERY CAR, HOW CAN WE TRUST THAT THE NEW KEYS WILL WORK WITH THE BY NOW WORN INTERNAL AND INCORRECT PART? THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. I'VE WRITTEN TO MY SENATOR ABOUT THIS. . .AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE. IN THE MEANTIME, I GO THURSDAY TO GET THE NEW KEYS. . .THEREAFTER THE OLD KEYS WON'T WORK WITH MY CAR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART THAT WAS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, INCLUDING THE OIL PAN GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION OF MY 2006 IMPALA. THE FIRST FEW TIMES I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF GEAR AND BACK TO PARK, WHILE TURNING THE KEY BACK AND FORTH AND THE KEY WOULD RELEASE. NOW THE KEY IS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK. IT STARTS JUST FINE AND GOES INTO GEAR BUT I JUST CAN'T SHUT IT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 10/09/14*LJ UPDATED 3/26/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A MEDIAN, ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

LAST JUNE I WENT TO THE STORE AND TRIED TO OPEN MY BACK DOORS AND THEY WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN ONE OF THE BACK DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE ONLY. THE DOOR LOCKS INDICATED THE DOORS WERE NOT LOCKED. IF I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDED TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT ON THEIR OWN. THE LOCKING MECHANISMS FAILED ON BOTH DOORS. BOTH DOORS HAS THIS LOCK ISSUE FOR ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AND THEN ONE OF THE LOCKS STARTED WORKING AGAIN FROM THE INSIDE. EVENTUALLY THE OTHER DOOR STARTED WORKING AGAIN ONCE IT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO WINTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS LOOKED INTO AND A RECALL DONE BY GM. GM CONSISTENTLY PUTS OUT EXPENSIVE CARS WITH INADEQUATE PARTS THAT FAIL. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THIS WAS TYPICAL OF ALL CHEVY IMAPLA'S NO MATTER THE YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

MY 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. BOTH SYSTEMS USE THE SAME ANTENNA IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE MODULE CONTROLLING EACH SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. MANY TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING, AN ALERT WILL APPEAR SAYING "SERVICE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM" AND I WILL LOSE READINGS OF MY TIRE PRESSURES. MANDATED IN 2005, TPMS SYSTEMS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS IN VEHICLES, SO THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I RECENTLY HAD A FLAT TIRE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT ON THE EXPRESSWAY HAD I NOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE TIRE BECAUSE THE TPMS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE ISSUE WITH A DOCUMENT ID OF 1990156. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE WARRANTY AND A SERVICE BULLETIN IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT WITHOUT CHARGING MYSELF, THE CONSUMER. THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE THESE SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOT SERVING THAT PURPOSE DUE TO POOR DESIGN RIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY. IN ADDITION TO THE FAILURE OF THE TPMS SYSTEM, THE DEFECT ALSO MAKES THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM USELESS DUE TO EXTREMELY POOR RANGE (~2 FEET). THIS IS MORE OF A CONVENIENCE ISSUE, BUT IT IS STILL CAUSED BY THE SAME DEFECT. *JS

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN ST. PAUL, MN. I STARTED UP AN INCLINE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. I SUDDENLY LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I TRAVELED UPHILL UNTIL THE CAR RAMMED INTO THE CURB ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND GOT OUT AND CALLED THE POLICE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THERE IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006-2013 IMPALA REAR DEFROSTERS NOT WORKING. LOOK ON YOUTUBE AND YOU WILL SEE THE PROBLEM IS VERY EVIDENT. GM/CHEVY USED A SMALL BULKHEAD CONNECTOR FOR THE HIGH CURRENT DEFROSTER WIRES LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KICK PLATE OF THE 2006-2013 IMPALA'S THAT BURNS OUT. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO A FIRE HAZARD. THE "HOW TO" FIX ON YOU TUBE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL WORK, BUT THIS REALLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY GM. INEXPERIENCED MECHANICS TRYING TO FIX THIS MAY GET HURT, LET ALONE INCREASING THE ELECTRICAL/FIRE HAZARD BY IMPROPERLY "FIXING" THE PROBLEM. GM IS RECALLING THEIR VEHICLES FOR EVERYTHING ELSE SO WHY NOT FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM? SAD FOR PEOPLE IN WINTER CLIMATES NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THEIR REAR WINDOW DUE TO THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPALA. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH I SUDDENLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF REDUCED POWER AND TO SERVICE MY TRACTION CONTROL HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 43,265

