2000 Chevrolet Impala Electrical Problems

Your car has been experiencing coolant leaks and is overheating even after repairs. You've noticed the windows stopping and starting intermittently, and now the car won't start after shutting off while you were driving. The combination of coolant loss, overheating, electrical issues, and starting problems suggests multiple failing systems that need immediate diagnosis.

Your ignition key keeps rotating back to the off position while driving, causing your engine to shut off unexpectedly. The dealer attempted a recall repair by adding a ring to the key, but the problem persisted—your engine shut off again while driving at normal speeds, forcing you to pull over safely. The vehicle was towed but hasn't been repaired yet. Fixing this will likely involve replacing the ignition switch or cylinder assembly.

While driving at various speeds, your car suddenly shut off and your turn signals stopped working intermittently. The exact cause of these failures wasn't determined. The repair likely involves diagnosing the electrical system connection, possibly including the turn signal switch, wiring, or related electrical components.

Your car won't start reliably—you hear a single click when turning the key and the security light stays on. The problem started 3 weeks ago, and while disconnecting and reconnecting the battery cables temporarily fixes it, the car only starts a few times before failing again. A diagnostic reset may help temporarily, but the issue keeps returning.

Your car won't start even though the battery is good. When you turn the key in the ignition, nothing happens—no sounds, no response. This could be an issue with the starter motor, ignition switch, or electrical connections that need diagnosis and repair.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUSHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE IN WHICH THE PRESSURE WAS LOW ON THE READER AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE RPMS AND PRESSURE WENT LOW, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND AN ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE FAILURE HAPPENING BEFORE BEING NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE KEY EMITTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE KEY BACK; HOWEVER, THE IGNITION WAS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTING MECHANISM FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STARTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MECHANIC THEN INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,883.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND TRAPPED THE DRIVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT A SECURITY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, ALL THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. MA 10/26/2015 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE KEY NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE OIL LEVEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL #14350. *SMD

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WATER ENTERS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE CABIN AIR FILER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A $5.00 PIECE OF PLASTIC WOULD HAVE PREVENTED WATER FROM ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STARTED IN 2008 WITH A BAD BLOWER RESISTOR. OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, THE OUTSIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR CONTROL AND THE HAZARD SWITCH. THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. VEHICLE REPAIRS WERE APPLIED BUT CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO RECALL. *TA THE DEALER PERFORMED THE IGNITION RECALL. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR PAYING FOR THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER.*SS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *JB

THE CAR WON'T START SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. I USUALLY HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN BACK TO ACCESSORY FOR TEN SECONDS THEN TO ON POSITION FOR TWO SECONDS THEN MOSTLY IT WILL START OTHER TIMES IT CAN TAKE UP TO FOUR ATTEMPTS. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE TODAY THIS CAR IS AND HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM DAY ONE AS SOON AS IT ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE... I'LL NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH THE BATTERY WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MADE SEVERAL UNKNOWN REPAIRS BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REAR DRIVER'S SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND BLEEDING FROM THE MOUTH WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS: THE GAS NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD, EVERY TIME SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND IT WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A RECALL AND PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING. *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE START POSITION IT COULD BE REMOVED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IMMEDIATELY, THE KEYS FELL FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT STRUCK A BED OF ROCKS, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE HOUSE. THE IGNITION SWITCH SEIZED AND PREVENTED THE KEY FROM BEING INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE OF $300, INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR, AND AN ADDITIONAL $12 FOR A NEW SET OF KEYS FOR THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A CAR PROBLEM WONT WANNA START AND I SEARCH ONLINE FOR WHAT WAD CAUSING IT AND IT WAD THE PASSLOCK AND I FOUND OUT THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHITH THIS PROBLEM I THINK ITS A DEFECT ON ALL THIS KIND OF BRAND OF THE MANUFACTURE I LIVE IN ILLINOIS AND WINTER IS ALMOST HERE I DONT WANT TO GET STOCK IN A MIDFDLE OF A WINTER STORM AND FREEZE TO DEATH CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THANK YOU . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT HAD TO WIGGLE THE KEY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER USING THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND FORTH AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT 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 VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HIT A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION, WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY OFF THE FLOOR AND RESTART THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THAT MY KNEE MAY HAVE HIT THE KEY KNOCKING IT INTO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION RESULTING IN THE KEY FALLING OUT OF THE IGNITION. I JUST LEFT MORAN CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI TO HAVE THE IGNITION KEY RECALL FIX. I NOTICE THE KEY CAN STILL BE REMOVED IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. IN MY OPINION ALL THE FIX DID FOR GM RECALL 14350 WAS ADD MORE WEIGHT TO MY KEY BY PUTTING A LARGER, HEAVIER HEAD ON MY KEY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,835. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON. UPDATED 01/27/15*JB

RE: DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 03/15/2011 COMPONENT(S): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATE OF INCIDENT: 03/11/2011 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10390238 EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE MY 2000 IMPALA WITH A 3400CC V6 WOULD MAINTAIN 50MPH WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS! THE CAUSE IS AN INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION OF THE TPS SENSOR. IT TOOK MY IMPALA 3 YEARS TO THROW A CODE AND AFTER I REPLACED THE TPS, THE CAR'S THROTTLE SETTLED DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER FROM GETTING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

