2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical System Problems

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE AC VENT TRYING TO CLOSE WHEN I SHUT OFF THE CAR. IT MAKES A LOUD SPUTTERING CLUNKING SOUND AFTER THE CAR SHUTS OFF. I WAS TOLD IT IS THE VENT TRYING TO CLOSE AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A MOTOR FOR $2-300 PLUS LABOR. ANYTIME I START THE CAR UP, IT MAKES A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD AND STOPS WHEN I BACK OUT OF PARK. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. I HAVE RESEARCH THE DATA AND THERE ARE SEVERAL YOU TUBE VIDEOS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM...IT IS A FAULTY WIRE (PURPLE) THAT SHIFTS WITH THE GEAR AND CAUSE THE WIRE TO BE WORN AND MAKE THE KEYS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS PROBLEMS HAPPENS WITH THE 2006, 2007 AND 2008 IMPALA. THIS CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DIE AND IS A SIX HUNDRED DOLLAR JOB SHOULD IT BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. ALSO, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR THE RECENT RECALL, THINKING THAT MAY HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM...EPIC FAIL. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL AND ADDED THE CONTACT TO A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING IN THE AREA OF THE AC/HEATING UNIT. IT IS AFFECTED BY LOCKING/UNLOCKING DOORS, OPENING/CLOSING DOORS, TURNING AC/HEAT OFF & ON. THE CLICKING USUALLY LASTS FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE AND CAN START/STOP WHILE DRIVING. THE TECHNICIANS AT JIFFY LUBE SAID THEY KNOW OF SEVERAL GM VEHICLES THAT HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEM. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND THE FIX? THANKS *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR DEBRIS FROM WINDSHIELD TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF 65MPH+. WINDSHIELD WIPERS MADE ONE SWEEP, WHEN ACTIVATED AGAIN, MOTOR CLICKED AND WIPERS SEIZED IN PARTIAL UP POSITION CREATING VISIBILITY HAZARD. CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO GET WIPERS TO FUNCTION WITH NO LUCK. STOPPED VEHICLE, SHUTDOWN AND RESTARTED, ATTEMPTED USE OF WIPERS AGAIN STILL WOULD NOT FUNCTION. FUSE CHECKED AND STILL GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. HOWEVER, THE DOORS AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF THE ELECTRONIC LOCK SYSTEM FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPENED IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOORS BY USING THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V377000 (SUSPENSION) AND 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,066.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED ON THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE DOORS HAD TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR MOTOR MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 11/19/14*CN UPDATED 8/13/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED A WIRE HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,763.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/17/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/29/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE AIR CONDITION VENT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD WAIT FOR THE FIRE TO DISSOLVE BEFORE NOTIFYING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS ABLE TO DISSOLVE AND THERE WAS NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITION RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR WIRING CONNECTION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION FAILED TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THIS WAS AT 10:15PM 9/25/14. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF, I TURNED OFF THE RADIO, LIGHTS, AIR AND ANYTHING ELSE I THOUGHT WOULD KILL THE BATTERY. I REMOVED THE KEY FOB AND LOCKED MY VEHICLE. I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT 5AM THINKING THE CAR WOULDN'T START BUT THANKFULLY IT DID. I DROVE TO WORK AND NOW I AM WORRIED THE BATTERY WILL BE DEAD WHEN I RETURN TO IT TO GO HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JACK WINEGARDINER CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THE CAUSE COULD BE A DEAD BATTERY, NOT SO, I CAN START AND DRIVE THE CAR JUST FINE. WHEN I ASKED WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE, COULD IT POSSIBLY BE THE RECALL 14299, HE SAID NO. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT FOWLER CHEVROLET IN TULSA OKLAHOMA AND VERY CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL LOSS. VEHICLE TAKEN IN 2ND TIME FOR REWORK. WE HAVE SOME PICTURES AND VIDEO. BODY SHOP MANAGER WAS TERMINATED. WE NEED ASSISTANCE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES ON VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UNSURE WHERE TO TURN. SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH CHEVROLET INVOLVED TO COVER FOR DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO REMOVE ALL THE KEYS FROM THE KEY RING. UPDATED 12/17/14...UPDATED 06/16/15 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,463.

IN AUGUST 2014 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE RECALL# 14299, THE LETTER STATED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH WHERE IF I HAPPEN TO GO OVER A SPEED BUMP, HIT A POTHOLE OR OFF ROAD MY KEY "MAY UNINTENTIONALLY MOVE THE KEY AWAY FROM THE RUN POSITION". THE LETTER ALSO STATES THAT IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IT WOULD AFFECT MY POWER STEERING, BREAKING AND AIR BAGS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SWITCH IS NOT IN THE RUN POSITION RESULTING IN HIGH RISK OF CRASH INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY OR FATALITY. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION, I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS OF THE LETTER AND REMOVED ANYTHING THAT ADDED EXTRA WEIGHT TO MY KEY AND CALLED GM IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TOLD BY A GM REP TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER TO SEE WHEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT INCREASE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