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60-65 MPH. MY CAR JUMPED OR I JUST FELT A CHANGE AND MY RPM NEEDLE MOVED. AS I TRIED TO PUSH IN THE GAS PEDAL THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD MOVE UP TO 4RPMS BUT MY SPEED WOULDN'T INCREASE IT WAS ALMOST AS IF I WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY JUST IN TIME FOR MY CAR TO STALL. I SAT THERE FOR ONLY A MINUTE AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND DROVE BACK HOME FINE TO MY COUSINS SHOP WHERE HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG, NO CODES FOUND AND THEIR WAS NEVER A CODE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH DURING THIS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WASN'T BURNED AND IT WAS CLEAR AND PINK. I'M FRUSTRATED BC THIS IS AN GM ISSUE AND THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING. I COULD OF BEEN HIT AND KILLED. MY DAD HAS A BLAZER THAT IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THE GM DEALERSHIP AMONG A COUPLE OTHER PLACES CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME AMONG OTHERS GET GM TO LOOK INTO OUR CARS AT LEAST FOR FREE. I HAVE A CHILD THAT IS ALWAYS IN THE CAR WITH ME AN IF ANYTHING WAS TO EVER HAPPEN TO US BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE GM WON'T RESOLVE THERE WILL BE MANY LAWSUITS INCLUDING MINE. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

FROM TIME TO TIME I HEAR SOME BANGING NOISE LIKE SOMEONE IS IN MY TRUNK OR LIKE IT THE SIDE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT . ALSO MY POWER STEERING MAKE NOISE ALL THE TIME. AND MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB COMES LOOSE AND BLOWS OUT A LOT. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING WITH THE CONNECTOR. TO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

ITS A 2006 IMPALA SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND SMOKE CAME OUT THE VENTS OF THE DASH !!! THE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON AND THE POWER SEATS DO NOT WORK BUT IT STILL RUNS, SHE LEFT THE CAR AND HAD IT TOED ! SO I WAS WONDERING IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANY ONE ELSE ? IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAPPENS A LOT BUT GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT !!!! I READ A LOT OF DASH FIRES FROM THE ELECTRICAL BOX ON DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS AND SOME THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGIN AND TRAPS YOU IN THE CAR !!! ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THIS GOES ON WITH NO OUTCOME ITS LIKE SOMEONE HAS TO DIE OR GET KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. *TR

THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH...GM DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR ANY OTHER DOORS DIC (DRIVER'S INFO CENTER) STAYS LIT AND RADIO STAYS ON FOR 15 MINUTES. WAS TOLD IT MAY BE THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE). ALSO CHECKED VEHICLE'S OIL AND ALL WAS FINE THEN 2 WEEKS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND DIPSTICK SHOWS NO OIL. NO LEAKS ANYWHERE ON DRIVEWAY NOR UNDER CARRIAGE. STEERING WHEEL SQUEALS WHEN TURNING YET ALL FLUIDS ARE TOPPED OFF. IS THIS VEHICLE A LEMON? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY COMPANY ASSIGNED CAR DOWN A STEEP HILL WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 OTHER TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING FAST THOUGH. IT'S LIKE THE ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF. THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON BUT I LOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT WAS TERRIFYING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS COMPLETELY RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS IN MY COMPANY WITH THEIR IMPALAS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER INSTANCES OF CHEVY IMPALAS OF VARIOUS MODEL YEARS DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM ITS RANDOM AND OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 4 MONTHS OR SO. I AM AFRAID I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK IN THIS DEATH TRAP DUE TO MY EMPLOYER MAKING ME. PLEASE HELP- I DON'T WANT TO DIE BECAUSE CHEVROLET HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THEIR CARS. *TR