1.) I CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. WHEN I TURN KEY OFF AND LOCK DOOR, THE LOCK POPS BACK UP BECAUSE IT NOT IN THE OFF POSITION. I GET BACK IN AND PUT THE KEY IN AND TURN TO THE LEFT, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS OFF, AND I CAN NOW LOCK MY DOOR. I MUST ALWAYS USE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT NOT TO ROLL WHEN I GET OUT. ON 9/29/2014, NHTSA RECALL #:14V400 GM, RECALL #:N140350 COMPLETED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOTHING THAT I CAN TELL. " 2014-04-10 GM IS AWARE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS OF KEYS COMING OUT OF IGNITIONS. SECOND REPAIR ADDED TO VEHICLES RECALLED EARLIER DETROIT ?? GENERAL MOTORS INFORMED THE NHTSA TODAY THAT IT IS ADDING IGNITION LOCK CYLINDERS TO ITS SAFETY RECALL OF 2.2 MILLION OLDER MODEL CARS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CYLINDERS CAN ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, LEADING TO A POSSIBLE ROLLAWAY, CRASH AND OCCUPANT OR PEDESTRIAN INJURIES. 2.) CAR TAKES A LONG TIME AND MANY CLICKS TO START. TURN KEY,CLICKING AND DASH AND SECURITY LIGHTS FLASH BUT WILL NOT CRANK, YOU CAN TURN IT OVER UNTIL YOUR FINGERS GO NUMB, THEN AFTER YOU HAVE REACH THE POINT OF SCREAMING IT CRANKS. CAR STARTED DOING THIS JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES A WHILE BACK AND AS TIME WENT BY IT TAKES LONGER AND LONGER TO START OR SHOULD I SAY IT TAKES MORE CLICKS OR MANY TRIES AND THEN IT WILL JUST TURN OVER. THE DEALER STARTED IT FASTER WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR THE RECALL. 9/28/2014 22 COMPLAINTS: 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA CAR WON'T START, CLICKING NOISE WHEN TRY.. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2000/ELECTRICAL/CAR_WONT_S... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ANTO-THEFT SECURITY AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE ALSO UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT PARTS WERE EXPECTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER 1ST OF 2014 BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THAT NOT ALL DEALERS WERE RECEIVING PARTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/1/2015 *JS

HELLO I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CHEVY IMPALA 2000 HASN'T WORKING PROPERLY I WENT TO THE STORE AND I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT FOR A COUPLE HOURS TRYING TO START MY CAR I CALL A MECHANIC I KNOW AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS MY CAR DOING AND HE TOLD ME THAT WAS THE PASSLOCK THEFT- DETERRENT SYSTEM THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO GO TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT AND SO I CALL THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO JUST CHECK IT AND IT WAS ALOT OF MONEY PLUS TO FIX IT I WAS SO UPSET WHY I HAVE TO PAY FROM MY POCKET IF ITS NOT MY FAULT I THINK ITS A DEFECT ON THE MANUFACTURE CAR I LIVE IN CHICAGO AND WINTER ITS AROUND THE CORNER AND I DON'T WANT THIS HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN WHEN IM IN THE MIDDLE OF SNOW STORM AND BELOW ZERO AND MY CAR WONT START AGAIN THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION I WAS SEARCHING ON THE WEB AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALL CARS ARE FROM GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION PLEASE PLEASE I NEED HELP!! *TR

UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN TURNING THE KEY. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL START AFTER A LONG DELAY. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER TIME, ALWAYS REQUIRING A LONG WAIT (AND NOTHING ELSE) BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START - RESULTING ME BEING LATE FOR WORK OR MISSING IMPORTANT MEETINGS. ON READING EXTENSIVE REPORTS OF THE VERY PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET (ON MANY GM YEARS/MODELS), I LEARNED THAT IT IS A "SAFETY" FEATURE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM BEING STOLEN A NECESSARY COMPUTER READING OF A CHIP IN THE KEY! FURTHER READING INDICATED THAT (1) THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM (2) GM CHARGES OVER $1000 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM (VERIFIED BY MY GM DEALER), AND (3) THE "FIX" DOESN'T WORK (THE PROBLEM CONTINUES)! EVENTUALLY THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED, BUT HAS JUST RECENTLY REAPPEARED WITH A VENGEANCE! I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT A COMPANY MAKES A WIRING HARNESS PASSCODE BYPASS (AT $250) THAT WILL STOP THIS SITUATION OF THE CAR NOT STARTING WHEN THE KEY IS PROPERLY ENGAGED. I CAN THINK OF FEW DESIGN FLAWS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY MORE DANGEROUS (NOT TO MENTION INCONVENIENT) THAN HAVING YOUR CAR RANDOMLY REFUSING TO START - FOR INSTANCE LATE AT NIGHT IN A PARKING LOT OR GARAGE WHEN STORES ARE CLOSING OR CLOSED - OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE FROM A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE FAR EXCEEDS ANY BENEFIT FROM PROTECTING YOUR CAR FROM BEING STOLEN BY USING A FAULTY PASSCODE SYSTEM. THE REMEDY WOULD BE SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE FOR GM TO FIX BY EITHER SUPPLYING NEW FIRMWARE TO BYPASS THE COMPUTER PASSCODE SYSTEM OR EVEN CHEAPER - THE WIRING HARNESS PASSCODE BYPASS CURRENTLY FOR SALE BY AN INDEPENDENT VENDOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION AND START THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FOR OVER 1 YEAR, BUT MY IMPALAS ENGINE WILL JUST STOP RUNNING WHILE IN TRAVEL UP TO 65 MPH CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH INABILITY TO STEER, OR BRAKE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. NUMEROUS REPORTS IN ONLINE SEARCHES HAVE INDICATED THAT THERE ARE MANY IMPALA OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES, BUT ACCORDING TO THEM GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THOSE SAME OWNERS ARE ONLY PAYING HIGH SERVICE FEES AT GM DEALERSHIPS WITH THE PROBLEM NEVER BEING FIXED. I SUSPECT THAT IN THE FUTURE MY IMPALA WILL BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE KEY TO TURN FROM THE START POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,313. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN UPDATED 3/16/2015 *JS

MY WIFE WENT TO START THE CAR TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY AND THE ENGINE EXPLODED BURST INTO FLAMES, INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BLOWN INTO PIECES. *TR

