2003 Chevrolet Impala Other Problems

Your intake manifold exploded and caught fire while you were getting a jump start, causing fuel lines to melt. The fire occurred in the engine bay of your 3.8L engine shortly after you purchased the vehicle. The manufacturer shows no open recalls for this issue. Resolving this will likely require replacing the intake manifold, fuel lines, and assessing any fire damage to surrounding engine components.

Your car's ignition lock isn't working properly, making it hard to start the vehicle. The security light came on, and you nearly got stranded. This could leave you and your family without a working car unexpectedly. The ignition lock cylinder will likely need to be replaced or repaired by a mechanic.

ON A COLD START MY CAR WILL NOT START FOR AT LEAST ONE TIME, AND ONCE YOU GET IT ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL SURGE AND JUMP RPMS AND OCCASIONALLY WILL JUST DIE AND LEAVE ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE REPLACED JUST ABOUT EVERY SENSOR RELATING TO THE ISSUE AND THE FUEL PUMP AND STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THE CAR AND I'D RATHER JUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU.

MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING CAUSING AT TIMES VIOLENT JOLTS FOR ALL 3 GEARS. I ALSO HAVE A SEAL THAT WAS NOT PUT IN CORRECTLY CAUSING WATER TO FILL UP UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM'S AS WELL AS TAKING OUT THE SOUND OF MY RADIO.

THIS PROBLEM A STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 90000 MILES. WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND A RIGHT TURN THE TRACTION ACTION WOULD COME ON. NOW IT SEEMS SOMETIMES WHEN I AM JUST DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. I CAN ALSO FEEL MY ABS COME ON WHEN TRYING TO STOP.

THE CAR WILL NOT START RANDOMLY FOR 10MINS SOMETIMES. OR SOMETIMES IT WON'T START FOR HOURS. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND LOCKS UP. GM NEEDS TOO RECALL THIS, IT LEAVES US STRANDED SOMEWHERE RANDOM WHEN EVER IT LOCKS UP. UNABLE TO START THE CAR FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES. WHEN YOU ARE PARKED AND TRY TO START THE CAR IT WILL FLASH THE SECURITY LIGHT. IT DOES NOTHING BUT PREVENT THE OWNER FROM USING HIS VEHICLE, MAKE GM PERMANENTLY FIX THIS ON THEIR DIME. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR.

YESTERDAY FED 22 WE WHERE AT HOME AND WE HERED A LOUD SOUND I WHEN OUT SIDE AND THE CAR WAS CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND PARKED IN ARE PARKING LOT.

CAR HESITATES AND JERKS WHEN APPLYING GAS AND STARTING TO MOVE FROM A DEAD STOP. EXAMPLE: FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN.

HEAD LIGHT LENS DETERIORATING AND DIMINISHING ABILITY TO SEE ROAD

THIS CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, OR STATIONARY. IT HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING. IT HAS STALLED ON CITY STREETS, MAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AS WELL AS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, IT STARTS BACK UP BUT AFTER SOME TIME HAS PASSED. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE CAR IS COOLED DOWN BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. PLEASE CORRECT THIS ISSUE FOR US.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AT B&B AUTOMOTIVE ON JULY 6TH, 2015. THIS VEHICLE HAD 43,850 MILES ON IT. I TEST DRIVED THE VEHICLE, EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. ON JULY 17TH I REALIZED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN "THE MESSAGE CENTER" SECURITY CAME UP. I IGNORED IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING PERFECTLY. THAN A WEEK LATER IT CAME UP AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED B&B AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE MY CAR IS UNDER A AVP WARRANTY. 2 DAYS LATER I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL! NOT EVEN CRANK. I TRIED 3 TIMES AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. BECAUSE I WAS JUST GETTING OFF AT 11:45PM NO ONE WAS ABLE TO COME OUT AND HELP ME FROM B&B. I TOOK THE KEY OUT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN AND IT STARTED. 2 WEEKS LATER ON MY WAY TO WORK I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T. I HEARD A CLICKING SOUND THIS TIME BUT IT WOULDN'T START. I CALLED B&B THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN OR GET IT TOWED, I EXPLIANED TO THEM I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND GAVE IT GAS AND IT WORKED. NOW I HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK. I CALLED B&B AND NOTIFIED THEM BECAUSE I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH AND THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I TOLD THEM I CALLED IN AND REPORTED THIS ISSUE 3 TIMES THEY SAID IT'S BEEN OVER 30 DAYS SO IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT IS NOT FAIR! I TRUSTED THEM IN TRADING MY CAR IN FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WORK FULL-TIME WITH 2 CHILDREN UNDER 4 AND THIS IS NOT SAFE. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR BAD WIRING.????

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHEN INSERTING OUR KEY IN THE IGNITION THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND OUR CAR WONT START FOR 20 PLUS MINS, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS KNOW WITH GM BUT NOT RECALLED IS THERE ANYTHING THAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE OR ARE WE JUST STUCK PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS FIXED

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE LATE SEPT. WITH INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO CALL FOR APPT BEFORE OCT. 1. CALLED ON OCT.15, WAS TOLD PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. CALLED AGAIN TODAY FOR STATUS UPDATE, WAS TOLD THE WAITING LIST IS ABOUT 1000 VEHICLES AND THEY ARE GETTING ONLY ABOUT 1-2 KITS PER WEEK. NOT EVEN A GUESS AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BE READY FOR MY CAR. ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS GM IS BEGGING OWNERS TO BRING IN THEIR CAR TO GET THEM FIXED AND OFFERING GIFT CARDS, NOT THE CASE HERE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. AT THIS RATE WE'RE LOOKING FOR NEXT YEAR MAYBE SUMMER, BY THEN MAYBE THEY HAVE DECIDED TO FIX THE AIRBAG PROBLEM TOO. ITS NOT HUMID EXCEPT DURING THE MONSOON SEASON. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP TO EXPEDITE THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU *TR

FAILURE OF ONSTAR TO CONTACT ME WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN ACCIDENT. *JB

VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. *TT