2007 Chevrolet Impala

RETURNING HOME FROM WORK ON INTERSTATE NOTICED IT TOOK HIGHER RPMS TO GET UP TO THE 65MPH SPEED LIMIT. AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE COULD THEN ONLY GET UP TO 40MPH AND LOST POWER DOWN TO 10MPH WHEN I PULLED OVER AND CALLED IT A DAY. CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP WITH 10 DIFFERENT CODES SHOWING. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE HAD IT JSUT OVER 5 YEARS AND NOT IN WARRANTY ANY MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 0 TO 20 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHEKE FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO REACH FIRST GEAR. THE RPM'S WOULD ALSO REV UP TO APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

EXITING THE DARTMOUTH STREET PARKING GARAGE (UNDERGROUND) ON DARTMOUTH ST. BOSTON, MA. EXIT RAMP IS A MODERATE INCLINE. AS I APPROACHED THE GARAGE ATTENDANT BOOTH TO PAY PARKING FEE, I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR LETTING THE CAR COAST TO A STOP WHILE I RETRIEVED THE PARKING TIME/DATE RECEIPT. WHEN I LOCATED THE RECEIPT (ABOUT 5 SECONDS) FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE I LOOKED UP TO FIND THE CAR WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE RAMP TOWARD A CONCRETE WALL (BY THIS TIME) APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. NOTE: I AM A 50 YEAR OLD, (MALE) RETIRED POLICE OFFICE AND WAS TRAINED IN RADAR SPEED ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING CERTIFIED IN SPEED ESTIMATION AND I AM ALSO "EVOC" (EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR COURSE) TRAINED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING THE WALL, ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR ANY PEDESTRIANS. I FEEL A TRAGEDY COULD HAVE OCCURRED HAD SOMEONE BEEN WALKING IN THE GARAGE. THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE NO ABILITY TO "HILL HOLD" WHEN IN "DRIVE" AT IDLE. I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW FAST THE AUTO ACCELERATED BACKWARD. I HAVE PERSONALLY DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 750,000+ MILES WITHOUT AN AT FAULT COLLISION. THE CAR SEEMS TO DO THIS WHENEVER ON AN INCLINE AND ON A FEW OTHER OCCASIONS HAD OCCURRED IN PARKING LOTS ROLLING (FORWARD AS WELL AS BACKWARD) AS SOON AS SHIFTED OUT OF "PARK" IN THE FRACTION OF A SECOND TIME THAT IT TAKES TO MOVE MY DRIVING FOOT (RIGHT) FROM BRAKE (DUE TO PARK INTERLOCK) TO ACCELERATOR. NOTE: THIS AUTO IS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS WITH 5.3L V8 ENGINE AND FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THAT IMPALAS ARE GENERALLY DRIVEN BY ELDERLY DRIVERS WITH SLOWER REFLEXES THAN MYSELF. I HAVE FURTHER FOUND NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUM DISCUSSIONS OF THIS ISSUE BY OWNERS OF ALL ENGINE EQUIPPED CHEVROLET IMPALAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED TO ENGAGE IN GEAR BUT ONCE IT DID, IT WOULD SHIFT HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TCC VALVE WAS LEAKING, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY AT A REPAIR SHOP FOR AN UNRELATED FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE. THE MECHANIC HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND CHEVY DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. THE ISSUE IS RANDOM JERKING OF THE TRANSMISSION UPON TAKING OFF IN TRAFFIC, AT LIGHT, OR FROM STAND STILL HAS CAUSED: (A) MY WHEELS TO SPIN, (B) THE CAR TO PULL INTO THE NEXT LANE, (C) ALMOST REAR-END COLLISION WITH CAR IN FRONT, AND (D) SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR I ALMOST REAR-ENDED WAS A 2007 CHEVY POLICE IMPALA THE OFFICER EXITED HIS CAR ASKED WAS THERE A PROBLEM I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND HE STATED "YEA MINE DOES THAT TOO THIS CAR ISN'T A SAFE ONE" THIS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED NATIONALLY. *TR

11-23-07 REMOTE START INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE, 10-14-08 WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE HAS PULSATION IN FRONT, 7-1-10 PURCHASED NEW SET OF TIRES -46,388 MILES ON CAR (85,000 WARRANTY ON TIRES ), 7-10-10 REPLACED MUFFLER-SEAM SPLIT, 11-18-10 HEAVY ENGINE REPAIR-HEAD GASKET LEAK(52284 MILES ON CAR), 3-11-08 RUST SPECKS ON COMPLETE VEHICLE, 2-1-11 TRANSMISSION REPAIR-REPLACED PISTON & RESEALED INPUT CLUTCH HOUSING (54756 MI ON CAR), 2-10-12 PURCHASED ANOTHER SET OF TIRES 72,820 MILES ON CAR (85,000 MILE WARRANTY-TIRES WORE BARE ON INSIDE OF 4 TIRES-OUTSIDE HAD GOOD TREAD THERE WAS 58,568 MILES LEFT OF TIRE WARRANTY) TOO MANY REPAIRS FOR NEW CAR.-LEMON- *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL SOLENOID SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 02/28/12 *BF