Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/24/2012 | 96000 | ||
| This car has less than 100k miles and chevy dealerships refuse to diagnose the issue with the transmissions and there are multiple complaints about this issue this car is unsafe. the issue is random jerking of the transmission upon taking off in traffic, at light, or from stand still has caused: (a) my wheels to spin, (b) the car to pull into the next lane, (c) almost rear-end collision with car in front, and (d) sudden rapid acceleration in trafffic. the car i almost rear-ended was a 2007 chevy police impala the officer exited his car asked was there a problem i told him about the transmission issue and he stated yea mine does that too this car isnt a safe one this need to be addressed nationally | |||
| 04/23/2012 | |||
| While i was driving an error message appeared on the panel engine power reduced. the car immediateley slowed down as if the engine had cut-off completely. it did not and i was able to drive to the side of the road at about 10 mph. luckily it was late at night, the few cars that were driving near me were able to change lanes before a collision occured. | |||
| 09/19/2011 | 21000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that attempting a right turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and she was unable to engage the brakes. the contact mentioned that the vehicle crashed into a brick wall. a police report was filed and the driver was badly bruised. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who was not able to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 21,000. | |||
| 09/19/2011 | 21000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that attempting a right turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and she was unable to engage the brakes. the contact mentioned that the vehicle crashed into a brick wall. a police report was filed and the driver was badly bruised. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who was not able to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 21,000. kmj | |||
| 09/21/2011 | 50000 | ||
| Vehicle's transmission slips when accelerating, and also jerks when idling. this is a common issue that has been reported in multiple places by a large number of people. issue has been increasing in frequency - making this car unsafe to drive, yet chevrolet has not bothered to address the now obvious problem. | |||
| 09/19/2011 | 21000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while making a right turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and she was unable to engaged the brakes. the contact mentioned that the vehicle impacted a brick wall. a police report was file and the driver did not sustained any injuries but was badly bruise. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who was not been able to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 21,000. pm | |||
| 09/21/2011 | 50000 | ||
| Vehicle's transmission slips when accelerating, and also jerks when idling. this is a common issue that has been reported in multiple places by a large number of people. issue has been increasing in frequency - making this car unsafe to drive, yet chevrolet has not bothered to address the now obvious problem. | |||
| 09/19/2011 | 21000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while making a right turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and she was unable to engaged the brakes. the contact mentioned that the vehicle impacted a brick wall. a police report was file and the driver did not sustained any injuries but was badly bruise. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who was not been able to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 21,000. pm | |||
| 09/21/2011 | 50000 | ||
| Vehicle's transmission slips when accelerating, and also jerks when idling. this is a common issue that has been reported in multiple places by a large number of people. issue has been increasing in frequency - making this car unsafe to drive, yet chevrolet has not bothered to address the now obvious problem. | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 1 | 06/01/2007 | |
| 2007 chevrolet impala. consumer states vehicle jerked while driving, the air conditioner was clucking, the engine light came on and the speedometer stopped working *tgw the dealer advised the consumer the air inlet actuator and speed sensor needed to be replaced. *jb | |||
| 06/04/2008 | 12500 | 1 | 06/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala. while driving approximately 40 mph at 2,000 rpm, the contact released the accelerator pedal and the rpm immediately increased. occasionally, the rpm will remain the same when pressure is released from the accelerator pedal. after the failure occurs, the vehicle will continue to accelerate for a few seconds. after a period of time, the rpm's will return to normal. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. the mechanic stated that there was not a solution to correct the failure. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 12,500 and current mileage was 14,900. updated 7/3/08 *cn updated 07/03/08 *jb | |||
| 12/11/2007 | 11710 | 1 | 02/26/2007 |
| (1) my wife pulled into a parking space at our church and applied the brakes to stop. (2) the car continued on rolling over a concrete barrier and knocking down an ornamental iron fence surrounding the parking lot and continuing out into the street where it finally stopped. in addition to the damage to the fence, there was considerable damage to the front of the car. (3) cause of failure has not been identified. on one or two previous occasions, when pulling the car into our garage i have had the car stall and then surge forward. car is being taken to a body shop to repair the damage. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 07/04/2007 | 4700 | 2 | 06/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala. while driving 65 mph downhill with the cruise control activated, the vehicle automatically accelerated to 85 mph. the dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. the manufacturer advised the contact to read the owner's manual. the current mileage is 5,300 and failure mileage was 4,700. updated 08/07/07. *jb | |||