2007 Chevrolet Impala

CAR IS ALMOST UNDRIVABLE IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES SNOW AND ICE,ALIGNMENT IS SO FAR OFF DUE TO SUSPENSION COMPONENT PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY GM IN A TSB,REAR OF CAR WANTS TO COME AROUND,ALL OVER THE ROAD,SCARY TO DRIVE,TIRES ARE WORN OUT ON INSIDE EDGES AFTER 19K OF DRIVING,WE PURCHASED WITH 8890K,GM SAYS NOTHING WRONG TSB ONLY PERTAINS TO POLICE VERSIONS,A CROCK OF S--T,SOMEBODY WILL LOSE THEIR LIFE IN THESE DEATH TRAPS,LOOKING AT OVER $1100.00 TO REPAIR REPLACE TIRES AND COMPONENTS WITH ALIGNMENT ON A CAR WITH 19K,SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS,UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE.

I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPAIRED WHEN THE TECHNICIAN REALIZED MY BRAND NEW TIRES WERE WORN TO THE CORDS ON THE INSIDE. THEY SAID IT WAS THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS . WHEN THEY CALLED TO GET THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE PROBLEM THE WARRANTY INSPECTOR SAID IT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM THAT REQUIRED HOLES TO BE DRILLED AND A BOLT BE PUT IN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A KIT BUT THE WARRANTY CONSIDERS THIS AN UPDATE NOT A PROBLEM. I HAVE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE NEW TIRES. I WANT TO KNOW WHY GM ISN'T RECALLING THE CAR TO PUT THESE BOLTS IN. *LN

DURING THE RECENT SNOW STORM, I DISCOVERED THAT MY VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SKIDDED AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED BACK AND FORTH WHEN GOING OVER ICE OR SNOW AT A SPEED AS LOW AS 15 MPH. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN MORE THAN ONE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AGO AND NOW FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE THIS IS SO UNSAFE, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. HOW CAN I GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? I HATE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF SELLING THE VEHICLE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR CONCERNS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE OF DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. LATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING ALONGSIDE HIM. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO AIRBORNE AND LAND ON THE FRACTURED PARTS. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO CENTER AND WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

FIRST SNOW STORM I DROVE THIS CAR IN, THE CARS REAR END SLIDES ALL OVER THE ROAD. I HAVE DRIVEN IN SNOW ALL MY LIFE AND THIS WAS THE SCARIEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DROVE IN SLICK WEATHER. I CHANGED THE TIRES BELIEVING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM ONLY TO SEE THAT THE REAR TIRES ARE BOTH WEARING ON THE INSIDE. AFTER HAVING THIS CAR FOR OVER A YEAR THE REAR END FEELS LIKE IT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH AND IS AT ITS WORST IN RAIN AND ESPECIALLY SNOW. I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND FOR THIS CAR. THE REAR END SLIDING AROUND AND THE INNER TIRES ON THE REAR END WEARING OUT QUICKLY. I REALLY LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS CAR AND I HAVE A TRUCK THAT I DRIVE DURING BAD WEATHER. I WOULD HOPE THAT CHEVROLET WOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WILL SELL OR TRADE THE CAR BEFORE I WILL EVER DRIVE IT IN SNOW AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP TIRES ON THE REAR END. *LN

2007 CHEVY IMPALA - REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM RESULTS IN DANGEROUS STABILITY ISSUES IN ICE, SNOW, AND RAIN. THE REAR END OF THE CAR SLIDES AROUND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STAY ON THE ROAD AND IN MY LANE. ALSO RESULTS IN UNEVEN AND FAST TIRE WEAR. GM HAS ADMITTED THERE IS AN ISSUE (BULLETIN 08032), BUT WILL ONLY APPLY TO GOVERNMENT CARS. *TR

