2001 Chevrolet Impala Complaint Log

AFTER HAVING THE SO CALLED RECALL FIXED THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM THE NEW KEYS MAKES ME HAVE TO LIFT THE KEY UP IN THE IGNITION AND WIGGLE IT TO GET THE IGNITION TO TURN. I FEEL THIS NEW FIX HAS JUST ADDED TO THE IGNITION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON SENSOR, CHECK ENGINE SENSOR AND LOW COOLANT SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART THE LAST TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INDICATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEYS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TWICE. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A FIRE STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND CAME OUTSIDE AND INSTRUCTED HER TO GRAB THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HER HUSBAND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING), WHICH SHE RELATED DIRECTLY WITH HER FAILURE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS OFFERED AN AMOUNT FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION TO THE MATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

CAR REFUSES TO START. SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKS UP AND IT WON'T START FOR 10 MINUTES. SIGNAL LIGHTS WON'T WORK WHEN NEEDED. MAY WORK ONE DAY, THE NEXT, NO. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 6 YEARS. THE MOST RECENT EPISODE WAS 8/13/14. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 2-3 TIMES AFTER I BOUGHT IT WITH NO SATISFACTION. GETTING REALLY TIRED OF THIS!! I REALLY WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM. IT IS GETTING WORSE ABOUT NOT STARTING. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, IT TOOK 20 MINUTES INSTEAD OF 10. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR SINCE THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNED THE ORIGINAL KEYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE LATCH FAILED TO CONNECT IN ORDER TO SECURE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH FOR DRIVER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER ALERTED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN LATE JULY 2014, SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AT COST OF $289.74. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. GM DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED AT A DEALER. *JB

THIS AUTO THEFT SYSTEM,PASS-LOCK IN THE IGNITION HAS CAUSED MYSELF AND MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS TO BE STRANDED IN THE ALL KINDS OF UNBEARABLE WEATHER,AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS.THE CARS AFTER BEING SHUT OFF WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL MAYBE 20 MIN LATER.MY CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER TWO DAYS I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN THE MALL PARKING LOT UNTIL I COULD FIND SOMEONE TO TOW IT FOR ME,THERE I WAS STRANDED A SECOND TIME WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT WAS ABOVE 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE.THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A MECHANIC TO GUESS AT WHATS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE.ITS NOT THE STARTER,OR BATTERY PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT I GOT WAS TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE ABS MAINTENANCE LIGHTS. IT TURNED OUT THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN MY CAR. I ENDED UP HAVING TO GET A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. THEN THE MECHANIC THAT WAS WORKING ON MY CAR CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT MY RACK PINION IS BAD. HE WARNED ME THAT IT COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME, AND IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE THIS INCIDENT DOCUMENTED, JUST IN CASE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ENCOUNTER THE SAME WITH THEIR CARS. I DO FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE IT NOT FROM USUAL WEAR AND TEAR, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND NO FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ

I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS IN FACT HAVE THE SAME IGNITION STARTING ISSUES ALSO AS OTHER CHEVY IMPALAS.. WHEN TURNING THE KEY TO START VEHICLE AS TO INITIATE ENGINE RUN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CEASES ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE IGNITION COIL. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER & AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE THE INITIAL TURNING THE KEY IGNITION STARTS THE ENGINE. FURTHER FAQ PERTAINING TO THIS FLAW WITH ALL SIMILAR CHEVY IMPALA ALL COME TO THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH ENGINE TURNING ON DEFECTS. ALL WITH DIFFERENT METHODS OF TURNING BUTTONS ON & OFF AS TO INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS AFTER REPEATED HAIL MARY METHODS. AS I HAVE DONE SO MYSELF AFTER EVERY TROUBLE SHOOTING BY SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS FROM PROFESSIONAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. RESPECTFULLY YOURS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

MY INFANT AND I WAS STRANDED FOR 3 DAYS MY CAR WOULD NOT START ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON BUT WOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING.. WHEN I INVESTIGATED ONLINE I WAS INFORMED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM/IGNITION THAT LOCKED ME OUT OF MY OWN CAR .. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH WINDING ROAD, FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT INTO POTHOLE CAUSING IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND LOST POWER STEERING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA PARKED THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO START DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER COASTING DOWN THE INCLINE, HE TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. RESULTING IN HITTING A TREE. *CW THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURY TO HIS HEAD AND CHEST. THE CONSUMER BELIEVE THE ACCIDENT, WAS DUE TO THE IGNITION. *JB

WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS STAYS ON FULL AND I CAN NEVER TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. AS AN INTERIM REPAIR, THE CONTACT HAD TO IGNITE TWO ELECTRICAL WIRES UNDER THE HOOD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES - GAS GAUGE HASN'T WORKED FROM BEGINNING. BACK IN MAY HAD WHEEL BEARINGS CHANGED AND EVER SINCE ABS COMES ON CONSTANTLY WHILE APPLYING BRAKE AND SLOWING DOWN. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES. ABS WILL KICK IN ABOUT 3 TIMES AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. NEPHEW SCANNED IT TO SEE CODES AND THEY WERE: C1221 LF WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL IS 0 C1222 RF WHEEL SPEED SENSOR INPUT SIGNAL IS 0. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE??? *TR

MY DAUGHTER AND HER BOYFRIEND WERE KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY 20 ON MAY 4 OF THIS YEAR NEAR NEWPORT OREGON. WE JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION AND FEEL THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC AND I SWITCH LANE TO CARPOOL LANE. AS I WAS PICKING UP SPEED WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED FROM BEHIND PUSHED DOWN FORWARD FURTHER AND MY CAR TURNED AND SLAMMED ONTO THE CENTER DIVIDER LANE. AFTER MY CAR STRUCK CENTER DIVIDER LANE SAME CAR WHO HIT ME HAS NOT SLOWED DOWN AND HIT ME AGAIN ON HIGH IMPACT BEHIND DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR AND GAS TANK SMASHING ONTO MY REAR WHEEL. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN MY CAR. I AM 5'1 IN HEIGHT AND WEIGHT ABOUT 133LB. WE BOUNCED AROUND AS WELL AS MY BACKSEAT PASSENGER WHO IS MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS SEATING IN A BOOSTER SEAT AND WE WERE BOTH WEARING SEAT-BELTS. WHEN THE CAR HIT US SIDEWAYS AND JERKED US AROUND MY HEAD SLAMMED BY THE DOOR PANEL AND BUSTED MY HEAD OPEN WHICH CAUSED IT TO BLEED BADLY. BELIEVE IT WAS THE INITIAL IMPACT FROM THE REAR MY KEYS FLEW OUT OF THE IGNITION AND ON TO THE FLOOR IN THE BACKSEAT FLOOR FIREFIGHTER HAD TO SEARCH BECAUSE I TOLD THEM AS SOON AS THEY SHOWED UP "MY CAR IS STILL RUNNING I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE KEYS ARE AT!" THE IGNITION WAS STILL IN ON POSITION AS IF THE KEY WAS IN IT. MY DOORS ON DRIVER SIDE AND BEHIND DRIVER SIDE WAS SMASHED AND MY CAR SHIFTED OUT OF ITS ALIGNMENT THAT EVEN MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS IN THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR HER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE WERE BOTH REMOVED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED US TO HOSPITAL. MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 10 YEARS OF AGE WAS SHAKEN UP SICK TO HER STOMACH DIZZY WITH MINOR BRUISES. I SUFFER BRUISES ON TOP OF MY FOOT. BRUISES ON MY THIGH MY LEGS BOUNCED UP AND HIT THE STIRRING WHEEL. BRUISES ON BOTH MY ARMS AND MY DAUGHTERS ARMS AND ELBOW! WE ARE BOTH TENDER AND SOAR ALL OVER THE BODIES BUT, PRAISE GOD WE ARE ALIVE! BY THE WAY MY CAR IS TOTALED AND ITS PAID FOR. PLS GIVE ADVICE ON THIS SITUATION. *JS

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IF THE SECURITY LIGHT IS FLASHING... I HAVE TO WAIT ATLEAST 15-20 MINUTES WITH THE KEY POSITIONED IN THE ON POSITION UNTIL THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPS FLASHING.. THEN IT STARTS. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. FINALLY, IF THE CAR IS RUNNING IN PARK.....ALL OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTS TO FLASH. *TR

THE CAR WILL NOT START. DUE TO SECURITY SYSTEM. THEN I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO START. *TR

I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY TURNING SIGNALS. APPROXIMATELY IN APRIL THEY BEGAN TO NOT WORK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN INSTRUCTED TO USE. IN RECENT MONTHS THEY MAKE NOISE AS THEY ARE INSTRUCTED TO BE USED AND WELL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALSO, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING STRAIN OF NECK MUSCLES, UPPER BACK INJURY, BILATERAL STRAIN, CONTUSION OF MULTIPLE SITES OF MY LOWER LIMBS BILATERAL. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE IMPALA BUT DUE TO NEGLIGENCE OF GMC I AM IN PAIN MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND I HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR. I WILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN PRICE, PAYMENTS, EXTENDED MAINTENANCE WARRANTY AT YOUR COST AND DELIVERY OF NEW VEHICLE TO ADDRESS I PROVIDE NO FEE ALSO INCLUDE TAG PAYMENTS. I CONTACTED YOUR COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT AND WAS TOLD THAT I WILL BE COMPENSATED IN THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF AS CHEVROLET ALWAYS TAKES CARE OF THEIR BEST CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HORN WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS REPLACED ON 12/7/15 AND STILL FUNCTIONING. *TR

