2007 Chevrolet Impala

2007 IMPALA LS STEERING WHEEL SHAFT. FIRST ONE REPLACED 3500 MILES SECOND AT 9500 MILES NOW AT 15500 THE THIRD ONE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BANGING NOISE IN FRONT CHASIS, STEERING LOOSE, WOBBLE EFFECT IN FRONT WHEELS. UNSAFE ISSUE THAT GMC CHEVY DIV WILL NOT ADDRESS JUST REPLACES. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE, NOT GOV NOT DEALER AND NOT GM CHEVY DIVISION. WHAT CAN I DO? *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

2007 IMPALA LS PURCHASED MAY 31,2007, DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT REPLACED AT 4573 MILES ON OCT 1, 2007. BINDING NOISE NOTED, CLUNKING SOUND ON BUMPS AND TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT. SAME CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING AGAIN JUNE 16, 2008 AT 9500 MILES. NO FAILURE HOWEVER SUSPECT IF IGNORED SHAFT COULD FAIL CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF VEHICLE STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,375 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,400. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE. UPDATED 08/05/08

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY IMPALA. IT IS USED AS A POLICE CAR FOR MY LOCAL COUNTY. SINCE GETTING THE CAR IN MAY OF 2007, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED 4 TIMES WHILE TURNING A CORNER. THE CAR HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING VS. HYDRAULIC LIKE MOST CARS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, I NEARLY STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER. THE WHEEL LOCKS ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 SECONDS, THEN IT FINALLY RELEASES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THEY HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS ON SOME OF CHEVY'S OTHER MODELS WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THIS WEEK TO GET THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT. HOWEVER I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER, AND APPARENTLY IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE NOISE RETURNED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE RODS. ONE MONTH LATER, THE NOISE OCCURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THE STEERING GEAR MECHANISM WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,498 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,691. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THREE REPAIRS THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. UPDATED 11/14/07 *TR

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

STEERING ISSUE WITH 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN MAKING TURNS, I CAN HEAR AND FEEL A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 700 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER IS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I WENT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH THIS CONCERN. THE FIRST TIME, THEY JUST LUBED THE STEERING SHAFT. THAT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM AT ALL. TWO DAYS LATER I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THAT IS WHEN THEY SAID THEY WILL REPLACE THE SHAFT. *TR