2007 Chevrolet Impala

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SUDDENLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SPEED REDUCED GET A REDUCED POWER/TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE AND SPEED DROP TO 40 IN MATTER OF SECONDS ENGINE RUNNING VERY ROUGH. ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS HAPPENING AT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON COMMUTE TO WORK. I LOOKED ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES (EG: STEERING MID-SHAFT FAILURE FRONT END SHIMMY, BRAKE ISSUES, CONNECTOR TO REAR DEFROST MELTING, WIRES IN SHIFTING CONSOLE BREAKING TO WHERE COULDN'T REMOVE KEYS OR GET OUT OF PARK) WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CALLED GM ABOUT THEM AND THEY ASSIGN A CASE NUMBER AND TELL YOU SORRY YOU WILL NEED TO PAY AND KEEP RECEIPT IF THERE IS EVER A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

AFTER DRIVING IT FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVING NO PROBLEMS, I DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE AND PARKED AND COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY, I TRIED TAKING IT OUT OF PARK AND PUTTING IT BACK IN PARK AND AFTER TRYING THAT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT NOT WORKING I TRIED (JIGGLING THE SHIFTER WHEN IT WAS IN PARK) AND IT RELEASED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN FOR THE 2ND DAY IN A ROW. I WILL BRING IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AFTER THE WEEKEND IS OVER AND SEE IF IT IS A BAD WIRE OR SOMETHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND COASTED ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL CAME UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY. POWER WAS CUT, LEFT HER DRIVING AT AROUND 40MPH I DROVE IT TODAY, JULY 1,2014, IT DID FINE FOR ABOUT THE FIRST MILE THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, REDUCED ENGINE POWER DISPLAY CAME ON AGAIN. I DROVE IT 4 TIMES TODAY, SEEMS THAT IF THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, IT RAN FINE, FULL POWER, NO ISSUES FOR ABOUT THE FIRST MILE TO MILE AND A HALF THEN IT WOULD COME UP WITH THE SERVICE TCS AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHICH LEAVES YOU AT VERY REDUCED SPEEDS. LUCKILY I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY SO TRAFFIC WASN'T A HUGE ISSUE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH MANY YR MODEL IMPALAS SO I WANTED TO REPORT MINE SO IT WOULD BE ON RECORD AS WELL. 2007 IMPALA LT2 WITH 3.9L ENGINE. THANKS. *TR

DRIVING WITH 4 IN THE CAR AT AROUND 65 MPH WENT TO STOP AND THE WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE FROM THE ROTORS WARPING. WENT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO SHIFT TOO 2ND GEAR. NOWHERE IN THE BOOK HAVE I SEEN THIS AND IS A BAD ANSWER IF THIS IS THE CASE. THIS HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO AND STILL HAPPENS ON A 4 WHEEL DISK BRAKE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. UPDATED 09/18/14

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