Mileage: 186,000

GOING 55 MPH CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 35 MPH ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY CARS BEHIND ME. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL , ENGINE POWER REDUCED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. HAD SOME WORK DONE AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP 100 MILES AGO SO MAYBE SOMETHING THEY DID WRONG. BUT I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS CAUSED BY THIS VERY SAME MESSAGE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED BY THIS SUDDEN DECELERATION WITH NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 83,108

I WAS JUS LEAVING MY JOB ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL WHEN AS I REACHED ABOUT HALF A MILE AWAY FROM MY JOB THE CAR DISPLAYED A MESSAGE ENGINE POWER REDUCED I WAS GOIN THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS ABOUT 45 TO 50 WHEN I WAS SUDDENLY UNCONTROLLABLY BROUGHT TO UNDER 20 MPH CARS NEARLY RAN INTO MY REAR SEVERAL TIMES SO I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT ON MY HAZARDS N PULL INTO A NEARBY SHOPPING CENTER I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME N NOW I'M CAR I DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY FUNDS MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IS CHAGRIN TO FIX THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY CHARGE BY HOW LONG THE JOB TAKES AFTER FOR THE LIFE OF ME I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA WHICH HAD 155000 MILES PERFORMED BETTER THAN MY 2006 I NEVER HAD AS MUCH ISSUE AS I DID WITH THIS CAR AS I DID WITH OLDER ALSO IN THIS 2006 IMPALA THIS COOLING SYSTEM PART ARE VERY CHEAP I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A CHEVY TO ANY ONE AFTER EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS I DID WITH THIS CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND LOST ALL MY POWER STEERING FLUID AFTER JUST HAVING A RECALL FOR AN POWER STEERING PUMP HOSE REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 80,100

ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE. NOTICED SOMETIME IN AUGUST OF 2013 THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WASN'T WORKING. CHECKED FUSE, RELAY, GRID CONNECTIONS AND FOUND INCOMPLETE CIRCUIT. TRACED OPEN CIRCUIT TO A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR BEHIND PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL UNDER GLOVE BOX. FOUND THAT REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WIRE (PURPLE) WAS BURNED AND INSULATION WAS MELTED. SEPARATED THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO FIND THAT SPECIFIC CONNECTOR FOR THIS WIRE INSIDE CONNECTOR WAS ALSO BURNED AND MELTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONNECTOR. CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM IS SHOWING ON DASHBOARD. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND IT STILL APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