THE BLINKERS QUIT WORKING ON YOU, YOU HAVE TO HIT THE 4 WAY SWITCH AND LET IT THEM BLINK 3 TIMES BEFORE YOUR BLINKERS WILL WORK AGAIN AND THERE IS TIMES IT DON'T WORK WHEN YOU DO THAT. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS JAMMED. *JS

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

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA THAT I JUST BOUGHT, WHEN I'M DRIVING IT HAS A BURNING SMELL TO IT AND IT DROPPING OILFROM SOME WHERE. AND IT RUNS HOT, I HAVE TO TURN THE HEAT ON SO THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GO DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, DARK GREY SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS WARNING ILLUMINATED AND SECONDS AFTER NOTICING THE SMOKE, FLAMES STARTED TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO VERIFIED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. IN 2008 IT DIED ON MY WIFE,LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT SHE HAS NEVER DROVE IT SINCE. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT A $1000 BUCKS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. IT WILL START UP AFTER YOU GET STOPPED AND PUT IT IN PARK. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND LEFT IT WITH THEM AND IT NEVER ACTS UP SO THEY ARE NOT ANY HELP. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO DIE ON YOU SO YOU MUST ALWAYS DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE SO YOU CAN PULL OVER. YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I HAVE CALLED GM AND ASK THEM ABOUT IT BUT THEY JUST SAY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR.AFTER WATCHING TV ABOUT ALL THE GM CARS THAT ARE DYEING I THINK MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. I THINK IT IS THE KEY SWITCH. I LIKE THE OLD CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT BUT I'M ABOUT SCARED TO DRIVE IT .I AM 68 YEARS OLD NOW AND DON'T HAVE SO MUCH GET UP AND GO AS I ONCE HAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,897.

SAW RECENT GM RECALL FOR CHEVY COBALT, SATURNS, ETC. REGARDING ENGINE DYING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD (BAD IGNITION SWITCH). MY IMPALA HAS THE SAME SYMPTOM AND IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR "WHY DOES IMPALA DIE WHILE DRIVING" IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. MY IMPALA WILL BE RUNNING SMOOTH, SPEED FROM 30 TO 60, BUT SLOWING DOWN FOR ANY REASON, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JUST DIES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR. THERE IS NO INDICATION LIKE ROUGH ENGINE OR THE CAR STUMBLING FROM LACK OF GAS, IT JUST QUIETLY DIES. IF THIS IGNITION SWITCH IS THE CAUSE, THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE IMPALA'S AT LEAST. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY BASICALLY SAID, WELL IT'S A 14 YEAR OLD CAR. NOT THE POINT! MY OLDER CARS DON'T DO THIS. SEARCH THE INTERNET, PEOPLE HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO PERSIST. CHEVROLET HAS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

DRIVING FREEWAY SPEEDS AROUND 60 CAR SHUTS OF VERY DANGERS. THEN CAR STARTED BACK AFTER 10MIN. *TR

THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK/BCM SYSTEM. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE BCM NEEDS REPLACEMENT IT IS A VERY KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER WILL EITHER GO BAD OR SHORT OUT AND THEN THE BCM WILL SEE IT AS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE FUEL INJECTIONS AND THE STARTER PREVENTING THE CAR FROM BEING STARTED. I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF DOING THE RELEARN OF THE BCM/IGNITION SO THAT I CAN START MY [XXX] CAR. THE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR RECALL ON THE CHEVY LINE WITH THE PASS LOCK II SYSTEM INSTALLED IN IT!!!!!! *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY BATTERY WAS DEAD, SO I PUT A BATTERY CHARGER ON THE BATTERY, THEN WENT TO START THE CAR. I TURNED THE KEY FOR ABOUT THREE REVOLUTIONS AND THEN THE CAR EXPLODED! I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS SITTING INSIDE THE CAR AND THERE WAS SNOW ON THE WINDSHIELD. I GOT OUT AND THERE WAS PLASTIC PARTS ALL AROUND THE CAR, AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE MOTOR! *TR

I PURCHASED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S CAR IN MARCH. IN AUGUST, WHILE I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE A FRIEND'S HOME, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND THE KEYS WERE WITH ME. AFTER ONLINE INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2009. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS NEVER NOTIFIED SO NEITHER WERE WE. OUR FIRST STEP WAS TO CONTACT GM WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY PLANNED ON DOING ABOUT THIS. WE CONTACTED THE BBB WHO ALSO CONTACTED GM. GM THEN CALLED US AND AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THERE IS PLENTY THEY CAN DO. WHAT ABOUT IF MY DAUGHTER AND I HAD BEEN IN THE CAR? HOW ABOUT IF I HAD NEEDED TIME OFF FROM WORK? I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE I WAS NOT PREPARED TO PURCHASE. WE HAVE THE RECALL INFORMATION, PICTURES FROM THE FIRE, AND A LETTER FROM GM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. I FEEL THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR THIS. THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE OF THEIR MESS UP IN THE FACTORY AND THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. IF GM HAD DONE WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO, THE FIRE WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DIED. WAITED SOME TIME AFTER PULLING OVER AND CAR STARTED SOMETIMES CAR WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE OF SECURITY LIGHT THIS IS RANDOM AND VERY ANNOYING AS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE PARTS THAT ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I DID THIS ONCE BEFORE (OUT OF WARRANTY) AND CAN'T SEE DOING IT AGAIN IF THIS IS NOT A FIX. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY....THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS ALMOST TAKEN OUT BY A SEMI......TWICE!!!!!!!! THIS CAR SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM DUE TO THE PASSLOCK PROBLEM WHICH WAS MY ORIGINAL PROBLEM...THE BCM WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED NOW THIS STALLING AND THE AIR NOT WORKING IS NOT ONLY UNFAIR BUT UNSAFE. PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR MY CAR TO COME BACK UNSAFE.....AND I HAVE TALKED TO NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THESE CARS....DON'T MATTER HOW MUCH OR WHO U PAY TO REPROGRAM...STILL SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA DECIDES NOT TO START ON SOME DAYS. AT FIRST, IT WAS VERY INFREQUENT AND NOW ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START MY CAR, THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENS IS THE SECURITY LIGHT TURNS ON. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE MY CAR SUDDENTLY STARTS UP AGAIN. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE AND ON YOUTUBE, THIS PROBLEM IS NOTORIOUS WITH A LOT OF GM VEHICLES. NOT A LOT OF MECHANICS KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I DONT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO HAVE IT SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION. I KNOW THAT MY NEXT CAR WILL NOT BE A GM.

