2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/03/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600. UPDATED 11/06/15*LJ *CN

GOT THE RECALL DONE ON THE CAR BACK IN MAY ON KEYS AND MY CAR STILL WON'T START HAVE LIGHTS AND EVERY THING BUT I HAVE TO GET OUT AND LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR THEN SOMETIMES IT STARTS. PLUS MY HIGH BRIGHTS LIGHTS ON DASH FLASH AND MESSAGE CENTER SAYS HIGH BEAM OUT BUT ONLY WORK HAVE THE TIME, MY CAR OUT OF NO WHERE SHAKEYS IN ANY CONDITION AND ITS REAR END DOES IT AT 50-60+ MILES AN HOUR AND WON'T STOP TIL I BRAKE PAST 40PMH AND WORN OUT FOUR TIRES BELTS ON BACK SIDE OF THEM IN FOUR WEEKS TIME AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT WON'T GO OFF EVEN I CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE HELP...

DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION.

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE, BUT NO PARTS. *SMD

"SECURITY" WARNING ON MESSAGE DISPLAY. ENGINE DOES NOT START, HAVE TO WAIT MINUTES THEN CAR WILL START.

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. STARTED OFF SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING THEN NOT STARTING I COULD UNHOOK BATTERY AND RESET AND IT WOULD START. LIGHTS WOULD FLASH INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON THEN DIDN'T WORK VOLTAGE METER WOULD BURY TO 0 BUT BATTERY WAS FINE AIR CONSIGN WILL NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS DOOR LOCKS DO THEN DON'T WORK BLOWS FUSES TRUNK WILL POC OPEN RADIO WILL LOCK HEADLIGHTS FLASH T I LL I PUT MANUAL LIGHTS ON THEN AUTOMATIC WOULD WORK LATER. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES A LOT OF THE TIME ALL THESE THINGS START ACTING UP AND IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. SOMETIME CAR WILL JERK AND I HAVE TO RESET BY TAKING CABLE OFF THEN IT WORKS FINE. I HAVE KIDS AND I DO NOT FEEL VERY SAFE B IN THIS CAR. SOME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 4/27/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REMOVED THE BLACK RING HOLDER AND REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER ON RETURNING THE KEY. THE KEY WAS QUITE FREE WHEN INSERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. LATER, WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST A $1,000. UPDATED 05/07/15*JB

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE ROAD. A TRUCK PULLING AN ENCLOSED TRAILER WAS IN FRONT OF ME TURNED ON HIS RIGHT BLINKER AND BEGAN TO BRAKE TO MAKE THE TURN. I WAS TRAVELING 77 MPH, SO I MOVED TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE (THE LEFT LANE) IN ORDER TO PASS THE TRUCK. AT THE LAST SECOND THE TRUCK SWERVED INTO THE LEFT LANE IN ORDER TO MAKE A WIDE TURN. I ABRUPTLY JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE TRUCK, BUT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER STEERING AS WELL AS POWER BRAKES. I WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AFTER JERKING IT TO THE RIGHT TO GO BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE; MY VEHICLE HIT THE BACK OF THE ENCLOSED TRAILER AND THEN HIT STEEP DITCH WHERE MY BACK PASSENGER TIRE POPPED AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED ONTO ITS ROOF. THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS...

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER DISAPPOINTED OF AN IGNITION RECALL FIX. *TA THE DEALER MADE THE HOLE IN THE KEY FOB SMALLER, SO NO KEYS COULD BE PLACED ON THE RING. *JB

THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE GM IGNITION RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE "FIX" AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS SIMPLY ADDING TWO SMALL KEY RINGS TO MY IGNITION KEY AND PUTTING AN INSERT BLANK INTO KEY TO MAKE THE HOLE SMALLER. I WAS TOLD NOT TO ADD ANY OTHER KEYS TO THIS RING. IS THIS THE FIX THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SAVE MY LIFE? WHY AREN'T THE FAULTY IGNITIONS BEING REPLACED? IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO ALLOW THIS TO BE THE SOLUTION TO THE IGNITION PROBLEM? IT SEEMS LIKE WE VEHICLE OWNERS ARE THE LOSERS IN THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TR

