2007 Chevrolet Impala

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE.IS ACTING UP. FAULT DISPLAY ON THE DASH INDICATES ENGINE IS RUNNING HOT. AND THAT THE AC UNIT IS OFF. WAITED FOR CAR TO COOL OFF SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW VISUAL INSPECTION OF COOLING FLUID LEVELS. THEY CHECKED OK. ALSO CHECKED TO MAKE SURE FANS OPERATE,THEY BOTH COME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR SECOND OPINION. MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE OUT. COULD NOT FIND ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH CAR. COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE DASH IS SHOWING THAT FAULT CODE. ALSO REPLACED THERMOSTAT THINKING IT MIGHT BE BAD. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS,NOW TEMP. GAUGE WILL THAT ENGINE IS RUNNING HOT WHEN ACCELERATED. AND RETURN TO NORMAL WHEN ENGINE IS IDLING. *TR

YESTERDAY, 12/1/2011, MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILED. OVER A YEAR AGO, I HAD WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB, AND IT CAME ON AFTER JARRING IT, SO I WAITED TO REPLACE THE BULB UNTIL TODAY. THIS MORNING, NEITHER BULB WORKED. THINKING THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, I TURNED AUTOMATIC LIGHTING OFF, THEN BACK ON. THAT FAILED, HOWEVER THE BRIGHTS DID WORK. I PULLED OVER AND RAPPED ON THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT HOUSING A FEW TIMES, AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN I DID THE SAME TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH ALSO CAME ON. VERY UNSAFE TO AFFECT THE VISIBILITY OF A DRIVER, ESPECIALLY SINCE I SUSPECT THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, OR LEAVE SOMEBODY STRANDED AT WORK WHEN THEY GO TO LEAVE AND HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT TWICE EACH TIME THE REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED IT WAS NOT A KNOWN FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS REPAIRING POLICE VEHICLES WITH THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED SAYING "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL AND IT SHUT OFF AFTER THE MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OR ACCELERATE QUICKLY IF NEEDED. IN ANOTHER INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING AND THE TWO MESSAGES DISPLAYED AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT RESPONDING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN WAS TO SHUT IT OFF AND WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL IT WOULD START AGAIN. *KB

SIRS VEHICLE HAS JUST TURNED OVER 62,000 MILES REPLACED 4 SETS OF TIRES TIRES WEARING OUT FROM CAMBER CASTER PROBLEMS IN REAR END G.M. HAS NOT HAD A RECALL EXCEPT FOR 20,000 POLICE MADE CARS MON. 11-28-11 A GM PERSON FINALLY SAID YOU HAVE WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND TELL THEM TO FIX THE VEHICLE THIS CAR HAS NO VALUE ANYMORE DEALERS DON'T ADVERTISE THEM FOR SALE ANYMORE IN MAINE PAPERS, THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS. YOU FOLKS HAVE TO DEMAND THAT G.M. RECALL AND REPAIR EVERY CAR 2007-2008 IMPALAS WITH PROBLEM. ONE SET OF TIRES ON THIS CAR WORE A STRIP 2 INCHES WIDE FROM OUTSIDE EDGES TOWARD CENTER IN 4 MONTHS MY MECHANIC WHO WAS CHANGING THE OIL CALLED ME OUT TO LOOK AT THEM, HE HAD PUT THEM ON THE CAR. THEY WERE DOWN TO CANVAS AND STEEL BELT, MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND SHE NEVER NOTICED ANYTHING THIS WAS SHEAR CHANCE IN SPOTTING PROBLEM I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. A HIGH SPEED BLOWOUT ON INTER STATE, THE ONLY PLACE SHE DRIVES FAST TO VISIT KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THESE CARS 400,000 PLUS SOLD AND OVER 20,000 TO POLICE WHICH WERE RE-CALLED AND FIXED BEST REGARDS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

TIRES COMPLETELY WORN AT 23,000 MILES DEALER SAID BECAUSE NOT ROTATED PROPERLY ($500 FOR NEW TIRE)I ROTATED EVERY 7000 MILES THEY FAILED AT 61,209 MILES PUT ON FOUR NEW TIRES (3RD SET ANOTHER $470) AND ROTATED EVERY 5000 DEALER SAID POOR CHOICE OF TIRES INSTALLED GOODYEAR PREMIUM TIRE NEXT SET WENT IN 20000 MILES WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE EVERY YEAR NO ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED, LAST SET OF TIRES NOW WORN AT MILEAGE 83,300. I HAVE HAD 15 NEW CARS DURING MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAVE I ENCOUNTERED THE PREMATURE WEAR I HAVE ON THIS IMPALA. DRIVING ALL HIGHWAY MILES I DO NOT SPEED OR CORNER FAST I ROTATE TIRES CHECK AIR PRESSURE IN ADDITION TO TPMS SYSTEM WHY AM I SEEING TIRE FAILURE ON THREE DIFFERENT BRANDS OF PREMIUM TIRE? *TR

I HAD NOTICED A NOISE IN STEERING RECENTLY, WENT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE MUST BE DUST AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. HAD BEEN ON VACATION AND NOT DRIVING CAR FOR A MONTH OR MORE, THEN 11-14-11 IT WAS SOMETHING VERY NOTICEABLE AND I DROVE DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED. THEY CHARGED $96.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED STEERING SHAFT #25937479 SHAFT (06524-C). MY TOTAL BILL WAS $312.86. IS THIS ANY PART OF MY WARRANTY COVERAGE????? *TR

I OWN A 2007 IMPALA LT 3.9 L. PURCHASED FROM SUNSET CHEVROLET IN SUMNER, WA 1/03/10. NOT EVEN 3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR, THE ENGINE OIL STARTED LEAKING, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING, THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE, AND THE CAR NEEDED A BRAKE JOB. (FRONT AND BACK). TOOK CAR TO DEALER (BURIEN CHEVROLET IN BURIEN, WA). WAS TOLD THAT THE NEEDED REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WE DECLINED REPAIRS AS WE COULD NOT AFFORD OUT OF POCKET COST. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS. WAS TOLD THAT AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THAT RELEVANT COMPONENTS WERE INDEED COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. GM WAS UNSURE OF WHY DEALER HAD TOLD US THEY WERE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. BUT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS PRESENTLY EXPIRED, AND EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T WHEN WE TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. ALSO, THE TECH AT BURIEN CHEVROLET SAID THAT HE COULD SEE NO SIGNS OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT WE DESCRIBED WERE WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM ON 10/15/09 (06-07-30-023C) WHICH DESCRIBES THE SYMPTOMS EXACTLY AS WE TOLD THE DEALER. IT ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION NEEDE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING DOWN AND THE ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL MORE THAN EVER.