CAR WILL NOT START. IT APPEARS TO BE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. NEED TO WAIT FOR SYSTEM TO RESET AND IT WILL START. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

NO WARNING, NO EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. 2000 CHEVY IMPALA LS 3.8 STALLS CONSTANTLY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ALL OVER JUST LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET, DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST STALLED, ALSO STALLED AT A RED LIGHT, ALSO STALLED TRAVELING AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND AT 30 MPH (ALMOST REAR-ENDED ON BOTH OCCASIONS). CHEVY DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, CHEVY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL GM CARS FOR YEARS. WHY IS THIS NOT KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC? THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND IT STALLED ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. NOW THEY WILL TRY REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NEXT THEY WOULD TRY THE MASS AIR SENSOR. THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM THAT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC IF IT HAPPENED AT THE WRONG TIME. I KNOW, I WAS ALMOST KILLED ON THAT MAJOR HIGHWAY THAT DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. WHEN HE INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING, WONT START OR IF IT STARTS THE RADIO AND ALL CLUSTER GAUGES WONT WORK. *TR

2000 IMPALA DOES NOT ALWAYS START. SECURITY ISSUES NOT ALLOWING START UNTIL AT LEAST 15 MINS OF TRYING. *TR

2000 IMPALA, CAR HAS DIED 2 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED 2 WEEKS AGO FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. ALL ELECTRICAL STILL WORKS BUT STARTER WILL NOT ENGAGE, AFTER 5-30 MINUTES OF WAITING IT WILL START. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS TO CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES IT HELPS. CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WONT DO ANYTHING IT. ALSO HAVE THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE WHERE THEY QUIT WORKING UNTIL YOU TURN ON THE FLASHERS. FUEL GUAGE DOESNT WORK. ALL OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS CAR. WHY WONT CHEVY FIX THE DANGEROUS ONE ABOUT THE CAR STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEED AND LOOSING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO TO A STALLED ENGINE. 119000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

LOW/HIGH BEAM SWITCH (MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH OR VISE / VERSA HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. JUST TOLD MY WIFE LEAVE THE LOW BEAMS ON AND NEVER SWITCH TO THE HIGH BEAMS.. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE DIMMER SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED/MISFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS NOW LOCKED IN A PERMANENT "HI BEAM" POSITION. THE LIGHTS HAVE TOTALLY FAILED IN THE PAST. A WEBSITE NAMED "TOPIX.COM" HAS CITED MANY INSTANCES OF THIS TYPE OF LIGHT FAILURE, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AS REGARDS SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. T IS VERY APPARENT (AND EVIDENT FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH YOUR OFFICE) THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH CHEVROLET IS DENYING THE EXISTENCE AND/OR RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY PROBLEM. THEY ARE SIMPLY IGNORING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND TRYING TO CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $600 TO $800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THIS PROBLEM APPARENTLY EXTENDS THROUGH MANY MODEL YEARS, FROM 2000 (OR EARLIER)TO 2007/2008. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE REGARDING PRIOR COMPLAINTS, AND WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.. *TR

MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS A PROBLEM A COUPLE OF TIMES EVERY MONTH WHERE IT WON'T START UP. I'LL TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. SO I'LL JUST WAIT 15-30 MINUTES AND IT STARTS UP FINE. I'VE HEARD MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALL SIMILAR GM VEHICLES AND WAS WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *TR

TURN SIGNALS HAVE STARTED NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NOT GOOD IF YOU HAVE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE GOOGLED IT AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH NOT ON THIS WEBSITE. MOST RESOURCES SAY IT IS THE HAZARD SWITCH. *TR

MULTI FUNCTION HEAD LIGHT SWITCH I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OFF I HAD TO HOLD THE LEVER TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAMS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AS LONG AS I HELD ON TO THE LEVER. I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO DISCOVER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS 330 DOLLARS VERY EXPENSIVE . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMBINATION CONTROL SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. WHENEVER THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ON AND THE LOW BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. THE GEAR LEVER BOX THAT WAS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT ALSO FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 208,000.

MY DAUGHTER WITH HER PERMIT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY SHE PULLED OVER SAFELY AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE HAZARDS WORKED FINE AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THE HAZARD SWITCH IS THE FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH AND FINALLY THEY WOULD WORK ONLY ONE TIME AFTER CAR WAS TURNED ON. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTED $400 DOLLARS FOR A $60 PART AND LABOR. THANK GOD FOR USED PARTS AND AN EASY DASH REMOVE ONLY SEVEN BOLTS INSTRUCTIONS ONLINE. DO IT YOURSELF FOR CHEAP. MY DAUGHTER AT 16 DID MOST OF IT AS I TOLD HER WITH INSTRUCTIONS. I DO LOVE CHEVY WILL REMAIN LOYAL BUT THEY NEED TO WAKE UP AND SOLVE SOME ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THERE WAS A RECALL DEFECT WHICH THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO HONOR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND IS LEAVING ME STRANDED IN AWKWARD SITUATIONS. AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES IT WILL NOT START. I TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY PUT A NEW IGNITION SWITCH ON THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE FOR 6 MONTHS. COST $500. I OFTEN COULD WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND IT WOULD START. BUT IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC, HE RAN THE CODES AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. COST $450 AND WITHIN A MONTH IT BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. I GOT STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GM DEALER AND THEY PUT A NEW BATTERY ON IT AND REMOVED ALL THE AFTER MARKET UNLOCKING MECHANISMS AND CHARGED $550. THREE DAYS LATER WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT OF SOME SORT GOING ON IN THE WHOLE STARTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

