2007 Chevrolet Impala

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

LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR FROM REPORTING TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTERMITTENTLY IN HIS 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN STARTING FROM A STANDSTILL OR WHILE MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION WHERE THEY CHECKED THE SHIFT POINTS, CHECKED THE COMPUTER FOR FAULTS AND INSTALLED A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN THE COMPUTER. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBSERVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

NO SIGNS OF FAILURE UNTIL PUT CAR IN PARK. TRIED TO PUT BACK INTO DRIVE AND SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. READ OWNERS MANUAL AND TRIED THEIR RECOMMENDATION, DID NOT WORK. FOUND THE GROUND WIRE FOR THE BTSI HAD BROKE DO TO FAULTY WIRING AT FACTORY, YET CHEVY WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE. REPAIR COST $165.60. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN IN COLD TEMPS, AN EMERGENCY, AT A TRAIN STOP OR ANYWHERE LIKE THAT IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING SINCE THEIR IS NO OVERRIDE OTHER THAN TEARING APART CONSOLE TO HIT THE MANUAL RESET. THEIR IS ALSO A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, TELLING ME IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. *TR

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

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA 3.5L LS WITH APPROXIMATELY 25K MILES IN OCTOBER 2009. BETWEEN OIL CHANGES MY CAR HAS BEEN BURNING OUT OIL 2-3 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES). I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES TO HAVE THIS ISSUES CORRECTED. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A CLOGGED SENSOR AND CHANGED IT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS. THEY CHANGED THE SENSOR BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL BURNING BETWEEN 2 - 3 QUARTS. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3K MILES. THE OIL LIGHT DOES COME ON TO ALERT ME WHEN I AM LOW. I AM AFRAID THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO SEIZE UP. I WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN BUT THE LAST 3 TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT THERE THEY HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN FINDING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN A GM CUSTOMER WITH THIS DEALERSHIP FOR APPROXIMATELY 17 YRS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF MY OTHER GM PRODUCTS AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY HELPFUL. *TR

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.