2007 Chevrolet Impala

MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND I NOTICED I HAD PUDDLES OF SOMETHING UNDER MY CAR WHERE EVER I PARKED. I WAS PUTTING FLUID IN TWICE A DAY JUST SO I WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I FINALLY HAD THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT I HAD A WHOLE IN MY POWER STEERING LINE OR COOLER. PROBABLY BOTH BUT HE SAID IT WAS SPRAYING EVERY WHERE. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR YET AND I BOUGHT IT FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS USED THEY LOOKED IT OVER VERY WELL FOR ME BECAUSE MY MOM KNOWS THE OWNER. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED NOR CAN I AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING POWER STEERING FLUID IN DAILY. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND I KNOW IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF SOON IT WILL TURN INTO BIGGER PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS GOING OVER THE VEHICLE FOR THE SEASON AND FOUND I HAD A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING LINE. THE LINE EFFECTED WAS COVERED WITH A RIBBED PLASTIC SHEATHING LIKE WHAT IS USED FOR A WIRE HARNESSES. THE SHEATHING CAUSED ROAD SALT TO BUILD UP AND CORRODE THE LINE, CAUSING A LEAK AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WERE TWO LINES HELD TOGETHER, SIDE BY SIDE, WITH A PLASTIC BRACKET BUT ONLY ONE OF THOSE HAD THE SHEATHING AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS THERE. I ALSO FOUND A WIRE THAT OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE INSULATION AND LEFT THE WIRE BARE. IT'S LOCATED BEHIND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS VIEWED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE PLASTIC THAT DISPLAYS THE ENGINE SIZE. THE PLASTIC IS HELD DOWN WITH A COUPLE OF PINS THAT THE PLASTIC PUSHES DOWN OVER WHEN INSTALLED. THE DEALER COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT THE WIRE IS FOR WHEN I CALLED TO EXPLAIN WHAT I FOUND. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END MADE A LOUD WINNING NOISE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FOAMING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO STATE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMEDIATED SHAFT WAS REPLACED AT 43,798 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 9/10/13 *CN THIS CONSUMER NO LONGER AWNS THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. UPDATED 09/13/2013 *JS

THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHEN TURNING DURING LOW SPEEDS WHICH INCLUDES PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, PARKING SPOTS AND INTERSECTIONS. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A TURN, THE ABS ENGAGES WHICH CAUSES A REDUCTION OF POWER AND FORCED BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS DURING ANY TYPE OF WEATHER AND ON ANY TYPE OF SURFACE PAVEMENT, THE CAR IS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY REAL LOSS OF TRACTION, THE ABS SIMPLY IS ENGAGING IN ERROR. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME, MY CARS ABS MAY ENGAGE WHILE I AM AT AN INTERSECTION, OR MAKING A LEFT TURN WHILE TRAFFIC IS ONCOMING. IF THE ABS WERE TO ENGAGE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS FAILURES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, THE ENGINE, THE BRAKES, AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING AT THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE LINES. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE WAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT 90,000.

I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. STOPPED AT A FAST FOOD PLACE AND PULLED IN TO THE PAY WINDOW AND HEARD A CLUNK. WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM THE WINDOW MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED 70 DEGREES RIGHT AND I STOPPED. TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER AND HE INFORMED ME THE TIE ROD TO THE WHEEL STRIPPED OUT OF THE CONNECTOR ROD BOLT. THE STRIPPED PORTION WAS ABOUT 1 AND A QUARTER INCHES. THIS HAD TO TAKE A WHILE TO STRIP OUT WITH NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM BEFORE HAND AND THE ALIGNMENT HAD APPEARED TO STILL BE FINE. I HAVE THE TWO COMPONENTS AND CAN SEND PICTURES OR THE COMPONENTS THEMSELVES. *TR