MY 2003 IMPALA HAS A SECURITY PASSLOCK FEATURE WHICH EITHER DOES NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START OR SHUT VEHICLE OFF WHEN IT THINKS IT'S BEING STOLEN. MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN THIS SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, AT THIS POINT I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE FUNCTIONS. THIS IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OS GM VEHICLES THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT BUT GIVE NO SOLUTION OR RECALL TO. INSTEAD, CONSUMERS ARE BEING STUCK FOOTING THE BILL TO TRY AND FIND A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO SOLVE. PLEASE HELP HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE AND REPAIR OUR VEHICLES BEFORE FATALITIES OCCUR. THERE ARE PAGES OF POSTS IN SEVERAL FORUMS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD TAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, THEN AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP RUNNING SUDDENLY. THE ONLY EXPLANATION SEEMED TO BE THE KEY WAS HIT INADVERTENTLY GOING OVER A BUMP, KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION. IN JANUARY 2009, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE IGNITION TUMBLER WAS BAD. A NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED. FEBRUARY 2009, THE ENGINE RACED UNCONTROLLABLY, WHICH REQUIRED CONSTANT BRAKING AND PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP. IN OCTOBER 2011, THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AGAIN. MARCH 2012, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILURE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. JULY 2013, THE VEHICLE WOULD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CUSTOMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *MW

KEY IN IGNITION CYLINDER IS ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. ENGINE STAYS RUNNING WITHOUT A KEY IN THE CYLINDER. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR PLASTIC INSERTS ON KEYS BUT NOT FOR KEY CYLINDER. *TR

I TOOK MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA TO HAVE THE REPAIR PREFORMED FOR THE IGNITION RECALL. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF THE NIGHT BEFORE (TUESDAY) AND GOT A PHONE CALL WEDNESDAY TO PICK IT UP. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AROUND THE LOT TO ME AND LEFT RUNNING. I WENT STRAIGHT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR UNTIL MORNING. WHEN I WENT TO GET INTO THE CAR IN THE MORNING I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY. AT 8 AM I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE STATED THAT I SHOULD BRING IT BACK AND THEY WOULD TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG. I BROUGHT IT IN WEDNESDAY EVENING AFTER WORK, THURSDAY MORNING I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL HAD NO EFFECT ON MY CAR THAT I NEEDED A NEW TUMBLER NOW. I PICKED THE CAR UP THURSDAY NIGHT AND...

THE CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF AT TIMES WHEN U PUSH THE GAS TO HARD WHILE THE CAR TRYING PICK UP SPEED .THEN I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP PUT THE CAR IN PARK (ALL THIS WHILE IM IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC) AN THEN START IT BACK UP . IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM MY COUSIN HAVING THE SAME EXACTLY PROBLEM BUT HERS START RIGHT BACK UP LIKE MINE OR SOME TIMES TAKE A LITTLE WHILE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN . SHE ALSO SAID SHE SEEN SOMETHING COME ON TV SAYING SOME ABOUT IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM CONTACT SOMEBODY BUT SHE DIDN'T GET THE NUMBER AN NEVER SAW THE AD ON TV AGAIN. *TR

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE SAFETY RECALL LETTER I RECEIVED IN SEPT. 2014 REGARDING THE IGNITION IN MY CAR. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED ON 9/29/14. THEY CALLED ME BACK ON 11/10/14 AND SAID THEY'D RECEIVED THE PARTS FOR MY CAR. I TOOK IT IN ON 11/17/14 AND LEFT IT ALL DAY. BACK ON 9/29 I WAS TOLD THEY WERE GOING TO PUT A LOCKING GUARD ON THE IGNITION AND A LOCK ON EACH KEY SO THAT THE KEY WOULDN'T SLIP OUT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID? THEY PUT A SMALL ROUND METAL KEY CHAIN ON EACH OF MY KEYS AND GLUED IT SO THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE HUNG ON IT. THAT'S HOW THEY FIXED THE IGNITION PROBLEM. WHAT A JOKE! I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, LUCKILY. HOWEVER, I DOUBT THAT THIS SO CALLED FIX...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000. UPDATED 12/19/14*CN UPDATED 05/26/2015 *JS

