2003 Chevrolet Impala

2003 CHEVY IMPALA. PASSLOCK STYSTEM THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN, DISABLING THE IGNITION FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. SOMETIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED. ALSO ABS AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 100,00 MILES. NO MORE ABS OR TRAC CONTROL AS PARTS ARE OVER $3,000. OIL SPILL OUT OF FILLER NECK ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND RECALL ONLY MOVED SPARK PLUG WIRES, OIL PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS DIM TO COMPLETE DARKENESS, OR SUPER BIRGHT AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. ISSUE IS THE DIMMER SWITCH. PISS POOR DESIGN BY GM. THEY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SELLING VEHICLES UNTIL THEY PULL THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE IMPALA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN CHARGING PEOPLE $600 TO CHANGE THE IGNITIAN THAT DOESN'T EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS WHAT THEY CHARGED ME 3 YEARS AGO. THE CAR WILL NOT START ONCE IN AWHILE AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 15-20 MINUTES FOR IT TO FINALLY START. IT STARTED OUT EVERY OTHER MONTH THEN EVERY MONTH THEN TWICE A MONTH. NOW IN 2010 IT HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK FOR ME. HERE IS ONE OF THE MANY FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HTTP://64.13.204.178/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2002/ELECTRICAL/PASSLOCK_PROBLEM_WONT_START_AND_SECURITY_LIGHT_IS_ON.SHTML

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

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS STARTING PROBLEMS(NO START) . SINCE 2004, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 BCM AND PCM MODULES INSTALLED ON THIS CAR FROM THE GM DEALERS IN WHICH I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR. FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 10-15MINS. THEN THE SECOND YEAR CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 30-45MINS. TAKE TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. SO THE THIRD YEAR, AFTER MISSING ALOT OF TIME FROM WORK, IT STARTING DOING THE SAME THING AND I HAD IT TOWED TO GM. THEY HAD IT A WEEK AND STILL FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND TOWED AGAIN- THIS TIME THEY STARTED THROWING PARTS AT IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE( BILL HEARD IN PLANT CITY,FL). SO AFTER NEW PARTS, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 4-6 MONTHS AND STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I AGAIN TOOK TO DEALER AND NO PROBLEM FOUND BUT THEY DECIDED TO PUT ANOTHER BCM ON IT. THEN IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT,ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND NEXT TIME I TRY TO START IT THEN NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. SO THIS IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY NOW. THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SO MANY TIMES THAT I AM SICK OF IT AND I KEEP PUTTING MONEY OUT FOR TOWING BILLS AND ALL THE GM DEALER CAN TELL ME IS TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I HAVE PUT OUT ALOT OF MONEY FOR BCMS EVERY YEAR NOW AND NO WARRANTY NOR MY MONEY BACK FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I THINK GM HAS DONE A POOR JOB AT EVALUATING THESE CONCERNS AND DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ON ALL OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE PASSLOCK II SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS STARTING PROBLEMS(NO START) . SINCE 2004, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 BCM AND PCM MODULES INSTALLED ON THIS CAR FROM THE GM DEALERS IN WHICH I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR. FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 10-15MINS. THEN THE SECOND YEAR CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 30-45MINS. TAKE TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. SO THE THIRD YEAR, AFTER MISSING ALOT OF TIME FROM WORK, IT STARTING DOING THE SAME THING AND I HAD IT TOWED TO GM. THEY HAD IT A WEEK AND STILL FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND TOWED AGAIN- THIS TIME THEY STARTED THROWING PARTS AT IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE( BILL HEARD IN PLANT CITY,FL). SO AFTER NEW PARTS, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 4-6 MONTHS AND STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I AGAIN TOOK TO DEALER AND NO PROBLEM FOUND BUT THEY DECIDED TO PUT ANOTHER BCM ON IT. THEN IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT,ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND NEXT TIME I TRY TO START IT THEN NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. SO THIS IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY NOW. THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SO MANY TIMES THAT I AM SICK OF IT AND I KEEP PUTTING MONEY OUT FOR TOWING BILLS AND ALL THE GM DEALER CAN TELL ME IS TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I HAVE PUT OUT ALOT OF MONEY FOR BCMS EVERY YEAR NOW AND NO WARRANTY NOR MY MONEY BACK FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I THINK GM HAS DONE A POOR JOB AT EVALUATING THESE CONCERNS AND DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ON ALL OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE PASSLOCK II SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAITED TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES AND THE ENGINE STARTED AS NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH OR POSSIBLY AN ELECTRONIC CHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

2003 CHEVY IMPALA 4 DOOR. WHENEVER WE DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAMS THE GO OFF COMPLETELY. SO WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT LIKE 65 IT BECOMES VERY INTERESTING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER HIGH BEAMS ARE TURNED ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE PURCHASE IN FEBRUARY 2009. WE WANT A VEHICLE RECALL, AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBB. DOES ANYBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE GOV OR GENERAL MOTORS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALA. *TR

THE PASS LOCK SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING THEN IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPEN AT FIRST 2 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH AT FIRST THEN THE LAST THREE OF FOUR MONTHS IT TAKES PLACE ABOUT 3 TO FOR TIMES A DAY. FIRST THE SECURITY PASS LOCK WOULD COME ON THEN THE CAR DASH BOARDS ANT EVERY THING ELSE WOULD WORK BUT I JUST COULD NOT CRACK THE CAR. THEN THE PASS LOCK SECURITY WOULD MAKE EVERYTHING THE CAR TURN OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE A SOUND. THEN IT STARTED RUNNING MY BATTERY DOWN. THEN IT WOULD RUN DOWN THE BATTERY EVERY OTHER DAY. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED LATE A NIGHT AND ALSO DURING THE DAY. I HAVE MISSED WORK DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I HOPE CHEVY WILL DO A RECALL. I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. EVEN THOU NO DEATH OR ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE DUE TO THIS DEFECT THIS IS STILL A SERIOUS MATTER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS COST ME WAGES AND REST. I A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY THIS CAR COULD COST A LIFE ALL BECAUSE I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT TO START. *TR

(1) NOTHING APPEARS TO LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. AT LEAST THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. (2) THE FAILURE IS THE CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH APPROX. 26M MILES ON IT. IT DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAD IT, THEN IT STARTED IT. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SINCE THE CAR WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD AT THAT TIME. THAT DIDN'T STOP IT FROM DOING IT. SOMEONE WHERE WE GO TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED SAID HE KNEW WHAT TO DO WHEN IT DOES IT WHICH WAS DISCONNECTING A BATTERY CABLE. THAT SEEMED TO WORK FOR AWHILE AND THEN THAT STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST WHEN IT DID IT, IT WOULD ONLY BE APPROX. 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. NOW IT IS UP TO OVER AN HOUR. (3) THE ONLY MONEY WE HAVE SOCKED INTO IT HAS BEEN FOR A BATTERY. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR