2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical System Problems

2002 CHEVY IMPALA. THE TURN SIGNALS OFTEN FAIL TO ACTIVATE, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD. APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM ON THAT TIME PERIOD IMPALAS. SUSPECTED A FAULTY MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING IT INTO DRIVE SHE COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND FUSE BOX UNDER THE ENGINE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE SHUTS THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGH BEAMS WILL CONTINUE TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH A FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,432. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

BLINKERS WERE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING AND NOW NOT WORKING AT ALL. BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARDS WORKING. FUSES REPLACED. SEE ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE REPORT THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WENT TO WORK AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULDN'T START- THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND GOT A JUMP, WOULDN'T START. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AUTO PLACE, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, THEN AFTER THAT THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AND UNABLE TO GET TO WORK ITS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING- THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON, AFTER THE MANY COMPLAINTS TO CHEVY- THEY WONT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OF THE PASS LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE SIMPLE REASON ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. ITS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE ITS A MECHANICAL ISSUE. ITS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AS IF SOMEONE IS STEALING IT. HOW DANGEROUS- ON ROUTE 80 HIGHWAY OR ANY ROAD FOR THAT MATTER, YOUR CAR SHUTS OFF AND YOUR SMASHED FROM BEHIND WITH CARS PILED UP- SOMEONE WILL BE DEAD ANDMANY WILL BE SERIOUS HURT. OR BEING STRANDED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO WAIT TEN MINUTES BEFORE RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE DIAGNOSED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP POTENTIALLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF IT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,576. UPDATED 10/04/10. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. UPDATED 10/05/10

ON MY 2002 CHEVY IMPALA, THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE DOESN'T WORK AND CAR WILL NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN ALL DAY AND SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. HAD TO REPLACE COMPUTER MODULE JUST SO THAT COMMUNICATION COULD BE STARTED. AND HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

THE STARTER WILL NOT GET A SIGNAL FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE CHANGED RELAYS, IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER, KEY CORE AND PASSLOCK, ALL TO NO GAIN. GAVE VEHICLE TO THEY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO CHANGED TO BCM AND REPROGRAMMED THE SECURITY FEATURE AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT WOULDN'T START. THE STARTER GETS NO SIGNAL ABOUT 90% OF THE TIMES I TURN THE KEY. FOR THE 10% IT DOES WORK, THERE SEEMS TO HAVE HAD NO ISSUE WHAT SO EVER. IT TURNS ON SMOOTH AND RUNS LIKE A DREAM. YET IT CAN BE THE FIRST ATTEMPT OR THE 50TH BEFORE THE STARTER CATCHES A JOLT AND STARTS THE CAR, THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN. THE SECURITY SYSTEM WORKS FINE B/C WE INSTALLED A SIMPLE PUSH BUTTON SWITCH TO THE STARTER AND IT WORKED EVERY TIME WITH NO TROUBLE FOR A FEW MOMENTS TILL...

MY 2002 IMPALA WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. THE MESSAGE CENTER FLASHES SECURITY, BATTERY AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON. I HAVE TO UNHOOK AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET THE CAR TO START. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT ALONE, AS I LIVE IN A BIG CITY AND DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING AND THE CAR MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE WITH 2002 IMPALAS. I HAVE ASTHMA AND ONE DAY I STARTED TO HAVE AN ATTACK. HUSBAND WAS GOING TO DRIVE ME TO HOSPITAL AND MY CAR DECIDES NOT TO START. I COULD HAVE DIED WAITING FOR HIM TO RECONNECT THE BATTERY. I PAID GM FOR A RELIABLE CAR BUT GOT A CAR THAT WILL START ONLY WHEN IT WANTS TO. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT'S MESSED UP THAT I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR OF IT NOT STARTING AND BEING MUGGED OR RAPED...