I CALLED GM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD NOT ONE DEATH HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED IF I DID NOT COME IN WOULD I HAVE TO WORRY? THE AGENT SAID "I WOULD BE ACCEPTING THAT RISK". YET, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE RISK IS IF HE SAID NOT ONE DEATH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED TO SCHEDULE A MAINTENANCE FOR THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO CALL BACK TOMORROW AND SEE IF THEY HAD THE PART IN. I ASKED HIM TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND HE REFUSED. HE SAID TO CALL BACK AND SEE IF THEY HAD THE PART...I DON'T UNDERSTAND, IF THERE IS A RECALL WHY CAN'T I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT? I ASSUME IF I CALL BACK TOMORROW I WILL CONTINUE GETTING THE "RUN AROUND". THIS APPEARS TO BE DISCOURAGING THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

SECURITY LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WITHIN A FEW DAYS CAR WILL NOT START. WHEN TURNING THE KEY IT WILL NOT TURN OVER, BUT THE SECURITY LIGHT IS BLINKING. IN 10 MINUTES, ONCE THE LIGHT STOPS BLINKING, THE CAR WILL START. THIS POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRAC UNIT REPAIR AND REIMBURSEMENT. * LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING, AND REPLACED IT. THE CONSUMER DROVE FIVE MILES, AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, AND THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. *JB

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

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL # 14350. * LD THE CONSUMER WAS UNHAPPY WITH GM'S COVER-UP, REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY THE RECALL SINCE THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE IGNITION KEY WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND STATED THAT HE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH THE ORIGINAL IGNITION KEY AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE START POSITION AND THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PROVIDED TWO REPLACEMENT KEYS UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4000000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, ONE OF THE KEYS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN INSERTING INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER PLACED AN ORDER FOR THE SECOND KEY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,893.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION USING THE KEY, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE CONSUMER WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE DEALER WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER ONLY MODIFIED THE KEYS. UPDATED 12/22/14. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE SECURITY SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

THE SECURITY SENSOR FAILED TO READ THE KEY CODE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNTIL THE SECURITY SENSOR RESETS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MINUTES. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DAY, THEN IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WHILE. A WEEK AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT START FOR 2 DAYS. WE TRIED UNHOOKING THE BATTERY AND STARTING THE CAR, BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T START UNTIL A FEW HOURS LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DEFROGGER,THE TURNING SIGNALS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND BLOWER RESISTER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES,HOWEVER,THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V4000 (ELECTRICAL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AND SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

IT TAKES AT LEAST 2 TRIES OR MORE TO GET THE CAR STARTED. WHILE IN PARK AND THE CAR WAS ON IT SUDDENLY JUST SHUT OFF. *TR

THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN FROM THE OFF POSITION TO AN ON POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2003 IMPALA, I WAS UNAWARE AT THE TIME OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE ISSUE OF THE PASSLOCK FEATURE. THE PASSLOCK FEATURE SHUTS DOWN THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DOSEN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE KEY IS THE MATCHING SET FOR THE PASSLOCK. FOR THE SHORT TIME WE HAD THE CAR WE EXPERIENCED A SHUT DOWN DURING OPERATION. LUCKY FOR US NO ONE WAS INJURED, AT APPROXMATE 45 MPH THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN AND THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO DEAD STEER AND BRAKE THE CAR TO A STOP RESULTING IN THE CAR OFF THE ROAD IN THE DITCH. TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, DID NOT EVEN TRY TO CRANK OVER. SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON AT THE DISPLAY HAD TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN THEN THE CAR STARTED. GOT IT HOME FORTUNATELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS. SINCE THEN THERE WERE SEVERAL...

THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BECOMING LOOSE, AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING , HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR. SMALL FUEL LEAK IN FUEL TANK. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA, I CALLED THE CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND MY CAR IS NOT ON THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL LIST. I EXPLAINED TO THE LADY THAT ALL OF MY LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WHENEVER I GO OVER SPEED BUMPS INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND RADIO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START MY CAR I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE KEY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL TURN AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY KEY RINGS WITH MY CAR KEY. THE LADY CLEARLY STATED THAT MY CAR IS HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES, BUT NOT BEING ON THE RECALL LIST I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND WHY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN I WAS TOLD BY A CONTACT AT GM THAT MY CAR HAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, AND THE STEREO CONSOLE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT HEAT CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ABNORMALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD FLOOR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED VARIOUS TIMES AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE KEY CYLINDER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,396.