2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical System Problems

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. IN 2008 IT DIED ON MY WIFE,LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT SHE HAS NEVER DROVE IT SINCE. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT A $1000 BUCKS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. IT WILL START UP AFTER YOU GET STOPPED AND PUT IT IN PARK. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND LEFT IT WITH THEM AND IT NEVER ACTS UP SO THEY ARE NOT ANY HELP. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO DIE ON YOU SO YOU MUST ALWAYS DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE SO YOU CAN PULL OVER. YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I HAVE CALLED GM AND ASK THEM ABOUT IT BUT THEY JUST SAY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR.AFTER WATCHING TV ABOUT ALL THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,897.

SAW RECENT GM RECALL FOR CHEVY COBALT, SATURNS, ETC. REGARDING ENGINE DYING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD (BAD IGNITION SWITCH). MY IMPALA HAS THE SAME SYMPTOM AND IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR "WHY DOES IMPALA DIE WHILE DRIVING" IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. MY IMPALA WILL BE RUNNING SMOOTH, SPEED FROM 30 TO 60, BUT SLOWING DOWN FOR ANY REASON, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JUST DIES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR. THERE IS NO INDICATION LIKE ROUGH ENGINE OR THE CAR STUMBLING FROM LACK OF GAS, IT JUST QUIETLY DIES. IF THIS IGNITION SWITCH IS THE CAUSE, THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE IMPALA'S AT LEAST. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY BASICALLY SAID, WELL...

DRIVING FREEWAY SPEEDS AROUND 60 CAR SHUTS OF VERY DANGERS. THEN CAR STARTED BACK AFTER 10MIN. *TR

THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK/BCM SYSTEM. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE BCM NEEDS REPLACEMENT IT IS A VERY KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER WILL EITHER GO BAD OR SHORT OUT AND THEN THE BCM WILL SEE IT AS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE FUEL INJECTIONS AND THE STARTER PREVENTING THE CAR FROM BEING STARTED. I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF DOING THE RELEARN OF THE BCM/IGNITION SO THAT I CAN START MY [XXX] CAR. THE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR RECALL ON THE CHEVY LINE WITH THE PASS LOCK II SYSTEM INSTALLED IN IT!!!!!! *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY BATTERY WAS DEAD, SO I PUT A BATTERY CHARGER ON THE BATTERY, THEN WENT TO START THE CAR. I TURNED THE KEY FOR ABOUT THREE REVOLUTIONS AND THEN THE CAR EXPLODED! I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS SITTING INSIDE THE CAR AND THERE WAS SNOW ON THE WINDSHIELD. I GOT OUT AND THERE WAS PLASTIC PARTS ALL AROUND THE CAR, AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE MOTOR! *TR

I PURCHASED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S CAR IN MARCH. IN AUGUST, WHILE I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE A FRIEND'S HOME, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND THE KEYS WERE WITH ME. AFTER ONLINE INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2009. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS NEVER NOTIFIED SO NEITHER WERE WE. OUR FIRST STEP WAS TO CONTACT GM WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY PLANNED ON DOING ABOUT THIS. WE CONTACTED THE BBB WHO ALSO CONTACTED GM. GM THEN CALLED US AND AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THERE IS PLENTY THEY CAN DO. WHAT ABOUT IF MY DAUGHTER AND I HAD BEEN IN THE CAR? HOW ABOUT IF I HAD NEEDED TIME OFF FROM WORK? I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE I WAS NOT PREPARED TO PURCHASE. WE HAVE THE RECALL INFORMATION, PICTURES FROM THE FIRE, AND A LETTER...