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY IMPALA. THE CAR BEHAVES AS THOUGH THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY OWN RESEARCH SEEMED TO INDICATE A FAULTY BCM MODULE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND EXPLAINED MY SUSPICION AND THE ODD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS, AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO FIND A WIRING PROBLEM. AFTER 2 WEEKS THEY SAID THEY FOUND THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $700. NOW, A FEW WEEKS LATER ALL SYMPTOMS ARE BACK. WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ON, THE LIGHTS FLASH, TRUCK LATCH OPENS AND CLOSES, AND SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. THIS IS JUST 1 SET OF SYMPTOMS. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. I FOUND THIS SITE WHILE LOOKING FOR HELP HERE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GR-O5R1UPFY&FEATURE=RELATED . PLEASE HELP! *TR

PASS KEY SENSOR, I HAD TO PAY 500 DOLLARS TO FIX AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS PERFECTLY FINE BUT A BAD SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM, MANY COMPLAINTS BUT STILL NO RECALL. *TR

HAVE 2002 CHEVY IMPALA AND THE SECURITY PASSLOCK WON'T LET CAR START, I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN MANY PLACES. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT 2 PLACES AND IT ALL COMES BACK TO COMPUTER, OR KEYS, WE TRIED TO HAVE KEYS RECODED BUT IT STILL HAPPENS OFTEN. BY RESEARCHING ON COMPUTER I SEE I'M NOT ALONE OUT THERE. WHAT DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DO TO GET GM RECALL THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN IT EITHER 5 BELOW OR 90 OUTSIDE AND HAVE SIT IN CAR AND HOPE YOU DON'T GET MUGGED OR ROBBED WAITING FOR CAR TO START OR DID OF HEAT STROKE OR FREEZE TO DEATH. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO . HELP PLEASE MY CAR DOES THIS 4-5 TIMES A DAY AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. GM NEED TO STEP IN AND FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE SECURITY LIGHT GOES AND CAR WILL NOT START BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, COMPUTER MODULE EVERYTHING! AND STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE RADIO IS LOCKED. THE WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. I HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR AND IT STILL ONLY RUNS WHEN IT WANTS. *TR

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS DEALING WITH THE IGNITION/STARTER, PASS/LOCK, POWER LOCK, AND SECURITY SYSTEM. WE RECENTLY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE CAR STARTING OR NOT STARTING FOR THAT MATTER. AT FIRST, IT WAS ONCE IN AWHILE AND NOW IT DOESN'T START 7-8X PER WEEK. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY THROW MONEY AT THIS PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN IT IS GOING INTO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND MORE PARTS. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT OF SOME SORT AND NEEDS TO BE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. *TR

MY CAR STARTED A SOUND IN THE WIRING SUCH AS A POPPING SOUND AS IF THE WIRES ARE GROUNDING OUT THEN SOMETHING SMELL SMOKE THEN IT STARTED NOT CRACKING AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WAY I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY REPLACED IT THEN WOULDN'T START AGAIN AFTER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY THE DASH READS SECURITY ON IT THIS HAPPEN TO MY CAR MY FRIENDS CAR AND MY HUSBANDS COUSINS CAR THEY ARE ALL IMPALAS ALL IN 2002 I HAVE ALSO SPOKE TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THEM SAME PROBLEM WANT START READS SECURITY ON DASH WIRES GROUND OUT AND HEAR POPPING SOUND AND THE BATTERY DRAINS FROM THE HEAD LIGHTS NOT TURNING OF OR SECURITY READS AND THE LIGHTS FLASH ITS BROKEN DOWN IN MY YARD NO ONE AROUND HEAR REALLY KNOWS THE PROBLEM THEY SAY ITS THE SECURITY MY HUSBAND BELIEVES ITS THE WIRING AND IT...

MY CAR, A 2002 CHEVY IMPALA, HAS AN INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED IT AT 2006. FOR EVERY 2-3 WEEKS, IT SIMPLY DOES NOT CRANK BY TURNING THE KEY. BUT AFTER 10 MINS, IT STARTS AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO TRY TO FIX THIS ISSUE BUT IT IS UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER SEARCHING ON WEBSITE, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR GM CARS AND MAY BE RELATED TO SOME ELECTRIC SECURITY ISSUE. THEREFORE, HERE I AM FILING THE COMPLAINT. *TR

