2006 Chevrolet Impala Complaint Log

AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD OF 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. IN ADDITION TO THE RED WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THE AIR BAG PROBLEM, MESSAGE APPEARS IN MESSAGE CENTER ON DASHBOARD, SAYING TO SERVICE AIR BAG. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT MIGHT BE CLOSE TO $1000 TO FIX, YET AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF A CAR. YET, IT WILL PASS INSPECTION IF I CHOSE TO NOT GET IT LOOKED AT. I SEE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CASES WHERE GM CARS HAVE THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON, AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY OR A RECALL TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. PEOPLE ARE JEOPARDIZING THEIR SAFETY, DRIVING AROUND WITH AN AIR BAG THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

IMPALA "SS" WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 71,000 MILES, MAJOR TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION / FAILURE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT GM DEALERSHIP SINCE PURCHASED, ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE FOLLOWED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE COMBINED WITH HARSH SHIFTING, TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER, GRINDING NOISES FROM GEARS. VEHICLE WOULD ALTERNATE BETWEEN NOT GOING FORWARD OR, ONCE MOVING, VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION DID NOT DISENGAGE (NEARLY REAR ENDED OTHER VEHICLES, HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE PEDAL). NO WARNING LIGHTS NOR DASH INDICATORS, BUT REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC VIA ONSTAR CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND DIRECTED FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIR. VALVE BODY, PRESSURE REGULAR, ALL SOLENOIDS (REBUILD) REPLACED UNDER GMPP EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. NOT EVEN TWO WEEKS LATER, PROBLEMS RETURNED BUT WORSE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 10021844 AND TSB # 070730012C SEEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE NOW AT GM DEALERSHIP BEING ASSESSED. ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS FOUND NO ISSUE. STILL NO WARNING INDICATORS, BUT VEHICLE HAVE HIGH RPM WITHOUT ANY FORWARD MOTION WHEN ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED. RPMS WOULD ALSO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY ON HIGHWAY AT STEADY SPEED, VIBRATIONS AND WHINING NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THIS IS KNOWN DEFECT WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4T65-E TRANSMISSION, BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY RECALL. COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS BETWEEN $4,000 AND $6,000 IF NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS LIKELY EFFECTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GM VEHICLES COVERING MANY MODEL YEARS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING FUEL LINE BROKE. POWER STEERING IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. CURRENTLY RESEARCHING A SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 37000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER HAS HAD A CRACKING NOISE IN THE STEERING LIKE YOU WOULD GET IF THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. IT IS NOTICED MORE AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS THEN AT FAST SPEED. IT IS ALSO QUITE NOTICEABLE IF YOU ARE JUST CREEPING ALONG AND TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS. I HAVE NOT HAD A DEALER LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT DURING THIS TIME NOR HAS THERE BEEN AN INJURY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. AFTER READING OTHER REPORTS CONCERNING THE 2006 IMPALA STEERING. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. *TR

SERVICE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND FRONT WHEEL GRABS WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA SUPER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR UNLEVELED LAND. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO NEITHER DUPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ON A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER WHO SAID IT WOULD BE QUITE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, SO LETTING IT GO. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS PROBLEM. ALSO SAW A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO CODES RELATING TO AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINING ON. DANGER HERE IS THAT THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY CHEVROLET WITH A RECALL, BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE FIXED BY CHEVROLET. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE NOT BEING RECALLED BY CHEVROLET. *TR

POWER STEERING COOLING LINE HAS RUPTURED 4 TIMES. REPAIRED BY RECALL AND FAILED AGAIN 1 YEAR LATER. GM REFUSES TO REPAIR OR ADMIT PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM. 4" RUBBER HOSE CONTINUES TO RUPTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS A WIRE THAT CONNECTED TO THE SHIFT SOLENOID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

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

CAR STARTED RUNNING SLUGGISH MORE AND MORE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION DIED AND NEEDS A REBUILD. TAKEN TO A SHOP TO GET IT REBUILT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING) AND THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE DAY AFTER THE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE THE EXACT FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS AND ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING CONTINUED TO BECOME TIGHT AND RESISTANT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED GM OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG, BUT NOT THE LABOR. UPDATED EVOQ 07/12/11 UPDATED 1/17/2012 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND FALLS DOWN OBSTRUCTING FORWARD VISION. I'VE GONE ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A SOMEWHAT COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE IMPALA. GM HAS NO REPAIR FOR IT OTHER THAN REPLACEMENT. A NEW VISOR COSTS 125.00 PLUS INSTALLATION. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BASED ON SAFETY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SHE HEARD AN UNUSUAL POPPING AND CLICKING NOISE, THEN IT WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT CONTACT THAT IT COULD BE THE STEERING SHAFT AND SHE WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