THE COOLING OVERHEAT LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR TURNED OFF ON ME AND MY CHILD ON THE EXIT OF THE 170 FWY, IT NOW MAKES A SCREECHING SOUND LIKE METAL, THE RADIATOR LEAKS AND SOMETHING SMELLS BURNED, THE MECHANIC I WENT TO THAT WAS CLOSE BY SAID I HAVE TO NOW REPLACE THE ENGINE AND OTHER EXPENSIVE ITEMS THAT SEEM TO FALL UNDER THE 2001 IMPALA RECALLS, MY FUEL PUMP HAS AN ISSUE AS WELL AND THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM EVEN WORSE IT TURNS OF AND ON AS IT PLEASES. *TR

THE PLENUM ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS WARPED DUE TO A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD AND NOW ANTIFREEZE AND OIL ARE BEING RELEASED AND ARE CAKING ON MY MAX AIRFLOW SENSOR AND MAP SENSOR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT GM MADE A RECALL ON IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN EASY OR, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW A BUMPER FROM A FENDER, IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU BRING IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY KEEP CHARGING YOU $300 TO CHANGE YOUR MAX AIR FLOW SENSOR AND YOU DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER. *JS

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, CAUSING A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

SOMEBODY BROKE INTO MY CAR STOLE MY RADIO AND EVERY SINCE THEN THE CAR WONT START SOMETIMES. IT WAS DOING IT BEFORE THEY STOLE THE RADIO BUT NOW ITS WORSER. *TR

DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 60MPHS MY CAR JUST CUTS OFF EVERYTIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 22, 2014. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE HAD COME FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT PRIOR TO PARKING THE VEHICLE, A SLIGHT ODOR OF BURNING OIL WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THIS CAR HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM AND WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP MY BRAKES DON'T WORK RITE IT IS VERY SCARY AT TIMES WHEN I DON'T KNOW IF MY BRAKES ARE GOING TO STOP ME FROM GOING INTO TRAFFIC OR NOT. I HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT I'M NOT SURE IS THIS IS A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AROUND ANYMORE. AND MY QUESTION TO U GUYS IS Y DO THESE MANUFACTURING COMPANY KEEP ON GETTING TO MAKE UNSAFE CARS AND CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MONEY OFF THE CONSUMER. TO ME THAT IS NOT FAIR. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED WITH NO OUT COME ITS STILL A P.O.S. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON DAY AND LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HIT A GUIDE RAIL . I BOUNCED OFF THE GUIDE RAIL AND THE CAR STARTED SPINNING AND ANOTHER GUY HAD HIT ME AND I WENT HEAD ON INTO THE GUIDE RAIL . MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I HAD MINOR INJURY (PAIN IN NECK AND BACK, MY GLASSES BROKE AND IHIT MY HEAD OFF THE STEERING WHEEL) I'M PRETTY SURE MY CARE IS TOTALED BECAUSE THE FRAME IS BENT AND BROKE. *TR

DROVE CAR HOME FROM WORK. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. CAME OUT 5 MIN. LATER CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER HOOD. CALLED FIRE DEPT. TO PUT OUT. TOTAL LOSS. *TR

AT TIMES CAR NOT STARTING WITH KEY, HAVE TO USE KEYLESS AUTO START IN THOSE CASES. REPLACED BATTERY AND REALIZED LATER THAT THE BATTERY WASN'T THE CAUSE. STARTED DOING IT AFTER HAD KEYLESS ENTRY INSTALLED IN DECEMBER, HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BUT JUST HAPPENED YESTERDAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF VEHICLE STEEL BRAKE LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS IS, IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION REGULARLY MAINTENANCE, AND I WENT TO WORK OVER 2 MONTHS OF HAVING IT WHEN I PULLED IN TO MY JOBS PARKING LOT THE WHOLE CAR SHUT OF WAS VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING A CRASH AND SCARY IT HAPPEN A FEW TIMES AND I WAS TO FED UP WITH IT NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND NO BODY COULD FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT IT EVENTUALLY, LOST MY JOB BECAUSE I WAS LATE TO MANY TIMES DUE TO THE CAR CUTTING OFF AND MAKING ME LATE, I FINALLY DECIDED IT WAS UNSAFE AND JUNKED IT FOR $300 AND NOW I HEAR ABOUT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM THAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, I THINK I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO SOMETHING WITHOUT GETTING A LAYWER KNOWING THE PROBLEM WASN'T MY FAULT, AND THE PROBLEMS IT CAUSED. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CAR WILL NOT START AND BATTERY WILL NOT TAKE A CHARGE. THE BATTERY IS GOOD, HOWEVER. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM PROBABLY INVOLVING THE BCM. CHEVY SHOULD OWN UP TO THIS AND REPAIR FOR FREE. ONCE THE BATTERY IS PARTIALLY CHARGED, LIGHTS FLASH, SPEAKERS HUM, AND THINGS CLICK. ITS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL MODELS. *TR