This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Security light comes on, lights flash on and off (especially dangerous at night) clicking noise, radio locks, battery light comes on, air bag light comes on. Clicking noise happens whether the car is on or not. Cannot unlock or lock car with the report. I've seen hundreds of complaints on the blogs about this. There is a bulletin from GM #04-08-47-003 so obviously they know about this problem. This a very dangerous situation.
Service traction system light on at 78K miles; and mechanic claims it is a faulty ECM. Many others complain of this and ABS light problems with an electrical issue.
Vehicle shuts off randomly while driving, I have to pull off the road, and the car will restart. There is not always a safe place to pull off the road, this car shut down on me in a snow storm in the Sierra, in the dark I was lucky to find a place to pull off and restart. This car is extremely unsafe at this time. The dealer cannot find the problem and just wants to start replacing parts, very expensive. The comment from the dealer was if the part we replace does not fix the problem the we know that was not the problem. I have no problem paying to repair this car if they can tell me what the problem is, I don't want to start replacing parts good parts @ $500 a pop because GM can't find a problem, right now I am afraid to drive this car because some can be hurt or killed.
My 2001 Chevrolet Impala started this problem about a month ago. Obviously, it is annoying, but it concerns me mostly due to the safety aspect. I believe I have discovered the problem by my research on the internet as well as finding the same problem with the 2001 Pontiac Grand Am on the internet from other owners. My trips to multiple dealerships and repair shops have proved worthless. The car will fail to start at times. The security light comes on. After 10 to 15 minutes it will start and run great. It appears to be a passlock security problem that will be very costly to repair. I believe GM should issue a recall so the consumer does not have to foot the bill to have this repaired. The car cranks over fine and the battery is new, but it sounds like no fuel getting to where it is supposed to go. Please research and I am sure you will find that other Impala owners have the same problem. I did not see a recall out on this problem yet.
Turn signals fail sporadically since dealer replaced body control module. Dealer doesn't think new BCM is problem but can't fix trouble for sure until there is a complete failure.
- Raleigh, NC, USA
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No accident has occurred as of yet. The car stops when I am at stop signs and red lights. It has even stopped when on the interstate and I have gone from 70 mph to 0 mph in less than 60 seconds.
I am having problems starting the car. About once every 2 week it just will not start. I have had the battery replaced twice in one year. In the winter you can turn the key nothing happens but on the flip back it will start, . now this summer it just won't start and I still have electric. Then sometimes it will go into a very high idle and I turn it off and restart it to fix it. What do I do?
I have a 2001 Impala we bought new. It has 62,379 miles. I took it in for a brake job last month for the first time. The company I use has a good reputation in town. They told me after the first turning of the rotor which they did that there was not enough metal left to turn again. That seems ridiculous. Also, the car at times wont start and have to let it sit for 10-15 minutes before it will start. I have read a lot of reviews on various sites and it seems this is a very common complaint. I can't afford to throw out hundreds of dollars jut hoping that it will be fixed. I have heard anything from the ignition switch going bad to the passlock anti theft systems errors and or the BCM module going back. Also someone suggested that I might just need to get a new key cut as the old was has gotten worn and the anti theft devise is thinking that someone is trying to steal the vehicle.
Reported to fairgrounds Chevy that all the emergency lights came-on intermittently - Aug 12, 2005 we heard a hissing noise from the dash area and that the emergency lights still come on as reported earlier. They determined that the instrument cluster was bad.
2001 Chevrolet Impala had a clogged catalytic converter.** answer required***. the vehicle lost pressure while driving up a hill, the battery had gone dead without warning, rear defroster shorted out and almost injured the consumers daughter, the doors seized, the driver window seized constantly, and the fan blower only worked on 5.
Problems with the wiring system on the 2001 Chevrolet Impala after the vehicle was impounded. The temperature gauge, gas mileage and the turn signals were inoperative and the radiator hose had burned against the battery. The consumer found that the wiring system was changed. The consumer also found missing components such as a fuse and a huge hollow area due to the missing fans.
(1) cooling system failure, temp gauge not working, check engine light, cooling fans running continuously (2) improper engine operation, roadside stoppage (3) reset connection on coolant sensor, system returned to normal operation. I'm not sure there was any correlation with the sensor connection. The computer reset itself after a few minutes and all conditions returned to normal.
I would like to report a possible defect with GM/Chevrolet's electrical system or body control module, which disables my car's directional signals (e.g., blinkers). I have had this problem for several months and took it to the dealer, who told me it was an electrical problem with the body control module (BCM), which needed to be replaced. They replaced the BCM with a new one, but the directional signals still do not work.
In less than one year the vehicle's catalytic converter converter had to be replaced. The oxygen sensor may have been the caused of the failure. The driver's information center stoppedworking, the passenger side window shattered and the oxygen sensor needs to be checked again.
Car would start but none of the gages nor the radion or any of the electronic components would come on. Shut it off wait a few minutes and it would work again. Happened many times, got it "fixed" started happening again a month later and was again "fixed" but with a different remedy so far shelled out 700 dollars for a car with sixty thousand miles on
This Agency owns two (2) 2001 Chevy Impala (police packages) vehicles have ahd extensive trouble with electrical systems. Vehicles will not start, vehicle will shut down after being started and then wont start. Amounts to a serious safety issue while in traffic or being used for emergency operation, problems have been ongoing since purchase of autos in 2002
Purchased 2001 Chevrolet Impala base model. I have 51,000 miles and my transmission went out on me. I had a diagnostic test which showed that there was an electrical problem within the the transmission. A new transmission had to be installed. This cost $2500. There is no reason for a car this age with this many miles to have such a problem, granted the warranty goes to 36,000 miles or 3 years whichever occurs first. I am very upset, and it basically solidified that I will never buy a GM car again.
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- Burlington, NJ, USA