MY CAR HAD BEEN SHOWING THE SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS. WHEN I CALLED SOUTHEAST KIA OF SOMERSET, THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS THE ACTUALLY BATTERY, KEEP IN MIND, I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR SIX WEEKS. I KNEW THAT IT WASN'T BECAUSE I HAD BEEN HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WHATSOEVER BEFORE THIS, AND I WAS RAISED AROUND MECHANICS AND TRUCK DRIVERS, I DO KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT CARS. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I HAD THE BATTERY JUMPED THREE TIMES AND IT DIED SITTING THERE, WE FINALLY GOT IT CHARGED SO THAT I COULD DRIVE TO MY MOTHERS, BUT HAD PROBLEMS ON THE WAY THERE. AS I WAS DRIVING, ALL OF MY GAUGES COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IN MY CAR, AND I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD DIED AND THAT I WAS COASTING. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND REALIZED THE CAR WAS RUNNING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, BUT IT KEPT RUNNING. NOW, KIA IS SAYING THAT IF IT'S THE ALTERNATOR IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER A TWO YEAR WARRANTY THAT I HAVE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO FIX IT BASICALLY. I HAVE BEEN SEVERELY RIPPED OFF, AND NOW ME AND MY CHILDREN ARE WITHOUT A CAR. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT CAR LOTS ARE ABLE TO SEND OUT TERRIBLE AND UNRELIABLE CARS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT, AND THEN DON'T WANT TO FIX THINGS. NOW I AM TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET A DIFFERENT CAR AND LEAVE THIS PIECE OF JUNK ON THEIR LOT, I WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY A CAR AGAIN UNLESS IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 20 MILES ON IT AND IS BRAND NEW, AND WILL DEFINITELY DO MORE RESEARCH ON THE TYPE OF CAR, ALONG WITH THE DEALERSHIP SELLING IT TO ME. AND KIA HAS NOT HEARD THE LAST OF ME AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL TAPPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2006 CHEVY IMPALA WILL NOT TURN ON. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND STARTER WITH THE SAME RESULTS. STARTER RELAY IS ALSO GOOD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND TO MY HORROR, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, WITH VERY HIGH DOLLAR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT MAY NOT WORK. EVERY TIME I BRING IN THIS VEHICLE I AM CHARGED 100 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO SAY WHAT IS WRONG AND WHEN THEY (SUPPOSEDLY) FIX IT ( OR SAY IT DID NOT DO IT WITH THEM AND ITS ALL IN MY HEAD AND YOUR DOING SOMETHING WRONG TO IT), IT DOES IT AGAIN. THE CHARGING SYSTEM IS OK BUT THERE IS NO POWER AT ALL THRUOUT THE CAR BUT IF YOU WAIT A COUPLE OF HOURS IT WILL SHOW LIGHTS BUT IT WILL NOT EVEN CRANK AND THEN GO COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FROM EVERY OTHER CUSTOMER WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND COST THEM PLENTY OF MONEY WITHOUT A SOLUTION. I HAVE RESEARCHED YOUTUBE, YAHOO ANSWERS, FIXIT, ETC... AND THIS IS WHAT ALL THESE OTHER NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING EVEN WHEN THEY WENT TO THE CHEVY CERTIFIED MECHANICS THROUOUT THE COUNTRY. I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO KEEP PAYING FOR DIAGNOSIS AND NUMEROUS POSSIBLE FIXES THAT DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR THEM TO CHARGE ME AN ARM AND A LEG TO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ( AND NO THEY WILL NOT GIVE YOU A REFUND FOR NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM THAT THEY CHARGE A 100 DOLLARS UPFRONT TO DIAGNOSE). THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU COME FROM A START OR AFTER YOU BACK UP AND DRIVE FORWARD. THIS IS NOT NORMAL BUT CHEVY WILL SAY IT US. I TAKE PRIDE IN KEEPING MY CAR RUNNING SO I KNOW IT IS NOT FROM NEGLECT OR ABUSE THIS IS SIMPLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT THESE CHEVY VEHICLES HAVE BECAUSE I M SEEING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR OTHER MODELS THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE YEAR SPECTRUM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! ALL THESE CONSUMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE NOT WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WELL FOR A MONTH I BEEN GETING POWER REDUCE INGINE ON THE DASH BOURD I GOT MY HUSBAND TO CHECK IT OUT AND HE CANT BELIVE WHAT HE SAW DID SOME RESEACH ON LINE AND LOOK LIKE THIS IS A COMMAND PROBLEM SO HE BOUGHT THE THROTTLE BODY AND NO LUCK SO THEN BOUGHT THE PEDAL POSSION SENSOR HOPE GM CAN REIMBURSE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.I SPENT ALREADY CLOSE TO $500.00 AND AM STILL WORKING ON THE CAR PLEASE HELP...IT NOT COOL THAT GM IS IGNORING THE SITUATION IT LOOK LOOK THERE AWARE OF IT.... *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY. SINCE THEN IT COMES ON MORE FREQUENT. CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE VERY SLOW, AND IN SOME CASES STALLING. NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS BUT ONLY 1 RECALL. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

