2007 Chevrolet Impala

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEELS HAD EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THREE REAR SETS OF TIRES AND PERFORMED THREE ALIGNMENTS. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO TSB NUMBERS 10026504 AND 10026484 (WHEELS) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE COMPONENT ON THE POLICE AND STATE VEHICLES. THE TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHERE THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER. ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY WOULD ACTUALLY GO OUT FOR A SECOND, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOTED AT ALL SPEEDS, AND IS A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER, ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND TRAFFIC BEING FOLLOWED! A CHEVY DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND IDENTIFIED IT IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #07-08-42-008; HOWEVER THIS IS MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN (ESPECIALLY FOR NIGHT DRIVING) THAN AN INCONVENIENCE! *TR

OWN 2007 CHEVY IMPALA. BESIDES OTHER PROBLEMS, OUR FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED MAKING A BAD SCREECHING NOISE ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN. WE TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT, SAID IT WAS JUST DIRTY! CONTINUED ON, ANOTHER YEAR PASSES, STILL MAKING NOISE FINALLY I MAKE MY HUSBAND TAKE IT TO THEM AND TO FIX IT. THEY DID NOT TELL US WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT MUST OF DONE SOMETHING CAUSE IT HASN'T MADE THE NOISE SINCE. WE TOOK IT IN FOR OTHER PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME AS WELL. HOWEVER, IT HAS SCRATCHES ON THE WINDOW FROM WHERE IT WAS PUTTING PRESSURE FROM WHATEVER THAT NOISE CAME FROM, EITHER OFF TRACK OR WHATEVER, IT SCRATCHED THE WINDOW PERMANENTLY. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 CHEVY IMPALA BRAND NEW JANUARY 07. SINCE THEN WITHIN A YEAR WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED 2 TIRES THAT WERE BARE ON THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE MONITOR SERVICE ALWAYS POPS ON THE DISPLAY SAYING TIRE PRESSURE OFF ALMOST DAILY. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO OUR CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THEM TO CHECK. THEY HAVE RE-SET THIS MONITORING THING SEVERAL TIMES, RE-ALIGNED THE CAR, REPLACED 2 TIRES (AT OUR EXPENSE). RIGHT AFTER THIS LAST TIME WE TOOK IT IN, THE NEXT DAY THE WARNING POPPED UP SAYING RIGHT REAR TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT 58!, I THOUGHT MY TIRE WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. PARKED IT TO GO INTO BUSINESS, WITHIN ABOUT 20 MIN CAME OUT AND STARTED AND TIRE WAS NORMAL? SEVERAL TIMES THE LIGHT FLASHES "TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM SERVICE SOON" IT RIDES VERY BUMPY EVEN AFTER REPLACING BAD TIRES AND RE-ALIGNING. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN OVER AND OVER AND STILL NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I'M SORRY BUT THIS IS ONE OUT OF SEVERAL GM VEHICLES WE'VE HAD, AND GM IS TERRIBLE AT TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS WHEN IT COMES TO PROBLEMS. THIS CAR HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT, WARRANTY ENDING SOON, WE ARE NOW TRYING TO GET RID OF IT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS ALREADY WITH THE TIRES, ETC. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND CONSTANTLY THE TIRE MONITOR FLASHES PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY, THEN SHUT IT OFF, SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, NOR DO I FEEL THIS IS A RELIABLE VEHICLE ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE, AGAIN. FIRST FAILURE WAS AT TIME OF PURCHASE, APROX 26,000 MILES, STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. HAVE BEEN REPORTING TO DEALERSHIPS NOISES AND UNSAFE STEERING CONCERNS EVER SINCE THEN AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AT 46,000 MILES, STEERING SHAFT AGAIN IS NEEDING REPLACED. FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.CERTIFIEDLEMON.COM. *TR

PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW MAKES SCREECHING NOISE WHEN ROLLING DOWN. OUTER SEAL WAS REPLACED MID LAST YEAR, AND WAS QUOTED AT DEALERSHIP OF BEING IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN. WINDOW ALSO "STICKS" WHEN GOING DOWN. WINDOW ALREADY HAD LIGHT SCRATCHES PREVIOUSLY, AND THOSE SCRATCHES ARE GETTING WORSE. BELIEVE TO BE SAME FAILURE AS BEFORE. *TR

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD IN REVERSE. DEALERSHIP AND GM STATES THIS IS "NORMAL." DOES NOT EVEN HOLD ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND ON SOME DRIVE WAYS THE CAR GETS STUCK IN PARK BECAUSE OF THIS. KNOWN AS "TORQUE LOCK", THE CAR WILL NOT DISENGAGE FROM GEAR BECAUSE OF LOAD ON TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE ROCK THE CAR BACK AND FOURTH TO DISENGAGE TRANSMISSION. FEAR THE TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCING EXCESS STRESS AND MAY NOT HOLD CAUSING ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE BEHIND THE VEHICLE. *TR