2008 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT INCREASE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DASH BOARD WENT BLANK AND NOW IT COMES ON AND THEN GOES OFF. THE GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING FOR THE GAS, MILEAGE TEMPERATURE ETC. MY AC BLOWER LIGHT ETC IS NOT EVEN WORKING. I CANNOT PASS THE VEHICLE EMISSIONS TEST BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND VERY VERY FRUSTRATED. I WILL NEVER NEVER EVER EVER EVER REFER ANYONE TO BUY A CHEVY EVER. I HAVE HAD MORE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR THAT YOU CANNOT BELIEVE. I WILL BE PURCHASING A FOREIGN CAR GOING FORWARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 10/8/14*CN

REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK, TRAPPING PASSENGERS AFTER PARKING VEHICLE NETHER OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS COULD BE OPENED. BOTH REAR PASSENGER DOORS REMAIN LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED USING ETHER THE LOCK CONTROLS LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CONTROL OR WITH THE KEY FOB. MY 90+ YEAR OLD PARENT WAS IN REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DUE TO SEVERE DEMENTIA THEY BECAME PANICKY AND AGITATED WHEN THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE DOOR USING THE PASSENGER LOCK NOR COULD THEY FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO DO SO. THIS WOULD BE THE SAME SITUATION AS HAVING A SMALL CHILD TRAPPED N THE REAR. THE REAR DOOR MANUAL LOCKING MECHANISM ARE LOCATED TO FAR BACK TO BE REACHED FROM THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO FREE HIM BY ENTERING THE TRUCK AND PUSHING ONE OF THE REAR SEATS FLAT TO ACCESS THE PASSENGER AREA. HAD THIS BEEN A CRASH OR VEHICLE FIRE ANY PASSENGER IN REAR COMPARTMENT WOULD HAVE PERISHED. A REVIEW OF IMPALA OWNER COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL WEB SITES INDICATES THERE IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE REAR DOOR LOCKS ON THESE IMPALAS BUT GM HAS NOT OFFERED TO FIX WHAT IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY. WITH OUT WARNING MY STEERING LOCKS UP, MY BATTERY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHTS TURN ON. ALONG WITH THIS MY CARS TEMP GOES THROUGH THE ROOF. THIS IS HAPPENING AT 65 MPH ITS 3 AM I CAN NO LONGER SEE OR CONTROL MY VEHICLE. THANKS TO MY SKILLED DRIVING I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR I'VE HAD A PROFESSIONAL LOOK AT IT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT DO OVER THAN REPLACE PARTS AND DO TRIAL AND ERROR. IM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE EVERY TIME I DRIVE IN THE RAIN BUT ITS NOT ME THAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT OR KILLED DUE TO MY STEERING LOCKING UP. *TR

THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS LOCK / UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED ALL THE DOOR LOCKS SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, BUT THEY DO NOT ALWAYS LOCK. IN ADDITION, WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR AND HIT THE DOOR LOCK KEY ALL THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK. WHEN YOU START THE CAR YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY CHECK THE DOOR LOCKS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL LOCKED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IN ADDITION,WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR, YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY MAKER SURE ALL THE DOOR LOCKS ACTUALLY LOCK.WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED A FEW VEHICLES FOR THE DOOR LOCK FAILURES, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THEY INDICATED THAT THE GREASE USED FOR THE LOCKS MELTED AND LEAKED INTO THE LOCK SOLENOID CAUSING THE FAILURES. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THE 2008/2009 CHEVY IMPALA AND MALIBU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION HAD BECOME STUCK AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM TURNING OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THREE YEARS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,134.