2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical System Problems

THIS MODELS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FLAWED. ITS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, FOR EXAMPLE I HAVE REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTER TWO TIMES NOW TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND PROBLEM PERSIST!! OTHERS INCLUDE ONE HEADLIGHT DUAL, LIGHTS IN DASH CUTTING IN AND OUT, AND REAR DEFROST. I AM DONE WITH THIS CAR AND ITS COMPANY! FROM NOW ON I AM ONLY BUYING FORD! *TR

CAR WON'T START THEN 10 20 OR EVEN 30 MINUTES LATER IT STARTS. *TR

MY TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. PRESSING THE HAZARD SWITCH A COUPLE TIMES FIXED PROBLEM. ONLINE FORUM SAID REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH. FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH. NOW, MY CAR NEEDS TO BE RUNNING AND WARMED UP BEFORE THE TURN SIGNALS WORK CORRECTLY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSENING HAS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS. *TR

WHEN CAR SITS FOR A DAY, BATTERY IS DEAD, AND CAR WILL NOT START. REQUIRES A JUMP, THEN CAR CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DIES WHEN AT SLOW SPEED OR IDLE. *TR

MY CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSKEY/PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT IS A ANTI THEFT FUNCTION INSTALLED ON SEVERAL OF THE GM MODELS THAT WHEN IT FAILS TO WORK IT ACTUALLY KEEPS THE OWNER FROM USING THE VEHICLE. AFTER GOING ON LINE TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE I NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO HAVE. IN ADDITION TO GETTING THE SYSTEM FIXED MANY OWNERS SAY THAT AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AND HAVE EVEN DIED ON THEM AS THEY WERE DRIVING. SOME TRY TO BYPASS THIS SYSTEM AND OTHERS ATTEMPT TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY DEAL WITH IT, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE MANUFACTURES RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLES THEY SELL; NOT TO MENTION THAT HONDA WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND ISSUED A RECALL. *KB

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WILL NOT START FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 IMPALA WITH A LITTLE OVER 145K MILES ON IT IN NOVEMBER 2010. IT DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NO PROBLEM. EVENTUALLY IT HAD COOLING ISSUES AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP. IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE TO REPLACE SUCH PARTS ON A USED VEHICLE. THE REAL ISSUES BEGAN IN THE SPRING WHENEVER MY CAR STARTED TO DISPLAY SECURITY WARNINGS, BATTERY WARNINGS, AND SERVICE VEHICLE WARNINGS FOR NO REASON. I COULD FIND NO MECHANIC OR ELECTRICIAN WHO COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. EVENTUALLY, THE PROBLEMS BECAME WORSE: THE BLINKERS WOULD NOT WORK, MY ODOMETER, TEMPERATURE, AND FUEL GAUGE ALL QUIT WORKING. MY AIR-CONDITIONER WOULD NO LONGER COOL. THE RADIO "LOCKED". AND WHENEVER I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AN ELECTRONIC "POP" WAS AUDIBLE. CHEVY DEALERSHIPS ARE LEFT WITH THE EXHAUSTIBLE TASK OF DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES--WHEN THEY ARE NOT THEIR FAULT,...

TROUBLE STARTING MY 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA., I TRY TO START MY CAR AND IT WONT START, SECURITY LIGHT POPS ON AND WONT LET ME START MY CAR. CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AND LATE MANY TIMES. IF I WAIT 15MIN-1HR I CAN THEN GET THE CAR TO START. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND MANY GM VEHICLES HAVE IT. THEY NEED TO PUT OUT A RECALL. *TR

AS I'VE FOUND FROM MANY OTHER FOLKS THROUGH THE INTERNET AND IN PERSON, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN MY 2001 IMPALA IS FAULTY AND DANGEROUS! THE BEST CASE SCENARIO THE ENGINE WON'T START AND WHEN YOU COME BACK 15 MINUTES LATER IT STARTS JUST FINE ASSUMING YOU ARE IN THE COMFORTS OF YOUR OWN LIVING SPACE. WHEN ON THE ROAD THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM!! ALSO, MY WIFE RECENTLY WAS DRIVING THROUGH AND INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE JUST QUIT! SAME ISSUE. WAIT AND IT STARTS!!! NOW IN THIS CASE THERE WASN'T AND ACCIDENT, BUT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN!! CARS DYING WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IS NOT MY IDEA OF A SAFE VEHICLE!!! SINCE THAT EPISODE, WE'VE HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I'M NOW 100% SURE IT'S THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. ONCE AGAIN, THIS VERY MORNING...