BOUGHT CHEV IMPALA 2002 BRAND NEW, NO MILES. 2005 BEGAN EXPERIENCING COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS-RUNNING HOT ETC. REPLACED RADIATOR, FLUSHED SYSTEM, REPLACED THERMOSTAT, ETC. ETC. SEVERAL TIMES, BODY CONTROL UNITS- LIGHTS AND LOCKS GOING CRAZY, HUB ASSEMBLY/TRACKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS- SOUNDS AND PULSATING WHEN TRY TO BRAKE OR TURN, HIGH BEAM LIGHT WON'T STAY ON TO THIS DATE. EXPERIENCING SMOKE FROM HOOD-MAY BE A LEAK WHICH SEEMS TO BE ACOMMON COMPLAINT BUT DEALER PUT DYE IN AND SAID THEY DON'T DETECT A LEAK. NO AIR-FREON REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *CN

02 IMPALA 3.8 ENGINE WOULD NOT START. IT HAS DONE THIS COUNTLESS TIMES AND I WILL HAVE TO WAIT 20 OR 30 MINUTES FOR IT TO START. MY BATTERY IS LIKE NEW, AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE STARTER, I'VE HAD IT ALL TESTED. I'VE READ IT COULD BE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM OR SOMETHING CALLED THE TUMBLER. MY SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE READ THAT MANY IMPALA OWNERS CARS HAVE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I'M HOPING MINE DOESN'T DO THE SAME. MY CAR WAS A FORMER POLICE CAR. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 112,000 MILES ON IT. I HOPE I NEVER HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE IN AN EMERGENCY OR GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE AT NIGHT. I'VE READ SEVERAL FORUMS EXPLAINING HOW CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THE DEFECT BUT WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS YOU PAY ABOUT 600...

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT HAD TO BE RESET. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONLY STAYED OFF FOR 12 MILES THE LAST TIME IT WAS RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED ONLY 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS CRACKED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE BLINKERS WOULD ONLY WORK IF THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OFF AND THE RADIO WOULD ONLY WORK IF THE BLINKERS WERE OFF AND WHEN GOING UP HILLS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO A SPEED OF 10-15 MPH. *JB

LIGHTS WENT OUT AFTER DARK. IN A PANIC, I MOVED THE DIMMER SWITCH BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THEY CAME BACK ON. IT LASTED JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS, BUT I WAS GOING 60 MPH AND IT WAS PITCH BLACK. THIS IS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 4 DOOR SEDAN WITH 68, 000 MILES. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS ON REPAIRS FOR THIS VEHICLE. SEAL LEAKS (OIL LEAKING ON MANIFOLD) HEATER WENT OUT DURING ZERO WEATHER, REPLACED BODY CONTROL MODULE, PASS LOCK SYSTEM, TRACTION SYSTEM PARTS ( TWO SEPARATE TIMES). THESE ARE A FEW. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND PUT ONLY 68 THOUSAND MILES ON IT IN THE LAST 9 YEARS. I BELIEVE THE LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT COST $695.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM ANOTHER DEALER IN 2003. I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN NOVEMBER 2005, IT WOULD NOT START SOMETIMES LIGHT WOULD FLASH AND AFTER 20 MINUTES IT STARTS. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL LAST NOVEMBER, AND THEN IT WOULD DO IT ABOUT 2-3X A WEEK. IN FEBRUARY 2009 I HAD TO REPLACE MY LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WATER PUMP AND BATTERY. THE SUMMER 09 I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR DUE TO A HAIRLINE CRACK IN IT. THE SECURITY SYSTEM STARTS TO INTERMITTENTLY NOT START THE VEHICLE AGAIN IN LATE SEP. 09 ABOUT 2-3X PER WEEK. IN JAN.2010 THE VEHICLE DOESN'T START FOR ME ONE DAY AFTER COMING OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE FOR 25 MINUTES. SINCE THEN IT DOES IT EVERY MORNING WHEN I GO TO TAKE MY CHILD TO SCHOOL AND I HAVE TO WAIT 10-20 MINUTES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE...

