NHTSA Complaint #10218483 — 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA

ON A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. FOLLOWING THIS EVENT VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ABNORMALITIES OCCUR. DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ALL FLASH TOGETHER, DASH GOES DARK. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH AS IF THEY WERE ICC FLASHERS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. CHEVROLET DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY FINITE FIX FOR THIS AND RANDOMLY REPLACES THE BCM AND IGNITION SWITCH AS POSSIBLE CAUSES. MOST PEOPLE REPORT HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OVER AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER??? DUE TO THIS ERRONEOUS REPORTING I THOUGHT I HAD A BATTERY PROBLEM AND THE GARAGE CHANGED MY ALTERNATOR. AT A COST OF $306 DOLLARS. WHICH I NOW BELIEVE WAS TOTALLY UN-NECESSARY. *TR