PURCHASED THE 2006 CHEVY IMPALA 3.9L WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES. AT AROUND 60,000 MILES I STARTED TO NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION SLIP, MAYBE HAPPENED ONCE EVERY 20 TRIPS. AT AROUND 70,000 MILES IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. NOW AT 75,000 MILES AND IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES ALMOST EVERY TRIP I TAKE WITH MY CAR. IT OCCURS AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE THEN PULLING OFF OR WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. ENGINE REVS, CAR HESITATES FOR 2-4 SECONDS THEN SLIPS REAL HARD INTO GEAR. I HAVE READ IN NUMEROUS FORUMS THAT GM TECH SAY THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THIS TRANSMISSION, AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RECUR. THIS ISSUE ALMOST RESULTED IN CRASH ONCE WHEN ENTERING A 40MPH ZONE FROM A STOP SIGN, AS AFTER STOPPING AND TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND APPLYING THE GAS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING ONTO THE 40MPH ZONE AND ENCOUNTERED A 6-7 SECOND DELAY BEFORE SLIPPING INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATING, CAUSING THE APPROACHING VEHICLE TO HAVE TO APPLY ITS BRAKE ABRUPTLY TO PREVENT A COLLISION. AT THIS POINT THE SLIPPING IS BECOMING A REAL ISSUE AS I NOW HAVE A TODDLER IN MY VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO RISK ANY NECK OR OTHER INJURIES DUE TO THE JERKING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SLIPS INTO GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 68,000. UPDATED 02/10/11 *BF UPDATED 04/27/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VEHICLE REPAIR CENTER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED WHO CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,990.

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. I WAS ROLLING UP THE WINDOW. I HEARD A LOUD BOOM SOUND WHICH SCARED ME. THE WINDOW COMPLETELY STOPPED. THEN EVENTUALLY IT FELL INSIDE DOOR FRAME AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT ONCE, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THIS REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS NOW DISPLAYING ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR. PRIOR TO EACH FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VARIETY OF INCORRECT BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING RAPID TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, SLIPPING AND REVVING FROM A STOP, WITHOUT THE CAR MOVING, THEN SUDDENLY SLAMMING INTO GEAR WITH THE CAR MOVING AWAY FROM REST. THE MOST RECENT ISSUE HAS BEEN AN OSCILLATION ON 4-3 DOWNSHIFTS AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION HEAT BUILD-UP WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKED. THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION DISPLAYED ODD BEHAVIOR, WHICH WAS TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK AND UNLOCK AT CRUISING SPEEDS, DEALER DROVE THE CAR ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, AND UPON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH MATERIAL IN THE PAN. THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION WITH NEW SOFT PARTS AND REPLACED THE CONVERTER. VEHICLE HAD 59,000 AND THIS WAS ALL PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT 23,000 MILES LATER, WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP MOMENTARILY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WOULD THEN SLAM INTO GEAR AND MOVE OFF. DEALER CONFIRMED ISSUE, DISASSEMBLED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH HAD AGAIN FAILED. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT. THIS WAS ALL DONE UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 86000 MILES AT THIS TIME. IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING CAR BACK AFTER REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION, NOTED OSCILLATION ON 4-3 DOWNSHIFTS, AS WELL AS MUCH HIGHER TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURES WITH CONVERTER UNLOCKED (ABOUT 40 DEGREES HIGHER), AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE LOOSENESS OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. RETURNED TO DEALER, WHO CLAIMED ALL WAS NORMAL. SINCE THAT TIME, WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE OSCILLATION AND HEAT ISSUES HAVE WORSENED, AND THE CAR IS NOW BEING SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAVING A PARTIAL REBUILD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT BUCKLE ANY MORE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

IN THE FALL OF 2010, I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVY IMPALA SS TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WHILE WAITING FOR MY VEHICLE, I WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC I SHOULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. I QUESTIONED HIM BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY 60K MILES ON THE CAR, ALSO, HAD NOT NOTICED ANYTHING WHILE DRIVING THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT BEING NEEDED. I HAD THE FLUSH DONE ANYWAY, AND, SINCE THEN, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT WASN'T BAD AT FIRST, ONLY HAPPENED ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME SHOP THAT FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION TO CHECK ON IT, ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE 80K MILES ON THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, THE SLIP HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP AND I ALSO FEEL TORQUE SHUDDER WHILE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. I AM DRIVING THE CAR BUT AM VERY NERVOUS DOING SO. I FEEL THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE. *TR