DRIVING ALONG AND SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DIED. WAITED SOME TIME AFTER PULLING OVER AND CAR STARTED SOMETIMES CAR WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE OF SECURITY LIGHT THIS IS RANDOM AND VERY ANNOYING AS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE PARTS THAT ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I DID THIS ONCE BEFORE (OUT OF WARRANTY) AND CAN'T SEE DOING IT AGAIN IF THIS IS NOT A FIX. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY....THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS ALMOST TAKEN OUT BY A SEMI......TWICE!!!!!!!! THIS CAR SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM DUE TO THE PASSLOCK PROBLEM WHICH WAS MY ORIGINAL PROBLEM...THE BCM WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED NOW THIS STALLING AND THE AIR NOT WORKING IS NOT ONLY UNFAIR BUT UNSAFE. PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR MY CAR TO COME BACK UNSAFE.....AND I HAVE TALKED TO NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THESE CARS....DON'T MATTER HOW MUCH OR WHO U PAY TO REPROGRAM...STILL SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA DECIDES NOT TO START ON SOME DAYS. AT FIRST, IT WAS VERY INFREQUENT AND NOW ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START MY CAR, THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENS IS THE SECURITY LIGHT TURNS ON. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE MY CAR SUDDENTLY STARTS UP AGAIN. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE AND ON YOUTUBE, THIS PROBLEM IS NOTORIOUS WITH A LOT OF GM VEHICLES. NOT A LOT OF MECHANICS KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I DONT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO HAVE IT SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION. I KNOW THAT MY NEXT CAR WILL NOT BE A GM.

WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IT WOULD JUST STALL OR DIE AS IF SOMEONE HAD REACHED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WOULD NOT START FOR A FEW DAYS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS CAR TO TWO MECHANICS AND NEITHER WERE ABLE TO STOP THE PROBLEM BUT TOLD ME THAT DIFFERENT PARTS WERE THE CULPRIT, SO 800 DOLLARS LATER I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR,REPLACED THE BATTERY, TESTED THE ALTERNATOR, TESTED THE FUEL INJECTORS BOTH HOT AND COLD, TESTED THE IGNITION MODULE AND STILL THE CAR DIED LEAVING MY CHILD AND I STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. I THEN CALLED A GM DEALERSHIP WHOM SAID ANOTHER 120.00 JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM . THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! *TR

CAR WILL NOT START. IT APPEARS TO BE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. NEED TO WAIT FOR SYSTEM TO RESET AND IT WILL START. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

NO WARNING, NO EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. 2000 CHEVY IMPALA LS 3.8 STALLS CONSTANTLY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ALL OVER JUST LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET, DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST STALLED, ALSO STALLED AT A RED LIGHT, ALSO STALLED TRAVELING AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND AT 30 MPH (ALMOST REAR-ENDED ON BOTH OCCASIONS). CHEVY DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, CHEVY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL GM CARS FOR YEARS. WHY IS THIS NOT KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC? THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND IT STALLED ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. NOW THEY WILL TRY REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. WHEN HE INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING, WONT START OR IF IT STARTS THE RADIO AND ALL CLUSTER GAUGES WONT WORK. *TR

BOUGHT 2000 CHEVY IMPALA ON FEB 8,2009,AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REALLY BAD PROBLEMS. BAD SHAKE IN FRONT END,PULLS TO RIGHT REALLY BAD, HAS SEVEAR COOLING PROBLEMS, TURN SIGNAL FAILURE MORE THEN WORKING, GEAR SHIFT PROBLEMS, AIR BUBBLES BACKING UP IN COOLANT BOTTLE, LOW COOLANT LIGHT ALWAYS ON, CHECK ENGINE IGHT ALWAYS ON MAJOR OIL LEAKAGE UNDER CAR BODY NOT ON GROUND. LOSS OF COOLANT BUT NO IDEA WHERE ITS GOING. SERGING PROBLEM IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND WIRING CONECTIONS AND PLUGS NOT CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. ICNITION PROBLEMS KEY WONT STAY IN AND CAN BE PULLED OUT WITH CAR RUNNING.HAVE REPLACED RADIATOR,ALL HOSES,ALL GASKETS,THERMISTATE,WATER PUMP,BELTS,DONE TUNEUP,OIL CHANGE, DONE BRAKES,REPLACED SENCERS,BATTERY,AND OTHER THINGS. IM PISSED AND VERY ANGRY WITH CHEVY AND GM FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THERE VEHICALS AND NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS.

