There are 9 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2001 Chevrolet Impalain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
BOLT HOLDING THE HUB IN PLACE JUST FELL OUT LAST YEAR ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A RELATIVES HOUSE ON A BUSY ROAD. LUCKILY, NO CRASH. BOLT WAS REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. 1 MONTH AGO TODAY, THE SAME BOLT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FELL OUT. NO REASON, JUST PLAIN FELL OUT. DRIVING HOME FROM PICKING UP MY SON AFTER WORK, NO CRASH OCCURRED. THIS IS A HUGE RISK AND I FEAR DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME BECAUSE I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, BUT CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA 3.4L. *TR
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. I HAVE HAD THIS REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE LASTED LESS THAN A MONTH EACH TIME. THE CHEVROLET COMPANY HAS HAD NO RECALL TO FINALLY SOLVE THE REASON THAT IT CONTINUES TO GO OUT. THE PROBLEM AFFECTS MY BRAKES AND I HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WHERE MY BRAKES GRIND AND DON'T WANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN I NEED IT TO. I FEEL THAT THIS CAN ULTIMATELY BE A DANGEROUS ISSUE AS THIS IS MY MAIN VEHICLE AND I AM ON THE INTERSTATE QUITE A BIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
I BOUGHT 4 DOUGLAS TOURING TIRES FOR MY 2001 IMPALA ON11/03/05 ABOUT 13,000 MILES LATER MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE STARTED TO THUMP AND SHAKE. I HAD IT CHECKED. IT WAS A SEPERATED BELT. I HAD IT REPLACED AND THE TIRES ROTATED NEW ON THE BACK OLD ON THE FRONT A MONTH LATER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DID THE SAME THING. I HAD IT REPLACED, THIS TIME I WAS FORCED TO PAY A 54.00 PRO RATE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WAREENTEE OF THE LIFE OF THE TIRE? NOW TODAY THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS DOING THE SAME THING. I CAN'T AFFORED TO BUY ANOTHER ONE OR TWO AS THE CASE MAY BE...HELP*CN
2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *KB THE BLOWOUT FROM THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS CRACKED AND DRY ROTTED. THE TIRE WAS A UNIROYAL. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB
2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH.*MR *JB
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET AT 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER AND BUMPER. THE TIRE WAS A UNIROYAL - TIGER PAW, TIRE SIZE PZ25/60/16R, DOT NUMBER UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE TIRE WAS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. *AK *SC *JB
PRESSURE SENSOR WILL GIVE WRONG READING, AND CAUSE TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
THE CONSUMER HAD NOTICED A THUMPING NOISE IN THE TIRES. THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BETWEEN THE DATES OF APRIL 17TH AND AUGUST 22ND 2002, THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A NEW THUMPING NOISE, WAS LATER TOLD THAT THE TIRE IS OUT OF ROUND, GOODYEAR TIRES. *SCC
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A THUMPING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD TIRES REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ALUMINUM WHEELS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH STEEL WHEELS. HAD BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR PROBLEM.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026