2007 Chevrolet Impala

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT COMPLETELY DETACHED AND THREW THE CONTACT INTO THE BACK SEAT. HIS SPOUSE WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND CALL HIM BACK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,924 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,900. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE FRONT BRAKES SQUEAKED IRREGULARY WHENEVER THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONTIORING SYSTEM WOULD INFORMT HE COSUMER ONE OR MORE OF THE TIRE WERE LOW, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TIRE SENSORS WERE BAD AFTER HAVING RETURNED FOR A SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME ROBLEM. THE BRACKET ON THE REAR MUFFLER HAD BROKEN, THE LATCH IN THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR HAD BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/07/08. *JB

THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE DESCENDING A STEEP GRADE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED THEY STATED IT WAS PROBABLY WARPED ROTORS AND THEY PROBABLY NEED TURNED. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THOSE ROTORS WILL BE TURNED. THIS IS ALWAYS THE MANUFACTURERS CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT'S JUST A DELAY UNTIL THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF WARRANTY IN ANOTHER 5,000 MILES. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH WARPED ROTORS ON VARIOUS VEHICLES BEFORE AND MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT IT NEVER FIXES THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN ON GOING PROBLEM WHICH OCCURS ON ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES AND ALSO BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO ONE OF THE VEHICLES MOST CRITICAL SYSTEMS, THE PRACTICE OF TURNING ROTORS TO SOLVE ROTOR WARPING OR ROTOR SHUDDER PROBLEMS SHOULD BE BANNED FOR ALL VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS TWO TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 09/13/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN STEEP HILLS, THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES BADLY. UPDATED 09/16/08 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE MADE A CRUNCHING NOISE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS STEERING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 10/30/07. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN A HILL THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES TO DECREASE THE SPEED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS A GROOVING PROBLEM IN THE ROTORS. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW ROTORS DUE TO THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONTACT A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LOANER VEHICLE THAT HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,100. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES FIXED, VEHICLE SEEMS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY AT THIS TIME. UPDATE 4/23/07*TR