MY 2006 CHEVY IMPALA HAS THUMP NOISE IN THE STEERING ANY TIME I TURN AND SOUNDS LIKE IT GONNA FALL APART ITS A HAZARD TO BE ON THE ROAD. AND THE HEATER CLICKS WONT WORK RESULTING IN THE WINDSHIELD BEING FOGGED WHEN IM DRIVING THAT'S A HAZARD ALSO. I CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE DID THEY HELP NO TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER PAY $ 100.00 MAYBE YOU WILL GET IT FIXED FREE! HAHA FORGET IT IM SELLING THE CAR ITS EASIER THAT'S MY STORY IM VERY DISSATISFIED IN CHEVY. AND ANY OF THIS HAPPENS AT ANYTIME OF THE SPEED 0-75 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON HIS WAY TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP FROM THEIR GRANDMOTHERS AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. AS HE WAS TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER SMOKE CAME INTO THE VEHICLE NEAR HIS FEET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. HE PULLED OVER INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT BUT BY THEN THE ELECTRIC WAS OUT IN THE CAR SO THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND HE WASN'T ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. GOOD THING HE HAD THE WINDOWS DOWN PRIOR TO THE FIRE BECAUSE THAT WAS HIS ONLY ESCAPE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES BROUGHT OUT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRIED TO PUT IT OUT WITH NO LUCK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS IN THE AREA OF THE FUSE PANEL AND WIRING HARNESS. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AFTER JUST PAYING IT OFF JUST TWO WEEKS AGO! HEARTBREAKING. I'VE BEEN DOING MY RESEARCH AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE WORST COULD HAVE HAPPENED ALL BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO DO A RECALL! THANK GOD THERE WERE NO FATALITIES BUT WHO'S TO SAY THE NEXT PERSON THIS HAPPENS TO WILL BE SO LUCKY? *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS EMITTING AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

DISPLAYED ON PANEL "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" . ON STAR DIAGNOSED SERVICE CODE "P2138". ON 05/01/2012 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A LARGE INTERSECTION MY ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO 3 OR MAYBE 5 MPH. I WAS TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT THE ACCELERATION THAT WAS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO BEING CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT, I'M FEARFUL I WILL BE THE ONE CAUSING A FATAL PILE-UP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE CHEVY DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 57,058

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO PARK, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING SUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 77,000

I BOYGHT MY CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 133,000 MILES. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS I THINK WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IT WOULD NOT CRANK NOR TURN OVER. AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH BACK AND FORWARD FOR FIVE MIN OR SO, IT WOULD START. NOW I CAN'T GET IT TO DO A THING. I NEED HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 IMPALA SS, JUST RECENTLY AFTER REACHING 60,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN 4TH GEAR AND OVERDRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A SHORT 300 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD IT EITHER NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. I HAD IT REBUILT FOR $2442 ALL OUT OF MY OWN POCKET BECAUSE MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED. NOW A MERE 3 MONTHS LATER AND NOW CURRENTLY AT 69,200 MILES THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS SHOWING THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS IT HAD WHEN IT FAILED THE FIRST TIME. AGAIN WITH NO WARRANTY AND REPAIR COSTS OVER 2000 DOLLARS I WILL SOON BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. NOT TO MENTION RENTAL CAR COSTS AND THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING THIS HAPPEN TWICE WITHIN A YEAR AND 10,000 MILES APART. OTHER RECENT ISSUES INCLUDE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR A CYLINDER 6 MISFIRE DUE TO AN OIL FOULED SPARK PLUG AND BURNING OR USING A FULL QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES I'M SURE MAJOR ENGINE REPAIRS ARE SOON TO COME. IT ALMOST MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH KNOWING I STILL HAVE 4 MORE YEARS TO PAY ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS UNDER 70,000 MILES MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY DRIVEN. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WILL BE THE LAST GM VEHICLE I EVER OWN. *JS

Mileage: 60,400

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE ON JAN 1ST, WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, SO MY WIFE PULLED OVER, WHEN MY DAUGHTER GOT OUT OF THE CAR SHE SAW FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENTED GOOD SAMARITAN CAME RUNNING OVER WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO ATTEMPT TO PUT FIRE OUT, MY DAUGHTER CALLED 911, AND THE CRANFORD FIRE DEPT. SHOWED UP WITHIN MINUTES TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. IN THE FIRE DEPT. REPORT THEY SAID THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM FROM THE FUSE BOX. THE CAR WAS RULED A TOTAL LOSS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, LUCKILY NOBODY WAS SERIOUSLY HURT, BUT GM IS CLAIMING THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FIRE. BOTH MY WIFE AND I DISAGREE, THE CAR WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF ONLY AT A GM DEALER, AND HAD NO AFTER MARKET ACCESSORIES INSTALLED.WE HAVE SEVERAL PHOTOS TAKEN BY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE FIRE DEPT. REPORT. IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR IS MESSED UP. I TURN TO THE RIGHT AND MY RADIO SHUTS OFF, ALSO IF ITS DARK OUT AND MY LIGHTS ARE ON AND I PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN THE LIGHTS DOWN AS I'M PRESSING THE BUTTON TO PUT THEM DOWN. *JS