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START IF IS SITS A NUMBER OF HOUSE I.E. OVERNIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICING TO DEALER THEY TRIED TWICE AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVY DEALER THEY DISCONNECTED CAR ALARM SYSTEM ONLY FOR THE PROBLEM TO STILL EXIST. I WORK NIGHTS I CRIED BECAUSE OF BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ALONE. HOW COULD THIS BE AND GM NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP. SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND STILL NO ACTION. I WILL TRY TO CONTACT TO SEE IF ASSISTANCE CAN BE GIVEN. IF NOT I WILL MAKE IT MY PERSONAL MISSION TO MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY NOW AND I AM BEYOND FED UP. THE ALTERNATOR, TWO BATTERIES, STARTER, CONTROL MODULE, AND FUSES WERE REPLACED AND YET EXPERTS CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE...

BOUGHT MY CHEVY 2001 IMPALA MAY 2010 AT 114,000 MILES. A WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. CAR RAN FINE, CHANGED THE MAF IN FEBRUARY 2011 AS THE CAR BEGAN TO CHUG AT STOP LIGHTS. A WEEK LATER THE CAR STALLED ON THE WAY HOME AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING. HAD SPARK PLUGS, FILTERS, FLUIDS, TPS SENSOR (TWICE), CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND IGNITION MODULE CHANGED. CAR IS NOW CHUGGING, STALLS OUT, AFTER STALLING THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK FOR A WHILE AND HAS TROUBLE CLIMBING TALL HILLS (DOES NOT ACCELERATE). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY AND IT READS THE TPS SENSOR IS BAD. CHECKED THE WIRES NEAR THE TPS SENSOR AND MAF SENSOR NOTING WHEN TOUCHING WIRES THE IDLE OF THE CAR INCREASES. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A COMPARTMENT FIRE BEFORE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR...

FOR THE THIRD TIME A POWER WINDOW "REGULATOR CABLE" HAS BROKEN IN MY CAR, TWICE IN THE DRIVER DOOR (9/29/04 AND 5/15/11) AND ONCE IN THE PASSENGER DOOR (09/15/09), EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY. NOTHING NOTICEABLE BEFORE WINDOWS DROPPED. HAD TO DRIVE IT TO A DEALER (ONCE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES). COST OF REPAIRS WERE AS HIGH AS $433. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 11/2001. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT TIMES. SECURITY SYSTEM THINKS YOU'RE STEALING THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO WAIT TEN OR SO MINUTES TILL THE BYPASS SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF LEAVING YOU STRANDED TILL YOU GET A RESTART. WORN CONTACTS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH ARE NOT RECOGNIZING YOUR KEY. HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON ON GM CARS '99 TO '05. *TR

MY 2001 IMPALA'S RIGHT REAR TURN AND BRAKE LIGHT STOP WORKING. I CHECKED FOR VOLTAGE AT THE RIGHT REAR LIGHT. NO VOLTAGE WAS PRESENT BUT I HAD A GOOD GROUND. I STARTED TO CHECK THE HARNESS BACK TRACKING THE CIRCUIT TO THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, THE HARNESS WAS GOOD. I REMOVED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH AND NOTICED A LOT OF GREASE FROM THE COLUMN. I CLEANED THE SWITCH AND ASSEMBLED IT BACK TOGETHER. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO AND ONCE AGAIN THE RR TURN SIGNAL STOP WORKING. I PRICED A SWITCH FOR MY IMPALA FROM MY LOCAL PARTS DEALER, IT WAS OVER $300. I RESEARCHED TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS SURPRISED ON HOW MANY INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED. I THINK GM NEED TO BACK UP THEIR CARS AND CONSIDER THIS AS A SAFETY RECALL.