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

I GOT MY CAR MARCH 2006 RAN SMOOTH FOR TWO YEARS THEN PROBLEMS STARTED. FIRST MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL . NEXT WHEN I TURN ON MY HEAT OR A.C LOUD TAPPING SOUNDS OCCUR FOR ABOUT 5MINS. THIRD WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT IT MAKE A POPPING SOUND. AND THE WORST OF ALL MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. EVERYONE I KNOW WITH CHEVY IMPALA ARE HAVING SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE!!!! *TR

THE HEAT HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY UNLESS YOU ARE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE CAN BE WARMED UP AND HEATING, BUT IF ITS PUT INTO IDLE OR AT A STOP IT BEGINS TO BLOW COOL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS AN AIR POCKET THAT HAS TO BE BLED OUT BECAUSE THERE IS A BAD DESIGN WHERE THE HOSES ARE ABOVE THE BLOCK AND THEY GET CLOGGED UP. I HAVE HAD IT BLED AND IT WORKED BUT NOW HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM COME BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL HER BACK WITH A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,900.

I HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT WHEN THE POWER STEERING LINE FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ COMMENTS: SAFETY CONCERNS; I AM HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ. 55,000 MILES AND IT IS FALLING APART, MANY MAJOR REPAIRS NEED TO BE DONE. GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST IS WORKING WITH ME TO TRY TO GET THIS CAR UP TO PAR, BUT SO FAR HE IS NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD FOR ME.. NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT AND ALWAYS MAINTAINED, CAR IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION OUTSIDE BUT I THINK I GOT A LEMON. STILL OWE $5000 OF THE 25,000 PRICE. RECURRING STEERING PROBLEMS AND MOTOR MOUNTS AND AXEL AND STEERING COLUMN, AND HEAD GASKET. CAN YOU HELP ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, I HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 2 MONTHS WHILE 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE DIAGNOSED A VARIETY OF MAJOR PROBLEMS. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN, JUST RETIRED, NEED MY CAR FOR DOCTOR APP'TS AS WELL AS IN GENERAL, I AM VERY UPSET, WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 3 YEARS, MY ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WENT UNDER WHEN CHEVROLET HAD PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN TREATED VERY POORLY BY GM'S DEALERSHIPS WHO DON'T WANT TO HANDLE AN OUT OF BUSINESS DEALERSHIPS PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLETE NOTES ON DATES, NAMES (HOWEVER IT'S GM'S POLICY NOT TO GIVE LAST NAMES), I BELIEVE THESE ARE ALL MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND DON'T TRUST THE CAR ANYMORE. I'VE PUT MAJOR MONEY INTO REPAIRS TO DATE AND NOW GM WANTS TO ONLY COVER 50% OF THIS LATEST HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE OTHER PROBLEMS. I THINK THEY SHOULD ADMIT MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND BUY BACK MY CAR, PAY OFF THE REMAINDER OF THE LOAN AND THEN I CAN BUY A CAR THAT WILL KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY SAFE. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. (THE CONTACT WANTED TO USE THE EMAILED COMPLAINT).

TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM...NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE THESE TIRES CHECKED AND AIRED, THE SYSTEM WILL NOT QUIT BLINKING. I CHECKED ONLINE AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS COMPLAINT. GM IS IN THE NEWS ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE COME BACK, WELL ON THEIR COME BACK TRAIL CAN THEY PLEASE FIX THIS. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE RAPIDLY ENGAGED IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA LT 3.9 WITH 55,000 MILES JUST HAD TO PUT WATER PUMP 2BY PASS HOSE AND BOTTOM HOSE BILL CAME TO AROUND $470. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BABIED EVER SINCE NEW AND WITH TOP NOTCH SERVICE PERFORMED REGULARLY. BESIDES THIS PROBLEM THE TIRE AIR SENSORS ARE ALSO A JOKE REPLACED TWO OF THEM AT AROUND $70.00 EACH. STILL DON'T WORK PROPERLY. WHILE I'M ON ROLL I SHOULD MENTION THE REMOTE START, UNLOCK, SYSTEM IS ALSO A JOKE, TOOK IT TO A DEALER TOLD THEM IT WOULD NOT WORK ANYTHING, THEY CAME BACK TO ME TWO HOURS LATER AND SAID THE MODULE IN DRIVERS DOOR WAS BAD, TWO REMOTES ,MODULE, CALIBRATION AND $917.00 AND THEY WOULD HAVE ME ON MY WAY. HA HA. TOLD THEM TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AND I WAS PAYING MY 80.00 FOR THE TIME SPENT AND LEAVING. AS I WAS GOING TO MY CAR THE SERVICE REP. SAID WHEN THEY PUT IT BACK TOGETHER IT BEGAN WORKING, EVERYTHING BUT TIRE PRESSURE INFO. I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REMOTE PROBLEMS JUST WONDERED HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS. ALSO I CANNOT BELIEVE MY WATER PUMP WENT BAD @55,000 MILES. *TR