ELECTRICAL SIGNALS QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY,WILL START IF HAZARDS ARE PUSHED. *TR

BODY CONTROL MODULE, PASS LOCK SENSOR, IGNITION SWITCH. WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START CORRECTLY OFTEN NOT AT ALL. IF RESEARCH IS DONE THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON GM VEHICLES WITH THIS SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME RECURRING PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY HAD A INJURY CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INJURY IS THERE. IF I CAN NOT START MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IT CAN AND HAS LEFT ME IN A POSITION THAT IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. *TR

MY 2000 IMPALA HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE DIRECTION SIGNALS. AT TIMES THEY WORK FINE AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. SOMETIMES WHILE THE DIRECTIONAL IS WORKING IT WILL STOP FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS EVEN WITH ARM SIGNALS. THIS OCCURS ON A NEARLY DAILY BASIS. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL AS THE COST TO REPLACE IS APPROXIMATELY $500 AS THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL IS SOLD AS A SINGLE UNIT (DIRECTIONAL ARM AND FLASHING UNIT ARE 1 PIECE). THE UNIT ITSELF IS OVER $300. *TR

PASSLOCK 2 SYSTEM FAILS. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND CAN NOT BE RESTARTED FOR 15 MINUTES. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING OR PARKED. IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING WHEN DRIVING, IT WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS, IF NOT FATAL, ACCIDENT. THIS THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM FAILS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE LOCK CYLINDER, WHICH IS ABOUT $500 AND ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEALER. THIS SOLUTION DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK THOUGH. I HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR AND IT NEEDS IT AGAIN. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND RECALL IT AND FIX IT RIGHT. IF YOU SEARCH FOR "PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE" ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

2000 CHEVY IMPALA 3.8L PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT ISSUE. MY CAR WILL NOT START B/C IT THINKS IT'S BEING STOLEN AND IT DISABLES THE CAR FROM STARTING. *TR

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. MY CAR FAILS TO START BECAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK FEATURE. IT HAS HAPPEN 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THE MOST RECENT TIME OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOME AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. *TR

CAR WON'T START SOMETIMES AND THEN AFTER 5-10MINS IT WILL START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT TIMES OR NOT CRANK AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND FAIL TO RESTART. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY AND ONLY THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING CONSTANTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,908 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,103.

WHILE DRIVING, FOR NO REASON AT ALL, MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA JUST DIES ON ME. IT LOCKS UP AND WON'T RESTART FOR 30 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS 3 OR 4 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 30 DAYS. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A BLOG WHERE AT LEAST 30 OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY, BUT NOW IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE $400 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIPS FOR THE TURN SIGNAL AND ANOTHER UNSPECIFIED COMPONENT AND WAS CHARGED $268 FOR THE REPAIRS. HE STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 60,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM CAUSES CAR NOT TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND DISABLES THE ENGINE FOR ANYWHERE FROM 10MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIMES THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WILL APPEAR IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT MOST TIMES IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. I WILL PUT IN THE KEY, BUT WHEN I TURN IT, THE ENGINE IS DISABLED AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT BLINKS. I HAVE TO WAIT 10MINUTES FOR IT TO RESTART, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT JUST TRIPS ITSELF CONTINUALLY AND I'LL BE STUCK FOR 30MINUTES OR MORE. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED COUNTLESS TIMES IN THE HEAT, AND DREAD EVEN STOPPING FOR GAS FOR FEAR THAT MY CAR WON'T START AGAIN. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WHEN I TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN, AS I FEAR THAT IF I STOP IN A SMALL TOWN, I'LL BE COMPLETELY STRANDED IF MY CAR DOESN'T START BACK UP. TWO WEEKS AGO I DROVE OUT OF TOWN AND WENT 6 HOURS ONE WAY WITHOUT STOPPING BECAUSE THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, AND A HAZARD TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH. IT'S ALSO DANGEROUS IF I GET A FLAT TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WON'T START BACK UP, THEN I AM IN DANGER FOR NO REASON. I'VE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT PARKING IN A SCARIER PART OF TOWN, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO JUST DRIVE AWAY SAFELY IF I SEE SOME SHADY PEOPLE LURKING AROUND. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS, AS THE DEALER WILL CHARGE $600 AND NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. MY 2000 IMPALA SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS THIS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM POSES A THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY, GM, OR DODGE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THAT CHEVY HAS CONTINUED TO IGNORE. THOUSANDS COMPLAIN ON CHEVY FORUMS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. BIG BIG PROBLEM HERE. *TR

2000 IMPALA INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. SUGGESTION BY DEALERSHIP TO WAIT WITH KEY ONE 5 -20 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY MODULE TO CLEAR THEN TRY TO START AGAIN. ALSO HAPPENING WITH 2004 IMPALA. *TR