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH AND BLINK NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO START. I HAVE TRIED NEW KEYS AMONGST OTHER POSSIBLE INEXPENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH NO DESIRED RESULTS. SO AFTER I AM LATE FOR WORK OR OTHER THINGS ON MY SCHEDULE, SOMETIMES AFTER THE SYSTEM "RELEARNS" AND "FIXES" THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STILL WON'T START. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE SPENDING MORE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX SUCH A WIDE SPREAD AND SURPRISINGLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GM! *TR

CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START IF IT'S COLD OUTSIDE (35 DEGREES OR COLDER). SOMETIMES IT TAKES 10-30 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO FINALLY START. IT HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES. I'VE REPLACED BATTERY, I'VE HAD CAR ALARM SYSTEM CHECKED, STARTER CHECKED, AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS BRANDS FROM GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN AN INTERSECTION, CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, AND I LOST BRAKES AND STEERING. CAR IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED BUT TIME ON CLOCK WAS WRONG. I BELIEVE THE COMPUTER IS SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN. SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT, MY KEYLESS ENTRY FAILED TO LOCK THE CAR UNTIL I RESTARTED THE CAR AND TRIED AGAIN. I, AGAIN, NOTICED, THE TIME ON MY CLOCK HAD CHANGED, INDICATING A COMPUTER SHUTDOWN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. ON OCCASION IT JUST WON'T START. I HAD IT INTO THE CHEVY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO KNOW AVAIL. THERE HAS BEEN MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHY HASN'T GM ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM? *TR

HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ALL FLASHING. THE CAR ALSO WOULD HAVE INCIDENTS WHERE IT WOULDN'T START AND I'D HAVE TO WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES TO RESTART. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE WELL KNOWN IN GM CARS AND WERE CAUSED BY THE BCM AND PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THAT INSTALLING A NEW BCM FOR $400 WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IMMEDIATELY, I NOTICED THAT THE FLASHING LIGHTS HAD STOPPED. A MONTH LATER, I WAS LEAVING A GROCERY STORE WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS RESETTING ITSELF AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE BCM AGAIN. I HAD A 1 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BCM, SO...

THE VEHICLE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE YOUR KEY AND WON'T START. THIS ISSUE CAN HAPPEN ONCE A WEEK ONCE A MONTH ONCE A YEAR, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. USUALLY IF YOU WAIT 20 MINUTES FOR THE COMPUTER TO RESET IT WILL START, BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE ALSO DO NOT WORK 50% OF THE TIME. *TR

INCIDENT, CAR WILL NOT START. OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS WHEN KEY IS INSERTED INTO IGNITION THE CAR WILL NOT START. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND I WILL GET LOCKED OUT FOR TEN MINUTES. THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN, ONE DAY IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THAT'S 40 MINUTES LOCKED OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS WHO SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SOME WANTED TO CHARGE $400 TO LOOK INTO IT. WHEN I ASKED A CHEVY DEALER ABOUT IT THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO KNOWN FIX. ONE DEALER SAID INSTALL A REMOTE STARTER, BUT IT MAY NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ALOT WHEN IT IS HOT AND HUMID, BUT CAN ALSO HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR

GM STARTING ELECTRICAL ERROR. 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. THE SECURITY THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN. AND THE ONLY EASY FIX IS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. SO TO ALL THE THIEVES TAKE MINE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IE THREE TO FIVE TIMES A DAY, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY TIMES I USE THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY 132K MILES. CAR RUNS GREAT OTHERWISE. WHY DOESN'T GM RECALL THIS ERROR???? *TR

PROBLEM STARTING 2001 CHEVY IMPALA IN EXTREMELY WARM WEATHER. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD LIGHT UP AND CAR WILL NOT START. REPLACED THE BATTERY THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN FALL. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. REPLACED THE WIRES TO THE BATTERY. RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IT WAS THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM, FOR WHICH NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HAVE BEEN STUCK AT WORK PARKING LOT IN EVENING, AT GAS STATION AFTER FILLING UP AND OTHER LOCATIONS, USUALLY WHEN I'M ALONE. WILL NOT ALLOW MY SON OR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE VEHICLE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.... MY CAR IS A 2001 AND IT JUST QUIT WHILE WE WERE APPROACHING A BUSY ENTER SECTION ON EASTER SUNDAY. AFTER BEING TOWED HOME $255 LATER. WE FIGURED OUT IT WAS A #15 FUSE AND IT DROVE OKAY FOR ABOUT 1 MILE AND THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN, THEN I INSERTED A NEW FUSE. THAT NIGHT WE REPLACED THE RELAY AND THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT 40 MILES AND THEN WHAT TO GET IT TOWED HOME AGAIN. NOW IT IS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. IT SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT ME, NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP I THINK 8 MONTHS AGO. *TR

I BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN MID 2008, WHICH CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL AROUND LATE 2009 WHEN THE CAR WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THESE PROBLEMS CONSISTED OF HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ELECTRICAL RELATED ISSUES. DOING MINIMAL RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT MANY CONSUMERS HAVE OR ARE SUFFERING FROM THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE CLAIMS ARE (TEMPORARILY?) SOLVED BY REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IN THESE VEHICLES. AFTER REPLACING MY BODY CONTROL MODULE AT THE DEALER ($600), THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THE REPAIR. I PRESUME IT IS ALSO RELATED TO A FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE SINCE THAT IS WHAT MANY VOICES ON THE INTERNET SAY TO CHECK. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT ANOTHER REPLACEMENT,...

TURN SIGNAL ON 2001 CHEVY IMPALA WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. EXPENSIVE REPAIR. BLOG SITES HAVE MANY ENTRIES COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF MY TURN SIGNALS WORK ON AND OFF.

THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN LAST SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I GO TO START IT AND NOTHING. IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. RADIO AND LIGHTS CONTINUE TOL WORK. IF I WAIT 10 MINUTES IT WILL START. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY MAKING ME LATE TO WORK AGAIN.

I BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY IMPALA 1 WEEK AGO AND NOW IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR PLUS IT CUTS OFF WHEN IT REACHES THOSE MILES. I HAD NEW SPARK PLUGS INSTALLED, WIRES, COIL PACKS AND A NEW FUEL FILTER INSTALLED. *TR

2000-2005 CHEVY IMPALAS EXPERIENCE FLICKERING INTERIOR LIGHTS AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, FAULTY DASH GAUGES, NO SHIFTER SIGNS ON DASH, NO MANUAL INTERIOR LIGHTING OR EXTERIOR LIGHTS, NO CRANK OR START. WAS TOLD THAT A BAD BCM WAS THE PROBLEM. (BODY CONTROL MODULE) PART# GMAB166 IS VERY OLD FOR THE MAKE OF CAR THE IT WAS PUT IN. THERE IS A NHTSA BULLETIN OUT AND GM REFUSE TO FIX IT. BULLETIN $ 010603005 AND 110501. BECAUSE OF THIS HAZARD I CRASHED MY CAR INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER GOING 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY STALLED AND THERE WASN'T ADEQUATE BRAKE PRESSURE TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

ON MY 201 IMPALA, THE TURN SIGNALS SOMETIME FAIL TO OPERATE - I HAVE FOUND THAT I CAN TURN ON THE EMERGENCY SIGNALS AND THEN DISENGAGE THEM TO RESTART NORMAL TURN SIGNALS. INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ALSO DIM AT TIMES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO READ SPEED OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS - PROBLEMS DO NOT NECESSARILY OCCUR TOGETHER BUT CAN AND DO AT TIMES - RANDOM IN PROBLEM OCCURRENCE; MILEAGE APPROX 144,000. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY. CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10/15 MIN. I'VE BEEN STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT AND IN SOME BAD WEATHER. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS UNLESS THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AT THE GARAGE, OTHERWISE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I'VE SPENT IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. HAVE HAD BCM REPLACED, CYLINDERS AND SENSORS REPLACED. STILL DOESN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. (SEE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND LOOK UNDER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. WHEN THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHED THE RADIO TURNS OFF, THE DOORS LOCKS, THE DOME LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF, THE TRUCK LID OPENS, AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT RESTART. THE FUSE MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE IS CURRENTLY CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE A CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA SEDAN. WITHOUT WARNING THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING. IF I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE SIGNALS USUALLY START WORKING AGAIN, BUT FOR HOW LONG? THE MILEAGE IS 175,000. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT GM HAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH IS THE ROOT CAUSE. THIS SWITCH IS THE SAME SWITCH ON SEVERAL MODELS. I WENT TO CHANDLER CHEVROLET IN TAPPAHANNOCK , VA .GM WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH ON THE 2001 MALIBU (THIS IS THE SAME SWITCH THAT IS IN MY CAR). THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID UP TO 150,000 MILES. NHTSA INVESTIGATION #PEO2064 MY OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED RIGHT REAR STOP LIGHT FAILURE. HOWEVER THE RUNNING TAIL LIGHT DOES WORK. AT FIRST THE SHOP WHERE I TOOK IT, REYNOLDS GARAGE IN OTTOMAN, VA FIGURED IT WAS A BURNED OUT STOP LIGHT ELEMENT. REPLACING THE BULB DID NOT...

