2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA Steeringcolumn Problems

8 NHTSA complaints on file

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Steeringcolumn Issues in the 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA

8 steeringcolumn complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Steeringcolumn Complaints

#10219955 | March 3, 2008

2001 CHEVY IMPALA STEERING COLUMN HAS "KLUNK" SOUND. *TR

#10167539 | September 7, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN ACCOMPANIED BY A VIBRATION. THE BANGING AND THE VIBRATION BECAME GRADUALLY WORSE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO EITHER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPACKED. THE SHAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. UPDATED 9/22/2006 - THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE FUEL INJECTOR UNIT WAS REPLACED INTAKE GASKET LEAKED. *NM

#10151473 | February 28, 2006

STEERING COLUMN HAS HAD CLUNKING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD AND FELT WHILE DRIVING. HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP ON DIFFERENT SERVICE VISITS. *JB

#10137883 | September 27, 2005

I OWN A 2001 IMPALA AND IT HAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, I HAD THIS FIXED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT THAT WAY BECAUSE IT WAS DANGEROUS. NOW IT IS BACK AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP HAVING THIS FIXED. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW HOW DANGEROUS IS THIS?*JB

#10115701 | March 23, 2005

STEERING WHEEL SEEMS VERY HARD TO TURN ,AND WHEN TURNING A CORNER IT PULLS VERY HARD. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

#10086658 | August 11, 2004

REFERENCE # 10086513 THE DEALER TODAY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT NO COST TO ME. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM MORE OF A CHANCE. I MUST HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD HIS INTENTIONS. I AM SATISFIED AND AM EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE DEALER'S ATTITUDE. *JB

#10086513 | August 10, 2004

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS SEDAN WITH ONLY 18K MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW EXPERIENCING A 'CLUNKING' IN THE STEERING. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER YESTERDAY, HE SAID (1) IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND (2) SINCE I AM 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY COST! HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A MINOR ONE, SOME $200.00 TO FIX (WITH GREASE?) , NOT TO WORRY ABOUT ANY DANGER, ETC. SINCE I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SAME. SINCE YESTERDAY, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM INDEED IS VERY SERIOUS, BUT THAT GM IS IGNORING IT, AND HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALL(S) FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY (1) THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THERE ARE MANY CASES OF 'LOCKED' STEERING RESULTING IN CRASHES, (2) AND THAT GM SHOULD FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM UNDER AN 'IMPLIED WARRANTY' SCENARION....

#10040955 | September 30, 2003

THE STEERING IN MY CAR IS HARD TO STEER AND I DONT LIKE IT IT SEEMS TO STICK IVE DROVE CHEVYS ALL MY LIFE AND I DO NOT LIKE THIS CAR AND THE STEERING IS THE MAJOR CAUSE

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