I HAVE WHAT I AM CALLING THE "CLASSIC GM PASSLOCK PROBLEM" WITH MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO VERY RANDOMLY NOT STARTING. ON NOVEMBER 28, 2008 I REPORTED A VEHICLE PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP. MY '2000 CHEVY IMPALA ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT WAS OCCASIONALLY COMING ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES.' THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $812.00 TO REPLACE FAULTY PASSLOCK MODULE, NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER. I'M CONCERN ABOUT ALL THE WORK BEING DONE AS STATED AND CHARGED FOR FACTORY DEFECTS, MANY VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM AUTO. IN ADDITION, I DID NOT RECEIVE A NEW RECODED KEY. SECOND, THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE FAULTY PASSLOCK MODULE WAS NOT LISTED ON THE INVOICE AS AN ITEMIZED PART ORDERED AND REPLACED AS APPEAR OTHER ITEMS. THIRDLY, IF THE PART NOT LISTED ON THE INVOICE, HOW IS THE WARRANTY COVERED? I LATER LEARNED THAT THE DOOR, TRUNK AND IGNITION SHOULD BE OPERATED BY ONE KEY. AND IF PROCEDURE REQUIRES IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED, NEW IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER SHOULD BE RECODED TO OLD KEY. ALSO, PASSLOCK SENSOR WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY, BUT I STILL PAID TOO MUCH; I AM SEEKING A FULL REFUND. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2000 CHEVY IMPALA FOR MY 75 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LAW. THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTING AND THE SECURITY MODULE. YOU CAN DRIVE THE CAR TO THE STORE OR WHERE-EVER BUT WHEN YOU GET BACK INTO THE CAR IT WON'T START AGAIN. YOU USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT 10 TO 40 MINUTES WITH KEY IN IGNITION FOR CAR TO START AGAIN. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ALREADY PAID OVER $700 FOR A NEW STARTER AND A NEW SECURITY MODULE BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE CLAIM THEY HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS REPLACING ALL SORTS OF ITEMS AT RECOMMENDATION OF CHEVY DEALERSHIPS TO NO AVAIL. IT SEEMS THAT GM/CHEVROLET SHOULD INSTITUTE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO A PROBLEM IN THE 2002 AND 2003 MODELS OF THE CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

VEH: 200 CHEVY IMPALA LS YR:2000 FAULT: IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS THIS VECH. HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAULTY TURN SIGNALS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY STOP, AND THEN AFTER CYCLING THE HAZARD SWITCH THEY RETURN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET SEEKING INFORMATION AND I FOUND THAT GM HAS DONE A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS IN THE SAME CLASS YEAR. I ALSO CONTACT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IMPALA WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN IF THE SWITCH WAS THE SAME USED IN THE MALIBU. (RECALLED) NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 03V327. I AM NOW UNABLE TO PURCHASE A SWITCH IN THE MARKET BECAUSE OF THE RECALL AND THE SUPPLY HAS BEEN DEPLETED. (TOLD THAT FROM THE DEALER). IN MY MIND GM SHOULD BE CONDUCTING ANOTHER RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ONE DAY I WAS JUST GOING TO WORK LIKE AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING SO I REFERRED TO THE MANUAL. I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE PASSLOCK FEATURE ON THE CAR AND IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY STALLS MY CAR & INTERFERES WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

CAR QUITS RUNNING FOR NO REASON. NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES = 4. USUALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. NOTING DONE YET TO REPAIR. ONBOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEMS. OUR CONCERN IS THAT IF CAR QUITS RUNNING IT COULD PUT US IN A DANGEROUS POSITION. *TR

MY PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. I HAD TO LEAVE WORK TO GO PICK UP A SICK CHILD. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I TRIED JUMPING IT OFF BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T START. I BORROWED A CAR FROM A COWORKER AND WHEN I CAME BACK LATER IT STARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FUEL ISSUE. BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I REALIZED IT WAS INDEED A PASSLOCK PROBLEM. IT WILL HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY 7 TO 10 DAYS, IN FACT TODAY WITH THE DAY. WHEN OUT TO MY CAR AT LUNCH AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I DO NOT WANT TO SPENT $500 TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED IF IT'S NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE YOU MONEY BUT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

CAR RANDOMLY DOESN'T START. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR(6 MOS AGO) I REPLACED THE STARTER HAVING NO IDEA THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO MANY IMPALA OWNERS IF NOT ALL OF THEM. STARTED FINE FOR 2 WEEKS AND IT'S BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T START IT TRIPS THE PASSLOCK AND I HAVE TO WAIT ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 30MINS BEFORE IT RESETS IN ORDER TO TRY STARTING AGAIN. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND AT QUICK STOPS I HAVE TO LEAVE IT RUNNING TO BE SURE I WON'T GET STUCK THERE FOR 30 MINS OR SO. I'VE ALSO BEEN STUCK AT GAS STATIONS WAITING 10 TO 30 MINS(AT THE PUMP) FOR IT TO START AGAIN (VERY EMBARRASSING). AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ I'M AFRAID TO SPEND ANYMORE MONEY ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

RECEIVED 2000 CHEVY IMPALA AS AN INHERITANCE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS CAR AT TIMES WOULD NOT START. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY THE YELLOW/ORANGE SECURITY LIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO A PASSLOCK PROBLEM WHERE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THINKS THAT SOMETHING OTHER THAN A LEGITIMATE KEY IS BEING USED TO TRY AND START THE CAR. MY SISTER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND AT TIMES WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO "ON POSITION" AND WAIT 10 MINUTES. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THE KEY NEEDED TO BE LEFT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE "ON POSITION" THEN REMOVED AND REPEATED TWO MORE TIMES (3 TIMES, 30 MINUTES TOTAL). AFTER DOING THIS I HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS. MY ONLY PROBLEM IS THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED, AND PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO HAD THEIR VEHICLES TOWED AND FACE A DIAGNOSIS FEE (AND PLENTY OF TIMES MISDIAGNOSIS). ACCORDING TO ALL THE INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE CHEVY/GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND I CONSIDER IT SHAMEFUL THAT THEY DO NOT ALLOW SOME KIND OF CONCESSION OR MODIFICATION SO THAT A CUSTOMER OF THEIRS WITH A LEGITIMATE KEY CANNOT START THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 MALIBU AND IT HAS 129K MILES ON IT. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE REASON FOR THIS WAS, BUT IT NEVER SEEMED TO AFFECT MY CAR IN ANY WAY. TODAY THE CAR TURNED ON FINE TWICE, ONCE COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THE SECOND TIME COMING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON AFTER LEAVING FROM A JOB INTERVIEW, IT CRANKS AS IF IT WANTS TO TURN ON BUT DOESN'T. IT SOUNDS LIKE IF THE GAS TANK IS ON EMPTY BUT IT'S ALMOST FULL. I CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND EVEN TRIED A JUMP START AND IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. FINALLY I GOT IT TOWED HOME AND FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT CHEVY MALIBUS ARE FULL OF DEFECTS.(HTTP://WWW.AUTOSITE.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/1601) (INCLUDING MY AC THAT ONLY WORKS ON 3, 4, AND 5). MY ANTI THEFT DEVICE WON'T LET ME DRIVE MY OWN CAR, AND I ALREADY MISSED AN IMPORTANT CLASS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT TURNS OFF, BUT IT NEVER TURNS OFF. IT HAS BARELY STARTED WITH THIS PROBLEM TODAY, BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, MORE LIKE HORROR STORIES, I'M SCARED OF MY MALIBU AND I DON'T TRUST IT ANYMORE BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL GET WORSE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE DEALER TO FIX AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW EXISTS BUT WON'T ADMIT TO; THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL. *TR

