2007 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NECK, AS WELL AS OTHER INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IMPOUND AND DECLARED AS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN. THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY IN THE RAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE POWER ASSIST COMES AND GOES QUICKLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO JERK THE WHEEL WHEN THE PWER ASSIST RETURNS. I REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT TWO MONTHS AGO FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE. I HAVE OVER 30 YEARS OF AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS DANGEROUS. THERE IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THE POWER ASSIST BELT, TENSIONER OR A PULLEY. THIS IS NOT THE OTHER CONCERN WITH THE CLUNKING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. *TR

I NOTICED THINGS ABOUT MY CAR BUT IGNORED THEM BECAUSE I THOUGHT, THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING I WOULD NOTICE THAT MY CAR WOULD SLIDE A LOT WHEN THERE WAS SNOW/ICE/RAIN ON THE GROUND. AS IF IT WASN'T SITTING ON THE GROUND PROPERLY. I WOULD LOOK AT IT FROM THE REAR AT A DISTANCE AND IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO SLANT/DROOP AT AN ANGLE. ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF OF OWNERSHIP WHILE GETTING MY OIL CHANGED A SERVICE TECH FROM AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I HAD EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND STATED THAT I NEEDED ALL NEW TIRES. NOTE HE NEVER STATED THAT I NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT OR THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL NOTICE THAT WE COULD FIX WHILE YOUR CAR IS STILL UNDER. HE JUST WANTED TO SELL ME TIRES. FROM DOING MY RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT ALONE WITH THE ISSUE OF EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. LOOKS LIKE GM IS ALSO AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A GM BULLETIN 08032 BUT GM ONLY STATES THAT GOVERNMENT CARS ARE AFFECTED. I KNOW OF SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WORK ON GM ASSEMBLY LINES AND THEY WILL STATE THAT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE, SO WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR GM TO KNOWING KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS NOT CORRECT ON THESE CARS AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOW MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST OR HAVE TO BE LOST FOR GM TO CALL A RECALL AND FIX THE ISSUE ON THESE CARS. UPDATE 2/22/2012: I HAVE GOTTEN THE "NEEDED" "SPECIAL" WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT AM STILL CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN ON MY CAR NOT EVEN A YEAR. WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. NOT REPUTABLE AND DOING THE RIGHT THING WHICH IS TO CORRECTLY FIX OVER 400,000 CARS. *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

I WAS DRIVING AND TO AVOID A HEAD ON CRASH I HAD SWERVED AND WENT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT BUT NOTICED THE OTHER DRIVER WAS STILL HEADING FOR ME I HAD BRAKED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAD FLEW OVER A DITCH AND WENT UP A HILL AND ROLLED BACK DOWN. WE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON I WAS KNOCKED OUT BY MY HEAD BANGING ON THE STEERING WHEEL. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. IN A CRASH LIKE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. WE ENDED UPSIDE DOWN. *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