2007 Chevrolet Impala

I HAVE BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 68,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS TODAY. I DID NOT BUY THE WARRANTY THE USED DEALER OFFERED. LAST WEEK ON MY 60 MILES COMMUTE TO WORK I NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING AND THE DIC PANEL SAID "ENGINE HOT - A\C OFF". I ASSUMED THE DIC MESSAGE WAS A RESULT OF THE TEMP GAUGE NOT WORKING. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO IMPALAS AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS. *TR

RIGHT AFTER I HIT 36,000 MILES ON MY CAR, I STARTED HEARING A CLUNK SOUND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE STEERING SHAFT. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD YES, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND NO, ITS ONLY COVERED UNDER THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY. NOT THE 50,000. I ASKED WHY THIS ISN'T COVERED SEEING AS ITS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER GO ON YOUR CAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER ONLY 36000 MILES. HIS REPLY SHOCKED ME WHEN HE SAID THAT ALL THE ONES HE'S SEEN BREAK BEFORE THE 36,000! ADDED ONTO THIS, MY CAR REMOTE JUST STOPPED WORKING, AS WELL AS MY TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO BE RESET! BASICALLY AFTER OWNING THIS CAR LESS THAN A YEAR, I'M STARTING TO FEEL THAT I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A NICE NEW LEMON! *TR

140 MPH SPEEDOMETER CAN'T BE READ PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. EVEN WITH NEW GLASSES THIS GAGE IS FOR KILOMETERS ONLY. WE NEED A NEW DIAL THAT SHOWS MPH READABLE TO 2 1/2 MPH. THERE IS NO REASON IN THIS USA TO HAVE A SPEEDOMETER TO GO TO 140 MPH. 2 TIMES THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT IN THE USA. WHEN SPENDING $25,000 ON THIS NEW CHEVY IMPALA, ONE WOULD NOT EVEN THINK THAT GM IS SO CHEAP TO SAME MONEY ON THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL. THERE IS NO REASON FOR ONLY HAVE NUMBERS OF SPEED AT 20 MPH WHEN THE POLICE GIVE OUT TICKETS FOR 5 MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ONCE THIS OCCURS, ALL OF THE OTHER INDICATORS ILLUMINATE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS. SHE HAS NOT NOTICED THIS FAILURE IN OTHER VEHICLES SUCH AS THE ONE SHE OWNS. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND. THE DEALER FROM WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE STATED THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $89 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE AT 15 MPH THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES ,AND THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE 5,600, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200. *AK THE DEALER STATED HAD TO PERFORM ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC AND VERIFIED AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM WAS ON, THE DEALER REPAIRED BOTH DEFECTS. THE CONSUMER STATED WANTS TO BE EITHER REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS AND OR NEW VEHICLE AND OR BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS ALSO A PORLBME WITH THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP. UPDATED 05/22/07*TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 7800 MILES ON IT. IN JANUARY, MY SERVICE TPMS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY DASH. IT WOULD GO OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I ALSO NOTICED AT THE SAME TIME THAT MY REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY AND REMOTE START DID NOT WORK MORE THAN 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP (GRAFF CHEVROLET) AND THEY INFORMED ME OF AN ANTENNA THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THE TMPS SENSOR IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE LIKE I ASKED THEM TO. THEY SAID THE NEW UNRELEASED PART SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. THE LEFT REAR SENSOR WOULD ALWAYS TRIGGER THE WARNING LIGHT, BUT THE TIRE IS PROPERLY INFLATED. NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS MAKING ME THINK THAT I HAVE A FLAT TIRE ON MY CAR EVERY TIME THE LIGHT GOES ON. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE COAX ANTENNA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 1/07. THE REMOTE START AND REMOTE DOOR LOCKS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF PERIODICALLY. THE HIGH BEAMS FLICKERED. *NM