MY 2000 IMPALA WILL NOT START FROM TIME-TO-TIME. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ANOTHER 2000 IMPALA AT THE SERVICE CENTER RIGHT NOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY IMPALA HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. IF I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN - IT WILL THEN START. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA PASSLOCK PROBLEM, I DROPPED MY WIFE OFF WE STRAPPED IN 3 KIDS AND I HEAD HOME. SHE SETS THERE JULY 110 DEGREES AND CAR WILL NOT START FOR 20 MIN. I KNOW OF THREE THAT'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK. WHEN HE ACCELERATED, THE FUEL GAUGE MOVED TO FULL AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,215.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART IF THE PARK GEAR WASN'T ENGAGED. 12 - 15 TIMES ON A HILL THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED ,INCLUDING THE HEAVY TRAFFIC FLOW IN HIS AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 , AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. AK

MY 2000 IMPALA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP WORKING OR SURGE WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT DIFFICULTIES WITH STARTING. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG GM OWNERS AND WE HAVE MADE NEARLY 13 VISITS TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED, BUT ON MOST VISITS GM STAFF ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE, AND HENCE, UNABLE TO TREAT THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE IS RELATED TO STARTING. SINCE MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR, SHE IS OFTEN LEFT UNSAFE IN AREAS DURING THE 20+ TIMES THAT SHE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO START HER CAR. WHILE NO INJURIES HAVE YET BEEN LINKED TO THIS PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE, IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *JB

FOR THE LAST YEAR MY SECURITY LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY COME ON. SOON AFTER..SOMETIMES HOURS, SOMETIMES DAYS...THE CAR WILL NOT START. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS A PASSLOCK SECURITY CODE PROBLEM. THE CAR THINKS IT IS GETTING STOLEN AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 15-20 MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN. THE CODE IS EASY TO FIX BUT IT IS ALSO $395. THE ONLY PLACE THAT CAN FIX IT IS THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE DONE SOME INVESTIGATING AND MANY IMPALAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MY DEALER SUGGESTED I WRITE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THEY SEE IT A LOT AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL COULD OCCUR. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND BEING A YOUNG FEMALE IT IS SCARY WHEN I WALK OUT TO MY CAR LATE AT NIGHT OR ALONE. I HAVE FOUND CAR WEBSITE FORUMS AND MANY HAVE LISTED THIS SAME PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY PEOPLE.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING IN CLEAR, DRY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE FAILED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. ONCE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BY COMPUTER DIANOSTIC, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS, WHICH DID NOT REVEAL THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE''S ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME.

CAR RUNNING WELL -NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. PARKED CAR A LOCAL SHOPPING AREA. APPARENTLY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS IN STORE. IT WAS NOTICED BY EMPLOYEE OF STORE WHO CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. ALTHOUGH THEY CAME QUICKLY THE CAR HAD TO BE TOTALED AS THE FIRE CONSUMED AND MELTED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA LOCKED ME IN CAR AND COULDN'T GET OUT. FINALLY GOT DOOR OPEN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT NIGHT. THIS LAST FROM 30 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT: CONTACT STATES BOTH BACK DOOR LOCKS ON HIS VEHICLE ARE MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN THE RIGHT DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE DOOR UNLOCKED, WHILE LIFTING THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY STATED IT COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITHIN THE DOOR. THEY DID GIVE HIM AN OPTION TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE WITHOUT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. *THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS, SO THERE IS NO ADDRESS AVAILABLE*. *NM

HAVE REPEATEDLY NOTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED THAT MY REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. I CAN ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR OR THE TRUNK--RARELY ABLE TO OPEN BOTH THE DRIVER DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR EVEN WITH REPEATED ATTEMPTS. I FEEL THE SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING BUT THE DEALERSHIP BRUSHES THE SITUATION UNDER THE RUG AND NEVER ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM. IN TODAYS WORLD IT BECOMES DANGEROUS AT TIMES TO NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER VEHICLE PROMPTLY--NOT TO MENTION IT IS A REAL "PAIN IN THE BUTT" DURING A RAIN STORM.

THE IGNITION BECAME INOPERABLE. KEY WOULD NOT TURN, THE KEY CYLINDER AND SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR 2003. IN BOTH OCCURANCES THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD COVER THE DEFECT, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *JB THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FACTORY WIRING WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. *SC

THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE LOCK CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE.