2000 IMPALA DOES NOT ALWAYS START. SECURITY ISSUES NOT ALLOWING START UNTIL AT LEAST 15 MINS OF TRYING. *TR

2000 IMPALA, CAR HAS DIED 2 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED 2 WEEKS AGO FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. ALL ELECTRICAL STILL WORKS BUT STARTER WILL NOT ENGAGE, AFTER 5-30 MINUTES OF WAITING IT WILL START. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS TO CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES IT HELPS. CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WONT DO ANYTHING IT. ALSO HAVE THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE WHERE THEY QUIT WORKING UNTIL YOU TURN ON THE FLASHERS. FUEL GUAGE DOESNT WORK. ALL OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS CAR. WHY WONT CHEVY FIX THE DANGEROUS ONE ABOUT THE CAR STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEED AND LOOSING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO TO A STALLED ENGINE. 119000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

LOW/HIGH BEAM SWITCH (MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH OR VISE / VERSA HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. JUST TOLD MY WIFE LEAVE THE LOW BEAMS ON AND NEVER SWITCH TO THE HIGH BEAMS.. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE DIMMER SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED/MISFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS NOW LOCKED IN A PERMANENT "HI BEAM" POSITION. THE LIGHTS HAVE TOTALLY FAILED IN THE PAST. A WEBSITE NAMED "TOPIX.COM" HAS CITED MANY INSTANCES OF THIS TYPE OF LIGHT FAILURE, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AS REGARDS SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. T IS VERY APPARENT (AND EVIDENT FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH YOUR OFFICE) THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH CHEVROLET IS DENYING THE EXISTENCE AND/OR RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY PROBLEM. THEY ARE SIMPLY IGNORING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND TRYING TO CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $600 TO $800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THIS PROBLEM APPARENTLY EXTENDS THROUGH MANY MODEL YEARS, FROM 2000 (OR EARLIER)TO 2007/2008. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE...

MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS A PROBLEM A COUPLE OF TIMES EVERY MONTH WHERE IT WON'T START UP. I'LL TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. SO I'LL JUST WAIT 15-30 MINUTES AND IT STARTS UP FINE. I'VE HEARD MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALL SIMILAR GM VEHICLES AND WAS WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *TR

TURN SIGNALS HAVE STARTED NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NOT GOOD IF YOU HAVE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE GOOGLED IT AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH NOT ON THIS WEBSITE. MOST RESOURCES SAY IT IS THE HAZARD SWITCH. *TR

MULTI FUNCTION HEAD LIGHT SWITCH I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OFF I HAD TO HOLD THE LEVER TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAMS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AS LONG AS I HELD ON TO THE LEVER. I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO DISCOVER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS 330 DOLLARS VERY EXPENSIVE . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMBINATION CONTROL SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. WHENEVER THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ON AND THE LOW BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. THE GEAR LEVER BOX THAT WAS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT ALSO FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 208,000.

MY DAUGHTER WITH HER PERMIT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY SHE PULLED OVER SAFELY AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE HAZARDS WORKED FINE AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THE HAZARD SWITCH IS THE FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH AND FINALLY THEY WOULD WORK ONLY ONE TIME AFTER CAR WAS TURNED ON. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTED $400 DOLLARS FOR A $60 PART AND LABOR. THANK GOD FOR USED PARTS AND AN EASY DASH REMOVE ONLY SEVEN BOLTS INSTRUCTIONS ONLINE. DO IT YOURSELF FOR CHEAP. MY DAUGHTER AT 16 DID MOST OF IT AS I TOLD HER WITH INSTRUCTIONS. I DO LOVE CHEVY WILL REMAIN LOYAL BUT THEY NEED TO WAKE UP AND SOLVE SOME ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THERE WAS A RECALL DEFECT WHICH THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO HONOR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

ON FEB.10TH OR 11TH.MY NEIGHBOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START MY CAR BECAUSE THE BATTERY HAD FAILED DUE TO A 3 DAY SNOW STORM. AFTER TURNED THE IGNITION THE SECOND TIME, THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM. WHEN WE CHECKED THE ENGINE, WE NOTED THE MANIFOLD COVER HAD CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. ALSO THE WIRES WERE ON FIRE. MY NEIGHBOR QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. LATER, I WENT TO MY DEALER(FRANK Z CHEVROLET IN DAYTON, OH. ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE REPAIRS COULD COST FROM $1,800-$2,000 MAINLY DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR 18 MONTHS, I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR AN ESTIMATE OF ACTUAL DAMAGE.

MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND IS LEAVING ME STRANDED IN AWKWARD SITUATIONS. AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES IT WILL NOT START. I TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY PUT A NEW IGNITION SWITCH ON THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE FOR 6 MONTHS. COST $500. I OFTEN COULD WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND IT WOULD START. BUT IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC, HE RAN THE CODES AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. COST $450 AND WITHIN A MONTH IT BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. I GOT STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GM DEALER AND THEY PUT A NEW BATTERY ON IT AND REMOVED ALL THE AFTER MARKET UNLOCKING MECHANISMS AND CHARGED $550. THREE DAYS LATER WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS...