IS OR WAS OR HAS THIS CAR HAD ANY RECALLS. FOR A 2006 VEH WITH ONLY 54,104 MILES ON IT AND HAVE TO PUT OUT THE MONEY TO PAY FOR WORK ON A CAR WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SO FAR (INTERCONTROL MODULE) IS NOT RIGHT. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE WHOLE CAR TO NOT RESPOND AT ALL (IN LUCK WE WERE AT HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED)BUT, IF WE WERE GONE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IT SHUTS THE WHOLE CAR DOWN, THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP *KB

REAR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK, LIGHT TURNS ON BUT DOES NOT DEFROST REAR WINDOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE THIRD TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

Mileage: 230,000

WHITE SPADE CONNECTOR FOR REAR DEFROSTER WIRE BURNT/MELTED INSIDE CONNECTOR HARNESS. LOCATED UNDER PASSENGER SIDE KICKPLATE UNDER FUSE PANEL 2006 CHEVY IMPALA. POSSIBLE SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO IMPROPER CONNECTOR UNABLE TO SUPPORT REAR DEFROST ELECTRICAL AMPERAGE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

AC DUCT NOISE WHILE DRIVING & WHEN PARKED. CONSTANT TAPPING OF COMPONENT IN DASH AREA SOMETIMES ALLEVIATED BY ADJUSTING D/SIDE TEMP WHEEL. SAME COMPLAINT FROM MANY IMPALA OWNERS I KNOW. HAPPENS WITH KEY ON OR OFF. SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. 2006 CHEV. IMPALA. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2006 CHEVY SS IMPALA STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DASH BOARD READINGS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE IT WOULD SHOW THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE WHEN IT WAS NOT, THERE WAS NO READINGS FOR THE SPEED, ALL ELECTRICAL READINGS WERE OUT OF CONTROL, FINALLY THE ABS WOULD NOT WORK AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN. THE ABS MODULE AT ONLY 75,000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVY, THE REPAIR NEEDED PUT ME IN A SERIOUS DRIVING SAFETY CONCERN AND CHEVY SHOULD NOT SAY SORRY THIS IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. *TR

Mileage: 75,729

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DEFROST WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING TO THE DEFROST ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS BURNT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUSE LINK AND CONNECTORS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,500. UPDATED 09/12/11

Mileage: 43,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A IMPALA LT THAT SUDDENLY STARTED LOCKING IN PARK NOT ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT TO OTHER GEARS. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOME SOLENOID THAT RUNS FROM THE SHIFTER TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH RELEASED THE BUTTON ON THE STICK SHIFT. I HAVE TO TAKE IT IN YET TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. I SAW FLAMES ON DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH QUICKLY CONSUMED THE ENTIRE INTERIOR. 911 WAS CALLED AND OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT. THE FIREMAN BELIEVES IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 29,495

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY POINT WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD BECOME WARM, THE ENGINE WOULD REMAIN WARM FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AFTER SHUTTING OFF. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE TO BE A DEFECT IN THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE REAR DEFOGGER DOES NOT WORK. NOTHING HAPPENED, IT JUST QUIT WORKING. WHEN YOU PUSH THE REAR DEFOGGER BUTTON ON THE FRONT PANEL, THE LIGHT LIGHTS UP SHOWING IT IS WORKING, BUT IT ISN'T WORKING ON THE REAR WINDOW. IT IS HAZARDOUS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WITH FROST AND EVEN SNOW BUILT UP ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I OWNED A 2006 IMPALA WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. ON 11-11-2009 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND CROSS 3 LANES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STARTED SMOKING. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WITHIN 3 MINUTES THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED AND I OWE MORE ON IT THAN IT IS WORTH. LUCKILY I HAVE GAP INSURANCE BUT FINDING A NEW CAR WITHOUT A SIZEABLE DEPOSIT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WAS AN ERROR THAT GM SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS. CAR FIRES JUST DON'T HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM ADHESIVE LAYER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRIP COMPUTER, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALL INOPERATIVE. ALSO ALL OF THE LIGHTS FLASH AT TIMES AND STAY ON. UPDATED 12/09/09

