electrical problem
9.1
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$250.00
Average Mileage:
102,598 miles
Number of complaints:
7 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (5 reports)
- replace bc module (1 reports)
- replaced cps (crankshaft positioning sensor) (1 reports)
Helpful Websites About 2002 Chevrolet Impala won't start intermittently
2008Feb 08
Impala
- Automatic transmission
- 74,000 miles
This is obviously a problem for a great number of owners. Replacing ignition switch did not fix. I intend to hound GM for 30 days straight and then I intend to pursue legal remedies through the law firm I work for. Please report any problems to GM on a daily basis. I am willing to do the leg work for any class action remedy if anyone is interested.
2005Jan 01
Impala
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
I am the single mother of three small children and it is VERY frustrating to be stuck in the middle of nowhere (heat or snow) and not be able to get my family where they need to go. The car flashes the security light while I am driving the car and then anywhere from 1 day to 2 weeks later, won't start... flashing the security light when I turn it over, but never turning over. If I let the car sit for about 30 minutes it will start, but when it is cold out this is a real pain! I have taken the car into service stations and replaced several sensors but NOTHING works. Now I am having trouble with the turn signals not working. The fan has quit working except in the high setting.
I purchased the car because it was stable and dependable for my family but have experienced the total opposite. Before I learned of this problem, I paid towing bills taking it to the service station, where they would be able to turn the car on. I left with them thinking I was an idiot... No one seems confident they can fix it and before I shell out another $400-$600 on this car I want someone who is positive they can fix it!
This is ridiculous!
2008Apr 13
Impala LS 3.8L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 99,700 miles
This is the 3rd time the same problem has happened. The engine will not turn over. Everything else works. The battery is now about 5-1/2 months old. The last 2 times I jump started the car and it started immediately. It has started fine every time in between occurrences of the problem. This time jump starting did not work. I moved the gear selector from P thru all the gears and back to N, and the car started.
2008Apr 13
Impala
- Automatic transmission
- 130,488 miles
Second complaint about this car. In 2006 had the BCM replaced. Car was working fine yesterday. Went out today and it wouldn't turn over. The ding, ding, ding would happen sometimes but mostly the electrical elements of the care would just make weird sounds like little motors running. Every element made a different noise, like a small percussion band. It made me laugh that fed up hysterical laugh. The thought of GM trying to "find" the solution to this problem (they "tried" a solution to the BCM problem last time even though we told them it was the BCM). We have tried the key in, key out, leave for 10 minutes, door open, door closed that has been suggested by all but no success. I loved my GM vehicle (Lumina Van) and it is still going strong, problem free since 1993. I hate this car of my husband's and I fear for his safety when he drives it. I never drive it!
2008Feb 16
Impala LS 3.8L V^
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
First door locks wouldn't work and I replaced a fuse. The car worked for a couple of days. Then I had trouble on and off for weeks with the car not starting. I figured out that if I unhooked the negative battery cable for a few minutes the car would start. Apparently that re-booted the computer. Three days ago the car wouldn't start even after I disconnected the battery cable (3 different times) I removed the cable but this time I had to leave it off for a half hour before the car started.
Took it to the shop today and the mechanic said it needs a BCM replacement. He ordered the part but after reading all of these complaints I am worried that I'll be throwing away $334. Does anyone have a suggestion? Solution? What is wrong with GM...get with it and recall these faulty impala's!!!
2008Jan 12
Impala LS 3.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 142,000 miles
won't start every few weeks. all lights,radio,etc. work. if you wait approx. 12 minutes. will start right up. new battery & starter. dealer says have it towed in when it does it again. Does that make sense if you think about it? unless they can tow it in and diagnose it in 10 minutes, they nuts. nobody has a solution!
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2007Jan 01
Impala LS 3.8L V6
My girlfriend has a very nice 2002 Impala LS that has had a few problems in the past but to our knowledge they were fixed. In the past her father had a faulty O2 sensor which somehow messed with the emissions and plugged the exhaust which took out the whole damn intake.
Not too long after that problem the car was having trouble starting, or I should say it was having trouble staying started. The car would actually start for a second or two and then stall right away. The only way we could keep it going was to slam the gas pedal as soon as it started which made the motor sound really terrible. My girlfriends father had brought the car into the dealership to see what they could find. They didn't know what the problem was but decided to charge him about $700 to replace the injectors fuel lines and fuel filter thinking that this would fix the problem. A few months went by with no problems.
Then about six months ago my girlfriends father gave my girlfriend the car thinking that it was problem free. About two months after she started driving it the starting problem came back. Not knowing what to do and not having the money to replace the whole fuel system again I heard about this website from a co-worker. As I checked the problems for 2002 Impalas I didn't see any the matched ours. So I checked later models and I found a matching problem with the 1999 Impala which said that it was the CPS or the crankshaft positioning sensor. So being convinced that I found the problem I decided to take the car back to the dealership and requested that they replace that sensor no matter if it was faulty or not and they did.
The sensor was a $65 part and it cost a total of $243 to get it put in. Its been about 6 months and no further problems have came up including the starting problem which no longer exists.
Fred U.
Holland, MI, USA
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