ELECTRICAL SIGNALS QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY,WILL START IF HAZARDS ARE PUSHED. *TR

BODY CONTROL MODULE, PASS LOCK SENSOR, IGNITION SWITCH. WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START CORRECTLY OFTEN NOT AT ALL. IF RESEARCH IS DONE THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON GM VEHICLES WITH THIS SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME RECURRING PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY HAD A INJURY CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INJURY IS THERE. IF I CAN NOT START MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IT CAN AND HAS LEFT ME IN A POSITION THAT IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. *TR

MY 2000 IMPALA HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE DIRECTION SIGNALS. AT TIMES THEY WORK FINE AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. SOMETIMES WHILE THE DIRECTIONAL IS WORKING IT WILL STOP FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS EVEN WITH ARM SIGNALS. THIS OCCURS ON A NEARLY DAILY BASIS. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL AS THE COST TO REPLACE IS APPROXIMATELY $500 AS THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL IS SOLD AS A SINGLE UNIT (DIRECTIONAL ARM AND FLASHING UNIT ARE 1 PIECE). THE UNIT ITSELF IS OVER $300. *TR

MY 2000 IMPALAS PASS LOCK SYSTEM STOPS THE CAR FROM STARTING FOR UP TO 45 MINUTES AT A TIME. I TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WONT TURN OVER OR DO ANYTHING. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. IT LEAVES MY FAMILY STRANDED WHEN WE TRY TO GO PLACES. WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY? I'D BE STRANDED. ALSO THE STEERING CLUNKS ALOT WHEN I TURN. *TR

PASSLOCK 2 SYSTEM FAILS. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND CAN NOT BE RESTARTED FOR 15 MINUTES. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING OR PARKED. IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING WHEN DRIVING, IT WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS, IF NOT FATAL, ACCIDENT. THIS THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM FAILS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE LOCK CYLINDER, WHICH IS ABOUT $500 AND ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEALER. THIS SOLUTION DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK THOUGH. I HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR AND IT NEEDS IT AGAIN. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND RECALL IT AND FIX IT RIGHT. IF YOU SEARCH FOR "PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE" ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

2000 CHEVY IMPALA 3.8L PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT ISSUE. MY CAR WILL NOT START B/C IT THINKS IT'S BEING STOLEN AND IT DISABLES THE CAR FROM STARTING. *TR

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. MY CAR FAILS TO START BECAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK FEATURE. IT HAS HAPPEN 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THE MOST RECENT TIME OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOME AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. *TR

CAR WON'T START SOMETIMES AND THEN AFTER 5-10MINS IT WILL START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT TIMES OR NOT CRANK AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND FAIL TO RESTART. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY AND ONLY THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING CONSTANTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,908 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,103.

WHILE DRIVING, FOR NO REASON AT ALL, MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA JUST DIES ON ME. IT LOCKS UP AND WON'T RESTART FOR 30 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS 3 OR 4 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 30 DAYS. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A BLOG WHERE AT LEAST 30 OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY, BUT NOW IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE $400 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIPS FOR THE TURN SIGNAL AND ANOTHER UNSPECIFIED COMPONENT AND WAS CHARGED $268 FOR THE REPAIRS. HE STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 60,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM CAUSES CAR NOT TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND DISABLES THE ENGINE FOR ANYWHERE FROM 10MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIMES THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WILL APPEAR IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT MOST TIMES IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. I WILL PUT IN THE KEY, BUT WHEN I TURN IT, THE ENGINE IS DISABLED AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT BLINKS. I HAVE TO WAIT 10MINUTES FOR IT TO RESTART, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT JUST TRIPS ITSELF CONTINUALLY AND I'LL BE STUCK FOR 30MINUTES OR MORE. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED COUNTLESS TIMES IN THE HEAT, AND DREAD EVEN STOPPING FOR GAS FOR FEAR THAT MY CAR WON'T START AGAIN. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WHEN I TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN, AS I FEAR THAT IF I STOP IN A SMALL TOWN, I'LL BE COMPLETELY STRANDED IF MY CAR DOESN'T START BACK UP. TWO WEEKS AGO I...