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS TO ROUTINELY REPLACE THE BATTERY. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THE BATTERY DROPPED BELOW 8 VOLTS, IT LOCKED THE TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,700. UPDATED 05/21/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD A GARMIN GPS PLUGGED IN MOST OF THE TIME WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY, BUT IT SHOULDN'T RESULT IN DEAD CELLS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE BATTERY. UPDATED 05/27/09.*JB

Mileage: 8,700

BATTERY DIED WHILE THE CAR SAT IN THE GARAGE. VERY LOW MILEAGE. AFTER CHARGING CAR WAS ALRIGHT FOR A WEEK OR TWO. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY. SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 5,900

BATTERY DIED. MY CAR IS AN 2006. I WORK APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM WORK GOING AND COMING. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN FEBRUARY 2007. IN AUGUST 2008 BY BATTERY DIED. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE FOR 89.00. I BELIEVE SOMETHING IN THE CAR IS CAUSING THE BATTERIES TO DIE IN THE CAR AS I HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER PEOPLE WITH IMPALA THAT HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR TIME PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

KEYLESS ENTRY/REMOTE STARTER. *TR

I'M A FAITHFUL CUSTOMER OF S&J SINCE CHILDHOOD AND MY MOTHER PURCHASED HER VEHICLES THERE. UP TO THIS POINT I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DO HONEST WORK ON MY 2006 CHEVY IMPALA. INDEED THIS DID NOT HAPPEN! MY VEHICLE HAS RETURNED ABOUT 8 TIMES FOR SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM. FERNADO IS A GREAT CUSTOMER ATTENDANT, BUT HE DOES NOT WORK ON MY CAR, SO WHAT I FEEL IS NOT DIRECTED TOWARDS HIM. HERE IS A LIST OF CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT I HAVE INQUIRED SINCE OWNERSHIP OF MY "NEW-USED" CHEVY IN FEB. 2007. I HAVE A NEW CHEVY IMPALA. WITHIN A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES FOR MAJOR REPAIRS (NONE DUE TO MY OWN FAULT)! *TR

Mileage: 5,000

RECALL ON SOMETHING IN THE BRAIN OF THE CAR (IT'S COMPUTER).ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER CAR STARTED LOSING POWER ON THE FREEWAY GOING TWENTY FIVE AND THE RPM'S AS HIGH AS IT COULD GO IN THE RED, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AFTER MAKING A LOUD NOISE REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO AN ?ELECTRICAL? PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY NEW CAR 1 WEEK LATER CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF! KEY OUT AND IT WAS STILL RUNNING KILL BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES SPEAKERS ARE NOT PROPERLY WORKING ALONG WITH THE FACTORY ALARM 2 MONTHS LATER THE CAR DID IT AGAIN I CAN'T EVEN GET THE CAR TO LOCK PERIOD, EVERY TIME I MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS, THEY AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK I'M DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT TOTALLY JUST OVER HEATS AND CUTS OF IN ALL OF FIVE SECONDS WITH A BIG CITY BUS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THIS STARTS JULY 3RD, 2008 THE CAR WILL NOT CUT OFF, NOT EVEN WHEN MY HUSBAND PULLED ITS FUSE, PERIOD, IT JUST KEPT RUNNING TILL THE BATTERY DIED AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. JULY 10TH, 2008 THEY CALL ME TO PICK MY CAR UP, IT'S READY AGAIN!!! JULY 11TH, 2008 THEY HAD TO TOW IT BACK BECAUSE THE CAR OVERHEATED, THEN WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE ENGINE STATED IT HAD LOW POWER, WHAT EVER THAT MEANS...GRRRRHHHH!!! AUGUST 27TH, 2008 THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, EVEN ONCE WE PULLED THE FUSE, THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO JUMP OUT AND THE DASH BOARD WAS READING ALL TYPES OF CRAZY MESSAGES!!! THIS CAR REALLY SCARES ME! I'M LOOKING FOR AN ATTORNEY TO HELP ME WITH THIS, I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE, THIS WAS 8 TIMES TOO MANY AND NOW THAT I'M LESS THEN 10K FROM MY WARRANTY BEING I FEEL LIKE S & J HAS BEEN SCAMMING ME!!!! *TR