SUNROOF EXPLODED. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING ON A SUNNY DAY, AROUND 70 DEGREES. IT WAS A 2-LANE HIGHWAY, AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEARBY IN EITHER DIRECTION, NO TREES NEAR THE HIGHWAY, AND THE ROADWAY WAS CLEAR. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD CRACKING SOUND, AND SEVERAL SECONDS LATER A LOUDER BANG. I STOPPED AND FOUND THE SUNROOF WAS IN TINY PIECES. FORTUNATELY, THE INSIDE COVER WAS CLOSED, SO THE AMOUNT OF GLASS COMING INTO THE CAR WAS FAIRLY SMALL. I NO LONGER OWN THIS CAR. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR ANY KIND OF HELP ON THIS. I JUST RECENTLY BECAME AWARE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE, AND SIMPLY WANTED TO REPORT IT. THE DATE BELOW IS A GUESS, MIGHT EVEN BE A YEAR OR TWO OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,771. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN A RAIN STORM - THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ABRUPTLY STOPPED. DEALER INSTALLED NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION 8-23-10. I ASKED IF THIS HAPPENED VERY OFTEN. DEALER SAID AFTER I CALLED, THEY HAD ANOTHER CALL FOR THE VERY SAME THING. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY IMPALA CONTINUES TO HAVE BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO CHANGE THEM EVERY SIX MONTHS DUE TO OVERHEATING WHICH CAUSES DANGEROUS BRAKING TO OCCUR. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA 8 MONTHS AGO THE LEFT BACK DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY GRANDSON OUT OF THE CAR SEAT I HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO UNLOCK THE CAR SEAT UNDO THE SEAT BELT CLIMB BACK OVER AND THAN LIFT HIM OUT THROUGH THE FRONT SEAT. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET HIM OUT THROUGH THE BACK DOORS. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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 LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING SHAFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN ALONG WITH THE GRINDING NOISES WHILE TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED FOR THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,304.

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP SUDDENLY IN THE DOOR. *TR

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

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

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES. WE HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, CHANGED AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE ARE STILL HAVING THE CAR JERK OFF AT A STOP LIGHT. WE YOU ARE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE IT ALSO HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR AND THE JERKS AWAY! THE DEALER CAN NEVER FIND A ANYTHING WRONG AND WE HAVE DONE ALL THE RECOMMENDED FIXES. THIS SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE GAS CAP AND SOLENOID HAVE ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH EVERYONE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH. GM SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *TR

2006 CHEVY IMPALA SEEMS TO HAVE HOT HEAT NEAR THE PASSENGER FRONT BY WERE YOUR FEET REST ,AND I HAVE ALREADY FIXED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE AND FOR SOME REASON IT IS AGAIN MAKING THIS REAL LOUD NOISE WHEN I TAKE IT OFF OF PARK IT IS REALLY HARD TO MOVE IT IN TO PARK MODE AND WHEN IT DOES IT JERKS REALLY HARD. *TR

TRANSMISSION LUNGES FROM A DEAD STOP UPON ACCELERATION. DOES NOT MOVE WITH INCREASED RPMS UNTIL TORQUE CONVERTER BANGS. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE PURCHASE IN 2006 WITH 11,000 MILES. TAKEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PER INTERNET SEARCH. CHEVROLET EVIDENTLY WILL NOT OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY EIGHT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WHEN THE PCM WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED AT THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2006 CHEVY IMPALA INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT 6/7/10. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POINT OF COLLISION WAS PASSENGER FRONT AT AN IMPACT OF 30 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR TRUNK DID NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO OPEN MANUALLY WITH A KEY HOWEVER, THE TRUNK COULD BE ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE CONTROL AND THE INTERIOR AUTOMATIC TRUNK RELEASE MECHANISM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ISSUE BEING ADDRESSED WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 02/25/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE RANDOMLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM GENERATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND REFERRED TO IT AS A PHANTOM SHIFT. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION APART TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 95,000. UPDATED 10/03/2011 *LN *TR