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, DOORS LOCK AND WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. CAR WILL NOT START. SERVICE ENGINE SOON, BRAKES, DOOR AJAR, LIGHTS ALSO COME ON. RED LIGHT ON STEREO FLASHES, HEADLAMPS FLASH. AFTER WAITING 20-30 MINUTES CAR WILL RESTART. HAPPENS OFTEN AND INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED BATTERY. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS WITH A 2002 CHEVY IMPALA. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE PASSIVE LOCK 2 SYSTEM.. THIS SYSTEM LOCKS THE CAR OUT AND KEEPS IT FROM STARTING FOR ANY WHERE TO 15-30 MINS AT A TIME. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE THING FOR ME I AM A SECURITY OFFICER AND FIND MYSELF IN AREAS THAT I NEED TO GET OUT OF AND CAN'T BECAUSE OF THE CAR NOT START DO TO THE FAILING OF THIS SYSTEM THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF GM MADE CARS FROM THE YEARS 1999-2004 I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH WITH REPAIR SHOPS IN MY AREA AND OUT OF THE AREA. EVERYONE OF THIS PLACE I HAVE CALLED OR BEEN TO HAS TOLD ME THE SAME THING AND THAT IS THEY GET AT LEST ONE GM MADE CAR WITH IN THESE YEARS ONCE A MONTH. THE PROBLEM IS A...

CAR STARTS INTERMITTENTLY, AT FIRST ONCE EVERY MONTH OR SO AND THEN GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORST. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER ANY AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (9-15 MONTHS, MAYBE LONGER). USED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME (3-5 VISITS) WAS NEVER ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS REASONABLE IN HIS CHARGES. SINCE 10/23/09 STARTED USING A GM DEALER (A BIG MISTAKE). THEY HAVE CHANGED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER WITH PASSLOCK SENSOR. COST APPROACHING $1K AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM THOUGH WITH LESS FREQUENCY (ABOUT THREE TIMES SINCE 11/10/09). CONTACTED GM FOR ASSISTANCE AND DUE TO MILEAGE (ABOUT 130K) THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP. ONLY BUY A GM PRODUCT IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO PUT MUCH MILEAGE ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN INVOLVING UNRESOLVEABLE ISSUES WITH A 2002 IMPALA LS. DUE TO PASSLOCK, MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY NOT START, THINKING THAT I (THE OWNER) AM TRYING TO STEAL THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BEING THAT I AM A YOUNG, UNMARRIED WOMAN, WHO HAS TO DRIVE IN AND THROUGH ROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS TO GET TO WORK AND SCHOOL. THIS ISSUE COULD LEAVE ME AND OTHERS STRANDED AT LOCATION. AND WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAPPEN FROM THERE, VARYING FROM MURDER TO ASSAULT, ETC. AND IF YOU KNOW FLINT, SAGINAW, AND DETROIT MICHIGAN, THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE. THE CAR HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS, TWO DEALERSHIPS, AND THERE IS NO SOLUTION. ASIDE FROM THAT ISSUE, THE CAR'S TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ON AT RANDOM, THE ABS BRAKES TURN ON, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT CAN'T BE RESOLVED BY ANY OF THE MECHANICS I'VE TALKED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE INSTALLED A NEW FUSE, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,624.

MY 2002 IMPALA WONT START EVERYDAY I HAVE TO GET A BOOST IT MAKES ME LATE FOR WORK I GO TO CRANK IT JUST CLICK CLICK WITH ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHT BLINKING THAT'S NOT SAFE BEING A FATHER OF 2 AND RUNNING THE RISK OF CAR NOT STARTING AFTER SITTING FOR 2 HOURS. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS 60,000 MILES LEAVES WIFE STRANDED DUE TO SOME SECURITY DEVICE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START , NO WARNING SIGNS OTHER THAN A SECURITY LIGHT THAT IS DISPLAYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THE REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE AND DON'T SEEM TO BE A RELIABLE FIX THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. GM SHOULD FIX IT, AS IT IS A OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVY IMPALA HAS A RANDOM ISSUE WITH STARTING AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. ONE TIME THE CAR QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! THEN WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ON THE INTERNET I SEE WHERE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF IGNITION SWITCH COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER GM MODELS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A GM ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS. LEAVING SOMEONE STRANDED OR EVEN WORSE STALLING WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I LIVE IN OHIO WHERE IT CAN EASILY GET BELOW ZERO IN THE WINTER IF MY CAR LEAVES ME STRANDED, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START SOMETIMES. BATTERY IS FINE. LIGHTS WORK, LOCKS WORK, ETC. BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE REALIZED IT WAS NOT BATTERY. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND THEN TRY AGAIN TO START CAR. USUALLY STARTS AFTER 10 MINUTE WAIT. IF NOT, HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON AT TIMES AND THEN GOES OFF. *TR

