2007 Chevrolet Impala

ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014, I TOOK MY 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS TO HAILEY'S CHEVROLET FOR THE "ELECTRICAL IGNITION / KEY RECALL." AFTER MY KEYS WERE FIXED AND THE TWO 6MM RINGS WERE ATTACHED TO THEM, I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SLOWED DOWN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TURNING; THEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG AND SERVICE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, FLICKERED THREE TIMES, AND HAVE REMAINED ON SINCE THEN. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE; UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIRS LISTED ABOVE WERE PERFORMED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR EVEN SHORT DISTANCES NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEWS HEADLINES ABOUT, "AIRBAGS EXPLODING" AND FEAR OF, WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH MY TIRES. THESE MATTERS SHOULD REALLY BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS HESITATED TO UNLOCK AND LOCK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY IN-LAWS WERE DRIVING THEIR CAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. LUCKILY, THEY WERE NOT INJURED BUT WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. THEY WERE TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. TOTAL COST WAS $317.41.PART NUMBER 25830023 I RETRIEVED THIS PART AND OPENED IT UP. I WAS STARTLED TO FIND THAT PARTS OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD WERE NEVER SOLDERED. I AM A LICENSED MASTER ELECTRICIAN, HAVE AN AAS DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY AND AS A HOBBY HAVE BEEN DOING AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FOR 45 YEARS. THIS PART SHOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT THE FACTORY. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SIMPLY SAID THE PART IS NOT ON OUR RECALL LIST SO WE WILL NOT REIMBURSE YOU OR LOOK INTO THIS ANY FURTHER. I HAVE THE PART. I'M GUESSING THERE COULD BE MANY MORE JUST LIKE THIS. MY IN-LAWS ARE 80 AND I'M PURSUING THIS FOR THEM. THEY HAVE SOLD THIS CAR. THANKS. *TR

I WAS SENT A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I THINK IT IS TERRIBLE THAT YOU HAVE NOT FOUND A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN KNOWN ABOUT SINCE 2003 AND YOU KEPT ON MANUFACTURING THIS PRODUCT. PUBLIC SAFETY IS OF NO CONCERN TO YOU UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED AND YOU ARE FORCED TO RESPOND AND EVEN THEN YOU DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS NOW THERE IS NO WAY NOW TO SELL THE VEHICLE PRIVATELY OR AS A TRADE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. (THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THIS DEFECTIVE CAR, AND YOU KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AND LET NO ONE KNOW). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 12/22/14*LJ UPDATED 5/26/2015 *JS

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE IF THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST NOR DID THEY SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME NOR A SPECIFIC DATE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. DYD