DASH BOARD WENT BLANK AND NOW IT COMES ON AND THEN GOES OFF. THE GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING FOR THE GAS, MILEAGE TEMPERATURE ETC. MY AC BLOWER LIGHT ETC IS NOT EVEN WORKING. I CANNOT PASS THE VEHICLE EMISSIONS TEST BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND VERY VERY FRUSTRATED. I WILL NEVER NEVER EVER EVER EVER REFER ANYONE TO BUY A CHEVY EVER. I HAVE HAD MORE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR THAT YOU CANNOT BELIEVE. I WILL BE PURCHASING A FOREIGN CAR GOING FORWARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 10/8/14*CN

REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK, TRAPPING PASSENGERS AFTER PARKING VEHICLE NETHER OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS COULD BE OPENED. BOTH REAR PASSENGER DOORS REMAIN LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED USING ETHER THE LOCK CONTROLS LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CONTROL OR WITH THE KEY FOB. MY 90+ YEAR OLD PARENT WAS IN REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DUE TO SEVERE DEMENTIA THEY BECAME PANICKY AND AGITATED WHEN THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE DOOR USING THE PASSENGER LOCK NOR COULD THEY FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO DO SO. THIS WOULD BE THE SAME SITUATION AS HAVING A SMALL CHILD TRAPPED N THE REAR. THE REAR DOOR MANUAL LOCKING MECHANISM ARE LOCATED TO FAR BACK TO BE REACHED FROM THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO FREE HIM BY ENTERING THE TRUCK AND PUSHING ONE OF THE REAR SEATS...

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY. WITH OUT WARNING MY STEERING LOCKS UP, MY BATTERY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHTS TURN ON. ALONG WITH THIS MY CARS TEMP GOES THROUGH THE ROOF. THIS IS HAPPENING AT 65 MPH ITS 3 AM I CAN NO LONGER SEE OR CONTROL MY VEHICLE. THANKS TO MY SKILLED DRIVING I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR I'VE HAD A PROFESSIONAL LOOK AT IT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT DO OVER THAN REPLACE PARTS AND DO TRIAL AND ERROR. IM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE EVERY TIME I DRIVE IN THE RAIN BUT ITS NOT ME THAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT OR KILLED DUE TO MY STEERING LOCKING UP. *TR

THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS LOCK / UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED ALL THE DOOR LOCKS SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, BUT THEY DO NOT ALWAYS LOCK. IN ADDITION, WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR AND HIT THE DOOR LOCK KEY ALL THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK. WHEN YOU START THE CAR YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY CHECK THE DOOR LOCKS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL LOCKED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IN ADDITION,WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR, YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY MAKER SURE ALL THE DOOR LOCKS ACTUALLY LOCK.WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED A FEW VEHICLES FOR THE DOOR LOCK FAILURES, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THEY INDICATED THAT THE GREASE USED FOR THE LOCKS MELTED AND LEAKED INTO THE LOCK SOLENOID CAUSING THE FAILURES. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET...

THE BACK DOORS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL ONLY LOCK AND UNLOCK MANUALLY. *TR

TH ENGINE OF MY 2008 IMPALA COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON TWO OCCASIONS APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO AFTER HITTING A RELATIVELY LARGE POT HOLE. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON SNELL ROAD (OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MI) BETWEEN ORION AND ROCHESTER ROAD AND HIT A LARGE POT HOLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. AS I RECALL, I STEERED THE VEHICLE (MANUALLY) TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. NO OTHER CARS WERE COMING EITHER WAY. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER AS I WAS HEADING EASTBOUND ON SNELL ROAD BETWEEN MT. VERNON AND ROCHESTER ROAD. WHEN THE GM IGNITION RECALLS STARTED, I DID NOT CORRELATE THESE INCIDENTS WITH THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN I READ A NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT RECENTLY OF A GM EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SITUATION WITH HER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CAR SHUT OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE MOTOR AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. MORE RECENTLY, AT TIMES CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER OR CRANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR CRANKS AND AFTER SOME TIME HAS PASSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE IGNITION 1 SWITCH CIRCUIT 2 (CODE P1682). *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CAR SHUT OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE MOTOR AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. MORE RECENTLY, AT TIMES CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER OR CRANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR CRANKS AND AFTER SOME TIME HAS PASSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE IGNITION 1 SWITCH CIRCUIT 2 (CODE P1682). *TR

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE JUST DIED. WAS NOT ABLE TO START FOR ABOUT 15 MINS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NEARLY CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HAS REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING AND JERKS FROM A COMPLETE STOP SOMETIMES. NOW THE OIL ENGINE PRESSURE/TURN OFF ENGINE LIGHT AND ALARM GO OFF ALL THE TIME. REPLACE THE SENSOR, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE LOUD KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE DASH IS UTTERLY ANNOYING. I THINK THE FACT THAT ONLY THE POLICE CARS GOT RECALLED IS INSANE, NO MATTER WHAT THE RECALL WAS. I'M SURE ONCE THEY TOOK THOSE VEHICLES IN; ALL THE OTHER ISSUES I HAVE MENTIONED WERE ALSO FIXED. ALSO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER LOCK IS FAULTY AND UNSAFE WHEN TRAVELING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. I HONESTLY BELIEVE WITH SO MANY CONSUMERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SEVERAL TRAGEDIES OCCUR AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 29 MAY 2014 I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE. THE POTHOLE IS 10" ACROSS, 3-4" DEEP, AND I HIT IT HEAD ON. THIS CAUSED MY CAR TO SHUT OFF, WHICH I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. I THEN REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BREAKS AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE CAR. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME, SO OTHER THAN HAVING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD ON A CURVE I WAS LUCKY. I CALLED BOTH MY LOCAL GM DEALER (RESSLER OF BOZEMAN, MT) AND GM CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE CAR, NO RECALLS, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME TO "AVOID HITTING POTHOLES". GIVEN THE STATE OF THE ROADS THAT MAY BE HARD TO DO. THE...