ELECTRICAL FAILURE - SIGNAL LIGHJTS WORK PERIODICALLY AND AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF.*AK

THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON AND LOW COOLANT LEVEL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. I HAD THE RADIATOR CHECKED AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND SO DID THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT. TOOK THE CAR BACK IN AGAIN TODAY TO GET IT HOPEFULLY FIXED. A SENSOR WAS SHORTING OUT FOR THE DRIVER DISPLAY AND REPLACED. I ALSO HAD TROUBLE LAST YEAR WITH THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS GOING NUTS. IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *LA

DASHBOARD LIGHTING FAILED TO LIGHT UP WHEN CAR IS STARTED. SPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT TIME, BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY FAILURE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS TO TURN ON. HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED. THERE IS NO OVERRIDE TO MANUALLY TURN ON THE TAIL LIGHTS NOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS. APPARENTLY THERE IS A SENSOR THAT TURNS THESE LIGHTS ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. AGAIN, SPECIALLY DANGERROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF NO TAIL LIGHTS, AND NO WAY FOR DRIVER TO TELL WHAT IS THE DIRVING SPEED. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.*AK

THE SECURITY SYSTEM CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND SHUT THE AUTOMOBILE DOWN. CHEVROLET PUT IN A BODY CONTROL MODULE IN 08-12-03. ON 01-15-2004, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THIS TIME THE DRIVER WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT RELEASE, AND THE KEY DID NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION.*AK

WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGINTION THE KEY WILL NOT TURN. TRIED SPARE KEY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND THE KEY STILL WILL NOT TURN.*AK IN THE PAST WE HAVE HAD THE "FIDDLE" WITH THE KEY IN THE IGINTION TO GET IT TO TURN. NOW IT DOES NOT TURN AT ALL EVEN WHEN YOU "FIDDLE" WITH THE KEY.

MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A WEIRD NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL GO BALLISTIC AT TIMES, FLICKERING FASTER AND FASTER. THE INSIDE LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER AT DIFFERENT INTENSITIES. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON OR WILL TURN ON ONLY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. VERY INCONSISTENT. POSE DANGER ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED TO SURFACE AGAIN RECENTLY (FALL 2003). *LA

LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD CLUSTER DON'T ILLUMINATE.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN 5 MPH OR 55 MPH THE PROBLEM WOULD STILL OCCUR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE THE SECRUITY WARNING SHOWED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHEN DRIVING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO FORCE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITH NO BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. *LA

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE IGNITION COMPONENTS IN THE FIREWALL AREA OVERLOADED OR SHORTED OUT RAPIDLY WHICH CAUSED THE PLASTIC COVER AND PARTS AROUND IT TO INCINERATE. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK, HOSES, OR SEALS DAMAGED BY EXPLOSION IGNITING FUEL. GENERAL MOTORS OFFERED TO REPLACE VEHICLE. INSTEAD SETTLED CLAIM. REPLACED NEW IMPALA. *JB *CB *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

SECONDARY AIR PUMP KEEPS SHORTING AND HAVING TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND IS SCHEDULED FOR A FOURTH TIME.*JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, THE CAR'S SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER FUNCTIONS. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENLY. CAR CHECKED BY DEALER WHO IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

CONSUMER STATES SOON AFTER PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING HORN PROBLEMS, AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, ALSO THE BATTERY FAILED AFTER 1 YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH UP A BRIDGE, VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING, REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH.

CONSUMER PUT KEYS IN IGNITION, TURNED THE KEYS, AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND SAW SMOKING COMING FROM OUT THE HOOD, ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *YH

AS I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION - TURN THE KEY - A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE CAR - WHEN I LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD - SO, I POP THE HOOD, EXIT THE CAR, LIFTED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS IN FLAMES - CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT - FIREMEN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE.

PAINT, MOLDING TOO MANY TO LIST

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IDLING, A FIRE STARTED UNEXPECTEDLY ON DASHBOARD NEAR CIGARETTE LIGHTER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BEFORE ANY INJURY OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS NEAR THE AREA WHERE FIRE STARTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION / PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 12 WEEKS THAT MY NEW VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT IS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM BY COMPUTER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE A/C BLOWER DOWN,THE CONSUMER BY MISTAKE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF BECAUSE THE DESIGN OF THE TWO SWITCHES WERE VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. *YH

THE VEHICLES SECURITY ALARM NEVER WORKED AFTER THE AUTO START WAS INSTALLED, THE AUTO START WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NLM

FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAUSED THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE THERE IS A NO START CONDITION, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SEAT BELT SENSOR WIRE UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUSED A VEHICLE FIRE WAS DETERMINED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE CAR HESITATES WHEN PULLING OUT ESPECIALLY AFTER IT HAS SET FOR AN HOUR AFTER IT WAS PARKED FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME. IT HAS A MISS AT TIMES. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES NOW. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR HAS A MISS WHEN ACCELERATING, ALSO WHEN PULLING OUT THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO IMMEDIATLY AND THEN TAKES OFF. AS STATED WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON 1/17/01 PULLING OUT OF MY MOTHER'S DRIVEWAY. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR HESITATED AS I PULLED OUT INTO THE ROADWAY AND IT FAILED TO GO RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WITHIN 15 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A POOR CONNECTION, REPAIRS MADE. *AK

INHALATION INJURIES OCCURRED DUE TO MELTING OF WIRING HARNESS PLASTIC, THANKS TO YOUR WEB SITE A FIRE DIDN'T HAPPEN. 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE HAD EFFECTS FROM THE MELTING INSULATION OF THE HARNESS AND THE COMPANY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE RESPONSE. *AK

FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE DASH AREA. HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT MOST OF THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL. OWNER NOT SURE WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

IMPALA CONTROL COMPUTER - UPON TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATION (WHEEL SLIP), CONTROL COMPUTER ACTIVATES SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH KILLS ENGINE AND PREVENTS IT FROM BEING RESTARTED. MYSELF AND MY THREE CHILDREN WERE ALMOST KILLED BY A PASSING TRUCK WHEN WE HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE TO SEEK ASSISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, HOWEVER, FIRMWARE RELEASE IS LIKELY PROBLEM.

WHILE PARKING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THERE WAS A FIRE THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BURN UP TOTALLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. *AK