electrical problem
8.0
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$95.00
Average Mileage:
48,860 miles
Number of complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- dealer needs to "relearn" system to read your key (1 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
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2007Oct 08
(reported on)Impala 4dr Sedan 3400 V6
- Automatic transmission
- 44,739 miles
Security light on constantly. Now getting service engine and occasionally battery light. Car will always start but light show (security/serv eng/ and occasionally battery lights flashing) are driving me and wife insane. Battery terminals clean and car well maintained. Tried a code reader several times but no codes resident. Glad I read over other beefs before taking her in. I'm at a loss and am very disappointed with this car. It sure sounds like GM needs to step up to the plate and come clean with all of us. I can't even sell this car in this state.
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2008Feb 01
Impala LS 3.8L V6
My 2003 Impala has been great....up intill now. My wife was driving some clients around, (she's a Realtor) and the security light comes on. She pulls over and turns off the car, upon attempting to restart the car, the radio displayed "LOCKED" and the car would not start while the stupid SECURITY light flashed incessantly. My wife called me and told me the problem, I drove up to where she was, 35 miles away, and attempted to fix the problem. I disconnected the positive terminal on the battery and waited five minutes. Put it back on and the car started however the security light remained on. I turned off the Impala so I could move our other car out of the way (it was darka nd I needed light). When I restarted the Impala, everything seemed fine, even the security light was NOT on. The next day my wife takes the car again and the same thing happens, only this time the same quick fix does not work. So I played with some of the fuses and incidental it started. I get it home and decide that I am going to take it in to have it looked at after the weekend (started Fri night). Sunday, the car wouldn't start, Monday, the car wouldn't start. I made an appointment to take the car in on Wednesday. I kept playing with things and reading reviews on this site as well as others to try to find a solution. Finally I got the car started, but no skill of my own, and decided to take it into the dealer that day instead of waiting till Wednesday. Tuesday afternoon the dealer calls me and says that the "passlock system" was reading a theft code and for some reson could not recognize my key. So they "RELEARNED" the "PASSLOCK SENSOR" somewhere in or around the ignition. They only charged me the $95 diagnostic fee. which amounts to this: they say that if you get your car fixed at the dealer the diagnostic fee is applied towards the repairs, So what this guy really was telling me is that the cost for repairs "RELEARNING the SYSTEM" cost less then the $95 so they just carged me the $95. So far it works, I'll let you know if anything changes.
The car is a 2003 and has only 53000 miles on it.
This is what the report says that they gave back to me;
52901 CODE B2960. INCORRECT BUT VALID THEFT CODE 1.0 FOUND ID FOR SECURITY WAS LOST. WAS ABLE TO RELEARN THE SYSTEM. IF LIGHT DOES RETURN IT WOULD BE NESS. TO REPLACE PASSLOCK SENSOR. PARTS: $234.31 LABOR $190
Jake S.
Orem, UT, USA
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