PICKING UP GRAND CHILDREN AT CURBSIDE FROM SCHOOL THE DOORS FAIL TO UNLOCK CAUSING ME TO GO OUT IN TRAFFIC GET IN THE CAR AND START IT IN ORDER TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS SO THAT THE KIDS CAN UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY THAT IS IF THEY ARE NOT DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT A 4, 6 AND 7 YEAR OLD WILL DO. ALSO THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK FEATURE DOESN'T WORK WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALLS AND FAULTY PARTS ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER CONTINUOUSLY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING, IN TRAFFIC. *JB

I TOO AM VERY UPSET WITH THE ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LOCK ISSUE. THE BACK PASSENGER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK WITH THE FOB OR THE DOOR UNLOCK CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO PHYSICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR IS TO RECLINE THE DRIVERS SEAT AND REACH BACK AND UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY THIS IS B.S. I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ON THIS SUBJECT AND WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS SO DISTURBING! I WISH CHEVROLET WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE IT RIGHT TO ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 CHEVY IMPALA IN 2009 ABOUT A YR AFTER MY PURCHASE I NOTICED MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH EITHER THE KEYLESS REMOTE OR THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR SINCE THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS DID THE SAME THING. BUT THE FINAL STRAW WAS NOW THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAS WENT OUT. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND MY FAMILY I HAVE TWO SMALL GRANDBABIES ONE OF THEM WITH CANCER, THAT ARE BOTH IN CARSEATS. IF ANY OF THE DOORS LOCK THEY CANNOT I REPEAT CANNOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE NOR CAN THEY BE UNLOCKED FROM THE KEYLESS REMOTE OR THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR ONCE THE DOORS ARE LOCKED THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN BE UNLOCKED IS BY TILTING THE SEAT BACK AND MANUALLY UNLOCKING THEM. THIS IS PUTTING MY GRANDCHILDREN IN GRAVE DANGER IF WE ARE...

WAS DRIVING ON BUSY ONE LANE ROAD, REDUCED SPEED, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 45 AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER, WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF ROAD AND SHUT CAR OFF STARTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER NO INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. WENT TO INTERNET TO CHECK PROBLEM SEEMS LIKE THERE HAVE BEEN 100,000 S OF THESE PROBLEMS MANY RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. IT DOES NOT SHOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A FREEWAY WITH TRUCKS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHAT HAS THE VEHICLE SAFETY BOARD DONE TO PROTECT OWNERS OF FAULTY VEHICLES? *TR

OUR 2008 IMPALA LS, WITH 100,000 MILES, IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM SEEING AT THIS WEB SITE AND ALL ACROSS THE INTERNET. LAST MONTH, MAY, 2014, AND THIS MONTH, JUNE, 2014, THERE WAS A SUDDEN REDUCED POWER ALERT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO NO MORE THAN 35 MPH. BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO ADVANCE TO HAVE THEM CHECK TO SEE IF ANY CODES HAD BEEN DROPPED BY THE COMPUTER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THERE WAS NO REDUCED POWER MESSAGE EITHER, AND THE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. I WAS TOLD TO TRY FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER, WHICH I DID. ALL WENT WELL FOR ALMOST A MONTH, WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MONTH. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO ADVANCE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. THE COMPUTER HAD DROPPED 2 CODES,...

STARTED THE CAR, DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF TO MY DESTINATION. PARKED, TURNED KEY TO TURN CAR OFF. ENGINE TURNED OFF BUT KEY NO LONGER SWITCHES COMPLETELY OFF IN ORDER FOR ME TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. *TR

FREQUENTLY, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, CAR IS SLUGGISH AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO DECELERATE QUICKLY. TYPICALLY THE CAR WILL START NORMALLY AFTER SITTING FOR 15-30 MINUTES BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR SOME TIME. ALSO, THE MESSAGE ENGINE HOT/AC OFF FIRES RANDOMLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE RESTS AT ZERO. IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN EITHER THROUGH MANUAL RESET BY REMOVING BATTERY CABLES AND RECONNECTING OR RANDOMLY START WORKING AGAIN ON ITS OWN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BOTH ISSUES ON THE INTERNET WHICH INDICATE REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS/THROTTLE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND DO NOT FIX THE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND COULD ONLY BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PAID HALF THE COST. UPDATED 8/21/2014 *JS