SEVERAL CHEVROLET VEHICLES IN THE 2002 RANGE (INCLUDING MY 2002 IMPALA) HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT CAUSES A FAILURE IN THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE, BUT CAUSES THE CAR TO EITHER NOT START, OR STOP RUNNING. ONCE THE BCM FAILS, THE COMPUTER MUST BE RESTARTED TO START THE CAR- THIS MEANS SITTING IN THE CAR FOR 8-11 MINUTES WAITING FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO GO OFF; REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S 110 DEGREES OUT, OR 10 BELOW. THE PROBLEM IS WIDELY REPORTED ON AUTO FORUMS, SO THERE IS NO WAY CHEVY DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. THERE ARE EVEN COMPANIES WILLING TO BYPASS THE SECURITY SYSTEM (BY CUTTING A WIRE FROM THE BCM, AND ROUTING A WIRE FROM ANOTHER SOURCE WITH AN APPROPRIATE RESISTOR) TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. A DEALER WILL REPLACE THE BCM, BUT THE REPLACEMENT IS THE SAME DESIGN AS...

1999-2004 IMPALAS HAVE A PROBLEM, TRAC OFF, SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND ABS LIGHTS GO ON. THIS DEACTIVATES THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON A SLICK ROAD. ALSO WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL YOUR CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE, TURN OR BRAKE AND WILL SKID. WHAT HAPPENS IS GM USED CHEAP WIRING OR CUT TOO SHORT AND THESE WIRES CORRODE. THIS PROBLEM IS AN EASY FIX, GM IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. IT WOULD BE AN EASY FIX BUT THE ONLY THING ABOUT THAT THOUGH IS THAT YOU CANT JUST REPLACE THE WIRES, THE WIRES ARE SEALED IN THE HUB ASSEMBLY, SO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY. ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK FEATURE, PASSLOCK WAS CREATED TO PREVENT THIEVES FROM STEALING YOUR CAR, NOT TO PREVENT YOU FROM DRIVING IT.PASSLOCK CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE...

2002 CHEVY IMPALA LS ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WILL NOT START. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE SINCE I HAVE SENT MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE, AND HE HAS NO IDEA HOW TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER IMPALA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM, AND MANY CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NEVER HAPPENED. ON THIS LINK, THERE ARE OVER 150 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LISTED OF OVER 2002 IMPALA OWNERS. PLEASE MAKE GM HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS RECURRING PROBLEM THAT HAS ALSO BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE SOME IMPALA OWNERS HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2002/ELECTRICAL/PASSLOCK_PROBLEM_WONT_START_AND_SECURITY_LIGHT_IS_ON.SHTML PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE ON 2002 IMPALAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVY IMPALA LS IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM BEGIN ACTING FAULTY IN MAY OF 2008,FAULTY AS IN THE CAR WON'T START IF IT'S TOO HOT OUTSIDE, WHEN U TURN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION YOU HEAR SPARKS AND STATIC FROM THE WIRING WHEN THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON. YOU HAVE TO BASICALLY PERFORM MAGIC TO GET THE CAR TO START. AND THE COULD TAKE UP TOO 4 HOURS OF SITTING WHEREVER YOU ARE. GM IS PRACTICALLY AWARE OF THIS VERY IRRITATING AND COSTLY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE. *TR

IT STARTED BACK IN 2002 A FEW MONTHS I PURCHASED MY 2002 IMPALA. IT WAS A USED CAR WITH 15,000 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE WATER PUMP AND LOW COOLANT SENSOR REPLACED. A WEEK LATER, LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. AGAIN TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR. THAT HAPPEN 10 TIMES DURING THE SAME YEAR. AS OF NOW, JULY 2009, THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. IN 2007, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN HOT. WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET, THERMOSTAT AND HOSES REPLACED WHICH WOULD OF COST ME OVER $1000.00. I COULDN'T AFFORD IT. I GOT A LOCAL MECHANIC TO REPLACE EVERYTHING WHICH HE CHARGED ME $300.00. JUST RECENTLY, I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY CAR ESPECIALLY AFTER I DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WHO GOES...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. ON JULY 20, 2009, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT DUE TO A FAULTY SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