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, RPM'S DROP TO 0, GAS DROPS TO 0, CONSTANT DRAINING OF BATTERY AND IS DEAD AFTER 10 OR SO HOURS. MANY PEOPLE ON FORUMS ARE ALL COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING AND EVEN MECHANICS SAY THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS YET THERE IS NO RECALL! I HAVE SPENT AS OF NOW 1000 DOLLARS ON THIS PROBLEM AND MY DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT MIGHT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY!!! I HAVE PUT IN A NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW BATTERY, NEW BCM, AND NOW A NEW IGNITION SWITCH! I CURRENTLY HAVE THE OLD BCM AND THE NEW ONE IS IN MY CAR. *TR

MY 2001 IMPALA WITH A 3.8 V-6 WOULD NOT START AFTER GOLF LAST THURSDAY, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP PUT IN A NEW FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. THE BILL CAME TO $900. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM VARIOUS OCCASIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS AND DECIDED TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET. THIS SITE POPPED UP WHEN I "SEARCHED STALLS WHILE DRIVING" BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED STALLING OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER JUST ABOUT ANY CONDITION. I BOUGHT A NEW CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FROM CAR QUEST INSTALLED IT MYSELF IN LESS THAN AN HOUR AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW. THANKS FOR THE INFO. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2009 AND IT IS A TERRIFIC CAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CAR CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANYWHERE IT LIKES. I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST CUTS OFF. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ONE AND I TURN THE CAR SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTS UP AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL PLACES AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR A PERSON TO BE DRIVING AND THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. I HAVE GONE ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA WEBSITE FOR RECALLS, DEFECTS, AND OTHER ISSUES AND THERE ARE SOOO MANY IMPALA'S WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS NOT SAFE BUT IT IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY CAR, WHEN MOVING OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. IF THE CAR IS MOVING AT 50 TO 65 MPH THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART ON ITS OWN. AT 35 MPH OR LESS I MUST COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOP MOVING AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE CAR WILL RESTART WITH THE TURNING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE SECURITY PASS LOCK. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,933.

SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ONE TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHER ONLY WORK ABOUT HALF TIME, ONE BRAKE LIGHT WORKS ABOUT 1/2 TIME DRIVERSIDE HEATED SEAT OVER HEATED COULD NOT CUT IT OFF TOOK STRAIGHT TO DEALER POGUE CHEVROLET SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT ON COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SAID IT WOULD COST $100.00 TO CHECK IT OUT I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD CHECK IT WITH OUT ME PAYING THE $100.00 THEY SAID NO I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT DRIVE IT LIKE THAT THEY UNPLUGGED THE SEAT, LATER I WAS INFORMED BY MY COUSIN WHO CAME UP FROM FLORIDA THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU PEOPLE HE SAID CHEVROLET WERE OBLIGATED TO FIX ANY SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

THIS PROBLEM STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AT RANDOM ENGINE WILL NOT START. THIS SEEMS TO AFFECT MANY DIFFERENT MODELS OF CARS. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. I USED TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY BC IT WOULD HAPPEN EVERY YR. NOW I HAVE TO TURN KEY TO ON AND WAIT TEN MINUTES TO CRANK IT. I AM A SINGLE FEMALE AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY INCONVENIENT BUT UNSAFE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT IT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MY DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT SAY NOTHING WORKS FOR IT AND NOT TO SPEND THE MONEY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE INTERNET. *TR

2001 IMPALA WON'T START AT DIFFERENT TIMES HAVE TO WAIT 20-30 MINUTES, DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK ANYMORE, INSIDE LIGHTS DON'T WON'T WHEN THIS HAPPENS THEY COME ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES, WHEN SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES THE AC DOESN'T WORK. I HAD THE IGNITION LOCK CHANGED BUT STILL SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT SINCE I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH GRANDCHILDREN AND ALSO IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO START. *TR

I HAVE 2001 CHEVY IMPALA AND IT HAS STARTING ISSUES. IT DOESN'T START AT TIMES AND IT'S GETTING TO BE MORE OFTEN AND NOTHING WILL GET IT TO START. I JUST LEAVE IT SIT, SOMETIIMES FOR 2 HOURS AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT START. IT QUIT WHILE GETTING READY TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AS I COULDN'T STEER MY CAR AND IT SMELLED HOT. ALSO THE BLINKERS WON'T WORK AT TIMES AND I HAVE TO PRESS MY EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH TO GET THEM TO WORK. I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER AND THE STARTING ISSUE HASN'T IMPROVED AT ALL. IT IS VERY MADDENING AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL NOT START WHEN I GO TO LEAVE SOMEWHERE AND IT'S VERY UNDEPENDABLE TO TAKE ANYWHERE. PLEASE CAN YOU HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM? IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST YEAR AND IS HAPPENING MORE...

THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) CAUSED MY 01 IMPALA TO DO SOME CRAZY THINGS. IT STARTED WITH TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. MY WIFE AND I WERE IN SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS COULD NOT TELL WHAT WE WERE DOING. THEN IT PROGRESSED TO EACH TIME THAT I APPLIED THE BREAKS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLASH FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. IT DISTRACTED THE DRIVERS IN FRONT OF ME WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ON MANY OCCASIONS IT CAUSED THE ENTIRE DASH INSTRUMENTATION TO FAIL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SPEEDOMETER. THE MESSAGE CENTER WOULD GIVE ME FALSE INDICATIONS OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE. TWICE IT LOCKED THE CAR OUT ON "SECURITY" THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY START. AFTER ABOUT 10MINUTES THE VEHICLE TYPICALLY STARTED BACKUP AGAIN. ONCE, THE VEHICLE LEFT THE HEADLIGHTS ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE WAS FAULTY AND A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, THE DOME LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, THE TRUNK OPENS AUTOMATICALLY, THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATES, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON, AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY IMPALA AND WHEN YOU GO TO START THE CAR IT WON'T START. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS IT TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WITH THE KEY TO GET IT STARTED. *TR

SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM, ABS LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IT HAD ONE OF THE BEARINGS REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE OTHER BEARING, AND HUB SENSORS AT MY EXPENSE. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON AND CREATES A VIBRATION AND INABILITY TO BRAKE ON TIME. THE CAR ALSO HAS A SECURITY LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CAR SOMETIMES DOESN'T START FOR NO APPARENT REASON. USUALLY IF WE WAIT ABOUT 30 MIN. IT WILL TURN BACK ON, BUT I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHEN NOTHING WOULD TURN IT ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS THE EGR VALVE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOW AM BEING TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A CERTIFIED...

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY IMPALA. BASICALLY SINCE THE MOMENT I BOUGHT IT, IT WOULD RANDOMLY FLASH THE "SECURITY" LIGHT THEN NOT START. I GOT SEVERAL EXPLANATIONS ABOUT WHY (SECURITY FOB, NEUTRAL SWITCH, BATTERY) AND TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS. BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID, WELL, DON'T WORRY, IT'S JUST AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I GUESS THAT'S EASY TO SAY WHEN YOU'RE NOT STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A NON-STARTING CAR... NOW I FIND OUT THAT CHEVY INSTALLED A PASSLOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR CAR FROM BEING STOLEN, BUT THAT SINCE IT WAS INSTALLED IN THEIR NEW CARS, IT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. THEY REFUSE TO RECALL THE CARS AND FIX THE SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEMS, INSTEAD FORCING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO WASTE TIME AND MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD FIX. *TR

2001 NO-START SITUATION SIMILAR TO HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET FOR THE 2000-2003 CHEVY IMPALAS & MALIBUS (THERE MAY BE OTHER MODEL YEARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS). THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE START POSITION. NO NOISE WHEN THIS HAPPENS BUT SOMETIMES SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT WE'VE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO RESOLVE. IT OCCURS WITH NO RHYME OR REASON AND HAS PUT OUR DAUGHTER IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. CAR ALWAYS STARTS EVENTUALLY AND IT SEEMS THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WAITING A RANGE OF 10 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS. ALWAYS A PAIN IN THE BUTT BUT SOMETIMES A SAFETY ISSUE WITH BAD WEATHER AND OTHER FACTORS. LOCAL GM DEALER NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT OUR PROBLEM AND GM CORPORATION DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE EITHER. MAYBE NHTSA CAN GET GMS ATTENTION TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM...

MY CHEVY IMPALA LS 2001 DON"T START SOMETIMES. *TR