2007 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR AND BLOWOUTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS REALIGNED AND THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ARM KIT THAT COULD BE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ARM KIT WOULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,059 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 2007 CHEVY IMPALA. ON 3/31/10 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY COMING BACK FROM FLORIDA WHEN MY REAR TIRE STARTED LOOSING AIR. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND FOUND A TIRE REPAIR SHOP IN BARNESVILLE GA. THEY LOOKED AT MY BACK TIRES AND BOTH WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE AS THOUGH MY REAR END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I HAD TO GET 2 NEW TIRES FOR THE BACK. THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAD 37,000 MILES ON THEM. COST OF THE NEW TIRES WERE $296.23. THEN WHEN I GOT BACK HOME I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHERE THEY SAID I NEEDED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT A COST OF $89.95. I RECENTLY READ IN THE PAPER THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SPINDLE ROD THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT. *TR

MY 2007 IMPALA TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. I NOTICED THE TIRES STARTING TO WEAR OUT ON THE INSIDE AT ABOUT 6,000 MILES AND HAD THE TIRES ALIGNED AND ROTATED. THE TIRES CONTINUED TO WEAR OUT ON THE INSIDE. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF LUCK CHEVROLET AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES AND THEY SAID GM WOULD NOT COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER THEY DID SAY THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND A KIT COULD BE INSTALLED TO CORRECT. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD GOODYEAR INSTALL THE CAMBER KIT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I SPENT $800 FOR NEW TIRES WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THE CAMBER KIT. *TR

I HAD A COMPANY CAR, 2007 IMPALA THAT WAS WEARING THE TIRES UNEVENLY. I WENT THROUGH SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THAT THE TIRE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT DOING A GOOD JOB HOWEVER JUST NOTICED THAT THERE IS LAWSUIT STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPINDLES. MY FATHER, NOW OWNS THE VEHICLE. AND WANT TO BRING THIS TO THE NHTSA ATTENTION AS WELL AS TO BE NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AS MY FATHER IS NOW DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CONTINUOUSLY WORE PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT HAD SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WITHIN TWO YEARS. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TRAVEL ABOVE 35 MPH OR THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FISH TAIL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MECHANIC WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRED WERE RECENTLY REPLACED AND ONLY TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE AS CAUSED BY FAULTY SUSPENSION RODS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

VEHICLE PERFORMED POORLY OVER 35 MPH ON HIGHWAY WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYING EXCESSIVELY DURING SNOWY OR WET CONDITIONS. THE TIRES ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WORE PREMATURELY ON THE INSIDE . I PURCHASED FOUR SETS OF NEW BACK TIRES IN A SPAN OF 4 MONTHS AND HAD TO HAVE TWO ALIGNMENTS DONE AT SEPARATE TIMES BECAUSE THE FIRST DIDN'T INITIALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. IT CAME TO A POINT THAT I WAS FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE DURING SNOWY OR WET CONDITIONS IN FEAR OF CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE SPENT ROUGHLY $700 ON THIS ISSUE AND BELIEVE IT COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED IF GM WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE PROBLEM INITIALLY. *TR

VEHICLE PERFORMED POORLY OVER 35 MPH ON HIGHWAY WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYING EXCESSIVELY. THE TIRES ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WORE PREMATURELY. I HAD A DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE SUSPENSION. I HAD TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES PUT ON THE VEHICLE. I COMPLAINED TO GENERAL MOTORS BUT THEY WERE ONLY REIMBURSING POLICE VEHICLES FOR PREMATURE REAR TIRE WEAR. *KB

2007 CHEVY IMPALA EXHIBITS SEVERE WEAR ON TWO INCHES OF INTERIOR REAR TIRES DUE TO FACTORY ERROR.(DIFFICULT TO SEE UNLESS YOU DO A VISUAL INSPECTION) BOTH REAR TIRES EXPOSED STEEL BELTS WITH ONE BLOWING OUT AT 62 MPH. I WOULD HAVE DIED IF ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AS CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. CHEVY AND G.M. ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN PROGRAM BULLETIN 08032 AND WILL ONLY REPAIR "POLICE" VEHICLES. REGULAR IMPALAS USE IDENTICAL DEFECTIVE PARTS. MY TIRES WERE PROFESSIONALLY ROTATED AND BALANCED AT 3840,5724,7822,8087 MILES DRIVEN AND BLEW OUT AT 33,062 MICHELIN "X" TIRES RATED 65,000 MILE-MY OTHER CAR HAD SAME TIRES LASTED 80,000MI.). REAR SPINDLE RODS PART NUMBERS10329689 (2) AND 10329691 (2) NEED TO BE REPLACED AS NOTED ON BULLETIN 08032 BY G.M AND THEY SELL A COMPLETE KIT TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE.THIS IS A $600 TO $700 REPAIR PLUS NEW TIRES G.M. WILL NOT REPLACE ANYTHING STATING THIS ONLY APPLIES TO POLICE VEHICLES. BUT ALL PART NUMBERS ARE THE SAME ON POLICE AND REGULAR IMPALAS. PLEASE USE ALL OF YOUR RESOURCES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS DEADLY PROBLEM. WRITE TO YOUR CONGRESSMEN, STATE REPS. AND ANY ONE ELSE THAT WILL GET THE MESSAGE OUT AND TRY TO HELP SAVE A LIFE. IF YOU SEE WHAT THESE TIRES LOOK LIKE, YOU WILL BE DEVASTATED AND GLAD TO BE ALIVE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS ABOUT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION ON THE INTERNET. DEALERS WILL NOT HELP IN ANY WAY. THIS IS GM'S ULTIMATE DISREGARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. I HAVE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS,MILLIONS OF MILES DRIVEN, NO ACCIDENTS, POLICE CASES AT 140 MILES PER HOUR. NEVER A BLOWOUT OR HAVE SEEN SUCH A SEVERE UNSAFE TIRE/ALIGNMENT CONDITION. ALSO A NOTE FROM THE GEORGIA ASSOC. OF CHIEFS OF POLICE DATED 23 JUNE 2008 WARNING MEMBERS OF THIS DEADLY DEFECT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE (GOOGLE) PLEASE CHECK YOUR TIRES IMMEDIATELY AS YOUR FAMILY IS AT RISK. MANY REPORTS I'VE READ SAY AN ALIGNMENT WON'T DO, THE PARTS UPGRADE KITS MUST BE INSTALLED OR CONDITION WILL PERSIST, TIRES WILL WEAR QUICKLY. *TR