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Yesterday, my Chevy 08 Impala would not shift out of park. I contacted aaa who was unable to help me. I had my car towed to a car mechanic. He told me that the problem was that the wiresunder the gear shift lever had come unattached. I was told that even though Chevy was aware of this problem there was not a recall and my manufacturer's warranty would not cover it because the bumper to bumper was over at 36, 000 miles. I had to pay $ 91 to have the wires reconnected back into the piece even though the problem is that the wires are to short to begin with and that is why they can become tangled and tear out of the connecting piece. I do not think that it is fair for the consumer to have to pay for this when it is clearly a manufacture defect..
GM advertises that mileage for average highway driving is 28 mpg. The car does not meet or even come close to this standard. I have tested mileage with 100% highway driving and the max mpg is 23. With some minimal off highway driving (to and from highway) the mpg averages 21 to 22. Off highway mpg averages 19. My investigations have found that GM has changed the final drive ratio. At 70 mph the engine RPM is 2,300. That is 300 RPM more that previous model years.
- Lansing, KS, USA
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- Pittsburgh, PA, USA