2007 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE TIRE MONITORING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE MILE MARKER SIGNS AND A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB ON THE RIGHT AND NECK BURN FROM THE SEAT, FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE IN THE LOWER BACK. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED THREE BROKEN RIBS AND A BRUISE ON THE CHEST AREA. ALL REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

BOUGHT 2007 IMPALA NEW. HAVE REPLACED REAR TIRES 6 TIMES DUE TO CAMBER ISSUE. IMPALA IS DESIGNED WITH NO ADJUSTMENT FOR CAMBER ON THE REAR SUSPENSION. TIRES WEAR ON THE INSIDE AT A FAST RATE. NOTHING IN THE TRUNK TO CAUSE WEIGHT ISSUES, STANDARD HIGHWAY DRIVING ON A DAILY BASIS. TIRE SOUND IS HORRIBLE AND INCREASES WITH SPEED. FIRST SET OF TIRES REPLACED AT 9,000 MILES. GM RECALLED POLICE MODELS OF THE IMPALA TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT NOT IMPALAS THAT WEREN'T POLICE MODELS. SO GM KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR BUT WON'T PERFORM A RECALL. MY WIFE WOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID TIRES WOULD BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. 6 SETS OF TIRES ON A VEHICLE WITH 90,000 MILES IS ABSURD. I FINALLY HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOP INSTALL AFTERMARKET CAMBER ADJUSTING BOLTS AND GET AN ALIGNMENT TO FIX THE ISSUE. SHOP I DEALT WITH SAYS THEY'VE BEEN PERFORMING THIS REPAIR ON IMPALA'S SINCE MID 2007. $20 FOR THE BOLT KIT AND $80 FOR THE ALIGNMENT. $100 TO FIX AN ISSUE (NOT INCLUDING TIRE REPLACEMENT COSTS) AND GM WON'T OWN UP TO IT. THIS IS A BASIC DESIGN FLAW THAT GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF, WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN ON THERE PART. *TR

IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 I NOTICED WEIRD TIRE WEAR ON MY 07 IMPALA LT (REAR).. THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO LOW GRADE TIRES SO I PURCHASED A TWO BETTER TIRE FOR THE REAR.. MARCH 16 2014 I RECEIVED A FLAT WHILE PARKED... ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE AND INSIDE TIRE WEAR FOUR MONTHS BRAND NEW TIRES DESTROYED. SO I RESEARCHED WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND FOUND OUT THAT GM HAD CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR KNOW ABOUT THIS AND ONLY RECALLING LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUED IMPALA'S.I PURCHASED THE CAR 2010 AND NOVEMBER 2013 IS WHEN I FIRST SEEN PROBLEM. *TR

THE TIRES ARE WEARING TERRIBLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ALIGNMENT OR SUSPENSION PROBLEM BECAUSE THE TIRES WEAR ON THE INSIDE . THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ACCIDENT IN THIS CAR. THE REAR TIRES SEEM TO BE THE ISSUE. ABOUT A YEAR AND 1/2 AGO, I BOUGHT VERY EXPENSIVE 80,000 MILE TIRES TOP OF THE LINE UNKNOWINGLY THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT. THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY TRASHED- THE WIRES WERE STICKING OUT OF THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WHEN I BROUGHT THEM INTO MY TIRE DEALERSHIP. THE MANAGER THERE TOLD ME TO CHECK ON A POSSIBLE RECALL BECAUSE HE SEES THIS HAPPENING WITH ALL THE 2007 CHEVY IMPALAS THAT HE WORKS ON. I AM AFRAID THAT IT COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT OR WORSE..... *TR

WHEN PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED REAR TIRE TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES ONLY. WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES IN 2011 AND HAD THE VEHICLE BALANCED AND ALIGNED. IN JULY 2013, WE FIND THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE OUR 70,000 MILE TIRES (DRIVEN 20,000 MILES IN THAT TWO YEARS) BECAUSE OF REAR WEAR TO THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES. CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR...TIRE COMPANY BLAMES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS...NO HELP FROM CHEVY AS THEY INDICATE THEY STAND BY THE CERTIFIED MECHANICS. IN READING HISTORIES ON THIS VEHICLE, IT APPEARS THAT SOME 2007 MODELS HAVE HAD REPLACEMENT PARTS ISSUED BY CHEVY, BUT NOT ANY VEHICLE NOT USED FOR PERSONAL USAGE. IT SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AS THE TIRE WEAR COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 9 MONTHS AGO AND PUT NEW TIRES ON IT, ONE OF THE REAR TIRES BLEW OUT ON THE INSIDE WHERE IT WAS WORN DOWN THE TO STEEL AND THE OTHER IS DOWN TO SHOWING STEEL AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. IT IS ONLY THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES AND IT NOT VISIBLE WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON "POLICE" IMPALA'S BUT NOT THE STANDARD IMPALA BUT FROM A SHORT SEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

I NOTICED THINGS ABOUT MY CAR BUT IGNORED THEM BECAUSE I THOUGHT, THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING I WOULD NOTICE THAT MY CAR WOULD SLIDE A LOT WHEN THERE WAS SNOW/ICE/RAIN ON THE GROUND. AS IF IT WASN'T SITTING ON THE GROUND PROPERLY. I WOULD LOOK AT IT FROM THE REAR AT A DISTANCE AND IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO SLANT/DROOP AT AN ANGLE. ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF OF OWNERSHIP WHILE GETTING MY OIL CHANGED A SERVICE TECH FROM AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I HAD EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND STATED THAT I NEEDED ALL NEW TIRES. NOTE HE NEVER STATED THAT I NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT OR THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL NOTICE THAT WE COULD FIX WHILE YOUR CAR IS STILL UNDER. HE JUST WANTED TO SELL ME TIRES. FROM DOING MY RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT ALONE WITH THE ISSUE OF EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. LOOKS LIKE GM IS ALSO AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A GM BULLETIN 08032 BUT GM ONLY STATES THAT GOVERNMENT CARS ARE AFFECTED. I KNOW OF SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WORK ON GM ASSEMBLY LINES AND THEY WILL STATE THAT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE, SO WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR GM TO KNOWING KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS NOT CORRECT ON THESE CARS AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOW MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST OR HAVE TO BE LOST FOR GM TO CALL A RECALL AND FIX THE ISSUE ON THESE CARS. UPDATE 2/22/2012: I HAVE GOTTEN THE "NEEDED" "SPECIAL" WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT AM STILL CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN ON MY CAR NOT EVEN A YEAR. WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. NOT REPUTABLE AND DOING THE RIGHT THING WHICH IS TO CORRECTLY FIX OVER 400,000 CARS. *TR