2002 CHEVY IMPALA 7 TIMES IN 3 YEARS I HAD SECURITY LIGHT ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE LEAVING ME STRANDED I HAD PAID TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL I THROUGH A FIT IN DECEMBER OF 2007 GM HONORED IT BECAUSE THE PART THEY PUT IN WAS FAULTY. HERE IT IS A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND I HAVE THE SAME SECURITY ISSUE THIS TIME IT COST ME 510 BUCKS AND SOME CHANGE. THE CAR HAS 50 THOUSAND MILES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY PERIOD. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DOING MANY SEARCHES ON THIS ISSUE AND NOW SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY IMPALA AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE). SOMETIMES WHEN I START IT UP IT WILL NOT LET ME START IT UP BECAUSE THAT SECURITY SYSTEM COMES ON. IT ALSO FAILED IN GENERAL YESTERDAY WHICH I FIGURED THIS OUT BECAUSE I HAD UNPLUGGED MY BCM AND RECONNECTED IT AND MY CAR STARTED UP JUST FINE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THAT BECAUSE I AM NOT GM CERTIFIED. BUT LIKE ANY OTHER PLACE THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND TOLD ME IT CAN BE SOMETHING ELSE AND SOMETHING ELSE BUT I'M PRETTY SURE ITS THIS. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH ONLINE AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THERE BCM, ONCE THEY CHANGE IT THE PROBLEMS GO AWAY. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE BECAUSE ITS SOMETHING THAT ONLY HAPPENS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WILL TURN INSIDE OF THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SAME FAILURE THREE YEARS AGO AT 40,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE SECURITY LIGHT FEATURE BEGAN TO FLASH BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 7/23/109 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM AND GM DOES NOT HAVE A PROPER FIX. UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB

TURN SIGNAL TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WORK FINE MOST OF THE TIME. I WENT AS FAR AS REPLACING ALL BULBS AS WELL AS THE FUSE. STARTS WORKING A COUPLE OF MONTHS THEN STARTS FAILING AGAIN. SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I'VE LEARNED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA'S SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS FLICKERED AND A STRANGE CLICKING NOISE OCCURRED. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WON'T START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A PASS LOCK FAILURE, WHICH IS A SECURITY ISSUE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE THINKS IT IS BEING STOLEN AND WILL NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 06/24/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEAST CHEVROLET COULD IS FIX THE PROBLEM IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL. UPDATED 06/26/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNS THE IGNITION, IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. SHE HAS TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES TO TURN THE IGNITION AGAIN BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTS NORMALLY. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE SECURITY LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATES IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE RELAY SWITCHES RUN THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP. TWO NEW RELAY SWITCHES WERE INSTALLED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,651.

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS/ 3.8-V6 THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. TOOK IN TO DEALER, AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, ANOTHER PROBLEM SURFACED.. WE KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND AT THE DEALER..THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY STARTS. WHEN IT WANTS TO. THE DEALER THAT I BROUGHT IT TO SAID HE WAS 80% SURE THAT IT WAS MY BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULES) AND HE WOULD HAVE TO RESET MY RADIO. THE TWO REPAIRS WOULD RUN ME ABOUT $1,200 AND THAT ISN'T EVEN 100% GUARANTEED THAT IT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. WHAT A WAY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS.. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THE PROBLEM IS QUITE FAMILIAR ON MODELS OF THE SAME PLATFORM.. I'M AT MY WITS END WITH THIS PROBLEM.. THE CAR DOES FINALLY START AFTER SITTING THERE FOR 10 MIN OR SO.. MY ISSUE WITH THIS IS!...

PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE ON 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. MY WIFE BECAME STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT TOOK ALMOST 30 MINUTES TO EVENTUALLY GET THE CAR TO START AND IT IS NOW HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. AN INTERNET SEARCH TURNED OUT LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 IMPALA. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, THE DOOR LOCK FUSE BLOWS, CLICKING NOISES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FUSE PANEL, AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE STARTER WILL NOT TURN WHEN THE KEY IS PLACED IN THE "START" POSITION. THIS ISSUE CAN EASILY BE FOUND ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE SEPT 2003. NO ISSUES UNTIL THE LAST 7 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND SOMETIMES DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES FIXES THE PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE HAVING TO "REBOOT" THE BCM BY DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY ALL OF THE TIME. MY CONCERN IS EVENTUALLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL COMPLETELY FAIL OR WORSE CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. OTHERS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN PARTS REPLACEMENTS ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM...

