NHTSA Complaint #10386774 — 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10386774
Vehicle	2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	March 5, 2011
Date Filed	March 7, 2011
Mileage	60,300 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

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

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