8.0
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$162.00
Average Mileage:
98,236 miles
Total Complaints:
6 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (6 reports)
electrical problem
Helpful Websites About 2001 Chevrolet Impala security light comes on and will not start
2009Jun 08
Impala
- Automatic transmission
- 110,000 miles
POS car! The newest car I have ever owned and it's a bigger piece than anything I have ever had!
2005Apr 11
Impala ES 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
Ok back in 2005 I had the electrical problem, so I went to the dealership and it cost $125. They told me that using burnt CD's is what caused the electrical failure. So we stopped using them, and now today, I went to the bank and when I went to start my car and it wouldn't. I am so pissed - here it is, pouring down rain and I had to walk back to work and now I am soaked. After reading all the comments, Chevy needs to fix this. I am for sure buying a Honda the end of this year. I hope when I get off of work it will start but who knows. I am so upset. I am broke, have two kids, and just got this job. What the hell am I going to do with a p.o.s. car and no way to get a different one?
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2008Dec 17
Impala LX 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
WTF come out one day car works great next day security light comes and wont start. I have a job and my job has a starting time I cant sit around for 45 min. why your F*cking car plays the blinky light game..... I think you make you cars to smart for its own good....... ITS BUILT LIKE A ROCK... NOW I NEED A GLACIER TO MOVE MY ROCK...
2008Sep 04
Impala V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
Well, the good news is I feel better after googling this problem and finding this site. The bad news is that there isn't a simple fix, or a reliable one it seems. Count me in for a class action lawsuit. I have been dealing with this for about a year, thinking I was crazy. Each time the car has finally started, after doing many of the things described in other complaints here. Today my wife was stranded and called me. She finally got the POS started, but said "I will never drive the this car again", followed up by, "this car is dead to me!".
Okay, I am laughing now. Maybe I should be crying, as we have a 2005 Impala too, and I now know what to look forward to.
2007Jun 14
Impala 3.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 130,000 miles
I have had a 2001 Chevy Impala for five years and for the pass year or more I have had a problem with it not wanting to start sometimes. At times when it starts, the Security Light will come on and stay on until I cut the car off. Usually the same day this happens or the next day the car will not start. When this happens the Security Light starts blinking on and off. I have a small battery charger called a Mighty Might and I hook it to the battery and let it sit there for 10 minutes then the Security Light stops blinking and the car starts. This is soooo annoying. Sometimes the car clicks, the signals stop working, the temperature gauge doesn't work and the air conditioning stops. I had a mechanic check it out and paid for things to be fixed but the same problem still happens and he has no clue what is wrong. I want to trade this car in but it's really nice not having a car payment. What should I do?
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2009Aug 01
Impala 3.4L V6
Last year around June 25, it was really hot & humid. I went to start the car and nothing. After about a month of trying the 30 minute wait and reset thing I put a new BCM in the car. Never had a problem until now. Seems that when its hot and humid the system malfunctions. I like the car a lot but when this stuff happens, it makes me want to light a match ! Any suggestions ?
Steve B.
Mt. Pearl, NL., Canada
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