GM 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT2 - GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DETECT CAUSES TIRE CUPPING, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND PREMATURE TIRE WEAR OUT. POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IF NOT DETECTED. TIRES RATED FOR 50,000 MILES FAILED AT 28,000. 30 JUNE 2007 - 205 MILES: PURCHASED NEW GM 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT2 - GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES 05 FEB 2008 - 7,094 MILES: DEALER ROTATED TIRES - ALL TIRES TREAD GREATER THAN 8/32. 26 DEC 2008 - 14,449 MILES: DEALER ROTATED TIRES - ALL TIRES TREAD GREATER THAN 8/32. 15 JUN 2009- 18,106 MILES: DEALER ROTATED TIRES - ALL TIRES TREAD GREATER THAN 8/32. 25 MAY 2010 - 23,812 MILES: DEALER ROTATED TIRES - ALL TIRES TREAD GREATER THAN 6/32. 01 DEC 2010 - 28,517 MILES: LUBE SHOP ROTATED TIRES - ALL TIRES BADLY CUPPED ON INSIDE TREAD. TIRES WORN OUT AND UNSAFE, MUST BE REPLACED ASAP.STEEL BELTS WILL START TO SHOW. ALL TIRES TREAD LESS THAN 2/32. 23 DEC 2010 - 28,788 MILES: DEALER - AFTER ESCALATION TO SERVICE MANAGER. REAR STRUT BOLT HOLE REQUIRES ELONGATION TO ALLOW PROPER WHEEL ALIGNMENT. UNDER WARRANTY, ELONGATED REAR STRUT BOLT HOLE, REPLACED WITH 4 NEW TIRES, COMPLETE 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *TR

THE 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE AUTOMOBILE IN WET OR SNOW/ICE CONDITIONS, EVEN SAND OR SALT; THIS CAR IS THE WORST HANDLING AUTOMOBILE POSSIBLY EVER DESIGNED BY GM. THE IMPALA'S REAR END SLIDES LEFT OR RIGHT WITH ONLY A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS,WATER, OR SNOW ON THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT JUST A LITTLE SLIP NOW AND AGAIN, IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. EVERY PERSON THAT HAS HAD ANY DEALINGS WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR WILL TELL YOU THE SAME THING. ASK ANY MECHANIC, DEALERSHIP, TIRE SALES REP, AND MOST OF ALL, A 2007 CHEVY IMPALA OWNER AND ALL WILL ATTEST TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THIS CAR. MY WIFE AND I WILL NOT, OR SHOULD SAY CANNOT, DRIVE THIS CAR WHEN THERE IS ANY SIGN OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE FORECAST. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAR. NOT ONLY IS THERE A HANDLING PROBLEM, BUT TIRE WEAR IS ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE. THE ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS ARE AT SUCH EXTREMES THAT TIRES ARE RUINED IN 10,000 MILES OR LESS. WHEN LOOKING AT THE CAR FROM THE REAR, THE IMPALA'S WHEELS TILT IN TO THE POINT IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY COULD COLLAPSE INWARD UNDER THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE DEALERSHIP AND TWO DIFFERENT ALIGNMENT SHOPS CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AND ALL SAY THE SAME; THE CAR IS WITHIN SPECS AND TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL AS THAT THE HANDLING OF THESE CARS ARE UNSAFE. WHAT GIVES? DOES IT TAKE A FATALITY TO OCCUR BEFORE GM WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW? PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, LIVES DEPEND ON IT. ANYONE, AND I MEAN ANYONE, WHO DRIVES THIS CAR CANNOT DENY THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG THE 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. A FINAL NOTE, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT ALL POLICE CARS OF THIS TYPE WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, IS THAT INDEED THE CASE? IF SO, WHAT ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND EVERY OTHER FAMILY THAT OWNS ONE OF THESE CARS? DO WE NOT DESERVE THE SAME PROTECTION? *TR

I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY 2007 CHEVY IMPALA IS VERY DANGEROUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. TONIGHT I ALMOST DIED! WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL CONSISTENTLY FOR AT LEAST 10 MILES. SEMIS WERE SURROUNDING ME AS MY CAR WAS GOING OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE REALIZED THAT THIS MAY BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND NOT THE TIRES THAT I RECENTLY PUT ON. I WAS LITERALLY SCARED TO DEATH. HOW CAN THE US GOVERNMENT ALLOW THIS ISSUE TO GO UNCHECKED. HEY WHY DON'T WE JUST BAIL OUT SOME MORE US AUTO COMPANIES LIKE GM SO THEY CAN KEEP MAKING POS CARS. *TR