FAULTY SYSTEM CAUSE ANTI-THEFT MECHANISM TO ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY DURING A NORMAL START ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE'S MESSAGE INDICATOR WILL FLASH SECURITY/BATTERY/SERVICE VEHICLE SOON DESPITE HAVING A NEW BATTERY AND A WELL MAINTAINED CAR WITH A CLEAN HISTORY. THE MESSAGES ALWAYS FLASH TOGETHER IN A CYCLE, AND IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY THE SYMPTOMS BELOW: DURING THE ABOVE CONDITION, THE VEHICLE WILL NEITHER CRANK NOR START, OR THE VEHICLE WILL START, WITH THE ABOVE INDICATORS, AND THE RADIO WILL LOCK AS WELL AS THE DISABLING OF THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEAT AND ABILITY TO DEFOG/FROST. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION WHEREBY THE WINDOWS FOG DRAMATICALLY, COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. THE DEFECT HAS ALSO CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME IN CASES WHERE I'VE HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER OF A HIGHWAY AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESTART IT, AND IN ONE INSTANCE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY GRAZED ON MY ARM BY...

WE ARE THE OWNERS OF A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN OCTOBER OF 2001. IT HAS BEEN LIGHTLY DRIVEN AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAS HAD TWO MAJOR REPAIRS; THE FIRST BEING A RECALL OF THE STEERING SYSTEM, THE SECOND, A FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER FEDERAL LAW AND REPLACED. TODAY, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR POSSIBLE FIRE FROM DRIPPING OIL. THAT IS THE BASIC HISTORY. FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, WE HAVE HAD A FRIGHTENING ISSUE WITH THE CAR. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING. A LIGHT THAT SAYS "SECURITY" FLASHES THREE TIMES OVER AND OVER AND YOU CANNOT START THE CAR FOR TEN MINUTES. GM'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM, WHICH I BELIEVE MALFUNCTIONS, THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN. TEN MINUTES LATER, YOU CAN START THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS EVEN IN THE MANUAL FOR...

PASSLOCK SENSOR ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT JUST WON'T START AND THEN I WAIT THE 8-10 MINUTES FOR IT TO RESET AND THEN IT WILL START. BEEN TOLD BY THE CHEVY DEALER THAT IT WILL BE ABOUT 800.00 TO FIX IT. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSOR IN THE ABS WHEELS GOING OUT. *TR

CAR DOES NOT RELIABLY START. MY WIFE HAS BEEN STRANDED WITH OUR DAUGHTER WHILE WAITING FOR THE CAR TO START. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, TURN SIGNALS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN OR WHERE THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. AM FEARFUL OF MY WIFE BEING STRANDED IN A BAD AREA WHILE WAITING FOR THE CAR TO START. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROX. 2 YRS. *TR

2002 CHEVY IMPALA 3.8L PURCHASED USED IN DEC. 2004 W/ 65,000 MILES. WHERE TO BEGIN... FLOODING IN FLOORBOARDS DUE TO CLOG UNDERNEATH WINDSHIELD, THREE SETS OF ROTORS/BRAKES, CLUNKY NOISE IN STEERING SHAFT (REPLACED TWICE BY DEALERSHIP) STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AFTER DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $1000 TO REPLACE; COVERED BY GM AS HARRY GREEN CHEVROLET WAS 'UNAWARE' OF REPLACEMENT POLICY?!? NEW STRUTS, NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS/BALANCES B/C VEHICLE STILL SHAKES AND SHIMMYS AT 60-65 MPH; MUST DRIVE ABOUT 75-80 MPH JUST TO KEEP THIS TO A MINIMUM! BCM REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER, SECURITY ISSUES WON'T ALLOW CAR TO START FOR 15 MINS. EACH TIME, WHICH IS VERY INCONVENIENT. SOOO MANY PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS WITH THESE 'QUALITY' GM VEHICLES, AND YET THEY DO NOTHING TO RESOLVE THEM, EXCEPT HOLD OUT THEIR HANDS WANTING MORE $$$ FROM AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO KEEP ON MAKING JUNK! AND NOW THE NEWEST OF...