2000 IMPALA INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. SUGGESTION BY DEALERSHIP TO WAIT WITH KEY ONE 5 -20 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY MODULE TO CLEAR THEN TRY TO START AGAIN. ALSO HAPPENING WITH 2004 IMPALA. *TR

I HAVE WHAT I AM CALLING THE "CLASSIC GM PASSLOCK PROBLEM" WITH MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO VERY RANDOMLY NOT STARTING. ON NOVEMBER 28, 2008 I REPORTED A VEHICLE PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP. MY '2000 CHEVY IMPALA ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT WAS OCCASIONALLY COMING ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES.' THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $812.00 TO REPLACE FAULTY PASSLOCK MODULE, NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER. I'M CONCERN ABOUT ALL THE WORK BEING DONE AS STATED AND CHARGED FOR FACTORY DEFECTS, MANY VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM AUTO. IN ADDITION, I DID NOT RECEIVE A NEW RECODED KEY. SECOND, THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE FAULTY PASSLOCK MODULE WAS NOT LISTED ON THE INVOICE AS AN ITEMIZED PART ORDERED AND REPLACED AS APPEAR OTHER ITEMS. THIRDLY, IF THE PART NOT LISTED ON THE INVOICE, HOW IS THE WARRANTY...

I BOUGHT A USED 2000 CHEVY IMPALA FOR MY 75 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LAW. THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTING AND THE SECURITY MODULE. YOU CAN DRIVE THE CAR TO THE STORE OR WHERE-EVER BUT WHEN YOU GET BACK INTO THE CAR IT WON'T START AGAIN. YOU USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT 10 TO 40 MINUTES WITH KEY IN IGNITION FOR CAR TO START AGAIN. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ALREADY PAID OVER $700 FOR A NEW STARTER AND A NEW SECURITY MODULE BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE CLAIM THEY HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS REPLACING ALL SORTS OF ITEMS AT RECOMMENDATION OF CHEVY DEALERSHIPS TO NO AVAIL. IT SEEMS THAT GM/CHEVROLET SHOULD INSTITUTE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO A PROBLEM IN THE 2002 AND 2003 MODELS OF THE CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

VEH: 200 CHEVY IMPALA LS YR:2000 FAULT: IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS THIS VECH. HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAULTY TURN SIGNALS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY STOP, AND THEN AFTER CYCLING THE HAZARD SWITCH THEY RETURN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET SEEKING INFORMATION AND I FOUND THAT GM HAS DONE A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS IN THE SAME CLASS YEAR. I ALSO CONTACT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IMPALA WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN IF THE SWITCH WAS THE SAME USED IN THE MALIBU. (RECALLED) NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 03V327. I AM NOW UNABLE TO PURCHASE A SWITCH IN THE MARKET BECAUSE OF THE RECALL AND THE SUPPLY HAS BEEN DEPLETED. (TOLD THAT FROM THE DEALER). IN MY MIND GM SHOULD BE CONDUCTING ANOTHER RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY STALLS MY CAR & INTERFERES WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 IMPALA THAT DOES NOT HAVE TRACTION CONTROL. IT HAS A NO START PROBLEM. IT WON'T TURN OVER AND I HAVE TO SIT THERE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 30 MINS WAITING FOR THIS PIECE OF CRAP TO START. I THINK SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE GM RECALL THESE CARS TO FIX THEM. ITS TIME TO PUT THE CONSUMER FIRST AND NOT THESE MONEY HUNGRY CORPORATIONS LIKE GENERAL MOTORS!!! *TR

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE W/ A 2000 IMPALA I HAVE FAULTY, NON-WORKING TURN SIGNALS ALL THE WAY TO THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THE INTAKE GASKET PROBLEM TO THE MOST SEVERE - THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING AT A LIGHT. AND NO ONE CAN PIN POINTE THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. MY CAR USED TO JUST STALL OUT AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A DAY WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE CAR HAS GIVEN UP AND I'M ABOUT TO TOO. IT STARTS WHEN IT WANTS... I WISH LIFE WORKED THAT WAY BUT IT DOESN'T. TODAY I DECIDED TO RESEARCH RECALLS ON THE CAR AND FOUND OUT EVERYONE HAS THE PROBLEMS I DO BUT CHEVY HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF ANYONE. PLEASE TAKE NOTE THIS IS SERIOUS. *TR