Mileage: 5,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANYTIME IT RAINS, HEAVY WATER LEAKS INTO THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THROUGH THE FUSE BOX PANEL. THE FAILURE CREATES A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR AND ALSO AFFECTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY THE WINDOW MOTORS. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE APRIL OF 2006 AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON MAY 17,2008, THE GENERAL MANAGER WAS ABLE TO SEE THE PUDDLE OF WATER AND STATED THAT THE WATER WAS ENTERING IN THROUGH THE FUSE BOX PANEL. THE TECHNICIANS REPAIRED THE FUSE BOX PANEL DUE TO CORROSION AND SEALED THE COWL. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AND THE GENERAL MANAGER ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 38,150 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED

BROUGHT TO A DEALER THAT ADVISED THE FRONT SEAL WAS LEAKING THEY REPAIRED IT AND GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK. THEN THE REAR DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING AND SHE STILL SMELLED THE BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND THAT THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING AND SHE STILL EXPERIENCED THE BURNING SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED ON HOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS FOUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22000. VS

Mileage: 22,000

2006 CHEVY IMPALA SS HAS HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL ISSUES MOST RECENTLY FLAT TIRES. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOOSING AIR SLOWLY. TODAY THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT SUDDENLY AND ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF TIRE WAS ON THE INSIDE AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED BY ANOTHER PIECE OF THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER SHIP INSISTS THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS EVERYTIME. THE CAR IS AN UNBELIEVABLE INCONVENIENCE. *JB

THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE KEY OUT. IT IS STILL IN THE ON POSITION. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON.THE SERVICE TIREMONITOR SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND I JUST TOOK IT TO THE SHOP LAST WEEK FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THESE SAME PROBLEMS.WE'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 5 MONTHS AND THIS COINTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 33,124

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ IN DECEMBER OF 2005 AND APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER ON AT LEAST FIVE OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS MORE THAN FULFILLED IT'S PART OF THE BARGAIN IN THAT THEY HAVE RE-PROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS AND HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE FACTORY REP. INDIVIDUAL SENSOR ON THE PROBLEM WHEEL, (RIGHT REAR), HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED, ALL TO NO AVAIL. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CONTACTS BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER DURING THIS TIME. THE LAST THAT I HEARD AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE SHOP FOR TWO DAYS WAS THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A CALL BACK FROM A SERVICE REP AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSIDERING REPLACING THE ENTIRE RIGHT WHEEL AND HUB. THIS WAS ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 21,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT READING THE TIRE PRESSURE CORRECTLY. THE KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T FUNCTION CORRECTLY EITHER. IN ORDER FOR THE KEYLESS ENTRY TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY, CONTACT HAS TO BE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND HE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH HIS VEHICLE. CONTACT CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL FURTHER THE MANUFACTURE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS COPIES OF THE INVOICES IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 11,000

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *JB

Mileage: 89,696

CAR SPEEDS UP WITH NO CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I THE HIT BRAKE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAR WANTS TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS MUST STEP ON GAS TO KEEP RUNNING. DRIVING ALONG CAR SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS AND SHAKES AND MISSES. AIR CONDITION WORKS SOMETIMES BLOWS COLD THEN GOES TO HOT AIR. I THINK THIS IS UNSAFE. DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEMS CHEVY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A 2006 CHEV IMPALA WITH 3.9 V6 ENGINE 8400 MILES ON IT . WE BOUGHT CAR IN MAY 2006 AND PROBLEMS STARTED RIGHT AWAY. *JB